[Public-list] Woodstove (was "Interior Paint")

[Don Campbell]

For those of you who were asking about insulation,/paint and stoves, DIY (Boat)
just came in yesterday and has articles relating to both subjects in their issue
2004-4 (www.diy-boat.com).
    I thought you would appreciate their suggestion that if you want
insulation,  then use insulation and the best material is now Thinsulate (TMreg
by 3M) See the article on cabin refurbishing for all the details. It comes in 90
foot rolls at either 60" or 30"  widths and is hydrophobic and not mildew
suseptible since it is polypropylene.
    With regards to heaters, the suggestion is that there be a carbon monoxide
monitor in the boat, a reasonable necessity for safety when using  furnaces, and
which is a good idea even for just the engine usage,  specially when using the
boat in cold temperatures. Undoubtedly some of the technology from spacecraft
should be considered when it comes to insulating and controlling humidity in
conditions of  disparate temperatures within and without a vessel that has
respiration occuring within.
Don   #528

Gordon Laco wrote:

> Hi there -
>
> We've got a Dickenson Stainless Steel stove that we are very happy with.  I
> bought it as a treat for myself while we were shooting M&C because I wanted
> to sail in the late fall once I finally got home.  Little did I know that
> only a few months later I would be stocking the British Davey stoves...
>
> The Dickenson stove has a front loading door which is fitted with a sliding
> shutter..when it is fixed in the up position you can see the fire through
> the exposed grill.  We usually leave just a crack showing so that you can
> see the orange flickering - makes the wine taste so much better, skin tones
> look so rich etc etc. (ahem, enough of that)
>
> The Davey stoves have a top loading set-up and the damper is below the
> firebox so you cannot see the fire.  On the other hand they have a clever
> design that involves the flue coming down half-way in the fire box.  What
> that means is you can load the thing up with coal or charcoal - and the fuel
> can't burn until it works its way done to the level of the flue. I guess
> that is the sort of thing that everybody knew when small stoves were fitted
> in boats all the time but everybody has forgotten today.
>
> In the Dickenson we burn charcoal briquettes (not the volatile self-priming
> kind!) five or six at a time.  The stove burns for about 90 minutes.  I
> guess it might burn longer if we put a damper shutter in the flue but I am
> leary of potential fumes in the boat so we keep an open draught despite the
> way that makes the fuel burn faster.
>
> Being stainless steel the Dickenson heats up faster - being cast iron the
> Davey stays hot longer - the Dickenson has built in all round heat shields -
> the Davey is smaller - and so on.
>
> Cheers - Gord #426 Surprise
>
>
>
> >
> > On Jan 10, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Gordon Laco wrote:
> >>
> >> We fight condensation aboard #426 by keeping the forehatch perpetually
> >> cracked open and of course in the spring and fall the woodstove is
> >> terrific
> >> as dry heat.
> >
> > Hello Gordon,
> >
> > I'm still boat-shopping at this point, but I wanted to ask you about
> > your woodstove.  Having lived with them for years in up-north cabins, I
> > love them and look forward to having one aboard a boat, despite the
> > added "hassle" vs. a diesel or other type (although you sure can store
> > a lot of BTUs in a gallon of diesel!).
> >
> > Just wondering which brand/type you have, and how you like it as
> > compared to other wood stoves.  I've seen the "Sardine" model available
> > for purchase.  I wonder if there are any with the little glass door so
> > you can view the flames?  My own "land" woodstoves never had them, but
> > I have friends who do have the glass door and it is nice!
> >
> > Do you ever burn the old-fashioned charcoal?  I never even knew about
> > it until I started researching boat wood-stoves.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --- Rachel
> >
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