[Alberg30] Alcohol Stove

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In a message dated 9/30/00 10:39:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
baileyje at voyager.net writes:

<< ve took my stove out to clean up and see if I could make it work.  It was 
in sad shape when I bought the boat last year.  It is a Homestrand, Model 206 
made in Larchmont, NY.  It cleaned up OK.  It seemed to work like my old 
backpacking stove.  It needs to heat up before it starts mixing air and fuel 
effectively. When I started it up it really flamed.  Is this normal and if 
so, are there any tricks so as not to burn the boat.
 
 John Bailey
 "Zevulun"  #33
  >>
Hey John,
Veterans on this list have already heard this story, so I'll keep it brief.
1965 Islander 32, in 1986 or so.  Had a 3 burner alcohol stove with an oven.  
Had to pump up the tank to get pressure to the burners.  Had to preheat the 
burners by letting a bit of the alcohol pour into a pan under each burner.
One morning, started to go through the procedure.  The burner began to spout 
the alcohol into the pan after it was lit, and the valve would not stop the 
flow. Big fire began on top of the stove, as alcohol poured out of the pan, 
and started flooding the top of the stove. Only a fire extinguisher saved the 
boat.
The advantage of this type of stove is that you can get a really hot flame. 
When they are new, they are safe.  But when they get old, even though they 
are designed for the marine environment, corrosion will affect the operation 
of the those delicate valves.
My solution was to deep six that stove, and buy an Origo double burner model. 
These stoves use alcohol, but it is a non-pressurized system. 'Burners' are 
stainless steel 'tanks' filled with cotton wading. They are filled with 
alcohol.  THe design allows them to get a very good hot flame, so boiling 
water in a big pot for pasta, soup, etc. does not take long.
If you want to keep this old stove you have, get new valves, or get a rebuild 
kit, etc.  But don't burn up your boat.
Hope this helps,
Lee
Stargazer #255
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