Ecofan
As talked about in a previous post, these heaters really benefit from using a fan to spread the heat around. My initial attempt using an ancient rule fan that I repaired I deemed was too noisy, so I ordered an… Continue reading
Maintenance
Yikes!
On the weekend, when I was motoring around, I saw this when I removed the aft dock line YIKES What had happened was that the previous guy in my slip had left a steel cable and padlock on the… Continue reading
Adding Cabin LEDs
One of the things on my ‘non-urgent’ list was to replace all my lights with LEDs for two reasons 1) They draw 1/5 of the power 2) They are extremely relialbe. After doing a ton of research, I finally went… Continue reading
First time salmon fishing
I finished up the downrigger install – this involved installing the plug for the power, attaching a 30amp fuse and then adding a 30amp breaker into the panel to replace the 15amp existing one. Once that was all done, I… Continue reading
Finishing off the heater
Three things left to do Firstly, add a fan. I had two old fans that came with the boat, neither worked. So I took them apart. I discovered that one of the soldered connections had come off, so I reattached… Continue reading
Adding a filter and fuel shutoff below the gravity tank
Exactly what it sounds like. I ended up using the Dickinson one which was pricey but small and looks smart, and also has a shutoff switch on it. Here it is installed. I had to interrupt the copper tubing and… Continue reading
Hooking up the heater electrics
So now I had a chimney, a heater, and a fuel line. The only thing left was to hook up the 12v electrics. Now one of the good things about the Newport is that it technically needs no power to… Continue reading
Hooking up the heater fuel line
Holy CRAP this was a pain in the arse. It combined all the million-different-fittings joy of plumbing (WHICH I HATE. I HATE PLUMBING) along with mucking around with copper lines along with the added joy of that if something leaked,… Continue reading