We make noise, our ambitions are admirable on this journey of life, but the best moments along the way our small, solitary and quiet in my belief. For an instance we see all our efforts for what they are, necessities of our own choice, but we are what we are and it is what it is. We are small in this world but we think big and when we trim to the breeze that there is and not the breeze, there ought to be, the wind will always bring us home.
Those Diesel heaters are nice units. The trucks I work on have them. If you don't have one already get you a carbon monoxide detector. Just incase the unit has an exhaust failure.
It may not be a pipe leak at all, If the one way valve in the pump starts to leak it allows water to flow back into the tank. As the pressure drops in the plumbing system the pump turns on to bring the pressure but up to the turn off pressure. It usually shows up as occasional short pump cycle that gets more frequent and longer as the one way valve gets worse. A check valve before the pump inlet might?? be easier than finding a pump replacement.
A pressure gauge, and a shrader style air gauge is always a great thing to have in your water line systems. You can do pressure drop over time test. If you have an obvious leak or what you suspect is a very slow leak, you can pressurize with air and use the time tested and true method of soapy water in a squirt bottle, spraying each of your connections 1 by 1 looking for bubbles. Even the tiniest of little pisser air leaks on the back side of a cramped compartment will make bubbles in soapy water you can see with a flashlight and a little mechanics mirror or a compact mirror on a selfie stick if you don't have a mechanics extending mirror.
Near to the water pump there should be an accumulation tank, its job is to keep pressure in the fresh water system but over time the pressure falls and the causes the pump to keep cutting in.
Fresh Water Pump cycling on and off. I have had that on my boat a few times over the years. I would bet that there is air leaking from one of your fresh water line connections. Check and tighten your hose clamps, etc and I think once you do that the problem may resolve itself.
Diesel heater on a boat. I have similar self fitted. It's important to get the exhaust right for safety. Ditch the kit exhaust and replace with a stainless genuine Eberspacher marine unit that won't gas you to death. High temp silicone works to seal exhaust joins nicely. Run exhaust properly out to transom with a swan neck. Get the fine bore plastic pipe fuel hose kit, makes a real difference. Don't gas yourself with the dangerous exhaust though, top priority. Loads of info on the net also.
The little muffler on the diesel heater leaks exhaust! There is a drain hole for condensation at the bottom it also leaks all of the way around and even at the hole where you can mount it to something. You don’t need it inside the engine bay and can mount it outside by slipping it on to the through hull. My friend Paul Brodie wielded mine up for me. Tricky to do. With. Your setup you will suck exhaust. Use exhaust putty to seal all of the joints and put aluminum tape on if you can. The best air intake is to draw from the cabin not from the engine room is add an intake vent to circulate the air and check with a carbon monoxide alarm. They work great to dry the air but that muffler will trick you. If you just blow on it with your mouth and plug the other end with your hand you will,see and hear the leaks ok. Hope you get the carbon monoxide tester and thanks for the video
Travis, as said above. What comes in the Chinese kits is not marine grade. Get proper exhaust piping (lost of boats in UK have these heaters and good local companies provide the parts you need). DO NOT USE THAT MUFFLER. It is meant to be outdoors. You can get a marine grade/sealed one if you think you need to reduce noise .
Just putting a diesel heater in , tig welded 2 mufflers together silver solder stainless 1/4 tube to drains in mufflers joined tubes thru tee and drilled a hole 1/4 hole in exhaust thru haul to send any condensation out with exhaust. Going out the back of the transom
Went wrap the heater exhaust in the first place. Unwrapped it’ll just give you extra heat to dry out any condensation, just position it away from anything flammable or important.
I am an inland boater and also have motor home. The MH had your problem. Couldn’t find a leak. Changed pump. FIXED. (Don’t toss old pump. Clean and inspect it internally. )
So funny that I was also chasing a fresh water leak. I just found it today in my anchor locker. The anchor wash down was leaking, but from behind the actual faucet where it was very hard to see. Hope you find it, best of luck
They make a muffler tape. That is high temperature and designed to seal tail pipe leaks. You could unwrap your thermal tape. Seal the crack then reinstall your heat tape.
