I have pressurized hot water on Alianna from a Sen-Dure hot water tank which has either electrical (110 vac) or engine coolant for heating. The tank is about 12 inch diameter and 24 inches long so it probably holds close to 10 US gallons. That is a lot of water to heat up and a rather big tank that occupies a lot of space low and towards center line in the port side engine space. It is more than enough water for a shave and 2 normal showers and for washing dishes. Space is valuable and I am sure for our purposes we could easily get by with a 5 gallon tank but the larger tank does allow us to carry more fresh water at each fill up. When cruising with 2, the fresh water we carry will generally last for at least 5 days which is good for what we do because after 5 days we need to tie up and go ashore to get fresh meats, veggies and fruits, and ice, etc, anyway so we fill up with fresh water when we do that. The shower water drains straight into the bilge and is pumped over board by the automatic bilge pump. Every week or so I add antibacterial Mr. Clean and about a cup of javex to the bilge and let it slosh around during a sail after which I pump the bilge. Shower water helps to not only keep the head area clean but also the bilge. I have never had a problem with bacterial growth or odor from the bilge using this procedure. >From cold in the morning it will take about half an hour to get the water warm while running the engine on idle which also helps with battery charging on a daily basis. I like morning showers but if we shower at night then the water is always warm after motoring to a suitable anchorage.
_____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley Sent: February 24, 2014 8:50 PM To: C&C List Subject: Re: Stus-List Landfall 38 - cruising & showering Mark, I've never seen an engine heat only option on a water heater. The cheapest water heater with heat exchanger I've seen was an Attwood for about $350. You could just not use, of even not hook up, the electricity. On the other hand if someone is parting with one that has broken electric heat, you could probably ship it for less than $100 and possibly fix the electric if desired in the future. Usually just a $20 heating element. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Feb 24, 2014 7:33 PM, "Jim Watts" <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: OK, got it. It's commonly called a "water heater", which is the reason for my confusion. No point shipping an old one around if part of it doesn't work. It's nice to have hot water at the dock. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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