Boat Stove Purchase

Boat stoves can sell for hundreds of pounds. When you haven't got hundreds of pounds, you're thankful when a good deal comes your way. I've managed to get this one, for £150 from someone who got it for a project and no longer needed it. I checked with a few forum members whether Chinese stoves were any good, and 2 responses said they had used them for a few years with no problems, so I sealed the deal with the seller as soon as I could, and awaiting delivery in the near future. If you look at the post showing the proposed layout of the stove, you'll notice it's in the corner...away from the passage. In winter it's important to get the heat moving around the boat, which is going to be tricky (even with an ecofan). I may fit a piece of ducting along the roof on the stove side...and have a 12V extractor fan at roof height, which will pull the hot air above the stove...down the length of the boat....exiting into each room. The issue with that though...is that hot air will remain at ceiling height...when it's actually needed at feet height. I'll probably put carpeting in the bedroom zones, and live with it. I'm not putting in a back boiler, and radiators. Last winter, we used a small 600Watt oil heater in our narrowboat back cabin, and it was more than enough....and we plan to stay in a marina with elec power through every winter.