Heating the Boat - resources for cruising sailors

Heat When It's Needed

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Features Comparison By Robert M. Lane

Extensive discussion of alternatives for heating your cabin, including central heating, fuel choices, hot air furnaces, and fireplaces, with comments on cost, installation and maintenance. Vendor list. 11 pages

[PassageMaker, July 1999]
- Order the PassageMaker back issue

Boat-Heating Options

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Features Comparison

PS helps you estimate how much heat you need (away from the dock) and looks at 15 central heating and fireplace-and-fan systems, with special emphasis on electricity use, installation, maintenance and safety.

[Practical Sailor, 15 October 2003]
- Preview the Practical Sailor back issue

Diesel Heating - Determining Type and Size

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By Boat Electric

Tips and formulae for choosing the correct size of hydronic or forced air heater for your boat. Written for Espar heaters but useful for others.

[Boat Electric Co., Inc., Seattle, WA, USA]
- Calculate your boat heating needs

Nautic (Wallas) diesel heaters

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Manufacturer Nautic (Wallas) diesel heaters

Thermostat-controlled remote ducted air heater. Quiet and economical. Unlike conventional diesel heaters, instead of pressurizing the diesel, the Wallas vaporizes the fuel over a glow-plug, giving good reliability and safety, low battery drain, and low exhaust and noise emissions. Also stoves for kerosene.

[Wallas-Marin Oy, Kaarina, Finland]
- The Wallas heaters
- Worldwide Wallas distributors

Sigmar cabin heaters

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Manufacturer Sigmar cabin heaters

Bulkhead-mount or freestanding free-standing diesel heaters for sailboats from 22′ to 45′. Stainless steel or brass. Depending on size, have view window, hinged bronze top with small cooking surface, or cast iron top to retain heat. Formerly called Fab-All heaters.

[Sigmarine Ltd., Richmond, BC, Canada]
- The Sigmar heaters

Newport solid-fuel heater

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Manufacturer and on-line retailer Newport solid-fuel heater

Small boat heater designed for casual use. Burns wood, charcoal briquettes and coal.

[Dickinson Marine (1997) Ltd., Coquitlam, BC, Canada]
- See the Newport heaters
- Photos of Newport heaters on boats

Radex hot-water forced-air heater

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Manufacturer and on-line retailer Radex hot-water forced-air heater

Two sizes of heat distributor for boats, designed to use heat from a water-cooled engine. Does not have its own heat source.

[Dickinson Marine (1997) Ltd., Coquitlam, BC, Canada]
- See the Radex heaters

NordicStove diesel heaters

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Manufacturer NordicStove diesel heaters

Four models of steel, enamel, or stainless steel liquid fuel heaters from 6,800 to 40,000 BTU of radiant or convection heating. They do not need electricity. Their tops can be used as a one-burner stove, and a coil for central heating or water heating is an option.

[Ingenjörsfirman Glembring, Goteborg, Sweden]
- The NordicStove heater selection
- US and Canada Nordic Stove distributors

Mikuni heaters

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Manufacturer Mikuni heaters

Blown air or hot water thermostatically-controlled diesel central heating systems to heat craft from 23? to 123?.

[Mikuni Heating UK Ltd., Southampton, UK]
- The Mikuni marine heater range

Eberspacher hydronic heating

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Manufacturer Eberspacher hydronic heating

Compact diesel or paraffin furnaces circulating water for heating operating with 12- or 24-volt current. Produces 4,300 to 35,000 watts. Also marketed as Espar heaters.

[Eberspacher, Esslingen, Germany]
- The Eberspacher heaters
- Worldwide dealers

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