Here it is positioned to see if it will fit. The hot exhaust will run out the back using what was the bilge pump opening (and a new special purpose fitting). The bilge through-hull will be moved to starboard.

I bought a stainless muffler only to find out that it is not for inhabited space. It is spot welded and not airtight, so it will not work for my application. I made one out of some scrap copper plumbing pipe. It is a glass pack style of muffler.

I also put an access hatch on the other side. Once the engine cables (inside the 4" plastic pipe) are moved out of the way, there should actually be some usable space in here. The new access hatches were installed level with the cockpit deck rather than even with the cockpit trim. That way when they are opened the entire length of the hatch is supported evenly by the cockpit deck, as shown here. Protecting the plastic hinges seemed more important than aesthetics.

This new hatch is the proposed location for an Espar D2 Diesel heater. The heater is a little smaller than a football, but on a CD 16 even that amount of room is hard to find. It appeared that an access hatch in the cockpit panel would provide enough room. These hatches were available in "Seafoam," a color that some websites said was discontinued. It matches pretty good.

Here it is positioned to see if it will fit. The hot exhaust will run out the back using what was the bilge pump opening (and a new special purpose fitting). The bilge through-hull will be moved to starboard.

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Here it is positioned to see if it will fit. The hot exhaust will run out the back using what was the bilge pump opening (and a new special purpose fitting). The bilge through-hull will be moved to starboard.

Marco Flamingo
Oct 6, 2015

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