MBA Marine

Some stunning pics, and great action shots!

If your going to point the finger at these supposed speeders, (which i have to say the broom doesnt seem to that big a wave behind it) why not have a go at broads tours for their river trip boats, countless times ive been working in a boat when the Queen of the broads or the Mississippi thing chug past with a wave that bounces you around like hell!

Yep a weed cutter that is, ive only seen it in action once, that was last year at Dilham.

Sorry, way over my head there!

Now would that be a RCD a MCB or a MCBO? OMG we are mad on abrieviations LOL or maybe LMFAO!

Yes that will do the job fine, just make sure you secure the cable properly as you will have breakers popping out if it accidently falls in the water! your conventional shore hook up clips in so not to uncouple by accident. Mark

why would you need the tv anyway? there are far better ways to entertain yourselves!

Alot of your older boats still have BMC's dont they? Have you had any problems? your boats clock up more hours than most so you should notice any probs first. If not your about to be very busy as everyone is going to fill up from you!!!!

Excuse my ignorance, could you explain the 'FAME content'?

I was told today that some yards have been having a problem with fuel pump not being lubricated by new low sulphur red diesil, fuel pump then wearing out alowing the engine to run on its own sump oil, till you stall by blocking air intake or it goes bang! Im not wanting to scare munger or spread rumur, i just wanted to know the word on the street (or river). alot of you are running BMC and other old engine's which might have the same issue. if this is the case we need to know the right additive to add to the fuel and fast, heres a couple of sugestions, 2 stroke oil well known to lubricate and cooking oil works in the loo's and having used it in an old car a few years ago give off a nice chip shop aroma! Hope to hear back from you all soon Mark

Good news, leak found and job done. Well done.

Wash the boards with some acetone, then buzz them over with a DA sander (random orbital sander) using nice rough bit of 60 grit. any low imperpections can be filled with a bit of Upol smooth 7 (or any P38) sanded then ready to cover, i would also use spay adhiesive.

check the voltage range it work on, when your engine is running your up to 14.5v ish if the unit needs a contant 12v then it might not like the extra voltage. If the unit needs a constant voltage it can still be done but you would need a voltage regulator.

use washing liquid (for clothes not for the dishes!), as its already a liquid no need to disolve it first. powder can be a little hard to disolve straight into the bilge.

I would say yes carfully remove them clean them up and re-fit, but go for tape. If you use Sika then unless you have highly pollished grp it will stick, and i mean really stick. Yes your window will be fixed in and hopfully leak free but if you missed a spot or later down the line you need to remove the window again the the sika is likley to take the gel coat with it! i have seen it and its alot of gel repair.

good luck with finding a good 2nd hand one, i would strongly recommend a new one, if your pally with your local yard ask them if they would buy you one trade, i would go for a Hotpot from ASAP supplies all pre assembled making install easy, otherwise search the net for any deals. Your 2nd hand one will proberbly be half full of scale, the insulation will most likely be below par and its a lottery on how long a life it has left. If you dont currently have an immersion then you will need to wire up the new one, is your shore power hook up up to speck? what is your breaker set up?

have we forgot the filler and vent pipe up to filler hight? valuble fuel storage there!

well done, time to try out the shower now, i hope that works now you can drain it.

somtimes plugs stick! not easy to to mould make in the winter in non ideal conditions, i know ive tried!!

I think Richardsons are building a new boat as of this last year, ask Ricko he may have a pic.

If you cant find the bilge pump or drain outlet you want to find; Instead of chasing your tail why not buy a small submersible bilge pump (£20ish) stick on enough pipe to get it from your bilge over board, a long cable to get it to your batteries and get the bilge pumped out, then you might see what your looking for, if nothing there you can stop looking and install the system you want. Be it straight into the bilge and bilge pump out as discussed, pump (go for a daiphram pump that can run a little dry) direct of the shower tray to through hull, or proberbly the best option if you have room to install a dedicated 'grey water' box and automatic pump. Mark

Im a mobile boat repair service, engineering, electrical carpentry. I know the odd thing or two and im happy to aid with a bit of advice if anyone needs it. Mark

Your bilge pump in not necessaraly a submersible, you may have either a vacume switch, or float switch down there and just a strainer foot and pipe up to a remote pump. Mark

I agree with others who said its draining direct to bilge, personally not my favourite type of intalation, can pong a bit if not used often but can keep bilge flushed out if you do use it often. if it is going direct to bilge make sure the bilge pump is working and automatic. The switch is most likey for a old water pump not operating with a pressure switch or water to toilet supply. Hope this helps a little Mark

A drink, damn fine idea!