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Old 10-22-2010, 06:12 AM   #58
Peter B
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City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
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RE: Get rid of old propane stove?

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Woodsong wrote:

SO for those that are in hot weather since we are here in the southeast as well...do you find your propane stove burners heat your cabin up too much/excessively during the summer months?
Not at all, and we boat often in very warm conditions, (Queensland, Northern Australia), and we don't have aircon either.* Like FF said - it takes x amount of thermal energy to heat/boil/cook something, whichever way you do it.* Electric is not cooler heat than gas, but you have to apply it longer as the heat transfer is less efficient than gas applied direct to cooking pot, kettle, whatever, so the heat in the cabin is not more - possibly less than electric.* We have everything we can screened (at night) and open, and the heat is not an issue.* We also often use a Cobb http://www.cobb.com.au/ cooker out in the cockpit for BBQing, and slow meat/fish cooking.* That's fun, cool, convivial, and does not use even propane - just some heat beads.

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