Below is a link to pictures of a Butane storage system I devised for My CP16/2. I think the same boarding ladders are used on other ComPac boats so the materials and dimensions will probably apply. The PVC pipe is three inches in diameter, length a little over 8 inches. Cut it snug between the ladder rails so that it will not rattle. I used a Dremel saw to cut two slots to accept a standard Velcro strap, the same type strap that holds up the folded ladder. I found the Velcro straps at Lowe in the Velcro section. Make the slots so that tension on the Velcro strap holds the Butane tank snug; no rattles.
If you are boarding your boat from the water, just throw the whole thing into the cockpit. If you are retrieving the Butane tank, just remember, none of this stuff floats . . .
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Great idea, Dave. You must invent things.
TG
I have added a S.S. bolt and nut through the "bottom" end of the PVC tube to keep the Butane tank from falling out the bottom when I lift the unit on board.
Dave,
That is an excellent solution for keeping fuel out of the boat.
I might do the same to carry a quart of gasoline for my little Honda 2 hp.
Thanks for the tip.
Tim,
Do a google search for "The Beale/Woolley Depth of Cut Indicator", one of my better collaborations. It changes an industry.
Dave