[Rhodes22-list] heater in the cabin

[Bob Keller]

Cowie,
Since you have shore power why not use an electric heater?  They are cheap, simple, effective and stay on until you turn them off.  Plus with a thermostst they work automatically.  If you do a lot of overnighting with more than just yourself, I highly recommend you look into the Boom Room.  No slippery, messy cockpit in the morning.  
BK
 
> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:59:04 -0800
> From: ccowie at cowieassociates.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] heater in the cabin
> 
> 
> 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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