An Analysis Of Boat Heating Systems

by John December 1, 2009
Phyllis melting snow on the Refleks heater on aluminum expedition sailboat Polaris in her winter home at Disko Bay, Greenland.

We have long heard the praises of the Danish Refleks diesel drip heater sung by the many expedition sailboat owners that have them, but since we simply don’t have a good place for one, or its chimney, on Morgan’s Cloud, we had never had the chance to use one before the month we spent on [...]

Cooking And Heating With Kerosene (Paraffin)

by John July 1, 2010
Kerosene (Propane) Stove (Cooker)

[While living on Polaris for a month, I wrote about the boat’s kerosene stove (cooker), which sparked a lively debate in the comments about the benefits and drawbacks of various cooking fuels on boats. Continuing that theme, we just got a note from our good friend and Norwegian Correspondent for the Norwegian Cruising Guide, Hans [...]