I finally re-installed the EZ-Bake oven on Mystic Star, just in time for cruising season!
This is the 'After' shot, so let's back up a bit....
The previous owner ripped out the oven (due to a propane leak) and had a dorm fridge in the oven's place. He kept all the mounting hardware, hoses, and fittings, so the only guesswork for me was how to route the new propane hose....
After wrestling with an electrician's fish pole kit from hazard fraught (and breaking one), we figured out the best way to run the propane hose is NOT the original port side void (using the same hanging locker hole as the solenoid wires) , but rather in the overhead C-channel in the aft bunk (shown with the hand-drawn red arrow):
This is looking up at the port overhead in the aft bunk, looking aft.
As for re-rigging the propane locker, I purchased a vapor-tight through fitting by Trident Marine. It was tricky to mount it, as the bezel/retaining nut requires access to the back side of the propane locker (not reachable with human hands). So after boring out the hole with the dremel, I cut a notch through in the bottom of the new hole so I could slide the backing nut in sideways, twist it back to the bulkhead, and glue it to the backside with epoxy putty. I tied a ruslter's hitch to the nut with whipping twine just in case the putty let go while setting. If you look closely at the keyhole you can see the threads of the backing nut, neatly glued in place with the threads still clean:
After an hour to let the putty dry, I screwed the bulkhead fitting to the backing nut, filled the clocking notch with some more putty, and made the bulkhead fitting wrench tight:
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