Just realized that the spelling is Wallas, not Wallis
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From: "Steve & Diana Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Heater
On my CDory, we use a Wallis diesel heater that vents to the outside of
the boat. This is clearly too big for anything but a M23, but you might
look around to see if they or a competitor makes a similar model in a size
that would be appropriate for a M15 or a M17. Caveat... The Wallis is a
fixed mount, so you would need a dedicated "galley" area.
With the lid down, there is a small fan that runs and distributes air in
the cabin. With the lid up, it serves as a very good stove. To
conserver power, we use an eco-fan (creates its own electricity from the
stove's heat to power the fan) to distribute the air. Keeps the inside
of a CDory 22 Cruiser very comfortable. As the exhaust is over the side,
no moisture or CO.
They are supposed to run on #2 diesel, but most of the CBrat crowd run
Klean-heat.
Regards,
Steve
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From: "Larry E Yake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Heater
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
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Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 9:41 AM
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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!
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