Hi,
I have a 1994 narrowboat and I am wanting to replace the Morso squirrel 1410 with a new one (exactly the same - I hope). I have done some investigative work looking at where the flue passes through the roof collar. Between the flue and collar is a sealant that is squidgy (it may have fire cement/rope underneath) - firstly I stuck a screwdriver in and then I tried putting a scewer through the sealant between the collar and the flue and it went all the way through the sealant and up so you could see it in the collar on the roof (I did this in two places). This surprised me as I have been informed that I have to replace the collar when replacing the stove. The trouble is, my collar is covered by a sheet of oak faces ply from the underside where the coach bolts are and is very difficult to access. It seems to me that I may be able to disconnect the flue from the top of the stove and then move the flue enough to get the new stove in, before resealing and reattaching everything.
As you may well imagine, I am not a natural engineer, so any simple help/advice would be much appreciated.
Many thanks,
Ben