Call me cheap, but the bronze burner barbecue grill that I bought a couple of years ago that was supposed to last forever, finally gave out. The burners where the gas exits (little holes) corroded out on the far side, causing the path of least resistance to be in that spot. In a pinch, I went down to the nearest mud puddle and proceeded to fill the gaping holes with clay. Problem solved! Now I have functioning burners again that have even heat! Looks like Ohio clay is good for something after all!

Shag, I cannot comment on your clay innovation but you do spark an interest of mine. I researched 12V coffee pots and gave up on them after reading the poor reviews. Finally bought a Coleman 10 cup propane coffee pot. Looks like a taller version of a Mr. Coffee set up. I'm wondering what folks who are not lucky enough to own huge go fast boats, like the 47' Fountains with stoves and such, are doing for stoves. I would like some sort of two burner. There is no room to cook in the cabin of my 29' Fever. So what are folks doing that like to go on week-long boating trips? Do you cook onboard somehow or take everything to the beach?

i just bought a george foreman grill-griddle. 20 bucks salvation army. did a couple of steaks decently and fried a couple of test eggs. even if you can cook inside, which i can on the big boat, if it is warm enough to be on a boat, it is too warm to heat up the inside cooking. a large toaster oven is another option. salv army and goodwill are good places for stuff like this. like shag said...call me cheap. edit; oh, you need 12 volt stuff, as opposed to when tied up at the dock. a big inverter is another way to go.

Start looking at backpacking gear. I believe there are double burner types out there. Light and compact, just what you're looking for.

As for my grill, the burgers turned out great!

power converter 12 v to 110 household i run a 15 in electric skillet off my converter,works great you just have to let your engine ideal to keep the converter alarm from going off. would prob work great for coffe maker too,

http://www.gearreview.com/stovereview98.asp

Scroll down to the 4th review. I have a single burner at the moment for backpacking, but it would be nice to have a double for cooking multiple items, or a frying pan and a pot of coffee. This thing folds up flat, so storage is a non issue. Campmore had this unit on sale for $46, so disregard the $90 retail price. I would think you would want to use this on a beach or dock though, not actually ON the boat unless you had some sort of outside break-down table, otherwise it'd be a little hazardous (as in fire).

Magna makes a nice gas grill that has mounts for your hand rails so any grease drips in the water. I would use it as far away from the fuel vent as possible.

I have one of the Magna grilles, and it works pretty well. You really have to crank it down tight to keep it from rotating downward on the railing, though. Takes about 10 minutes to set up. However, I try to stay away from cooking anything greasy like burgers or sausages. The grease has to go somewhere, and the flare-ups become a hassle to watch out for. We usually stick to chicken or brats - it works well for these.

No wonder my boat can't get out of its own way, with me lugging stuff like this around on it!

Walmart has a nice little tabletop gas grill for $25. It takes the small green propane cannisters. I have had mine 3 yrs and it works great. Legs fold up and the lid has a latch for easy storage. I have cooked 4 steaks at once on it with no problem. I dont like the magma's for 1. price 2. wind blows out the flame.