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LPG Gas setup on the Ericson 32-3. Copper or rubber?
- Thread starter BrendonNZ
- Start date
Prairie Schooner
Jeff & Donna, E35-3 purchased 7/21
When we pulled the old CNG system out of our '86 35-3 it was all rubber. We put a new propane system in, using all rubber hose designed for that purpose.
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And, welcome to the 'club'!
peaman
Contributing Partner
A couple years ago, I converted my original CNG system to propane and I posted a good deal of detail to this thread, including a pretty complete bill of parts, including the 3/8"x15' rubber LPG supply hose. I also posted on how I was able to run the hose to the stove using a messenger line. Make sure that everything you use is approved for use with LPG, including even the double-thick yellow teflon tape for joining pipe fittings and hose.
The E-32-3 has designed-in stern compartments for a propane bottle, but the factory might have alternatively installed a CNG system. No matter the fuel, any hose from 1985 is about two decades (+) overdue for replacement. No reflection on the OP either, since most of us owners seem kind of laissez-faire about hoses.
Me too -- I never replaced any of the fuel system hoses until I found that one of the OEM copper diesel lines was so "beat up" looking that it seemed best to upgrade it and all the other hoses in the system. I noticed some checks in the outer layer of a couple of other OEM fuel hoses also.
Our boat was not equipped with a factory propane/CNG system for the galley, having a stock Origo range. We got lucky.
For current recommendations I would ask my insurer (discreetly, "just asking for a friend") what their requirements are. Or a good surveyor, I suspect the hose replacement interval will be shorter than you might prefer.
Look for new hoses and connections with the specs printed on the hose.
The inherent dangers of gas makes owners (and their insurers) cautious about preventative maintenance.
Me too -- I never replaced any of the fuel system hoses until I found that one of the OEM copper diesel lines was so "beat up" looking that it seemed best to upgrade it and all the other hoses in the system. I noticed some checks in the outer layer of a couple of other OEM fuel hoses also.
Our boat was not equipped with a factory propane/CNG system for the galley, having a stock Origo range. We got lucky.
For current recommendations I would ask my insurer (discreetly, "just asking for a friend") what their requirements are. Or a good surveyor, I suspect the hose replacement interval will be shorter than you might prefer.
Look for new hoses and connections with the specs printed on the hose.
The inherent dangers of gas makes owners (and their insurers) cautious about preventative maintenance.