Installing a Faversham Stove

[Keith C]

I’m planning to install a Faversham solid fuel stove into my modern design 37’0” LOA GRP sailing yacht. Colin Frake supplies these but there is no stated output rating on his website and having spoken to him it seems there is no such figure available.

I am concerned as to whether the Faversham will provide sufficient heat in cold Winter conditions for my size of boat and am wondering whether anyone has experience of this stove. If so I would welcome comments as to the adequacy or otherwise of the heat supplied together with the size and style of boat on which it is used.

Does anyone have any ideas about fitting the deck flange. I’m thinking about buying the one supplied by Colin Frake which will accept a 75mm dia flue but am happy to consider other designs if anyone has any suggestions. In particular how and what material should be used to insulate it from the GRP coach roof. I am led to understand the deck flange itself gets very very hot. The coach roof slopes slightly with a teak deck and I am also wondering how the deck flange can be packed to compensate for this.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[Kelpie]

Just wanted to bump this as it seems to have slipped off the bottom of the forum.
Not much to add in way of help, except that a friend of mine installed a Faversham on a 26ft boat and it was like a bloody oven in there. He reckoned it was at least 4Kw, but it depends on what you're burning.

 

[Baggy]

I had one many years ago on a 28 ft yacht

threw out plenty of heat.

One winters night with snow and frost on deck I tried burning coal..
It got so hot I had to open up the wash boards... phew

I remember, I did find it difficult to keep on tick-over for the night, due to ash build-up

 

[Keith C]

Thanks for replies - much appreciated and encouraging.

Rob, your friends estimated output of 4Kw sounds great. I'm going to the boat tomorrow for a short cruise and will try to do some heat requirements, heat loss etc for a larger volume whilst on board.

Baggy, snow on the deck and too hot! Sounds lovely. I was thinking of using smokeless coal.