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What are the pros and cons of the push-pit (sorry) BBQ? Ta.
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chippie
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One of the pros is that it does what the title of your post suggests and keeps the smells out of the boat and has the cook amongst the social gathering in the cockpit, it also has the flames hanging out on the side of your boat so if in the unlikely event of anything untoward happening you can jettison it into the tide
On the con side, it is one more piece of kit and (perhaps) gas bottle to store, probably more appropriate for the larger boat/cockpit IMHO.
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On the con side, it is one more piece of kit and (perhaps) gas bottle to store, probably more appropriate for the larger boat/cockpit IMHO.
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snowleopard
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strictly speaking it constitutes a distress signal. there was a case a while back of the lifeboat going out to a gin palace during cowes week to ask why they wanted to be rescued.
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Robin
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Keeps the heat out of the cabin. Our Magma BBQ with a lid works like an oven and you can even do a full roast dinner very quickly without cooking the cook. We originally had a charcoal version but changed to a gas one as it is easier and you don't need to carry bags of fuel etc. Gas cartridges are removeable disposable type and pricey, we rigged our BBQ to run from a Calor propane cylinder using parts from West Marine USA.
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vyv_cox
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Turns a meal into an occasion. My charcoal Magma is used frequently, to the enjoyment of all participants. The downside is getting rid of red-hot charcoal in an emergency. Short of dumping it over the side, which I feel very uncomfortable about, you can douse it in water but that is messy.
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I've been toying with the idea of a set of brackets on the push-pit extending out over the water, with hinges on the outer end .... the top part connected to a hibachi - 10quid - bbq ..... so cook and dump the embers !!
I really baulk at the price of the 'marine' bbq's ...... I don't even pay that for my garden job !!! So 10 quid and throw away at the end of the season ...... I actually have a Hibachi - cheapie in the transom locker of my boat - been there for years ... I use it at Priory bay etc. still hgoing strong ... bit rusty - but arent' the best bbq's ?????
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
I really baulk at the price of the 'marine' bbq's ...... I don't even pay that for my garden job !!! So 10 quid and throw away at the end of the season ...... I actually have a Hibachi - cheapie in the transom locker of my boat - been there for years ... I use it at Priory bay etc. still hgoing strong ... bit rusty - but arent' the best bbq's ?????
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
richardandtracy
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Rust
And, where do you put the food anyway - certainly not in the embers where the rust is. I agree, who cares.
Regards
Richard
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And, where do you put the food anyway - certainly not in the embers where the rust is. I agree, who cares.
Regards
Richard
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sailbadthesinner
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Nige
we went on charter 2001 to med.
we looked at barbs upstairs at LBS but balked at price
we took a basic flat shallow barbeque with us cost about 14 quid to which we had welded some brackets onto and managed to attch it further with bits we found in a convenient skip next to the boat. We had fully protected the chrome with rubber strips and fashioned side supports that extended to the back of it to keep it steady
the charter co were aksed before hand and asked us to leave it behind if we could, which we delighted to do so.
it worked really well and was much steadier than the customboat one that had been on a charter boat the year before. we had seen the 'custom one' seen for 70 quid at LBS and that was too asmall for 8 of us.
we had no probs and it is great fun esp bananas chocolate and brandy.
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we went on charter 2001 to med.
we looked at barbs upstairs at LBS but balked at price
we took a basic flat shallow barbeque with us cost about 14 quid to which we had welded some brackets onto and managed to attch it further with bits we found in a convenient skip next to the boat. We had fully protected the chrome with rubber strips and fashioned side supports that extended to the back of it to keep it steady
the charter co were aksed before hand and asked us to leave it behind if we could, which we delighted to do so.
it worked really well and was much steadier than the customboat one that had been on a charter boat the year before. we had seen the 'custom one' seen for 70 quid at LBS and that was too asmall for 8 of us.
we had no probs and it is great fun esp bananas chocolate and brandy.
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Thats my style ....... I saw a fancy swing bracket 'kettle' style job in Ryde last year ...... seemed awfully flimsy on the single bracket fitting !! I spoke to the guy later - he was not impressed after spending something like 90 quid for it !!
I like the Hibachi idea with a few brackets and basic cheaop living !! Maybe we can do a side-line of knocking up 'marinised Hibachis' for 50 quid a throw ?????
