Old Perko Brass Light

[Cataholic]

Hi,

I recently bought a 1978 Catalina 27 in awesome shape that came with a Perko Brass lamp. Does anybody have a recommendation as to what type of fuel to burn in it?

Thanks for any info.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Lamp oil from ACE Hardware.

 

[LuzSD]

and then USE IT:dance:

 

[zeehag]

anything from mineral oil to kerosene will burn in it..pix please....

 

[Cataholic]

Thank you!

 

[Cataholic]

Oh..it WILL get used!

 

[Cataholic]

Not too good with this sort of thing. I loaded a picture of the lamp somewhere...don't really know where it will end up!

 

[LuzSD]

looks a lot like ours, be sure to get the glass chimney and make sure you get the correct sized wick. We had a tough time finding the right size! Enjoy it!

 

[capta]

It is designed for kerosene. The trickiest thing is getting a nice even curve on the burning end of the wick, kinda like a crescent moon, and trimming it frequently. With a well trimmed wick and keeping it burning without smoke (not too much wick up), it should be a great light/cabin warmer for a century or two.

 

[oldersalt]

spend a little extra $$ for odorless lamp oil. In a small boat cabin smelly oil lamps can get bothersome pretty quick.
Enjoy!

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Since the 70's, I've used 100% Mineral spirits in all of my kerosene appliances-stoves and lamps. Far better than today's kerosene.

As for the chimney- you can go to a WEST Marine store and pay a fortune, or you can go to a company called Van Dykes Restorers and get them for about 1/3 the West price, including shipping- Ask for the catalog- they have all sizes chimneys

http://www.vandykes.com/

 

[zeehag]

liquid paraffin is available in walmart, last time i was in usa....read labels and find good stuff hidden in the most surprising places....