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1:07 pm
Wednesday,30 March, 2011
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hello there we have just bought a stove as out 57 ft boat had an elecrtic frie in it as the previous owner was in a marina with a hook up, the electric fire was in the middle of the boat, we have seen lopts of boats and the fires tend to be near the door , is there a reason for this, also is there any help / leaflets etc that we can read on fitting on it thanks very much dianne
1:31 pm
Friday,19 February, 2010
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Hi Dianne,
Congratulations on your new boat. Welcome to the waterways.
Why are solid fuel stoves near the door? It’s because that’s where the seating area tends to be. When you’re sitting down, you’re not moving about generating heat so need more heat around you to stay warm. You don’t need it in the galley area as you’re normally hot and bothered anyway while you’re cooking; you don’t need it so much in the bathroom while you’re having a quick shower or using the loo; you don’t need it so much in the bedroom because you’re snuggled up under a duvet.
The regulations for the installation of solid fuel stoves on boats were ammended in February this year. This document will give you a pretty good idea of what is involved.
Do you still intend to use the electric fire when you’re out and about? Be careful if you are. The fire will be a constant drain on your inverter and may well result in damage to it.
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11:00 am
Tuesday,24 April, 2012
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If a stove is placed at one end of a boat it allows an Eco Fan, or similar, to blow warm air through the whole length of the boat. Traditionally, stoves were sited on the port side so that when two boats passed port-to-port in tight spots such as tunnels and bridge holes there was maximum headroom for the chimney.
9:41 am
Wednesday,30 March, 2011
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Thankyou for your replies, we dont ever use the electric fire as its too much of a drain on the batteries, we do have diesel central heating aswell on the boat which is great and does warm the boat up but we have coal fires at home and wanted a focal point to warm out feet in front of on a cold night .
10:05 am
Wednesday,30 March, 2011
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Went to buy our heat proof board this weekend and was told there are going to be new rules of fitting stoves , part of it will stop people putting stoves in corners of the boat !!! will let you know if i hear more .
9:37 pm
Tuesday,18 March, 2014
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Hi All,
I’m in the stages of looking for a boat and was wondering if the position of the stove had a bearing on snagging the centre line if your single handed?
I’ve read that stoves towards the centre of the boat offer a more equal heat throughout the whole boat.
Andy
2:45 am
Friday,19 February, 2010
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Hi Andy and welcome to the forum.
Yes, the more central the stove the better the heat distribution. Don’t worry about the centre rope too much. Regardless of whether you are single handed or not you should be using the centre rope to control the boat but it’s easy enough to keep the rope from snagging on any projections from the roof. Just make sure that you fit two centre ropes, one for port side handling and one for starboard side handling and that you fit a fairlead to either side of the boat in such a position so that the ropes are guided away from any obstructions.
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11:01 am
Sunday,20 October, 2013
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Good advice about having two centre ropes this is what I love about this site very useful advice by people who are in the know
2:21 pm
Tuesday,18 September, 2012
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As a single-hander two centre ropes are a must but I would still have two even with crew. Solar panels, chimney etc. etc to clear if only one rope.
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9:26 pm
Tuesday,30 April, 2013
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I agree. We had just one centre line on way up from Nottingham and there was two of us. Had to keep flicking it over the chimney and we didn’t have the top boxes on then. one of the first things we did was to fit a second line and 2 cleats.
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9:45 pm
Tuesday,18 March, 2014
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Thanks for the advice, I’m on my first cruise on a hire boat From Norbury Junction on the Shropshire Union.
Loving the holiday, but the layout of the boat could be better. Ten locks today, absolutely knackered. Whisky and bed me thinks.
10:06 pm
Thursday,12 January, 2012
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Alan said
As a single-hander two centre ropes are a must but I would still have two even with crew. Solar panels, chimney etc. etc to clear if only one rope.
Having a fairlead each side on the roof for the centre rope can help.
I can’t recall having an issue with my saloon stove chimney, located at the back of same, despite some very deep locks, but I only single hand with one centre line. Two would make life very difficult for me although offering better control if you have crew to man the ropes.
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Ecky Thump
9:30 am
Tuesday,18 September, 2012
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richardhula said
Alan said
As a single-hander two centre ropes are a must but I would still have two even with crew. Solar panels, chimney etc. etc to clear if only one rope.Having a fairlead each side on the roof for the centre rope can help.
I can’t recall having an issue with my saloon stove chimney, located at the back of same, despite some very deep locks, but I only single hand with one centre line. Two would make life very difficult for me although offering better control if you have crew to man the ropes.
I cannot see how having two would “make life very difficult”. Can you explain Richard.
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10:58 am
Wednesday,5 December, 2012
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First where to put the stove. The stove needs to go in the sitting area of the boat. Now in the days when all boats had the saloon at the bow, followed by galley, bathroom and bedroom down the boat. The sensible place was to put it in the bow in one of the corners of the saloon. Less mess was dragged through the boat. The port side was the best position as it put the chimney in the safest position in bridges and tunnels. I can vouch for this from personal experience, mine is on the starboard side and I am in the process of repairing and repainting my short cruising chimney which has been caught by low trees, tunnels tops etc. If it had been on the port side it would have missed every time.
Now if the saloon is back from the bow, the best place for the stove will be in the centre of the saloon, again ideally on the port side. That will give the best heat distribution.
Second centre ropes. Whether single-handing or crewed, I have found it is so much easier to have two centre ropes, one on each side. Whilst it does not happen often, 
the number of times it is sensible to get a rope ashore in a hurry without the delay of moving a centre rope from one side of the boat to the other. Heck having cruised with twin ropes it makes life so much easier that I would not cruise with just one.
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