Heating the boat jumped up the priority list a fair bit when we had a couple of cold mornings recently. There is no definitive way of heating a boat, on online forums there is no consensus as all boats are different as are the people that live on them.
The boat had a diesel burning water heater in the past with a few radiators down one side of the boat. Sadly this disappeared and I can only think it was sold - a similar unit costs nearly a grand - or it broke. So our options were open as to the heating plan.
In our opinion, after much research, wood is the greenest form of heat we could realistically implement on the boat. Thing is though they're not so great for cold mornings as they take a while to heat up. Also, in the summer we don't want the fire going and may want a quick warm up after a chilly night so another form of heat is needed. The most common are diesel burners which we're not a fan of but there is an option of using bio-diesel* with certain burners.
After much deliberation an air heater was best suited to our needs: quick to heat up, compatible with bio diesel products, and a drying heat to help get rid of condensation.
The rest of the heating will rely on a wood burner, which we have already. The problem is it points the wrong way and heats the arse end of the boat only. To heat the whole boat we'll need to turn it round with the surround pointing towards the rear of the boat to reflect heat in the right direction. To do this we're going to swap the kitchen with the lounge...
*Bio diesel from renewable sources, not produced by countries that chop down forests to produce it.
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