[Rhodes22-list] Stove fuel consideration

[Michael Meltzer]

This is going to sound strange but IMHO it not the stove you have to wroth about, it what's on the stove and ending up wearing it.
The difference between on or two burner does not matter in the tight spaces, their is so little room it is hard to use one pan.
cooking speed is mostly based on the fuel used, butane is the fastest, propane next and alcohol a very far third. IIRC butane under
5 minutes to boil water vs 20 minutes for alcohol. Think about exposure time to wind and wakes. The fixed stove is also only usable
in a claim anchorage or dockside. trying to use it in a seaway or on a blustery days means you be wearing the food. The storys about
1 lb propane cycliners leaking is mostly case wear people refill them, UL/lawsuits would have killed the manufacuers otherwise.
people can get about 5 uses out of them and it the values that govern it. if you use new cycliners, use same one untill empty, only
one session, keep the value capped between uses and the theards oiled you be very hard pressed to have a problem. to hedge the bet
you store the cycliners in the cockpit out of the weather(i.e. a rubbermaid). Now you might ask why I defending the 1 lb  cycliners
when I use glowmate butane :-)

If I was rebuilding my stove I would use Forespar mini-galley, http://www.forespar.com/catalog/galley/galley.htm is is small, but
that all you need for one or two people, and it has matching pots and pans(no not under estermate that statement ;-), it used alot
by the "around the world alone" bunch. It you had people on the boat a rail mounted barbaque is better and many double for a stove.
The problem is I would have to dedigned my gally for it, sounds like you are doing that now. For what it is worth.

MJM

PS. defender has better prices than the "list" on thier website.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 6:42 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Stove fuel consideration


> I will be making an entirely new galley.  I was going to replace the old two burner stove with the pump, with a new two burner
camp stove which I will modify to work in the boat.  This stove uses small propane tanks.  Does anyone know of any reasons for not
having propane on board; or any special considerations?  I will not have propane aboard being stored, just carried on when I plan
long daysails or overnighters.
>
> Any comments or help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Todd
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