Guys, these water pumps have fairly weak non return valve (check valve) with the pump stop start is a good sign of the non return valve, what I did after replacing the pump a few times I got a non return valve from a plumbing supplies and install it in the line after the pump about 5 years ago and no problem so far
have you topped off the water fill to the very brim and leave it , dont use the water for a day and recheck or listen and mark when the pump runs...then recheck the waterfill and see if it has dropped down
Hi both, I had a few problems with fuel delivery on my CDH. After watching far too many YT vids I discovered an Aussie guru of heaters. In the end he showed that the fuel prime bulb I used and black Lloyds cert fuel line allowed too much movement in the fuel line and caused an air reservoir pocket in the bulb. I removed it and put in a small inner diameter hard plastic fuel line and it’s been fine since. The way you’ve connected the exhaust to the hull fitting doesn’t stop carbon monoxide from leaking into the hull. It should be fitted to the protutruded part with exhaust paste to make it airtight.
Where you 1st put on the exhaust wrap it always smokes really bad till it's all burns off then will quit smoking. It looked like the whole exhaust was smoking so I just wanted to throw that out there. Good luck And wait to see what you said that you did to the boat in the video after this one.
I had a similar thing, with pump going on; it turned out to be a leaking head faucet. Not leaking enough to be able to see droplet coming out of it, but enough to drop the pressure in the line to trigger the pump. Eventually, I did catch it in the act; took it apart and found a broken internal rubber seal.
hi - diesel heater probably already done ?? but a great vlog is John McK 47 - he has 17 videos on diesel heaters - also, again you may have already done this BUT very important to have a CO / carbon monoxide alarm especially in a boat - that leaky exhaust which will be smoke free if the heater is working properly, emits CO - an eternal sleep awaits - I have one in the caravan and they are great and very safe BUT I also have the CO monitor - its just common sense same as a fire alarm - the CO alarm is also good for any holes that may happen the engine exhaust -
Love your videos and feel for your trials with the heater as mine has become temperamental but they are great when they are working and really warm the place up. A word of warning if you are using electric scooters in the UK, the Government haven't made up their minds yet so it's ok to rent one and ride it anywhere but privately owned ones can only be used on private land with the landowner's permission. Northern Ireland have ruled that they are ok and treated the same as e-bikes but not in mainland UK! Enforcement varies from area to area and which Police Officer stops you with a friendly advice or to charge you with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and possibly licence. 😕
Greetings from the west coast of Canada. I’ve been following you two since the beginning and thank you for the excellent videos. I especially enjoy the historical content of the places you visit. Regarding the water system, have you considered a pressure test? Installing a valve close to the water tank outlet (converting and old cycle inner tube works) and pumping it up to say 40 psi (use a tire gauge to test pressure) and leave it to see if it looses pressure over time. That way you will know if you indeed have a leak and you can soap joints/lines to find the leak.
You could try leak checking dye. They have a type that fluoresces under a black light/UV. Food coloring has a sugar base typically will that cause growth in the water tank?
Thanks for your time and effort to make these great videos, and regardless of anything, you still manage to smile, which makes everyone happy. Best wishes from nz.
you could get exhaust bandage and exhaust putty as a temporary solution for the heater. available from any car spares place. it works very well for a long time....
It is a good thing that you have your You Tube channel cause otherwise I believe you would be pulling way more hair!! Being resilient is a must for sailors! Keep it up and hopefully we have heat in the next episode! God Bless.
Well you guys are definitely sailors! You might want to try some rescue tape. It seals on itself and is rated to 700 degrees. I’ve used it a few times with excellent results. Also not being able to open and shut the door is not going to work out. You may want to try and find another solution. I know you wanted yo make it removable to help with that but maybe just do something else. Best wishes.
I had a tuff leak to find and it turned out to be the hot water tank. My hot water tank is packed in foam and that absorbs the water and then it oozes out slow and this would also explain why the dye didn't show up.
I am a big fan of boat projects and repair videos so I hope you guys will continue to show your projects on occasion. I am guessing filming and editing these types of videos are some of the hardest to do, so thanks for the effort you put into them. Let us know how the sugar free diet makes you feel. Years ago I would try to avoid sugar, salt and caffeine. People have no idea how much sugar is in our foods now days. ( I used to tell people that ketchup had more sugar in it then tomatoes and most salad dressings are loaded with sugar.)
