Anyone have a heater in the boat?

[Graham Morris]

extenable heater hose

On the new boats we have the factory install the heater, on other brand boats we also use Heatercraft heaters either the two vent or three vent. The price is about $700 installed when we have to do it as an add on.

On my switch 20i the heater had a vent that had an extendable heater hose that you coulf pull out to put under a towel etc.

My 07 22ve has a factory heater craft like the picture Lee posted. Is there an after market option to get an extendable hose?

[Domsz06]

the hose that expands out is great!! A windscreen is going to make a huge diff too I'm sure.

[lee]

My 07 22ve has a factory heater craft like the picture Lee posted. Is there an after market option to get an extendable hose?

Your 07 has the pull out hose already, it is in the walkway.

[Graham Morris]

thanks

Your 07 has the pull out hose already, it is in the walkway.

Lee
you are correct thankyou. Gave the connection in walkway a stronger pull and out popped the extender hose. The local dealers are new and did not think it came out.

Will be a while before I use 105 degrees today.

Thankyou

Graham

[Original Wing Nut]

Lee
you are correct thankyou. Gave the connection in walkway a stronger pull and out popped the extender hose. The local dealers are new and did not think it came out.

Will be a while before I use 105 degrees today.
Thankyou

Graham

Ouch! I'm coming south, the high today here was 15

[Coop]

I think the heater (with the extender hose) is my wife's favorite part of the boat. Kids love it too -- they congregate under a towel with the heater hose when it gets anywhere below 80.

Windscreen can make a huge difference on cold mornings as well.

[jklaus]

On the new boats we have the factory install the heater, on other brand boats we also use Heatercraft heaters either the two vent or three vent. The price is about $700 installed when we have to do it as an add on.

Where do you install the heater core, and how do you pipe each of the 2 or 3 outlets to where you want to go. Do the boats come pre-plumbed for heaters?

Jeff

[Domsz06]

the new one's it's just added to it. I don't think they are preplumed

[chpthril]

Where do you install the heater core, and how do you pipe each of the 2 or 3 outlets to where you want to go. Do the boats come pre-plumbed for heaters?

Jeff

The one Tige i've been in (05) had the core mounted in the drivers storage console. One heater duct came through the walkway w/ about an 8' hose and the other came out under the dash.

You can get the duct hose in 50' bulk and heater hose by the foot, so you could mount the core anywhere you wanted and run the ducts to where ever.

[R&T Babich]

The pull out heater pipe is by Heater Craft and called a Hot Tube. Found them for $37.49 at fisheriessupply.com. They have the Euro vents, too, white or black, for $13.67. The same page in JC Whitney's catalog has a Northern Factory 3 port heater for $230 and coupled with the $40 off coupon inside the cover brings it to $190 plus shipping (use code DJGN715, expires Feb 28,2007). It uses 5/8" hose fittings and 3" ducts. I'm going to put this unit in the compartment under the dash. One duct will be for the left side, one for the right and one for under the dash. I think the hardest part of the install is going to be when I actually have to bore holes in the panels, kind of like boring that 2" hole in bottom of the boat for the Perfect Pass paddle wheel.

[MOTLEY CREW]

windscreen plus heater is the way to go!

[Lucky 275]

These guys need a windscreen in their tige

http://www.ivanz.ru/wake200107?page=1

[spharis]

No thanks....I think I'd rather go snowboarding in that weather. I guess they wouldn't call it winterizing there....probably just refer to winterizing as parking the boat.

[lba_dillon]

I love the heater in our boat........and last year I had the Marina put in the plexon *sp* wind screen and I love it! Sit down on the floor in the walkway and put that heater under your towel and your golden!!!! LOVE IT! Although I only have the walk thru duct and the one under the drivers seat... I would really like to have a triple! Where did you guys say the 3rd one goes???????

[Tequilasun]

I love the heater in our boat........and last year I had the Marina put in the plexon *sp* wind screen and I love it! Sit down on the floor in the walkway and put that heater under your towel and your golden!!!! LOVE IT! Although I only have the walk thru duct and the one under the drivers seat... I would really like to have a triple! Where did you guys say the 3rd one goes???????

Ours is aft of the observer seat near the floor.