In the shared details department, I include a description of a LeComte North East 38 fireplace stack fitting and wonder about other boats of the day. Presumably LeComte-built Challengers had the same fitting.
Our fitting is a welded-up stainless flanged thing. It has a bit of pipe extending down outside the pipe leading down to the fireplace; the outer edge of the flange is turned up about 1". When needed, the johnny noble is stuck onto a bit of pipe extending up about 1 1/4". Normally, the smoke pipe is capped with a heavy stainless lid held on by gravity and a friction fit.
The two upturned features means that the fitting can hold water about 1" deep. Do you suppose this is to be filled with water to keep the deck around the stack fitting cool? Otherwise, why would they not have drilled the upturned flange to drain?
Our fitting is a welded-up stainless flanged thing. It has a bit of pipe extending down outside the pipe leading down to the fireplace; the outer edge of the flange is turned up about 1". When needed, the johnny noble is stuck onto a bit of pipe extending up about 1 1/4". Normally, the smoke pipe is capped with a heavy stainless lid held on by gravity and a friction fit.
The two upturned features means that the fitting can hold water about 1" deep. Do you suppose this is to be filled with water to keep the deck around the stack fitting cool? Otherwise, why would they not have drilled the upturned flange to drain?