Dickinson solid fuel stove or propane

[Boatyarddog]

Originally Posted by nwdiver

One of the good things about the Newport is it draws air from the though deck fitting so it does use air from in the boat…..some others use inside air so you have to manage air flow.

I believe you meant to say Dickenson Propane heaters DO NOT consume inside air.
They have a clever Double wall exhaust SS flex pipe that gets really hot so you can blow that air off too.
Takes the chill off the floor.
Draws air from the deck horn, thru the top and into the sealed combustion chamber.
Boatyarddog

[Brewgyver]

Originally Posted by seandepagnier

haha. my words are unfortunately not legal yet. Just an opinon.

I used a 50 gallon drum and cut it, then bent it and welded it into stove.

So why do you think your hacked, uncontrolled combustion contrivance is cleaner than a well-engineered LPG stove?

[basssears]

Diesel forced air (Wallas preferably) cant be beat for warm dry even circulated heat. -- Bass

[Cachimba]

Originally Posted by garyfdl

You 'don't mind refilling every '[h]our'.... yet.

Here's a thread I started about 9 mos ago on boat heaters you might find useful:

https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...hy-248573.html

I did not buy the boat mentioned (but not because of the heater) and purchased something else. That boat does not have a heater but I just ordered a Newport and will be putting it in over the winter.

I opted for propane because it was the easiest/cleanest. Solid fuel is too 'putzy' IMHO - cutting wood, storing fuel, removal, storing and disposal of spent fuel, dirty, and a bigger fire hazard (if the spent fuel still has embers). My 'research' on diesel showed it was also somewhat dirty and smelly.

Thanks a lot, I read the post and was very helpfull.

[Cachimba]

thanks a lot to all of you, it helps a lot your post. Since Im in Portugal and the weather is not as hard as other places, I will start looking for a Solid Stove probably the Dickinson brand.


If someone wants to sell please let me know by PM,


thanks

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by Brewgyver

So why do you think your hacked, uncontrolled combustion contrivance is cleaner than a well-engineered LPG stove?

I’m waiting to hear this too.

The particulate air pollution out of a non-designed, incomplete-burn barrel stove is absolutely horrendous.

[01kiwijohn]

Originally Posted by Cachimba

Hi


I was planning to install a Dickinson fuel stove, since Im living in my boat in the south of Portugal, I will use it ocacionally during the nightfall, my boat is a Dufour 358. Want to know your opinion regarding solid fuel stove, is ti worth?, and if you have any experience with this brand.


thanks a lot.

Oh good grief, I had a propane one. You'll have difficulty carrying enough fuel to use it for long. Got the diesel Alaska and it does great, in the SE Alaska and pacific nw. Reliable, no sophisticated electronics.

[garyfdl]

Originally Posted by Cachimba

Thanks a lot, I read the post and was very helpfull.

Thanks!

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Stewie12

You may find that in some countries that they only have butane. Spain is one that comes to mind. Not sure what the difference it would make to your heater, but worth checking out.

Butane is more common in Spain but Repsol and Cepsa has butane and propane bottles.

[jen1722terry]

We have a 7 year old Newport solid fuel. We live aboard all summer in Maine and needed heat for June, September and the sometimes long, damp, cool stretches during the Maine summer. Next summer, we'll be bringing the boat back to our other home in Nova Scotia which is, if anything, foggier and damper than Maine.

We didn't really want to store and plumb for propane. Didn't like what we heard about diesel, so we installed the Newport. We learned that it goes thru wood rather quickly. We finally settled on using big lump charcoal (Kumoto Joe). We use the smaller lumps to get the stove and chimney hot and then use the larger lumps, which will burn 2-3 hours with the damper nearly closed.

Yes, we get some soot on the deck and some small specks on the dodger, but the deck rinses off and we just scrub the dodger at haul-out.

However, we are at a mooring, not a slip, so there are no neighbor complaints about fugitive soot. Charcoal is readily available at hardware stores and home centers.

Our Cape Dory is only 31 feet. The Newport gets the entire cabin cozy in about 20 minutes.

Whatever fuel/stove you choose, we think you'll really enjoy having the heat when you need it. Makes cruising in cooler weather a joy.

Cheers

[mikereed100]

A serious consideration for those who wish to use propane while cruising will be availability of fuel. It may be easy to source in Europe and continental US, but as you move further afield to, for example, BC, Alaska or Chile/Argentina, finding and transporting enough propane to keep warm will be problematic. Maybe fine for marina living but for cruising diesel is hard to beat.

[goboatingnow]

Propane is widely available in Europe but it’s a fuel used almost exclusively for commercial applications, including blow lamps , gas torches , commercial cooking and so forth. Propane will have to sourced from specialist suppliers These will not be near your marina

[sv_pelagia]

Originally Posted by mikereed100

but as you move further afield to, for example, BC... finding and transporting enough propane to keep warm will be problematic.

Huh? Propane is easily found up and down the BC (British Columbia) coast.

[nwdiver]

Originally Posted by Boatyarddog

I believe you meant to say Dickenson Propane heaters DO NOT consume inside air.
They have a clever Double wall exhaust SS flex pipe that gets really hot so you can blow that air off too.
Takes the chill off the floor.
Draws air from the deck horn, thru the top and into the sealed combustion chamber.
Boatyarddog

Yes that is what I said…….in Canadian, eh.

[Munoz]

Originally Posted by Cachimba

thanks a lot to all of you, it helps a lot your post. Since Im in Portugal and the weather is not as hard as other places, I will start looking for a Solid Stove probably the Dickinson brand.


If someone wants to sell please let me know by PM,


thanks

I spent a winter up the Guadiana river between Spain and Portugal, gets quite a bit colder than the coast. Did OK with a solid fuel heater and scavenging wood ashore or driftwood from the river, a few other boats did the same, but most other cruisers relied on diesel, those living long-term on anchor/mooring generally used reflex style drip heaters, while the more stock production boats often had the webasto type forced air heaters (the Chinese copies were quite popular) these seem to be a bit simpler to use but required a fair amount of electrical if running for a significant amount of time, so these boats would typically go alongside every few days to top up the batteries, or run a generator.
Wasn't aware of any boats using gas for heating, but there were plenty of them having trouble sourcing enough gas for cooking.... YMMV