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Re: gas grill mounting

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I can't argue with success, but I can't quite picture having the grill in "front" of the cockpit. For me I want the smoke behind me so mounting the grill on the stern works best for us while at anchor. I also like having it permanently mounted. Last year we suddenly got inundated with gnats and it was nice to be able to pull anchor and move to another less buggy spot and finish grilling. Those stern seats on the M make for a great grilling station.

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Re: gas grill mounting

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Russ, KM ,
WoW that looks really good! Thanks.......... your pics have convinced me to get the magma kettle on an extensible arm off the stern seat !
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Now I have a question. On my Magma propane grill the regulator has a brass nozzle that just slides into the tube on the bottom of the grill. There's no tightening device. Since I don't have an instruction manual and there are a bunch of different ones on the Magma site - is there supposed to be some sort of clip or something that holds it on or does it just rely on friction? So far it hasn't been a problem but I wonder if I'm missing something.
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Re: gas grill mounting

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hart wrote:Now I have a question. On my Magma propane grill the regulator has a brass nozzle that just slides into the tube on the bottom of the grill. There's no tightening device. Since I don't have an instruction manual and there are a bunch of different ones on the Magma site - is there supposed to be some sort of clip or something that holds it on or does it just rely on friction? So far it hasn't been a problem but I wonder if I'm missing something.
On mine, it has some sort of 90degree turn that latches it in. Turn the propane tank 90 degree and push in and turn back to level and it latches in. I don't trust this however, and I've attached a string to the regulator (see pic above) in case the thing pulls out and regulator and tank drop over.
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Re: gas grill mounting

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One comment on grills - do splurge and make sure you buy one with the ignitor built in. Fussing with matches in the cockpit, with dampness and fuel all around, really doesnt make sense.
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Or buy one of those long necked lighters, works great for the alcohol stove too. we have abox of wooden matches for backup.
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Agree with Trout. I follow the KISS principle. The igniter on my Bro. Magna has quit, probably due to salt spray and the high humidity on the Chesapeake Bay. All it was is a sparking tool with a battery. IMHO not worth the exact money. Now he uses the long neck lighter sold for lighting log fires. In addition to the lighter, I also keep a box of long shaft candle matches as backup, should the fuel run out of the lighter.
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Re: gas grill mounting

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here is what I did. Used an 'antenna extension' mounted to the mast support....with the grill mount clamped to it.

works well. simple. cheap.

http://seeberg.com/mac26m/mods_2005/photo007.html

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