Who has a Cole Stove?

[RayNWanda]

We got a Cole Stove with Abracadabra. We have not tried it out yet. I have looked for info on them, but there is very little. It appears that the main complaint is that they don't hold enough fuel.
So- who uses one? We got a Dickenson DP smoke head and a 22" extension for the flue pipe. It is installed on top of the cabinet forward of the port settee. Looks like the proper through deck fitting- the stove was used at some time in the past. Any tips, suggestions?

[SV THIRD DAY]

Of course we don't need ours NOW since it's currently 80 degs in the cabin 

But we did use our Dickerson heater back in Port San Luis and like it.  We used 2-3 of the self lighting BBQ briquets (that we kept in a air tight and sealed Jar) to start the drift wood fire and it worked great.  Simple and easy and affective.

Rich

[rascal]

rascalhas a cole stove. works great! what i do is use briquets,3 or 4 in a #1 paper bag with a couple of staples. this keeps the dust and handeling very neat and seems to be a good way to control the heat and it will be very comfortable if not down right toasty

[S/V Deo Volente]

I had a Force 10 bulkhead fireplace on a previous boat and generally used wood scraps or tree branches about 1" in diameter cut to length on a table saw. Another favorite was to use pressed logs broken into chunks. I used paper lunch sacks to stow a firebox size bundle. I went with a Webasto forced air furnace on my Pilothouse because there isn't a good location for a fireplace but I do miss it. Enjoy!