[C320-list] Seward 2 Burner Stove Not Lighting

[Graeme Clark]

Rick
Interesting observation! 
We have a boat safety scheme with which boats must comply in order to use inland water (rivers, canals and lakes etc) but oddly not for saltwater vessels!
Nevertheless many (sea) owners have their boats inspected and maintained to thus standard anyway
I had a gas system inspection last year and the gas engineer said that to comply with the standard we should only have flexible hose at the connection points , i.e. The bottle and the cooker and everything in between should be copper piping
BUT the standard also specifies that if metal tube is used it has to be supported (clipped) every X inches (I can't remember the exact distance but about 10 or 12 inches I think)
So we looked at the installation in the C320 and came to the conclusion that this would be impossible without major dismantling including removal of the fridge!
As compliance wasn't mandatory and the pressure test in the existing system was good, the gas engineer agreed it was best to let sleeping dogs lie!
I'd be very interested to know if anyone has managed to change to metal tubing and if so how they managed it
Graeme
Britain, #366. 1996

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> On 12 Jun 2017, at 11:50, Rick Sulewski <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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