Staying WARM on a Sailboat - Dickinsons Diesel Heater Install [EP 221]

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[@homet1650]

As a Canadian I’ve got to smile when a little snow sends the Aussie’s running. 😊

[@thecaptaincrayfish3873]

Strewth bloke, fair go, that's a bit on the nose maaaate😊

[@andyhay5559]

😂

[@ronprince1478]

We do have snow in Australia, well a little bit for a little while. Can I invite you to join us for a barbecue at Tom Price, it was 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the shade the other day.🤔😉. I love the snow but dress for it.

[@paultabone2010]

🙈😂🐨😂🦘🦘🦘🦘😂🦘🦘🦘😂👍😎

[@orwellknew9112]

Just remember, the opposite is also true. I know so many Canadian people who can’t stand the hot days of summer. Anything over 30° C and they’re complaining.

[@sdroth01]

Anyone who manages to do plumbing in a small closet on a boat deserves to treat themselves to whatever they serve in a local Scottish tavern. Over all these years I have to come to admire your mechanical and electrical skills….and your perseverance. Someday you might want to roll an outtake or two where we might learn a little Australian slang for the American version of “I’d like to meet the SOB engineer / manufacturer who thought this was a good idea.” But all the fuss is soon forgotten when the final outcome works out just fine.

[@MrJohnBos]

You are going to love that little DIckinson heater. You will actually be able to prance naked in the cabin and still be warm. Nice installation.

[@davep5788]

Good idea for the next video - just saying.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

@@davep5788Don't encourage Adam we don't need to see that.

[@jonathanshaw6784]

​@@matthewbaynham6286speak for yourself

[@affboy-ft1lh]

Adam, 'bout that naked thing.... forget it son. But to the divine Miss K, if you insist please proceed if you dare.

[@peterhierzi7624]

Hi Guys … I lived in Oban in the early 70’s , fell in love with Oban and the highlands and Oban Whiskey

[@mattofalltrades2516]

Hello from Alaska. I live on a baba 30 and have used Dickinson heaters for over 4 years( had the Bristol, Antarctic, Lofoten, Newport models) Let me share a trick to starting the stove better faster and cleaner. Use a handheld propane torch to heat the bottom of the superheater, takes about a minute and your stove will remain clean. The startup as described in the manual creates a lot of soot and it makes a mess to clean it. Good luck happy trails

[@StuartPittaway]

Nice diesel heater - now don't forget to install a carbon monoxide alarm, if you don't have one already

[@andycain7171]

Great heaters. Get your self a heat powered fan to sit on top. Makes a huge difference in spreading the heat through the boat. Great work!

[@davidmcbee814]

Fire extinguisher be handy! Beautiful job.

[@CPB111]

"hail snow" = "Sleet" 🤣

[@dcplunkett]

Could be graupel.

[@daveanderson4912]

⁠My thought was graupel too. Polystyrene balls is a good description. Sleet is a mix of rain and ice, very not dry and unpleasant on bare skin.

[@CPB111]

I had to look up graupel as I've never heard of it. It looks like it. At any rate, where I'm from, the precipitation in the video is called sleet. @@dcplunkett

[@sempertalis1230]

Yes it is called Graupel. Fun fact here in the US they shorten it to GR and believe it would be called "German Rain" 😂😂😂😂

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Most likable KZbinrs

[@marc.wrutgers6704]

Fully agree

[@philv3941]

so !

[@davel9130]

We call that funny snow "graupel". We pronounce it improperly -- "graup" rhymes with "drop". Congrats on the heater -- must feel wonderful. Millie is now an explorer yacht!

[@andreboudreau6474]

Nice addition to your home! I have just one little suggestion, you-could reposition your ball valve ( shut off) 90 degrees counter clock wise so that the lever is parallel to the locker wall wether it is open or closed. This would leave you more unobstructed space in the locker.

[@kevinblackmore8041]

What he said 🙂

[@nearlynativenursery8638]

Thanks for the diy install video. Jim Rodgers

[@davehayes8812]

Thanks A & K, great job. I had no idea how complex a little bitty diesel heater is.

[@brian7261]

Nice... 👍🏻 Like the caveman said 350,000 years ago 'We make fire' ♨ Crank up that heater and have a Slammin Caribbean theme party to celebrate your new fireplace 🎉 🤗 Thanks

[@sailingheretic]

When installing the fuel system in my airplane, I had to learn how to cut, debur, finish, bend and flare copper tubes; a very frustrating process with lots of wasted time and tubing. I too forgot to put on the nut more than once before flaring the tube. Those fittings are expensive! Well done Adam.

