Heater

[markpageant]

Anyone reccomend a cabin heater for a 23 ft boat ?
I want to be able to camp aboard and get the family afloat in the winter but the heaters I've seen are all at the thick end of a thousand pounds. Any suggestions for a cheap heater (few hundred tops)which doen't produce lots of condensation ? Wouldn't be opposed to solid fuel if small or a combo heater/ cooker...

 

[justdrifting]

Make your own! All you need is a large chimney section the stainless steel weld on a base cap and reduction piece add a 2 inch flew.

Cut out a "door" section at the bottem either a real door or just a small cut out to light the burner then fit either a gas burner with remote tank or fit a pertol stove

I used the same system with an alcohol burner but for where i was i needed a pressure system gas is easiest petrol cheepest

 

[Poignard]

One of the Twisters has a heater consisting of a Tilley pressure lamp in a metal box with a chimney leading up through the coachroof.

 

[roly_voya]

If you fancy a charchole one I have finished up with a spare (about 1/2kw 1" flue), was going to fit it in the aft cabin but now going for a radiator off the main stove instead. PM me if interested

 

[justdrifting]

Dont use a tilly lamp unless you want the risk of blowing yourself up! I used one a couple of years ago in the cold north,i fell asleep the pressure fell the light went out but enough parrafin vapor continued and one spark would have ignited it

 

[Poignard]

Good point! Presumably same applies to any pressurised paraffin heater also.

 

[lw395]

Most cost effective is of course the mains fan heater in the marina!
Other than that, get a used eber/webasto off ebay, they're safe at sea and will add value to your boat.
Cheers,
Chris

 

[justdrifting]

Same applies to all the parafin heaters ive seen.On the other hand petrol and gas burners mostly have a flame failure cut out.

 

[damo]

No, no, no! I have spent hundreds of days and nights using Tilleys as the only source of light (and a fair amount of heat), both ashore and afloat, and never had problems. As the pressure drops the mantle slowly dims and cools, and then goes out. There will be a slight smell of vapour for a while, but since there is no longer any pressure, and paraffin is actually quite hard to vaporize, and there is no source of ignition anyway, there is little risk.

If there was a safety hazard then why would the Antarctic Survey have been equipping field parties with them for the last 60 years?

 

[Fascadale]

For the lowest warmth per day cost...............

Extra jumper, thick socks, good hat and a flask of hot soup.

If you need more then the old flower pot over the stove with the hatch just open.

Should do the trick for the odd winter sail, you maybe need more if you have anything more extensive in mind

Sail On

 

[Sans Bateau]

This is good value, not only clean but safe! Well compare to some of the bombs some are suggesting.

Propex

 

[pathfinder]

I installed a secondhand cosy cabin kerosene heater about 3yrs ago.It has a 1" flue and remote pressurised tank which i made myself, has to be preheated with meths which gets easy with practise. Great heat(dry) and it uses no power.If the pressure is allowed to drop off the flame eventually goes out there are some fumes from this which escape thru the flue.

 

[justdrifting]

When my pressure lamp went out it filled the cabin with choking vapor perhaps it was because it was sooo cold that the parrafin continued to vaporise?

It wasent a till but a Swedish copy in brass my tillys out of action due to broken glas and mantal the glass is soooo expensive plus exorbitant p&p it will stay that way untill i find an alternative

I must say my tilly was always reliable but then it was only used in France