My 4 yr old water heater started leaking as I was filling it for the first time this year. It is a 6 gal. Seaward [Whale] unit and only connected to the engine coolant circuit [no A/C on board, just 12 V]
Planning to replace it with the same unit as that "should" be the easiest / quickest. Two questions for the group: 1] The heater comes in galvanized steel and white epoxy versions. The latter is more $ but is it worth it from a corrosion or other standpoint? It is not visible so aesthetics are not important. 2] Found both units on Amazon for less than Defender and other distributors. Has anyone bought parts / equipment from Amazon Marine? Usually Amazon delivers when they indicate, but I ordered some ink for a home printer and it still has not been delivered after 8 weeks. Thanks, Brian Ps - Very sad news about Rob. Amazing how a "simple" fall can cause a cascade of events. Not much comfort, but at least it was tangentially boating related.
