Grill Mount Question

AC2717 · 06-26-2011, 09:15 PM

Mount on!
sorry no pictures, Parafunalia was great, and had the mount set up and leveled in about an hour and a half! Grilling next weekend, weather was not great this weekend.

Oh also replaced the oil tank in the jetski so was busy this weekend, all in prepping for ten straight days starting friday

DO not want to do any type of work on vacation

4Fun · 06-27-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AC2717

Mount on!
sorry no pictures, Parafunalia was great, and had the mount set up and leveled in about an hour and a half! Grilling next weekend, weather was not great this weekend.

Oh also replaced the oil tank in the jetski so was busy this weekend, all in prepping for ten straight days starting friday

DO not want to do any type of work on vacation

How did you end up leveling the grill? I am installing the same set up this week? Shim the mount on the grill side??

SIKSUKR · 06-27-2011, 02:40 PM

If you want to try something different, easy and very tasty you must try these. I buy frozen scallops wrapped in bacon from Sams. They have large wood skewers/toothpicks and cook up incredibly easy, fast and super good on a grill.

AC2717 · 06-27-2011, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Fun

How did you end up leveling the grill? I am installing the same set up this week? Shim the mount on the grill side??

USed, stainless steel fender washers under the base mount to the swim deck.
leveled the mount base, and the rest fell into place, level base, means level pedistal, means level grill

Also I just did not level up on one screw, i filled in on the other screws that the mount was not flush on, so to make sure it would not woble or if stepped on not crack due to no support

FormulaBRW · 06-27-2011, 03:34 PM

Been using the kettle grill for over 8 years now and could not be happier.

Was able to mount on the canopy rod over the water and have a nice counter area on the boat for prep and work station.

Best recommendations are quesadillas, reheating pizza, Chicken Fajiatas, hot buffalo chicken salads just to name a few.

Amazing what a little effort and ingenuity can come up with.

Could not agree more with issues on the back swim platform being in the way and worrying about children and guests bumping into it.

AC2717 · 06-27-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FormulaBRW

Been using the kettle grill for over 8 years now and could not be happier.

Was able to mount on the canopy rod over the water and have a nice counter area on the boat for prep and work station.

Best recommendations are quesadillas, reheating pizza, Chicken Fajiatas, hot buffalo chicken salads just to name a few.

Amazing what a little effort and ingenuity can come up with.

Could not agree more with issues on the back swim platform being in the way and worrying about children and guests bumping into it.

I would have to say it depends on the boat style and the swim deck. Our is big enough and far enough away from the seats that there is no reason for anyone to touch it unless they are the cook!
also the ladded on the swin deck is on the complete opposite side of the swin deck. SOmeone will be able to stand on the swin deck and cook and there still be room for someone to stand behind them and then again someone come up the ladder, but I would never let that much weight on the swin deck. Also the way my stern is set up you can sit on the transom and cook

VtSteve · 06-27-2011, 10:30 PM

This will be season #5 for my Magma Kettle grill. I have it mounted on the starboard gunwale, where it's mostly out of the way. I fairly quick mount release, and a small hole in the gunwale, capped with a rubber cap. I need to replace it this year, the UV rays have killed it.

Never a problem, clean up is easy. I stow it in its bag when cooled off, no muss, no fuss.

spider22 · 07-15-2011, 01:04 PM

AC I was just curious how it has been working for you

AC2717 · 07-15-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by spider22

AC I was just curious how it has been working for you

Loving it, the size of the grill and where we anchor out, sand bars, very little if any wake, it is perfect, also the grill is not in the way, I highly reccommend one!!!

DBreskin · 07-17-2011, 03:32 PM

Disclaimer: I am not advocating the setup I describe below, even though the food looked and smelled GREAT!

Yesterday we saw a group of boats rafted up about 250' away and saw smoke from their grill wafting across the water. It appeared the grill was floating in the water. I decided I had to see what they'd set up.

I waded over to take a look, and in fact the grill WAS floating in the water. This removed all chance to soil or burn their boat. It was a standard low-cost backyard charcoal grill, about 18" square, set in a wood frame and on top of a 24" square by 3" thick piece of floatation foam. There was also a shelf attached to the side of the frame. The wood contacted the grill on two sides, and the chef kept the wood from burning by splashing water on it periodically; of course there was plenty of water close at hand. The chef also kept one hand on the grill to steady it in the waves and keep it from floating away.

