blackrose

There's a lot of misunderstanding about how insulation works. Heat always moves from a warm area to a cold area. Insulation creates a resistance to this flow so "good insulation" only reduces the rate of heat transfer compared to "bad insulation", but eventually given enough time and a steady temperature differential the heat will get through and temperature equilibrium will be reached whatever type of insulation you have. Breeze is good but sometimes you get those days where there isn't any and if that coincides with these very hot days it can be unbearable if you're moored in the sun. My mooring is in the sun all day and by 2pm on those days it becomes too much for me and it stays hot until the sun goes down, so I follow your advice and move to find shade. For me that's the only real solution. I did order a portable air conditioner but it turned out to be a scam company (Picadex) who are exploiting the current demand and ripping people off by taking your money and not sending anything. My bank started a Visa dispute and I got my money back, but I'll probably buy one from a reputable supplier in future.

There are locks on the Avon and other trip boats that use them on a regular basis. The first one isn't far downstream from the basin.

So I think the answer might be "no" .

Thanks

Is this how a Square D pressure switch is normally wired? Negative from boat to switch and then to pump? Is it as simple as that?

I don't really understand the advantage over Lithium? I thought good LiFePo4 batteries had heaters so that you can charge them below zero? Some of the solar, generator or alternator power will go into the heaters to raise battery temperature before charging can commence. Isn't that the way they work or have I got that wrong?

I remember Trevor Francis, the first £1 million professional football player in 1979. That only gets you 3 narrow boats these days...

Mid-range? Really? For a narrow boat? I must be getting old! 👴

No, I haven't been taken in by anything, nor seen the graphs you refer to. My lack of knowledge on how a regulator works doesn't equate to being in some way duped or deceived. It's nothing more exciting than standard ignorance I'm afraid, based on how I thought external regulators worked after installing one many years ago

Yes, I was only talking about my own preferences. I'm not sure if you watched the programme, but there was something about the bright yellow finish of that particular immaculate paint job that seemed to made it more susceptible to imperfections. I'm sure you're right, but in the case of the couple on the TV show that mentality was a bit more extreme. They'd paid thousands for custom heart shaped windows for example, along with other superficial extras which most shiny new boat owners don't opt for, hence the finished £230K price.

I thought all external alternator regulators had to be installed to bypass the alternator's inbuilt regulator, or is that not the case with Advercs?

I assumed he meant 300ah