Dear 22' owners. I have never used the stove on my boat because I was never comfortable with the achoal type stoves. are there any other ideas out there where someone has used a different type of stove on board with good results. if so, please forward to me. thanks
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Stoves on C22
Bernie, either learn to use it properly or buy an Origo non-pressurized alcohol stove. They come in one or two burner models. They're expensive. To find out what's available, get a West Marine or BoatUS catalog and read it. On a boat your size, you could also buy a single burner butane or propane cannister fired stove. Lots of options out there, go find them. Also, chandlery catalogs are available right on line. Stu
Bernie, either learn to use it properly or buy an Origo non-pressurized alcohol stove. They come in one or two burner models. They're expensive. To find out what's available, get a West Marine or BoatUS catalog and read it. On a boat your size, you could also buy a single burner butane or propane cannister fired stove. Lots of options out there, go find them. Also, chandlery catalogs are available right on line. Stu
Catalina 22 stove
I use a Kenyon Express butane stove on my Catalina 22. I chucked the alchol stove as I wanted the space below it as a working area on my galley. I store the butane stove below the forward starboard seatee. However, one important note. The butane stove can burn the wood lip on the galley. I had to place a metal backing plate with some spacing on that wood lip to prevent the stove from burning it. You can see this in the picture below. Note, I put a flat oak board on top of the flat fiberglass area of the galley that sevves as as a line cutting board and pounding area to extend the length of the mounting holes in eye straps.
I use a Kenyon Express butane stove on my Catalina 22. I chucked the alchol stove as I wanted the space below it as a working area on my galley. I store the butane stove below the forward starboard seatee. However, one important note. The butane stove can burn the wood lip on the galley. I had to place a metal backing plate with some spacing on that wood lip to prevent the stove from burning it. You can see this in the picture below. Note, I put a flat oak board on top of the flat fiberglass area of the galley that sevves as as a line cutting board and pounding area to extend the length of the mounting holes in eye straps.
Some Cooking Ideas
Bernie: Before I bought my boat, a friend of mine showed me what was involved with their alcohol stove, and I didn't even buy one when we bought our boat. The first year that we had it I made a little Sterno stove and used it in the cockpit to heat up soup, and I realized that that was nice on cool fall evenings. Then my wife's mother bought a little stove that had a little alcohol burner on it that might be used for something like a picnic. (This was 25 years ago). I tested this little burner at home, and still thought that it wasn't really something that I wanted to use on the boat, but I put a little can of Sterno into the center of it and it worked fine. I gimbaled this burner and used it on the slide out galley, (where the stove was intended to be), for many years on our C-22. The galley is currently out of our C-22, but we still carry the stove to use in the cockpit if necessary. I say if necessary, because our boat is really a restaurant cruiser, that is, we cruise it from restaurant to restaurant. Anyhow, we also have a little gas grill, (a $12 drug store version), that I attach to the stern and backstay and cook there a few times each summer. Another thing that we do is have a little coil that my wife uses to heat her cappuccino each morning. It gets its power from the boat's battery. We refer to it as her cappuccino machine. This has proven to be a critical part of the boat's equipment, if you know what I mean. I hope that this message gives you some additional ideas of things that you can try to keep your crew happy. Aldo
Bernie: Before I bought my boat, a friend of mine showed me what was involved with their alcohol stove, and I didn't even buy one when we bought our boat. The first year that we had it I made a little Sterno stove and used it in the cockpit to heat up soup, and I realized that that was nice on cool fall evenings. Then my wife's mother bought a little stove that had a little alcohol burner on it that might be used for something like a picnic. (This was 25 years ago). I tested this little burner at home, and still thought that it wasn't really something that I wanted to use on the boat, but I put a little can of Sterno into the center of it and it worked fine. I gimbaled this burner and used it on the slide out galley, (where the stove was intended to be), for many years on our C-22. The galley is currently out of our C-22, but we still carry the stove to use in the cockpit if necessary. I say if necessary, because our boat is really a restaurant cruiser, that is, we cruise it from restaurant to restaurant. Anyhow, we also have a little gas grill, (a $12 drug store version), that I attach to the stern and backstay and cook there a few times each summer. Another thing that we do is have a little coil that my wife uses to heat her cappuccino each morning. It gets its power from the boat's battery. We refer to it as her cappuccino machine. This has proven to be a critical part of the boat's equipment, if you know what I mean. I hope that this message gives you some additional ideas of things that you can try to keep your crew happy. Aldo
orion one burner stove
I have a Orion one burner stove. It works great and I feel it is safe. (It is non-pressurized.) I have seen pressurized stoves in action and seen flames as high as the cabin top.I know how you feel about being scared of them.
I have a Orion one burner stove. It works great and I feel it is safe. (It is non-pressurized.) I have seen pressurized stoves in action and seen flames as high as the cabin top.I know how you feel about being scared of them.
Converted Coleman propane camp stove
I took an old 2-burner Coleman Camp Stove (propane), and converted it from right hand to left hand, screwed it down to the surface provided for same. When I use the stove, I simply hang the bottle off the left hand side of the slide-out galley. I stow the bottle when not using the stove. I left the hinged cover on, as well as the side breeze shields- using these prevents surrounding things from getting hot. When not in use, the stove closes up and I have a useable flat surface to use for whatever. It might not be super pretty, but it works great, and cost me next to nothing!
I took an old 2-burner Coleman Camp Stove (propane), and converted it from right hand to left hand, screwed it down to the surface provided for same. When I use the stove, I simply hang the bottle off the left hand side of the slide-out galley. I stow the bottle when not using the stove. I left the hinged cover on, as well as the side breeze shields- using these prevents surrounding things from getting hot. When not in use, the stove closes up and I have a useable flat surface to use for whatever. It might not be super pretty, but it works great, and cost me next to nothing!
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