Have a Norman 23 with outboard and no means of water heating.
Has anyone installed a shower in the toilet cubical of the above and how did you go about it. Also if its feasible what is the best way to provide hot water.
The best way is to use a calorifier and an inboard engine... but that doesn't help you.
Another best way would be to use an Eberspacher water heater, but at £1500 just for the heater that may be OTT.
An economical way would be to use an instant gas water heater and a good water pump, a satisfactory and popular, but by no means the best solution.
The best Yorkshire solution (cheap) would be a bucket of warm water and a flannel.
Give some thought as to how you are going to get the used water out of the boat too..... a pump is required.... a bilge pump and switch in a sandwich box is a popular route to failure. A good shower pump only costs a little more and will shift the odd piece of solid matter and hair. Failing that a sponge and a bucket.
I did it on my old norman 25, I took the base out of the toilet compartment and glassed it in to make an angled sump and fitted a bilge pump & float switch in the bottom then a well treated slatted floor, the last 1/2" of water would be left behind but it worked well. Hot water was supplied by a morco d61e gas heater and pressure 'on demand' water pump. It was a basic shower but so good to have.
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Posted - 18 Mar 2014 : 20:12:58
