Ray,
There is not much to this. Others may elaborate, but here's my take:
Your primary concern should be to check for leaks - most likely around the
regulator. Check along the length of the line first for any obvious damage or
kinks. Check the flex lines. Maybe you have a separate shutoff valve inside the
boat, or a solenoid-actuated shutoff - likely not with an older CNG setup. With
the stove off, open the tank-top valve to pressurise the line. Use soapy water
on the fittings and look for bubbles. When you first try to light the stove,
it'll take a while as you have to first bleed the air from the line. Never
leave the stove unattended, and shut off at the cylinder when not in use.
CNG is safer than propane, but with some major downsides. The key difference
between CNG and LPG is that you have compressed gas, not liquid - so a LOT LESS
fuel. With CNG you have a bottle like a scuba tank, and those tanks are heavy!
They are also a pain to find a place to swap out or fill. Expect to use your
tank up pretty quickly. You may have a pressure gauge on your regulator -
you'll see it drop pretty soon with use.
Regards,
Damian
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On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 11:47:42 PM GMT+1, Ray Macklin via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello
I have a 1985 C&C 33 that has a CNG gas stove I had the tank refilled but
since I bought the boat I was to afraid to try it without instructions. I would
hate to Go kaboom. Does anyone have instructions or a video of how to use it?
Then I could eat breakfast on the boat.
Hopeful
Ray
LakeHouse
Milwaukee WI.
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