The chef had a 30' boat so there was plenty of room to store his contraption.

Separately, someone else had used 3/4" galvanized pipe and made what looked like a pitch fork with three tines, it was about 6' long overall; he stuck it vertically into the sand in about 3' of water and screwed his Magma grill onto it. He grilled about 5' from his boat.

AB_Monterey · 07-17-2011, 04:00 PM

I saw an interesting set-up a couple years ago at the West Alton sandbar. The guy was standing in about 3 ft of water with the grill mounted to a tri-top. I spoke to the cook for a couple minutes and he said that while his friends use camera tri-pods, he prefered a surveyors model because it had a little more weight to it and spikes on the legs to bury in the sand.

Really nice set-up.

06-26-2011, 09:15 PM	#1
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,587 Thanks: 756 Thanked 356 Times in 268 Posts	Mount on! sorry no pictures, Parafunalia was great, and had the mount set up and leveled in about an hour and a half! Grilling next weekend, weather was not great this weekend. Oh also replaced the oil tank in the jetski so was busy this weekend, all in prepping for ten straight days starting friday DO not want to do any type of work on vacation __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-27-2011, 02:40 PM	#3
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Mmmm bacon!! If you want to try something different, easy and very tasty you must try these. I buy frozen scallops wrapped in bacon from Sams. They have large wood skewers/toothpicks and cook up incredibly easy, fast and super good on a grill. __________________ SIKSUKR Last edited by SIKSUKR; 06-28-2011 at 11:11 AM.

07-15-2011, 01:04 PM	#8
spider22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Alstead,NH Posts: 98 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	How's it working AC I was just curious how it has been working for you

06-27-2011, 03:34 PM	#5
FormulaBRW Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Manchester/ Laconia Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Lots of choices Been using the kettle grill for over 8 years now and could not be happier. Was able to mount on the canopy rod over the water and have a nice counter area on the boat for prep and work station. Best recommendations are quesadillas, reheating pizza, Chicken Fajiatas, hot buffalo chicken salads just to name a few. Amazing what a little effort and ingenuity can come up with. Could not agree more with issues on the back swim platform being in the way and worrying about children and guests bumping into it.

06-27-2011, 10:30 PM	#7
VtSteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 230 Thanked 361 Times in 169 Posts	This will be season #5 for my Magma Kettle grill. I have it mounted on the starboard gunwale, where it's mostly out of the way. I fairly quick mount release, and a small hole in the gunwale, capped with a rubber cap. I need to replace it this year, the UV rays have killed it. Never a problem, clean up is easy. I stow it in its bag when cooled off, no muss, no fuss.

07-17-2011, 03:32 PM	#10
DBreskin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wolfeboro NH Posts: 283 Thanks: 143 Thanked 121 Times in 76 Posts	Disclaimer: I am not advocating the setup I describe below, even though the food looked and smelled GREAT! Yesterday we saw a group of boats rafted up about 250' away and saw smoke from their grill wafting across the water. It appeared the grill was floating in the water. I decided I had to see what they'd set up. I waded over to take a look, and in fact the grill WAS floating in the water. This removed all chance to soil or burn their boat. It was a standard low-cost backyard charcoal grill, about 18" square, set in a wood frame and on top of a 24" square by 3" thick piece of floatation foam. There was also a shelf attached to the side of the frame. The wood contacted the grill on two sides, and the chef kept the wood from burning by splashing water on it periodically; of course there was plenty of water close at hand. The chef also kept one hand on the grill to steady it in the waves and keep it from floating away. The chef had a 30' boat so there was plenty of room to store his contraption. Separately, someone else had used 3/4" galvanized pipe and made what looked like a pitch fork with three tines, it was about 6' long overall; he stuck it vertically into the sand in about 3' of water and screwed his Magma grill onto it. He grilled about 5' from his boat.

07-17-2011, 04:00 PM	#11
AB_Monterey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 293 Thanks: 86 Thanked 78 Times in 49 Posts	I saw an interesting set-up a couple years ago at the West Alton sandbar. The guy was standing in about 3 ft of water with the grill mounted to a tri-top. I spoke to the cook for a couple minutes and he said that while his friends use camera tri-pods, he prefered a surveyors model because it had a little more weight to it and spikes on the legs to bury in the sand. Really nice set-up.