Steph... BACKUP! Backup backup BACKUP! You need a simple file archival system and then an external HD to put in on. The archive software can be FREE too! Anyone who writes software uses a tool like this. Anyone who relies on a computer for their work, like you, NEEDS to do this.
i think markdevaney might be right. if there is a check valve in the pump it may be leaking backwards and loosing your pressure so you might need to replace the check valve in the pump or replace the pump. anyway i'm saying i agree with him. Enjoy your video's and just trying to help.
hi loving your story i installed the same heater on my boat but the exhaust manifold is not compliant with the uk regs for boats! (and doesn't make a difference to the noise) they leak fumes and can only be used externally on RVs or camper vans ETC. you should be able to find the info on UA-cam. a boat safe exhaust cost about £30 and are available on ebay or amazon. also the exhaust wrap will give off fumes until it is properly quered(?) to the extreme heat. keep safe & keep making the videos
I am sorry for being critical here, but I do not understand why you would want to instal the heater so you would be able to uninstal it. Make it a proper permanent installation with the heater unit in the aft lazarette, for example, and hot air ducts running low to the floor through the cabinetry. I am sure your boat is large enough to do this.. Another thing is fuel supply. On my boat the fuel supply is taken from the same filter/separator that supplies the engine. This way you have a proper robust filter sitting in the engine room instead of this dinky plastic thing that might burst.
We don’t have enough space in the aft lazarette for us to be comfortable installing in there and lose air flow efficiency the longer the hose is. Currently with where we’ve located it, we get even heat distribution between our aft cabin and saloon. Since it’s in our engine room, it’s recycling the raised temp of air in there making it more efficient. Also, we only need the heater temporarily so we prefer to remove the exhaust since it will not be used.
I may not have seen it clearly but it looks like you have installed the heater exhaust port ba k to front? The silencer cbit goes into the hose tail on the through hull and the outside is flush if you see what I mean.
The heater exhaust may not have a leak unless it bent to sharply and kinked, you have to burn about two full tanks(2 gallons) to stop the new smell, the smoking and the plastic smell, When it gets hot when its new there is something that burns off the exhaust pipe, Probably due to the metal type. If you were heating with propane it is a wet heat, it causes condensation. The diesel heater will be a dry heat. The output air of the heater is between 200 to 300 degrees F, so it will heat up the output hose. Let us know if it warms ok, stay safe.
Intermittment "Brrpp" noises are probably caused by a leak in the non-return valve just before the pump. Water on the high pressure side leaks back to the low pressure side triggering the pump to re-pressurise the system which then slowly leaks back to the low water side. Order the water pump from Amazon and do not over-pressurize the system.
Always a project. You may have tried this and it's easier said than done on your vessel..... but, some people use chalk on the walls of the bilge or above the pool of water to isolate where water is flowing down and into a bilge. I don't know how hard it is to access the length of your bilge, but maybe you can at least identify where it's absolutely not coming from anyways. Good luck on finding it.
I'd have to look at HIN but I remember 002. Also, I used US Seat Cushions, (who was the Hunter supplier back in the day) to replace all my interior cushions. Owner gave me a history lesson on our two boats. Hulls 1 and 2 were prototypes. One of the two went to the Miami boat show the other went to the NYC boat show. Don't know which one went where. I have pictures and articles when the boats were first released to the world.
Make sure the bends are right before wrapping it. That header wrap is not flexible and could have stressed the bend. As always, thanks for what you do.
Shoulda just bought her thermals and big hoodie n some dishwashing gloves you know the yellow plastic ones keep your hands dry. Love your videos though I wish the best for you.
Did you say you are taking air from the engine compartment and heating it and then distributing it in your boat? Always use air from the outside so you don't get carbon monoxide poisoning. Also add a CO2 detector in your boat so you stay safe.
I heard those exhausts from those heaters are pretty much useless out of the box so people just get something better from an exhaust shop or similar...
