Underfloor heating

[wombat88]

Now I know nothing but picked up on this on a VW camper website. I just wonder if it would take the edge off a chilly evening inside a boat? Having said that the floor area in a boat is not big...

Underfloor Heating 12v VW-T25-T3-Vanagon-T2-Bus-Campervan-

 

[Graham376]

Nearly 11 amps battery draw way higher than blown air.

 

[Rappey]

I just fixed our 240v electric under floor heating as a rat chewed through some of the cabling. The heating elements appear to run at 12v, probably explains why the rat did not get zapped .
The system you've linked to appears to be 11amps per square meter.

 

[ChromeDome]

A friend fitted water-carried underfloor heating to his mobo (steel build) during a total strip-down.

Unless having the boat apart anyway I'd wouldn't go that way. If electric you'd need shore power to it properly, but if on shore power you'd have other easier and cheaper options.

Or one of the famous diesel air heaters.

 

[Boater Sam]

With a ventilated bilge its a no go. I do know one who did it, mains voltage, and his consumption was terrifying.

 

[William_H]

Hot air heating would be far more instantaneous and probably more eficient. Under floor potentially can lose heart down wards. ol'will