Creative Cubic Mini Wood Stove Installation on sailboat- Sailing Uma [Step 176] 

Cubic wood stoves are amazing for small spaces and made & from Quebec, Canada. I hope you guys enjoy the wood stove. I a lot of the tiny house communities do. Plus wood stove are great in general. When you have no power, you have a source of heat and cooking with a wood stove. 👍

Watched again....like the fiberglass tube for going up through the deck. I think we may do the same when we install our Cubic Mini, and possibly also put a stainless sheet around it as well. That’s the scariest part of me. But I understand now what you mentioned in the other video about the ventilation there. Looking forward to some nice dry air, and being toasty warm in southern South America! Thanks for doing the video!! -Rebecca

Awww.. I loved that little cubby...but, this will be needed and it does look good

Run a small fan over it and you'll really distribute the heat. Looks great guys!

that fire place is like a natrual zanax. a fire i think is calming two thumbs up from tyler texas.

Been watching Foresty Forest using a wood stove in his van and it totally makes sense as long as a fuel supply is available.

AND, you can cook on top of it if in comfortable seas :) We used to do that all the time when we had a wood stove in our last two homes... Wood heats you twice, once when you cut it and once when you burn it :)

Hi, very nice job matey. Neat! Definitely warmer than a bunch of flowers. Don’t forget to watch the condition of the area around the stove pipe and remember to get a carbon monoxide/smoke sensor if you haven’t already got one. Bon voyage.

Wet newspaper dipped in wood ash makes it very easy to keep the glass clean. Ecofan worth having too!

Minus 11 in Nanaimo and the boat is "kind of warm" with a noisy diesel forced air on my boat....I think you did it right! Nice work guys.

He bit of a handyman...it came out great....nice job

Picked up an Alberg 30 last year and I am aiming to be an all weather, all location salor. Cubic mini is my next install. I love OTG living. Hope to meet up one day on the sea, crossing paths. Ps. I am another non traditional lifestyle Canadia, a paramedic and a BC native. Super stoked! Ps. Even though u am new to your channel, you bring enthusiasm and a true adventurous spirit to encourage me to "Go For It". Thanks ....... love u guys 😁

Good choice! Enjoy the heat! Just a suggestion: have a spark arester on top of your chimney as you don't want any flying ash or spark hitting a sail!!...

I sail in Resurrection Bay in Alaska. My buddy had one on his sailboat that also heated about a gallon of water on the side. It made his boat so cozy. Nice install. Thanks for sharing. (Patreon)

One word guys - Wow! As always, I am super duper impressed by your creativity and workmanship. You guys are amazing and an inspiration to us all!

I am always impressed that your drill holes line up...that hardly ever happens for me!

A very small and quiet 12vdc fan to move the air from around the back or under the stove will really spread the heat. Just try one temporarily... The results will amaze you... And then work your magic to make it look AMAZING when you permanently install it.

Thanks Dan and Kika. Just ordered my grizzly. Looking forward to being an off grid hippie sailing the bc coast. CHEERS!

Install a couple of screws in the chimney sections for safety. In 1975 while at sea the chimney came apart and caused a serious fire on board. Safe sailing and God bless.

Great job guys looks very homely, just a tip the black on the glass is caused by wood too green ( sap not dried), to clean it without chemicals use the ash dust and water.

I have the same thing, but I put mine in my RV. I love it. Its so adorable.

I got the grizzly stove and I got it installed in February I'm getting ready to go to south America and this will be good to have on my sailboat

Talk about a cute stove. You two a so creative. You should have your own show on HGTV. Loved it. Keep smiling and sail on.

I've got the cubic mini on my wooden boat in BC. I installed it this past winter, replacing a Dickinson diesel. I agree about the cub, you can get more of a coal bed so burns better. I didn't think it would fit my space.... but the smaller one still works well. What i can say about your install, is if you feel the tile gets too hot, try metal, spaced out a bit with plumbing fittings. on one side i put slate tiles, backed with concrete wallboard, and it still gets pretty hot. The feet get hot too, but that slate should work ok. On the back of my stove i found a small sheet of brass, spaced it off the wall, and it doesn't even get hot to the touch. So in hind sight, i'd have loved to do that on the other side. Again fire + old wooden boat... you want to be over protective! the other thing i have to say is it burns a lot of wood, as it doesn't quite work like a big wood stove where you can put a big log on and coast for awhile. when in use, you are often feeding it. So best to find maybe a bin you can keep a supply of wood in, and keep it dry. Same with the paper, all a bit tougher to do in a marine environment. I'm lucky as i'm on a dock, and have a place to store my winter supply of wood, so that's a bit different to your situation for sure. All just tips, i LOVE, LOVE this wood stove, it was a game changer for me this past winter as i live on board full time.

