[Rhodes22-list] heater in the cabin

[cowie]

I headed out a couple of weekends ago to try and get my last sail of the
season in before taking the boat out for the winter.  The temperatures were
forcasted to get up into the high 50's with plenty of sunshine.  My plan was
to head out Thursday afternoon and drop the hook in a quiet cove and sail
back on Friday but work got in the way and I didn't get to the boat until
late Thursday.  I ended up spending the night at my slip to get an early
start for a long day sail Friday.  Temperatures droped into the 30's
overnight.  Had the pop top enclosure up, thermals on, hormel chillie, cheap
wine and the heat mate.  Woke up to to a slipery cockpit and deck (see
photos) and had to wash the boat down to get rid of the film of frost so I
could head out.  I am trying to figure out if the morning headache was from
the cheap wine or the heater.  The heat mate metal enclosure doesn't get too
hot and the fule burned out halfway thru the night.  During warmer weather I
like to play with fire over the stern rail with the propane grill (see photo
enclosed).

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R22RumRunner wrote:
> 
> I'm with you Ben. My idea of roughing it these days is a cheap hotl.
>  
> Rummy
>  
>  
> In a message dated 11/19/2010 11:48:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> benonvelvetelvis at theskinnyonbenny.com writes:
> 
> I've  done overnights in the 30s, and woken up to a light frost on deck.
> Long  underwear and a decent sleeping bag is plenty for that temp.  
> Colder
> than that, and it's no fun to sail when you wake up anyway, so I'd  camp
> on
> land or stay home.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of
> R22RumRunner at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010  10:08
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] heater  in the cabin
> 
> The problem with all heaters that burn fuel is that they  consume oxygen.  
> Personally, I wouldn't use one in a Rhodes under any  conditions. Electric 
> heat  is the only safe heat that I can think of,  unless you go to 
> installing
> a  
> permanently mounted heater with a  stack and fresh air source. 
> I'm beginning to think that a lot of our  owners are just wimps. Haven't 
> you 
> people ever done any cold weather  camping? Warm sleeping bags and cold 
> weather  clothing are better  than suffocating in your sleep from carbon 
> monoxide  poisoning or  setting the boat on fire. Yeah, I know. It sounds
> kind  of 
> funny  coming from a guy who stores his gasoline in the   lazzerette.
> 
> Rummy
> 
> 
> In a message dated 11/19/2010 10:59:15  A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com  writes:
> 
> http://www.soundingsonline.com/boat-shop/new-gear/247092-heatmate-5200-p
>>   ortable-alcohol-heater
> 
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