stove safety?

[joes new addiction]

The work on my PT 1/4 is comming along nicely.
The hull and deck is all sanded (ready for the warm weather).
The cabin is slowly coming together, but I gotta tell you, it's not been easy. For some reason each project is a struggle??!! (I find this intresting. I've built my house from a pile of wood, can repair most anything, maybe it's cuz I draw it up inside the boat under the tarps, climb down the ladder, head to the work shop, measure, cut, sand, paint, haul it all the way to the boat back up the ladder struggle under the tarp, stuff it down the campionway, only to find it needs to be trimmed 1/4")!
The sleeping area in the bow is done, the area for the portable head is all planned out, I've figurd out the sink, now the stove.
On my PT, there is 2 fiberglass boxes on the sides of the hull in the center of the cabin. One is for the sink and the other is gonna be for a single burner propane stove (ala camping stove).
I got it all figured out how to set the burner in place, etc.
but today on the way to work I started to think......
"What happens if a wave comes into her whilist my coffee water is cooking?
How do you secure the cooking utensile"?
The coffee pot can secured by a small brass chain to the top of the cabin but say a pan????
I've never been inside a "real" liveable boat to see how and whys. I've looked at pics on line, but can't really see what I need to see.
All this is new to me, so I just don't have the experience to draw upon.
So,
how do you secure you pan/pot to the stove, or do you?
Joe
Now that I have to do it, I've no idea of HOW to do it??!!

 

[alexco38]

Real marine stove has gimbals to let it swing side to side. The stove top has a pair of metal rods to clamp the pots in place.

You can make one or buy this:

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/pro...r&i=90138&r=view&aID=606E5&cID=SHOPPING_90138

 

[kloudie1]

Alexco is right on.. Here is another picture..
http://www.seawardproducts.com/rails_holders.htm
The searail is a flat bar that goes across the front of the stove. The potholders go over the flat bar and can slide along the bar; the knob clamps it onto the flat bar and the bent end goes partly around the pot about 2" above the burner. One holder on each side of the pot and the pot doesn't move around much.

 

[Steve Dion]

Camp Stove? What were your thoughts here?

It may be a little difficult to cook on a camp stove while sailing (or anchored in a rough anchorage).

We use a butane stove at the dock/anchorage when the water is calm, otherwise we use our gimbaled stove. There are some 1 burner stoves that you can attach to a bulkhead that may work for your application too.

http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/FOR/FOR150002.html

 

[joes new addiction]

It wasn't wasn't one of those "suit case" style stoves, but more the single burner that attaches to the propane bottle deals.
I thought I attach a piece of PVC 4" pipe to the piece of plywood inside the box to hold the propane bottle/ burner, upright, make a 2 piece top to cover the top of the fiberglass box.
The rail and gimbal system I can make up easily now that i see how they do it.
It's such a easy fix once I see how!
I knew you guys could square me away!
Joe
So much to learn, so little time!

 

[CaptDon01]

Here's what we use.....the Forespar Mini-Galley. Fully gimbled, quality construction of stainless steel, comes with a very nice stainless steel pot, perfect for making some oatmeal for breakfast, or heating up some soup, stew. or chilli for lunch or dinner. A coffee pot is also available and there's nothing like the smell of fresh coffee brewing in the morning! Also GREAT for brewing a pot of coffee while underway. We've got one of the single burner butane stoves, and a propane Magma grill for the stern also on the boat, but we use the Mini-Galley the most.

Don

 

[Ross]

Use pot holder as discribed and use deep pots for cooking liquid and fill them only half full. With that you can roll 30 degrees and not spill the beans.

 

[Benny17441]

Oh, those pictures depict the joys of small boats, every space has to do double duty and things have to be moved around in different configurations to accomadate the activity. We use a butane Kenyon single burner stove. The person cooking serves as the pot holder and provides the gimbaled motion to prevent spills. With a little practice and a feel for the movements of the boat it works well. The only thing is that you cannot leave it unattended but you should not leave a stove unattended at any time. Just plan what you are going to cook and prepare all ingridients ahead of time. Ross is correct, use a bigger pan that what you would normally use or fill it less. Don't use a cheap flea market butane stove as they are prone to flare-ups get a marine grade one. Careful with camping stoves as they are mostly designed to be used outdoors, don't use one that can tip over. One hand for the pot and one for yourself and the stove has to be able to stand by itself and in place.

 

[joes new addiction]

All useful info to store in the 2 working brain cells I have left.
C'tan Don, your idea is the beans, where pray tell did you pur-chase your stove?
Joe
See, you can teach old (well "refined") dawgs new tricks!

 

[CaptDon01]

Joe,

I purchased the Forespar Mini-Galley off eBay, but many of the marine supply houses on the web also sell them. Just search on "Forespar Mini-Galley". The newer versions have a full regulator for the gas valve. This helps keep the same setting for hours at a time. We also use it to heat the cabin. I bought a ceramic fired 5" flower pot that we install up-side-down. The little drain hole defuses the heat, and it takes the chill out of the cabin. Force-10 had an even nicer unit, but for whatever reason, they have either gone out of business, or discontinued manufaturing them. The Mini-Galley also comes with a plastic mount that is normally fastened to a flat surface. They also make an adaptor to mount them on a railing, but it's like $50 or more. So I fabricated my own mount to fit on the compression post in the cabin.

Don