On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:58:32 -0700, Gordon wrote:

Propane, Lpg, alcohol, diesel. What's the consensus of the sailing
community?
Gordon

I had a friend with a C&C 24 that had pressurized alcohol. Rumour had it
that one day, there was much swearing and fuming, and suddenly an on-fire
alcohol stove flew out the companionway and into the water...
I had similar experience with one: on fire so often I gave up using the
fire extinguisher and just used water, or let it burn itself out. I also
hated having to "prime" it every time you wanted to heat something up. And
of course there's the very apt pic of "alcohol stove: winter operation"
that has a guy sitting on it for warmth: they boil a cup of water in about
4 hrs.

Switched to propane and have never looked back.

druid
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