[Alberg30] Re. Woodstove

[Gordon LACO]

on 12/19/02 4:57 PM, J Bergquist at j at ship.saic.com wrote:

I use driftwood that I pick up from the shoreline near my dock. It is hard
to start, but burns well once it gets going. I use small pieces of duraflame
logs as firestarters. I bought a box of them back in October and still have
about 1/4 of the box left. I never tried charcoal, because I was afraid it
would make too much soot. As it is, my charley noble gets pretty black, but
I haven't gotten much soot on deck.

I haven't figured out how to stuff the thing full enough with wood that it
is still going in the morning. Currently I wake up with cold feet...

ciao

J

George Dinwiddie wrote:
Bob Chambers said:

Charcoal is best fuel.

I think lump charcoal is the best fuel.  Charcoal briquettes generate
a lot more ash and a lot less heat.  Good dry hardwood (the offcuts
of white oak I got from the boat shed at the St. Michael's Maritime
Museum were great) is better than briquettes.  Coal puts out a lot
of heat, but can be hard to start.  The self-lighting briquettes will
drop a lot of soot on your deck.

I use small (or pieces) wax-impregnated firestarters for getting it
going.

- George




HI there,

Could one of your guys post a picture of the height of the stove on the
bulkhead?  I am struggling with that decision just now.

Oh, and the mastheads... I would be interested in participating in that too.
I am not happy with the set-up I have rigged in order to have two genny
halyards and of course the spinnaker block bale is just too damn close to
the forestay.

Gord #426 Surprise 
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