Once again you guys put out an awesome video. I had a diesel fireplace in my boat and friends went with wood. I was jealous of their fireplace every time we got together. No frustrating pump malfunctions or difficulty getting it started ,no black diesel soot on everything...

Buy an extra glass for the stove. They break occasionally. Wood stoves are awsome!

Ridiculously I am excited about you heading off. I am nervous but know you will prevail. Tired of reading internet comments about how UMA is pretty and livable but will fail hard offshore. I have faith in you guys.

Your videos are therapeutical. People like me with some degree of OCD and great appreciation of good carpentry can use videos like this to relax.

Love the stove! We have a wood burning fireplace we use all winter here in Saskatoon. Cool hint - clean the glass with a wet paper towel dipped in cold ashes. Magic. You will get more heat with a clean door!. Happy to be a patreon.

Like the stove a lot! its the perfect size for that space! Pro tip: A wet paper towel (you can use a rag but you'll never get it clean again) dipped in the ashes will clean the soot off the glass very nicely without having to use chemicals. Make sure the stove is cold before you do this! And if you let the stove heat up as much as you dare before you fully close the door, the soot doesn't accumulate so fast.

Hey Dan and Kika! I’ve been following your incredible journey and never cease to be impressed by your creativity, ingenuity, and great chemistry. You’ve come up with so many clever ideas and solutions. It’s truly mind boggling. Just thought I’d let you two know about something I discovered recently that people are going crazy over. I noticed you don’t have a washing machine. I’ve recently watched many RV’ers who use these little mini washing machines that have washer and dryer. They cost around $100 CAD, draw very little power, clean quickly and efficiently, and come in all sorts of flashy colours (I know you two are very artsy). Anyways, those RV’ers are going crazy over these little things. They’re raving on and on about how they clean better than home washing machines! The first time I heard that I was sceptical, but after watching so many similar reviews, you can’t help but be intrigued. When you see grown ass men going crazy over *washing machines* , you know they ain’t jiving. They couldn’t believe how well they worked, and for the price! Anyway. Just thought I’d put that out there. I know you’re embarking on a big voyage soon and thought it could be the perfect creature comfort to complete your floating home and make your journey as enjoyable as possible. Love you guys! -Polly

You made a great choice, it's the grizzly made in Quebec, not BC! Very creative, looks good, didn't notice but you hopefully have a 1" airspace behind the tile.

An award for the cutest little stove..It would fit right inside the one we heat our home with..you have indeed some experience with wood stove after all it was the only heat we had in our home while you were growing up and to this day. Well done time for S'mores enjoy stay warm

We have a large stove/fireplace in my man cave that looks a bit like your tiny one. Three things. One: If Uma is closed up, say at night while you're sleeping, don't forget that an enormous amount of oxygen is used. So make sure you have sufficient fresh air coming in as breathing is also a good thing too, you may recall :-). And Two: If you want to clean the glass, the cheapest and easiest way is to have a little spray bottle with a small amount of vinegar mixed with fresh water. We've tried commercial products and this works better than any of them. Just spray a bit of the mix on the warm glass and wad some newspaper dampened with the bottled mixture, then daub the wad in the ashes and wipe the glass. A relatively small amount of elbow grease and ashy moisture will clean that glass beautifully. It really is amazing how well this works. And lastly, Three: Make sure you clean the flew periodically as burning wood (especially if you burn any of a composite nature) can build up creosote which can, well, explode. That pipe gets HOT! Cheers, stay warm and safe, and I'm glad you didn't put a stove on the settee, cuz that's your "couch!"

You have real talent!

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list ru-vid.comUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

Definitely pretty crafty

Kika's garden was beautiful . It must have been painful to destroy it . So much love and creativity put into it . But the wood stove is also beautiful . It looks antiquish and it gives off a soft glow as well as dry warmth and a deoderizing scent. Your time and efforts show up in the results .Great job ! You will love it when you are chilled to the bone . It will feel like the sun shining on you. Just keep wine and hot chocolate stocked up and you will really enjoy it ! Now that was a big boat improvement !

Jack of all trades!

Y'all are the most creative, best boat project architects ever. Top notch videographers and editor as well.

You might want to check out Tiny House Prepper's channel, they had quite a problem with creosote building up in the stove pipe of one of those. They were actually surprised by how quickly and extensively it happened. Safe travels!

Nice whistle!

You guys did an amazing job

Also get a stove fan to spread the heat, they are a miracle. :)peace

Holy smokes that came out amazing!!!! Great job. If we ever plan on spending an extended amount of time in colder climates I think this is the route I would go on our boat as well!

Thanks for sharing, very nice stove that you installed! You are really pros at this boat work! Btw @Dan: A week ago I got laser eyes surgery and one of the reasons I've done it was your inspiration from your surgery in Mexico. It is definitely awesome to wake up and see clearly.

