Many ABYC, etc rules I think are somewhat BS. But not the ones regarding propane. I would not want a propane system on the boat that comes on automatically. Too much opportunity for a failure to cause gas buildup in the cabin. A stove still has risk, but that is usually being monitored by whoever is doing the cooking.
Electric water heating makes the most sense on a boat provided there is a gennie. Better yet if there is a heating loop from an engine.
I went without the engine heating loop. Gennie has to run periodically for other uses, so in about 15min I get hot water for very low cost. And system is drop dead simple.
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