I may have used the MS screensaver

[Rick-n-Jo]

 

 

 

[steelaway]

My god you'll not need any ballast

 

Thats alot of joints waiting to leak -- inside the boat!

[Pretty Funked Up]

OMG

 

hat off to the plumber though! looks pretty neat considering

[Rick-n-Jo]

Thats alot of joints waiting to leak -- inside the boat!

 

Don't! You'll give me nightmares.

 

............. extensive testing will be required.

[Pretty Funked Up]

not sure if u noticed but theres 1 obvious problem with the water pump power hehe

[Rick-n-Jo]

not sure if u noticed but theres 1 obvious problem with the water pump power hehe

 

Electrics is the next job on my list

 

(and it's still a worryingly long list)

[chris w]

I don't think it was the MS screen saver, I think he used the London Underground Map

 

Chris

[smileypete]

Nice

 

Might be good to polish/lacquer the pipes and fittings where they will be 'on show'

 

Here's a couple of pics of my plumbing:

 

 

I've used a mixture of PEX/copper pipe, Tectite/compression/solder ring fittings, and braided flexis, as they all have their strengths in different circumstances.

 

cheers,

Pete.

Edited December 19, 2008 by smileypete

[blackrose]

 

 

 

 

Looks like a top job (though mightily complex), but why did you use copper rather than plastic? I thought rigid copper pipe was more prone to freezing & vibration damage - less give. I suppose if you're living aboard freezing pipes aren't a problem and if you're not you'll drain it, but that lot looks like a big job to drain.

Edited December 19, 2008 by blackrose

[Lady Muck]

Looks like a top job (though mightily complex), but why did you use copper rather than plastic? I thought rigid copper pipe was more prone to freezing & vibration damage - less give. I suppose if you're living aboard freezing pipes aren't a problem and if you're not you'll drain it, but that lot looks like a big job to drain.

 

We've got all copper, but never had any problems with it.

[Rick-n-Jo]

Looks like a top job (though mightily complex), but why did you use copper rather than plastic? I thought rigid copper pipe was more prone to freezing & vibration damage - less give. I suppose if you're living aboard freezing pipes aren't a problem and if you're not you'll drain it, but that lot looks like a big job to drain.

 

One benefit of having propulsion by electric motors is that vibration is far less of an issue.

 

I think that that lot in plastic would have looked like a bowl of spaghetti!

 

It's not really as complex as it looks. Hot and cold water, twin coil calorifier fed from the range and a dc generator, pumped radiators. I've got drain cocks in all four circuits, which can have a hose and pump attached. I suppose it looks elaborate because I wanted most of the system in the one small central space, while still making sure that the whole lot is accessible (it's always the joint that you can't reach that will leak!)

[blackrose]

One benefit of having propulsion by electric motors is that vibration is far less of an issue.

Now you've got me interested. Is there a blog or pictures of this somewhere? How are the electric motors driven?

 

I think that that lot in plastic would have looked like a bowl of spaghetti!

I'm not sure if the aesthetics of hidden plumbing should really be the priority?

[Rick-n-Jo]

Now you've got me interested. Is there a blog or pictures of this somewhere? How are the electric motors driven?

 

 

I described the concept in this topic when we were just launching the shell. I'm apalled to see that that was 18 months ago now and she's still not finished! I'm going to do a sort of retrospective blog when it's all working. That's assuming it does all work, otherwise I'm going to go and hide behind a tree...

 

 

 

launch pics

[DHutch]

I'm not sure if the aesthetics of hidden plumbing should really be the priority?

Not sure i agree there!

- Looks very neat anyway, just as it should be.

[John Orentas]

Not sure i agree there!

- Looks very neat anyway, just as it should be.

 

 

Totally agree, just how boats should be built, functional, competently carried out and accessible.. No need or excuse for schoolboy algebra either.

[chris w]

Totally agree, just how boats should be built, functional, competently carried out and accessible.. No need or excuse for schoolboy algebra either.

Mind you, JO still thinks Bakelite is a modern plastic

[Chris J W]

 

What's the silver, heat-sinked-looking, thing at the bottom?

[LEO]

Don't! You'll give me nightmares.

 

............. extensive testing will be required.

 

Shouldn't think you will find too many problems, quality of plumbing looks excellent, some exceptional pipe bending, shame it may have to be hidden away.

 

LEO.

[bottle]

What's the silver, heat-sinked-looking, thing at the bottom?

 

Looks like a 'finrad'.

[Rick-n-Jo]

What's the silver, heat-sinked-looking, thing at the bottom?

 

Double finrad under the floor! A Sun-mar composting loo will sit in that space. It's the non-electric version so we have put it in the warmest place in the boat between the back of the range and the hot water tank, and surrounded it with all those hot pipes and a heated towel rail. Then, belt and braces, I've run the towel rail feed and the hot pipe from the genny through a finrad under the loo to try to replace the electric heating element that assists evaporation in the mains version.

[Chris J W]

Double finrad under the floor! A Sun-mar composting loo will sit in that space. It's the non-electric version so we have put it in the warmest place in the boat between the back of the range and the hot water tank, and surrounded it with all those hot pipes and a heated towel rail. Then, belt and braces, I've run the towel rail feed and the hot pipe from the genny through a finrad under the loo to try to replace the electric heating element that assists evaporation in the mains version.

 

Blimey - that's some damn good lateral there! Cheers.