Help with heat...and "other"

Blue_Runner

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Need some help. I am installing a small woodstove in my V21 cuddy for those cold winter days. I would like suggestions on where to mount, where to run the flue and of course, where to stack 1/2 cord of seasoned oak. On top of that, my stripper pole is starting to oxidize (near top) from taking spray and the fact that I haven't had strippers on it in at least a month (I know...). It is 3" stainless. Any help on cleaners/polishes would be appreciated. I am at a loss on these issues. With cold weather approaching I want to get these knocked off my list......fast. Anybody?
 
i went with the wood pellet system on mine, burns cleaner(smaller flue) and pellets stack up a lot more compact that firewood. of course being in fl our winters are shorter. our biggest problem is humidity in the wine bilge
as far as the pole, i'm guessing woody wax
 
I'm thinking replace the helm seat with the stove.....keep your *** nice and warm. Tow the 1/2 cord of wood behind the boat in a dinghy.
 
Rob, I like the way you're thinking...but what about the strippers. Can't have them running about the V with rusty chalky hands.....you know what can happen!?!

Pole looks like this but has a female silhouette flag (pink) on top, upside down of course (catch and release):
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Jason - thanks for stating the obvious! But I sprained my left testicle littel over a month ago and by Dr.'s orders I have to take it easy for 6 weeks! One more week...... :zip:

Where the hell is BGREENE?
:beer:
 
Ditch the wood stove and go propane..Get the long industrial tanks and mount them to the gunwalls out of the way. As far as the rusty pole goes that's a speciality item. I'd suggest a pole polisher that can solve your problem with loving care. It's not something you should try yourself. :zip:
 
It all depends on name brand of stove. If its a fisher stove I would not install it in the cuddy, she puts out way to many BTU's in such a small area. Maybe think about mounting stove in cockpit and then use a blower to direct heat into cuddy and radiant heat from the stove will warm the wheel house. You can stack the wood on top of bimini or hardtop. Use shella-shine on the pole. Good luck!!! Lol!!
 
I'd go the propane route.
And just what kind of girls you got able to handle a 3" pole??
I've been frequenting the wrong establishments.
 
No, not a Fisher. It is a Huntsman.

Phat - I like pellet stoves. Problem is I have way to much oak laying around to think about having to buy pellets.

Taking Kracker's advice I'm thinking I will mount the stove in the cockpit inside the enclosure. I can roll up the rear curtain, have a bi-directional blower unit that will heat the deck and the cuddy simultaneously. Just don't know how to get this flu up thru the soft bimini material. Thought about running it up beside the stripper pole but that will impede stripper movement to and fro -somewhat. I can get around the issue of the pole getting too hot by going with triple wall stove pipe. Plus, I think the ladies will like the warm pole. Feel me?

Now what do you think about a jacuzzi? Really no different than a transom mounted bait tank. Yeah, it will be bigger but won't need as much H2O due to the displacement created by strippers........Hmmmmm....just had a thought....I can run the flu into a heat exchanger around the jacuzzi then out the transom. :beer:

Am I over-thinking this whole thing?
 
I vote for a 60s retro fireplace....nothing says...."yeah Im going 60 mph in my V, and Im warm!!" than that!!

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Blue_Runner said:
No, not a Fisher. It is a Huntsman.

Phat - I like pellet stoves. Problem is I have way to much oak laying around to think about having to buy pellets.

Taking Kracker's advice I'm thinking I will mount the stove in the cockpit inside the enclosure. I can roll up the rear curtain, have a bi-directional blower unit that will heat the deck and the cuddy simultaneously. Just don't know how to get this flu up thru the soft bimini material. Thought about running it up beside the stripper pole but that will impede stripper movement to and fro -somewhat. I can get around the issue of the pole getting too hot by going with triple wall stove pipe. Plus, I think the ladies will like the warm pole. Feel me?

Now what do you think about a jacuzzi? Really no different than a transom mounted bait tank. Yeah, it will be bigger but won't need as much H2O due to the displacement created by strippers........Hmmmmm....just had a thought....I can run the flu into a heat exchanger around the jacuzzi then out the transom. :beer:

Am I over-thinking this whole thing?
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I have no comment until you can provide an accurate WOT, trimmed out full speed mph.
 
Call me old fashioned, but I would go brick and mortar. I'm not trying to tell you how to run your boat, but I would also look into a baby powder dispenser (keep that fresh stripper smell:zip:).

PS I've got a friend of a friend who can get baby powder in bulk...save you mucho dinero.
 
reh76 said:
Call me old fashioned, but I would go brick and mortar. I'm not trying to tell you how to run your boat, but I would also look into a baby powder dispenser (keep that fresh stripper smell:zip:).

PS I've got a friend of a friend who can get baby powder in bulk...save you mucho dinero.
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A free standing unit is the most cost effective but would be a maintenance nightmare in a salt enviroment ( I mean look at the effects its had on your Ho pole!!!!). So for long term a brick fire place would be ideal. Get that pole powder coated hot pink to protect it from corrosion.
 
Maybe you could use some of the waste heat to boil water and convert your outboard to steam power. It would save you a bunch on gas.
 
Monkey - When I'm done, this boat will not even need to leave the dock to have a good time! I am SOOOOO not concerned with the fuel burn. I just want to make this thing as stripper friendly as humanly possible.

What do ya'll think about a vibrating bench seat? Can I get an amen?
 
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