eyschulman
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Fear that is not based on irrational thinking is not easy to modify. Avoiding the fearful issue is a cop out. Unfortunately behavior modification does not come easy in these circumstances. A person who exhibits one irrational fear may well have or develop others. Only the OP can judge how difficult it would be to put his DW in front of a propane stove. If she really quakes with fear or is just stubborn, avoidance (cop out) may be the simplest solution. Statistics have little effect on the irrational. Statistics compiled honestly don't lie its the people who manipulate the numbers or invent their own numbers that lie. The rational answer is that a properly installed and maintained propane unit is safer than some other very common installations on a boat. Most likely safer than the gasoline engine and its fuel system and safer than the electrical systems. Telling that to DW may just put a total kibosh on boating.