Those exhausts and silencer are designed to be used outside a vehicle. The silencer probably has a drain hole in it - potentially leaking carbon monoxide into the boat. You may also want to note that those E scooters are illegal to use in public in the UK. Hopefully the rules will change soon - because they could be ideal for that use. Until then could be very expensive if you encounter a police officer.
We plugged the weep hole. Seems like in our particular area, many locals use them daily to commute and it hasn’t been enforced 🤷🏻♀️ heard the laws will be changing soon but they’ll be useful for our travels onward
...could you have made an exhaust out of copper pipe and elbows ..... sugar .... have mentioned this before, got the news I was a full blown diabetic 3 years ago and have taken care of it through watching what I eat, more or less no sugar and no carbs which more or less is sugar in disguise .. when I told the doctor the fruit I ate, she just looked at me and said, "you do realize fruit, fructose, is just pure sugar" .. wish I had eliminated added sugar before it became necessary to eliminate fruits as well ... wish you success in your challenge .... I used to be on a "see food diet, I see it I eat it", love trying new things .. food is no longer something to look forward to, new experiences, flavors, cultures, etc .. if I sway, my numbers can go out of wack for days if not longer, so not worth it .... electric scooters, talk about awesomeness ... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, ust dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....
good luck with the low carb / keto lifestyle - carbs and sugar cause insulin resistance and eventually possible illnesses including diabetes - try and get below 150g of carb / sugar a day for a start - Its hard on a boat because you need food on a budget that can be stored and that is your pastas / rice and processed food in tins - so moderation might be your only option - but every gram of carbs/ sugars not eaten is beneficial - good luck lots of recipe vlogs RuledMe and KetoFocus are 2
That exhaust silencer is DANGEROUS they are not marine rated and leak carbon monoxide which is lethal. Please get proper marine exhaust system. It’s not expensive compared with your life. Honestly you need to heed this. Good luck.
You have been in cold, cold climates. In your systems what components could have frozen. Ice expands. Go down that route & see. By the way I no nothing about boats.
Some say, little things like that will keep your mind busy and healthy, others say, it will drive you into insanity. Let's see which one will be true for you.
To me this was a nightmare episode..saw so many thing that could go wrong ...from slap dash bits and pieces installation of that diesel heater ...sorry just my view
Ultraviolet dye and a black light bulb worked for me🤷♂️
Travis kills me with that guess work 😅
Head south young sailors Head south!
We make noise, our ambitions are admirable on this journey of life, but the best moments along the way our small, solitary and quiet in my belief. For an instance we see all our efforts for what they are, necessities of our own choice, but we are what we are and it is what it is. We are small in this world but we think big and when we trim to the breeze that there is and not the breeze, there ought to be, the wind will always bring us home.
Those Diesel heaters are nice units. The trucks I work on have them. If you don't have one already get you a carbon monoxide detector. Just incase the unit has an exhaust failure.
It may not be a pipe leak at all, If the one way valve in the pump starts to leak it allows water to flow back into the tank. As the pressure drops in the plumbing system the pump turns on to bring the pressure but up to the turn off pressure. It usually shows up as occasional short pump cycle that gets more frequent and longer as the one way valve gets worse. A check valve before the pump inlet might?? be easier than finding a pump replacement.
I had the same issue. The check valve in the pump pressure switch had a chunk of calcium in it letting pressure drop slowly. Just cleaned the switch
A pressure gauge, and a shrader style air gauge is always a great thing to have in your water line systems. You can do pressure drop over time test. If you have an obvious leak or what you suspect is a very slow leak, you can pressurize with air and use the time tested and true method of soapy water in a squirt bottle, spraying each of your connections 1 by 1 looking for bubbles. Even the tiniest of little pisser air leaks on the back side of a cramped compartment will make bubbles in soapy water you can see with a flashlight and a little mechanics mirror or a compact mirror on a selfie stick if you don't have a mechanics extending mirror.
Yup, there probably is a check valve in front of the pressure switch that is back leaking into your tank. Might just need to be cleaned.
That exhaust heat tape will smoke while it burns in, so might not actually he an exhaust leak
Aww…bummer of a week! Just means your wins are going to be that much sweeter.
