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steamer@myhome.net

Thu, Oct 11, 2001 12:52 PM

Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the
outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work
I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling.

The furnace outlet at the boat hull is 1.5 inch pipe thread. We are
looking for a system that is relatively easy to connect and
disconnect.

Sandy and Dawna Floe
Sea Eagle (39 CHB)
Day Island, WA

Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling. The furnace outlet at the boat hull is 1.5 inch pipe thread. We are looking for a system that is relatively easy to connect and disconnect. Sandy and Dawna Floe Sea Eagle (39 CHB) Day Island, WA

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scaramouche@tvo.org

Thu, Oct 11, 2001 2:42 PM

steamer@myhome.net writes:

Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the
outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work
I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling.

Didn't know about the water flowing. However one boater vented his
Espar exhaust straight out pointed at the wooden dock he was tied to.
Set the dock on fire.....
Have seen a number of boaters screwing a steel elbow and a piece of
steel pipe into the exhaust and pointing it downward to within a few
inches of the lake. Cuts noise and definitely is less smelly. Has
anyone ever considered venting Espars straight up like a chimney
above the height of theirs and neighbouring boats? I do that with my
wood and coal Force10.

George of Scaramouche, Frenchman's Bay, Lake Ontario

steamer@myhome.net writes: >Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the >outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work >I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling. Didn't know about the water flowing. However one boater vented his Espar exhaust straight out pointed at the wooden dock he was tied to. Set the dock on fire..... Have seen a number of boaters screwing a steel elbow and a piece of steel pipe into the exhaust and pointing it downward to within a few inches of the lake. Cuts noise and definitely is less smelly. Has anyone ever considered venting Espars straight up like a chimney above the height of theirs and neighbouring boats? I do that with my wood and coal Force10. George of Scaramouche, Frenchman's Bay, Lake Ontario

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slowboat@mindspring.com

Fri, Oct 12, 2001 3:23 AM

Sandy, there's no water in the ESPAR exhaust hose, unless you count

condensation :-). You do have to worry about back pressure, however, so use
a larger hose than that in the boat and keep the run short. How about using
the 3inch flexible aluminum hose sold in hardware stores for home heating?
Adapters (several needed in series) are readily available to attach to 1 1/2
inch NPT. A couple of bell adapters plus a 1 1/2 inch nipple and a hose
clamp would work.
Andy Clark
ANTARES
CHB 34
Homeport, Everett Washington.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Floe" steamer@myhome.net
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 5:52 AM
Subject: [CHB] ESPAR Exhaust Venting

Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the
outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work
I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling.

The furnace outlet at the boat hull is 1.5 inch pipe thread. We are
looking for a system that is relatively easy to connect and
disconnect.

Sandy and Dawna Floe
Sea Eagle (39 CHB)
Day Island, WA

Sandy, there's no water in the ESPAR exhaust hose, unless you count condensation :-). You do have to worry about back pressure, however, so use a larger hose than that in the boat and keep the run short. How about using the 3inch flexible aluminum hose sold in hardware stores for home heating? Adapters (several needed in series) are readily available to attach to 1 1/2 inch NPT. A couple of bell adapters plus a 1 1/2 inch nipple and a hose clamp would work. Andy Clark ANTARES CHB 34 Homeport, Everett Washington. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Floe" <steamer@myhome.net> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 5:52 AM Subject: [CHB] ESPAR Exhaust Venting > Has anyone vented their Espar diesel furnace exhaust to the > outside of their boat-house? Regular boat exhaust hose won't work > I'm told ---needs water flowing through it for cooling. > > The furnace outlet at the boat hull is 1.5 inch pipe thread. We are > looking for a system that is relatively easy to connect and > disconnect. > > Sandy and Dawna Floe > Sea Eagle (39 CHB) > Day Island, WA

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