Potbelly stove
 

Could anyone please give me the safest way to take the smoke stack through
the roof of the boat.
There will be about 4 ft. 6 inch from the stove to the roof panel, so it
could be a bit hot, understatement.
cheers brian.

On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:22:49 -0500, "Tuuk"
wrote:

Ya,, That is a tough one, you really need to consider so many factors,,

Fuel,, where locations are
Bringing in wood easily
Neighbour boats, smoking them out
Accidentally smoking yourself out,
Re-sale value,
Empty the stove of ashes, dust and dirt,
safety, safety, safety, big issue,
Insurance

If it were me, just plug in one of those small space heaters, how much is
that going to cost you over the winter, couple hundred bucks?

I would recommend against it,,

I agree.

Later,

Tom

rebel wrote:
Could anyone please give me the safest way to take the smoke stack through
the roof of the boat.
There will be about 4 ft. 6 inch from the stove to the roof panel, so it
could be a bit hot, understatement.
cheers brian.



Cast a ferrocement gasket in the overhead?

Terry K

In homes, what's called a Class-A stainless steel chimney (insulated) is
used to go through the roof and beyond. As to protecting the roof panel,
metal sheeting on standoofs is an idea.

"rebel" wrote in message
...
Could anyone please give me the safest way to take the smoke stack through
the roof of the boat.
There will be about 4 ft. 6 inch from the stove to the roof panel, so it
could be a bit hot, understatement.
cheers brian.

Chuck is correct. Check out the products labeled "Deck Iron":
http://www.go2marine.com/g2m/action/...egoryId/13891/

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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They make a special fitting for that.

You will wind up cutting a larger hole than the actual diameter of the
stove
pipe. The stove pipe will fit onto a central shaft in the fitting, and
there
will be an airspace between that central portion and the perimeter of the
fitting. You may also find a fitting stuffed with an insulating material
between the center and the perimeter.

It will get very hot up there. And installing a heat shield might not
solve that problem, if it is not done properly. A lot of people install
their heats shields with one inch spacers to separate the heat shield
one inch from the ceiling. But they put metal screws straight through
the shield and through the spacers which then allows the heat to
transfer through the screws and into the boat's ceiling, therefore
defeating the purpose of the shield in the first place and causing a
fire hazard.

See your local wood stove supply and installation store for more
information on this, because you could have a fire if this is not done
correctly. If you have ever removed a heat shield from an old home,
that was put in using the method I described above, you will see the
screw holes are all black and may be even chard.

BTW, don't use a metal heat shield either. Some people will say it's OK
to do so, but metal absorbs so much heat you will defeat the purpose of
the entire installation.