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I'm getting a 2000 268 in a few weeks and we want to do a little winter camping. I have done a lot of winter fishing in my other boats and we just use a MR. Heater buddy because it is safe to use under the top. I'm not sure I want it down in the galley with me, and was wondering what you guys do for heat in the winter. BTW this boat does not have the AC/Heater.

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2000 268 Vista "Reely Nauti"
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Reverse Cycle heat wouldn't be much use when the water temps dip below 30/40 degrees. I have a heater core with a marine certified blower motor and duct work I plan on installing in my 248 for cockpit heat (it's a big heater core, 120K BTU). I don't boat in winter though. (maybe I should, since I didn't do any this summer!)

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Brett DiMichele

Last Nov we went to Powell for a long weekend just before thanksgiving, night time temps got down in the upper 20's F. I tell you we didn't need heat until morning after you crawl out of bed and then not much. As soon as the sun hits the boat and canvas it heats up to a very comfortable temp.
We used a ceramic element electric heater, the ones at wall mart for $15. I am guessing an output of 1200-1500 watts. Ran the Honda EU2000 gen set on the swim deck, no way I was going swimming to shore to place generator on beach.

Maybe it just us, but the cabin of this boat seems to always be hot, we find that spring/fall we have to use A/C to keep cabin bearable.

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2000 248 5.7L DP
'92, '94 SXI 750, '08 STX 15F, '12 Ultra LX 300
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