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I think the key thing is "barge". No way I could fit one of those things
on my 36' sailboat.
craig
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>From: Mary Mcatee <>
>To: "Craig M. Poole" <>, , liveaboard
<>
>Subject: Re: Re: lv-ab: Solid Fuel Stove
>Date: Oct, Wed 31, 2001, 21:22
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> Craig said pellets - great idea, lousy application in a small stove. the
> pellets need
> to be in some sort of basket where the air / flames can get to them and the
> ash can drop away exposing more new fuel - just piling them in the bottom
> doesn't work that well. the commercial pellet stoves use a mechanical
> hopper / auger to carry the fuel into the stove. really not an option
> onboard I think.
>
> Craig
> We have a Whitfield pellet stove and it humming away snugly as we speak.
> It will operate three to four days on a single fill of pellets.
> It gets us plenty warm here on the barge (750 SQ FEET) yet the design
> permits us to shut it down quickly and easily if we need to. The top is
> cool enough that the cats sleep on top of it. It is efficient enough that
> we have a three foot straight vent out the wall not a chimney.
> We get a cheery little flame and it keeps it very dry in here.
> The down side it that it does require power for the auger and blower motor.
> We recently installed an inverter and a bank of golf cart batteries as
> power failure backups for the stove and highspeed modems and computers (we
> both work from home).
> The book says it is rated for marine and mobile home installations. It
> comes in several sizes and can be mounted with 2 to 4 inches of walls at
> the back and side.
> We have never used the highest of the five heat settings even in January.
> Check out the website at Whitifeld.com. We use a bit over a ton of pellets a
year.
> Mary and Elise
> The Enchanted Wave
> Putting off pulling out the boat for yet another week!
> Mary
> The Enchanted Wave
> Seaford, NY
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