Near to the water pump there should be an accumulation tank, its job is to keep pressure in the fresh water system but over time the pressure falls and the causes the pump to keep cutting in.
Fresh Water Pump cycling on and off. I have had that on my boat a few times over the years. I would bet that there is air leaking from one of your fresh water line connections. Check and tighten your hose clamps, etc and I think once you do that the problem may resolve itself.
Diesel heater on a boat. I have similar self fitted. It's important to get the exhaust right for safety. Ditch the kit exhaust and replace with a stainless genuine Eberspacher marine unit that won't gas you to death. High temp silicone works to seal exhaust joins nicely. Run exhaust properly out to transom with a swan neck. Get the fine bore plastic pipe fuel hose kit, makes a real difference. Don't gas yourself with the dangerous exhaust though, top priority. Loads of info on the net also.
The little muffler on the diesel heater leaks exhaust! There is a drain hole for condensation at the bottom it also leaks all of the way around and even at the hole where you can mount it to something. You don’t need it inside the engine bay and can mount it outside by slipping it on to the through hull. My friend Paul Brodie wielded mine up for me. Tricky to do. With. Your setup you will suck exhaust. Use exhaust putty to seal all of the joints and put aluminum tape on if you can. The best air intake is to draw from the cabin not from the engine room is add an intake vent to circulate the air and check with a carbon monoxide alarm. They work great to dry the air but that muffler will trick you. If you just blow on it with your mouth and plug the other end with your hand you will,see and hear the leaks ok. Hope you get the carbon monoxide tester and thanks for the video
Travis, as said above. What comes in the Chinese kits is not marine grade. Get proper exhaust piping (lost of boats in UK have these heaters and good local companies provide the parts you need). DO NOT USE THAT MUFFLER. It is meant to be outdoors. You can get a marine grade/sealed one if you think you need to reduce noise .
Soak the exhaust wrap in water first, this will make working with it easier and when it dries it will shrink tighter to the part.
Just putting a diesel heater in , tig welded 2 mufflers together silver solder stainless 1/4 tube to drains in mufflers joined tubes thru tee and drilled a hole 1/4 hole in exhaust thru haul to send any condensation out with exhaust. Going out the back of the transom
Went wrap the heater exhaust in the first place. Unwrapped it’ll just give you extra heat to dry out any condensation, just position it away from anything flammable or important.
I am an inland boater and also have motor home. The MH had your problem. Couldn’t find a leak. Changed pump. FIXED. (Don’t toss old pump. Clean and inspect it internally. )
So funny that I was also chasing a fresh water leak. I just found it today in my anchor locker. The anchor wash down was leaking, but from behind the actual faucet where it was very hard to see. Hope you find it, best of luck
They make a muffler tape. That is high temperature and designed to seal tail pipe leaks. You could unwrap your thermal tape. Seal the crack then reinstall your heat tape.
Steph stayed too calm loosing the video I would have lost my mind😂 Travis is pretty handy working on the boat projects. Aloha from Maui 🤙
Guys, these water pumps have fairly weak non return valve (check valve) with the pump stop start is a good sign of the non return valve, what I did after replacing the pump a few times I got a non return valve from a plumbing supplies and install it in the line after the pump about 5 years ago and no problem so far
have you topped off the water fill to the very brim and leave it , dont use the water for a day and recheck or listen and mark when the pump runs...then recheck the waterfill and see if it has dropped down
Hi both, I had a few problems with fuel delivery on my CDH. After watching far too many YT vids I discovered an Aussie guru of heaters. In the end he showed that the fuel prime bulb I used and black Lloyds cert fuel line allowed too much movement in the fuel line and caused an air reservoir pocket in the bulb. I removed it and put in a small inner diameter hard plastic fuel line and it’s been fine since. The way you’ve connected the exhaust to the hull fitting doesn’t stop carbon monoxide from leaking into the hull. It should be fitted to the protutruded part with exhaust paste to make it airtight.
Loving this video SO much! This is real boat life right here!!
Thanks guys! It’s not all rainbows and sundowners 😅
At least, on camera, you’ve managed to maintain your sense of humour! 😊
Best for your future. Thanks.
