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discount is always handy so if they can let me know lol i've had good reports from adi in lowestoft so have dropped it off there sat morning i'll keep you informed of what they say and price etc

right after all this time i have finally removed my injector pump what a nightmare it was too lol half the wheelhouse had to be dismantled just to get the stupid thing out. anyway now it is out it needs overhauling can anyone recommend anywhere near by to beccles/lowestoft way i know there is anglian diesel injection services are they any good or can someone recommend a better place etc. thanks steve

i upgraded to snow leopard via the apple shop bought the proper version direct from them for the massive amount of .................. ......... ..... . £25 yep come on how much does windows cost you can add another 0 on the end mac software is so cheap compared to windows i started off with a little mac and then upgraded to a macbook and will never ever buy another windows

the old gym has been transformed into a pool room with some machines for the kids so hopefully they'll be even happier now

hiya how hard is it to fit a set of trim thingy's i have a birchwood 3 and don't have anything on mine but did wonder about fitting a set any ideas how expensive they are and how hard to fit

don't worry if you don't like the plastic chairs if its nice weather there's always the wooden picnic benches outside

Just thought i'd let you all know the pool is now open for the season here at WRC Tracey and Nigel who run the pub are looking after it now and guess what they are doing food inc breakfasts and hot drinks etc it looks really nice in there and hopefully will get a good response from the customers so if your passing pop in for a cuppa and say hi to them they could do with the support and thanks to Luke (lucky) and his wife Claire they were the 1st customers this morning when they opened the doors at 8.30 he did say hi to me and thought i wouldn't rem him trust me Luke once seen never forgotten bud

well a small update to my engine problems fuel injector pump is the problem definitely i rung a friend and he suggested colchester fuel really helpful ppl there i will say and i explained what was happening and he said a really common fault on them pumps, the springs corrode and snap and hey presto exactly my symptoms only cure a complete rebuild unfortunately they wouldn't say how much because he said it could just be new springs or it could be a lot more but they did say time the engine to no1 first that way its easier to replace so at some point i'm gonna have to time the engine and take it off and have a run out to colchester a few times i'll have fun trying to do that the engine is really big and hard to get to as usual it couldn't be the other one i can get at that lovely

lol sorry my mistake stanchions is what i'm after my memory is so bad you wouldn't believe and i can never rem the names of things apologies folks for getting it wrong lol the chrome pipework round the edge of the deck handrail thingies lol

does anyone know where i can get some sturgeons from cheap its for the rear deck area i poles at the minute but want 2 complete pieces rather than poles with wire they will need to be about 2 foot high and shaped like an L hope that makes sense i have scoured ebay but they never seem to come up anywhere and i would gather new they would be a lot of money

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not actually what i want but thanks anyway and i'm not sure what comment wasn't made? steve

Hiya i'm after some info please at present i have a sterling pro charger the 3 output one cost a lot of money but well worth it as its brill looks after the batteries lovely and you sure do know if a joint isn't tight as it just doesn't work anyway i'm after an inverter which changes automatically ie when on shore power i will be charging the batts but running on normal 240v then when no shore power is about it will automatically switch to the inverter and run off the batts hope that makes sense it does to me anyway lol obviously i don't want to spend ridiculous money but know these aren't cheap and i will want a pure sine wave as i have tried a modified and it sent my boiler and TV haywire i will either need a 3 output or just 1 and get another charger or keep the one i have at present my layout is engine batt engine batt 2 leisure 110ah each linked but will prob get another just to bump it up a bit as most of you know i do spend 95% of my time on board so need a system that is easy and reliable to use at the minute i'm also in the process of re-wiring the mains i have tried a proper fuse board but it melted the breaker as i have too much power being used throughout the boat all the time so i swapped it for a normal household fusebox which works fine but doesn't look right so am thinking what can i do with that as the BSS states u need lights to show its running on 240v i suppose i could just use the lights on my old board and convert them anyway i'm rambling lol look forward to hearing some suggestions steve

Hiya i'm after a vdo water tank gauge i actually have one but i'd like a new one or a new bezel for the one i have mine is the square bezel but i'm after a chrome round one or black at a push does anyone know a cheap supplier around this area or uk thanks steve

when i actually plumbed it in the 1st time i did it straight off the fresh water supply with a non-return valve but it sent the loo haywire rung the supplier and they said take it out now lol a. the germs can get back through the valve to pollute the water b. the pressure is too much for the toilet luckily i do have a raw water tap in the hull but it was about 10 foot from where the loo is now sited so i had to get a long length of pipe works ok tho, just takes a little while for the water to get through sometimes i was thinking bag or plastic tank yes i did think about swapping one of the fuel tanks as there are 2 on here both huge either side of the boat but decided not as if ever someone puts diesel in the wrong one it might be bad news plus i'd have to remove all the pipework and re-do it and the balancing stuff too plus it might make the boat lean funny even more than she does so new plastic it will be hopefully any ideas where's a good cheap place then anyone?? i have looked but as has been said it seems to be marine places only which charge a fortune asap do waste hose at a reasonable cost for reference anyone plus the discount helps lol

