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Antares_9
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Hi Paul, I haven't posted much, if at all on the forum for the last few months, largely due to the negotiations finalising, and opening of my new depot in South Dock Marina London alongside normal operations, it has taken up all of my available time. I make the following observations and ask questions, what model of Ebo do you have, different models have individual foibles, blue smoke is most unusual, white or grey yes but not blue. The issue with evaporate heaters is everybody thinks they are simple, and indeed the simple things are simple and a monkey could deal with them but often the untrained tinkering monkey introduces more problems than they solve. As the surveyor describes the thing as a work in progress It might be helpful to check a couple of things, firstly the fuel supply, is it a proper 2mm bore standpipe from the tank leading to 2mm bore supply all the way to the pump and from there to the heater? What is the distance from the standpipe to the pump? what is the elevation of the pump above the tank level? Is this a real marine heater or something taken out of a BT van? The questions and answers are so numerous that the best I can advise is to get somebody trained, qualified, with manufacturer backup and equally importantly somebody who takes a pride in what they do .Sadly from past experience such a combination is rare in Broadland. Just a pity it's not a Webasto as you have one of the most respected (by other technicians who know) people in the country on your doorstep. Voltage is not related to your symptoms, though voltage is not the issue anyway it is power loss that matters, voltage can be 13.5vDC measured with a meter but as soon as you try to use power the resistance prevents it, this not about small conductors per. se. but rather resistance which can be undersized cables, resistance at terminals, resistance due to corrosion even in larger conductors where ordinary copper instead of tinned has been used, anyway that is academic for this purpose as it is unlikely to be the issue. Fistly try a decoke service and move from there.
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Went to the Paralympics yesterday afternoon / evening, what an experience with people from all over the world striving for excellence despite having to overcome major obstacles. As in the title it was both humbling and uplifting and not a little exiting. It made me want to run home along the towpath but I was able to resist
. Highlight was David Weir winning 1500m gold but the downside is I think I may have gone deaf from all the cheering. -
Simples, after you have saved a draft if you go back to the topic at a later time and hit the reply to topic button again, you will see and extra button where the save draft one was called load draft so just hit that button and your draft will appear in the text box ready for posting or editing, all proper stuff
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this seems to be quite a serious problem which affects some (not all) private boat owners.
I have come up with one solution which ought to work in two ways, it would keep insurance premiums down AND leave public moorings free for hire boats and unaffected private owners.
OK Clive, I'll bite.
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I think Dan was being facetious Matt
I am very surprised at your insurers attitude Alan, most are perfectly comfortable with rafting (or double mooring as you call it) it is not unusual in some marinas and harbours, particularly on club visits or when busy to raft four or more deep. -
Hi and welcome to the forum.
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Welcome Richard, hope you find the site useful.
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You are right in your assumption that it probably not the most efficient way to do it. Though a fridge may only consume the small wattage provided from say a 150w inverter the inductive load when they start up will be considerably more so you would need a decent inverter, and probably a pure sine wave one if you wanted the fridge to last, so the numbers probably don’t add up. It is also worth remembering that domestic fridges are not really designed to be rocked about, possibly not such an issue on the broads but still a consideration.
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Does look a nice little thing for a couple on the face of it with a permanent aft cabin which can be kept free for immediate use as its intended purpose, I wouldn't worry too much about it being a petrol, there are few diesel outboards anyway and they are loud and heavy really, suited to high usage commercial operations. With something like an 18hp at northern broads speeds one would need very little petrol anyway, say a couple of 25l outboard tanks (one in use, one back up) they are easily portable and fillable on the way to the boat, best done at the last filling station you pass. Petrol is available bankside but only on the southern system at Brooms and WRC from memory.
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Nothing wrong with mentioning brokers names, please feel free. As you seem to be amassing a budget for this why not continue to do just that and put yourself in a position to get something that will be safe, reliable and suit you better. You already have a boat that will keep you on the water until you can achieve that goal and even if it takes you until the spring of next year it’s not so long. On the other hand I can just about remember the impatience of youth so I do understand where you are coming from
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Indeed, as Mark says, the link to the ebay item is what is required.
