Alaskan Sea-Duction
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Thought I would start sharing our 2018 upgrades as we get them done. Spent a few boat dollars at the Boat show.
Some of the upgrades will be:
1. Stove
2. Auto Pilot
3. 12' MFD
4. Helm Chairs
Here is the first. A new stove for the Admiral. She did not like the old Princess stove as it was mounted too low and you could not put a very large pan on the burner. Plus these stoves are no longer made so parts are sometimes hard to get.
We considered a gas stove, but I didn't want to mess with all the plumbing, storage box etc. Besides, I am an electric boat and have no issues starting the Gen set.
The new stove is a Force 10 with a ceramic top and they sell you a conversion/trim set for replacing an old Princess stove. Installing the new stove became a PIA as the new stove sat to low and was not level with the counter top. In fact it was 3" too low! The Admiral wanted the cook top level with the counter.
So how do you raise the stove? I called my friends over for ideas. We were thinking of a box to raise it, but there was no way I was putting wood under the stove. It so happens I found some bricks that were perfect. I took some liquid nails and glued them down. Fits perfectly, well kind of.
I had to modify the trim kit to match the new height. Hack saw and drill took care of this issue. The stove sits in a SS tub so I had to predrill a few holes and screw down tight!
All that is left to do is calk the edges and make a trim piece for the hole under the stove.
She tried it out and she loves it. Heats a lot faster than the old one and she can now put a full size frying pan on top. first pic is the old princess stove, then the SS tub and then new stove. Before and after modifications.
Stuff is starting to arrive at WM, so next project coming soon.
Some of the upgrades will be:
1. Stove
2. Auto Pilot
3. 12' MFD
4. Helm Chairs
Here is the first. A new stove for the Admiral. She did not like the old Princess stove as it was mounted too low and you could not put a very large pan on the burner. Plus these stoves are no longer made so parts are sometimes hard to get.
We considered a gas stove, but I didn't want to mess with all the plumbing, storage box etc. Besides, I am an electric boat and have no issues starting the Gen set.
The new stove is a Force 10 with a ceramic top and they sell you a conversion/trim set for replacing an old Princess stove. Installing the new stove became a PIA as the new stove sat to low and was not level with the counter top. In fact it was 3" too low! The Admiral wanted the cook top level with the counter.
So how do you raise the stove? I called my friends over for ideas. We were thinking of a box to raise it, but there was no way I was putting wood under the stove. It so happens I found some bricks that were perfect. I took some liquid nails and glued them down. Fits perfectly, well kind of.
I had to modify the trim kit to match the new height. Hack saw and drill took care of this issue. The stove sits in a SS tub so I had to predrill a few holes and screw down tight!
All that is left to do is calk the edges and make a trim piece for the hole under the stove.
She tried it out and she loves it. Heats a lot faster than the old one and she can now put a full size frying pan on top. first pic is the old princess stove, then the SS tub and then new stove. Before and after modifications.
Stuff is starting to arrive at WM, so next project coming soon.