[@billparker4211]

What do you do on a sailing boat in Oban in winter? (A) Do you sit and read or, (B) Do you make Millie more comfortable to live in? Plan (B) was the answer, great improvement. Like the new cabin improvements as well. enjoy.

[@affboy-ft1lh]

Grand job by the rocket engr and his lovely bride. What a relief to have a good heat source.

[@sheldonpenn1815]

Looks good. Put a fan on the floor up forward blowing up and aft will equalize the temperature in the boat. In other words you won't have cold feet and a hot head;-)

[@duncan.5228]

Warm at last 😃 Glad you're enjoying the Scottish winter. Enjoy your heater, will make a big difference.

[@WillN2Go1]

Good work. Enjoyed it and learned. Good plan on the fuel. What happens if you get up late have to rush off to the airport, leave the heater on? You burn 5 liters max and it turns off. A couple of things I know a bit about. The fittings. Any of those brass/compression fittings. Don't over tighten them, and if they're leaking after you redo them (mostly with gas like 'natural' propane...) you have to replace the fittings. There's just no fixing them once they've been 'stretched.' Your flue chimney. I made a 'chimney' for filling up hot air balloons my students made. I used double walled vent pipe (like your bottom section with the perforated outer shield). It still got a bit too hot. So using thin aluminum (In rolls in the roofing section of the lumber store) I made an outer shield attached to the vent pipe with stand off z brackets made out of the same stuff. All pop riveted. So if the perforated shield is still too hot, you can add some of the roll aluminum as a shield on the parts you might bump into it. Same for the upper section. It's thin as beer cans, beautiful aluminum - will look great for many years. And of course the heat still gets out because it's just a shield not a pipe. The trick with this aluminum is just cut it with scissors, but then carefully sand the edges moving up the grits, then it's never sharp.

[@ED3]

Stay warm and comfortable. ❤ the video.

[@tomlangley2229]

There's a "dryer" you can buy at paint stores to help varnish or whatever dry in cooler weather.

[@SBoots29]

My happiness goes with yours. No fun being cold. I do have tension when I see fire on a boat but I'm sure the engineering is second to none for your application. Good job in your new saloon space. Cheers

[@Neilhuny]

I haven't watched a single second so far but I had to click 'Like' instantly for that beautiful, warm smile in the tumbnail - next level!

[@superformOG]

As a north sea sailor if i could offer one piece of advice it would be to bin that white plastic fuel tank, they are terrible and prone to cracking, i use a heavy duty red marine fuel tank, much more piece of mind

[@AllisonandJamesSailing]

Dang flare nut! We did the exact same thing haha Awesome install you two! Cheers to cold snowy sailing! 🇨🇦 ⛵️

[@RichardSwinton]

look forward to seeing some scottish coastline. the land of my ancestors. Thank u

[@larrylegg8245]

Our ancestors were probably neighbors.

[@vandalorian8777]

If you hang the pump from a rubber hanger, it should make it quieter. Another idea is to encase it in a round foam aquarium filter

[@MrLpepping]

I have a dickenson Newport. and i learned this the past winter from my neighbour who has the same one onboard his boat. It's easier to put in about half a cup of bio-ethanol (if that doesn't work, try more orif it works to good try less) and light that. It will heat up the chimney and everything then when everything is warm, slowly let the diesel enter the burn chamber. Start at 1 then go to 2 and when it's burning properly go to the setting you want.

[@stevebaker4303]

Miss you guys. Hope you are well.

[@karlfair]

Please put a guard over the upper section of exhaust pipe. It's a bad place to land a hand to catch your balance.

[@espowari]

It is 21C here today in Georgia. Oh the days of chilly weather!! Have fun this spring!!

[@davidnichols147]

Love the new Dickinson heater, great install!

[@henrykaspereit7490]

look for liquid lighter . Its a plastik bottle with a ignition cab. So you light it up, hold it into the oven turn it horizontal and push the bottle a bit. Flame drops will fall to the bottom, where you opened the oil valve about 30sec. prior. It is so much cleaner. I grew up with oil burner.

[@ricksimpson1543]

Well done!

[@johnekins4408]

She is always so giggly, love these guys.

