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Kenyon stove
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 |
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Kenyon stove
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. |
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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. |
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I agree with Baybyter. I had a similar model Kenyon and ended up with a fire
due to spilled primer alchohol. I then converted it to kerosene (with burners provided by Kenyon, about $75). That was a waste of money, still needed to use a primer fuel and the stove smoked a lot. The reason I mention the kerosene conversion is the possibility that yours my have been converted. Just smell the tank and you should be able to tell. I ended up giving mine away. It was the Kenyon alchohol and elect. model with the burner in the middle of the electric element. Be careful or upgrade to a safer stove. -- My opinion and experience. FWIW Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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I agree with Baybyter. I had a similar model Kenyon and ended up with a fire
due to spilled primer alchohol. I then converted it to kerosene (with burners provided by Kenyon, about $75). That was a waste of money, still needed to use a primer fuel and the stove smoked a lot. The reason I mention the kerosene conversion is the possibility that yours my have been converted. Just smell the tank and you should be able to tell. I ended up giving mine away. It was the Kenyon alchohol and elect. model with the burner in the middle of the electric element. Be careful or upgrade to a safer stove. -- My opinion and experience. FWIW Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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By the way, if you keep it, denatured alcohol is MUCH cheaper from the
paint department at Home Depot or other warehouse hardware store in the gallon can.......than say We$t Marine..... Paint an anchor or wheel on the cheap can to marinize it before using it in the stove.... Larry W4CSC "Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!" |
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By the way, if you keep it, denatured alcohol is MUCH cheaper from the
paint department at Home Depot or other warehouse hardware store in the gallon can.......than say We$t Marine..... Paint an anchor or wheel on the cheap can to marinize it before using it in the stove.... Larry W4CSC "Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!" |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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