Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 (Don & everyone interested in Diesel heat)

You're right Don, it's a GREAT heater. Dannae and I have been onboard for the last 4 days running our heater, even while gale force winds blew through Puget Sound on Saturday with no problems with our heater or the outside vent cap. Yes, many of my friend use the H vent cap like yours, and we use this new version (link below) that works too. _http://i25.tinypic.com/15nm2o4.jpg_ (http://i25.tinypic.com/15nm2o4.jpg) Also, just in the last few month, Dickinson finally put together a video on their web site on the proper lighting and running of their heaters. Very helpful! _http://www.dickinsonmarine.com/video.html_ (http://www.dickinsonmarine.com/video.html) Then click on Operation. Gregg & Dannae 1978 #1008 Cal 3-29 In a message dated 10/6/2008 10:08:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dn… [at] sbcglobal.net writes: I have the exact same heater in my Cal 33. We survived two winters in New Jersey with temperatures to 15 below zero and maintained an interior temperature above 70 degrees all the time. We added two low amperage fans to blow heated air into the V-berth and to move air around the top of the heater. A vent made of 3" drier duct was run from the dorade vent to the base of the heater allowing the heater to draw air from outside the boat for combustion. It kept from drawing the heated air out of the cabin. We also insulated the inside of the V-berth with 1/2 inch pink foam from Home Depot, but remember we had 15 below and were living aboard. We used the electric fuel pump and kept this heater running all night and left it on when leaving the boat - at a lower setting. Never had a problem. I highly recommend the "H" style chimney cap as the wind direction simply does not matter with this cap. Also, mount the heater as close to the deck in the cabin as you can. The more chimney length inside the boat and the greater the draught is leading to smoother, cleaner burning. I also put a tile on the bulkhead that the heater is mounted on to protect the plywood from the heat. Used 1/2 inch tile board screwed to the bulkhead as a backing. My daughter absolutely loved the soft glow of the "fireplace" glass door and slept like a baby in the main salon right behind the heater. Next time I'm at the boat I will take some photos and post them. Don Dutton, 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" From: "to… [at] aol.com" <to… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 3, 2008 11:00:25 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 (James) We have posted this before, but since the question is being asked I can't resist in telling you how much we LOVE our Dickinson heater! We installed it a year ago this month. _http://www.latsandatts.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7041_ (http://www.latsandatts.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7041) (http://www.latsandatts.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7041&highlight=diesel+heater) Both my wife and I are working from the boat today on our laptops and it is nice and warm in the cabin because of this GREAT heater! Here's a picture I shot this morning and sent my buddy across the marina... to tease him, as he's sitting on his Catalina 30 next to a big plug-in electric heater trying to stay warm. By the way, we have slept with this heater on with no problems. I feel totally safe running it during the night. My wife likes it warm... of course I had to open the hatch around 9:00 am to cool off some. :) Gregg & Dannae Cal 3-29 #1008 Puget Sound, Washington In a message dated 10/3/2008 10:42:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sa… [at] yahoo.com writes: I have the Force 10 diesel heater in mine. I have have some issues with it and don't think I would recommend it. Maybe if I did things different. It has a seprate tank and a long run to the heater which causes problems. The tank is currently manually pumped up. I would hook up an electric pump next time so the pressure stays the same. It does take the chill out of the main cabin on a 40 degree rainy day. I use one of those heat driven fans from Cabelas to distribute the heat. It does not get heat to the bow or even the quarter berths. I don't like the fact that you can fall asleep with it running. If the pressure drops the cabin fills up with smoke. Not only is the smoke a pain to get off the cabin top it is a hazard to your health. Randy CAL 2-29 Out Patient Channel islands Ca. --- On Fri, 10/3/08, James Bibb <jamesbibb84@ _yahoo.com_ (http://yahoo.com/) > wrote: From: James Bibb <jamesbibb84@ yahoo.com> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou _ps.com_ (http://ps.com/) Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 12:07 PM My Toyotomi vented heater bit the dust, looking at either replacing it with the same type of heating unit, or looking at a diesel Dickenson, Anybody have the sure solution? I have an opportunity to redesign the layout of the interior details as I reconstruct my cabin this winter. New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. _Try it out_ (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) ! **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)

