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hi youtubers  jeff cote here with pacific yacht  systems we've got a new question from  worley  morley asks good morning and happy that  i found you in northwest yachting  publication so we write every month a  column in northwest yard  a quick question regarding placing 110  volt  ac receptacle in the engine room with  gas engines  i just purchased a car a carver and  would like to place a small electric  heater  in the engine compartment for the winter  season so here in the pacific northwest  that makes sense it's not cold  really in the winter but cold enough  that it makes sense that you might want  to have a heater  the previous owner ran an electrical  cord from the galley  i question firstly how safe that is and  second  only if possible do you recommend for  both the receptacle and the wire in the  gasoline engine  well morally that is a i'm glad you  asked that question because there is  something  to be seriously concerned about doing  ac wiring in a gasoline engine  we've got to remember boat builders went  to great lengths  great lengths at financial costs to make  sure that that  ignit that engine room that has gasoline  engines  in it was ignition protected and  properly vented  so it's a huge no-no to actually have an  ac receptacle in your gasoline engine  room  and the way to go around that would be  to actually hard  wire a ignition protected  heater for your engine room but not  one that you can actually connect or  disconnect via an ac receptacle  you simply don't want to have any sparks  or the chance the remote possibly of a  spark because remember  it's possible that your engines are not  running and you have a gasoline leak  through a fuel filter a fuel line in  your engine room and you don't want  under any circumstances the chance of  having a spark in that space  so the way i would do it is i find a  ignition protected heater  and i would hard wire it in the engine  room  where you have no ability of  disconnecting or reconnecting it  so that it's absolutely a hundred  percent safe for your boat  so good question something to care about  thanks for watching everyone and send  your questions our way