Ahhh, the luxury of plenty of hot water! Life is a lot easier on board a boat with a hot water system installed for showers, galleys, washing-up and general personal hygiene.

That little extra comfort of warm water, particularly on a cold and damp morning, increases the feeling of well-being for everyone onboard. Install a water heater and you'll always have plenty of hot water on tap, with no additional running costs for models equipped with heat exchangers, since all of the heat comes from the otherwise wasted engine cooling water!

Note: Models without heat exchangers use shore power or generators for electric heat generation. So, if you are planning to install a hot water heater that will use electric heat only, you need to take the increased electric load into account so you don't accidentally drain your batteries prematurely.