Gilbert Adragna
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- Apr 10, 2022
- 1
- Boat Info
- 255 Sundancer 2010
- Engines
- 260 Mercruiser MPI 5L
I leave in south France and want to replace the Kenyon Kiss Cooktop in my 255 Sundancer 2010 Sea Ray .the original one is broken.
Look for a Kenyon Kiss cooktop
- Thread starter Gilbert Adragna
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Pirate Lady
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Well, Gilbert, I can’t help with the stove, but dam, South France; my jealousy knows no bounds.
JHornsby3
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 1,392
- Boat Info
- "Steele'y Tutz"
1992 300 Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin 4.3L W/Alpha One Gen II
Gilbert, don't we all?
The alcohol/ electric stove is a good one. Meaning trying to find parts or a replacement is something I have tried to find for over a year. Being as someone that works from home, I will have slow days and research the hell out of it. To the point that I have given up. I have talked to many of folks that rebuild alcohol stoves and they all say the same thing. "Nope, not going to happen". And calls to Kenyon is a complete waste of time. They won't give seal specs or even work on them. But they will, very happily, sell you an all electric that won't fit the opening.
I stopped beating that dead plow horse months ago.
The alcohol/ electric stove is a good one. Meaning trying to find parts or a replacement is something I have tried to find for over a year. Being as someone that works from home, I will have slow days and research the hell out of it. To the point that I have given up. I have talked to many of folks that rebuild alcohol stoves and they all say the same thing. "Nope, not going to happen". And calls to Kenyon is a complete waste of time. They won't give seal specs or even work on them. But they will, very happily, sell you an all electric that won't fit the opening.
I stopped beating that dead plow horse months ago.
- Jun 15, 2015
- 666
- Boat Info
- 1995 500 DA with diesel loving Detroit’s
(SOLD)1992 Sundancer 330
- Engines
- 6v92 Detroit Diesel
Idiosyncratic did you call Kenyon directly? They had all the replacem t parts there ready to ship. They are pretty simple to work on.
JHornsby3
Well-Known Member
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1,392
- Boat Info
- "Steele'y Tutz"
1992 300 Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin 4.3L W/Alpha One Gen II
Yes I called them direct. And they offered me a very slight discount on a new electric one. It was the third call when I asked why they dont still carry the seal kits. I was told it's the liability of the alcohol stoves.
Pirate Lady
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Long time ago, I had a car that needed a thermostat gasket and couldn’t find. Old car. Bought a sheet of thick rubber and cut my own. Any chance you could do the same, bicycle tire inner tube comes to mind.
JHornsby3
Well-Known Member
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1,392
- Boat Info
- "Steele'y Tutz"
1992 300 Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin 4.3L W/Alpha One Gen II
Most are a thin leather. Very small OD with a tiny ID. I thought about breaking out the red silicone or the nitrile o ring sets and see what would work. Kenyon warned against them as they wouldn't be thin enough to seal properly. I have yet to pull the stove out to try it. I think a good bench test would prove better than the words of someone trying to sell me an all electric one which that side works perfect.
