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  1. Coltishall Lock, Norfolk Broads? I don't know it but this looks exactly like it
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  3. More Coltishall stuff to enjoy http://www.broadlandmemories.co.uk/coltishallpostcards1.html Looks like there was a little waterway behind the lock keeper's cottage which was good for the wherries. Thank you for all your plaudits. There isn't a curtesying gif but take it that I have done so in acknowledgement! How did I find it? I'm an academic and all the research I did and learned to do now translates into finding things. With the internet anything is possible - if you use it well. The original picture had too much 'stuff' - the elegant lady, the mast of the wherry - so I cropped the photograph back to the roof with the gable end features and the chimney and fed that image into google with canal and lock and cottage as supporting words. And up it popped - well, amongst other images. So it was just then a question of finding the chimney! Simples ?
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  4. What are you like on politics? ?
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  6. Lol ? ? ? ? ? that’s unfair, instead of jumping in, I do read, and I do ask the forum for advice. i like the job to be done correctly, i keep asking questions, I’m on the forum because I want it right and safe. And I’ve had qualified people work on boats in the past, who hasn’t done a proper professional job. yes I haven’t got a lot of confidence in my self, and I do keep asking. I want to get it right. in the past I’ve had worked checked, and has been approved. if by asking the forum I’m upsetting folks let me know, and I won’t ask no more. i just like to add, the wiring was done correctly, it was my mistake getting the sketch wrong. yes I made a mistake on the 12v but with the forums knowledge I will get it fixed. everything I do I want it right. col
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  8. Don't eat over cooked Brussel sprouts and the like before going to bed. Too many calories, PPM too high. You might need a new catalyst or Lambda sensor fitting.
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  16. I was lucky I guess... I bought direct from the owner without a survey and only having looked at 2 other boats. I paid cash (well bank transfer) and took the keys - never looked back. Well except that after 12 months I realised that the boat wasn't really suitable to live on full time so I traded up to a longer vessel - but by then had decided that life afloat was for me. I don't think the boat will turn you on or off life afloat but you may find that no matter how much you spend on your first boat you'll learn exactly what you like and don't like about it so that your second will be closer to what you really want .... and then maybe by the 4th or 5th it'll be perfect (until the 6th one comes along)
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  17. Except I only rarely charge to 100%. Usually operate in the 30-80% range. As Nick says, you can get to 80% quicker by charging to 14.0v and then stopping charge. We'll just have to see how long these cells last, I guess. I think it's still a learning curve for the manufactures as well if you look at how their recommendations on voltages have changed over the years, but remember, our market sector is insignificant to them, so no research into our usage rarely takes place. I'm quite good at destroying things even without a dremmel! As to deciding when to stop charging, our setup will charge to 100% if left to it's own devices, and then switch to "float", except it monitors current, and tried to keep it as close to 0A as possible (but due to failsafe max voltage, in reality discharges to low 90's% before stabilising which suits us fine). Again, all fully customisable. We also have a switch to force "float" mode at any time, often used to stop charging at 80-90% when on extended cruising. "Float" mode is also activated automatically if temp drops to freezing at the batteries. I think Nick's answered most of your other questions already. If you PM me your email I'll send the files on to you as well (and anyone else who's interested). To be honest, this is all a bit (lot!) out of my comfort zone! Just glad to have something that works well, and is programmable to my exact needs.
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  23. I soldered some new diodes onto my solar panels late last year and I was surprised that they worked!
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  28. https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/stay-safe/carbon-monoxide-(co)/placing-co-alarms/
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  29. Maybe you have an 'older generation Dyson'. We bought one of the Dysons (hand held - with an extension tube - cordless from Aldi (last year) and its performance is on a par with the 'full-size' hoover. It picks up all the dog hairs and everything else. It is actually so good that we have taken it home 'for the Winter' and it gets used in preference to the 'big Dyson'. The only downside to it is that the pick-up width is a bit small and it takes ages to do a room (not a problem on the boat)
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  30. Same as you but about 20 years hiring and 11 with Ownerships. I thought I had a reasonable idea of what I wanted but I ended up with something completely different. So you never know. The OP has the enormous advantage that he is aware that he "knows virtually nothing about anything ". I was about 50 before I realised that!
