I installed tile on the bulkhead where my Woodstove and hot water heater are installed.
Sedna has a solid fuel (wood) stove and I bought an lpg on demand water heater. I wanted heat resistant tile behind both. Update 8/20/2019: I pulled out the LPG water heater over a year ago... seemed like a good idea, but I never felt comfortable that the flame wouldn't be blown out by the wind.
Instead I bought a regular 6 gal AC Electric and engine cooling system heater which works well.
Used a water based adhesive to mount the tile then grouted, washed excess grout off the tile surface, and painted on sealer.
Installing the stove pipe was a little work, this handy crimping tool was purchased from Home Depot. I cut the pipe to length with a metal cutting blade mounted on my battery powered circular saw. I wrap painters tape around the pipe to provide a nice cutting surface and for drawing lines for the cut. I wear good leather gloves because the pipe is super sharp and I don't like to bleed all over the boat...
I routed the pipes to two different Charlie Nobels. Both seem to vent fine.
After I eliminated the LPG water hearer... instead of two chimneys, I have one chimney and another deck vent. 
What brand is the woodstove and where did you get it? Same for water heater - brand? Do you have a favorite marine store/outlet?
ReplyDeleteThe stove came with the boat. It was manufactured by Cole Stove Company in Seattle WA... I'm not sure if they are still in business. The LPG water heater is made by Eccotemp https://www.eccotemp.com/ but I must say LPG water heaters are not certified for marine use. LPG is dangerous if not properly vented, and the boat should have a propane sniffer installed to ensure you don't die. I also have an LPG cook stove/oven and xintex propane detector.
DeleteMy favorite marine store is my locally owned Sexton's Marine Chandlery. Mail order I think I've used both used Go2marine and Jamestown...
Hey Jim,
ReplyDeleteThinking of possibly installing a heater and I'm space limited so thinking of smaller than yours. I'm pondering either a propane such as the Dickinson (with a fan) vs. the Cozy Cabin propane heaters, or possibly the much cheaper Dickinson solid fuel (wood, briquets, etc). Probably won't be spending all that many nights on it so feeding a solid fuel stove might be alright. Don't know. Any thoughts? /jd
Solid fuel is nice from the standpoint that I burn small amounts of paper or cardboard garbage, like junk mail or packaging, to take the chill off. I've never had a diesel, but my friends have. I noticed forced air diesel with the stove mounted in the lazarette is less smelly that an in-cabin heater. Although I have a propane (LPG) galley stove and water heater, I would not use it for a cabin heater.
ReplyDeleteDon Street, in "The Ocean sailing Yacht Vol 2" says If you don't have a heater... try placing clay flower pots upside down over your galley stove burner. I imagine if one left them right side up and filled them with rocks they'd gain some thermal mass.
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