With a standard right door stove, you'd need about 8" to the right of the stove for easy loading.
Loading from front "SARDINE" (or fixed glass) not possible. Some folks spin their right door stove 90D. CW to have the door face the centerline of boat. We can do a left door stove as well. Know that we are also working on an accessory wood pellet basket which then makes loading fuel through the 6" top coverplate the norm. You'd still want that 8" to L or R to allow for easy removal of the pellet basket when shifting back to regular wood. Hope that clarifies all the options. A/NSW