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Dwall
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 19 Nov 2013 : 21:37:22
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Hi all I'm looking at getting a hot water boiler for the boat any tips on good or bad ones would be a help
Ta Dave |
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cliveshep
Thailand
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Posted - 20 Nov 2013 : 15:30:33
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A little more information on the type of boat and the engine might assist in answering that question Dave.
For example - Norman 20, 22/23, inboard petrol or diesel, outboard, then folk can offer a suggestion.
See - if you've got a indirectly cooled petrol or diesel boat you can fit an insulated calorifier because the indirect coil will heat water from the engine, you can then top off heat from an immersion at a shore supply. To a lesser extent you might just about get some hot water from a directly cooled engine.
If you've only got an outboard that option is not available to you. So you're looking at gas heaters, the instantaneous type or possibly a Carver caravan unit if you can mount it far enough above the water line. They are balanced flue so I cacn see no reason for not using one under current Boat Safety regs. although it would be as well to check.
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df
United Kingdom
5994 Posts |
Posted - 20 Nov 2013 : 19:04:48
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I had a morco d61e instantaneous gas heater on my old norman 25, always worked well with shower, was mounted in the cabin and flued through the roof, had a flue extension for when the wind was blustery but mostly ran it short flued.
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Dwall
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2013 : 15:32:49
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Thanks New to this boating life i have a Norman 27 inboard diesel the engine will warm the water but not so you could have a shower think i need to find a boating plummber |
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df
United Kingdom
5994 Posts |
Posted - 21 Nov 2013 : 18:52:14
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If you have a calorifier and engine with seperate header tank (indirect cooling) it should get piping hot if properly connected, airlocks can be a problem as can the wrong (or missing) thermostat.
If the engine has a bypass circuit not shut off by the thermostat that is the place to connect the calorifier too, that way the water gets hot before the river does.
Mine gets up to about 65 degrees on normal river running and nearer 75-80 degrees on a good sea run.
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adi-n-chez
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05 Dec 2013 : 22:04:54
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quote:
Originally posted by df
Mine gets up to about 65 degrees on normal river running and nearer 75-80 degrees on a good sea run.
Unfortunately Dave doesn't get to shower too much on a sea run as he's usually holding the rope to the RNLI lifeboat
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