new stove--a question

[David Brownlee]

I spent yesterday replacing the gimbaled Kenyon pressurized alcohol stove in our CD31 with a gimbaled Origo non-pressurized stove. It was a relatively easy job--just a matter of making some teak blocks onto which to attach the gimbal hangers and the anti-swing lock.

But, having detached the fuel feed hose and removed the fuel tank from the starboard seat locker, I find that I can't pull out the hose. It snakes behind the icebox and the recessed area for the stove, where it appears to be totally inacessible without doing mayhem to the woodwork. Does any one know if the fuel hose is held with clips along its dark route? If so, I'll stop pulling and give up.

David Brownlee
CD 31 #1 "Windrush"
Havre de Grace, MD



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[D. Stump, Hanalei]

Dave,

I had a similar problem removing a head hose that passed through and under the area directly under the gimbaled stove. I was trying to remove 1" and 1/2" hose though, not just the 3/4 to 1" stuff you are dealing with. I was able to look into the area, after removing the port water tank, with a flood lite, and see that someone at Cape Dory had seen fit to secure the line with 3 (THREE!!!) tye wraps. This in a hose length of less than 20"!! I finally made a spade fork cutter out of a length of 1/4" threaded rod, that I could pass through the hole to cut the tye wraps. Worked well, and once released, the hose slipped right out!

Don't know if you can see what is holding it, but if a waste hose is right there nearby, I would suspect that the small one is tye wrapped to the larger one. Since it is not a waste hose you are trying to remove, the easiest solution might be to simply cut it of as close to where it disappears as possible, and forget about it. If however you need to REPLACE the hose, you need to get the old one out. FWIW....

Dave Stump
Captain Commanding
s/v Hanalei CD-30

[Bill DeCamp]

I spent yesterday replacing the gimbaled Kenyon pressurized alcohol stove in our CD31 with a gimbaled Origo non-pressurized stove. It was a relatively easy job--just a matter of making some teak blocks onto which to attach the gimbal hangers and the anti-swing lock.

But, having detached the fuel feed hose and removed the fuel tank from the starboard seat locker, I find that I can't pull out the hose. It snakes behind the icebox and the recessed area for the stove, where it appears to be totally inacessible without doing mayhem to the woodwork. Does any one know if the fuel hose is held with clips along its dark route? If so, I'll stop pulling and give up.

David Brownlee
CD 31 #1 "Windrush"
Havre de Grace, MD

;I think you can pretty much be sure that the hose has been clamped so it won't move and wear a hole in it. Sort of good news bad news, our CD28 shows that same Cape Dory workmanship. How to get it out may mean sawing a access hole big enough to get your arm in to cut the clamps. So look at the area and pick a spot thats least noticeable, you can cover the opening with a nice piece of teak and flat head screws. Who knows someday you may switch to propane and the opening will make that job much easier.
Good Luck Bill&Jayne CD28 Infinity



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