Rick, the new Kuuma/Camco/West Marine water heaters have gone to aluminum cases from stainless. This happened shortly after Force 10 sold the rights to it. Finding an old new one would be a better bet if there are any out there.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 24 February 2014 19:03, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Mark; > > > > I mentioned before that AFIK boat water heaters come in two flavors: > electric or electric plus heat exchanger. > > > > I have a Kuuma stainless steel ( housing is stainless so no corrosion), 6 > gallon, 120v, front mount (heat exchanger inlet and outlet on the front) > that I bought on eBay for $200. If there is a Wal-Mart near you, you can > buy one online from WalMart.com and have it delivered to the store for > $259.00. > > > > There are also several like this: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUUMA-6-GALLON-HOT-WATER-HEATER-w-REAR-HEAT-EXCHANGE-F-B-MOUNTING-FLANGE-11812-/321065220895?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item4ac0fa7b1f&vxp=mtron > eBay at the moment. > > > > Rick Brass > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley > *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2014 7:50 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 > > > A hot shower option is one of the Admiral's/kids requests for the new boat > - so I've been looking at the process required for the upgrade. > I don't ever hook up to AC power, nor do I think it is a common option for > where I'll be doing any cruising around here - but I will need a water > exchanger (one lister has offered up an old unit with broken electrical - > but not sure it's worth shipping ---- anyone know if there is an option for > just a heat exchanger tank?). > I do have pressure cold water on the boat - so I think all I need is the > heat exchanger tank, a mixing valve and plumbing. > > Mark > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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