I'm new to Forum, greetings to all. I'm a luddite, I like classic, simple, rugged and hope y'all can recommend a stove. I'm looking for a simple one-burner cookstove for my little sailboat, probably alcohol. Other sailors praise Origo 1500 and 2000 and non-pressurized alcohol in general. Old classic & reliable suits me and suits my classic little boat. Can you recommend a brand & model? Thanks, Bud in Virginia & Chesapeake Bay aboard Chiquita, Venture of Newport 23
@Kayakeur Welcome Bud. I have an Origo but it’s not installed on a boat and it gets little use. Regular use might cause the foam core of a burner fuel reservoir to develop a ‘crust’, hindering flame propagation - discussed HERE. Paring back the crust may restore proper function and as a last resort, a new fuel pan is still available. In spite of that possible eventual issue, the Origo remains a good choice I’d say. An alternative might be an alcohol pressure stove - I’m thinking Homestrand - but they tend to be twin burner set-ups (exclusively so?). A three-legged ‘classic’ brass stove in a gimbal mount would be good. Rarer, one with a regulated alcohol burner would be perfect. Good hunting! John
Thanks. eBay has a Norma 10 , a vintage looking stove with a cylindrical tank elevated at the back, tube runs from under tank, to bottom of burner, and a knob in front. Seller says it's gravity, not pump. Burner is a ring of holes, not a pad like Origo. Anybody know about Norma 10?
A gravity-fed burner, a common configuration. Turm do similar and there are many other makes. I’ve a couple of Norma alcohol stoves, but not the No.10 model. Useful indoors on land to brew up with, maybe boil an egg or heat soup. On a boat it’d work ok on a flat calm I suppose. Anything choppy and stove and pan would be all over the place. Interesting effects of alternating fuel surging and starvation too possibly. Hopefully someone with a boat will take up this conversation.
My repair, referred to by Presscall, seems to have worked. I have the Origo 3000 two burner on a Pearson sail boat. My wife loves it. I also use a one burner gravity fed Punker on the boat.
Howdy, @Kayakeur , Welcome to CCS! If you want simple, robust, very capable, and classic, seek out the one burner version of these stoves: Optimus MK 1 and MK 2 Meths stoves. The Optimus/Princess MK1 looks right up your "galley", Sir! Again, welcome to our Merry Band of Stove Pyros, and hope to see you often here! Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish, Doc
Morning, @Kayakeur , Check out this one, ending today: Optimus MK1 Alcohol Stove - Marine Stove - Spirits Stove | eBay Doc
Hello Optimus MK 1 fans, I just got one on ebay, and I'm mystified by how to fill the wicking chamber with stove fuel. The burner spout is open straight through to the bottom of the stove, where the flu opening/closing is controlled by rotating the knob on the front panel . The fuel chamber stuffed with (asbestos?) to soak up the fuel, has no opening through which to add fuel, that I can see. Please advise. Most grateful, PCP
Hopefully someone who owns one will chime in, but it looks similar to the Origo. Pour the alcohol through the center opening to fill. The Origo is filled with fiberglass, I hope. Optimus MK 1 and MK 2 Meths stoves. @Penny Pollard
...in My imagination... If The Boat is small: - stove need to be compact - medium power - valve type for simmer - with fuel "cut off" possibility - construction with minimum lake risk ------------- upper determine burner type and imo best construction here last week hunteed is thats type of stoves similar working is easy to find on ebay france ------------ tank->gas generator->burner position prevent lakes but determine adding some meths for preheating
BradB is correct. Just pour a couple of inches of meths from your bottle to boil a kettle. We don’t fill it right up as that would be a waste of fuel as it evaporates.
On our Origo we made a rubber cover for the burner tanks when not in use. It helps stop evaporation of any fuel in the tank. I think they may have originally come with a cover.
Thank you for your response. And yes, probably fiberglass! The burner port opening at top is a straight shot to the screened opening at the bottom. If I pour alcohol through the top burner it would just exit through the bottom. The fiberglass fill is in its own circular chamber, not accessible except at a very awkward steep sideways angle 2" below the burner spout opening.
Brad, just found this on an earlier thread regarding Origo or similar, which provides an illustration of how the stove may be filled using a funnel with a long spout, and only adding 8.5 oz. at a time. Thanks again, PCP
