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E28-2 Stern Gas Locker: Liner Removal

AK67

AK67

Member III
Evening All,
My port side lazarette has a liner molded to fit a compressed gas canister. PO had no stove at all and I've installed an Origo 4000, so no plans to use gas. Would like to gain locker storage space and am considering cutting out that liner altogether (and adding a removable base to protect steering gear). Any do's/don'ts/tips or thoughts? Thanks,
 
Alan Gomes

Alan Gomes

Sustaining Partner
No thoughts about cutting out the liner. But I can tell you what I did.

My E26-2 has essentially the same molded in locker. I removed my propane cooktop and replaced it with an Origo (clone) two-burner cooktop, which I like very much. I then repurposed the propane locker to store my stern anchor rode. I have a Fortress anchor on the stern pulpit right next to it, so on the rare occasions when I need a stern anchor, it is right there and next to the rode for easy attachment. There is also enough room in the locker for me to store some containers of alcohol for the stove, on top of the rode. Note that the propane locker has a drain overboard, so it serves quite well as an anchor locker.
 
gabriel

gabriel

Live free or die hard
I think it might decrease the value, or at least appeal of the boat. I would leave it intact, or as Alan has, repurpose it.
 
AK67

AK67

Member III
Appreciate the input all; will give this more consideration. Would love the extra storage (and ease of access to through hulls on the port side); but point taken on resale value/appeal. My impression has been that those of us in the smaller boats at least have been going with alcohol burner stoves, but maybe that's not the case!
 
peaman

peaman

Contributing Partner
AK67 said:
Appreciate the input all; will give this more consideration. Would love the extra storage (and ease of access to through hulls on the port side); but point taken on resale value/appeal. My impression has been that those of us in the smaller boats at least have been going with alcohol burner stoves, but maybe that's not the case!
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It's your boat now, and increased storage on your little boat could be a bigger selling point than the potential future use of a (costly) new propane system and stove. Rather than meeting the desires of a future owner, maybe best to satisfy the current one. Who knows where the future leads?
 
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