Cant Wait
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Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions about what tyep of grill to get for boat and size. and shape etc.. Any info will help. Thanks... Are the infrared ones any better for the money.. And the best place to mount it..
Type of grill for boat.
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wetpaint
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I love the weber grill.......Starts the first time, retains heat well in winds, cooks evenly, clean to cook with
http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/gas-portable/weber-q-200-2
http://www.weber.com/explore/grills/gas-portable/weber-q-200-2
Gofirstclass
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If you're looking to mount your grill in a semi-permanent mounting, check out the Magma line. West Marine and just about every other marine supply house sells them and Magma has a variety of ways to mount them. We have the larger of the two round sizes in a fishing rod holder mount. I leave it there all year and use a bungee cord to keep the lid on when we're running on plane.
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Sous
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These guys got it right. The Weber line is great, works very well and most importantly is pretty cheap. I love my little smokey joe. But if you plan on mounting the unit in any permanent fashion then the Magma line is best. My only problem with the Magma stuff is the cost, but they are beautiful grills (if that is possible!)
Sous
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Oh and for what its worth, I have the Magma Cabo for the boat, but waited until West Marine ran their special on it so i think I paid $130 (vs. the $190 regular price).
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I like my Coleman Fold-n-Go
69 bucks at walmart...not fancy but compact..stores well...many accesories..and cooks great
69 bucks at walmart...not fancy but compact..stores well...many accesories..and cooks great
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See my PM for a Magma Kettle Grill
black pearl
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We love our Solaire. A little bit more pricey but well worth it for us. Nothing like cooking a good steak out on the water @ 1000 degrees. It does not leak any grease because it all closed up the grease burns off the second it hits the burners. The lid has locks and we use a Magma cover. Keep it mounted in a fishing rod holder with a Magma mount. The wind has no effect on the burners. Works perfect for us.
spurdog
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We use a SS grill we bought at Sams Club I mounted a magma pole mount, swtick it in a pole mount and leave there, it works good.
One question the small propane tanks freeze up. How could I mount a 20# propane tank if it,s even legal?
My bed time view at the boat
One question the small propane tanks freeze up. How could I mount a 20# propane tank if it,s even legal?
My bed time view at the boat
You should consider the Solaire as the top grill to purchase. Their grill makes Everything else look like an oven. I have both Solaire and a Magma Newport. It is hard to sear anything without cooking through at the same time on the Magma. The Kettle Magma is best although it does not have the glamour of a Newport or Catalina. Get the Solaire and you have no worries about choice.
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I can offer some thoughts and comments. An important factor is how you intend to use the grill. Are you going to use it on the boat, or more often at a marina picnic table and on shore? If the latter, then any portable grill will do, some of which like the Weber have been mentioned already and work really well.
If you are going to use it on the boat there are a few considerations, including how serious you are with respect to safety. Grills for marine applications usually have better containment (for heat, flames, drippings, etc.), allow for closer clearance to adjacent materials, have proper mounting options, and are made from materials that withstand the marine environment better.
Some camping grills, like the Coleman I have (for camping), will allow grease and charred food to easily fall through to below. My slip-mate has a Weber that he uses regularly at a picnic table right behind our boat. The table top is pretty much unusable from all the grease that drips through- not too good on a boat. Marine grills tend to keep the contents inside, even when closed up (to a degree).
As for clearance, take the Weber Q and a Magma Newport, for example (I have the Magma on my boat). The Weber requires 10' of clearance (if you follow the instructions!), whereas the Magma requires only 24". It's not easy to find 10' of clearance on a boat. In addition, having a hot metal box that could tip or slide around your boat should you get hit with an unexpected wave or wake is pretty dangerous. I have mine mounted to a removable post on the swim platform. The post attaches under the ladder hatch. When not in use, the grill is stored in the engine room in a drawer I made. The grill also has integrated folding legs if you want to use it on shore.
