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Thanks for the unequivocal replies. Probably a bit of a numpty question. it's more or less what I assumed but thought I'd make sure. I suppose I was hoping to get away with a bit less work being done but good to get that notion out of my head

things? I'm looking for a place to attach a home - made emergency rope ladder. My plan was to stick a wire across two fender eyelets and hang the ladder from that. Otherwise I could attach the ladder to one eyelet only. Is this a recipe for success or otherwise? The eyelets seem strong but maybe not enough. In general is this a bad idea? Maybe this is an impossible question to answer and I should stick it onto a mooring cleat which, though it would make ladder access inconvenenient should be strong enough. I do have rails along the boat which seem strong too. I'm not sure how to tell

So just to be clear, I can just clean up the old non-slip bits with degreasing agent and apply new paint without grinding or sanding or anything like that?

Thank you for your advice I will look into these. So with all these I'd just degrease the existing anti slio, tape off p, and apply with no need for sanding?

Hi I want to change the colour of my tired out non-slip areas of decking. I'm trying to avoid massive preparation requirements. Is there anything I can paint on after just scuffing the existing areas? I'm not sure what is on at the moment. It's sort of rasied a little and might be something stuck on or it might just be painted on with a roller. It has a sort of leathery look. Sorry to by so vague. Thanks

Thank you all for your replies. I fancied one just out of curiosity so I will look into the kits sold by chandlers and stick one in

Hi all, Would you have any views on in - hull transducers ? I fancy a depth finders but not enough to drill holes in my boat to facilitate fitting one. I know that there are in-hull ones that you can stick on inside and also that you can buy ( or make ) kits with silicone - filled boxes that you can put any transducer in but I read that these will only work up to 19mm thick GRP. Is this figure pretty accurate? Would it work on a thicker hull but only in shallower waters - which the broads surely are? Does anyone have any idea how thick the hull of my Aquafibre 37 1985 might be? Thank you very much for any advice and information you might be able to give me.

My engine is a Nanni supplied by Peachment in Brundall. They are just a short way from my mooring so I will go and get a spare from them. My concern is that I have arthritis in my wrists and fingers and over the years I’ve lost a lot of strength in them. I’m not sure how much force is required for this job. looking at this video it seems there’s a good way to get the new one in but getting the old one out might be tricky. Is it worth buying an impeller removal tool? Do they work well and if so is there one you’d recommend?

Sorry I was away for a bit and didn't look on here. Am I removing the impeller simply because it will "rot" over the winter months? If I'm running the engine say every 4 weeks or so, do I still need to remove it?

Yeah, mine is inboard under the mid-cabin floor so if I could keep the hatch shut it would probably work as well. Unfortunately, I'd need to have the hatch open to plug the heater into the mains. I did have a look today as I said but there's no other way that I could figure out.

Sadly i didn't . I've also screwed the get on and used them. Would a 1ft work? As far as I can make out they are only about 60w?

Thank you all very much. i know I've gong over the top with the heaters. Ah well ! Lesson learned I guess 🙄 What do I need to remove the impeller though?

Hi Mark Yes I'm on the boat at the moment. I set up the heaters tonight and I sort of felt I'd got a bit carried away. Seemed like a necessary idea at the time. I'm hoping that each one will have to work less hard to keep the temperature at around 5 degrees or so. I will have a look in the morning for a socket. Do you reckon just keeping the antifreeze in the raw pipes would be enough for the engine though?

Re antifreezong the water cooling system. My boat is ex-hire. It has a nanni diesel and it had two reed filters. I’ve never been sure why but I always examine and clean out both before running the engine. Is it a common thing to have two? Do I just need to pour antifreeze down one ( keeping the other one closed) I assume it’s two entries into the same system but don’t know 🤔 Also I will be doing this on my own and it’s my first time. Will I have time (about 10 seconds) to switch off the engibe once the antifreeze is emptied into the system or do I need to grab a neighbour? Last if I do all this, do I need to add a heater to the engine bay as well? I don't see the point and I had a look tonight and there's hardly any room for putting one in without risking it toppling over or burning cables. I have three 4 ft 190W tubular heaters I bought today and I was going to just stick them in the cabin and leave the engine hatch open. Or should I close it? Either way what do you good folks say about having one in the bay?

That sounds like a good plan for me, Mark. Do you know the size and model of the humidifier and heaters you use? I'm guessing your boat will have similar needs to mine in that regard.