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

[Roger L Kingsland]

Don,

Looks like a great publication, I just subscribed.  Thanks for the
recommendation.

Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Woodstove (was "Interior Paint")


> 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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