>… the solid fuel heaters… >… used driftwood for fuel. One of my earliest memories of crewing on a C&C 39 was helping deliver it to Vancouver BC for the 1977 Southern Straits of Georgia race. It was early that year so it was likely late March or early April and still a bit cool out. The C&C 39 “Midnight Special” was equipped with a solid fuel cabin heater. I do not recall the brand but it fit on the bulkhead just forward of the mast with the SS chimney exiting directly above.
Anchored in Fossil Bay, Sucia Island (in the US San Juan’s) we were cold and wet so the fire place was stoked with presto log fuel, then stoked again, and again. When we smelled hot fiberglass it occurred to us that we had over fed the fire and the chimney was hot enough to scorch the deck. IIRC I spent some time on deck with a bucket and sponge cooling it off as the pile of presto log pieces burned down. None of us on board that night repeated that mistake. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:20 AM To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat We used driftwood for fuel. They really don’t heat up the whole boat, the air circulation isn’t good enough. None of the bulkhead heaters work as well as forced air heat. Charcoal AFAIK puts out much more CO than wood. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 1:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Stevan Plavsa Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Some good ideas, thanks guys. I've also wondered about the solid fuel heaters, but they seem to be rated for smaller boats. At first glance, charcoal briquettes seem like a neat fuel management solution. Are they? Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto
_______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
