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i am thinking of putting some sort of heater/heating on a westerly pageant.
I have looked at portable ones for about 25- 50 pounds. what is the best way to heat up the boat with little moisture.
 
You don't mention whether you have electric supply ??

We use a small 800 watt halogen when onboard.

If i was going to leave one on when not onboard I would use an oil filled with thermostat. I think you can get good deals at Argos.

Ian
 
looking at all possabilities, mainly for when on the boat, the wife wants to keep warm.
i say put a jumper on lol /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Anything burning gas or oil in the boat atmosphere will produce water as a by product. The only way to avoid this is to use something with a closed combustion chamber vented outside the cabin. This would be gas or oil heaters like Wallas, Eberspacher etc etc. They burn the fuel in a closed heat exchanger and air is circulated over that & around the boat.

Then you can get oil/ coal/ wood or charcoal burning stoves like Taylors that typically bolt to a wall with a chimney thro' the roof of the cabin. These can be as simple as a pot bellied stove.

Finally, for next to nothing, you can pop a pottery plant pot upside down over a cooker gas hob, but that will generate some condensation. 12v batteries are unlikely to sustain any form of direct electric heat for more than a couple of hours before the batteries start to flag. You can also get Ceramic and catalytic gas heaters that wall mount (I have a very good on in my Pentland) but these still generate condensation & also run the risk of possible CO or CO2 pollution which can be fatal.
 
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