Regarding stoves for boats, we made a modification to our Force 10 which, as simple as it is, has made a big difference to it's physical impact on the inside of our boat.
The range (stove/oven) position in the galley of a GB36 is right beside the entry to the companionway to the forward cabin. The range is on one side and the port side of the helm station is on the other.
On the Force 10, the controls for the stove, oven, and broiler burners are on the front in a position that makes them very easy to brush or even lean against when passing through to the forward cabin or simply standing beside the helm station. So a burner knob can be inadvertently turned either on or to a different position if it's already on.
The burners have thermocouple protection, and when we're not actually using the range the gas valve in the propane locker is always turned off, but this nevertheless creates a risk that we weren't willing to accept.
Once we figured this out, we came up with the cure as illustrated below. It's a long polished stainless drawer pull that's used on household drawers and cabinets. We ordered it from an on-line cabinet supply catalog and mounted it on the front of the stove just above the burner knobs.
So now people brush or lean against the bar, not the burner knobs. It was an easy thing to do and just required drilling a pair of holes.
The range (stove/oven) position in the galley of a GB36 is right beside the entry to the companionway to the forward cabin. The range is on one side and the port side of the helm station is on the other.
On the Force 10, the controls for the stove, oven, and broiler burners are on the front in a position that makes them very easy to brush or even lean against when passing through to the forward cabin or simply standing beside the helm station. So a burner knob can be inadvertently turned either on or to a different position if it's already on.
The burners have thermocouple protection, and when we're not actually using the range the gas valve in the propane locker is always turned off, but this nevertheless creates a risk that we weren't willing to accept.
Once we figured this out, we came up with the cure as illustrated below. It's a long polished stainless drawer pull that's used on household drawers and cabinets. We ordered it from an on-line cabinet supply catalog and mounted it on the front of the stove just above the burner knobs.
So now people brush or lean against the bar, not the burner knobs. It was an easy thing to do and just required drilling a pair of holes.
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