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Second Wind53
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Initially Posted - 05/01/2007 : 10:45:12

We are getting ready to launch in a few weeks and I'm checking out all the cruising stuff and have tried getting our Princess butane stove working.
Anybody have any hints? It has the two separate controls that regulate the burner but I haven't been able to get it burning yet.
Think I smell a bit of gas but no flames at this point.

Is this unit worth keeping?

Thanks.

Peter

95 250WB #90
Vancouver, BC

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bear
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Response Posted - 05/01/2007 : 12:09:04

I took mine out lock stock and barrel six yers ago and covered the opening with a bread board. Never trusted the butane cannisters and there installation.

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piseas
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Response Posted - 05/01/2007 : 14:51:39

Everyting I read say they are bad news. There are some links in this forum you might want to check out. Good luck.

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Bubba
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Response Posted - 05/01/2007 : 19:35:17

Nothing like having a butane canister out of sight under the galley where it can leak un-noticed. Butane is heavier than air so you can fill your boat up with it. I didn't trust mine and pitched it.

Last time I looked, Catalina was installing a different model that eliminates the two drawers that I believe you have on your '95 model.

I replaced mine with a Kenyon KISS butane stove. The fuel canister goes inside a sealed container with a hose that vents outside. It was a little trouble venting it, but I don't worry about leaks. [url="http://mywebpages.comcast.net/frayed-knot/projects/stove.htm"]Click here [/url] to see my project notes.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 02:33:20

You didn't forget to flip the solenoid switch did you? I have found that if my stove does not stay lit from the ignitor I can push down hard on the on/off knob and it stays lit. Don't know why this is.

I still have the 10 lb. LP tank in the starboard cockpit locker and I love it. The space is isolated from the cabin and vented out the transom and no chance of LP leaking below from the tank. Never the less, every time I board my boat I sniff test the bilge. There is a safety solenoid switch I turn off after use so I don't have to go up and close the tank valve. The stove has a built in ignitor. The propane lasts for a whole season and I camp on my boat quite a bit just to get away from the busy city. And a well fed crew is a happy crew! I can usually have a hot breakfast cooked before the rest are fully awake. Will be going to the MUG RACE this weekend with a friend whose Herreshoff has a broken gaff. So the galley will get a good work-out. And I expect to have steak and lobster tails on the Magma grill also.

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bill bosworth
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 06:08:18

Peter;
Make sure you can hear the spark when you push down on the knob, if it's not working check that the switches are on on the power pannel, it's one of the lower ones like auxiliary.
I only use the stove infrequently, but it does work, I release the pressure on the tank (lever) whenever I'm not using the thing.

Bill C250wb #134 Serendipity

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welshoff
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 09:58:26

Peter,
If this is the propane model?

There is an accessory switch on the fuse panel that has to be turned on for the spark.
There is a electric solenoid that controls gas flow to turn on (make sure tank valve is open).

With all items set to on, you then should be able to push down on the control knob to start the burner (you should hear it buzzing). There are different settings, one for ignition and different flame settings. You also have to hold the knob down for several seconds until the thermo coupler warms up.

Note: I found with my stove after several uses the control knob needs to be pulled off and put back on the shaft very lightly. If my knob is pushed down to far, it will not stay lit when I release the knob.

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Second Wind53
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 10:08:17

No this stove isn't propane. It has the Butane Canister is down under the stove & sink where you can't really see much. Thinking of taking it out so I can see how the canister aligns.

This stove is supposed to be able to run on propane so that might be an option.

Just picked up a super force10 bbq so we're not with out some sort of cooker.

Thanks for all the responses.

Peter

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 14:11:08

Peter... The stove is ok...the rinky dink butane cannister is junk... but B4 you throw it away, cannibalize the little male quick connector from it.

Use this with one of the various valves one can find for a Coleman propane cannister and use it to connect into the pig tail coming off the stove. The stove will operate fine on the Coleman cartridges albeit with only a slight it of valve open otherwise it will be pressured a bit too much.

The big advantage here is that it is likely one will own a rail BBQ and the Coleman cartridges can be used for either. Also, using the quick connector, the cartridge is only retrieved into the boat and used there while the stove is in use and thus is quite safe stored in the fuel locker above the gas can.

[url="http://www.stewartfam.net/arlyn/gasvalve.html"]Converting stove to Coleman cartridges[/url]

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Second Wind53
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 : 15:19:48

I will be taking the butane cartridge unit out this afternoon when I get home.

Thanks I was thinking that might be the thing to do with this stove.

Peter

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