I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It has a
Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump up, large dial
for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or kerosene? BRBR

These stoves use denatured alchohol. If you have never fired up one of these
stoves before, be VERY careful to follow the directions for lighting them.
Very easy to have a flareup.

I found some good information on Kenyon stoves at the following web site.

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/cruising...toveinstr.html

You want to know what you're doing with these old stoves to minimize the
chance of a flare up. I'm pretty happy with mine now that I know how to
operate it.

Jason
C&C 27
Ithaca, NY


"Alvin North" wrote in message
ink.net...
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It has a
Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump up, large
dial
for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or kerosene?
Thanks, A North

Alvin North wrote:
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North

Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.

--
Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://kerrydeare.tripod.com

"Armond Perretta" wrote in message ...
Alvin North wrote:
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North

Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.


Throw the damned thing away anc consider yourself lucky that it didnt
cause a fire. Those pressurized alchohol stoves are just about the
most dangerous thing you can have on a boat except possibly a white
gas powered stove.

"Armond Perretta" wrote in message ...
Alvin North wrote:
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North

Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.

Better yet, do what I did to the exact same model. Take out the
burners and the tank and everything else except the burner wells.
Insert large cans of sterno into them an raise the burner pot holdersm
with longer screws. It works as well as the alchohol and is MUCH
safer

Armond Perretta wrote:

Alvin North wrote:


I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North



Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.



We've used a Princess alcohol stove for 11 years. My wife is afraid to
start it without my watching, but it not only has worked flawlessly for
11 seasons, but boils a quart of water about as quickly as our friends'
propane stoves. Eventually, we'll switch over to propane, but all the
extra 'stuff' we need for that switch has been prohibitive while the
Princess has worked properly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

"Armond Perretta" wrote in message ...
Alvin North wrote:
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North

Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.


Throw the damned thing away anc consider yourself lucky that it didnt
cause a fire. Those pressurized alchohol stoves are just about the
most dangerous thing you can have on a boat except possibly a white
gas powered stove.

"Armond Perretta" wrote in message ...
Alvin North wrote:
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North

Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.

Better yet, do what I did to the exact same model. Take out the
burners and the tank and everything else except the burner wells.
Insert large cans of sterno into them an raise the burner pot holdersm
with longer screws. It works as well as the alchohol and is MUCH
safer

Armond Perretta wrote:

Alvin North wrote:


I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It
has a Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump
up, large dial for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or
kerosene? Thanks, A North



Depends. The stove _as_shipped_ usually required denatured alcohol.
However Kenyon (and others) offered a kerosene burner conversion kit that
looked almost identical to the alcohol burners. It even used the same tank,
although the setup was really minimal at best. In all probability you have
alcohol. If so, observe the warnings of the other posters.

BTW I have a CD 28 that shipped with the same stove. Best thing I did was
to dump it at the first opportunity.



We've used a Princess alcohol stove for 11 years. My wife is afraid to
start it without my watching, but it not only has worked flawlessly for
11 seasons, but boils a quart of water about as quickly as our friends'
propane stoves. Eventually, we'll switch over to propane, but all the
extra 'stuff' we need for that switch has been prohibitive while the
Princess has worked properly.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

I found some good information on Kenyon stoves at the following web site.

http://www.angelfire.com/fl/cruising...toveinstr.html

You want to know what you're doing with these old stoves to minimize the
chance of a flare up. I'm pretty happy with mine now that I know how to
operate it.

Jason
C&C 27
Ithaca, NY


"Alvin North" wrote in message
ink.net...
I have acquired an old boat (Cape Dory 28) about 25 years old. It has a
Kenyon stove Homestrand (SN 152460). A quart tank with pump up, large
dial
for clean and close. What type fuel, alcohol or kerosene?
Thanks, A North