I bought a water heater during one of the winter boat show specials… a Kuma 6 gallon ( DC with heat exchanger). Very fortunately, I bought the smaller 6 gallon unit versus the next larger. Figured I had LOTS of room, but should be safe vs sorry. Well, turns out even the small one will not fit. The most logical (and only) spot for it is in the compartment under the settee to port outboard of the engine (previously housing a really stinky ‘professionally installed’ SS holding tank).
There is lots of ‘area’, but not enough depth. The unit is 13.5” wide and 13.5” deep. By the time you get 13.5 ” outboard, the hull has risen so quickly that there is only maybe 11” of depth, and that is without any kind of stringer installed to mount the unit to. So it will be sticking up maybe 2 inches higher than the rest of the settee surface. My plan is to do what I can to minimize the extra height and then make up for it with thinner (or recessed) cushion in that area of the settee. Far from perfect, but all I can come up with.
Wondering if anyone has any other suggestions, and how other 35-2 owners with this layout have dealt with the water heater issue.
There is lots of ‘area’, but not enough depth. The unit is 13.5” wide and 13.5” deep. By the time you get 13.5 ” outboard, the hull has risen so quickly that there is only maybe 11” of depth, and that is without any kind of stringer installed to mount the unit to. So it will be sticking up maybe 2 inches higher than the rest of the settee surface. My plan is to do what I can to minimize the extra height and then make up for it with thinner (or recessed) cushion in that area of the settee. Far from perfect, but all I can come up with.
Wondering if anyone has any other suggestions, and how other 35-2 owners with this layout have dealt with the water heater issue.