You know, it is so hard trying to figure out where you installed the heater on you boat. But I have to remember you have the 3-39 and your cabin has a seating on both side of your cabin vice the galley on one side and the dinette on the other side. Now I think I know where you mounted your heater. Randy Cal 2-29 Out Patient Channel I slands Ca --- On Mon, 10/6/08, to… [at] aol.com <to… [at] aol.com> wrote: From: to… [at] aol.com <to… [at] aol.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 (Don & everyone interested in Diesel heat) To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 9:05 PM You're right Don, it's a GREAT heater. Dannae and I have been onboard for the last 4 days running our heater, even while gale force winds blew through Puget Sound on Saturday with no problems with our heater or the outside vent cap. Yes, many of my friend use the H vent cap like yours, and we use this new version (link below) that works too. http://i25.tinypic.com/15nm2o4.jpg Also, just in the last few month, Dickinson finally put together a video on their web site on the proper lighting and running of their heaters. Very helpful! http://www.dickinsonmarine.com/video.html Then click on Operation. Gregg & Dannae 1978 #1008 Cal 3-29 In a message dated 10/6/2008 10:08:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dn… [at] sbcglobal.net writes: I have the exact same heater in my Cal 33. We survived two winters in New Jersey with temperatures to 15 below zero and maintained an interior temperature above 70 degrees all the time. We added two low amperage fans to blow heated air into the V-berth and to move air around the top of the heater. A vent made of 3" drier duct was run from the dorade vent to the base of the heater allowing the heater to draw air from outside the boat for combustion. It kept from drawing the heated air out of the cabin. We also insulated the inside of the V-berth with 1/2 inch pink foam from Home Depot, but remember we had 15 below and were living aboard. We used the electric fuel pump and kept this heater running all night and left it on when leaving the boat - at a lower setting. Never had a problem. I highly recommend the "H" style chimney cap as the wind direction simply does not matter with this cap. Also, mount the heater as close to the deck in the cabin as you can. The more chimney length inside the boat and the greater the draught is leading to smoother, cleaner burning. I also put a tile on the bulkhead that the heater is mounted on to protect the plywood from the heat. Used 1/2 inch tile board screwed to the bulkhead as a backing. My daughter absolutely loved the soft glow of the "fireplace" glass door and slept like a baby in the main salon right behind the heater. Next time I'm at the boat I will take some photos and post them. Don Dutton, 1986 Cal 33-2, "Quantum Evolution" From: "to… [at] aol.com" <to… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 3, 2008 11:00:25 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 (James) We have posted this before, but since the question is being asked I can't resist in telling you how much we LOVE our Dickinson heater! We installed it a year ago this month. http://www.latsandatts.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7041 Both my wife and I are working from the boat today on our laptops and it is nice and warm in the cabin because of this GREAT heater! Here's a picture I shot this morning and sent my buddy across the marina... to tease him, as he's sitting on his Catalina 30 next to a big plug-in electric heater trying to stay warm. By the way, we have slept with this heater on with no problems. I feel totally safe running it during the night. My wife likes it warm... of course I had to open the hatch around 9:00 am to cool off some. :) Gregg & Dannae Cal 3-29 #1008 Puget Sound, Washington In a message dated 10/3/2008 10:42:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sa… [at] yahoo.com writes: I have the Force 10 diesel heater in mine. I have have some issues with it and don't think I would recommend it. Maybe if I did things different. It has a seprate tank and a long run to the heater which causes problems. The tank is currently manually pumped up. I would hook up an electric pump next time so the pressure stays the same. It does take the chill out of the main cabin on a 40 degree rainy day. I use one of those heat driven fans from Cabelas to distribute the heat. It does not get heat to the bow or even the quarter berths. I don't like the fact that you can fall asleep with it running. If the pressure drops the cabin fills up with smoke. Not only is the smoke a pain to get off the cabin top it is a hazard to your health. Randy CAL 2-29 Out Patient Channel islands Ca. --- On Fri, 10/3/08, James Bibb <jamesbibb84@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: James Bibb <jamesbibb84@ yahoo.com> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrou ps.com Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 12:07 PM My Toyotomi vented heater bit the dust, looking at either replacing it with the same type of heating unit, or looking at a diesel Dickenson, Anybody have the sure solution? I have an opportunity to redesign the layout of the interior details as I reconstruct my cabin this winter. New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out!