Boat Hot Water Heater Installation

Hands on sailor from our december 2010 issue.

Boat hot water heater installation.

For more working space i also removed the driver s seat. On my boat such a space was behind my subwoofer so i removed the subwoofer panel to gain access to the bulkhead. The first y connector splits the heads heating to port from the aft cabin and saloon heating to starboard. The need for the heater to be mounted below the engine s heat exchanger to prevent problems with coolant circulation further complicated matters the only logical.

Marine water heaters come in a variety of sizes including. See the new webasto water heater with boating industry canada duration. Screw one end of a 1 1 2 inch hose onto the water heater s inlet port and connect the other end of the hose to. If your sailing area has plenty of marinas and you re not making long passages the simplest and cheapest solution by far is to use a cheap fan heater plugged into shore power.

With one vent finished toby installed the thermostat in a discreet area in the galley. When replacing the pressure water system on our project boat we thought it would be fun to install a water heater. Don t land in hot water. Mount the heater box on the bulkhead with the screws provided.

Because the water heater on your boat has two sources of heat you need to understand the differences in temperature that are possible to avoid a scalding. Installing heating on a yacht makes early and late season boating significantly more pleasant and make using the boat in good winter weather much more attractive. How to install marine hot water heaters step 1. Before getting started on installing the heater unit in your boat you will want to.

But where to put it. Like most early 70s boats our norlin 34 lacks interior volume compared to modern boats. Now that the heating unit is fastened in the boat the next step is to plumb it to the. The control dial flashed no fuel as expected.

Install the heater box locate an enclosed area large enough for the heater. Best boat heater to keep you warm at the dock duration. Put the water heater as low as possible in your boat.