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Default suggestions for a stove?

Might be a good idea to coat the threads with grease or
something as long term outside storage may cause them to
rust a little. I'm just guessing.

Funny story, when my neighbor first made his, he didn't glue
the bottom cap ( why, He didn't say) , and the first bottle
he dropped in went right through into the water.

SBV


"Scout" wrote in message
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Thanks Jeff and Scotty,
I actually have the Magma I bought for my Starwind, so I

will use a rail
grill. I like the idea of the pvc tank storage too.
I'm thinking I wouldn't use an oven below (like Scotty)

but would make
mostly coffee and soup type meals. We typically don't eat

too fancy even at
home. I'm considering a small microwave since the boat has

the AC inverter.
Maybe with that and the grill, it'd be enough.
Scout


"Jeff" wrote in message
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Scout-
I was going to suggest the same thing. We used our old

BBQ a lot, and
this year I got the Magma II. Its a major improvement,

with the hinged
lid and lighter. Also, it never once blew out. In

fact, it was flawless.

The old one was plumbed to the main propane, but I

didn't bother with this
so far - it too easy to just use the small bottles.

The stove below does get used; since we sort of move on

board for the
summer, and always stay at anchor, so its hard to do a

quick b'fast run.
Coffee, eggs, & toast down below in the morning, but

dinner is on the BBQ.

BTW, I don't mind having the propane on board - our tank

locker is in the
stern, well ventilated, and the solenoid is always

turned off immediately.
However, if we had simpler needs, I might consider the

Origo.

Scotty wrote:

Hey Scout, sure was nice out this week. Do you have,

or
plan to get a BBQ? Like a rail mount Force 10, or

Magma for
the stern rail? I have a propane one and do about 90%

of my
cooking on it. Highly recommend getting one.
I have a CNG, 2 burner stove and oven. Never used the

oven.
Mostly use the stove for coffee, occasional cooked

breakfast
or a bowl of soup at night. I carry a one burner

Coleman
propane stove just in case I run out of CNG on a trip.
I store the bottles in the cabin. My slip neighbor

mounted a
PVC pipe with glued bottom cap and loose top cap on his
stern rail and it holds two bottles.


Scotty