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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1994 Spectrum 16 Sport Rebuild? - Bouncing ideas around
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 504914" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>Yes, I've used Buddy heaters, too. They heat well, but I found them not suitable for use in a boat. </p><p></p><p>One reason is that they have a sensitive tilt-shutoff safety feature. It's a good safety feature, and probably saves lives. But we fish out in the Chesapeake Bay in the fall and winter, and it's usually rough out. Every time we hit a big roller, it would shut off. That got annoying fast. It would even shut off while drifting.</p><p></p><p>I could have deactivated that safety, but besides that, you couldn't turn it down enough on not so cold days. And it was too tall for sitting on my dash. It put out heat too close to the vinyl enclosure, and ended up on the floor. On the floor, the flat, wide shape made it hard to secure.</p><p></p><p>For a variety of reasons, I got rid of the Buddy heater and stuck with the Coleman cat heater for somewhat cold days, and the big 20# bottle heater for very cold days. For the price of Buddy, I bought both heaters with quite a bit of money to spare. </p><p></p><p>Buddy just didn't fit our needs, but I know they are great units.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 504914, member: 4972"] Yes, I've used Buddy heaters, too. They heat well, but I found them not suitable for use in a boat. One reason is that they have a sensitive tilt-shutoff safety feature. It's a good safety feature, and probably saves lives. But we fish out in the Chesapeake Bay in the fall and winter, and it's usually rough out. Every time we hit a big roller, it would shut off. That got annoying fast. It would even shut off while drifting. I could have deactivated that safety, but besides that, you couldn't turn it down enough on not so cold days. And it was too tall for sitting on my dash. It put out heat too close to the vinyl enclosure, and ended up on the floor. On the floor, the flat, wide shape made it hard to secure. For a variety of reasons, I got rid of the Buddy heater and stuck with the Coleman cat heater for somewhat cold days, and the big 20# bottle heater for very cold days. For the price of Buddy, I bought both heaters with quite a bit of money to spare. Buddy just didn't fit our needs, but I know they are great units. [/QUOTE]
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