[Gogarty]

In article ,
rexbradley@sympatico.ca says...
>
>
>This is the third time I have tried to say this and if it does not go
>through then I'll deep six this site. There is a solid fuel heater
>NEWPORT by Dickinson. It looks like any other propane or diesel heater
>bulkhead mounted. I have one and use sterno which works fine. A friend
>has one and uses selfstarting charcoal to start cannel coal, which is a
>fireplace coal. We only haul our boats for maintenance and need some
>BTU's in the winter months.
>

We have had a Newport Dickinson solid fuel heater on the boat for
several years. Can't be beat. But if it's wood you plan to burn you
better have a huge woodpile. This thing will go through a twenty foot 2 X
4 in an hour while glowing cherry red and really heating up the place. We
eventually settled on a mix of real charcoal (avoid briquettes like the
plague -- what's in those things anyway?) and pea size anthracite coal.
We had to install a fan on the front of the ash drawer to provide a
forced draft to keep the coal burning. The fan is a Radio Shack computer
fan. The fire will burn for hours and generates very little ash. Just
poke it once in awhile and add bits of coal and charcoal. Fire tending is
in itself a relaxing occupation. And nothing equals the glow and warmth
of a real fire as compared to the anemic flame of a diesel fired heater.

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[Gogarty]

In article ,
lbrty4us@aol.com says...
>
>
>Gogarty wrote:
>
>> We
>> eventually settled on a mix of real charcoal (avoid briquettes like the
>> plague -- what's in those things anyway?) and pea size anthracite coal.
>> We had to install a fan on the front of the ash drawer to provide a
>> forced draft to keep the coal burning.
>
>Try larger coal - less draught restriction - and always coal that is
>rounded not broken & flattened in shape (same reason & getting harder
>to find). Either way it sounds like a dangerous idea; coal gas with
>the inadequate natural draught from a short boat stack offers deadly
>possiblitites.
>
The coal won't keep burning without the forced draft and the charcoal. The
firebox is pretty small. The CO monitor is also close to hand and active.
We are not running a sealed room here -- lots of fresh air coming in and a
bulkhead fan to circuilate the warmed air.

We are especially mindful of the hazards of CO since two people died at our
marina two years ago when they left the engine running to run the
airconditioner.

[Don Freeman]

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message $ma3$1@allhats.xcski.com...
> In a previous article, "Fred Klingener" said:
>>"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
>>$ip5$1@allhats.xcski.com...
>>> You can't have your kayak and heat it too.
>>
>>Was this whole thread a setup?
>
> Only my part.
>
Your timing was impeccable, and the way you played the hook...
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Don
www.cosmoslair.com

[Thomas D. Ireland]

Thanks for this, it is a good read. The jokes weren't that good though!
. I was thinking of doing the same thing. Had some bad experiences with
gas and I don't trust diesel either (it costs money )

Tom

dh@. wrote:
: Hi,

: I have a houseboat that I'd like to take out some this
: winter, and I'd like to have a small wood stove to use
: in it. All the small wood stoves I've been able to find
: have been camping related, so I'm asking for advice
: in camping groups as well as boating groups. Can
: anyone suggest any stove(s) that they feel are good
: and affordable, and any suggestions about use etc?

: Thanks for any help!
: David

: PS in case anyone is interested in what I've found
: so far, or wants proof that I've done some looking
: on my own as well as asking for people to share
: what they've learned, here is a list of some related
: websites:

: http://www.calarmy.com/tents/
: http://www.kni-co.com/
: http://tinyurl.com/9pbxv
: http://www.aaoobfoods.com/shepherdstoves.htm#2%20DX
: http://davistent.com/davisTent/html/WoodStoves.html
: http://www.cylinderstoves.com/deframe%20defaultstovepricing.htm
: http://www.walltentshop.com/CatStoves.html
: http://www.fourdog.com/page2.html
: http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/hvac/hunter_manufacturing/

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