On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:26:51 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

The more I get into designing the new interior of this '68 Chris Craft
Corsair I want to turn into a winter boat, the more I get to wondering
about different things. One of which was brought home this morning as
I took the dogs out for exercise.

Having arthritis, cold isn't my friend. Adding to that, I don't enjoy
the cold all that much - never have. I tolerate it, but I don't like
it. Therefore, it is paramount in a winter boat to have....

HEAT.

My thought was to pull heat off the engine much like the radiator
system in a car. The way the design is developing, there will be an
interior cabin of a sort or at least a place where one could get out
of the wind, rain, etc. Think of a Parker/Steiger type pilot house
without the adjoining cuddy space. This is where I would put the
heating unit.

I'm just not sure this is a valid way of heating this small space.

Any thoughts?

Later,

Tom
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"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

I went with propane for my cabin cruiser. 3000 BTU keeps the cabin t-shirt
warm in 40F or lower temps.

I couldn't find a marine unit so I installed a RV catalytic like the one
shown in the link that follows.

My wife and I camp on our boat spending an entire weekend day and night. So
we might have different needs since we are anchored most of the time.
anyway, here is a link to one similar to mine.

http://www.campingworld.com/browse/s...m?skunum=19332





Regards
John S

I would rather be boating!