When Jane and I attended this year's winter Boat Show, we stopped by the booths of all of our favorite local vendors. One of those is Sure Marine - like Hank Hill, they deal in propane and propane accessories. Tho that was a joke, it pretty well covers things if I also include marine space heating and cooling in the mix.
At the show, amongst a lot of other things, Sure had on display all the newest offerings from stove vendors, and we took a quick gander at the new version of our stove. Not much has changed since 1998 when we bought ours. Unlike ours tho, the new one had sealed burners (which would be really nice). And unlike ours, the old piezo burner ignitor had been replaced with an electronic one.
The old ignitor - impossible to turn with wet hands |
So, those consequences? I stopped in at Sure Marine and bought one of the new electronic ignitors - a repair part for the new stoves. Because so little has changed with these stoves, it installed right into the same hole that held the old one. Now all it takes is a gentle press of the rubber-coated button, and you get those repeating sparks you may be familiar with if you have a household gas stove.
And it was way, way less expensive than a new stove.
Nice! I'll have to look for one of those to see if I can make it work on an old Force10
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