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@jamesbibb> wrote: From: James Bibb <jamesbibb84@jamesbibb> Subject: [Cal_Boats] Boat Heater for 2-29 To: Cal_Boats@yahoogrouTo: Ca 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)

That's the fan I have also. --- On Fri, 10/3/08, 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 (James) To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, October 3, 2008, 1:00 PM 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!