Converse48
Well-Known Member
As Aaron said, I do winter in Baltimore as well. I do fully winterize everything and as earlier noted, my insurance company considers in-water storage "laid up" if the boat is winterized. Check with your policy holder though.
I'm at BMC in Canton and they have metered electric. I can't imagine what it would cost to heat the boat full time. Plus I'm not sure it's necessary if you're winterizing everything anyway. For heaters, I use (again, only when I'm there) two of the West Marine ceramic heaters and one oil radiator. The ceramics do a good job taking the cold out of the air reasonably quickly and the radiator (as the name suggests) heats more slowly but heats up the "things" on the boat (the walls and furniture are freezing when you get there and take a while to warm up). If we get to the boat late in the evening, that first night can be a tad chilly. We use electric blankets for that. If you can get there during the day then you should be able to get things warmed up more quickly. Also keep in mind that I am heating a lot of space and a lot of furniture.
I use 2 gallon water jugs as needed for fresh water. We do use the heads (#1 only!) each with a gallon of "pink stuff" next to the commode for flushing. We spent five very comfortable days on the boat last winter when the power was out at home due to ice and fallen trees. BMC has nice heads/showers. Damnedest part is the walk there!
Have fun! If you're in Canton, look me up. It is a fun place to be in the winter.
I'm at BMC in Canton and they have metered electric. I can't imagine what it would cost to heat the boat full time. Plus I'm not sure it's necessary if you're winterizing everything anyway. For heaters, I use (again, only when I'm there) two of the West Marine ceramic heaters and one oil radiator. The ceramics do a good job taking the cold out of the air reasonably quickly and the radiator (as the name suggests) heats more slowly but heats up the "things" on the boat (the walls and furniture are freezing when you get there and take a while to warm up). If we get to the boat late in the evening, that first night can be a tad chilly. We use electric blankets for that. If you can get there during the day then you should be able to get things warmed up more quickly. Also keep in mind that I am heating a lot of space and a lot of furniture.
I use 2 gallon water jugs as needed for fresh water. We do use the heads (#1 only!) each with a gallon of "pink stuff" next to the commode for flushing. We spent five very comfortable days on the boat last winter when the power was out at home due to ice and fallen trees. BMC has nice heads/showers. Damnedest part is the walk there!
Have fun! If you're in Canton, look me up. It is a fun place to be in the winter.