Xtreme Heaters Boat Engine Compartment Heater | Large 800w Bilge Heater - For Boats Up To 35 | Boat Heater, Well House Heater, Camper/RV Heater, & Marine Heater - Safe Self Regulating Bilge Heater

Great purchase. Plug and play. Winterization cost me $600.00The heater cost $480.00.Do the math. Very good.

Very good product.

1st impression when unboxing -- man, this thing is built tough! And that continues to be my impression after utilizing it through this mild winter. Now the hard part of reviewing its operation. I utilized it in my boats small cabin throughout the winter since I cant use it in my small bilge due to power cord routing problems (I would pinch the power cord after placing it in my bilge and closing the bilge hatch. SO using it in the cabin area? Well lo and behold we had a relatively mild winter and I noted that the water temperature (and thus the cabin for the most part) never really got below 43 degrees F that I know of. The heater did kick on the few times I was there long enough to observe. But it didnt seem to run for any length of time, and certainly didnt kick-on long enough to attempt to bring the temperature up to 55 degrees F. That part is a bit perplexing to me since I would think that even with testing (using a refrigerant spray) to bring the temperature down you would think it would continue to run until it brought the 43 degree surrounding temp up to 55 degrees. But it never did that, it would run for a short time (even with strong 43 degree air circulation in the area) and then shut off. Again, it may be because of the warm winter. Even though most of my bilge area is below the waterline, thus remaining at the seawater temperature for the most part, I do plan on mounting this permanently (with the quick latch) in the bilge area and running the wiring to a gunwale receptacle so that shore power can be plugged into it directly (no wires through hatches). That way I can set it and forget an only run the shore power to that receptacle in the winter. Ill also look at mounting it high in the bilge compartment since that is the area that will be most influenced by the above the waterline temperatures of the outside air vice the surrounding water temperature.

Unit is built heavy duty with a very long cord small and compact puts out lots of heat in the fan will keep it circulating good

GREAT

Great value of product

I have mounted it on the underside of the engine space hatch cover. I tested it as the instructions say by putting it in my freezer for an hour, then taking it out and plugging it in. It turned on as it should then after a warming up period turned off. It ran pretty quietly with a gentle heated air flow in a way I don’t think will blow a breaker. Be sure to close off any vents or other ways outside air can get in and warm air out.

Keeps engine compartment nice and warm on my wakeboard boat. Ran pick antifreeze through it , but these boats have tanks , pumps water lines all over. Heater gives me piece of mind I wont have a problem if I missed something.

Makes me more comfortable and the winter knowing that my engine room is protected it from freezing. It appears as though the colder it gets outside but warmer this heater warms up that space. I love this product. 3300 Tiara Yacht owner.

We liked it so much we ended up buying another one for the boat one for main cabin and one for bedroom. In addition to being super quiet and compact it’s offers freeze protection while we are away during the week. With temps dropping we thought it would be good to have one in the main living area as the leather folds into a bed but the leather is very cold for the kids to sleep on.