If you have a raw water cooled engine, I can see that working, except the thermostat should hold the temperature to around 160 F.
However, you mention a circulating pump and a heat exchanger so I’m not sure whether you have a raw water cooled engine, or a closed cooling system which circulates the engine cooing water/antifreeze through the heat exchanger coil in the water heater. Can you tell us if you have antifreeze in your engine or not? Is there an expansion tank on the engine? Rich On Jul 21, 2014, at 11:14, George Cone via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I wanted to run a thought by the list to see if my thoughts to install a small handheld shower in the back of the cockpit for rinse of and showering at the area of the wheel are feasible. My positive reasons for this is extra room and ease of draining and overall cleaning. I am considering connecting to the input hot water line before it enters the water heater coming from the engine. The boat is on fresh water , hence I would have unlimited volume of water available, I assume the water would be pure and clean even though it has gone through the engine cooling (heating) system, I also assume the temperature of the water to only be in the 110 degree level at best, and there is a recirculating pump (that normally recirculates the water from the engine through the heat exchanger) that can power the water to the shower wand. So where is my thinking flawed? Thanks, George Cone C&C 40 Vermont _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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