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Subject: RE: [worldcruising] Stoves, LPG or Paraffin?
From: Tim Whelan (timwh@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Nov 02 2000 - 11:09:40 EST
Hi Arthur,
We also have a force 10 stove (circa 1986). Have used it for the last 6
years. In general, we are very happy with it primarily for cooking, but also
as a heat source to suppliment our propane heater. The only problem we have
had is that for a while the valve would not 'lock' open on the oven. I
forget exactly how we had this fixed, but I think they ended up replacing
the thermocouple.
Tim Whelan
s/v Patience
http://www.tgw.net
-----Original Message-----
From: sentto-52292-4379-973168083-timwh=pobox.com@XXX.XXX
[mailto:sentto-52292-4379-973168083-timwh=pobox.com@XXX.XXX]
On Behalf Of Arthur Plottier
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 7:28 PM
To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Stoves, LPG or Paraffin?
James,
Thank you for your reply.
We can appreciate the problem with the paraffin heaters, and after all the
advice received we are going to purchase a LPG stove and have a little
Primus kerosene stove as backup. I think that is the best compromise in case
that we cannot refill the bottles in remote areas.
We have conflicting reports about the Force 10 and perhaps the problem is
that in the later models they become slack in the quality control.
The report about the Dixon heaters is good. I wonder how are the Taylor
propane stoves.
regards
Arthur
>From: "Forsyth" <sailors2@XXX.XXX>
>Reply-To: worldcruising@XXX.XXX
>To: <worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
>Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Stoves, LPG or Paraffin?
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:03:47 -0000
>
>Arthur,
>
> We've used a Force 10 stove for about 8 years now, and find it to be
>superb. A little over a year ago we sold our 42' wooden cutter and
>purchased a Valiant 40. We took the stove with us off the old boat. That
>should give you some idea of what we think of it.
>
> The oven distributes heat very evenly - better than many electric
>stoves
>ashore. The top is easy to clean. The only drawback is that when you open
>the oven door, the stove becomes heavier in front, and will tip toward the
>door. When the oven door is all the way open, it tucks beneath the stove
>and restores balance. Once you use it a couple of times, it ceases to be
>an
>issue.
>
> Ours is one of the older models without a thermostat, but keeping oven
>temperature steady is absolutely no problem. Turn the heat on high to
>reach
>the desired temp., reduce heat to "2" and that's it. It will maintain
>anything from 250 to 450 F without further adjustment. To make it easy, we
>rotate the thermometer so the desired temp. has the needle straight up. A
>quick glance will confirm the temp without having to actually read the
>numbers.
>
> I had a Taylor's Paraffin cooker on a Laurent Giles sloop I lived on
>for
>a couple of years back in the late 70's. There is no way I'd EVER go back
>to that. Frequent flare ups, the need to clean the burners anytime the
>fuel
>was less than pristine, hard to regulate temps, and of course, the need to
>prime perfectly before lighting. Yuch.
>
> As for heaters, our old boat had a Dickenson Newport diesel heater,
>and
>we were more than a little pleased to note that our new (22 year old) boat
>does as well. We find them easy to use, very efficient, and attractive.
>They use a lot less fuel than a propane heater, and you can see the flame,
>which is cozy on a cold winter night. Ours keeps the main cabin, galley
>and
>our quarter cabin quite comfortable down to freezing. When it's much below
>that, we need sweaters and/or secondary sources of heat. The Valiant is
>well insulated (foam inside a thick fiberglass hull), but it's also a
>pretty
>large space for just one heater.
>
>James Forsyth
>S/V Moonshadow
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Arthur Plottier <arthurplottier@XXX.XXX>
>To: <worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:57 PM
>Subject: [worldcruising] Stoves, LPG or Paraffin?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to have advice regarding which is the best stove system
> > for world cruising.
> >
> > If we are going to install an LPG stove with bottles from
> > Australia,which adaptors are needed to refill the bottles world wide?
> >
> > We prefer LPG to kerosene stoves, but we are worried about the issue
> > of refilling the bottles.
> >
> > Is there anybody who has experience with the Taylor's paraffin stoves
> > with oven?
> >
> > If we are going to install LPG we are considering purchasing Dixson
> > or Force 10 stove and diesel heater.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> >
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