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R.W. Behan
 
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Let me second Gordon's suggestion. We live in NW Washington state, where
the winters are not bitter cold, but bloody chilly. A flower pot--make SURE
it is clay, and not plastic--about 6-8" in diameter will do an amazing job
of heating the cabin, with radiant heat that seems to permeate all over the
place. It is a very effective, very cheap sort of makeshift heater, but
should do the trick for you. Cheers.


"Gordon" wrote in message
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A clay flower pot upside down over the stove burner.

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"rosso" wrote in message
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Hi!

I am planning a small sailing trip this winter and would like some advice
on heating.

We'll be sailing in the northern adriatic sea by christmas time. Water
temperature by that time are still above 10 deg. C. (up to 13, it seems).
The boat is about 35' and with no kind of heating/cooling system (well,
it has a fridge).

My main concern is to get the "dinette" warm (at least) for a couple of
hours a day, from when we stop sailing to when we go to sleep. Warm means
being able to eat without wearing heavy jackets and being able to dry wet
clothes.

Since this is a first-time experience i will not buy some expensive (but
surely VERY useful) system (like WEBASTO). It could even be the last
time,
so I was trying to do it cheap.

I have some experience in dinghy winter-sailing (snow, ice, blue hands,
etc. etc.). But that's kind of different, because after a couple of hours
you can always have a warm shower and bed!

So any kind of other advice would be greatly appreciated!

thanks
-michele-