Look into charcoal for a travel fuel source. For heat produced it is lighter, smaller, and cheaper than the compressed logs. Making your own charcoal from drift wood is easy and fun. Especially if you have a rechargeable SAWZALL for cutting drift wood.

Watching narrow boat blogs from UK, they burn wood and or coal!! Coal is readily available there. 50#bags maybe 3” pieces

I never imagined a Pearson 36 to have slate/wood stove installed in it. Another good thing about the wood stove as aposed to propane and diesel is you won't wake up with headaches from the CM. Great job guys...

Once again, a wonderful job! I agree 100% with having the wood stove! It will remove the damp cold within an hour and nothing beats a wood stove... you will always find wood anywhere. The black soot on the glass can be avoided burning it hotter and less wood in the stove. (more air and less wood) Of course load it up and run it with less air over night while sleeping as you choose. You'll get the soot but that's easily removed with a wet rag and ashes from the stove(only when the glass is cold!) Dip the wet rag into the ash and rub it into the glass....the soot comes off very easy without spending money on chemicals. I have lots of wood stove tips. Heating my home 24/7 for 25 years now, NY winters ;)

Awesome! I put a grizzly in my boat last year! Word fantastic, looks great and word very well, but you’ll need a fan to circulate the air or the ceiling will get damaged by the heat. Also do your best to avoid softwood for fuel as it will create a lot more creosote in the chimney., and hardwood will produce more heat. For longer burn times, try the man made fire logs.

I´ve living several years on my sailing boat with a TinY Wood Stove in Santander when studying my career for the merchant navy. It worked so fine that everybody in the port would like to get on board when the cold weather came. Good Idea for your adventure in the North Atlantic.

So cute...... and the stove is nice also....

Try tuning the air intake on the stove to avoid the soot on the window. The correct amount of air is key 😉

Needs something to catch embers that fall out the front. Put in an iron lip in the stove to stop stuff falling out. Will you use while underway? Dont need an excuse for a wood stove. Soooo beautiful having woodfire! Driftwood everywhere... Ha ha now you need an axe or cordless powertool to cut wood to fit. And!!! Im sure the smell is toxic while its setting! Keep well ventellated. Love it!

Aah Dan all that work you did for Kika's secret garden. Remodeling is remodeling and yours has style. Safe travel you two.

We have a Dickinson wood stove on our boat and it works great! We carry lump hardwood charcoal for burning as it lasts much longer than just wood and produces an even heat of greater warmth than just wood

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but you may want to look out for an eco fan / stove fan. They work by thermoelectric so don't need a powersupply you just sit one on top of the stove. They are exceptionally good at moving the heat around the boat and they are not expensive.

White Vinegar cleans the glass very nicely. Only do it when the glass is COLD though..

Dan needs his own Restoration show on a cable TV channel

need to get some wood stove glass cleaner paste. Really cool. Nothing like a wood stove for heat.

You two never stop entertaining and informing. I can’t stop watching your videos. Absolutely amazing. Lots of love from Alberta.

Two weeks ago I was having a dram of whisky on a friends boat with exactly the same fire as yours. They use a big heavy duty bag and gather wood on the beaches . A lovely heat and will do exactly what your looking for. There is a wee smoky smell in the boat but otherwise perfect for a wee dram on a cold and rainy night!

You two are very inventive. Looks great and should keep you warm in all but the coldest climates.

WoW, Now that will be great when you get done diving and your cold to the bone. A real fire and hot soup is great!!! Enjoy!!

You would make a fortune as a creative boat designer

Looks great.

The most impressive part of this video was that the core of the cut out for the stack was nice and dry. GOOD FOR YOU!!!

Lovely stove, you will be toasty and condensation will go down. In the UK we all have multifuel stoves on narrowboats but this is the first sailboat I've seen with a wood stove. Think I'll be looking up a cubic stove when I get my sailboat

You two are the best😍

S'mors are on the menu! Nice installation Kika and Dan. Chipping the edge of the slate really adds a natural look to the base. Can't hardly wait to see the gear you are using for your trip north. take care and have a good weekend.

Great! Love the work, details and passion in what you do!!! Looking forward to each video. Blessings and safe travels......

Great Job Guys. You're architects for a reason! You should launch a side "Boat Interior Design" project? Well done.

It came out nice

As I watch this video as I am planing my trip north... north of 60 for the summer. Temp high 4 degrees, I will be on a research vessel for 4.5 to 5 months in the Hudson Bay. The adventure I am about to undertake is mine blowing as this was just a thought 2 weeks ago, lol. Now I am going with pay I am so excited can't wait. Love your videos been a subscriber for some time will need to catch up when I return in 5 months. Aka leaving in 10 days and counting.

