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charred

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My first Cappy Hooker!
« on: September 21, 2016, 03:36:42 PM »
Have never seen these Weber clones in person....this one is in very good shape. Seller (older than me even) said it was given to him (used) by his F-i-L 20 yrs ago, put in the shed and never cooked on.

The internal ash catcher setup seems counter-intuitive, as if enough air can't get in there for high temps. HC owners, tell me about your grill please!

Couple ques.:

Are these bolts/wing nuts OEM? The smaller socket hole is square, which makes me think otherwise.

What's w/ the semi-squared-off lid vent hole (pic #4) and bowl vent hole (pic #5)? Is that typical?

About what year is this thing?

Here it is, unclean:






























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brewtownbeatdown

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My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2016, 04:42:30 PM »
Welcome to the HC subculture. "Cappy Hooker" really had some cool ideas, like the internal ash pan. Never had an airflow/temp. issue the few times I've used mine, but I've never attempted pizza temps. on them.

The wing nuts are factory, but the screws you have aren't. Grab a set of 1/4"-20x1.75" carriage bolts to replace 'em. Also, might wanna get some #10 lock washers & 1/4" finish washers to put behind wing nuts like this:Looks factory & eliminates the wobble associated with their leg design.

As far as the point on one hole, it's meant to work with the damper stop. Keeps hole perfectly lined when fully open. Weber did the same. What's interesting is that you have riveted aluminum dampers, not SS stamped dampers.  The wheels are unique as well. @Idahawk is our resident HC guy & might have something more, or better to add here.


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charred

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Re: My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2016, 04:45:19 PM »
Thanks for the info!

Oh man, they made yellow HCs too?!? (see sig)
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Idahawk

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Re: My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2016, 05:37:06 PM »
It's actually around 30 years old.
The ash pan is a great diffuser for low and slow and it protects the bottom of the grill from both heat and gunk build up on the daisy wheels . I've had mine hot hot no problem what so ever. Line the pan with foil and it's a breeze to clean


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captjoe06

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Re: My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2016, 02:13:22 AM »
Cool!
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swamprb

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Re: My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2016, 02:04:12 PM »
Nice score!
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northwestkettle

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Re: My first Cappy Hooker!
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2016, 04:47:55 AM »
I've been using mine with my kettle pizza and it gets over 700 degrees no problem the grill is also a couple inches taller so it's a nice height to tend my pizza






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