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Propane valves
Well, as we get nearer to our departure, I find myself reading of some of
the adventures of folks trying to get propane in parts of the world not the continental US. That brings two questions. First and foremost is the US current mandate not to fill tanks with the 'old' style valves. Not bothering to be specific about the legislation, the new valves look different, and apparently have some safety features built into them. They're recognizable in part by a triangular handle and some markings. One may buy replacement valves in discount and home improvement stores for only a slight premium - say, 30-50% - over surrendering an old tank and taking a full replacement, complete with new, compliant valve, from their refilled tanks stand out front. How that makes sense is beyond me, but, there you go. As our boat has one each 20 and 10 pound aluminum tanks with the old style valve, but one 20 with the current style, I wonder if the same refilling restrictions exist outside the US. So, the question is, will our 'old style' valves prove problematic outside the US? In particular, until we get the itch to do something else, it's unlikely we'd go beyond the Caribbean basin - but that includes many countries' rules and regulations. Which brings me to the second question. I've read in these parts about the inability to find propane which can be installed into our tanks in other countries due to different valving normally found there. I've also read of some enterprising souls, usually on the foreign soil, who have fabricated adapters to make it possible to have the local fitting mate to ours. Is this sort of exercise likely to be necessary in the Caribbean (anywhere from Mexico in a loop through Venezuela to/through the Bahamas - and as a long shot, perhaps Bermuda)? If so, in which countries/islands is this likely to be an issue? And, are there any commercially available sources for such adapters? Thanks. L8R Skip and Lydia -- Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig http://tinyurl.com/384p2 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain |
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