Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2015-11-18 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jim Watts via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 12:07 AM To: 1 CnC List Cc: Jim Watts Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin heat Vodka is furnace fuel. It would be an emergency if I had to drink it because I ran out of good

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2015-11-17 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
Vodka is furnace fuel. It would be an emergency if I had to drink it because I ran out of good liquor. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 17 November 2015 at 19:05, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > If you just drank the vodka there would be no em

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2015-11-17 Thread Russ & Melody via CnC-List
If you just drank the vodka there would be no emergency. :) Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1, B.C. South Coast At 09:26 PM 15/11/2015, you wrote: That's just denatured alcohol. You could burn vodka in an emergency. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 14 November

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2015-11-17 Thread bobmor99 . via CnC-List
So, it doesn't run on beer. Maybe that's a good thing. --Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That's just denatured alcohol. You could burn vodka in an emergency. > > ___ Emai

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2015-11-15 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
That's just denatured alcohol. You could burn vodka in an emergency. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 14 November 2015 at 11:31, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > That is really cute. An excellent gift or conversation piece. > > But for practica

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2015-11-14 Thread Russ & Melody via CnC-List
That is really cute. An excellent gift or conversation piece. But for practical purposes, with fuel at 10 bucks per litre and a fuel density only 55% of kerosene.. I'll keep my little Force Ten kero heater for bulk warming. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1, B.C. South Coast At 10:

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-06 Thread svpegasus38
On Pegasus I have a Wallas forced air diesel furnace. I mounted it behind the propane locker in the transom. I like this unit because it runs continuously, uses very little fuel and power, and above all it is very quiet. Because of the long ducting I did add a digitly controlled aux bl

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 3:34 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Fred Hazzard Subject: Re: Stus-List C

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2015-11-05 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
Moscow? St. Petersburg? Sorry, I could not help myself. Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard via CnC-List Sent: November-05-15 18:34 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Fred Hazzard Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat I am in need of a

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2015-11-05 Thread Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Martin > DeYoung via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2015 2:09 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Martin DeYoung > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat > > > > >… the solid fuel heaters… > > >… used driftwood for fue

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat (Robert Boyer)

2015-11-05 Thread Daniel Sheer via CnC-List
ics:   1. Re:  Cabin Heat (Robert Boyer) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:57:57 -0500 From: Robert Boyer To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Fred, you mean two 10-lb propane tanks, right? Bob Sent from m

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
sday, November 05, 2015 2:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Martin DeYoung Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat >… the solid fuel heaters… >… used driftwood for fuel. One of my earliest memories of crewing on a C&C 39 was helping deliver it to Vancouver BC for the 1977 Southern Straits o

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
ist Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:20 AM To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat We used driftwood for fuel. They really don’t heat up the whole boat, the air circulation isn’t good enough. None of the bulkhead heaters work as well as forced air h

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2015-11-05 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 1:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Stevan Plavsa Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Some good ideas, thanks guys. I've also wondered about the solid fuel heaters, but they seem to be rated for smaller boats. At first g

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List
e Della Barba via CnC-List > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Joe Della Barba > *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2015 11:57 AM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat > > As we found out the hard way, those propane lockers are for looks, not > gas-proofing. We had a job to s

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2015-11-05 Thread Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List
iginal Message - *From:* Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> *Cc:* Joe Della Barba <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> *Sent:* Thursday, November 05, 2015 11:57 AM *Subject:* Re: Stus-Li

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Gary Nylander Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat For the small (1lb) tanks, a friend mounted a piece of PVC pipe to his push pit with a couple of big hose clamps. Cap on bottom, glued - removable cap on top - tall enough for two. He could take the tank out for his BBQ

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Gary Nylander via CnC-List
- Original Message - From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joe Della Barba Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 11:57 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat As we found out the hard way, those propane lockers are for looks, not gas-proofing. We had a

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Robert Boyer via CnC-List
Fred, you mean two 10-lb propane tanks, right? Bob Sent from my iPhone, Bob Boyer > On Nov 5, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > wrote: > > Steve — I’ve got a Dickinson P12000 on my LF38, and love it. However, I’ve > got a propane locker with two five-pound tanks in it; I

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
...@dellabarba.com <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 11:35 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Frederick G Street Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Steve

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Steve — I’ve got a Dickinson P12000 on my LF38, and love it. However, I’ve got a propane locker with two five-pound tanks in it; I teed off from the feed to the galley range (after the solenoid, inside the locker) and ran a separate propane line to the heater. In your case, you would have to h

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
C-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:58 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Stevan Plavsa Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Not sure if this needs a separate thread but I've been looking at the Dickinson heaters,

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List
* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Martin > DeYoung via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 04, 2015 7:53 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Martin DeYoung > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat > > > > Ron, > > > > M

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-05 Thread Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
j...@dellabarba.com <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 7:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Martin DeYoung Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Ron,

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2015-11-04 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 2:37 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ronald B. Frerker Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Don't these marine engines have thermostats that open/close to keep the engine temp

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2015-11-04 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
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2015-11-04 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 1:42 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Martin DeYoung Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat Joe, The one caveat I have heard involves taking too much waste heat out of a small diesel

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2015-11-03 Thread Rick via CnC-List
Joe, I did have a Red Dot unit installed in a previous boat that had a two speed fan. High, and Inferno were the settings. No thermostat! but it only ran when the engine was fully charging! It was mounted in the engine space and vented forward. One vent, but man it blew hot air like nobody’s

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2015-11-03 Thread Graham Collins via CnC-List
Hi Joe I've got a unit like Mike's Heatercraft, under the settee, and I've got a two vent unit under the v-berth, this feeds into the v-berth and also into the head. I'm running an Espar though, not running it off the engine. Works great. Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 On 2015-

Re: Stus-List Cabin Heat

2015-11-03 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
Joe, The one caveat I have heard involves taking too much waste heat out of a small diesel engine resulting in running cooler than optimum. Calypso has a Perkins 4-108 4 cylinder diesel engine. To heat Calypso’s cabin we would have needed two heat exchangers and at least 60’ of hose. Several

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2015-11-03 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Joe I did this last month on my Frers 33. I used the Heater Craft cabin heater that I purchased at The Binnacle in Halifax http://ca.binnacle.com/p8587/HEATER-CRAFT-COMPACT-CABIN-HEATER/product_info.html This is also the same heater as is installed in the C&C115 Koobalibra that we race. The

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2014-01-08 Thread Jim Watts
Our marina has a rule about no unattended thermostatically-controlled heaters, but the little Caframo flying saucers are allowed. A little heat with fan behind it makes a huge difference in the damp level inside the boat. On 8 January 2014 08:01, Della Barba, Joe wrote: > A few reasons. > 1. If

Re: Stus-List Cabin heat

2014-01-08 Thread Della Barba, Joe
A few reasons. 1. If I go down to work on the boat I don't have to wait for hours for the boat to heat up. 2. Seems to keep mold and damp from building up. In Maryland at least you will typically cycle from below to above freezing frequently, sometimes every day. 3. If we get a nice day and I dec