Sewing, solar and spillage
Look at the alliteration on that title! Prettyyyyy nice. The time spent thinking that was up was...
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Tag: heater
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 it with a different...
Read MoreAdding 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 flare it to connect...
Read MoreHooking 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 run. However it comes with a fan to...
Read MoreHooking 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...
Read MoreIt’s so cold!
SO I finally got a fuel pump, that’s the good news. Meaning I have nearly all the major parts for the heater. It’s a Walbro fuel pump with an added pressure regulator. Sadly though I haven’t done...
Read MoreI do love a bargain…
As most people who know me know. Which is why I’m extremely happy to find this old fuel tank, that is basically the PERFECT FIT! In 316 stainless steel!!!!!! FOR FIFTY DOLLARS!!!!!!!! This is amazing. Needs some...
Read MoreDesigning the fuel system for the heater
Fresh from a week-long trip to Ottawa (which helpfully rained freezing rain the whole time and reminded me why I do not live in Ottawa anymore) I have decided my goal is to finally, FINALLY finish the damn heater install. This...
Read MoreInstalling the heater Flue part a million – Finishing off the chimney install
So the fiberglass attached backing wood finally dried, and it was time to drill the hole in it! This SUCKED AND TOOK AGES since the wood was really really hard. Eventually, after 3 battery pack swaps, I got through Next, it was...
Read MoreInstalling the heater Flue part whatever: I am bad at fiberglassing
So my plan didn’t work, to build up the lip using marine-tex, so my next thought was to use some wood as the primary platform and build up to it. So I got some pretty sweet free wood from work, and cut off a section to use...
Read MoreLast piece of heater arrived finally
Yay! Now to wait for it to stop raining continuously so I can drill + seal hole in roof
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