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EarlEbert
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Initially Posted - 07/14/2007 :  18:51:46  Show Profile
The old Princess alcohol stove has finally died on my 1983 25. What should I replace it with?
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 07/14/2007 :  18:55:46  Show Profile
You can convert the stove to propane and keep the same housing and mounts. Here is a [url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15442&SearchTerms=propane,stove"]link to the mod.[/url]
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 07/15/2007 :  09:36:16  Show Profile
In the same space, you can fit a 2-burner Origo non-pressurized alcohol stove--very safe and easy to use, and a bit pricey (but the fuel is cheap). Coleman has a variety of propane camp stoves/grills that use the same 1 lb. cannisters boat grills use. My choice for my latest boat is the portable Kenyon butane stove--use it anywhere--cockpit or galley--and store it anywhere in its carrying case. $40 at Defender ($70 at WM).

But my primary interest is heating water. One day I'll add a rod-holder-mounted grill.

If you really are into cooking onboard, propane is nice, but a proper permanent installation includes a tank outside of the hull (in the cockpit or hanging off the stern-rail so gas can't flow into the bilge) and a thermocouple-activated valve that shuts off the tank if there's no flame. I've heard that Coast Guard regs require it--not sure if that's true... I do know Catalina installs propane systems that way.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 07/15/2007 :  10:38:46  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I traded my Princess for a galley wench, pretty good deal really.


Sailing trivia, what movie, who is she?
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 07/15/2007 :  13:03:49  Show Profile
Geena Davis, "Cutthroat Island," 1995.

Amazing how a pirate can become President. Or vice versa.

And, by the way, I second the butane recommendation.

Brooke
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 07/16/2007 :  12:03:10  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
Dave,
I was searching for the Kenyon butane and ran across [url="http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml01/01198.html"]this[/url] recall on it. It's old, dated July 13, 2001 but thought I should mention it anyway.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 07/16/2007 :  12:54:11  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DaveR</i>
<br />I was searching for the Kenyon butane and ran across this recall on it...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Thanks for the heads-up, Dave. The recall is on models 23000 and 23001 sold in 2000 and 2001. The unit I just bought from Defender is the 23200, so presumably it's a post-recall model.
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