Would you have heating in your boat?

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Hi guys just purchased a Merry Fisher 795 today, decided to buy a bigger house and small boat, rather than a flat and a big boat lol!....It doesn't have any heating, Ive been quoted £2500 for diesel heating, which will run completely separate to the rest of the boat. Has anybody done this and would they recommend. Thankyou
 
Must admit I have a eberspacher heater in our Leader, it's not strictly necessary but lovely when you want to warm up a bit, although I'm sure you can get one fitted for less than 2.5k.
 
Our boat had an old diesel heater that I won't be replacing. My reasons are, no matter what country of origin they're from, I won't sleep easy if left on all night. And as above, if its so cold I need a heater, I'll be in a marina plugged into shore power. We have got a matrix heater that works the same way as a car heater, ie off the engine cooling system, so we can have heat while underway.
 
Nosealegsyet said:
Hi guys just purchased a Merry Fisher 795 today, decided to buy a bigger house and small boat, rather than a flat and a big boat lol!....It doesn't have any heating, Ive been quoted £2500 for diesel heating, which will run completely separate to the rest of the boat. Has anybody done this and would they recommend. Thankyou
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yes, way more comfortable

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Not overnight or unattended… not at that cost. You’ll get it cheaper than that, I’d think.
 
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Nosealegsyet said:
Hi guys just purchased a Merry Fisher 795 today, decided to buy a bigger house and small boat, rather than a flat and a big boat lol!....It doesn't have any heating, Ive been quoted £2500 for diesel heating, which will run completely separate to the rest of the boat. Has anybody done this and would they recommend. Thankyou
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Different boat but similar size. The answer is to do your research and fit one yourself as a large chunk of that price is labour cost. I fitted an Eberspacher D2 for £800. If you buy a copy (often called a Chinaspacher) you could do it for £300.
 
Plum said:
Different boat but similar size. The answer is to do your research and fit one yourself as a large chunk of that price is labour cost. I fitted an Eberspacher D2 for £800. If you buy a copy (often called a Chinaspacher) you could do it for £300.
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DIY is fine for an experienced owner. The OP is relatively new to boating. I totally disagree with the suggestion of DIY in her case, the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning awaits the inept installer.
 
It's a nice to have item and much appreciated on those occasions when the weather has caught us out during the unreliable British summer. On our first boat I recall abandoning a holiday on board in May because we did not have heating .
On our present boat the heater was already fitted but would have been added if it had not been already in place.
 
MartynG said:
It's a nice to have item and much appreciated on those occasions when the weather has caught us out during the unreliable British summer. On our first boat I recall abandoning a holiday on board in May because we did not have heating .
On our present boat the heater was already fitted but would have been added if it had not been already in place.
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Thanks Martyn, im a big baby I hate the cold, and I would feel exactly the same way I think, I would imagine you just wouldn't feel cold but you would feel damp as well......
 
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