Gas cookers

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I have a Gibsea 77 and need to replace the original gas cooker/grill, but i cannot find anything the same size, being 18" wide but only 10" front to back. It has to fit into a specific pre-formed opening, but i could stretch to 12" deep. Plastimo and Calor are both too deep at 15". Is there any reason for not adapting a camping stove to fit? Any help would be really appreciated.
 
Not really, only difference is likely to be quality of materials in terms of longevity in a sea water rich environment. But then, camping stoves are expected to work in the great outdoors rather than in a cabin.
Just make sure that you have the correct gas supply (usually either Butane or Propane) The pilot, jets and air vents will all have been set up for either one or the other, they don't swop happily!
 
I fitted a twin ring and grill stove from my local camping shop. Cost about 40 quid. Very cheap, but it went rusty quickly. Cured that with a tin of hammerite. No real downside, and quite easy to adapt to gimballing.
 
Camping stoves are designed for outdoor use, so are not always fitted with flame failure devices.
Very advisable for boat use. Check your insurance.
 
Dont worry to much about the propane / Butane i use the first in the freezing north becouse the butane dosent "gas" The propane on a Butane cooker makes the grill glow red very quickly and cooks faster.Im told the BTUs are less for propane but it comes out faster!??

For the propane i have another regulator and heavier tubeing which i change to as i arrive in the north the cooker remains the same.Just works in the cold!!

Just watch the the cooking but no problems at all and i use a "camping" cooker/grill or rather "used to" as i swaped my system for an alcohol cooker as storeing two 5 liter alcohol containers is easier for me than two gas bottels and lasts longer. But boils the kettel far more slowly
 
What about the Techimpex range? I seem to remember that when I was looking for a new cooker for my boat, the Techimpex was the one with least depth. I didn't buy it because I was offered a Plastimo at bargain price and took that. I wish I hadn't because the Plastimo valves became very tight after a few months' use [Attention - apostrophe spotters - is that correct?] whilst a friend who bought a Techimpex several years ago has had no trouble with it.

http://www.techimpex.it
 
have got vanessa flavel twin burner and grill with a propane reg out of a BT van, will measure it tomorrow, 25 beer tokens
stu
 
Its an Origo horribly expensive if bought new! And not worth the price i met a German boat that wanted to change his rotten alcohol cooker for a gas one!As i had a fairly new gas grill cooker with bottels and regulators we swaped

I hated the treck with the bottel and they the slowness and smell!!

We were both happy and as we exchanged christmas greatings still Suits my "compact" sailboat and they love their gas grill!!!!
 
Re: Gas cookers ... adapt a camping job ?

Why not ... plenty of others have ....

Worth a trip to the biggest Caravan / Camping Superstore you can find ... you will probably end up seeing many more items useful on a boat additional to a cooker.

Another way of course is to google for Caravan breakers ... and contact a company - give sizes, etc. and see what comes up - amazing what does ...
 
thanks for that, i think it will be too big tho cos the replacement model is made by plastimo - if its no bother to measure i'd like to know, will prob end up with camping stove. Thanks
 
Flame failure device is a must have ( re Dan Tribe) The Flavel Vanessa does not have it and I'm not sure about camping stoves. The Camping Gaz ones are good value, but again I'm not sure about flame failure devices which, mas you are know are standard equipment on modern marine cookers.
 
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