Our Espar D4 will bring the entire boat interior up to a comfortable temperature when the boat is out of the water on its cradle and the temperature outside is below freezing. This is a 39' 6" C&C 37 XL with a fairly roomy aft cabin.
I expect you can get away with a D2 on a 32. Ken Heaton S/V Salazar - Can 54955 C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia http://www.racethecape.ca/the-race/entrants/salazar/ On 5 February 2016 at 15:41, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm starting to look at the Espar and Webasto units. Is anyone running one > on a 32? There's a good price jump from the Espar D2 to the D4. The > literature indicates the D2 is good to 26 feet of boat, so it sounds like I > need the D4 :( > > My use is Georgian Bay, just want to extend the season, not living aboard > in the winter. The boat is two hours away so there will be "maintenance" > trips in the spring and fall which means sleeping aboard, it can get quite > cold up there. > > I have to keep the temps warm for the boat parrot who'll be living aboard > with us while we cruise. We're planning three weeks in August this year so > it shouldn't be too much of an issue but it gets cold up there at night, > even in August. I imagine a D2 would be fine for cold summer nights but I > have ideas about maybe cruising the North Channel when the fall colours are > out. I don't want to limit myself. At the same time, I don't want to spend > money that could go elsewhere. > > The Newport Dickinson Diesel bulkhead heaters are pretty but I hear they > don't make quite enough heat. I'm leaning this way for the cost, but don't > want to be disappointed. Everyone says the Espar and Webastos are best. > > I'de be doing the installation myself in any case so am eager to hear from > others who have gone through it. > > Thanks, > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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