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I agree with Trackman, we had the same problem and the multi block connector was the culprit. Just broke it open and closed it a few times solved the problem.
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So I suppose we better not fly our "boxing kangaroo" flag or the Aussie flag when we are tootling around the Cheshire ring in May
We fly ours (and a British flag - small ones). It's the only time we get people to say hello or a friendly wave!
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Thanks for the input everyone.
Actually I left my inverter on while I was away for 4 days (coupled with my solar on, and mains incoming, 12V systems switched off) and my soc dropped to 77% so a shore powered trickle charge through my inverter is not an option, at least not for 7 months away from the boat. Anything can happen to the shore power.
I have done some tests during the day with everything off and solar going to batteries (yes dear, the power will be on soon dear) and it performs well in overcast conditions. I know winter will be different but I should get about 7 ah a week - surely.
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Thanks bottle, I am using a PWM controller as well so it should be OK. Methinks, or mehopes
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Should do without any problems. I have a 5W panel on a 400 ah bank that is enough to prevent self discharge problems. A lot does depend on the quality of the batteries and their condition.
Hi Chalky, is 5W a typo? I calculated 50W should do my bank of 4x135's (maybe only 450Ah by now) over the winter months @ 5% discharge per month, using worst case scenario.
What do others think? Should I go back to the drawing board?
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We were away for a few weeks, got back this afternoon.
I was looking out our side hatch and noticed some pitting corrosion at the water line and slightly below it. I felt the bubbles and the blacking came away revealing rust underneath.
I black the hull every 2 yrs and haven't experienced this before (last blacking July 2013). We have recently moved our position in the marina we are in and the next door boats haven't got shore power.
I think this will only get worse, what are the forum members opinion? Ask to have our old position back again?
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Boatsman, 4 kW on our 58" is great. Welded construction, wife loves it and she bought it from Eddie who gave great service. No I don't work for Boatsman
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Only started getting hello's when I raised both a GB and an Oz flag on the boat, but then that was before The Ashes.
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DON'T plan to stay on board after you paint the bilges, at least not for the first night
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Agree with p6rob findings. Great stove, Eddie really helped us when we purchased ours. Damped down the flue is not too hot so less heat is going up in the smoke. Welded construction...what more can I say. No, I'm not giving out free advertising either.
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An old belt
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Another question is the battery to battery isolator (not the main isolator ). My switch lever is knackered and I will replace this soon prior to my BSS. But is this a required test as well? My starter is isolated from my leisure bank and I have a jump lead in case I have to use the leisured for a start.
Edited to add: I don't have a vent on my fuel tank, is this common?
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Is the date on the fire extinguishers a problem. All my dry powder ones have the pressure in the green but they haven't gone out for an inspection/test for the past 9 years
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As a resident of Australia (presumably), you must see this type of 'escapism' on a fairly regular basis, where migrants from the Australasia countries attempt to enter Australian territory. I recall similar tragedies off the coast of Australia where I believe Vietnamese people suffered a similar demise.
Actually British by decent and Australian by migration, born in the RSA along the way. Migration is a hard topic, Australia takes in refugees, genuinely hardship cases; they also take on skilled migration (moi) . What is happening now are economic refugees arriving on Christmas Island wearing jewelry, they phone the Australia maritime control when they leave Indonesia so that they can be escorted into Aus waters by the Australian navy. This is totally different from refugees sitting in a camp waiting their turn or skilled migrant who can wait up to 2 yrs for an entry visa. These economic refugees settle in Aus sucking the taxpayers goodness to the maximum and are generally disliked intensely by the general population. Abbot managed to win the last election in Aus by promising to turn the boats back.
I am talking about the African refugees who travel for miles, eventually find a boat and then make it to Europe. These guys are the ones needed back in their country to change things around. They have proved that they can do it.
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The problem with these migrants is that they are obviously get up and go people, they make a move out of an intolerable situation and head off for greener pastures.
These are precisely the type of people their country needs to get things moving and changing for the better. The people left behind will not do anything
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Exterior: I use clear wood wax and then any exterior varnish. So far so good and hopefully I will comment again in a year or two's time.
