Time for a Grill

[mraz72]

I recently purchased a 2016 242 x, and I want a grill on the rear swim platform.

1. Which grill do you recommend?
2. Should I just purchase another table let for the grill?
3. After using the grill, do you store it before embarking? Obviously after it has cooled. Where do you store it?

 

[Julian]

1. I bought a Magma kettle grill
2. I bought another table leg for mine.
3. I bought a bag for it, and once I'm done cooking I make sure there is no grease in the catch, let it cool, wipe it off with paper towels, wrap in paper towels and then put in its storage bag in the "changing/portapotti closet"

 

[mraz72]

Perfect Julian, driving under speed with the grill in place isn't a good idea correct?

EDIT

Which size are you using? Happy with that choice?

 

[Bruce]

1. I have been using a Magma Cabo since 2013. It still works like new but has developed the "patina" that they all do after usage.
2. Mine is mounted at the bow as seen at this link https://jetboaters.net/threads/mounting-magma-grill-on-the-bow.2842/#post-45418
3. It is stored in the Magma bag with accessories then placed into the head compartment.

It is rare that I find any need to clean the grill on the boat. I stick to foods like shish kabobs, fish, shrimp, hot dogs / sausages and steaks that are less greasy. I hardly ever find any grease in the drip tray. I clean the grill when needed. On the Bimini trip we grill a wider variety of foods so it probably gets cleaned twice over the week long trip where it is used once or twice a day.

 

[Bruce]

driving under speed with the grill in place isn't a good idea correct?

My bow mount locks in place and I have driven short distances with the grill in place. I would avoid high speed or wake with it mounted.

The grill cools quickly so this has rarely been an issue.

 

[mraz72]

Looks good, so I need the leg, the grill, anything else (just for mounting)?

Do the magma grills fit the table leg without any additional parts?

 

[Bruce]

Do the magma grills fit the table leg without any additional parts?

You will need a magma mount. Which mount will change with which grill you buy. I believe the rod holder style mounts work well with your existing table leg.

 

[mraz72]

thanks, order coming soon!

 

[Bruce]

thanks, order coming soon!

Are you going with round or rectangle?

 

[Benny Sibbitt]

If going with the magma grill, you need the grill, grill mount that attaches to boat table leg
I would recommend buying an table extra leg

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• Benny Sibbitt
• Aug 22, 2016
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[mraz72]

I'm thinking rectangle, I guess because that's what I am more used to?

Definitely getting the additional leg, I want to use the table and grill at the same time.

 

[Bruce]

Definitely getting the additional leg, I want to use the table and grill at the same time.

Table legs are shockingly expensive. Would you not need a second table mount to use both at the same time?

 

[Benny Sibbitt]

I only have one but need to order another one. I wish I could use the table the same I use the grill. Remember after cooking the grill needs to cool off for an hour before you can move it.

 

[cozilla]

I did the same set up as @Bruce and cannot tell you the convenience that putting the grill in the bow offers. Having it in the bow keeps the hot grill and food out of the way of the action going on on the swim deck. Love the set up.

 

[Julian]

I bought my extra table leg online from a motorcycle parts place (forget the name and I'm not home-dealing with my sick dad)....was the cheapest place to buy it. When the first one arrived it had all sorts of scratches on the leg. They were very good about replacing it with a new one.

I do need to get a mount for putting my grill on top of the leg.....right now I'm using my old mount from my last boat that attached to my flag pole holder.

I may get another table base plate for the bow and another table so all the kids can eat up front at a table while the adults eat in the cabin.....still working this out.

 

[Bruce]

On our boat food prep is in the bow. The grill is mounted in front of the anchor locker. I have a large rubber cutting board that has grooves to catch liquid that goes on a bow seat when I need a prep area.

If we have a large group eating on the boat the adults are typically in the cockpit area with the kids on the swim deck which will be easier to wash off.

If we have more than our family on the boat I will often cook more than the grill can handle at once. With this layout everyone can comfortably enjoy the first course while the second is cooking.

 

[MrMoose]

@Michael Rasmussen, I have the same setup as shown in @Benny Sibbitt's pic. I purchased the extra table leg. I store all of my grilling stuff, (extra table leg, utensils, lighter, propane, shelf, disinfectant wipes) in the Magma carrying bag that is designed to hold the grill. As far as cleaning, I usually get some grease in the drip pan, so I wipe it up with disposable disinfectant wipes before putting it away. My carrying case fits nicely under the starboard bench seat in the cockpit where the cooler is supposed to go. I don't use the "Yamaha" cooler that came with the boat.
I used the Magma Pow'r Grip Levelock to mount the grill to the table leg. I used an ABS sleeve (plumbing drain pipe) on the inside of the table leg to get a better grip between the leg and the pow'r grip. It takes me 3 minutes to set up, including the time to pull it out from the seat storage.

 

[MattFX4]

On our boat food prep is in the bow. The grill is mounted aft of the anchor locker. I have a large rubber cutting board that has grooves to catch liquid that goes on a bow seat when I need a prep area.

If we have a large group eating on the boat the adults are typically in the cockpit area with the kids on the swim deck which will be easier to wash off.

If we have more than our family on the boat I will often cook more than the grill can handle at once. With this layout everyone can comfortably enjoy the first course while the second is cooking.

The more I think about it your set up sounds nice. I bought the Cabo grill a few weeks ago and been thinking about how I wanted to mount it. I think back to last summer and every time we were anchored the swim platform was a busy place. Adding a grill back there would get in the way. Can you stand and grill with it mounted in the bow? Or do you sit?

 

[Bruce]

The more I think about it your set up sounds nice. I bought the Cabo grill a few weeks ago and been thinking about how I wanted to mount it. I think back to last summer and every time we were anchored the swim platform was a busy place. Adding a grill back there would get in the way. Can you stand and grill with it mounted in the bow? Or do you sit?

I typically stand and grill. Mounting on the bow places it quite a way above the floor. It may be a little low for standing and probably a little high for sitting but it has never bothered me.

I do sit to use the cutting board on the seat but it is well within reach of tongs to move food from one place to another.

 

[Julian]

@MattFX4 I agree....I'm considering just doing what I did on my last boat and mounting a flag pole holder in the bow and doing the same connection for my grill there.