One of our fellow CnC listers did a Hydronic install in his own boat and had an article published in the magazine Good Old Boat about it:
HOT WATER, WARM BOAT BY GRAHAM COLLINS A hydronic system extends the sailing (and showering) season. Our C&C 35, Secret Plans, was previously used as a racing boat, so the hot-water system was stripped out at some time before we purchased her. As I’m not a fan of cold showers, this had to be addressed. We also wanted to be able to heat the boat so we could extend our cruising season a bit longer into the spring and fall. We keep the boat on a mooring, so shorepower is not typically available. The available fuel sources were diesel and propane, and we wanted to install only one system... *Article Number:* 5583 *Issue:* 86 - September/October 2012 *Page No:* 27-29 *Read Online:* Not Available Online On 6 February 2016 at 11:48, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Speaking of diesel heaters, ever since we brought Alera out from Lake > Ontario I have wanted to install a hydronic heater so that in addition to > heat we would have hot water. So, every year when I go to the Seattle Boat > show I gather materials and every the the amount of boat bucks, and my fear > of screwing the installation up makes me put it off another year. > > Anyone have a hydronic setup? > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > > > > On Feb 5, 2016, at 4:24 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:23:56 -0800 > > From: Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net> > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Diesel Heaters and installation > > Message-ID: > > <mailman.179.1454718281.1678.cnc-list_cnc-list....@cnc-list.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > > > > > Hi Steve, > > > > I should have listed install location in the > > "Cons:" list of the Newport heater. It can be tricky. > > > > The link I sent is for Newport diesel bulkhead > > unit. The D2 has a huge advantage on heat output > > on low settings, not to be overlooked. The > > Admiral & I are a big fan of radiant heat, also not to be overlooked. > > > > Diesel is the fuel for both heaters and tank > > location with proper venting is the same for > > both, so diesel odour is a wash, so to speak. The > > tank can be almost anywhere for either unit and > > if elevation is such that gravity feed is not > > going to work for the bulkhead heater then you > > get a little impulse pump similar to what the > > Espar uses. I would see about putting the tank in > > the cockpit combing area, that's high enough and > > easy to fit a deck fill to keep everything > > outside. Either heater would like a 2 - 4 gallon > > tank since you're looking at up to 1 gallon a day > > use in cold conditions maybe a bit less for the D2. > > > > On the 40' wooden boat I'm fitting out for > > retirement cruising I will have both types of > > heaters so I won't need to choose which one is best. :) > > > > Cheers, Russ > > Sweet 35 mk-1 > > Vancouver Island > > > > > > At 03:24 PM 05/02/2016, you wrote: > >> Thanks for the helpful replies, all. > >> > >> Russ, I really love the idea of the newport > >> heaters, to be honest, I like the idea of solid > >> fuel the most. A proper wood fire is one of my > >> favourite things. But the only units worth > >> getting are expensive wood stove types, which > >> are super nice, but I can't justify the expense > >> and they have drawbacks on a boat. The espar is > >> appealing because it's out of the way. The > >> problem for me with the diesel newport is the > >> fuel. I have an A4 powered boat and one thing I > >> really like about my boat is that it doesn't > >> smell like diesel! The bulkhead diesel heater > >> would necessitate a gravity tank somewhere > >> inside and I'm not sure where I'de have space, > >> maybe in the hanging locker. I'm concerned about > >> the diesel smell. Most of what I've read about > >> them is good however and to your point, maybe > >> more heat than the D2, less money for sure. It's > >> still an option, will my boat smell like diesel?? > >> > >> Steve > >> Suhana, C&C 32 > >> Toronto > >> > >> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Andrew Burton > >> via CnC-List <<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> How much fuel does the Espar burn an hour? I use > >> a propane tent heater the warms the cabin for 6 > >> hrs on a small canister, but it's not dry heat. > >> It takes the chill off, but doesn't dry the inside on a foggy Maine > evening.? > >> > >> Andy > >> C&C 40 > >> Peregrine > >> > >> > >> Andrew Burton > >> PO Box 632 > >> Newport, RI? > >> USA 02840 > >> > >> +401 965? 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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