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Propane canister from hell
Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another
wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. No way this thing is staying aboard. I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. |
Propane canister from hell
On Jun 14, 1:04*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. *No way this thing is staying aboard. *I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. *After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. *A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. *Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. *So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. So now it's a hazzard to innocent sailors! Why didn't you put a match to it? |
Propane canister from hell
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. No way this thing is staying aboard. I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. Why didn't you just slowly open it up down wind, let it empty, then tie it up outside overnight? |
Propane canister from hell
On Jun 14, 1:05*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. *No way this thing is staying aboard. *I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. *After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. *A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. *Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. *So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. Why didn't you just slowly open it up down wind, let it empty, then tie it up outside overnight? No wind. |
Propane canister from hell
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Propane canister from hell
On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote: On Jun 14, 1:05*pm, wrote: On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. *No way this thing is staying aboard. *I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. *After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. *A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. *Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. *So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. Why didn't you just slowly open it up down wind, let it empty, then tie it up outside overnight? No wind. Seems like there would be something. None at all? All night? How about tying a weight to it and the boat, then opening the valve... it would sink down current of your boat, bubble along, then you could pull it back in. I thought boaters were all about creative thinking? |
Propane canister from hell
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Propane canister from hell
On Jun 14, 2:30*pm, I_am_Tosk wrote:
In article , says... In article , says... On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Jun 14, 1:05 pm, wrote: On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. No way this thing is staying aboard. I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. Why didn't you just slowly open it up down wind, let it empty, then tie it up outside overnight? No wind. Seems like there would be something. None at all? All night? How about tying a weight to it and the boat, then opening the valve... it would sink down current of your boat, bubble along, then you could pull it back in. I thought boaters were all about creative thinking? Yeah, take all night to come up with a scheme to get rid of a little propane gas...... brilliant. Progressive "thinkers".. How much weight do you suppose it would take to sink a half full tank? snerk... -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! People on the west coast have no idea how glassy still the Gulf of Mexico can get. When holding a leaking canister aboard a boat, time is critical lest the heavy propane get in your bilge. Even holding it over the side leaking could be dangerous. In this case, safety takes precedence over not littering. |
Propane canister from hell
In article 4789ce48-54a7-4d7a-8dc5-
, says... On Jun 14, 2:30*pm, I_am_Tosk wrote: In article , says... In article , says... On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:08:51 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: On Jun 14, 1:05 pm, wrote: On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch wrote: Thinking about my wayward dinghy caused me to remember another wandering object on one of my recent Bahamas trips. I had finished cooking on the magma grill (spoiled crew demanded warm mac and cheese) and tried removing the 3/4 full propane canister. Once removed, it was leaking propane, uh oh. No way this thing is staying aboard. I cannot leave it on the grill cuz it is choppy and the grill has to be stowed. After considering various options, I decided littering was the safest one so I simply threw it overboard and settled down to do some reading. A bit later, "Thunk, Thunk, WTF?", I go outside and look down and there's the canister bumping on the hull so I fished it out with the crab net. This time, I really heave it far away and go to bed. Yeah, you guessed right, middle of the night, "Thunk, Thunk", tide had carried it right back to me. Realizing I'm gonna have to get serious about this, I pull out the tide tables and turn on a light eliciting lots of complaints from sleeping crew but I find the tide will be running out in an hour. So, I wait up till then and finally get rid of the canister but never did get back to sleep waiting for the "Thunk, Thunk" again. Why didn't you just slowly open it up down wind, let it empty, then tie it up outside overnight? No wind. Seems like there would be something. None at all? All night? How about tying a weight to it and the boat, then opening the valve... it would sink down current of your boat, bubble along, then you could pull it back in. I thought boaters were all about creative thinking? Yeah, take all night to come up with a scheme to get rid of a little propane gas...... brilliant. Progressive "thinkers".. How much weight do you suppose it would take to sink a half full tank? snerk... -- Team Rowdy Mouse, Banned from the Mall for life! People on the west coast have no idea how glassy still the Gulf of Mexico can get. When holding a leaking canister aboard a boat, time is critical lest the heavy propane get in your bilge. Even holding it over the side leaking could be dangerous. In this case, safety takes precedence over not littering. Bull****. You say above it was choppy, now say glassy. And chop usually comes with wind, but you say no wind. Just admit you panicked, littered and created a nav hazard, and lied. Or simply resign to make it all go away. |
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