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
I like the Hibachi idea with a few brackets and basic cheaop living !! Maybe we can do a side-line of knocking up 'marinised Hibachis' for 50 quid a throw ?????
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
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My bbq ...
Is a standard rectangular Hibachi style .... 10 quid in B&Q etc. It has the bolt on wooden feet etc. and the flat square cooking lattice trays that slot into the holders at the back .... bit flimsy - but they work !
I advocate replace the wood feet with the hinge bracket bits and then mount on the rail ....
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
Is a standard rectangular Hibachi style .... 10 quid in B&Q etc. It has the bolt on wooden feet etc. and the flat square cooking lattice trays that slot into the holders at the back .... bit flimsy - but they work !
I advocate replace the wood feet with the hinge bracket bits and then mount on the rail ....
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
sailbadthesinner
New member
well ours ended up with two main brakets and a sorted of twisted support like a horizontal heating element underneath the attached to the back of the barbie too. otherwise it would have tilted backl with food on it. We got the extra bits out of the skip and were thrilled. The previous purpose built was not as steady as we would have liked and did leave marks on the chrome as the rubber padding was useless.
it would not be hard to work up a cheaper solution. I have thought of fabricating a sort of tray with upward flanges to enclose disposable barbies much easier.
any thoughts?????
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it would not be hard to work up a cheaper solution. I have thought of fabricating a sort of tray with upward flanges to enclose disposable barbies much easier.
any thoughts?????
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Observer
Active member
Uncomfortable?
Why feel uncomfortable Vyv. Charcoal, whether partly burnt or otherwise, is surely at the apogee of biodegradability?
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Why feel uncomfortable Vyv. Charcoal, whether partly burnt or otherwise, is surely at the apogee of biodegradability?
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Ohdrat
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Re: Are you sure
that the lifeboat crew just gate crashing after some free nosh?
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that the lifeboat crew just gate crashing after some free nosh?
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Gordonmc
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Don't have a push-pit, but I made up a frame from old bits of stainless steel rod rigging out of the skip which hangs off the toe-rail.
Into that goes a disposable barbie from the supermarket. When the fish is done the whole kit n'caboodle goes into the briny on a length of wire for recovery.
I am looking around for a bit of sheet SS to make a windshield.
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Into that goes a disposable barbie from the supermarket. When the fish is done the whole kit n'caboodle goes into the briny on a length of wire for recovery.
I am looking around for a bit of sheet SS to make a windshield.
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vyv_cox
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Why do you hang a skip off your toe-rail?
Just thought I'd ask.
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Just thought I'd ask.
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Originally I thought about 2 inverted U brackets fitted to inner edge to go over the rail, then two hinged legs to support the outer edge of the bbq that stood on the toerail .... but then thought that the bbq should be a reasonable distnace out from the rail etc. so a frame in a sort of inverted slant L should carry the bbq ..... many thoughts .... not so much time to make it !!!
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
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Bilge Keelers get up further ! I only came - cos they said there was FREE Guinness !
Pelican
New member
I have a Magma Marine Cuisine Gas barbie on my boat which gets a lot of use all year around! Hanging it on the pushpit gave some initial problems for the bloody thing wud slip and all the grub went into the lake! Now I have a wooden support . Have cooked just about everything on it and sometimes when in Swiss/French ports keep bacon cooking permanently of a sunday morning to get the boys sniffing the wind out on their decks! Great fun and a great party piece - get a gas one - instant heat - no waiting for the charcoal to heat up and delicious food what ever u do!
Bon appetit
Pelican
P.S. Have a cover for it - essential to prevent rust on the gas outlet - which is the same colour as the sail/hull cover...green...looks smart even when closed!
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Bon appetit
Pelican
P.S. Have a cover for it - essential to prevent rust on the gas outlet - which is the same colour as the sail/hull cover...green...looks smart even when closed!
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AvanLoon
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The pro is that you can enjoy the jealousy in the eyes of the rest of the harbour when they smell your bacon, since they don't have it aboard.
The con is that if that BBQ hangs on the pulpit of your neighbour, you are one of the jealous skippers, who can only buy some bacon on the acceptance of muddy shoes, since the tide has fell.....
Happy cooking!
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The con is that if that BBQ hangs on the pulpit of your neighbour, you are one of the jealous skippers, who can only buy some bacon on the acceptance of muddy shoes, since the tide has fell.....
Happy cooking!
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