Hot water at anchor?

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How does everyone here get hot water whilst at anchor for longer periods?

I ask because I do have a webasto that connects to my calorifier and heats hot water very effectively. However, I'm still yet to meet someone cruising that has a hot water diesel heater. Do most people have to run their engine up to get hot water or are there more people with setups like mine?

Just curious?
 
northcave said:
How does everyone here get hot water whilst at anchor for longer periods?

I ask because I do have a webasto that connects to my calorifier and heats hot water very effectively. However, I'm still yet to meet someone cruising that has a hot water diesel heater. Do most people have to run their engine up to get hot water or are there more people with setups like mine?

Just curious?
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Yes same as you. We have an Eberspacher D3LC for warm air and a Eberspacher Hydronic 5kw hot water heater (which also has fan matrices to produce warm air as well if desired). Don't like running the engine just to produce hot water - no good for the engine and an environmental disaster rolled in to one.....

Sailing in Scotland doesn't lend itself naturally to cold water showers on deck....
 
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Eber DW5 on the second calorifier coil for me. Usually 'shower' in the cockpit with a bowl of warm water and a jug though!
 
You have a whole ocean jump in use some seaweed to scrub yourself (its in all the posh soaps) and a fresh bucket of cold water after, thats the way to start the day. :eek: Hot water (are you a man or a mouse):p
 
Sandy said:
Hot showers, luxury! When I were a lad we were lucky if could stand under a melting glacier and wash ourselves with 80 grit sandpaper.

Said in the Monty Python, The Four Yorkshiremen way.
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Melting glacier, luxury. When I were lad I had to roll around in a muddy puddle.
 
Assuming we did enough motoring that the calorifier was hot before we anchored, it generally lasts most of the way through the following day, typically running out after (or sometimes during) washing up that second dinner. After that it's the kettle; we wouldn't run the engine just for hot water and we don't have any other way of heating it except shore power.

It is, however, fairly rare for us to spend multiple days at anchor. If I had a more liveaboard type cruising style where this was an issue, I'd consider a wet diesel heater.

Pete
 
Hydronic eber is the way to go.
But it's not normal for us to remain at anchor for longer than we can survive without a shower, while we are out of range of showers ashore.
But neither is it that rare to sail all day and not run the engine enough to heat a full calorifier. If we are going to make a late evening landfall on a hot day, it's nice to take a shower underway as the day starts to cool off.
 
northcave said:
How does everyone here get hot water whilst at anchor for longer periods?

I ask because I do have a webasto that connects to my calorifier and heats hot water very effectively. However, I'm still yet to meet someone cruising that has a hot water diesel heater. Do most people have to run their engine up to get hot water or are there more people with setups like mine?

Just curious?
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I have a webasto thermotop C, so similar to yours. It connects to an Atwood calorifier, and also heats two radiators.

It heats the water to 60c or so, but I find that the calorifier must mix it with cold or something because is rarely hot when it comes out. Unlike when I use the calorifier on electric. Then it's super hot.
 
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