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Old 10-30-2017, 05:30 PM   #1
Mkeller
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City: Pompano Beach, FL
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Propane on a Marine Trader 44

I need to run a new propane line for my 1979 marine trader 44 with the galley down.

The current set up is a copper line that disappears on the port side of the flybridge into the pilot house exterior wall and re-emerges somewhere in the engine room before going to the galley by way of the forward cabin. There's got to be 40 feet of tubing and about 6-7 connections between the tank and the stove.

The galley and stove are forward of the flybridge below decks leaving no direct route to the stove.

Has anyone with a 44 re-engineered the propane system on their 44 and found a good way to route a new line?

Is there a route through the galley ceiling? and then down behind the refrigerator?

Or do I follow the previous owners suggestion and just bring it down the interior salon wall from the flybridge into the engine compartment and through the cabinets to the stove. The exposed hose would be covered with trim.

I'm going to leave the tank in its current position under the flybridge.

Thoughts and suggestions welcome.

Mike
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