Joe I think that I am more concerned about the dangers of propane used inside a boat more than I am about burning charcoal...carbon oxide gases are silent killers but propane also has its drawbacks when used below decks
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>wrote: > A coal or charcoal heater of any kind used inside a boat without a good > flue will kill everyone below in short order. FYI**** > > ** ** > > *Joe Della Barba* > > ** ** > > *From:* cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto: > cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Ronald B. Frerker > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 24, 2012 2:20 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List boat barbecue, wet coal**** > > ** ** > > I read Wanderer, but don't recall the coal in it. I'll have to read the > other.**** > > Curious because some boats still use coal heaters. The advantage is that > only CO2 given off and not water vapor, thus keeping cabin dryer. Although > is should be vented, not always a perfect world.**** > > Ron**** > > Wild Cheri**** > > C&C 30**** > > STL**** > > **** > > > > --- On *Tue, 7/24/12, Martin DeYoung <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com>* wrote:**** > > > From: Martin DeYoung <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List boat barbecue, wet coal > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 12:27 PM**** > > Re: coal and spontaneous combustion**** > > **** > > Give the Sterling Hayden book “Voyage, A story of 1896” a read. It is > written about a clipper ship voyage laden with coal that got wet as it was > loaded into the ship holds. The description of how dangerous wet coal is > at sea is graphic.**** > > **** > > I have hauled two of Sterling ’s books on almost all of my offshore > voyages owing to the excellent way they fit in with the offshore sound > track. The second novel is “Wanderer”.**** > > **** > > Martin**** > > Calypso**** > > 1972 C&C 43**** > > Calypso**** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Ronald B. Frerker > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:32 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List boat barbecue**** > > **** > > Greetings Joe,**** > > Can you elaborate on that part about coal and spontaneous combustion when > wet?**** > > I'd never heard that before and I come from an era when I used to shovel > coal into the furnace and later fill the stoker hopper with coal. I don't > recall precautions about wet coal, other than it burning much better when > dry.**** > > Ron**** > > Wild Cheri**** > > C&C 30**** > > STL**** > > > > --- On *Tue, 7/24/12, Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>* wrote:** > ** > > > From: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > Subject: Re: Stus-List boat barbecue > To: " cnc-list@cnc-list.com " < cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 10:22 AM**** > > I prefer propane myself. Charcoal does make better tasting food, but it is > a messy PITA on a boat. One surveyor, no doubt traumatize by a coal bunker > fire in a previous life, would not sign off until I got rid of the charcoal > grill. Coal will spontaneously ignite when damp. **** > > **** > > *Joe Della Barba***** > > Coquina**** > > **** > > **** > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows-----**** > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com<http://us.mc1229.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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