How to maximize your EMBER portable marine heater (on deck, in the cockpit, and in the cabin) -- BlazOn Deck!
The Blazon Hybrid Heater Brings The Heat Topside & Below
The BlazOn EMBER high-efficiency self-powered forced air boat heater was conceived of, designed, and produced in Seattle, Washington, a city blessed with a plethora of incredible natural marine environments. I have spent countless evenings on many of these remarkable waterways, under sail, on dinner cruises, entertaining on the deck of my boat in the marina, or just puttering around the aquatic edges of the place we call Seatown! On many of those jaunts, my guests and I were obliged to engage in several hatchway do-si-dos as we scrambled from topside to cabin trying to stay warm. I looked everywhere for a safe, portable heater to keep everyone on board comfortable while we enjoyed our time on the water, but I never found anything that satisfactorily fulfilled what I felt were the basic requirements of a heat source: safety, stability, contemporary aesthetics, and performance. I saw an excellent opportunity to create a solution.
We are in the right part of the world to launch a marine hybrid heater!
Everyone in Seattle spends some time on the water, so when I first took my drawings to hometown-based Product Creation Studio (PCS), we found immediate common ground! The result of our collaboration was a sleek, aerodynamic heater that captured the modern aesthetics I favored – featuring art deco-inspired fins and a sturdy base that wouldn’t skitter around a rolling deck. (Read the joint case study!) We added a collapsible handle for ease of portage, and a snappy carrying case to protect the Blazon Ember in transit and while it’s stowed away aboard ship. Once we ironed out the initial design we called on NIC Global, a Seattle-based manufacturer of high-end medical devices, and asked them to produce the prototype. We were blown away by the results, and keeping all these processes local was huge for us!
