Steve — I’ve got a Dickinson P12000 on my LF38, and love it. However, I’ve got a propane locker with two five-pound tanks in it; I teed off from the feed to the galley range (after the solenoid, inside the locker) and ran a separate propane line to the heater.
In your case, you would have to have some sort of external propane locker which is sealed, vented overboard and has a solenoid to control the gas. Also, you’ll need a regulator to reduce the pressure of the gas in the tank to levels that the Dickinson could use (about 3-4 psi, if I recall correctly; and you’d need to do this regardless of whether you were using a large tank or the 1-pound disposables). Something like this, but you’d need to find a place to put it: http://www.go2marine.com/product/211547F/trident-propane-locker-fully-rigged-lpg-system.html — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Not sure if this needs a separate thread but I've been looking at the > Dickinson heaters, the Propane P9000. I don't have diesel on board and my > early 32 doesn't have a propane locker. Seems you can run these things off of > 1lb disposable tanks but if I'm reading it correctly, they must be located > outside or in a propane locker (which I don't have). I suppose it's not safe > to have the 1lb propane tank inside the boat eh? > > What have other non-propane boat owners done? > The hot water engine heat is nice when you're motoring now doubt, but we like > to spend days at anchor and we're looking to extend our cruising into the > fall next year. > > Thanks, > Steve
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