[C320-list] Seward 2 Burner Stove Not Lighting

[Rick Sulewski]

Question regarding the Seward 2 Burner Stove discussion among 320 owners:
Has anyone considered replacing the rubber propane fuel line feeding propane
from the tank to the oven/stove as a preventative maintenance item to avoid
a gas leak when aging rubber may deteriorate over time? 

We have been replacing and updating those items on our 1995 hull that are
prone to leak/deteriorate/fail over time. Where may one locate the proper
length hose with appropriate fittings for our 320 Seward stoves?

Thanks!
Rick Sulewski
My-Ria; 95' 320 Hull #277

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Scott Thompson
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2017 9:20 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Seward 2 Burner Stove Not Lighting

Our 1999 boat still had the broiler pan wrapped in plastic. We only use the
oven for storage!

Scott

> On Jun 9, 2017, at 9:05 AM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ha,ha... I can top that. Our 320 was 10 years old when we bought it. The
oven broiler pan was wrapped in the original plastic. When we asked the PO,
"When did you last refill the propane tank?" His answer was, "Never." The
oven had never been used. The cook top, yes; but, not the oven. Ten years!
Wow!
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Frost [mailto:john at frostnet.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 5:48 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Seward 2 Burner Stove Not Lighting
> 
> I have to share my used boat story. My rich neighbor was having heart
surgery and wanted to get rid of his "things", one of which was a very
lightly used 5 year old C270. It had about 50 hours on the engine and some
of the cushions were still wrapped in plastic. Before our first overnight, I
made sure the stove top worked. When I turned on the solenoid and turned the
knob, I could hear gas escaping but it would not light, even with a big gas
flame lighter. Finally I removed the tank and got it to vent. No rotten egg
odor. I took it to my supplier who tested it and found it was full of dry
air  from when delivered new. It had never been filled in 5 years!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Hupe
> Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 2:40 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Seward 2 Burner Stove Not Lighting
> 
> Thanks all for the input.  I'm now not sure how much propane actually is
in my tank.  I may have been swayed by the apparent/misleading gauge
pressure. 
> 
> I talked to the previous owner (he bought the boat in 2008) who said they
never used the system.  So, it is a definite possibility that I may just
need it filled (provided someone will fill it for me, but that may be a
problem in itself if the tank is original, as Guy just mentioned as a
dilemma).  
> 
> If I can get it filled this will be a good, relatively inexpensive (if
anything is cheap when it comes to boats) way of working through the
multiple possible sources of the problem. Next might be a regulator and/or
solenoid. 
> 
> Thanks, Dave Hupe
> '94 (hull #32)
> Holland, MI
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