Aleutka 26

[w00dy]

Just a heads up for anyone looking for a sweet pocket cruiser.....

"Further", a well put together Aleutka 26 is for sale. I once owned her and cruised the Gulf and Florida Keys before selling her to a young couple in Fort Myers, FL. She is once again for sale, and while I don't know the particulars, I think she has simply been tied up there for the last two years since I delivered her.

Here's the craigslist ad, which is more or less the same one I posted when I sold her: http://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/3402015833.html

If you're interested and have questions, let me know!

[CapnK]

How did that Tiny Tot stove work out for heating the boat? Did you ever use it much for doing so? I am intrigued by the small wood/coal burners, but the prices for the things are *crazy*... and I don't know anyone around here who has one installed where I could check out the efficacy of one for my boat.

Not that I want to go where one is needed a whole lot...  ;) But if I do, I know I will! :D

[CharlieJ]

Oh man James- those two docks look familiar. The first, with you standing there, is Houma Louisiana. And I know I've been on the second, but can't place it-where is that?

[w00dy]

We never got around to installing her aboard, Capn K. I looked into the cost of buying the fittings needed to do a proper install and decided to put it off until I had more spending money and go sailing in the meantime. One bronze through deck fitting goes for almost as much as a stove! I did fire the little bugger up on our patio one time though, and she drew nicely, putting out decent heat without turning red hot. If we didn't already have a propane heater aboard, I'd consider looking for another one of those stoves.

Charlie J. You have been to that dock many times, I warrant. That there is the Army hole  ;)

[CharlieJ]

OH yes. I KNEW it looked familiar, just could not place it.

Here's Necessity there, some years ago

See ya later today James

[tholepin]

Had a Fatsco Tiny Tot coal stove installed in my Sailstar Corsair 24. Back then wasn't expensive. SS shield to protect bulkhead, water collar for 3" SS stove pipe through deck. A monel Concordia style Charlie Nobel for great draft in all winds.

I filled doubled sandwich bags with coal and secured them with twine, stowed in the locker below. Used stove for dry heat cruising down East for years. Now I head south, so I'm into no-see-um screens instead.

Best wishes,  Tholepin