As for IR, if you are talking about a ceramic burner IR grill like the Solaire, there is a definite leap in performance, although with a couple drawbacks. The Magma IR isn't really IR, just a steel plate that a conventional burner heats-up. I have a ceramic burner on my home grill, and my buddy has a portable with one (not sure what it is...not a Solaire). They put off incredible heat...great for steak, ok for burgers, you need to be careful with hot dogs, and shrimp are challenging even at the lowest setting (on mine, at least). I have made pizza on my Magma which I think would be tough with a ceramic IR, but I may be wrong. If there is just one rectangular burner, you have to cook right over the rectangle otherwise there is little heat. Solaire owners will correct this if that is not the case with theirs. The other possible caveat of the ceramic burner is that they become brittle with age and can break (based on my experience with my home grill). If the burner is similar to what I have, I wouldn't want one given that the grill goes in and out of the engine room almost daily. I think the burner would crack from the moving around, or the bumping around in storage.
That being said, I would say the Solaire (or other ceramic IR) is worth the money if it matches your intended use. If you are looking at the Magma, I would say the IR option may not be worth it based on conversations I had with a couple other CSR members who got them. What are the prices...$500 for a Solaire, $150-300 for a Magma, $100-200 (or less) for non-marine and less expensive marine grills? My vote would be to invest in the proper unit for your yacht, depending on how you will use it!
One thing to note is that my Magma works much better with a 5lb refillable than it did with the disposables. Now, where to STORE propane on a boat is a whole OTHER discussion...
If you are going to use it on the boat there are a few considerations, including how serious you are with respect to safety. Grills for marine applications usually have better containment (for heat, flames, drippings, etc.), allow for closer clearance to adjacent materials, have proper mounting options, and are made from materials that withstand the marine environment better.
Some camping grills, like the Coleman I have (for camping), will allow grease and charred food to easily fall through to below. My slip-mate has a Weber that he uses regularly at a picnic table right behind our boat. The table top is pretty much unusable from all the grease that drips through- not too good on a boat. Marine grills tend to keep the contents inside, even when closed up (to a degree).
As for clearance, take the Weber Q and a Magma Newport, for example (I have the Magma on my boat). The Weber requires 10' of clearance (if you follow the instructions!), whereas the Magma requires only 24". It's not easy to find 10' of clearance on a boat. In addition, having a hot metal box that could tip or slide around your boat should you get hit with an unexpected wave or wake is pretty dangerous. I have mine mounted to a removable post on the swim platform. The post attaches under the ladder hatch. When not in use, the grill is stored in the engine room in a drawer I made. The grill also has integrated folding legs if you want to use it on shore.
As for IR, if you are talking about a ceramic burner IR grill like the Solaire, there is a definite leap in performance, although with a couple drawbacks. The Magma IR isn't really IR, just a steel plate that a conventional burner heats-up. I have a ceramic burner on my home grill, and my buddy has a portable with one (not sure what it is...not a Solaire). They put off incredible heat...great for steak, ok for burgers, you need to be careful with hot dogs, and shrimp are challenging even at the lowest setting (on mine, at least). I have made pizza on my Magma which I think would be tough with a ceramic IR, but I may be wrong. If there is just one rectangular burner, you have to cook right over the rectangle otherwise there is little heat. Solaire owners will correct this if that is not the case with theirs. The other possible caveat of the ceramic burner is that they become brittle with age and can break (based on my experience with my home grill). If the burner is similar to what I have, I wouldn't want one given that the grill goes in and out of the engine room almost daily. I think the burner would crack from the moving around, or the bumping around in storage.
That being said, I would say the Solaire (or other ceramic IR) is worth the money if it matches your intended use. If you are looking at the Magma, I would say the IR option may not be worth it based on conversations I had with a couple other CSR members who got them. What are the prices...$500 for a Solaire, $150-300 for a Magma, $100-200 (or less) for non-marine and less expensive marine grills? My vote would be to invest in the proper unit for your yacht, depending on how you will use it!
One thing to note is that my Magma works much better with a 5lb refillable than it did with the disposables. Now, where to STORE propane on a boat is a whole OTHER discussion...
