"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
every boat I have been on -- except one -- that had the blower-type diesel
heater had had serious, and damned expensive, maintenance issues, issues
that
were not fixable in the field. That single boat that had had no problems
had
the heater installed only the previous month.

Would be nice to know what brand that was.

Worked fine, but ran a fully charged, brand new Group 27 battery flat dead
by
about 2:00 in the morning, every morning.

A Group 27 battery is a pretty small batery for anything but powering
some lights. A forced air diesel heater is a pretty heavy hitter. Mine
draws 17A while starting (maybe a minute) and 5-7A while running.

I'm told that there are at least 2 types of boat heater, both of which
burn diesel; one using a blower to disperse the heat and the other
heating a circulating liquid.

What are the experiences of the group with both, please ?

Thank you,
Courtney
--
s/v Mutiny
Rhodes Bounty II
lying Oriental, NC
WDB5619