"Webby" wrote in message ...
So why do most boats on the UK canal system seem to use butane instead
of propane?

What advantages does it have?

Regards


Webby

Butane burns hotter and has more heat per pound. There may be a price
difference. You can't use it in winter. They take the same orifices
in the burners which are different from those used for natural gas.

The cynic in me says that none of them actually know what they're
using -- they just go to the supplier and say, "fill it up." It's
probably mostly propane in the winter and perhaps more butane in the
summer.

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com