I wonder if anyone is installing/using solid fuel cabin heaters nowadays? Alianna came to me with a Cole stove mounted on the Port cabin bulkhead right beside the mast...charcoal briquettes throw off a good heat and it's sort of like having a little fireplace inside the boat, some ambiance in addition to nice heat, but I must admit I have only use it a few times when living aboard on cool damp nights. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Sun, Feb 7, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Tom, > > Calypso has had a Webasto T90 for 16 years. Late last year it needed its > first tune up. We use the Webasto all year, even cruising in summer to take > the evening chill off. We did install a "summer" valve that allows use to > stop the hot water flow to the cabin heat exchangers but have rarely used it. > > The T90 is able to make the boat's cabin as warm as we can stand. From a > ambient 55/60F to 70F takes about 20 minutes. > > Installation was a 1/2 DIY, 1/2 tech from Sure Marine. We purchased the Sure > Marine installation package that included step by step instructions and many > of the needed fittings. > > The current draw is highest at start up. After the coolant is at temp the > number fans (on high or low, 3 locations) and a circulation pump are the main > current draw. Calypso's house bank is 4 6v batteries and the furnace can > typically run 4 to 5 hours without a charging session. Running less heat > exchangers/fans may extend the time. > > For domestic hot water we installed an "Everhot" heat exchanger that acts > like a coolant reservoir and heats the water for galley and shower use. We > are able to make as much hot water as what is in the boat's tanks. > > Most of the DIY installation time was running the coolant hoses and > installing the heat exchangers. We had the pros perform the finish plumbing, > wiring, and run the exhaust. The furnace itself is compact but the overflow > tank and the Everhot tank take up some lazerette space. We ran the hoses > thru the bilge. The fuel has its own feed direct from the tank. > > Martin > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > ________________________________________ > From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] on behalf of Tom Buscaglia via > CnC-List [cnc-list@cnc-list.com] > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 7:48 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Tom Buscaglia > Subject: Stus-List Diesel Heaters and installation > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
