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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2019 16:12:56 GMT
Currently out on the Thames on the yot. Have the fire going in the cabin however I am driving the boat in the semi enclosed wheelhouse and it is fekkkin cold !
I've been putting off fitting a matrix heater (wish I had done this) because of messing with the cooling system.
Engine is running at 85'C I'm freezing my tits off.
Is this irony?
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Post by phil70 on Jan 28, 2019 17:33:33 GMT
Nah, it's idleness, take your lead from Gazza,make a list of bits you need, buy 'em and fit 'em. The hard bit is finding or making the time
Phil
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Post by pearley on Jan 29, 2019 8:40:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 8:46:16 GMT
Yeah, crack on @someboater - phil70 is right 🧐 Get a Bill of Materials together and fit one. Here is a tip - use bulkhead fittings to get from the engine to the cabin, I'll find you a link in a bit. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 8:50:41 GMT
I think phil70 has it right. It is idleness. I actually have a very nice tractor cab heater but I'm in two minds as to which boat to put it on which means it has not been fitted to either boat yet. The kalori looks good. The other ones I was thinking of are the taxi cab heaters. A friend of mine bought a Chinese one which has several PC cooling fans. I just would not have thought they would push enough air to allow ducting. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 8:51:25 GMT
Yeah, crack on @someboater - phil70 is right 🧐 Get a Bill of Materials together and fit one. Here is a tip - use bulkhead fittings to get from the engine to the cabin, I'll find you a link in a bit. The cabin is OK as I have the fire in here. I need a warm air blast while steering. Eta I did wonder about just blowing air through the engine box itself as its pretty warm in there and it is beside the steering position. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:00:15 GMT
Proper narrow boaters laugh at your mamby pamby, indoor steering, cosseted wheel house, cruiser cosiness. We're tough outdoor types, manly and strong ... the men too  Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:03:43 GMT
Proper narrow boaters laugh at your mamby pamby, indoor steering, cosseted wheel house, cruiser cosiness. We're tough outdoor types, manly and strong ... the men too Rog Yes one of my other boats is a cruiser stern canal boat and yes it does get even colder than a trad narrow boat. A notable difference between canal boating and river boating (Thames) is that on canals there are usually manually operated locks which mean a bit of exercise. The Thames locks are button operated. It does make a difference. |
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Post by JohnV on Jan 29, 2019 9:10:31 GMT
Proper narrow boaters laugh at your mamby pamby, indoor steering, cosseted wheel house, cruiser cosiness. We're tough outdoor types, manly and strong ... the men too Rog going down the Trent from Torksey to Keadby in dreadful weather (It absolutely tipped it down the whole way) I was in convoy with several narrowboats and I did get an excellent view from my cosy, enclosed centre cockpit of them steadily getting more and more soaked and more and more hunched down trying to get as much protection from the cabin as they could eta on Shapfell  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:16:44 GMT
Yes I fondly remember winter cruising on my narrow boat. Too windy to keep it going straight so steaming along the cut at an angle and sleet falling horizontally. could have just sat in by the fire but we were suckers for punishment (we being me and my mum who had a narrow boat as well). Quite ridiculous but there we go.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:38:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:43:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:50:44 GMT
you would need a spigotted hose connector to go over the outlet - the outlet is the flange. I'm trying to find the 3" i used on ours. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2019 9:57:17 GMT
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