I still have the normal propane locker in the lazarette. The holder in the picture was where PO had a fire extinguisher stowed. Is you don't have it at all then it sounds like I can probably remove it. Thanks.
Our 1984 E30+ has that bump out made of plywood, not fibreglass. The inside is hollow, and now contains our fridge compressor, and the start battery sits on top of the shelf. The house batteries are in the battery locker under the quarterberth.
Agreed. My 1987 32-3 had an identical wood base with webbing straps which held a CNG tank rig. It also had a proper propane tank locker built-in under an aft bench.
Frank that's interesting. Do you have a photo of this that you could share? It sounds a bit different than some of the other 1984 and younger boats.
Doug,
Thank you Frank. That's how mine is too and I stole your great idea for locating the fridge compressor below the waste receptacle. I put a shelf in there so I could use a shorter wastebasket and still have room for the compressor. I think Jaybee was referring to the fiberglass bump out that extends from the hull towards amidships just aft of the curved cupboard that is just barely visible in the lower left of your photo (photo of mine below). My boat came with a spare aluminum diesel tank on that shelf that supplied a bulkhead heater. I removed that and the heater but may replace the tank later if and plumb it to the main tank if I need extra fuel capacity. I always wondered what the apparent shelf indent was for on the lower third of the fiberglass bulge.
