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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
... Understand this comes from a guy who barely knows what end of a hammer to use to put a screw in a wall to hang a picture. 
How about an inverter wired into the boat, and use an electric heater? I would think that this would eliminate a potential CO problem, and with a higher wattage inverter (thinking the types that are used in motor homes), a smaller wattage heater may do the job.
I wouldn't imagine using one of these while running at higher speeds, so the tipping problem should be minimal.
Is this a viable option? |
Not really. the battery bank would have to be massive to sustain heat for any length of time with the engine(s) off. I had a Chris Craft with three huge house batteries, thinking it would last me all night at my UN-powered slip at the time. It gave me about 20 minutes of juice, and ca-put! It would power my computer monitor for videos all night long, but heat is just a wattage sucker. A normal draw is 750 or 1500 watts. That is a lot of amps from a 12volt system. 12.5 amps at 120v would equal about 125amps from 12 volt while in use. Not really viable.
While running, possible if you have big enough alternator(s), but an installed engine hot water system would certainly be a much better solution.