O'day 20 Stove?

[Sastevenson]

Hello,

I am curious what stove came originally in the o'day 20. I have seen in some old photos that the small compartment under the sink on the Port side had a stove mounted to the door of the compartment that folded down onto the forward part of the port quarter birth. Does anyone have any information on this?

Thanks,

Scott

 

[Joe11688]

Hello,

I am curious what stove came originally in the o'day 20. I have seen in some old photos that the small compartment under the sink on the Port side had a stove mounted to the door of the compartment that folded down onto the forward part of the port quarter birth. Does anyone have any information on this?

Thanks,

Scott

I may be wrong about this Scott, but I don't think the O'Day 20 or any of the smaller sloops came with a stove, a Porta-Potti maybe, but not a stove. My O'Day 222 came with a Porta-Potti and a 5 gallon water tank for the galley sink pump faucet, but no stove.

I have a single burner Origo 1500 boat stove that I've been using for the past couple of seasons. Prior to that I used my double burner Origo. I love these stoves because they're safe non pressurized stoves and are easy to use. I find these stove adequate as far as cooking goes. The fuel for these stoves is a little pricey right now but you can buy SLX Denatured Alcohol in gallons at Home Depot cheaper than the quarts. I think it goes for $14 a gallon.

 

[Sunbird22358]

The stove was an option I believe on the 20. It is listed in the 1977 brochure as such, as well as in 1978.
I don't know what exact model was sold as that option, it appears to be a 2-burner pressurized alcohol model. I would think most 1 or 2-burner non-pressurized stoves would fit, the ORIGO that Joe mensions is one (but $$) however, other brands are very similar and less $.

I think your best bet might be to call Rudy at D&R Marine (508) 644-3001, he was the parts dept manager at O'DAY and should know what stove was offered.

 

[Joe11688]

It's true. The Origo boat stoves are big bucks. I think that my two burner Origo 3000 went for a couple of hundred bucks but that single burner Origo 1500 that I picked up in a junk shop not far from where I live was so cheap that I couldn't pass it up. Would you believe $5.00? I reached for my wallet and pulled out my money and grabbed that stove like a Hobo on a hot dog!
All it needed was a round rubber gasket and the flame diffuser. I sent away for the gasket which came to about $4.00 and the flame diffuser was free. These stoves didn't come with them years ago and the Origo company would send one out free of charge.
I don't like pressurized alcohol stoves. The canister type stoves are safer to use. As I mentioned though, alcohol is very pricey and you need to make sure that the canister is cooled down before you cover the canister with the rubber gasket.

I found a neat way of conserving the fuel in the canister by cooling it off immediately with a damp wet rag. I keep the stove open with a stick and as soon as the top of the canister is cool to the touch, I just place the gasket on it and use a metal plate to weight it down.
When the stove lid finally gets cool, I remove the steel weight from the canister along the stick, and then I close the stove.

I've been using my single burner Origo which allows me to move my table over the sink. I hadn't been able to do that with the two burner stove since I change my galley cabinet over. I usually slide the stove over to the left when I want to use my stove-top oven or my stove-top grill. The stove sits on a stainless steel restaurant type steam steam table pan which is screwed to the top of the cabinet, with a non skid rubber mat under the stove to keep it from sliding. With fuel prices as high as they have been, I find that I can get away with a single burner stove for all my meals on board.

 

[Sastevenson]

Thank you all for your response. They were very helpful.

 

[Joe11688]

What I would do is find a stove that is very safe and easy to use. I like the non pressurized alcohol stoves myself like the Origo. Cook Mate is another good stove and is a little cheaper in price than the Origo.

In that first picture of Sunbird's reply, the stove in that boat is a Homestrand pressurized alcohol boat stove. I had one of these stoves many years ago and I found it to be a fire hazard on a boat. There is no bottom plate to that stove. If you have two burners lit and one suddenly goes out, the priming tray keeps filling with alcohol until it overflows and gets ignited by the other lit burner. I don't like this stove and I would never trust it. You won't get this with a canister type non pressurized stove. You do need to make sure that loose paper or anything flammable in the cabin doesn't get blow around and come in contact with any stove or hot utensil on the stove. All you need is a damp wet rag to put a flame out on these stoves.

 

[srojoetoo]

soot

What I would do is find a stove that is very safe and easy to use. I like the non pressurized alcohol stoves myself like the Origo. Cook Mate is another good stove and is a little cheaper in price than the Origo.

In that first picture of Sunbird's reply, the stove in that boat is a Homestrand pressurized alcohol boat stove. I had one of these stoves many years ago and I found it to be a fire hazard on a boat. There is no bottom plate to that stove. If you have two burners lit and one suddenly goes out, the priming tray keeps filling with alcohol until it overflows and gets ignited by the other lit burner. I don't like this stove and I would never trust it. You won't get this with a canister type non pressurized stove. You do need to make sure that loose paper or anything flammable in the cabin doesn't get blow around and come in contact with any stove or hot utensil on the stove. All you need is a damp wet rag to put a flame out on these stoves.

Joe et al

does anyone have problems with soot with the non presurized origo? I tried several different alcohols and get soot regularly.

And yes, I tried being more meticulous in regulating flame even with diffuser.

Next year I will try methanol that someone recomended to see if that makes a difference.

TIA

tom c
OD222
MIO Amore

 

[Joe11688]

I've been using denatured alcohol in my Origo stove and I don't get any soot at all
Tom.

 

[Jackdaw]

Check the proof of the alcohol. Low proof can cause soot. Also make sure it is getting enough aid. Oxygen starvation will case soot as well.

 

[Looking4Wind]

This spring I sold my O'Day 20, but prior to that I fitted it with a small camping Butane stove in that fold down compartment. I had wanted to fit a non pressurized single burner alcohol stove there, but going on dimensions provided by the various manufacturers (Origo, Cookmate) I did not think one would fit as that compartment does not have a lot of depth. The small butane camping stoves do not stand very high. Mine worked like a charm for the summer i used it, and I lived on that small boat for up to 5 days at a time!

Mark

 

[Joe11688]

Those are pretty good stoves too Mark. One of the guys in my club bought one for his O'Day 25 many years ago and he's been very happy with it. I think he picked it up real cheap at Ocean State Job Lot.

 

[Looking4Wind]

Those are pretty good stoves too Mark. One of the guys in my club bought one for his O'Day 25 many years ago and he's been very happy with it. I think he picked it up real cheap at Ocean State Job Lot.

This past winter I installed a Cookmate non-pressure alcohol stove into my 25, and there were times this summer when I wished I had the butune stove. Here in northern Alberta, while summers are very hot during the day, it can stilll be fairly cool over night, especially on the lake, and I'd say the butane stove heated my water for coffee quite a bit faster than the new alcohol stove. I found the Alcohol stove, when starting very cool does take a really long time to get going! On warmer mornings it was no problem.

Mark

 

[Joe11688]

The butane stove is probably the best stove for your boat in your neck of the woods where it can get cold. Every year about this time when the first sign of cold weather hits, I'm out of there and the boat comes home for the season. I can take kayaking in cold weather but not sailing. I usually light a campfire on shore and cook up some grub and go beach combing after I hide the kayak in the bushes. All I need is my kayak, my dog, and my bug out bag and I'm all set for a fun day near the water.