Mattaeos
New member
Hello Everyone,
I'm writing to you guys for any tips you may be able to give me about living aboard my boat, a Bavaria 34, over the winter months.
I am situated on the south coast of the UK, where all of a sudden the weather went from a delightful 10-ish degrees overnight, to a not-so-delightful 5 degrees (so far, first night back after a weekend away).
So my current system consists of a Webasto air heater system, for bursts of heat when I get back from work etc. and a little oil filled radiator that I use overnight to stop the boat getting too cold for when I wake up in the morning. The problem with my Webasto is that the thermostat is attached to the unit, in a stern locker, so leaving it on the thermostat to heat up when it gets a bit cold isn't an option. I'm also very aware of the noise that it makes outside (although I've been assured it's not a hindrance by a neighbour) so even if I did move the thermostat I would prefer to not leave it on overnight.
My oil filled radiator does enough to make sure limbs don't start breaking off in the morning, but at the same time a little extra heat would definitely be appreciated.
So, what I'm here to ask you guys is what would you recommend using as an extra heating system?
I read a few articles on using tea lights in a clay pot, which from what I can gather works exceptionally well, but I watched a video straight after saying that they can be very dangerous and potentially ignite, so if you have any personal experience with these or can provide me with more info that would be appreciated.
Also, to make matters even more awkward, I only have one available plug socket (the other two are my battery charger and alarm clock, both very essential). so if there are any options for not using electric, I'd be very interested to hear about them!
I've heard greenhouse heaters work well, but on the other hand the fuels create condensation (so I've heard).
I'm going to stop writing before the post gets to a ridiculous length, so I thank you in advance for your thoughts and information.
Regards,
Matt
I'm writing to you guys for any tips you may be able to give me about living aboard my boat, a Bavaria 34, over the winter months.
I am situated on the south coast of the UK, where all of a sudden the weather went from a delightful 10-ish degrees overnight, to a not-so-delightful 5 degrees (so far, first night back after a weekend away).
So my current system consists of a Webasto air heater system, for bursts of heat when I get back from work etc. and a little oil filled radiator that I use overnight to stop the boat getting too cold for when I wake up in the morning. The problem with my Webasto is that the thermostat is attached to the unit, in a stern locker, so leaving it on the thermostat to heat up when it gets a bit cold isn't an option. I'm also very aware of the noise that it makes outside (although I've been assured it's not a hindrance by a neighbour) so even if I did move the thermostat I would prefer to not leave it on overnight.
My oil filled radiator does enough to make sure limbs don't start breaking off in the morning, but at the same time a little extra heat would definitely be appreciated.
So, what I'm here to ask you guys is what would you recommend using as an extra heating system?
I read a few articles on using tea lights in a clay pot, which from what I can gather works exceptionally well, but I watched a video straight after saying that they can be very dangerous and potentially ignite, so if you have any personal experience with these or can provide me with more info that would be appreciated.
Also, to make matters even more awkward, I only have one available plug socket (the other two are my battery charger and alarm clock, both very essential). so if there are any options for not using electric, I'd be very interested to hear about them!
I've heard greenhouse heaters work well, but on the other hand the fuels create condensation (so I've heard).
I'm going to stop writing before the post gets to a ridiculous length, so I thank you in advance for your thoughts and information.
Regards,
Matt