tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post4951030420370685208..comments2023-09-22T12:12:22.775+01:00Comments on Waterlily: Ralph Freeman writes about heating your boat...Nev Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-57561775835650559272010-01-02T09:24:59.883+00:002010-01-02T09:24:59.883+00:00Nev, I'm surprised you got only 77C from the s...Nev, I'm surprised you got only 77C from the stove. It should get much hotter than that. We boil our kettle on ours on Shadow.<br /><br />In cold weather I use the gas CH only rarely now (and then only under protest). I find that the boat keeps warm during the day (while cruising) if I open the rads and switch on the CH pump without firing up the boiler. The waste heat from the engine, passing through the calorifier and the rads, is enough for general background warmth. In the evenings, of course, we light the stove.<br /><br />I didn't know about the trick of damping down with ash - I'll have to try it.Halfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167481543065324357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-53842465389888881672010-01-01T18:52:02.512+00:002010-01-01T18:52:02.512+00:00Lesley,
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go...Lesley,<br /><br />Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a go next time we are aboard.<br /><br />Take care<br /><br />NevNev Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047359519459723079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193284457263034796.post-38382321258879953762009-12-31T15:46:32.600+00:002009-12-31T15:46:32.600+00:00Hi Nev
We keep our fire going 24/7 at this time of...Hi Nev<br />We keep our fire going 24/7 at this time of year. Each night before retiring I bank up the fire with coal and empty the ash can contents over the coal, closing the vents to low. The fire lasts all night, keeping the boat warm. Come morning i usually only have to clear the ash tray and add some more coal/wood and we are away again!<br />LesleyNb Yarwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806115768980012184noreply@blogger.com