Mounting new grill

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sinnettc

sinnettc

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May 23, 2007
1,306
Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
My wife bought me a Kuuma grill & rail mount for my birthday. I'm in the process of getting the boat ready to launch and have a question regarding the mount.

Have any of you used a piece of rubber or leather to protect the rail or do you need the little teeth to do their thing and dig in to the rail in order to hold things in place?

Thanks,

Chris
 
sailingdog

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Oct 22, 2008
3,502
- Telstar 28 Buzzards Bay
The better rail mounts are smooth on the interior. Using a piece of rubber or leather will trap water against the stainless steel and cause crevice corrosion at the spot the grill is mounted. I would look for a rail mount that has smooth clamps. The toothed ones will scratch the stainless and help cause corrosion as well. :)
 
Rick D

Rick D

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Jun 14, 2008
7,204
Hunter Legend 40.5 Shoreline Marina Long Beach CA
Me Too

I just purchased one also. You are stuck with the mount. I don't see anything else working. I have tried something like you suggested in the past. It never worked for me. For my part, I'm just going to mount it and forget it. BTW, I took my old mount off after five years and there wasn't as much finish deterioration as I expected. It will clean up with some cutter and buffing. I did not see any pitting. Enjoy your new BBQ! I know I will.
 
sinnettc

sinnettc

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May 23, 2007
1,306
Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
Thanks guys. We're fresh water sailors so I guess I'll hope for not much corrosion. I'll have to take it off in the winter to put the tarp on anyway so we'll see how things look this fall.

Chris
 
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larryw

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Jun 9, 2004
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Beneteau OC400 Long Beach, CA
I mount my Q on a vertical portion of the stern pulpit when I use it, and dismount it when not in use, but it's nothing fancy, one of those round ones. On the vertical, it doesn't need to be that tight to stay in place.
 
Cpt. Jon

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Dec 9, 2008
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1980 Hunter 30 "Denali" Seaford, VA
mine has a smooth mount. One piece of HUGE unsolicitted advice is to be careful when mounting or removing any part of the grill when it's over the water... first time out I lost the nut in the drink...I was very lucky that I was able to fine one that fit the exact right size that day inside my boats spare parts kit. This year, I mounted very carefully and opened the lid to discover the grill could use a little cleaning... I took the grate off and then the metal plate... I wasn't being as careful as I should have been and I discovered the metal plate is actually two pieces as the loose piece was sinking to the bottom of the drink. Again, I was lucky, the boat was in my slip, last weekend we had really clear water and a low tide... I was able to spot the part on the bottom and made a makeshift net out of a really long pole, some garden netting, and Zip ties and fished it out and cleaned it up.

I swear they make these things so parts fall off in the water and you have to replace them :cussing:
 
Scott B

Scott B

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Sep 20, 2006
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Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
Cpt. Jon said:
mine has a smooth mount. One piece of HUGE unsolicitted advice is to be careful when mounting or removing any part of the grill when it's over the water... first time out I lost the nut in the drink...I was very lucky that I was able to fine one that fit the exact right size that day inside my boats spare parts kit. This year, I mounted very carefully and opened the lid to discover the grill could use a little cleaning... I took the grate off and then the metal plate... I wasn't being as careful as I should have been and I discovered the metal plate is actually two pieces as the loose piece was sinking to the bottom of the drink. Again, I was lucky, the boat was in my slip, last weekend we had really clear water and a low tide... I was able to spot the part on the bottom and made a makeshift net out of a really long pole, some garden netting, and Zip ties and fished it out and cleaned it up.

I swear they make these things so parts fall off in the water and you have to replace them :cussing:
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Yes, but the part that really po's you off is the steak that's ready and hits the water as you take it off the grill...... :eek:
 
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Gary_H

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Nov 5, 2007
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Any reason a grill can't be mounted inboard as long as there is something down to catch the drippings?
 
sailingdog

sailingdog

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Oct 22, 2008
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You could, but space is usually an issue, especially on a boat as small as yours. :)
 
Hermit Scott

Hermit Scott

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Sep 25, 2008
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C30 Event Horizon Port Aransas
Use a thin piece of stainless as a protector shim. Or you could use aluminum, maybe.(we'll see what the guys say about that). I hate to say this because it sounds ghetto, but cut an aluminum can and use that inbetween the clamp and rail. If you want no corrosion, use tefgel in between the 2 dissimilar metals.
 
sailingdog

sailingdog

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Oct 22, 2008
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BTW, it might be wise to tilt the grill slightly when mounting it so that food like hotdogs will roll outboard, into the grill, rather than inboard and off the front of the grill. :)
 
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Larry Neese

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Oct 12, 2008
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chrysler 26 my house lower Florida Keys
I wrap a little plumbers tape and install, works great, everything rusts and corrodes down here.
 
sinnettc

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May 23, 2007
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Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
Plumbers tape?

keysskipper said:
I wrap a little plumbers tape and install, works great, everything rusts and corrodes down here.
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You're talking the white teflon stuff? That sounds like it might have potential!
 
sinnettc

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May 23, 2007
1,306
Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
Hot dogs?

sailingdog said:
BTW, it might be wise to tilt the grill slightly when mounting it so that food like hotdogs will roll outboard, into the grill, rather than inboard and off the front of the grill. :)
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Good idea . . . Do runaway hot dogs qualify as chum or just as bait?
 
sinnettc

sinnettc

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May 23, 2007
1,306
Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
Cpt. Jon said:
I swear they make these things so parts fall off in the water and you have to replace them :cussing:
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Where do you think "hole in the water into which you throw money" came from? :D
 
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larryw

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Jun 9, 2004
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Beneteau OC400 Long Beach, CA
To protect your rail, cut the bottom off a plastic film can and you have a piece of thin, shaped plastic as a shim.
 
Bob S

Bob S

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Sep 27, 2007
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Beneteau 393 New Bedford, MA
Isn't the serrations there to keep the grill from shifting and spilling everything overboard or on board. I guess I would be more concerned if I were using charcoal and not gas.
 
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Gary_H

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Nov 5, 2007
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Cal 2-25 Carolina Beach NC
OK Sailingdog quit picking on my little boat remember size isn't everything...at least that what I keep telling her :D
 
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