Stove for a CAT 30'

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MJBirch

I have a 1980 C30' and I'm looking for a cooking stove for it. Any advice on where to buy used or new. I also want to purchase a bimini top for cockpit.
 
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Todd (SV Windwalker)

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Jun 4, 2004
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-Catalina -C30 Anacortes
Stove for that Year C30

I believe that year catalina had a "princess" stove & oven. Can't remember if the name is make or model. The stoveoven combo uses pressurized alcohol. you may very easily find a used one as they were widely regarded as too dangerous to use as improper priming led to dangerous flareups, so many folks have had them replaced (although I still use mine). If you want to go another route (other than stove oven combo, preferably propane), I have seen others use the space for the oven for a microwave ($50), and put in a counter top that simply had a one burner butane stove (about $35 at Wal Mart), or used a non presurized "Origo" marine burner for quite a bit more $.
 
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Augie Byllott

Stove for a C30

I believe this is the manufacturer that supplies stoves/ranges/ovens to Catalina for installation on their boats.
 
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mortyd

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Dec 11, 2004
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Catalina 30 easy living
catalina stove

the catalina stove supplier is seaward products who have a website and i have found helpful.
 
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Alchemist

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Mar 31, 2004
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Catalina 380 T Holland
I had a combination Alcohol-Electric

My '87 C-30 came with a Seaward Princess combination pressurized Alcohol / Electric stovetop with a microwave oven mounted below the stovetop on a separate shelf. When in port and connected to shore power, we could use the 2 element electric stove-top (or the microwave oven), but when on the hook or under way, the electric top flipped up and locked to reveal a 2 burner pressurized alcohol stove. As we have never used the oven on my boats, not having an oven while not being connected to shore power wasn't a great loss. An earlier post mentioned the flare-ups with the alcohol stoves from improper priming. This can be controlled by proper operation and care, and this stove from Seaward is a pretty slick, easy to install option. I didn't find this product in the current Seaward catalog, but Seaward might have another suggestion. Installing LPG turns into a mighty big PItA with all of the ancillary stuff that is required as a part of a LPG system, so, although it works (and works well), I personally wouldn't recommend adding LPG as a retrofit for a 24 year old boat. Steve (Formerly) Alchemist 30T # 4764 (Currently) Alchemist 320 #909 p.s. the Seaward website is linked in one of the posts above
 
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