Lee: We have had two years' experience with our Magma Catalina and use it 4 or 5 times a week. Yes, they are too expensive, BUT we have had no problems with high wind or uneven heating. I can only recall one time when it "blew out" and the wind must have been in the 30-40 knot range when it happened.
It does have some brownish stains on the exterior and I'm not sure if it's corrosion or the result grease fires. I haven't tried very hard to remove them, so I don't know how permanent they are. The push button igniter lasted about two weeks, though. Other cruisers tell me that's pretty typical. I found rather pricey "one size fits all" replacement igniter at West Marine. It didn't really fit, but I got it installed anyhow and, yep, it lasted about two weeks. We now use the butane fire sticks. Overall, we're very happy with our Catalina. As I recall, Practical Sailor rated them pretty highly -- maybe Numero Uno. If you want, I might be able to dig out the article. Good luck! Phil McGovern s/v Sunshine PDQ 36 On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Lee Haefele <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
_______________________________________________ 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
