We live on Vancouver Island. The boat is not a liveabord but will get used on good days in the winter and stays in the water all year long. It is a 1998 Hunter 410, two cabin, two head model.
I'm leaning towards a forced air system since they seem to be a little better at keeping things dry, (I already have moded two Eva Air's to continuously drain into the sinks), and they are faster to heat up the boat.
Wallas, Webasto, and Espar seem to be the main choices. Any good or horror stories with these brands, and if you had to do it again would you choose differently, or have any forced air users regretted their choice and wish they'd gone with hydronic? Last boat we installed a Dickensen diesel fireplace which we loved, but this boat has two much cabin area for this type of heater to be effective.
My main concerns are fast heating, keeping things dry, and low current & fuel draw for use on the anchor.
I'm leaning towards a forced air system since they seem to be a little better at keeping things dry, (I already have moded two Eva Air's to continuously drain into the sinks), and they are faster to heat up the boat.
Wallas, Webasto, and Espar seem to be the main choices. Any good or horror stories with these brands, and if you had to do it again would you choose differently, or have any forced air users regretted their choice and wish they'd gone with hydronic? Last boat we installed a Dickensen diesel fireplace which we loved, but this boat has two much cabin area for this type of heater to be effective.
My main concerns are fast heating, keeping things dry, and low current & fuel draw for use on the anchor.