stoves Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 1982

[Wally Buck]

Mary Lou,

Thanks for the info on the stoves. I have the old Suunto /Bluet style. I 
held off on replacing and have been using my Coleman stove when 
overnighting. It works great but takes up room.

Wally

>From: Mary Lou Troy <mltroy@netreach.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: stoves Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 1982
>Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:04:13 -0500
>
>Joseph,
>We replaced our old Suunto (Bluet) stove this past year with a newer model 
>that uses the newer style canisters with valves. If the square pan with the 
>old Bluet stove is in good shape it's a fairly easy switch. I think Fred 
>had to file the holes for the burner support a little wider to accommodate 
>a slightly different pattern. At the time I wrote to the list:
>"Our stove appeared to be an old Suunto backpacking stove that had an 8" 
>square stainless pan replacing the stove's windscreen. The square pan 
>screwed into the underside of the galley counter. Amazingly, Suunto makes 
>an almost identical stove that uses its newer 270 (or 470) canisters - the 
>larger ones with valves. we were able to use the same square pan with a few 
>modifications. Haven't actually fitted the stove back in the galley so 
>can't report complete success yet but it appears to ba a happy solution. I 
>actually really liked the little Suunto stove in spite of the fact that you 
>couldn't remove the canisters once they were in place. It was very reliable 
>and easily regulated. The new one has a larger burner so we'll see how it 
>works in its small space - carefully."
>
>and ""Our replacement stove is labeled a Turbo 270. We bought it from REI 
>and you could probably buy it from them on the web. Other camping supply 
>stores may carry it as well. It uses the newer Camping Gaz canisters (also 
>butane/propane mix) with the valve so you can remove the canisters before 
>they are empty. They have a proprietary valve so you still have to use the 
>Gaz canisters only but you can use either the 270 or 470 Gaz canisters. 
>Sports Authority carries the canisters as well as REI. We had to enlarge 
>the four holes through the stainless square pan that the pot supports go 
>through to fit the slightly different position of the pot supports on the 
>new stove. Fred's had it out on the boat boiling water so I can report that 
>it seems to work without any hot spots (a concern because of the larger 
>burn head)."
>
>I can now report after one season that it works very well indeed.
>
>Hope this is helpful,
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD
>
>
>
>At 07:52 PM 1/28/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi All, can anyone please help me with the following queistions for my 
>>Rhodes
>>22, 1982.
>>
>>Is 3/8" the right size for the Halyards and sheets. Any Idea how long the
>>175% genoa sheet is?
>>
>>I have a Bleuet stove that I need to replace. Are they still being
>>manufactured and where?
>>
>>I need the base to the table support for the main cabin. I went to West
>>marine but no luck. Any Ideas?
>>
>>Thanks, this is a great site.
>>
>>Joseph
>>
>>
>>
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