Where you 1st put on the exhaust wrap it always smokes really bad till it's all burns off then will quit smoking. It looked like the whole exhaust was smoking so I just wanted to throw that out there. Good luck And wait to see what you said that you did to the boat in the video after this one.
The positive attitude of both of you motivates people. At least it motivates me anyway.💪😎
Natural hair color looks best.
I had a similar thing, with pump going on; it turned out to be a leaking head faucet. Not leaking enough to be able to see droplet coming out of it, but enough to drop the pressure in the line to trigger the pump. Eventually, I did catch it in the act; took it apart and found a broken internal rubber seal.
That could be it too. We’ll soon find out!
Good for you guys‼️‼️ Getting over and past obstacles. 👍🏻 It's what the 5% do. B. R. A. V. O. ‼️ 🎉 ⛵️ See you next week.
You had me with the die. I thought you ha put diesel in your water. :)
hi - diesel heater probably already done ?? but a great vlog is John McK 47 - he has 17 videos on diesel heaters - also, again you may have already done this BUT very important to have a CO / carbon monoxide alarm especially in a boat - that leaky exhaust which will be smoke free if the heater is working properly, emits CO - an eternal sleep awaits - I have one in the caravan and they are great and very safe BUT I also have the CO monitor - its just common sense same as a fire alarm - the CO alarm is also good for any holes that may happen the engine exhaust -
Great resilience 🇨🇦 Spring is coming 😊
You guys are doing great. Sorry the heater didn’t work out painlessly. Excellent videos.
Love your videos and feel for your trials with the heater as mine has become temperamental but they are great when they are working and really warm the place up. A word of warning if you are using electric scooters in the UK, the Government haven't made up their minds yet so it's ok to rent one and ride it anywhere but privately owned ones can only be used on private land with the landowner's permission. Northern Ireland have ruled that they are ok and treated the same as e-bikes but not in mainland UK! Enforcement varies from area to area and which Police Officer stops you with a friendly advice or to charge you with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and possibly licence. 😕
They certainly pump out much more heat than the space heater we have!
See if you can find muffler tape as a temporary fix fore your pipe. :)
Greetings from the west coast of Canada. I’ve been following you two since the beginning and thank you for the excellent videos. I especially enjoy the historical content of the places you visit. Regarding the water system, have you considered a pressure test? Installing a valve close to the water tank outlet (converting and old cycle inner tube works) and pumping it up to say 40 psi (use a tire gauge to test pressure) and leave it to see if it looses pressure over time. That way you will know if you indeed have a leak and you can soap joints/lines to find the leak.
You could try leak checking dye. They have a type that fluoresces under a black light/UV. Food coloring has a sugar base typically will that cause growth in the water tank?
Thanks for your time and effort to make these great videos, and regardless of anything, you still manage to smile, which makes everyone happy.
Best wishes from nz.
you could get exhaust bandage and exhaust putty as a temporary solution for the heater. available from any car spares place. it works very well for a long time....
Another good video... Stay persistent, hopefully you'll have heat in no time at all.
Yep, it's really hard to take sugar out of the diet. Try cutting salt out ..;)
It is a good thing that you have your You Tube channel cause otherwise I believe you would be pulling way more hair!!
Being resilient is a must for sailors! Keep it up and hopefully we have heat in the next episode!
God Bless.
Hang in there, you guys are doing great! And I have to say again that your videos keep getting better. Well done. 👍🤓
You may want to insulate the ductwork for the diesel heater, if you haven't already planned to. Safe Travels! Travis & Stephanie
Good luck. Hope you have a working heater soon.
Order your heater parts from Butler Technik. You need Rock wool insulation for the exhaust.
Well you guys are definitely sailors! You might want to try some rescue tape. It seals on itself and is rated to 700 degrees. I’ve used it a few times with excellent results. Also not being able to open and shut the door is not going to work out. You may want to try and find another solution. I know you wanted yo make it removable to help with that but maybe just do something else. Best wishes.
We’ve relocated the exhaust to another port light making the cabin door open/close
I had a tuff leak to find and it turned out to be the hot water tank. My hot water tank is packed in foam and that absorbs the water and then it oozes out slow and this would also explain why the dye didn't show up.
