WINTER HEATING Aussie Style

[Berber Boy]

Australia does get quite cold in some parts although NOTHING compared to the NA winter. An old sailor showed me a couple of years back a very cheap way of warming the cabin. It has worked for me very very well.



Not much to explain but I have even warmed up frozen bread and crepes from the cooler on the outside of the pot as well. Note the fire-blankets are handy and I do not lea0ve it burning when not in the cabin.

BB

[kurz]

Hello, looks good. How you deal with the exhaust gaz? If the boat is closed it start to smell somewhat and evern wors you get by burning fuel water in the boat. And most oft time you would like to dry the boat insteat of bringing in whater ...

[NavySailor]

Old sailors trick. My Grandfather used to do that.

[Berber Boy]

Hello, looks good. How you deal with the exhaust gaz? If the boat is closed it start to smell somewhat and evern wors you get by burning fuel water in the boat. And most oft time you would like to dry the boat insteat of bringing in whater ...

Hi Kurz,

I use white spirit for fuel and usually have the hatch doorway out or the sliding cabin top partially open. I keep my Galley aft rather than forward. I have only had slight fumes when the stove is on full open. I throttle it back to about 60% and the clay just stays nice and warm and radiates heat well. I find early morning it dries the boat out rather than creates moisture. You could warm up your Pain Chocolat but I don't think you could do Raclette on it !!

BB

[bartmac]

Have always used Metho in the stove.....whats the diff?

[Berber Boy]

Have always used Metho in the stove.....whats the diff?

In Oz we have Blue and White Methylated and I have a Blue MACM but use white Metho Spirit. Not to be confused with Surgical Spirit. I imagine White MACM owners use Blue Methylated spirits which is what probably slows them down

Seriously the Blue Methylated that I used once had a smell to it that the white doesn't. Maybe some other things that I dont know about too?

[mastreb]

There's another recent thread regarding alcohol stoves that discusses all the various variants of methylated spirits.

[Highlander]

My own little fireplace electric ceramic heater 600/1200w,
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can also be used without the heater for a nice fireplace ambiance feeling of comfort

J

[Highlander]

Well time to crank up the heat got up this morn to find 1 inch of snow on the ground , last yr we had about a foot of snow 10 days earlier & it stayed making for a long winter

J