Dwight, 
Here I am all safety minded and you spoil it with common sense. 
Thanks. Now I can start using that aluminum tank, by refilling it myself.. 


Chuck 
Resolute 
1990 C&C 34R 
Atlantic City, NJ 
----- Original Message -----
From: "dwight veinot" <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> 
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:47:26 PM 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Do I really need OPV Valve on LPG tanks 




Hey Rich 



How much effort you figure those tradesmen put into recertifying a 20 lb 
tank…have a quick look, stamp on a new expiry date and give it a fresh paint 
job or something more sophisticated like ultrasonic or hydrostatic testing? 



It’s getting harder and harder to find a place to get a tank refilled around 
here nowadays, tank exchanges are much more common and when it comes to getting 
a 5 lb tank refilled, like the ones I carry on Alianna because they fit into my 
onboard propane lockers (yes the lockers have overboard drains), good luck…the 
highly trained people who do refills if you do find a convenient spot are stuck 
when it comes to those 5 lb tanks, and usually they don’t have the gear (scales 
and weights) to do 5 lb refills, they have the gear and are trained to do the 
more plentiful 20 lb backyard BBQ tanks, and that’s about it. 



So you can do it yourself, no problem filling a 5 lb tank or 2 from a full 20 
lb tank from the exchange…saves a lot of hassle driving around to find a spot 
and the associated concerns about tank expiry dates. It’s not rocket science; 
people have been refilling their own butane lighters for many years 




Dwight Veinot 

C&C 35 MKII, Alianna 

Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS 




From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles 
Sent: January 23, 2013 7:04 PM 
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Do I really need OPV Valve on LPG tanks 




Dunno about y'all down south, but up here in Kanada ALL propane work has to be 
done by licensed tradesmen and installers. As Fred sez, do it right! Blam!!!! 





Rich Knowles 


Indigo. LF38 


Halifax 



On 2013-01-23, at 18:41, Frederick G Street < f...@postaudio.net > wrote: 


Really, I wouldn't try this myself; any sort of accident or explosion, and your 
insurance company would refuse to pay, and rightly so. It doesn't cost that 
much that I'd take the chance. 





And I don't think the propane places that do this work would sell you just the 
valve, in any case. 




Fred Street -- Minneapolis 
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( 





On Jan 23, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Fred Hazzard < fredhazz...@spiritone.com > wrote: 







Is it possible to buy OPV valves and for a reasonably handy person to install 
and then get tank and valve certified? 


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