besides feeding the crew beans and coffee ...   i have seen the ads for the wallas 800 'mini' stove/heater.  i like the idea of the heater better than the stove ... the stove does not put out a bunch of BTUs.   details - http://www.scanmarineusa.com/Wallas_stove_800.pdf   the COST for this stove heater is high, along with requireing one to put in through-deck fittings for venting.       dave scobie M17 #375 - SWEET PEA visit SWEET PEA's www-site: http://www.M17-375.webs.com --- On Mon, 6/8/09, David C. Patterson <davidcpatterson@msn.com> wrote: Having just read the latest Small Craft Advisor, where a Sam Devlin built boat near M17 size has a solid fuel heater, I am wondering if anyone has tried putting a cabin heater in their 17.  I was able to sail into mid-November last year, on a reservoir near Denver.  My last of several fall overnights was Nov 16.  I was fine sleeping, yet could really have used some heat (that was safe) when I up and about in the cabin.  The frost all over the cockpit and boat disappeared in the sun, of course.  I think a cabin heater might extend my sailing season.  My first sail in April was just after a big snow, too.  And I think I see a place for Charley Noble.  Any ideas or experiences out there, especially from those of you in the higher latitudes?  Fall will come in time, I fear.              David (M17 #393)