Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (kenfischer) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:53:52 GMT

Colin:

Per the previous posts in this topic, I've done this install in a 3 cabin. I live in Portland and would be happy to meet with you on your boat to discuss. I'd also suggest you drive up to the Fleet 12 Rendezvous where you can poke your head into everyone's laz and see what they've done.

Specific to your questions...
1. We went on the port laz on the back wall of the stateroom. Of course, you don't have that wall in the two cabin, but the...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (pnwcat) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:53:49 GMT

I am planning on installing an Espar Hydronic 10 heating system with 3 zones plus domestic hot water to my 'new to me' C-42 and had a few questions for those of you who have installed a similar system.
1. Where has the unit been installed and is there a way to soundproof it to minimize noise in the cabin? My initial thought was to install it in the port lazarette, maybe below the refrigeration unit.
2. Where are the heat exchangers and outlet ports...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (CaptNorm42) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:46:47 GMT

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Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:37:57 GMT

Can anybody tell me how I can post pictures of my heater install on this thread?

Thanks
Addison

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (countferrari) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:01:54 GMT

I will chime in for our air to air heater. I have '94 two cabin with Webasto Air Top 3200 (close to that) and it only has one outlet which is at the base of the stairs pointing forward. The intake is in the galley.

The unit is mounted above the hot water tank in the engine room and easy to take in and out which I did until I replaced my batteries and finally got a solid voltage of +12.2 v! It is jet engine noisy but it comes on quick and keeps the Countess happy. It came...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (kenfischer) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:06:57 GMT

Another note on heaters...

We lost several fenders and a binnacle cover to charterers stuffing things in the laz and then turning on the heater. The Espar (Hydronic 10) has four threaded holes on the face of the unit. We attached a large piece of heavy gauge aluminum sheet metal to this, which generally covers the heater and most of the exhaust work.

You can now leave the heater running for hours and still put your hand on any place on the metal - only luke warm. We've...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:44:07 GMT

Hi Bill

I'll try and get you some pictures when I get back to the boat. I'm currently away on business.

As for the question about the galley, I ran my ducts down the starboard side of the engine compartment, and then fished it through an opening I cut underneath the location of the fuel filter. Once I got the hole cut, I managed with a lot of huffing and puffing to pull the duct through the hollow space under the cabin sole, and just outboard of the starboard...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (Bill Jenks) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:51:28 GMT

Hi Addison

Your instalation sounds like what we want to try to do. We are thinking about the Espar D8 rather than the D5. We have been told we need the bigger unit because we sail year round. Where did you install the ducts - in the floor or up on the sides of cabinets, walls? How did you get the ducts under the galley floor? Ours galley floor is not wood but some kind of sheet rubber or vinyl. Would you do anything different if you had it to do over again? Might you have any pictures?

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (ajchan) — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 22:26:27 GMT

Hi Bill

I installed an Espar D5 forced air diesel heater on Threepenny Opera this spring. I did all of the work myself and like Seaair's experience I would say that it is reasonably straight forward, but very time consuming. The trickiest part in the install is of course the routing of the heater ducts. I walked around with scraped knuckles and fibreglass rash on my forearms for several weekends while I was doing the work.

Unlike the install routine by the commercial...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (captnron) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:43:46 GMT

Bill,
I have the Ardic diesel hotwater unit, Ardic was taken over by Espar I think, parts available from Scan Marine, I have had good service from them the two times I ordered parts and asked for advice. The furnace/burner is in port locker it feeds heated coolant via hoses to the the heat exchanger fan blower which is under the floor just to port of the dust bin. The side of the plastic dust bin has 2- 4" ducts cut in it to act as return air feeds to the blower/exchanger. The hot...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (kenfischer) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:59:26 GMT

I have to second everything Warren has to say. Boat Electric was great to work with.

We added a second thermostat to the forward stateroom because the lone heat exchanger up there is not balanced with the rest of the boat. In other words, the forward cabin was still a bit cool when the rest of the boat was toasty. We also found that the aft cabins were over powered. In that case, we bought slower speed muffin fans, which both reduced the heating and also made the units quieter....

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (seaair) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:28:37 GMT

Bill -

We installed an Espar 10 hot water system on our 3-cabin Pullman. I did most of the installation myself, and can tell you that it is a fair amount of work - not difficult, just a lot of it. We are generally pleased with the results, but there are a few things I would do differently were I to do it over.

We installed heat exchanges in each of the three cabins, and put one in the main salon. There are two vents on the exchanger in the salon to spread around the...

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (afterglow) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:44:27 GMT

Bill - The diesel heater we have on Afterglow is an Ardic 041-D. We bought the boat last year with the heater already aboard so I have no idea how old the heater is. Ardic was (is?) a division of Volvo. The owner's manual says it was purchased from Scan Marine Equipment on Westlake in Seattle.

Re: Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (afterglow) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:48:31 GMT

Bill - we live and keep our boat on Bainbridge Island. Our 1992 2-cabin pullman has a diesel heater with two vents in the main cabin and no venting elsewhere. Both vents are on the starboard side, one under the settee adjacent to the head, and one under the nav station. The heater itself is located in the starboard lazzarette, above the shelf. The control panel and thermostat is located above the electrical panel on the starboard side of the main cabin. I'll find out the manufacturer...

Does Anybody Have Heat On Their C42

feeds@yuku.com (Bill Jenks) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:13:13 GMT

We are looking into installing heat in our 1999 C42. It is a 2 cabin pullman. We do not live aboard and we sail on Puget Sound in Washington. We have talked to a couple of different installers and have there ideas but they have never installed a heater on a C42 so we would love to hear from anybody who has heat on their C42 to find out what was done and how they like it. If you have heat installed on your C42 is it an Espar or a Webasto? What is the model number or size of the unit? How many...