[@sailingwithlenny4138]

Excellent Job

[@Mainforce66]

well done guys, heat!!. You have been in Scotland, near some of the best scenery in the world imho, yet haven't been able to see it yet. Hope to take time to. I would say you would regret it if you don't

[@williamryanbill]

OMG! I’ve been on the water in the cold and sun and I feel for y’all. I’ve mentioned before especially being a redhead and the sun which I have to say again, be careful. I have a spot on my leg and hand that needs further surgery after a biopsy. I’m 66 years old and this stuff seems like it is never ending. Love your videos and wish y’all only the best. ❤️⛵️🐕‍🦺

[@NTF-fk8en]

As someone who’s done a couple of thousand flares, you need to deburr the inside of the pipe before you flare and then I see you didn’t flare deep enough, you need to crank the that flaring tool all the way home!

[@markhamstra1083]

6:12 The word you are searching for is “plumb”.

[@jerzjurkiewicz2674]

Nicely done.

[@darrylmunro96]

Great job looks neat and tidy and we look forward to hearing how it goes heating the boat. I’m sure it will help lower the condensation tested by the cold weather.

[@MicBruise]

The stainless steel plate is not just to make it look nice and hide the insulation. Heat propagates through conduction, convection, and radiation. The insulation helps block conduction. The stainless steel helps block radiation. It acts like a mirror and bounces the radiant heat coming off the back of the heater into your cabin, instead of it being absorbed by the wall behind the heater.

[@kenc2707]

That Hail-Snow is what our weather people here in the US call “Graupel”

[@MrFroglips69]

Groovy episode....

[@Neilhuny]

Always enjoyable, always entertaining, always informative Many thanks

[@mosh2]

Thanks very much. It was great watching everything come together. It looks fantastic

[@OurLadyDefiant]

Beautiful! It’s so nice to have a little fireplace like that. We just have a candle, but it’s always so much more cozy inside as soon as we light it!

[@docmartin56]

That is just fantastic! I just love watching you two work.

[@davidbamford4721]

I must say that Adam has a flair for those plumbing fittings!

[@SV-Mig]

Khiara’s almost constant smile may be my favorite thing in all of KZbin!

[@pkane5472]

And her ability to change her look at a moment's notice....

[@Paul-ow6of]

Very cool 😎

[@MikeLoveBuns]

Looks great ! Mike from Missouri

[@Marcel-J]

Looks nice 🔥 I have one in my boat, it works very well.

[@mikeh720]

Looks great Adam! And, it's not just you - best flares I've ever done are where no one could possibly see them. That upgrade ought to keep Millie nice and dry on cold days, as well as keeping awesome crew toasty warm. Is there a cutoff valve between the gravity tank and the heater? Seems like, as a safety, it would be useful.

[@greenbimoon]

Awesome

[@caromarco6315]

Who knew it would be so interesting to watch a heater install! Must be the two of you!

[@ellsbells9943]

I have the small Dickenson propane fireplace/heater in my mini skoolie. I had a tank installed that feeds my heater and stove. Dickinson makes quality products built to withstand being tossed about. My only gripe? It doesn't have a piezo lighter ... so it has to be lit manually. For the price of these units I find it confounding but it is what it is. Missed you guys after a long bit away and am glad to see you back adventuring. Great job on the interior. Have a great time...

[@hedleyjackson5131]

Well done Adam these “little” jobs usually escalate perseverance the only solution, nothing like a flame to feel warm and cosy.

[@timlamarre8680]

Excellent improvement! Hopefully you are now warmer and drier. Thank you for posting!

[@danfadden]

So glad you finally cut the notch out of the bottom of the backing plate. My OCD was screaming for about 23 seconds. 😊

[@chrisgraythereal]

"about" 23 seconds? Can't you be more precise?

[@DaveandGinny972]

Well done, finally all complete and a great job. You will be wanting that Scottish Winter to go on forever...oh hang on, it does 😉

[@virtualmojo]

Great job!

[@kindsailing]

Another good video! That pellet snow is called graupel (gropple) and is formed under very specific conditions. You can look it up inside your toasty warm boat while it is snowing outside and you get bored. Namaste. 🙏

[@brucew6897]

Nicely done! Winter WARM 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@davehalst]

I am trying my absolute best not to make a ‘cider’ joke about your new heater! “Every sailboat deserves………” 😅🍺😂

[@charles11ification]

Fair dinkum good job!

