Has anyone installed a diesel heater on their boat?
And can offer advice both on where to install the heater, and to properly isolate the exhaust to prevent fire etc.
Pictures of how you installed your heater will be much appreciated.
I have been advised by fellow sailors from my harbor to get one, and I ended up buying a diesel heater myself to be able to use my boat more (early and late season) as well as on cold spring / summer nights.
Diesel heater in Dehler 31 / Duetta 94.
Re: Diesel heater in Dehler 31 / Duetta 94.
Mine was originally mounted in the port bench (just forward of the kitchen). 1 outlet in the saloon, insulated exhaust trough the bench then up with a troughdeck next to the shrouds. There was a screw on cap and a screw on chimney.
This was mounted there very early on.
Since that heater was from the stoneage, I have since mounted a new Autoterm in the cockpit locker. Mounted longitudal and angled at 45° so I can use it when heeled. Exhaust (insulated trough the cockpit combint to the transom) so I can use it always.
Hot air pipe trough the wet locker, behind the toilet sink wall, underneath the chart table, trough the starboard bench with a Y split to two 75mm outlets.
I have 2 additional outlets (60mm from the 90mm main line). 1 in the rear cabin, 1 in the toilet underneath the coat hangers so wet coats can easily dry.
Sorry, no photo's.
This was mounted there very early on.
Since that heater was from the stoneage, I have since mounted a new Autoterm in the cockpit locker. Mounted longitudal and angled at 45° so I can use it when heeled. Exhaust (insulated trough the cockpit combint to the transom) so I can use it always.
Hot air pipe trough the wet locker, behind the toilet sink wall, underneath the chart table, trough the starboard bench with a Y split to two 75mm outlets.
I have 2 additional outlets (60mm from the 90mm main line). 1 in the rear cabin, 1 in the toilet underneath the coat hangers so wet coats can easily dry.
Sorry, no photo's.