Miami Weather in your cabin

[Franklin]

I heard the old boats used to have wood burning stoves. That got me thinking and think it's a wonderful thing to have on a boat. A small clean burning stove placed in the middle of the cabin. Most cabins could find a place to secure a 1 cubic foot wood burning stove (don't need much with the designs they have now and the small size of the boat). It wouldn't take much wood either. The hard part is finding a good way to run the chimney but think of the benifits...Miami in your cabin during the cooler nights at anchor. It produces light, warmth and is quiet. A desiel heater produces noice and warmth.

 

[Sanders]

Well, maybe....

My old boat (a 79 H37C) HAS a woodburning stove. The PO suggested using wood chips to fuel it, and I have used it once or twice. I also have tried charcoal. Either generate a lot of dry heat off the black box (mounted to the head bulkhead on the starboard side). It works very well to dry out the interior on a wet morning.It generates armth, and tension. No light.My wife is scared to death of it, and insist that we have so much ventilation that it offsets the benefit. She has also spooked me to the point I don't use it much.At the dock, electric heat is much simpler, works well and does not strain the wedded bliss.The chimney vents near the mast on the deck, and is a frequently found tripping hazard. Plus it rusts so badly it is beginning to fall apart.Other than that I'd like it just fine.I am planning to add a CO2 detector, and maybe then I'll feel better about it.FYI I have found a kerosene lamp takes the chill off just fine. Looks good too.Sanders s/v Good News

 

[texastom]

Wood buring stoves go with wooden boats

Kranklin, are you kidding me! A wood burning stove are like wooden boats, nice to look at but never want to own one and besides, a wood burning stove in South Texas? I turn my heater on for 5 minutes and its like an oven in my boat. I agree with Sanders, get a nice lamp to enjoy the ambiance.By the way Sanders, I don't think I would be burning charcoal inside a boat or any other enclosed area. I'm pretty sure there are some bad gases produced when burning charcoal.Frankiln, are you able to get out of your slip? I went out last Monday and had to drive my boat through the mud to get out of the marina. It must have been near low tide as it wasn't as bad coming back in. Hope there is more water in the bay this weekend.Toms/v At Last

 

[Franklin]

I'm at the boardwalk

I picked it because it is advertised as the only true all year access to the bay (some argue this). I went out Friday with no problem and don't remember seeing anything less then 8'. I draw 5'.My heater works fine at the slip, but I'm not going to run my loud generator all night so I can run the heater at anchor.My dock neighbor said to get a lamp and a CO2 detector. I guess I just love FIRE I love the smell of burning wood and the glow it gives and the warmth it produces. Sure, there is a mess to clean up afterwards but that's ok. The past 5 years I've been burning a fire in the fireplace at home just about any night it got below 50 degrees.I guess in some ways, I'm just old fashion.