Warm up the cabin

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Pitman

I am fortunate enough to live in Texas, where I can sail year round. But even Texas has cold weather December – February. I have heard that putting an oil lantern in the cabin while you are sailing keeps the cabin warm. I am thinking of buying a 10"H Solid Brass Atlantic Oil Lamp. My concern is first, will this make a difference and second, is this a fire hazard. This is a wall mounted unit with a gimbaled and a weighted base for extra stability Does anyone else out there sail with a lit oil lantern.
 
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Anthony Bavuso

Coleman Black Cat catalytic propane heater

We live in Virginia and pretty sail year round also. We have found that on the cold nights Coleman's Black cat comes in real handy. The heater was designed for use in camping tents. Works great for use. According to Coleman the catalytic reaction yields none (or very little) carbon monoxide so it is not an issue.
 
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Pitman

Its for day sailing

I will not be using the lantern at night. This is only the keep the cabin warm while i day sail
 
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Marcus Hart

I vote for the Balck Cat...

I have one too in SC. Works very well.
 
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Joe Dickson

Ditto on Coleman...

The catalytic heaters are great. Ours will run for several hours on one cylinder of propane. Check sporting goods stores, and even Home Depot carries them...
 
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Larry

Not much heat

I am afraid a lattern won't give very much heat (but it will help). Roughly figure that a gallon of liquid fuil will equal 75,000 BTU (different fuels have different BTU content); so 1 cup of fuel is about 4700 BTU. A 100 watt light bulb burning for 1 hour gives off 340 BTU. So a cup of fuel is equal to a 100 watt light bulb burning for about 14 hours (4700/340); or a 1200 watt electric space heater running for about 1 1/4 hour. About the propane heaters... propane is heavier than air so any leaked propane will settle to the bottom of the boat. In a tent or trailer this isn't to much of a problem, but in a boat I would be a little worried.
 
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Tim Leighton

BLACK CAT

Pitman: I've had a Black Cat on my 31 in the S. Chesapeake Bay for a few years now and it has my vote. While it doesn't keep it warm enough on real cold days to walk around in shorts, it does make the interior of the boat very comfortable. The Black Cat is also safe for interior use, although I ALWAYS leave an overhead hatch cracked as a precaution....don't want to wake up dead! Enjoy the winter sailing on Lake Grapevine! I'll wave when I fly over into DFW! Smooth Sailing, Tim Leighton
 
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