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Pix would be better, but I'm reduced to words. I didn't want to intrude into my wife's cabinet space or have ducts going helter-skelter. I tried holding the unit different areas before deciding to placed it high as possible below the bow end of the sink, (just clearing the sink so it couldn't...

I finally got a tracking update. Mine is in the Elk Grove, CA, USPS processing center. So should be here in a few days. Slow boat to China has new meaning. I too have been continuing research. It's difficult to say whether shippers just put their own label on these. I want 2KW, not 5KW, and...

Wondering if anyone has tried any of the Espar or Webasto heater knockoffs coming out of China or Russia? With the exception of Planar, most seem to apply their own brand name, but seem to be the same product other than cosmetic differences. One company states they make them for Chinese...

Looks like you have some good input. I'm not familiar with that area, but can give some general comments. My experience by us has been that salmon generally move along not far from shore looking for their stream or river, then cluster for a while waiting for the right tide and moon. It may help...

Sorry I didn't see this post sooner. Would have loved to make the connection and shown you a few spots. We have a cabin in that vicinity and lived there seasonally. My wife had a deep stroke spring of 18 and we doubt we will be back except for me a week each summer. The 22 cruiser is still up...

I'm thinking better insulation on the hull will help keep the boat warmer, but some form of dehumidification is necessary to deal with the windows. The humidity capacity chart of cold air versus warm air was insightful. Thanks. 1) I purchased a peltier dehumidifier for cheap. 2) I was PM'd to...

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I’m brainstorming. I wonder if it would be possible to route some plastic pipe or tubing out (and back in) a side window as a night-time condensate trap. A small low volume fan would push cabin air through the tubing and back into the cabin. The cool/cold outside air would then cause humidity...

I appreciate everyone’s contributions. Especially Dave's logic and the chart. Now I understand why my millwright uncle always heated to keep a humidity gauge at 50% rather than by temp. He needed to keep the wood dry. What I got out the discussion is warm air can absorb more moisture than...

Thanks for the input: Aurelia: I appreciated the input that a Peltier worked well for you in a northwest climate. Surfing last night on e-commerce sites I found one made by Ivation, same specs as the Eva-dry, for $35 shipped. The distressed freight store lists it as new "other." At that...

Summers we boat in Southeast Alaska, surrounded by water in a temperate rain forest. Water temp typically 50˚or less. A problem we experienced each trip was lots of condensation in the cabin. Windows especially sweat. -- Up front we have a 6” fan on each side facing the forward windows. When...

Well, thanks much for all the input. I installed the second battery under the sink. That puts both batteries on the starboard side. Then I installed the kicker to port. The combo seemed to work well. The boat doesn't list. It is a bit stern heavy IMO, even after using 30 gallons of fuel, but...

I purchased the Espar and installed before we left Calif for Alaska. We slept on the boat every night on the road but one. During freezing temps in N. Canada it kept us comfortable. It has the digital controller, and I can't say I am impressed with how well it controls the inside temp. It seems...

I installed the kicker mount today. Thank you for the pictures colbysmith. I consulted them several times during the mini-jacker install. Due to the long trim tabs I had to do much the same thing with spacers, and clearance the wood block too. Even then I only had about 1/4 inch clearance to...

I picked up the High Temp Ultra Copper silicone and sealed the clamp ends of the exhaust tube. That took care of the fume problem.

I do have a CO detector aboard. It didn't go off at any time during my heater tests, but I could tell I had some oil fumes in the air. I thought they might have been from manufacturing oil on the heat exchanger. But when Mark mentioned he has a similar situation I had to wonder about leaks. The...

Ben: Sounds like we used the same thru-hull. Mine came from China and was 1/3 the cost of the same fitting with the Webasto name on it. Three screws pull the fitting together. I installed my thru-hull three days ago and finished the Espar D2 install yesterday. My kit came with instructions...

OK, Thanks. Sent you a PM. Mel

Thanks. That's the same size as my tabs. If some kickers clear and others don't, I'm wondering whether different kickers may have different setbacks from the transom mount face to the shaft housing??? It doesn't seem logical to me that there would be five inches difference from one kicker to...

Interesting. With mini-jacker and spacers Colby only clears his trim tabs by an inch max. But you don't need mini-jacker. Are your trim tabs 12 inch deep like ours? I too am going to mount to port. I can't actually check with the kicker mounted right now because it's in Alaska and I'm in...