http://www.goodoldboat.com/pdfs/GOB86HotWater.pdf

On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 10:25 AM Graham Collins via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Hey!  That's me!!!  :-)
>
> Graham Collins
> Secret Plans
> C&C 35-III #11
>
> On 2016-02-06 11:58 AM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List wrote:
>
> 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:
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>> 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:
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>> >
>> > 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
>>
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