On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:09:06 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:26:51 +0000, 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 looked into engine heating when I had my 20-footer, and it's pretty easy
(What kind of engine do you have?) You just "interrupt" the bypass between
the water pump and the thermostat and take it to a radiator. Same system
as a car.

I suspect you can do the same as what's in my van: two radiators in
separate locations. Works pretty well.

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

Later,

Tom