lesmals

Welcome back Bob from another newbie, I do hope that you get your boat moved this year mate.

PS I almost forgot thanks for your welcome goldengnome I've only just registered with the forum the other day, at least as far as I know it was lol. I'm pleased that I did as it's great being able to chat with friendly and like minded people.

Many thank for the help and advice for the diesel heater, fraid I don't think that this marina now allows solid fuel heaters owing to the close proximity between boats. Have printed out the Kabola manual that you found Frank, it will be a great help thanks also for the boat history info link. Have followed the A.R Peachment link and it looks like they have a list of local Kabola agents so if all else fails will get someone out to sort it. Although the only problem is with having just bought the boat and having an insurance survey so as to be able to get fully comp insurance. This threw up several faults that needed rectifying, which as you can imagine cost quite a bit. Whilst she was out of the water we had her anti fouled and new anodes, now there wasn't anything really major and most of the faults were safety orientated but as we know when paying to get even minor work done the final bill can soon adds up. So with all that cash is a bit short at the moment, hence trying light the stove ourselves now as we have some instructions, thanks guys.

http://www.kabola.co.uk/natural-draught/old-dutch-standard-od7 Thanks for the warm welcome from you all. I have just worked out how to upload an Avatar, her name is Acle Dawn. I have this Kabola heater installed on my boat but with having mobility problems I am unable get down and work out how to light it. and have no contact with the previous owner. I did wonder if anyone had the same or simular heater. I am having to run an electric fan heater to try and keep warm even though I have a full tank of diesel for this oil heater. I would appreceate any advice on lighting it, my wife has tried but has been unable to work it out, the heater is only three years old, thanks..

Hello to everyone and thanks for letting me in. My wife and I have recently bought a 35' Harvey Eastwood Broads Cruiser moored on the Trent. We've had several boats over the years had decided to give them up owing my healh problems. So here we are again gving it another go with this big old bus which is offering me the comfort of a caravan when really what I've always prefered a wooden boat with a full wheelhouse, lots of brass, dials and varnished wood but at least we're back on the water again. Maybe in the future she might go back on the Broads where she belongs if I could find a mooring as close as possible to my location.I have been looking on here and found our boat which was still on the Broads in the mid nintees I went to sea as a lad on BP tankers for a while but my wife won the tug o war there lol and then in the eightees I worked on a gravel quarry in Romney Marsh driving those mini tugs pushing gravel barges around in a lovely location, it was the best shore job that I'd ever had even though it was a bit cold in winter... for now guys.