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Originally Posted by captain58sailin  Because they soot up and make a real mess when you have to clean them out. They can be balky starting. They can be balky shutting down. They can be a real fire hazard. The tops get rusty and you have to put some real elbow grease into the top to clean it. Most of the problems lie with the fuel delivery to the stove itself. You really need to have a shutoff right at the source so if things get out of hand you can shut it down. Let's not forget the soot that comes out of the stack and lands on the deck/sails everywhere. |
... and they stink (smell).
In an article first published at the Good Old Boat magazine (Volume 3, Number 2, March/April 2000) and posted at the Boatus.com website, writer Theresa Fort details the pros and cons of the main fuels for galley stoves. These are her opinions, for your consideration:
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Good Old Boat: A clean look at the "dirty" half dozen by Theresa Fort