We have a 1993 33.6 Hunter and it has an alcohol stove in it that we would like to change to propane. Would like info on complexity and lease expensive way to go about doing this.
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Try a Colman stove???
When I owned my old boat (1980 H27) I pulled the old cook top out and replaced it with a 2 burnner electric cook top that I got at walmart ($40.00). It worked real well but I could only cook at dockside with power. Later after I sold the boat, I thought that a Colman 2 burnner camping stove would have worked much better. I could have inset the stove in the old stove cut out and hooked up a 20 lb. L.P. tank in the aft lazeret. Think about it, or you could by a cooktop stove from West Marine for $500.00.......... Steve, s/v The Odyssey (H310)
When I owned my old boat (1980 H27) I pulled the old cook top out and replaced it with a 2 burnner electric cook top that I got at walmart ($40.00). It worked real well but I could only cook at dockside with power. Later after I sold the boat, I thought that a Colman 2 burnner camping stove would have worked much better. I could have inset the stove in the old stove cut out and hooked up a 20 lb. L.P. tank in the aft lazeret. Think about it, or you could by a cooktop stove from West Marine for $500.00.......... Steve, s/v The Odyssey (H310)
Safety Issues
There are safety issues in converting to propane. Among other things, the tank will need to be isolated from the cabin as propane is heavier than air and a leak will fill the hull with propane. My friend uses a one burner camp stove and stores the bottle in a piece of thin wall PVC mounted on the stern rail with large hose clamps.
There are safety issues in converting to propane. Among other things, the tank will need to be isolated from the cabin as propane is heavier than air and a leak will fill the hull with propane. My friend uses a one burner camp stove and stores the bottle in a piece of thin wall PVC mounted on the stern rail with large hose clamps.
Expensive upgrade but. . . . .
frequently done. Must use special vented locker and automatic shutoff. Some alcohol stoves are refittable but normally not recommended. Talked to a manufacturer at Annapolis and he recommended a new stove. Then there's the issue of where to put the lockers. I have seen the tank(s) mounted externally, for example clamped to a rail so no locker required. Be sure to search the forums here on HOW. Good luck.
frequently done. Must use special vented locker and automatic shutoff. Some alcohol stoves are refittable but normally not recommended. Talked to a manufacturer at Annapolis and he recommended a new stove. Then there's the issue of where to put the lockers. I have seen the tank(s) mounted externally, for example clamped to a rail so no locker required. Be sure to search the forums here on HOW. Good luck.
So whats wrong with alcohol stove?
I have a alcohol stove top on my 97 h26 and really don't find anything objectionable about it. Why do you want to go to so much trouble and cost and to a more explosive system?
I have a alcohol stove top on my 97 h26 and really don't find anything objectionable about it. Why do you want to go to so much trouble and cost and to a more explosive system?
What about a Wallas stove?
Wallas makes one and two burner stoves that are fueled by kerosene or diesel. They are more expensive but are very well made and have some advantages. Kerosene has the highest btu's per gallon, is the cheapest fuel, readily available, the least dangerous to store and the stove can be equipped to double as a cabin heater. They can be set up to use their own fuel tank or draw from the diesel engine's tank. The single burner with the heater blower set-up and everything needed to install it is about $1000.00. All the other owners that I have talked to are very happy with them. A little more up front, but a nice unit. Please no one bother to make harsh statements about the cost. One either wants to spend that much on a stove/heater or not. It's just a personal choice. They are sold by Blue Water Yachts. Joe
Wallas makes one and two burner stoves that are fueled by kerosene or diesel. They are more expensive but are very well made and have some advantages. Kerosene has the highest btu's per gallon, is the cheapest fuel, readily available, the least dangerous to store and the stove can be equipped to double as a cabin heater. They can be set up to use their own fuel tank or draw from the diesel engine's tank. The single burner with the heater blower set-up and everything needed to install it is about $1000.00. All the other owners that I have talked to are very happy with them. A little more up front, but a nice unit. Please no one bother to make harsh statements about the cost. One either wants to spend that much on a stove/heater or not. It's just a personal choice. They are sold by Blue Water Yachts. Joe
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