Our new-to-us '99 240 Sundancer has a water heater. We docked our prior boat very few times at a marina when we had it; spending almost all of our nights out on the hook and learning to live without shore power.... and I fashioned a large storage bin in the starboard side engine bay to store all of our spare parts, oil/fluids, tools, etc. This water heater is in the exact same place and takes up all of that area, and I'd like to use it for storage again.
I am seriously considering removing the water heater on the assumption that here in the south in the summer, the water heater would almost never get used and I'd much rather use that space for storage. To those that have one, it is something that gets used much once you get accustomed to having one? I'm thinking that we wouldn't miss it at all, but wonder if others have found them handy and a nice thing to have. Thoughts?
I am seriously considering removing the water heater on the assumption that here in the south in the summer, the water heater would almost never get used and I'd much rather use that space for storage. To those that have one, it is something that gets used much once you get accustomed to having one? I'm thinking that we wouldn't miss it at all, but wonder if others have found them handy and a nice thing to have. Thoughts?