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I installed an instant hot propane water heater next to our pool in the back yard and it's been working great. Does not use a lot of propane and issues hot water as advertised: almost instantly. When we chartered in the Bahamas recently, the hot water shower on the swim platform was one of the most welcome conveniences on the boat so I'd like to install a propane fired water heater on Orion. Has anyone done this? I know propane scares everyone or it should, but we use it to cook so we must be smart enough to use it for showers. I have a heat exchange water heater that looks like it came from a yard sale but it's very small and for some reason it's scalding hot whenever the engine is running. Scalding hot out of both hot and cold. Even if it was working correctly, I'd rather not use the engine if I don't have to and a separate water heater would make that less necessary.

I'm thinking of dedicating a small part of one of the enormous lazzarettes for a separate area for the heater. I've seen exactly one on the market but I'd love it if I could get some feedback: it was easy as pie, it was hard running the propane but really worth it, it worked just as advertised and my wife has agreed to make long crossings because I installed it; that kind of thing.

Someone tell me they've done this or why not.

Thanks!