I tried the same heater, Tod, but found that having the hatch open far enough to make me satisfied I wasn't going to suffocate let in more cold air than the heater could warm up.
I didn't realize catalytic heaters produced moisture. It would be nice to find something that helped eliminate condensation while warming the cabin. Larry On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:40:06 -0400 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I tried a Coleman SportCat catalytic heater, but the amount of water > vapor > produced negated the benefits of some heat, I thought, so I quit > using it. > > > Tod Mills > M17 #408, 1987 galley model > BuscaBrisas > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: M_Boats: Heater > > Yes it's true, > > Sleeping on the boat while it was on the trailer (boat is unable to > weather > > vane) the wind came up pretty strong from the stern. Our CO alarm > did go > off > even though the heater was outside. We finally figured out the wind > must > have > been blowing across the heater and up to the weather boards allowing > a > little exhaust in?? Turned the trailer around, aired out the boat, > reset > the > alarm, and didn't have any other problems. As long as the heater is > outside, > and > I have the CO alarm inside I feel comfortable. But that's just me. > You have > > to make your own decision. I know a lot of folks that "crack" the > hatch and > use > things like Origo heat pals or Coleman catalytic heaters inside. > That I > wouldn't be comfortable with. You'll have to make your own call. > > Gary's advice is sound. You can't get CO poisoning if you don't make > any > CO! > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.28/1021 - Release Date: > 9/21/2007 > 2:02 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.28/1021 - Release Date: > 9/21/2007 > 2:02 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
