> I'm not sure what I > could be doing to deserve such loyal service from my grill
Grilled in the wind shadow of the pilot house or side curtains? <G> Rufus > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel C. Hall" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Marine BBQ > Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:35:43 -0400 > > > Warning - the following contains no useful information! > > I've had my round Magna for close to ten years now, have cooked on it > a lot and in all sorts of blustery wind conditions, and I have NO > complaints. It chars a very fine piece of flesh, no matter the > weather. > > I just thought I should offer my utterly satisfied experience as > balance to the recent flood of Magna bashing. I'm not sure what I > could be doing to deserve such loyal service from my grill; perhaps > the occasional kind words I offer it? > > dogaboard > > > > > > > > I use the round one. Have replaced the burner w/a standard unit > > from Home depot - knocked the remains of the old one off the > > mounting plate, dismantled the new one to just the burner and > > tacked that onto the mounting plate; w/luck might last another 10 > > years. > > > > By itself it's always blown out real easy. I've had luck with a > > wind break, a cylindrical piece of sheet metal (think I used a > > piece of 16" (diameter) sheet metal flu from HD. Hang the wind > > break from the edge of the bbq so it hangs _below_ the bbq. It > > needs to be a little smaller around (circumference) than the bbq > > so there's a slot left up one side for the gas pipe; I guess you > > could customize and tailor a better fit but I never did. Looks > > kinda like a barrel with the grill at the top and you need some > > space under the bbq. But 12-16" length helped a lot; > > adjust/modify to suit and maybe you could get by w/only 8" > > hanging down... > > > > Rufus > > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Lee Haefele" <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: [Liveaboard] Marine BBQ > >> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:02:28 -0400 > >> > >> > >> I have fought with my Magma round BBQ for 8 years, basically it will not > >> stay lit in winds over 5mph. Have replaced regulator many times and > >> burner > >> once. > >> Prev tried a barrel style (2002) found it as bad and sold it with first > >> boat. > >> Was recommended to buy Magma Catalina and verified from owners > >> that it works > >> in reasonable winds, don't like $350 price. > >> Currently have tiny Force 10 barrel, it cooks unevenly, it requires wind > >> or > >> must leave top ajar, or it goes out. > >> Recommendations please! > >> Can anyone verify if new models Kuuma (specify exact model) cook in normal > >> circumstances? > >> Lee Haefele > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Liveaboard mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To adjust your membership settings over the web > >> http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> > >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > >> > >> To search the archives > >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >> > >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > >> > > > > > > -- > > An Excellent Credit Score is 750 > > See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > -- > Daniel C. 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