Hi guys! It has been a while. I thought I'd check in with one of my very favorite channels. You two are very innovative! Great stuff. Here are a few tips for stoves on board. 1. Keep the pipes clean. Built up creosote in the pipes causes the majority of boat fires with wood stoves. Creosote is resistant to heat and flame until it goes up and then it burns too hot! 2. Air. Ventilation is important below decks as stoves give off a certain amount of carbon monoxide. 3. When possible, burn hard woods like oak, hickory, locust, cherry, maple, etc as opposed to softwoods like pine, spruce, and hemlocks. Pine sticks are for starting wood stove fires, not for heating. Soft wood burns up too quickly and has tons of creosote making potential. 4. Not all marinas are appreciate of those heating with woodstoves, so check first BEFORE paying the dock fees. 5. There is more opportunity to heat with woodstoves while moored or at anchor but for the long term, there isn't anywhere to stack the wood. My friend and sometimes mentor, Tristen Jones actually built a special dingy with inner tubes to float his wood supply when moored for a long stretch. 6. While at sea, be sure the firewood is bundled well! A single flying stick on a rough wave can knock you senseless. My friend Mike always used bunjee cords for bundles. 7. if you have been using the stove for an extended period, actually check the area around the pipe insert above deck to be sure your deck isn't at risk for melting or catching fire. 8. Finally, sails and fire do not mix. You may want to consider a screen at the pipe exit to prevent extra large embers from contacting your sails while at sea. People have been heating with wood since boats ventured forth upon the high seas and as long as you think safety first, wood stoves are among the best ways to heat!

Installed like a pro

Congratulations guys, you've done a splendid job! Thank you for demonstrating that a wood stove most certainly has a place on a boat cruising in cooler climes.

I had a Woodburner that I made from a 10lb lpg bottle in a previous boat. You can't beat the feeling of lighting it, and the look. Feel good factor 100%. The only issue is having space for it. Nice job

Dan...damnit, you are *not* a normal people. Love you guys and I hope the folks over at Pearson are taking notes!! I swear your boat has a prettier interior than my townhouse. You may have one of the few boats on the water that has exceeded its original MSRP 😜🤷‍♂️

Interesting idea. When using compressed wood, bear in mind that it burns at higher temperature than "normal" wood - the glass door on our stove (in the house) cracked once due to this. As for heating: you may consider infrared heating film - you can put it under the matrac, or stick it to the ceiling - there are models which go from 12v. I already installed it a few times, it is easy - you just need a cheap thermostat to control the panel temperature.

That’s is BY FAR the best installation of a cubic mini I’ve seen. And, yeah, I’ve seen a few! Nicely done.

I love that little stove. I see it's made in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. I'm from BC and was all excited for the home boys. But we're all one anyways! Nice installation with the chipped stone, SS chimney, tiles, and stained plywood. 👍 It's inspirational. 😊⛵

Function, Beautiful Presentation and Craftsmanship! 👍👍👏👏💖

Ok y'all convinced me if I ever got permanently mounted heater for my boat it would have to be one of the mini wood stoves.. Way too cool.. flk k

Sadness, that was a great garden! But the stove is cool too! Love the look!

Love watching the two of you enjoying life together. It goes by so fast 💕

We Love it!!! Looking forward to seeing how it performs. Dan and Kika,... you did an excellent job! Safe travels.

Perfect stove for a small area‼️ Time to look at one for the “ bunkhouse!” 🇨🇦👍

Really nice job fitting the stove in. I do believe you have the best and most creative set up boat I have ever seen. Very well done!

I have been thinking about a wood fired heater for a long time. Your well through out installation was is most impressive.

Great addition to go North. I was wondering how you two would make it without the tropics. Stove is the heart of a wood boat as well.

Truly, a Dan & Kika thing. A very cool thing. . . that keeps you warm.

Wow you guys are awesome.

Little hint. if you take a little water and some ash from your fire into a liquid almost paste ,it will scrub that glass nice and clean no scratches

Fantastic job Team Uma! You guys for sure have a future in boat interior design with your ability to visualize a different way of doing things. A semi-custom builder would snap you two up in a second, or just start your own interior design consulting shop. The first time I saw a Cubic Mini was from another RU-vidr several years ago called Curtis Westsail. Not sure what ever happened to him, but his little stove worked wonderfully. Enjoy!!!

Great research to discover this tiny and cute heat source. Your plan for making the area your own was ingenious and beautifully executed! Well done! Fair winds and warmth to you guys!

Yay, another design episode (as opposed to diy. Yours are always more than just diy). I was afraid we’d never see another.

Guys! Your stove area design is superb!

Give the fire all air it needs at all time. This will prevent a lot of problems.