Iain C
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Erm...surely with the budget constraints it's a case of see what crops up on Y&YBFS on facebook, here, and eBay? Been plenty kicking around for a song.
Erm...surely with the budget constraints it's a case of see what crops up on Y&YBFS on facebook, here, and eBay? Been plenty kicking around for a song.
This is going to break your budget, but GN Espace ( despite the name, a small british outfit) make the best stoves by far. If you are blue water sailing you will want to make bread, pizzas, and have an oven capable of searing meat. The GN can do this with ease. Its a proper insulated oven, and the unit uses less gas because of that. It is built to be maintained, and the guys at GN are a delight to deal with. It also makes very good cheese on toast and toast, because it has a proper grill. Start saving for one now, you wont regret it.
Trouble is that it will account for 10% of his budget to build a WHOLE 33' boat from a bare hull and deck!
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Yeah I would like one, having said that, it comes down to can I pay for it and where we are willing to compromise. Stove is doable new, sadly it tops out at £500 on our current budget. we do have a plan B and have bought a lucky dip.
Don't forget the installation costs which will add another 100 or 2 depending on whether you have a proper gas locker built in or not.
+1If by French you mean ENO, don't go there as spares for older ones are unavailable, and the company are an absolute pain to deal with, even e-mails written in French go unanswered.
We all seem to be hanging on the Neptune type. both 4500 and 5000 seem quite good. how's the quality from the gimble and the knobs and clamps? Anything to look out for?
the burner number is an interesting question and every time I look at the 2 burner, this little voice in the back of my mind goes (choose the 3 choose the 3) its only about £50 diff
3 burners would be great if there was space to use them but they're crowded into the same space as a 2 burner one and using 3 sensible sized pans at the same time isn't an option. Another vote for Neptune, quite good grill and the oven cooks joints well, spares readily available.
http://www.force10.com/gas_gimballed_3burner.html
I have the 4 x burner model. It works well, side wall around the burners and fiddles, although I would modify the side wall to be higher for deep sea. Oven is good, bakes bread, slowly, grill is good. Usual features flame failure shut off, electric ignition. They are very robust.
I'm looking at the 4500 and the 5000, I rather like the model to be honest.
I have an older Force 10 in my workshop for refurbishment. I just took this picture, that is 2 x 23 cm pans on the front two burners, as you see there is plenty of room. The same size could be fitted on the back 2 burners simultaneously.
Untitled by Rival Sailor, on Flickr