I've had one
boat with a woodburning "Cole Stove" that was mounted in a little corner spot just for the purpose and it saw me through two winters quite nicely.
I now own a Shipmate woodburner (yes, they are back in business) that I have to install at some point this month.
UPSIDE:
Dry heat... can't say it enough: good dry heat that kicks ass on mildew and soggy clothes. I think deisel will give that tpo an nextent but I hear that
propane not so dry. Others here will know. My
installation will include a bulkhead opening and computer fan so that the quarter berth cum
electronics bay will stay nice and dry.
Cozy and romantic...
Fuel anywhere there is driftwood or? I have just found out there there are rstill places on the
west coast to get good hard anthricite coal...
DOWN SIDE
VERY BE CAREFUL!!! exacting citing and flue tolerances as well as really effective tie down options
Storing dry
fuel
Stove and stovepipe
maintenance
Restrictive municipal codes regarding the burning of "hearth fires"
I love a
wood burner on a
boat and in spite of the sometimes eyebrow raising issue of compatibility wouldn't be without.
HAl Roth's solution was a Diesel cookstove for
cooking and heat along with one of those small gimballed burners for quick tea and soup jobs.
Check out his book
After 50,000 Miles (precurser to his How to Sail Around the World... much better title for the latter!)
Also search out Shipmate
Stove Company... different styling but just as well made as the Navigators at an easier
price.
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