Has anyone found a good substitute for the electric BBQ on the transom. I would prefer one that is propane and fits in the top compartment. The wife says no to any that hang overboard like typical Magma units. Their is no genset for this model - NW edition.
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DDean
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It sounds like you’re looking for the same thing as we are: a usable appliance when not connected to shore power? We would like a rail mounted BBQ but we have no rails and are not keen on using the rod holders and having to store the BBQ while underway. The result is same as your situation.
You can probably rig up a BBQ that fits in the void created by removing the electric grill but what about if you purchased one of those big power banks like a Bluetti 200 V2. It will easily power your current grill for an hour or so before it’s depleted (4 meals?) and if you got a decent solar panel for it you could probably recharge it between meals without issue. Or you could charge via alternator. You could connect the power supply to your shore power connection and run the grill as if you were in the dock in shore power or just plug the grill right into it.
Something to think about that increases the utility of the existing grill?
You can probably rig up a BBQ that fits in the void created by removing the electric grill but what about if you purchased one of those big power banks like a Bluetti 200 V2. It will easily power your current grill for an hour or so before it’s depleted (4 meals?) and if you got a decent solar panel for it you could probably recharge it between meals without issue. Or you could charge via alternator. You could connect the power supply to your shore power connection and run the grill as if you were in the dock in shore power or just plug the grill right into it.
Something to think about that increases the utility of the existing grill?
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the electric bbq is the dumbest marketing move on boats
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We have an R27OB and have been using a Weber Q1200 for the past four years. It's likely as close to having a "real grill" as you can get on a boat our size. When we use it, we put it on top of the aft sink/electric grill cover. We run a propane hose to the spare tank in the locker, so no need for bottles. We store it either in the cave or middle compartment under the deck. It takes up some space but for us it's a worthwhile tradeoff to have a grill that has great low and high temp control.
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The problem with replacing the electric grill, in that location, with a propane one is that propane is heavier than air. Should any gas leak, it'll settle into the bait well, and find a way into the bilge area of the boat and collect as there's no way for it to get out of the boat. Any gas at the bottom of the boat then sits in the same compartment as the gas tank. The locker that houses the two propane cylinders is a designed/dedicated propane locker with a vent out the bottom of the compartment.
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It's really designed for shorepower usage. It's a great grill, actually. The unfortunate part is, we are not the kind of boaters that prefer shorepower. We used ours a little in the beginning when we first owned the boat. We've since moved the grill's location from the transom to the garage.
Once I converted to LFP, I could run the grill. But it's 1300 watts. It'll go through 50 amp-hours in about 20 minutes just to cook a couple hamburgers for lunch. That just didn't make sense to me when we have a two burner stove and oven with propane onboard. LaZina picked up a grill top (looks like a cookie sheet, but for grilling). She places that on top of the two burner stove and we use that for BBQ'ing. It converts our two burner stove into a grill top.
On the flip side, I do know of other boaters who use the electric grill all the time on an LE with 600ah, who don't use their air conditioner, as they have a surplus of battery bank available and go out on short cruises (1-3 days).
Everybody boats differently.
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We too would probably not use the electric grill on our (new to us) R27. Instead I was thinking of using our Cuisinart Venture portable gas grill. It stores really small and is a darn good little grill. Perfect for 2-3 people. It's so good that it replaced our Weber Q1200 for travel. I would likely set it on the transom or on a small table in the cockpit. Attached are some pics of it.