Let's hope things get sorted and you can destress.
I am a big fan of boat projects and repair videos so I hope you guys will continue to show your projects on occasion. I am guessing filming and editing these types of videos are some of the hardest to do, so thanks for the effort you put into them. Let us know how the sugar free diet makes you feel. Years ago I would try to avoid sugar, salt and caffeine. People have no idea how much sugar is in our foods now days. ( I used to tell people that ketchup had more sugar in it then tomatoes and most salad dressings are loaded with sugar.)
We’ve got more coming!
Travis, you’re as handy as a pocket in a shirt!
You guys keep rockn it! Way to do cutting edge things💥
Midships tank pickup pipe. Dealing with it now.
Best of luck!
Steph... BACKUP! Backup backup BACKUP!
You need a simple file archival system and then an external HD to put in on. The archive software can be FREE too! Anyone who writes software uses a tool like this. Anyone who relies on a computer for their work, like you, NEEDS to do this.
i think markdevaney might be right. if there is a check valve in the pump it may be leaking backwards and loosing your pressure so you might need to replace the check valve in the pump or replace the pump. anyway i'm saying i agree with him. Enjoy your video's and just trying to help.
hi loving your story
i installed the same heater on my boat but the exhaust manifold is not compliant with the uk regs for boats! (and doesn't make a difference to the noise) they leak fumes and can only be used externally on RVs or camper vans ETC. you should be able to find the info on UA-cam. a boat safe exhaust cost about £30 and are available on ebay or amazon. also the exhaust wrap will give off fumes until it is properly quered(?) to the extreme heat.
keep safe & keep making the videos
Thanks, and yep, we never used the one that came with the heater. We bought our own off Amazon.
I feel for you guys, I've definitely been there, keep Rockin it will all work out ❤️
Mistakes are just learning opportunities. 😁
Very true!
Do you have a Carbon Monoxide detector in the boat?
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I am sorry for being critical here, but I do not understand why you would want to instal the heater so you would be able to uninstal it. Make it a proper permanent installation with the heater unit in the aft lazarette, for example, and hot air ducts running low to the floor through the cabinetry. I am sure your boat is large enough to do this.. Another thing is fuel supply. On my boat the fuel supply is taken from the same filter/separator that supplies the engine. This way you have a proper robust filter sitting in the engine room instead of this dinky plastic thing that might burst.
We don’t have enough space in the aft lazarette for us to be comfortable installing in there and lose air flow efficiency the longer the hose is. Currently with where we’ve located it, we get even heat distribution between our aft cabin and saloon. Since it’s in our engine room, it’s recycling the raised temp of air in there making it more efficient. Also, we only need the heater temporarily so we prefer to remove the exhaust since it will not be used.
I may not have seen it clearly but it looks like you have installed the heater exhaust port ba k to front? The silencer cbit goes into the hose tail on the through hull and the outside is flush if you see what I mean.
Yep, mentioned in the vid that I was installing it that way to gain more space inside
The heater exhaust may not have a leak unless it bent to sharply and kinked, you have to burn about two full tanks(2 gallons) to stop the new smell, the smoking and the plastic smell, When it gets hot when its new there is something that burns off the exhaust pipe, Probably due to the metal type. If you were heating with propane it is a wet heat, it causes condensation. The diesel heater will be a dry heat. The output air of the heater is between 200 to 300 degrees F, so it will heat up the output hose. Let us know if it warms ok, stay safe.
Intermittment "Brrpp" noises are probably caused by a leak in the non-return valve just before the pump. Water on the high pressure side leaks back to the low pressure side triggering the pump to re-pressurise the system which then slowly leaks back to the low water side. Order the water pump from Amazon and do not over-pressurize the system.
Always a project. You may have tried this and it's easier said than done on your vessel..... but, some people use chalk on the walls of the bilge or above the pool of water to isolate where water is flowing down and into a bilge. I don't know how hard it is to access the length of your bilge, but maybe you can at least identify where it's absolutely not coming from anyways. Good luck on finding it.
That’s a good thought. We’ve got too much condensation and sweating in there for the chalk to work along the walls
You need a marine exhaust and silencer.
