Butane stoves apparently have a long history of exploding. Bad enough when you're camping. Much worse in your boat cabin when you're 10 miles offshore. There are videos online.
https://www.classaction.org/butane-stove-explosions Jack Brennan Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date:10/28/2017 2:38 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Matthew L. Wolford" <wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I think butane is lighter than air (unlike propane), but I could be wrong. From: jackbrennan via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 2:33 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: jackbrennan Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I hope everyone using portable stoves fueled by butane or small propane canisters is taking the appropriate safety precautions. Both types of stoves can cause explosions. The canisters should not be stored inside the boat unless it is an isolated locker with a drain to the outside. I keep mine, for a rail grill, in a large pvc pipe tied to the rail with holes in the bottom for any stray gas to drain. A couple of years ago, a canister malfunctioned. I was really happy it was not down below. It would have filled the boat with propane.. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO I was really happy it was not down bekow. -------- Original message -------- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List Date:10/28/2017 1:24 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I use the oven often when cruising. There's nothing like waking up the mate with fresh baked muffins or scones in the morning! Even better when we're under way! And pork tenderloins are relatively quick and easy to make. So is pizza. And I just found a great recipe for small potatoes baked with parmesan cheese and olive oil--goes great with steak...or the aforementioned pork...and a nice bottle of Bordeaux. And the broiler is excellent for toasting bagels. And I can't imagine re-heating Chinese food without an oven. We don't "camp" aboard when we're cruising. We didn't have an oven and we missed it on the first Peregrine, a C&C 27 I grew up cruising on. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I'm not sure how much space people are dealing with, but here's what I'm doing: my boat came with a clunky old (and bulletproof) stainless steel gimbaled stove/oven combination. Rather than try to get it working, I place one of those butane units on top of the stove, and voila -- we can make coffee or soup at sea (which is all we ever use it for). I have an upgrade in the works. No one I know ever uses an oven, but owners of newer boats do use microwaves. I may use a microwave, too, but only at the dock. Force 10 makes (or at least made) a stainless steel gimbaled stove/oven combination unit, but instead of an oven it has a microwave shelf. (It comes without the microwave, so finding the right size microwave can be a bit of a pain.) Once I get it out of the basement and install it on the boat, it will provide the stove burners that I want using the old propane system (much of which is also being replaced), and I'll be able to microwave something quickly while at the dock. That's my evil plan. We'll see how it works out. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Thomas via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2017 12:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Steve Thomas Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I wish that those Forespar gimbaled stoves were still available. I am in the process now of converting an older version to accept modern propane cylinders. I spent several months on a boat that had one and we used it all the time, mainly for boiling water and making coffee. A good mounting spot is to a 1 by 6 board bolted to the 1/2 bulkhead that forms one side of the galley on most boats. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII ---- Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Forespar makes a nifty gimbled stove for small boats. I like the idea of a gimble system since boats tend to move around beneath the stove, and hot fluids splashing all over the cabin are usually a bit messy and dangerous. This one uses the same propane cannisters as a Magna Grill or Lehr Propane outboard motor and can be purchased at any grocery or hardware store. <https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=14122> https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=14122 I used to use a wind proof butane Optimus backpacking stove when I had my C&C 25 and it worked well, but the compressed gas cannisters are no longer available. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 Landfall 35 Padanaram, MA _______________________________________________ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. 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