Picked up this today with a lot of polishing it should like like this and I didn't have to pay this for it: http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/Prod...yID/17/v/63e84dc1-ad35-4f4d-91d5-ae9ad8ff8ae2 I'm not going to tell yhou what I did pay, someone will hit me with a trivet. Optimus adjustable burners (x3). Needs a pressure tank. Lucky I've got friends coming from Singapore soon, I'll get them to bring a Lea Hin. Am I happy?
You do see the tanks & fitting kits for sale on ebay from time to time & they go fairly chap as they don't have the cooker with them. They are big money, even for refurbed ones, here in the UK.
Hello, That looks like a great project. The best part everything is there, nothing incomplete or missing. Let us know how you get on with it from time to time. Chuck
Yes, the gimbals are complete. The only thing missing is the tank, so thanks for the tip Ross, I'll watch eBay. The cast iron top has a small crack, will take it to a local outfit to see if repair is possible, and have it re-enameled. I'm not likely to get a boat for it! But I may set up a camper at some stage, or a crib (cabin, bach, cottage). It would be handy, force the kids to learn to cook the "real" way. Not considering selling it at the moment. But I may find that this is enough for my needs: Which is on the way. I had stopped bidding after finding the Taylor, but so had others Wife is very impressed: not. But she likes the pretty picture of the Taylor.
Just done the same, although mine arrived without burners, and got it installed it in my boat (I live aboard).Total cost was less than a third of the price of a new one, but I had to wait four years to find one at the right price.! Love cooking on it - and it has meant I have no more Profane on board for which I shall be eternally grateful! A whole Sunday of polishing, fettling, and fitting saw it done - makes a huge difference to the feel of the boat which was built in the thirties. Somehow, I don't mind regular cleaning of all that gleaming brass and stainless, whereas my old beige gas cooker always seemed a real pain to sort out... Got a Taylors heater as well, hissing comfortingly away as I write this... Best of luck with yours! If you're ever in the uk and find yourself in Plymouth then pop in for a coffee!
Thanks, I'd love too. Might be a few years away though! How well does the oven work on the Taylor? I'm wondering how easy/ hard it will be to adjust the heat. In our childhood crib, scones were a standard item, I'd like to have them on our holiday menu with my kids too. As the Taylor I have looks like it need a few gallons of Brasso, does anyone have any other suggestions for removing the tarnish (especially the dreaded green)? I might have to buy a dremel and special pastes I guess. I'd rather not take it apart and soak the pieces in ammonia etc. I don't think I could put it back together as neatly, and don't want to make the cast iron top any worse. Cheers, Tom
Tom, i have had good luck using a soft scrub pad and WD-40. Go easy and be sure to rinse the WD-40 off with alcohol or spirits after each section is done. If left overnight the WD-40 will leach out the copper and turn the pretty brass a redish colour. Ohh and if that pretty procilin duplex gets to be too much to lug around jut post it off to me my lorry is heavy enough to haul it about. lance
Simply send it to the the 'Polishing King' aka Shagratork - it'll soon resemble picture 2 Seriously, I reckon Brasso, Solvol Autosol/Wenol and buckets of elbow grease will have that shining in no time. Won't the wife lend a hand...
Tom, This is the result of my day's hard work... Hope I've got these photos the right size - If not then apologies in advance Ian!
What he said......what boat? And I love the kettle - I hate kettles with plastic bits that seem to melt if you leave it whistling for more than a minute!
Yep, I like the steam engine on top of the stove, there sure is a lot of "fuel" in that scene! Welcome back Broook, how're things down south? Been camping in the drought? Cheers, Tom
Boat's a 1936 motor sailer - 70th birthday on June 15th this year.. Whiskey and Plymouth Gin are on optics for a reason - it's the only way I manage moderation - and I brew my own beer in the boat's aft cabin....
I see the tricolour flying .. And a bottle of Blackbush in the cabin. Were you celebrating St. Patrick's Day on friday, the rugby win on saturday ? A fellow Irishman, perhaps ? Don't be put of by my location ... I'm named spudz for a reason spudz
Same degree of Irish and mongrel from this stovie too. But I'm also half Scots, so it tends to be whisky in my cupboard. I like the big red commuting "car" on the quay