Interior: Ikea Behandel is still looking good on the porthole frames after a year
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"I beg to differ."
Radiators, with their large surface areas and fins are efficient heat emitters, they are not storage devices per se. My contention is that the majority of the hot air, once circulation to the radiators is shut down, quickly escapes through natural convection - rising hot air going through the air vents. The OP's idea is to have a thermal heat store which is very interesting and worth debating. The various posts regarding heat storage and phase change materials etc which may be suitable is pertinent to the thread, also very interesting.
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"During my time in industry, we had a new engineering manager fresh out of university with so many theoretical thoughts about how best to maintain the factory. He would muse over multiple calculations all day long then put them into practice. We, in turn, would untangle his complicated ideas at great cost and replace them with common sense alternatives. The storage areas were full of his expensive failures."
He probably was trying to fix things that weren't broken. Whenever we had an improvement request or a project I insisted that my engineers throw theory at it before they attempted to modify.this saved a lot of tears.
Going back to the thread: It's a discussion on heat storage which is interesting, radiators aren't heat storage devices, quite the opposite. The OP wants to store excess heat for slow release during the night. His idea is good and the posts show an interest in the subject. I was looking at forcing the air convection down the length of the narrow boat and use the linings etc as the heat source ( hold a tissue to the saloon vent when you have a fire lit, you will see how much hot air goes outside, then do this down the length of the boat - the air has to start circulating.but remove the tissues after experimenting).
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Your theorem holds good for total heat required but getting to grips with the rate of heat absorption or dissipation (from your heat sink, the water tank) is a harder equation with a lot of variables (tank surface conditions, air movement, etc).
I think it is a great idea though and beats mine which is modifying the natural convection of hot air throughout the boat. I am thinking of having a larger roof vent in the back cabin ( to remain legal) and closing off 2 of the forrad roof vents to force the air flow down the length of the boat. I'll probably be shot down in flames for mooting this but I enjoy thinking these things out.
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The truth is that the couple in question are aged 50 and 60 and are South Africans ( eagerly waiting for the comments such as "decapitate them under a bridge" etc
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Thanks everyone. Hopefully I can retain a friendship by showing them this post. Some very good answers and they give me room for thought as well.
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Recently we took visitors for a 6 day cruise. They were insistent on lying on the roof deck and generally cavorting along the gunnels.
I explained to them about the energies involved in moving a narrowboat and the unpredictability of accidents but this led to a simmering undertone to the trip plus my refusal to allow them on the roof deck made me feel like Capt. Bligh.
Eventually I offered to tie up for a few hours each day so that they could sunbathe. Either that or they could join a Saturday evening booze cruise to see first hand how accidents can occur. This was not received very well.
What are the members opinions, should I have let them on the roof deck or not?
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Oops, made a mistake, the thread is about oil additive, not fuel additive. And I have only had 2 pints as well! Sorry people.
But what's interesting is that the fuel additive may very well work as well. Consider, the problem with fully combusting fuel at low temperatures ( tick over when charging) is the unburnt residue and unburnt fuel washing the cylinder walls of most lubrication. This transfers to accelerated wear of liners and rings and reduced alkalinity (KoH values if I remember correctly) of the oil. So by adding fuel additives the residual unburnt oil actually gives a degree of lubrication to the liner/ring interface at low engine revs.
Me, I'll just have a glass of red now to ensure my internal lubrication is taken care of.
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A mate of mine swears by putting 200ml/90litres of 2 stroke oil in his diesel Prada. He says Mercedes don't actually say it works BUT have done tests which they do not publish. I put in approximately the same amount of Morrisons snake oil each 100litres of diesel and my Beta sounds as smooth as. Even after leaving it for 4 months to get away from the cold each winter. And no, I have had no diesel bug either. This reminds me, I must do some calcs to see exactly how much condensation I can expect from cooling/heating of the fuel tank, a furfhy I expect because I have had zilch water in my fuel in 3 years. Put the stuff in, it will lubricate the injector pump and injectors if nothing else.
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starter battery/solar panel
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50W single panel keeps all my batteries charged even during winter 1X110 starter and 4X135 leisure