SS MAYFLOAT
Admiral
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- May 17, 2001
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For the past 3 seasons I have always put my small portable grill on the dock to do my grilling. The dock was double wide and nobody complained except for not fixin them anything.<br /><br />At my new slip, the dock is half as wide, can't use a dock locker and now I have no place to fire the grill up. My boat has a back deck with a rail that goes around it. I was thinking of making a shelf that hinges off the rail. Then when I want to clean fish and or cook, I could hinge the shelf up and get the job done.<br /><br />Here is my problem. On the port side where the side meets the stern (corner) is the gas fill for the boat. Then on the opposite corner is the fuel vent. The beam is 8' and the grill if placed in the center would be ab out 3' from each corner.<br /><br />I know to meet saftey standards the propane grill must be over the side of the boat so that any leakage of propane will not end up in my bilge or hull. I'm not so worried about the air/water tight fill cap for my fuel tank, but the vent is a different matter. If I use the grill closer to the fill cap (that would put it about 18" away) that would put the grill about 6' away from the vent.<br /><br />One option is that I could move my vent further forward on the side of the boat, but in reality, it would still only be about 6 to 8' away.<br /><br />Am I being over cautious, or being crazy for even thinking that I can do this? A mistake of this nature would not be a small one. I am open to thoughts and suggestions.<br /><br />BTW this is a small portable grill, not one like you would have on your patio or pontoon.<br /><br />Thanks.......SS
<br />You might just have to go onshore to grill.