[Just Dropped In To Say Hello]

Thanks Iain, that is absolutely spot on, you are a gentleman and scholar.Have it working now back onto laptop.

MM - after she spoke and said buy me buy me, once I had handed the money over she then said something most strange-

" ha ha ha  now go and dig a hole in the river and just pour twenty pound notes into it !" Thats boating I guess...lol

what really is very very strange -------  a talking boat !!

 

bye for now y'all

 

trev

[Rulan Rudder Indicator]

check this out, bought one to fit to my boat, have checked it out on a test rig and it works great, just got to :

 

a. find the steering gear and tiller arm

b. figure out how to mount it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301899136899?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

ttfn

trev.

[Just Dropped In To Say Hello]

greetings felicitations and thanks for a very warm welcome from you all.

 

broadscot, thank you so much for your link to a manual, I have had a right job trying to get one, will check the link out when I get onto my laptop cos this so called smart phone has very limited abilities!

a bit about my boat, well ironically I have the boat everyone loves to hate judging by what I have read on here. It is an alphacraft lowliner 42. I know they have their faults but she spoke to me when I saw her. I moor at ferry marina horning, lovely place. She is in drydock having a bit of work done at the moment. Mine is a fairly reasonable layout, she has the lower helm right up to the front window, so is easy to steer from inside, couple that with a massive galley and it makes her lovely. Downside is I am over six foot and about two and a half foot wide, ao I will leave you to guess the fun I have with low headroom and narrow doors

oh did I mention fun size cabins too?? In time all this will be resolved money permitting as I intend to fully refit her over time.she is probably the lovliest handling boat I have ever conned, impeccable manners and actually goes astern in a straight line

but she is mine and I love her. If anyone wants to know more, please feel free to ask

ttfn

trev

[Hot Water]

Hello all,

 

been reading this one with interest. Back to the hot domestic water issue, if the engine is running at 50 degrees then it is fair to assume that the DHW is heating up proportionately. Not arguing with the fact that it should be nearer 75-80 mark at all but the DHW is evidently heating up, albeit in limited quantity as the OP suggests because you can only get one shower out of it.

Assuming that the shower is not lasting 40 minutes and assuming that the problem has always been inherent duringtheir ownership of the boat, then I would reckon on an incorrectly installed calorifier.

The calorifier will only heat up to whatever level the heating coils are sat at. i.e if they are halfway up the unit then you will only get a half calorifier full of hot water, if they are 3/4 of the way up, you only get 1/4 of a tank full etc etc.

 

Someone quite correctly suggested that the feed lines from the engine may be reversed, this is quite feasible. I have also seen horizontal calorifiers that are handed and have to be installed the correct way up because the heating coils are in the lower part of the unit and therefore if installed upside down, you only get a fraction of the tank heated cos the coils are at the top.

 

hope this rambling makes sense and helps to at least eliminate a possible cause.

ttfn

trev

[Looking For Nanni 4.195 Manual]

Hello,

does anyone have a spare copy of a manual for the above engine please, or indeed have one they would be prepared to photocopy or scan. Contacted the UK nanni agents twice but had no reply.

Quite prepared to re-imburse any expenses for this.

 

Thanks in advance

trev

[Current Fuel Prices]

Boulters at Horning still 89ppl ( as of 2 weeks ago ). Also offer a loyalty card on their pump out service. Be going there to fill one tank and empty another week after next ! Just hope I get it the right way round

 

trev

[New To Broads]

Hello Paws,

 

seems we have a bit in common i.e. ex canal dwellers, from Lincolnshire and now making special guest appearances in Horning....lol.

Quite agree about the locks, they do get a bit tedious and become rather large bottlenecks at peak times!!

well hello to a fellow yellowbelly and maybee see you round and about at the big H.

bye

Trev.

[Just Dropped In To Say Hello]

HI, after spending months reading the forum I thought I would reveal my hand and say hello.

Am an ex seafarer having served in both the royal and merchant navies as a marine engineer, spent about 18 years at sea in total. Have been an ardent broadophile for many years but then defected to the canal system. Sold my narrowboat last year and have drifted back to the broads having hired 4 boats in the last 18 months and now a proud owner of one, just goes to show that broads water must get into the blood!!

Seems to be some nice people on here and i look forward to hopefully conversing with you in the future.

bon voyage to all

 

trev.