Diesel heater

[Irish Mist]

I am considering adding a diesel heater in my 2011 R29 I would appreciate any info anyone has that has one in their boat. Mounting location and possibly a picture or two would be a big help. How much fuel do they use and how well do they heat ? I'm thinking it ties into the duct work for the A/C or possibly has its own duct work . Any info would be helpful
Thank you

 

[knotflying]

I have the Wabasto and it works great. I am not familiar with the ins and outs of the R-29 so I am not sure where they typically install it. On my R-27 because I have air conditioning it is installed behind the stove with vents running to the v-berth, galley, head and cave. Very good distribution that way and we are toasty warm when heat is needed. Without air conditioning the heater distribution is typically hooked up to the side vents on eather side of the salon/galley.
It sips the diesel fuel (I think about 1/5 gallon per hour) so no worries about large consumption of fuel.

 

[davenpom]

We have the Wallas 30D in our 29. This is our first year with the Ranger and we are in Alaska. It was not a great year weather wise for fishing or boating this year so we spent many of nights at the dock just enjoying the boat life. We had the heater on pretty much all the time and it worked good.

We have three vents. One at the main cabin door, one just before you enter the main bedroom, and one in the main bedroom. The one in the bedroom is the farthest away from the furnace and has very little air coming out of it.

The furnace is mounted in the starboard hatch with the generator. The vent at the main cabin door has the most heat and everyone that has stayed aboard with us has asked to turn the head down at night. The vent blows right under the glass door and makes the back room toasty. If there is a way to close one vent down and keep the others open I haven't figured it out yet. I really haven't needed to because we have kept very comfortable even in some really windy rainy nights. This weekend we had over 80 mile an hour winds and better than 10 inches of rain. We were quite comfortable (again - tied to the dock in Seward).

We don't have AC, so I don't know if it uses the same ducts or not. It does not use the same duct as the engine heater.

I didn't keep track of how often we had it on, but I only put 9 gallons of diesel in the auxiliary tank a couple weeks ago. I would guess we've had in on all night long for 20+ nights set at half way or better. I'm really pleased with the heat and the diesel consumption.

 

[Andrew Custis]

If you would like to send me a direct email at andrewcustis@rangertugs.com, I will be happy to get some photos for you.

 

[Irish Mist]

Thanks for the replys
It has been getting cooler up here and thoughts of a diesel heater are coming more often 🙂
I use an electric heater and the A/C throws out a ton of heat. But wanting a solution for when out on the hook. I have propane heaters that work well but would like to have something built in
Thanks again

 

[Bruce Moore]

We have a Webasto on our R-29, and it may be the best option we chose. It generates heat very quickly, the variable controls work well, and the whole boat becomes very comfortable in minutes. It sips fuel from the aux tank. We're using it right now, sitting in the fog at Blake Island, waiting for the sun to break through. Highly recommended.

Cheers,

Bruce

 

[C Dawg]

I will second what Bruce said. The diesel heater on our R-29 works great. It heats the the boat very quickly and hardly uses any fuel. The heater is located on the starboard side above where the generator would be. We do not have a generator (or AC) so the heater has its own dedicated ducting. Doug.

 

[Dauntless]

We feel lucky to have a Wabasto heater aboard "Dauntless". Fast, efficient, and a bonus as its tank of diesel can be used in an emergency supply for the main fuel tank.