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I can certainly vouch for the stuff Perry uses Dave, not used it myself as I prefer just to scrub Teak with soap for that "Earnest Hemmingway" look but it certainly works well.
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Some boats don't Mark, it's usually done to ground all the screening, my reason for mentioning it is that it can sometimes cause more issues than it solves and many installers simply ground the screen to
DC 0v anyway.
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Makes no difference if ST is daisy chained or radial Mark, the daisy chain is simply for ease and neatness of insallation / service when you have an array of instruments. Did you check if the screen drain cable was connected to the vessels RF ground, and where, it sould only be connected at one point otherwise you can get loop feedback, it can sometimes be the case where an "add on" has been done and the owner thinks they are doing the right thing by connecting it, not realising that it is already grounded automaticaly when connected to the rest of the ST network.
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Logs, whether cheapo NASA or expensive Raymarine are switchable between kts. MPH and KPH in seconds Garry so that's not really an excuse (possibly a reason though) However it's academic as the speed limits are SOG not STW so the point is somewhat irrelevant. We always tried to use wash as an indicator of our impact rather than speed but that could mean exceeding the limit and at other times being well under it when punching the tide or with it up ones chuff through YH yacht station for instance, unfortunately that method is subjective and difficult to enforce other than by personal restraint and a respect for those around you, two qualities that are sadly lacking in quite a few people it seems.
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I think this issue is dealt with very well by our septic cousins, "no wake" zones that mean just that, as you enter them you check your wake and slow down, woe betide anybody who misses or ignores one of these signs as I found out to my cost
good job Sheriff J W Pepper didn't see the transgression but the "peer pressure" from those that did left me in no doubt. Whilst passing moorings it would mean (assuming it was realistically enforced) a more comfortable stay at riverside moorings. -
At that price, and if the rest is OK then there's plenty of scope for a gelcoat strip and epoxy coat or even localised repair then John. Still, a survey would throw up any other potentially costly issues like sterndrive problems too so worth having one anyway.
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Just the usual John, leaky windows, scruffy untidy interior, rats nest wiring, damaged gelcoat, dirty bilges and the like, signs of neglected maintaiance. Really does it appear well cared for and does he like the cut of its jib, after that leave it to the surveyor and oil analysis to throw up anything worrying, Princess and even the earlier project 32 are well found boats.
This may interest him.
http://steve-insightmarinesurveyor.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/princess-32-motor-cruiser.html
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When you use the ferites make sure you loop the cable twice Mark, they are much more effective that way than simply routing it through them.
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I may be wrong Mark but I believe it's a Georgian flag, so from before the union of 1801.
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Great log Paul, I will be reading that again more than once.
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Shame Perry, that's going tomake it a bit less interesting for us, but more importantly bad for the Port of Ipswich
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Perhaps I was unclear, we do not discourage negative comments per. se., what we do discourage is negativity from people who at least appear to join the forum to "have a pop" with no prior history or indeed anything posted after that
As an example, if somebody joined to research venues and discussed which boat yard, and other requirements in the lead up to their holiday and thereby established some kind of history and then made a measured, unembellished post detailing their disappointment that is an entirely different kettle of fish as the specific details could then be addressed, a simple "they were rubbish" is not helpful. The same goes for positive posts in a way, posts containing specific details about what impressed are far more helpful than a simple "they were great".
. Highlight was David Weir winning 1500m gold but the downside is I think I may have gone deaf from all the cheering.
good job Sheriff J W Pepper didn't see the transgression but the "peer pressure" from those that did left me in no doubt. Whilst passing moorings it would mean (assuming it was realistically enforced) a more comfortable stay at riverside moorings.
Another season gone.... what's planned for the next one?
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Bit chilly at the moment Clive, I doubt it would get noticed even.