[Rhodes22-list] Stove fuel consideration

[Richard F Sheehan]

Mike;

I am able to make coffee and cook an omelet simultaneously.  Coffee takes
about 6 min and the omelet about the same.  There are clamps called "Pot
holders" to keep your pans from sliding.  Since the Origo isn't
pressurized, you'll still have eyebrows after lighting it.  The cutting
board retains the counter space when you are not cooking.  

When sailing in a heavy seaway - or a calm one for that matter -  I use
the boiling water I put in the steel thermoses to make instant coffee or
hot cocoa.  I feed the crew last night's fried chicken for lunch.

Since I have a pop top tent, I do not find the flame affected by breezes.
 I am very satisfied with my Origo 4000 and consider the $400.00 I spent
for it one of life's bargains. 

Since the alcohol burns cooler than other fuels, I have no worries about
melting my galley's fluorescent light fixture - still. I don't just go
off and leave the stove lit.  BTW, my stove is OEM on the farrier Corsair
trimarans.

Dick
 
On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:48:02 -0400 "Michael Meltzer"
<mjm@michaelmeltzer.com> writes:
> This is going to sound strange but IMHO it not the stove you have to 
> wroth about, it what's on the stove and ending up wearing it.
> The difference between on or two burner does not matter in the tight 
> spaces, their is so little room it is hard to use one pan.
> cooking speed is mostly based on the fuel used, butane is the 
> fastest, propane next and alcohol a very far third. IIRC butane 
> under
> 5 minutes to boil water vs 20 minutes for alcohol. Think about 
> exposure time to wind and wakes. The fixed stove is also only 
> usable
> in a claim anchorage or dockside. trying to use it in a seaway or on 
> a blustery days means you be wearing the food. The storys about
> 1 lb propane cycliners leaking is mostly case wear people refill 
> them, UL/lawsuits would have killed the manufacuers otherwise.
> people can get about 5 uses out of them and it the values that 
> govern it. if you use new cycliners, use same one untill empty, 
> only
> one session, keep the value capped between uses and the theards 
> oiled you be very hard pressed to have a problem. to hedge the bet
> you store the cycliners in the cockpit out of the weather(i.e. a 
> rubbermaid). Now you might ask why I defending the 1 lb  cycliners
> when I use glowmate butane :-)
> 
> If I was rebuilding my stove I would use Forespar mini-galley, 
> http://www.forespar.com/catalog/galley/galley.htm is is small, but
> that all you need for one or two people, and it has matching pots 
> and pans(no not under estermate that statement ;-), it used alot
> by the "around the world alone" bunch. It you had people on the boat 
> a rail mounted barbaque is better and many double for a stove.
> The problem is I would have to dedigned my gally for it, sounds like 
> you are doing that now. For what it is worth.
> 
> MJM
> 
> PS. defender has better prices than the "list" on thier website.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80@mail.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 6:42 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Stove fuel consideration
> 
> 
> > I will be making an entirely new galley.  I was going to replace 
> the old two burner stove with the pump, with a new two burner
> camp stove which I will modify to work in the boat.  This stove uses 
> small propane tanks.  Does anyone know of any reasons for not
> having propane on board; or any special considerations?  I will not 
> have propane aboard being stored, just carried on when I plan
> long daysails or overnighters.
> >
> > Any comments or help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Todd
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CPT Richard F. Sheehan 
PO Box 117
Wellfleet. MA 02667-0117
PH: 508-349-3096
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