Adding heat to a 2520?

[sandytows]

I live in Maine and want to run the boat all winter as a commuter.
Anybody added heat, and what success have you had?
I cannot use propane.
I came across these heated seat liners that would be neat I thought.
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/pecafidutewa.html
All ideas are welcome
Thanks

 

[coolbreeze]

I use a yamaha 200 generator and a webasto water sourse heat pump.. works well as long as your water temp stays around 60 degrees

 

[Brent]

Some use a Webasto heater model ST2000ST. The output is 7,000 btu, the smallest Webasto.

 

[Megabyte]

Have you seen this post?

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9701

 

[sandytows]

Megabyte I did see that topic thanks.

No offense, but if the water here was 60 degrees I wouldnt need heat.

I like that Webasto unit, but I like the $2,700 in my pocket better.

Anybody else?

 

[DaleH]

I live in Maine and want to run the boat all winter as a commuter.

I'm feeling cccccccccccccold just thinking about that ...

 

[Megabyte]

I like that Webasto unit, but I like the $2,700 in my pocket better.

I agree, but the link I gave wasn't for the Webasto unit.
It was an electric unit.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9701

 

[coolbreeze]

viewtopic.php?t=9329 This is what i did !

 

[coolbreeze]

I can get this machine for around 1200.00 becuase I am dealer maybe i can get better price than most . 2700. is way too much for any water source unit

 

[Brent]

Call 563-388-9988 ask for Nick at Interstate Power Systems in Iowa
He has Webasto AT2000ST for approx $960 shipped
You install it and needs to be vented outside (exhaust thru-hull)

 

[Bryan 2530]

How come you can't use propane?

Heater buddy works great for my needs.

 

[Brent]

Suremarine has other installation parts
http://www.suremarine.com/manuals/heate ... at2000.pdf

 

[sandytows]

Call 563-388-9988 ask for Nick at Interstate Power Systems in Iowa
He has Webasto AT2000ST for approx $960 shipped
You install it and needs to be vented outside (exhaust thru-hull)

That price sounds alot better.
Magebyte, yes I saw the electric one. I need alot more than 300 watts.
The water temp here is about 40 and will be in the low 30s by february. I need something that can give me decent heat on days when it is 20. I dont need it to be 72 in the cabin, but at least 50 would be nice.
Will a water source work with my water temps?

Propane: Propane is not allowed as a heating fuel per ABYC standards. Lots of people do it I know. I am a commercial boat and as such I have my local USCG prevention office looking over my boat fairly often. I also know a guy who almost died from a buddy heater in his boat, carbon monoxide built up in the boat and he passed out. Lucky him someone came over to talk to him and found him unconcious and called the EMTs.

 

[wyrtyr2]

I don't post much, but this heat question was one I thought long and hard on for my 2530, here on Lake Superior. Electric is a nonstarter- not enough BTU's and the need for engine or generator. The propane choice at first seemed like a no also- I didn't want to take up cockpit space with a vented propane locker. But, USCG does allow nonvented propane installs if the gas cylinder is 1 lb. or less. The Dickenson propane bulkhead mounted heater works! It draws in outside combust. ait, and vents back outside. It can be ordered with a remote adaptor to use 1 lb gas cylinders, which last 9 hours on the low setting, and 6 hours on high setting. For my cabin and our needs, it has worked out perfectly. And, (I'm a 100T USCG Master) I have been inspected yearly, boarded regularly, and never have had a an issue with the install.

 

[jeffnick]

When we lived aboard the sailboat, I tried one of those bulkhead mounted diesel fired, vented heaters. It wasn't very satisfying not to mention the hassle of filling, pumping, priming on a pitching sailboat. And it's really nothing more than a single burner stove that sends much of the heat up the chimney.

We found the Heat Pal more to our liking.
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pat ... 9&id=48897

But today, we wouldn't be without a portable generator and electric heat.

 

[Bryan 2530]

wyrtyr2 - Nice, we need to see more pics of that rig!!

 

[Brent]

fyi a message from Nick

Nick from INTERSTATE here. Im glad you like your wabasto, they are great units. YES we use to carry espar and I still can get them, but we use to buy them 5-10 pallets at a time to keep cost down. Espar D2 kits from me now are around $1050-1150 plus shipping for the complete kit. We starting carrying wabastos due to more OEM's using them, same quality, better price to you my customers.

Our kits are for semi's with huge bunks. They are considered ON-road kits. The only difference i found between the marine was marine came with a through hull fitting, full stainless hardware and a marine decal and 3 times the price. Last year I sold probally 75 or more to boat owners like yourself who bought a hull fitting, a 2.5 gal plastic tank and $100 worth of stuff to install into a boat. The complaints I got, ZERO!!!!! I sold more...

I carry Both wabasto and espars and service parts. I just can not get marine parts as for thats for marine dealers only. But i can offer you tech support, good pricing, fast shipping and friendly service. But please ask for me, the other parts guys will tell you NOT FOR MARINE USE. But since I am the ESPAR/WABASTO guy come to me anyways as for I am the one who knows most about them. WE SELL WHAT WE INSTALL.



Thank you for the support. If you guys have any questions, Please contact me direct at work @ 563-508-0908 or shoot me a email @ [email protected]

I also can get different size units, and we also carry engine heaters and combo kits. A cab heater and a engine heater combo that draw off 1 tank.Keeps your engine hot all of the time, and toasty in the cab....






thank you

NICK ZIEGLER
INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS
DAVENPORT IOWA
563-388-9988