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Get over yourself. Soon. Ian isn't "taking over every electric boat thread", he's contributing to them from a position of recent first hand experience. Having spent a great deal of time and money to get what he wanted from his boat he is obviously best qualified to comment on his decisions. I'm fairly sure he's also getting sick and tired of having to keep typing disclaimers like "... which suits me so I did it this way, it wouldn't suit everyone ..." He's also commented that some of his ideas were deemed either foolish or impractical by the boatbuilder, so didn't make the finished boat. That tends to suggest that the ones that did make the cut were not deemed foolish or impractical by one of the best regarded boatbuilders still in business.

Well as the instigator of that thread, which was genuine unlike your self important but completely drivel posts .. most of which like this utterly ludicrous 25 yo single mum comment... (WTF !!!!), Simply confirm what most people already think. There is an old saying better to say silent and be thought stupid , than open your mouth and remove all doubt.... Still it's only fair that I gave you a laugh after all the entertainment your I know best because I've seen a you tube video threads have given us. Have you been on a canal boat yet ?

I am.just wondering why you would want to release a CO2 extinguisher in a confined space where the atmosphere is already becoming unbreathable because of the fire. On a narrowboat the extinguisher is to beat a path to the outdoors if the fire is between you and the only escape route. Swap the fire for a non breathable atmosphere in your escape route. The recommendation is not to use in small rooms. https://www.safelincs.co.uk/how-to-use-co2-fire-extinguishers-section/

And a video showing a large number of great still photos of these engines being made at Doxford & Sons, Sunderland. Yoi might wish to FF through the turgid introduction to about 1.05 mins where the photos start, then slow the video down to get a proper look at the astonishing photos!

Yes you can see the hoses in this video.

Must confess I found the L&L pretty tough when I was on my own at the helm. Some of the bridges were so heavy and I found it tricky getting back on my boat when the pivot was on the opposite side. Was glad to get to the end in Leeds.

This is precisely why a CO extinguisher should not be used inside a boat. To be honest the dry powder type are not much better. Extinguishers on a boat are not necessarily for putting out a fire but more accurately a device to assist escape(PS as already said).

It was your motivation, i.e. to banish lithium battery install discussions to somewhere that can be ignored. Within 10 years LA battery banks will be few are far between, Lithium batteries are not a subtopic of electric hybrid propulsion, the subject will become as mainstream as gearboxes and solid fuel stoves. The forum needs to face up to its demons, not pretend they don't exist.

Yep, just like old, out of date, ones in a cupboard!

Must admit I've had a version of these fitted through my NB since changing and upgrading the victron inverter. Very little standby charge from 5x twin sockets throughout the boat and only "switch on" when you plug a unit into them for charging. Means I can charge anywhere in the boat. Mind you just to be on the safe side I also fitted some of the 12v twin units (switchable) around the boat and wired them into the 12v line to save any inverter use if power becomes a concern (not happened so far). I also use the Anker products and have done for years, both their power packs and usb cables work really well, last long and can be catered for charging, data or both type cables (their sound system consumer units are pretty good too).

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But why does it matter, it was a consultation so the outcome to what boaters wanted is absolutely irrelevant.

Yes, lightweight’s on their cycles, probably had a couple of half’s of Speckled Hen and thought they’re racing Eagles.

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Fire extinguishers are valid if there are no visible defects and the pressure gauge is in the green. No need for servicing.

Easy to make a wedge. Carve-whittle it out of soft wood with a sharp knife. Put wood glue on the wedge and start it in the slot, poke it into the tube. Turn tube vertical with the wooden handle standing on the ground and with a wooden pole, broom handle even a square long stick poke it in the top of the tube and whack it with a hammer to knock the wedge firmly in to expand the slot.