Kenyon Kiss Butane stove in 260da

saltydog260da

saltydog260da

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Mar 17, 2015
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Melbourne, Florida
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2003 Sundancer 260
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Merc 5.0 with Bravo 3
Hi, my newly purchased 2003 260da has a Kenyon Kiss Butane stove, i have read about some dangers and even recall with this unit. That and the fact that Butane is not readily available makes me think that i need to swap this unit out for a alcohol unit since i have no generator. Does anyone have a history on these Kenyon units.
 
The only history I have is that the unit created too much heat (in the small cabin of my 250) for my liking. I bought an electric non stick skillet which is more versatile & I use it both in the cabin & out in the cockpit.

Probably doesn't help much with your question but thought I'd just chime in.
 
saltydog260da said:
Hi, my newly purchased 2003 260da has a Kenyon Kiss Butane stove, i have read about some dangers and even recall with this unit. That and the fact that Butane is not readily available makes me think that i need to swap this unit out for a alcohol unit since i have no generator. Does anyone have a history on these Kenyon units.
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They were discontinued due to problems. It had to do with the seal to the butane canister. I have one on my boat, and it is working fine. The butane canisters are readily available; it is a standard butane stove canister that you can get at Walmart, Sam's, Costco, etc.

I am keeping an eye on mine, and if it pulls anything weird, I am swapping it for a different stove. No one is making these built in butane cooktops that I can find anymore. One solution I saw was to swap it out for an electric top and use a portable butane stove while away from power.

I am looking at something like these:

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|2276204|2276205|2276210&id=2708133

or even:

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|2276204|2276205|2276210&id=2701495

Either of these would require a slightly larger cut out that would fill the old hole. But this is a project for a later time.

Bryan
 
Thank You for the help and I did see some canisters at sams, guess I would have to keep a close eye on it with extinguisher close by. Eventually I'll probably switch to electric and put a Honda on the platform or the 3000w inverter and a couple extra batteries sounds like a clean set up.
 
My seal failed recently and I had to contend with a small fire.
ive since pulled it out, lined the space with melamine and use it to store cutlery etc
ive also placed a hinged chopping board on top
the portable butane cookers have been taken off the market in Australia
 
I have one on my 270. When I purchased the boat 4 years ago it also had bad seals that had been caused by lack of use. I sent it to the factory and they completely rebuilt the stove for $75.00. They also told me that in order to keep the seals and valve from drying out and failing to put one drop of oil on the tip of the butane canister when inserting it. Also remove the canister when not in use. I have used the stove for making coffee while on the hook every weekend since and it works great.
 
Never used mine, not once. The fear of problems, the lack of availability of the fuel, and the noted extra heat were all reasons enough for me to bring my George Foreman from home. I did also have a small Magma for when out on the hook.
 
Here's a pic pre chopping board

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Sous said:
Never used mine, not once. The fear of problems, the lack of availability of the fuel, and the noted extra heat were all reasons enough for me to bring my George Foreman from home. I did also have a small Magma for when out on the hook.
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I had a fire due to same butane setup when boat was 1 season old. Kenyon replaced it free extraordinarily fast with a combo alcohol and electric one. We only use the electric now.
 
Our 240 DA has the original one and we use it all the time for making coffee. It hasn't missed a beat. I read somewhere that the rubber pad that makes contact with the base of the gas canister has to be oiled occasionally too. Good tip about the light oil on the business end too, I'll start doing that. I like the fact that the butane stove can boil a kettle of water in 5-7 minutes. The alcohol stove in our 260 had a hard time boiling any amount of water. I often wondered about finding a replacement stove when ours quits. Those "Coleman" type camp stoves may serve as a replacement. I know they always came through for us when we were camping in the olden days. We also have a single burner Coleman camp stove that used on our 230 CC. That thing really cranked the heat out too, but was only used for boiling the coffee watet, too hot to cook on.

Edit; http://www.ebay.com/itm/COLEMAN-MODEL-502-SINGLE-BURNER-STOVE-WITH-CASE-DATED-2-64-/231517631019

http://www.coleman.com/product/dual.../3000000788?contextCategory=2020#.VRoef3lFDmI
 
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Ours on our '99 240DA has not missed a beat and we've used it for coffee and cooking many times. I was not aware of this issue. Thanks for the tip on oiling the butane canister.
 
Used mine nearly every weekend for three seasons in my 2004 240 Sundancer with no problems at all :thumbsup:
 
We always remove the gas cylinder after each use. The manual even recommends this AND the Sea Ray dealer brought this to our attention when we took possession of the boat. I'll continue to use ours until it quits, I'll just be more aware.
 
Some folks I know use induction hot plates rather than gas or alcohol in the cabin. It's also nice if your marina doesn't allow open flame on the docks. Cooks fast, can clean it immediately...no cool down, use anywhere you have electricity...boat, dock, shore.
 
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