On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:28:33 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

And kerosene will be available in places where propane is
impossible to find. But a diesel stove would be even better.

I would guess that a kerosene stove would burn diesel OK, but you can
get kerosene with a lower sulfur content, and you don't need a coating
sulfurous acid over everything in the boat. Dampen a piece of blue
litmus paper and hold it in the exhaust of a diesel and see for
yourself.
If the burner exhaust went over the side, that would be another thing,
but sailboats don't seem to have stoves with exhaust fans, unless
maybe they are big enough to be considered a tall ship. The right room
heater will be vented outside, and may even have a top hot enough to
keep a coffee pot warm, if not to cook with. I think a kerosene
camping stove set up in the cockpit, would be OK with diesel.
Five gallons of kerosene will last quite a while cooking for, say,
four people. I like the five gallon wide mouth plastic jugs the car
racers use. $15 at most car parts houses. They are nice and sturdy.

Casady