dreadnought

hi all,just an update,after trying all the advice given i found out that both my alternators where duds,whats the chances,one was a new one!so i bought another one and it works fine now charging as it should, i`ve also bought a volt and amp meter to keep an eye on things,but it came with no cables,so could anyone let me no the cable sizing for the meter,its a d85 digital meter with shunt,TIA

i took the blue wire and touched to metal and the light stayed on,the blue wire disappears into the engine so i`m not sure how to trace it back,also i think your right about the light being wired up wrong but not sure how to find out

the thin black wire is an earth wire i put on,no thick black wires hanging,the charging light was on all the time,the only time it went off was when i turned the panel board lights off on the toggle switch,the only wires hanging about is the old connector that has two meaty brown wires going to it ?

hi all,ive got an update on my charging problems,i went to my nb this weekend and tried the tests that tony brooks recommended,(many thanks tony)with no joy,i,ll try and upload a few photos and see if any body has any ideas,

i,m hoping to do the tests that you gave next weekend,also the rev counter has never worked?

the wiring is a right mess really and i think thats the problem,i was thinking of buying a new loom and starting from scratch, ?

The exciter current is via the warning lamp, no bulb, no excitement just boring. Bulb needs to be a filament not an LED unless a resistor is also fitted How did the lack of charge first show up? Was the lamp lit all the time? Did it come on with the ignition switch? TD' its an old engine fitted in a new boat,tight budget,and has never charged,rcr had a play with it said they fixed it but its not charging at all,i changed the warning light i could of put led in,i,ll check

hi all,i,m having problems with my alternator not charging,and i,m not sure what to look for in fixing this,i thought the alternator was broke so i bought a new one off ebay and this one did,nt charge either,someone suggested the alternator was,nt getting excited but i,m not sure how to check this,the alternator is fitted to a BMC 1800,any advice greatly appreciated, many thanks

everything suggested on here i have already tried, i had a good hour playing with it i think the gas would of come through by then,i think ill try tapping the reset button next time i`m down,i`ve nothing to lose lose by resorting to the big hammer!

hi all having gone down to our nb after the lockdown we found no gas comming through the pipes,the bottle is full,the cooker is the only appliance on boardthe only thing i can think of that can go wrong is the pigtail swap over valve,has anyone got this set up on there boat,is there anything i should be looking at,many thanks

hi all,the question is should i buy the victron 30a charger with three take off`s ,one take off on the leisure batteries(two of) and one take off on the starter battery,leaving one spare for whatever, or should i get the victron charger with just one take off and put it across all three batteries?many thanks

hi all,i`m thinking of buying the victron bluesmart 30a battery charger and was wondering if it is ok to just switch it on for the weekend we are on the boat then switched off during the week,would this harm the charger?,also can i still draw power from the batteries while the charger is charging,many thanks

hi guys, can anyone let me no where i can pick up a spare cassette for my thetford 565 toilet,i cant seem to find one anywhere tia cheeers

hi,we are mostley on hook up all winter and half the summer, it will be a different story when we retire next year,then we will be in the marina most of winter and out all summer, cheers

hi guys,can you recommend a decent stand alone battery charger for my nb,it will be taking care of three 110 amp batteries,many thanks

hi all,we have just had a nice weekend down on our nb until it came to shutting down the boat before leaving it for a few weeks,i went to turn off the electrics ie 12 volt and mains,i noticed a warning light on my galvanic isolater it indicated that the dc current was leaking,the light only went off when i pulled out the shore line,also i dont no if its linked to it but my tv aerial has packed up too,any ideas what or where i should be looking to rectify the problem, many thanks in advance.

hi all,shanks for the reply to my last post(tony brooks)much appreciated ,it looks like my leak is coming from the shut of shaft,so i`m going to change the o ring on the shaft and while i`m down there i`ll change the o ring on the throttle shaft,is there any does and donts, or any tips please,the engine is an 1800 bmc many thanks in advance

hi all,is it ok to leave the inverter on over night while using the slow cooker,thanks

hi,ive had a fuel leak from the linkage at the side of the fuel pump for a little while, now it seems to be getting worse,i loose about a tablespoon full an hour,the engine is the bmc 1800, my question is has anyone got an idea of what i need to do to fix this, many thanks in advance

hi all, i have a bmc 1800 in my nb, the instrument panel is very old and i`m not sure if the temperature gauge is very accurate, its reading around the 87 degree mark on average, does this seem about right, many thanks

hi all,we just got back from a weekend away and while sorting out the stern tube greaser i noticed a puddle of oil under the engine BMC 1800 so i checked the oil level when the engine cooled down and there was no drop in level,so that left water or diesel,i dipped my finger in to find it was diesel,i then ran my hand under the fuel pump and it came back with diesel on it,so my question is, is there something or somewhere i should check first ? many thanks in advance

hi,i`m looking to buy some solar panels and was thinking of getting the flexible one,has anyone any experience with this type of panel and could you recommend one type,failing that what would be a decent solid type, many thanks in advance

hi,can anyone recommend someone in the notts/derby area who con fit me a morco instantaneous water heater,many thanks

this happened yesterday (Sunday) i wanted to retro fit a double power socket on the 240 v system on my nb, a socket with the usb chargers on,my plan was to locate the cable and cut it at the site for the socket,simples,so i turned off the power at the mains, the consumer unit, then to make sure there was no power i tried a couple of sockets to make sure they were dead no probs,then i got my snips and cut through the cable, a big bang followed and a puff of smoke, i was still in one piece but well surprised, any body no why this would happen with the power off,?? many thanks