need 'help' ideas for new stove?

Sea Wolf · Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:29 pm Post subject:

Dave-

Thanks for the compliment!

Now back to the heating / cooking thread...................

On another post tonight, Dave S mentioned something about staying warm at night at a dock by using not only an electric heater, but also an electric blanket in the v-berth Of course, it would work in the converted dinette berth too!

I don't believe I've ever heard the electric blanket mentioned before here, although I've thought about it a few times myself.

How many others have used an electric blanket on board?

What were your experiences with it?

I think my Great Dane would love one in the v-berth!

Joe.

jkidd · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:12 am Post subject:

Heres some 12 volt heated blankets, but they draw 6.7 amps. Might have to add a battery to the boat.
http://www.heatedcarblanket.com/?gclid=CMmFrJmuuI8CFReQGgodV0hycg

DaveS · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:27 am Post subject:

[quote="Sea Wolf"
On another post tonight, Dave S mentioned something about staying warm at night at a dock by using not only an electric heater, but also an electric blanket in the v-berth Of course, it would work in the converted dinette berth too!
Joe.[/quote]

Joe, when I purchased "Sea Shift" through Les at EQ Marine, I requested that he install an electrical outlet in the V-Berth specifically for the purpose of plugging in an electric blanket. To date that is the only way that outlet has been used. (Nothing like crawling into a preheated bed, when securely moored to a dock in the dead of a PNW winter night).

lloyds · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

I have had an origo two burner with oven on a previous boat and although it worked it wasn't a very hot burner, but it was definitely safe. You just have to put up with the moisture. That is when I discovered all alcohol is not created equal. Canadian alcohol was much hotter, and a little less moisture. Prior to that I had a pressurized kerosene. Not safe at all. A leak in the oven burner eventually ignited and almost burned the boat to the water. Since then I used propane. Easy, fast, not overly hot. Then I bought a one burner butane stove for the 16. Way better stove in my opinion. Gets hotter. If it even put out an equal amount of moisture as propane it would still be less because it gets hotter, faster. I have never seen any controlled test results, just opinion.

Sea Wolf · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:17 pm Post subject:

lloyds · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

Moisture is definitely a problem for most fuel burning stoves, other than outside vented models. And if you ever have a fire on board, as I did, and you touch off a halon extinguisher, you better have a good source of oxygen. Halon takes it all away. I almost didn't make it out of the cabin when I touched it off. Lungs just lock up. The dive up through the companionway took all the skin off the fronts of my legs. And as an added insult, it didn't keep the fire down. It went out okay, but as soon as the oxygen crept back in the superheated oven reignited the excess kerosene. Eventually a neighbor showed up with a bicarbonate extinguisher which worked. Low tech, but totally trashed the inside of the boat. Pitted every piece of polished metal in the cabin.

Big dave · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:54 pm Post subject: Propane Heater

Dan.Kelly,
What ever you do please don't use a propane heater inside your boat. I would have my cousin talk to you about it, but he died along with his sisters husband, trying to keep warm in an enclosed area.
A propane heater out in the cockpit with the sides rolled up with plenty of ventalation is fine, but in a enclosed area you will be tempted to close the door or widows more & more trying to get warm until you go to sleep, and when you do you will not wake up !
Please, Please don't put yourself and your family in that danger. Children will fall under the effects faster then you will. I miss my cousin, he was a great guy.
I don't know you, but you are part of this crazy C-Dory family now, and I can tell you for a fact we all care about you and the last thing we want to read about is a fellow "Brat" dying in his boat.
Sorry to cast a pall on this thread, but I had to put my first hand experience in here.
Your Fellow Brat.
Big Dave
Raven Dancer.

dan.kelly14 · Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:35 am Post subject:

Thank's for all the help.. I have been e-mailing tsturm. So I will go with his origo alcohol stove.. I plan on having my 8yr old daughter with me this summer in PWS, so I better stick with the alcoh. stove rather then propane.. she's looking forward to going there for herself to comb the beach for treasure's.. Razz

My last boat was a 17ft bayrunner, so she wasn't able to go because of the elements.
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP
PS: I named my boat. I bought it on my son's birthday 1yr old Cake

. His name is TY..
SO: TY 1 ON is it. Hope the daughter does'nt get jealous. Crook