How to Use Propane on a Boat

Propane used aboard a boat makes for a convenient cooking fuel, just as it does on a backyard grill. However, it is also extremely flammable and, in the wrong circumstances, it can also be explosive. The system must be checked frequently, and you only know you're out of propane fuel when the tank is empty, which means that you may need to carry extra propane on board in its own private storage space. Using propane properly, though, presents only a few challenges.

Instructions

    • 1

      Activate the solenoid that lets the gas in the gas supply line to reach the stove burner.

    • 2

      Turn the valve on the burner counterclockwise to open it. Hold a match or lighter to the burner to ignite the burner. Cook.

    • 3

      Turn all burners but one, off. Turn the solenoid to the "Off" position, stopping the flow of gas through the gas supply line. Remain present until the burner starves from lack of fuel. Turn the burner valve clockwise to close it.