Prepping for a cruise (by Dan Wallace)

3/30/2011

The following modifications were made to go off-shore:

Added a SSB and antenna (the split lead clip on type)
Added refrigeration
Converted from natural gas to propane
Installed a macerator
Replaced the anchor roller with a custom made twin roller
Put on new anchors and chain
Newest and biggest electronics I could afford

Bob Suberi

11/23/2013 01:05:59 am

I would like to convert my stove to propane and would like to know what you did to convert. Did you buy a new stove, stove top or convert the existing stove. I will not use the oven and was wondering if you looked into replacing the stove top. Also, did you go with composite tanks and if so where did you mount them?
Thanks for you attention,
Bob Suberi 251-228-1558

John Swanson

2/11/2019 03:11:28 pm

Did you ever convert to propane? If so, where did you install the tank?

Daniel Wallace

11/23/2013 05:13:12 am

Hi, I had the CNG jets replaced with propane jets. I used the existing hose then added to it so it would reach to a point in front of the wheel. I used two twenty pound bottles and had them secured in front of the wheel. I think it cost around $40 to do it all. I would not rule out using the stove as it comes in very handy for bread, potatoes, and general food warming. I think it would cost a lot more to replace the unit with a stovetop and it would certainly affect your resale price. Dan

Daniel Wallace

2/11/2019 03:42:23 pm

I lashed the tanks in front of the traveler. That way if there where to be a leak, it would go over the side through the drains. I used a single hose to go from the tanks to the stove. If you will be off the boat for awhile just turn off the tank and stow below. The regular 20lb steel tanks didnt rust appreciably in a year and a half.

John Swanson

2/11/2019 04:08:43 pm

I just don't think I want to reduce my cockpit space. Perhaps the thing is to just mount a tank to the aft rail. Alternatively, I am thinking of just a gimbaled stove top with a small camping-type propane tank, like some big race boats I have been on. +

Daniel Wallace

2/11/2019 08:09:57 pm

I singlehanded and was mostly offshore a week or two at a time so space in the cockpit wasn't an issue. Having said that, the only time I used the oven was to bake bread which you can do on the stovetop in a pressure cooker (non-pressurised). I wouldn't buy a boat without an oven tho. Good storage spot.

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Jack Harris is the owner of "Temptation," a 1985 Tartan 34-2. Jack is a Professor of Sociology and an international consultant to local governments. He sails out of Prinyer's Cove, Picton, Ontario, Canada.

Prepping for a cruise (by Dan Wallace)

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