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Ed Montague
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Initially Posted - 06/02/2002 : 01:34:24

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had purchased a used marine stove/oven and had installed it. My wife loves to cook and I love to eat what she cooks. She said an oven would be nice. I looked into a new one and it is 15 boat units. OUCH!!! So a friend mentioned the annual Berekley Marina Swap Meet and I found a serviceable unit that needed some repair for 3 boat units. Added costs were; 1)new glass in oven door, $50 2) small propane tank, hose, and fittings, $100 3) 6" PVC pipe 20" long and two 6" end caps, $30. (Note: the propane tank fits inside the PVC pipe, the pipe is clamped to stern pulpit on the port side).

The first step was to make a metal box out of 14 guage galvanized sheet metal. Second step was to cut out the fiberglass area under the existing stove and remove the drawer by splitting the drawer assembly, this leaves the swing down door for access to the galley sink/ice box valves. I needed to remove the seat back on the rear seat of the dinett to make room for the saber saw. Third step was to attach the metal box to the hull liner and seat back. Fourth step was to set the over in place with the gimbles in the previously cut holes. Before I set the oven all the way in place it was neccessay to connect the propane hose to the back of the oven. once in place the hose is not accessable. I drilled a hole in the bulkhead between the galley and the lazarett to feed the hose through and then the hose went out port cowl vent to the propane tank mounted on the stantion. All done and works great. Let me just say that a cordless saber saw made the fiberglass cutting a dream. Also my wife held a shop vac to the cutting area as I cut to keep the dust down.

Once we had the oven in we had the drawer left over. So we cut a hole in the end of the dinett seat and installed the drawer.

Time involved; half a day driving to Berkley Marina, 2 hours fabricating the metal box, 1 hour fabricating a new burner for one of the stove's two top burners, 2 hours at the boat cutting and installing stove, 1/2 hour cutting and installing the new drawer.

Hopefully all the pictures will be self explainitory. Sorry, I foregot the camera at home so there are no pictures of the actual installation. <img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d820b3127cce9e413b8e10e40000001410" border=0>

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1978 #765 SK, Stnd, Dinette ~_/)~

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 06/02/2002 : 01:41:16

Metal Box. <img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d820b3127cce9e413b8f91d50000001410" border=0>

Ed Montague on 'Yahoo'
1978 #765 SK, Stnd, Dinette ~_/)~

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 06/02/2002 : 01:43:35

Pieces cut out of galley and rear seat.<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d820b3127cce9e413b8010ea0000001410" border=0>

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Response Posted - 06/02/2002 : 01:45:33

Drawer added under rear seat of dinette.<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d820b3127cce9e413b8191db0000001410" border=0>

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tmhansen
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Response Posted - 06/02/2002 : 03:34:31

Ed your installation looks very nice. I like what you did with the drawer and I am amazed at how little time it took you. Can you take a picture and post of your propane tank locker too? Once you get a chance to use it a bit let us know how quickly it goes through propane and how much it heats up the cabin to use the oven. Being up in the Sierra foothills I imagine that you won't want to use the oven much in the summer.

Can you explain the boat units? I have been reading this site for a couple of years and it is used all the time but I missed the explaination.

We are so close to finally getting our own boat I can't wait. The goal now is to have the boat by next season. We start shopping for a tow vehicle in September and then the boat itself after the first of the new year.

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 06/02/2002 : 21:09:39

My apologies for the confusion with the boat units, although the term was originally coined to confuse our significant others about the cost of boat stuff if they happened to read our posts here. One boat unit equals $100. Now don't tell anybody else!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

You are correct about the heat the oven puts out. This past week we removed the electric heater and the ceramic heater from the boat. I don't think we will ever need them on the boat again. We have a mounted fan over the galley and I am going to put together a hatch scoop to catch more breeze and get better thru cabin ventilation.

Good luck with your boat hunt.

Ed Montague on 'Yahoo'
1978 #765 SK, Stnd, Dinette ~_/)~

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MattL
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Response Posted - 06/03/2002 : 02:14:32

Ed,
Did you ever think of writing a book on boat modifications. You could probably make a bunch of boat units, I'd buy one.<img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/04/2002 : 10:48:20

Ed,
Really nice job!
Have ever heard of cooking your Thanksgiving turkey (or any other turkey for that matter) upside down? All the juices flow into the breast meat.
Hey, you supply the oven, salad and pie and I'll supply the rest . . . <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 06/04/2002 : 16:51:39

I wish I could take credit for the improvement ideas I have put into and onto my boat. For the past 20 years of subscribing to Sail, Sailing, Cruising World, etc. I have been collecting ideas submitted by other sailors like you and me. I keep them in a three ring binder and when the weather gets nasty or I just get bored I will open the binder up and find something to do. You may have a good idea in publishing this collection. I have also just finished a fold down magazine rack that holds my lap top. I will post photos as soon as the film is developed. I hope to get up to the boat today (it's hot a breezy right now) and I will post photos of the propane tank installation when I get back.

Ed Montague on 'Yahoo'
1978 #765 SK, Stnd, Dinette ~_/)~

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Response Posted - 06/05/2002 : 02:47:34

Here is a look at the propane 'locker'. Tank fits perfectly into a 6" PVC pipe. I added two end caps (the bottom has a hole drilled for a vent) and clamped it to the stantion. I also plumbed the Magma BBQ, no more small canisters. I still need to route the hose to a proper thru hull fitting and not thru the cowl vent.<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d825b3127cce9e70f96acb750000001410" border=0>
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b2d825b3127cce9e70f96b4a440000001410" border=0>

Ed Montague on 'Yahoo'
1978 #765 SK, Stnd, Dinette ~_/)~

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Response Posted - 06/06/2002 : 14:16:48

Ed,
That would be a 5 pound propane tank?

For those who have the separate gas can locker, I'm planning on buying a narrower/taller gas tank to make room for one or maybe two 5 lb propane tanks. The 6" PVC would be the perfect way to hold them too!

Thanks again ED!

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