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  31. This is exactly what JohnV has done and he never sees 12.8 volts, his original batteries wernt that old but he was already starting to see a drop in performance however now he has the LifePo4s in the mix he is never worried about low voltage and he has an all electric boat
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  32. Ok, this thread is working well to help me map out the way forward. I think I have a reasonable handle on charging and what to do with the alternator now. Let me ask another question. If we go back to my original post and look at the diagram suggested by Eric (Eric of the blog on SLA/LiFePo hybrid systems), the hybrid system is designed so the SLA stops any technical issues if the Lithium bank is disconnected in an emergency. I am attracted to this system as all I need to do is put a lithium circuit in place (with auto disconnect on high/low voltage) and a manual disconnect ...and move the BMV712 to the Li circuit. I am wondering how many SLAs to leave in place ...ie I could leave all 6 *110Ahr in place inititally. Under normal operation how would this work. Let's start in the evening in January with the Li and SLA's with no load and no charge....with the Li's at 75%. Voltage on the Li bank will be 13.0V+ so providing a trickle charge to the SLA which will have some 'internal' discharge (ie the SLA bank is fully charged and would be at 12.7V at rest). I now turn on the inverter and with the fridge and TV on etc, I am taking 10A. I assume from what Eric said that would all come out of the Lithium bank as the voltage drop in the bank is minimal (assume say 360Ahr of LiFePo capacity). I operate overnight like this so by morning the Li's have gone down from 75% SoC to say 40%. At 40% SoC, the lithium voltage is still over 13.0V (????) so the SLA's are still at 100%. Morning comes, I start the engine and the Li's charge back up to a target of 80% . Charge is then switched off and the SLA's are still at 100%. This sounds like the SLAs will always be full. Yes they will take power out of the Li's to cover their self discharge but in principle, there will be little cycling in the SLA's. The only time the SLA's would go down in SoC is if the Li's drop to a voltage <12.8V but by that time I would have taken action. Is this thinking correct? If so I would be tempted into just leaving my SLA's in place and piggy backing the Li system - maybe putting my old BMV501 monitor on the total system and the BMV712 on the Li only circuit
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  33. Same for me. always remove chimney and put on cap when leaving the boat. If the stove is still alight, it goes out fairly quickly when the cap is put on (stove stays alight when all air controls are closed), but alarm registers a CO figure, up to about 45, afterwards. When we get smoke blowing back out of the stove, apart from when it is just lit it indicates that the flue needs cleaning or crud removed from above baffle plate. I would have thought the hat would increase the draw on windy days, it does on my stove without a chimney hat.
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  34. The office at Wigram's is manned by Liam who is there most of the working week apart from when he is out. You have to book an appointment to see a boat as it is possible he will not be available if you just turn up...ie he may have a 1 hour appointment with a client when you just turn up. We were lucky when we were looking for our boat as he was free when we 'turned up' (actually when we called him 30 mins before when driving towards the marina).
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  40. Could I suggest that he stops worrying about the pressure? Use filters with anti drain flaps, if the oil light stays out on low tickover it will be fine. John Dear never expected them to tick over as slow as we want them to in a boat. They are designed to be thrashed unmercifully all day with PTO shafts running front and back gang mowers etc. by maniac farmers who maintain nothing, we will have trouble wearing them out in a boat.
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  42. Well yes, that's just being silly!
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  43. Oh that's new. The deleting I mean.
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  47. For goodness sake nobody mention single sideband or we will be here all day!
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  48. The Guardian ! Not to be trusted, they want no B*****.
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  49. Ex dread head here, when I cut them off I found an old spliff amongst them that had worked it’s way from behind my ear..
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