Hiya i used to have a thetford cassette toilet thingy but found it a real pain emptying all the time so i have decided to go down the route of an electric sea toilet i have the loo already and a friend said it was ok these days to flush straight in the river as the broads have said as long as no chemicals are used its fine??? but the BSS still says you need a tank does anyone know the real law on the broads and also where i can get a cheap tank from not too worried about size as we are on a marina with pump out facilities but obviously if its too small it will need to be pumped very regularly so prob around 5o gallons seem right??? thanks

thanks for that i'll give him a shout the trouble is with those cut off switches you have to cut such a large hole to get the terminals through that they tend to come loose after a while so the plate will help with that i think and make it look neater too i actually have 4 cut offs on mine 1 each for the 2 engines 1 for the inverter 1 for the main 12v i use a sterling charger and inverter good products but a pain if the terminals aren't 100% secure but at least you know if they're not because the charger stops working lol took me ages to find the loose one tho

nice looking cover plate you have there did you make it yourself or buy it as a complete unit? i wouldn't mind one of them for my boat steve

its still drawing air in from somewhere so i've got to find out where first also there's no rocker cover gasket i discovered yesterday while trying to bleed it i noticed smoke coming from where the gasket should be and it looks like there nothing there that wouldn't do it a lot of good when i do finally get it started trouble is its such and old engine i think i'm going to struggle to find one does asap do a roll of cork gasket its a big ford 2700 6 cyl if anyone knows of where i can get one from? i'm going to have to crack every joint and reseal it again strange because they all look solid enough but i know with diesel its only got to be a tiny hole a friend had a look yesterday and said he thinks the injector pump has been replaced as the other engine its been painted green but this one is still metal so i wonder what has happened and whether its been set up at all the throttle doesn't feel the same on that side as the other it feels as though the 1st half is dead and just connects right at the end both sides were put together by goodchilds so i'm hoping it is set up right i could really do with someone who knows these engines as i'm sure they'd look at it and say o its only this

i used Mr snell from loddon i found him to be a really nice chap too and very helpful he explains what needs to be done in normal english i have his number if anyone needs it

no i haven't done anything to it all apart from bleed the fuel system and get the starter recond which wasn't a bad price had it done at lowestoft cost me around £80 i think completely redone brill job too

mmmmm thanks lol i sure hope not its hard enough to get at the side of the engine if it needs any major work i'm going to have to dismantle half the wheelhouse as we live aboard its not a good thing to have to do

mmmmm instruments there isn't any of them at the minute apart from an amps gauge thats something else i need to sort out for both engines as i said there was nothing when i bought the boat i did think injector pump faulty but as i'm not a mechanic it is only a guess i think i could do with a friendly man who knows diesel engines to come and have a look for me any offers?????????? i'll even say please lol

hiya folks i have a birchwood 33 with 2 diesel ford 2700 straight 6 engines one works fine good as gold the other i am having problems with when i bought the boat the engines weren't connected no exhausts, fuel lines, electrics, starter etc was connected not even the morse cables so goodchilds connected most stuff for me and got 1 engine running cost me loadsa money but it ran anyway i'm trying to sort the other one out i have done all the fuel lines and spent all day bleeding the thing pumped diesel up to the fuel pump body thingy and then cracked each injector in turn and used the starter motor to try to force the fuel through i started at the back as it was easy to get to after i done 6, 5, 4 it ran not sure if that the right number but the back 3 anyway lol sorry anyway it ran the throttle was fully open and once it was running for a few seconds it went mad revved its guts out i tried to ease the throttle back but no change just kept screaming at me i pulled the stop out and it kept revving eventually after a mad few minutes it died now it won't start at all again i think i may have to bleed it all again hope that makes sense but basically i don't know alot about engines full stop especially a diesel but my 1st thought was injector pump faulty but it could be timing not set up as well any thoughts please as i said i don't know any condition of the engines as the whole boat has been a pain since we bought it a right bog job by the previous owner so i'm not sure what has been done before i owned it i'm based down waveney river cnt if anyone fancies having a look at it thanks steve