We have a folding table, so our Force 10 propane is installed to the
left (port) of where Gypsy Woman has installed its heater. This
required the stainless exhaust tube to be bent - it exits the cabin
top in the same location.

One issue - the pipe is hot and can burn one's hand if grabbed. I
really should installed insulation around the pipe.

Another issue again - diesel v. propane. I still would opt for
diesel. The downside of diesel is the pump - it can be noisy as it
cycles on and off. So what is best is a day tank.

I had thought of having a custom day tank built to be installed in
the head - it could fit alonsgide the compression post and would be a
couple of feet long, perhaps. It only has to hold 2 gallons of fuel or so.

Alan

At 09:54 PM 9/19/2006, you wrote:
>>After lots of internet research, I recently purchased a Dickinson
>>Newport Propane Heater for our 1979 Baba 30. I was planning on
>>installing it on the bulkhead on the port side of the stowed salon
>>table. The exhaust pipe would come out just forward of the
>>butterfly hatch. Is this a common place to install a heater on a
>>Baba 30? Anything we should look out for?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rick
>>
>>s/v Gypsy Woman
>>Seattle, WA
>>
>>
>
>That is exactly where we placed our Force 10 and we love it there
>(we are using it now 43 degrees F at N 42 degrees 35'!) . Be sure
>to put some sort of heat reflector on the wood. We mounted custom
>stainless steel plate with stainless spacers to keep the plate off
>of the wood. Our exhaust is close to the coach roof and has a
>stainless cap permanently mounted at an angle to keep the sea out.
>
>
>
>Phil
>
>Adoxographi
>Baba 30

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