When we purchased the POC 46, we had 240 gallons of incredibly old diesel fuel on-board, local hazardous waste guys wanted $5 per gallon to dispose of it, we ran it through the diesel heater, while not the most efficient form of heat, it did keep us warm for nearly two years while we went about refit the boat.?We opted for the Dickenson diesel heater for the higher BTU output per pound of fuel, being fed from the main diesel fuel tank there is no spill potential.?Even with the closed system of the Dickenson diesel heater, there can be some smoke and smell emitted when starting.
The Dickenson works so well, wish they made a smaller diesel heater to replace the Force 10.? While not large enough to keep the ends of a 46’ boat toasty, it does take the chill off in a smaller boat it would work great, unfortunately space for installation and unobstructed passage is a factor in this boat. We use a Dickenson Newport diesel heater in our other boat, Pan Oceanic 46. Not thrilled about open ignition source in a confined space.? As a camp stove, they work great, not to worried about emissions, open flame and fuel spills. Tend to agree with opinion of stink, soot and fire?potential of Force 10 heater, we used the same Optimus burner in our backpacking stoves for 20 years. Since we have two propane tanks on our BCC, it would be an easy conversion to use the starboard tank to feed propane to a propane heater to replace the Force 10.? We looked at this option, newer style heater are much safer to operate, IE. Agree with Jim Hiller, propane is another viable option.
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