Mike.Gritten
Member III
We have just enjoyed a great lasagna with garlic toast, followed by homemade "oatmeal and raisin" cookies, all courtesy of our brand new Force 10 propane stove. After years of living with the old Galley Maid kerosene stove and its bad habits (burners that refused to be rebuilt effectively, sometimes flareups and black smoke, an oven that never seemed to work properly, etc.) we decided to buck up and update to a propane system and modern 3 burner stove. Wow, what a difference! Electronic igniters, thermostatically controlled oven, broiler, beautiful stainless steel construction. We didn't think that we would be as pleased as we obviously are.
The pics below show the old and new installations. The Force 10 almost dropped right into the existing mounts. The propane installation was much more of a challenge. We went with Trident brand hose, fittings, switch panel, sniffer with auto-shutoff, and aluminum 10lb tank. We still haven't completed the propane locker, but we're putting it under the starboard portion of the helm seat with a manufactured air tight hatch lid in the seat itself. We can just fit the horizontal tank and still meet the ABYC requirements to drain to a thru-hull above the normal waterline. I will post photos next week of the final locker installation.
The pics below show the old and new installations. The Force 10 almost dropped right into the existing mounts. The propane installation was much more of a challenge. We went with Trident brand hose, fittings, switch panel, sniffer with auto-shutoff, and aluminum 10lb tank. We still haven't completed the propane locker, but we're putting it under the starboard portion of the helm seat with a manufactured air tight hatch lid in the seat itself. We can just fit the horizontal tank and still meet the ABYC requirements to drain to a thru-hull above the normal waterline. I will post photos next week of the final locker installation.
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