Flue placement coach roof only or deck also an option?

[Maalie]

Hello everyone,

We are installing a solid fuel stove () on our Rival 32 and have few difficulties choosing the placement.

Basically we don't really have any space to have the flue coming out on the coachroof without the install being quite awkward. We are thinking of the possibility to have it on the deck really close to the side of the coachroof with a raised mount/step to avoid water flooding issue but not sure if it's a good solution.

We tried finding more info about it but couldn't find any why yes or no for this placement. I saw a picture of someone else on this forum with the flue just foreward of the coachroof with a fiberglassed step, as we thought doing, but I would like to have some more advice

Please if anyone have done so or think it's a bad idea, would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks!

 

[Maalie]

*Hampshire heater* was supposed to be in the brackets

 

[penfold]

It will be difficult to seal a sidedeck aperture against shipped water as you've noted; the advantage of the coachroof is it rarely sees solid water, only spray that can be deflected with a suitable closure/cowl.

 

[BabaYaga]

One issue to consider for any flue installed forward of the mast would be whether it could be catching sheet when tacking.
I have mine (flue and air intake) to one side of the coach roof, forward of the mast and have had a hoop made to prevent this.
Not the prettiest solution perhaps, but it works.

 

[William_H]

Just for a radical idea (which might be a bad idea). How about an exhaust in the transom with a long horizontal chimney flue and a small computer fan at the outlet. The advantage being that the heat in the flue will dissipate into the cabin and hull so being more efficient. Possibly able to hang clothes on the flue for drying. (I'll get my hat) ol'will

 

[Blueboatman]

There are some ingenious ideas people have been forced to adopt in order to fit a heater and to get the fumes away and avoid downdraughts too

I myself would get a cranked flue made up in order to exit in the cabin top and avoid the deck if possible
I have seen bits of the end of a saloon bunk or the return side bit of a bunk in way of a bulkhead actually removed in order to make a nice useable space for the heater
( low is good ?)
A flue extension of say 1 metre and a proper cowl top ( H shape is good) will really pay dividends at anchor or in a marina or in the lee of a harbour wall when trying to get the thing to draw properly and send the exhaust cleanly away from your boom, dodger, mast ropes etc