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Carl B.
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Initially Posted - 11/08/2002 : 23:32:35

What kind of cabin heater do you all use when offshore. I have the alcohol stove but never use it yet, don’t know if I want to use it??? The admiral loves to be warm and cozy!

"OBLIVIOUS" C25 '82 #3098 SR/FK/Trad

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OJ
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Response Posted - 11/09/2002 : 17:17:51

Here's a link to a portable alcohol heater we use - it's a good little unit:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=12130

Or, if you're looking for a permanent fixture:

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=72981

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Response Posted - 11/09/2002 : 23:04:12

Thanks OJ, I seen the portable heaters in the west marine catalog but didn't know how well it would work. Can you use it under sail?

"OBLIVIOUS" C25 '82 #3098 SR/FK/Trad

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Response Posted - 11/10/2002 : 00:25:28

We haven't used ours while underway because we're both in the cockpit. Certainly you'd need to find a way to fasten the unit down so it wouldn't tip over. The basis of the unit is a wick saturated with alcohol - just like the Origo stove unit. I don't know if you'd get alcohol pooling and leaking out of the canister while heeled or not.

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Response Posted - 11/11/2002 : 01:21:54

I have a Mr. Heater that uses small propane bottles. It is a catalitic type heater and will burn for 8 hours on one canister. I always keep the forwards hatch cracked open as well as the companion way hatch slid back 6". Never leave it on when sleeping and set to low once things warm up.

Doug&Ruth
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cathluk
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Response Posted - 11/11/2002 : 10:08:23

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I have a Mr. Heater that uses small propane bottles. It is a catalitic type heater and will burn for 8 hours on one canister. I always keep the forwards hatch cracked open as well as the companion way hatch slid back 6". Never leave it on when sleeping and set to low once things warm up.

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We use a very similar propane catalytic heater from Coleman. You just screw the small propane bottle on & it will last quite a while (never used a full bottle so I'm not sure exactly how long). It kept us warm a couple weekend ago when it went down to 35. We don't leave it on when we sleep & I wouldn't use it while underway.

Cathy
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jellyfish
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Response Posted - 11/11/2002 : 15:54:51

read somewhere that you can use flower pots turned upside down on your stove as a heater, never tried it but it sounds reasonable.

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Response Posted - 11/11/2002 : 22:09:34

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read somewhere that you can use flower pots turned upside down on your stove as a heater, never tried it but it sounds reasonable.
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A radiant heater--Bill Holcomb did this, I think... Don't know what he did for ventilation.

Bill???

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Response Posted - 11/12/2002 : 10:45:07

I can't stress strongly enough the importance of adequate ventilation when using an unvented, combustion appliance in the cabin. People in TENTS have died from carbon monoxide poisoning from using stoves inside the tent and keeping it closed (see MMWR archives on the CDC website). Dressing appropriately can keep you plenty warm, especially when in the cabin, out of the wind.

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