[@troyanderson8879]

We used to call that “bean bag” snow. Old 1970’s reference. We had bean bags as furniture. Inside was styrofoam bits… that look exactly like that kind of snow.

[@Racerman27410]

well done. the install looks nice.. and warm!

[@johnbigglestone6416]

I always said your videos were hot stuff!😍

[@larrymacaluso9051]

Well done you two, this should make your journey a bit more comfortable. Always enjoy your videos, Khiara that smile is beautiful.

[@Mrmanly1000]

Well done!!

[@rmuhlack]

nice work guys on the heater install (and shout out to all the Gage Road fans out there :) )

[@barbaralienhard3490]

Great job Adam and Khiara!!! I can't imagine snow and being that cold. I think it gets cold in Florida but nothing like that. We have a plug in heater that's 1200 watts and use that since we're at the dock. This is will be awesome for you!!!! ❤❤

[@liamclarke64]

I am at 2:43 and had to just pause the video and comment - I really miss and enjoy these explanations!!! I have been watching for donkey's years and have always followed you... love you both, but I really miss these explanations - no other channel delivers them like you!! MORE PLEASE!!!! OK... Press Play!!

[@tomlangley2229]

Whoops! You mix the dryer into the varnish/paint.

[@kevinblackmore8041]

Hi Guys, just one thing when you transfer fuel set a timer alarm because you will overfill the day tank sooner or later. It takes a lot of cleaning up Keep up the good work, Kev down in Devon

[@kristaready8812]

Woot woot 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Job well done! Keep warm guys 🤗💞

[@svevergreen3370]

loved that you filmed forgetting to put the nut first :). Makes us feel like we are not the only ones :). Great heater clearly the best in the market hope to have that on my boat maybe next winter season :)

[@johnwalker6711]

Well done guys , boat will be cozy now in cold latitudes

[@RichardSwinton]

i cannot believe it took u guys this long to get a heater. Better late..........well done. Cheers and stay safe

[@pken9814]

I call that sleet.

[@lnewbyliveca]

Get a little tub of alcohol gel………best primer for a Dickie……

[@Sailor_Greg]

Oooooo, it looks great int he cabin there! So cozy!

[@peterdavis2233]

I believe that funny styrofoam snow you experienced is called "graupel." Sometimes known as "corn snow." Fun video, as always! Well done.

[@gregjohnson8859]

That project turned out really nice!

[@carltontweedle5724]

I live on the East Coast of Scotland I cannot say the words but it is what we call a cat. You ken.

[@musclecars4635]

Install a carbon monoxide detector I assume.

[@Carsten-Berlin-Wi]

Wonderful 🎉 enjoy the cosy place you created over weeks/months (?) and thanks for all your explanations. I think it's very useful ... because now I am absolutely sure, that I will not be able to do something like this by myself 😂! Don't worry I love your content, especially after a hard labour day it's so good to see other people working... (with a smile because the work makes sense)!

[@gidge34]

Now it’s a sea going vessel 💪🤙

[@robertfreeman2322]

I had one of these when I bought my steel ketch up in MAINE and the owner had told me to not leave the boat while it's running as he had it run away on him. He had his day tank about 10 feet aft but a foot or two above the stove so I'm not sure if the extra head pressure messed with the process or not, but I ripped it out and sold it to the guy next to me at the yard. I've heard a couple of other people at the yard saying pretty much the same thing. Great unit but don't leave it unattended.

[@ende421]

One dorade less? That's a bummer. Nice project, good execution!

[@jamesvickers3689]

Well done guys 🎉

[@petermckenzie1485]

the hose looks like copper not brass Adam. hehe 🤣

[@TheJamesthe13]

Good effort, Adam! well done

[@richardsalisbury2211]

Well done guys, great video. Please just confirm you have carbon monoxide alarm

[@jonathanscott550]

Great job you have done installing the heater with your little tweaks and modifications. It actually adds to the look inside Millennial Falcon. I really hope it works wonders for you. Kind of what the heck you doing after you had done such a wonderful job on the wood and new bed/sitting area. I hope during rough seas that water doesn't get down the smoke pipe as it is low and the waves could crash over it. Other than that little concern excellent job. Looking forward to next video. I'm not trying to criticize your workmanship as I have no clue how to do what you are doing,

[@bernardomarcelino3769]

Fantastic ❤❤❤. My favorite channel.