The cheap one you have is not gas tight and will leak . Its a very poor fitting . Get a carbon monoxide alarm
Your boat is same age as mine. 1990 HP42 Hull #2
We believe ours is Hull #1!
Which part of the HIN did you use to determine Hull ID? The old Hunter page that broke that part down is no longer there
I'd have to look at HIN but I remember 002. Also, I used US Seat Cushions, (who was the Hunter supplier back in the day) to replace all my interior cushions. Owner gave me a history lesson on our two boats. Hulls 1 and 2 were prototypes. One of the two went to the Miami boat show the other went to the NYC boat show. Don't know which one went where. I have pictures and articles when the boats were first released to the world.
If your HIN has 001 then you are hull number one.
Okay yep, we’re Hull 1. Ah that’s awesome! Would love to see those articles and photos if they can be emailed sailingjibsea@gmail.com :)
Don’t forget to install 1 or 2 CO detectors, you don’t want to never wake up🙏
Make sure the bends are right before wrapping it. That header wrap is not flexible and could have stressed the bend. As always, thanks for what you do.
Thanks for the tip!
These exhaust pipe wraps always smoke when put into use. I don't know if they are intended to be handled in a non-air conditioned space or outdoors.
Shoulda just bought her thermals and big hoodie n some dishwashing gloves you know the yellow plastic ones keep your hands dry. Love your videos though I wish the best for you.
Did you say you are taking air from the engine compartment and heating it and then distributing it in your boat? Always use air from the outside so you don't get carbon monoxide poisoning. Also add a CO2 detector in your boat so you stay safe.
I heard those exhausts from those heaters are pretty much useless out of the box so people just get something better from an exhaust shop or similar...
We did 🤣
Those exhausts and silencer are designed to be used outside a vehicle. The silencer probably has a drain hole in it - potentially leaking carbon monoxide into the boat. You may also want to note that those E scooters are illegal to use in public in the UK. Hopefully the rules will change soon - because they could be ideal for that use. Until then could be very expensive if you encounter a police officer.
We plugged the weep hole. Seems like in our particular area, many locals use them daily to commute and it hasn’t been enforced 🤷🏻♀️ heard the laws will be changing soon but they’ll be useful for our travels onward
...could you have made an exhaust out of copper pipe and elbows ..... sugar .... have mentioned this before, got the news I was a full blown diabetic 3 years ago and have taken care of it through watching what I eat, more or less no sugar and no carbs which more or less is sugar in disguise .. when I told the doctor the fruit I ate, she just looked at me and said, "you do realize fruit, fructose, is just pure sugar" .. wish I had eliminated added sugar before it became necessary to eliminate fruits as well ... wish you success in your challenge .... I used to be on a "see food diet, I see it I eat it", love trying new things .. food is no longer something to look forward to, new experiences, flavors, cultures, etc .. if I sway, my numbers can go out of wack for days if not longer, so not worth it .... electric scooters, talk about awesomeness ... thx for the share .. as always .. never stop dreaming, ust dream bigger .. have fun be safe, save our oceans .....
good luck with the low carb / keto lifestyle - carbs and sugar cause insulin resistance and eventually possible illnesses including diabetes - try and get below 150g of carb / sugar a day for a start - Its hard on a boat because you need food on a budget that can be stored and that is your pastas / rice and processed food in tins - so moderation might be your only option - but every gram of carbs/ sugars not eaten is beneficial - good luck lots of recipe vlogs RuledMe and KetoFocus are 2
That exhaust silencer is DANGEROUS they are not marine rated and leak carbon monoxide which is lethal. Please get proper marine exhaust system. It’s not expensive compared with your life. Honestly you need to heed this. Good luck.
You have been in cold, cold climates. In your systems what components could have frozen. Ice expands. Go down that route & see.
By the way I no nothing about boats.
I'm betting on an air leak.
Some say, little things like that will keep your mind busy and healthy, others say, it will drive you into insanity. Let's see which one will be true for you.
To me this was a nightmare episode..saw so many thing that could go wrong ...from slap dash bits and pieces installation of that diesel heater ...sorry just my view