dreadnought

hi, i,ve been reading on the forum about cables and am a bit confused, i,m going to be buying and fitting a fridge soon(and with all the feedback i,m getting from an earlier post)it looks like being an electric one,my question is why do they say measure how far the fridge will be from your batteries then double it for the length of cable needed, so if its 8m away then 16m of cable needed,cheers

hi all, i could do with a little advice, i,m in the process of fitting out my nb, and just the other day was talking to a friend about fridges,i said i,m having an electric one,he said dont bother there not worth the agro what with low battery warning lights comming on all the time,and worrying about draining batteries, he said go lpg gas simples, bullet proof reliability,easy to fit, and you dont even have to vent them now, so what does the forum think? cheers

hi, i,m just doing up an old morso squirrel stove, i,ve fitted a new top/glass/riddle plate/ect, and it needs a new baffle plate, my question is do i need to fit a baffle plate? cheers,

thanks for all your comments very useful, cheers

after lining out with 9mm what thickness faced ply would you use to finnish

thanks frank, i thought 6mm would be lighter and cut down on top weight, are you thinking theres not much diffrence in weight, i get your point 9mm would be a better fix.

good morning all, i,m going to be lining out my new nb soon and i will be useing 6m ply above gunnells and 18m for below, my question is, do you think this is the right combination, many thanks, mick

hi all, i,ve been collecting bits a pieces for my narrowboat thats being built as we speak(i will be asking a few questions lol)i have a lovely little bellfast sink but it has a few chips on it, not to many, but i was wondering if anyone knows if there is a way to fix these dinks, cheers all

the boat is in the early stages of being built, so i thought i,d sort out the calks for the engine i have,thanks for the replys so far, very helpful

hi, can anyone help me with my keel cooling tank, i need to work out what size to have to cool a 1800 bmc, i dont wont any overheating problems, so need to get it right at this stage, many thanks

i used wire wool once, it turned my glass a lovely frosted look lol , now at home on my multiburner i use flash multisurface & glass cleaner with green pan sponge,all from pound shop,

thanks for the replys, looks like i,m not going for the silicon,

hi all,i,ve been looking at a few ovens for my new nb, and am a little confused, can anyone tell me the difference between,a flame supervision device (fsd) and a flame failure device (ffd),will they both be acceptable for the boat safety cert,thanks in advance for your help

hi all, can anyone see a problem with me useing silicon to stick my celatex insulation up,and also underfloor too, i will of course leave a little gap around the edges to fill with foam witch will hold it in place should the silicon fail,many thanks

thanks for the response,i do no a little of the 1800,s history andd none of the 1500,s history, so i think i,ll stick with the bigger of the two,i,ll be useing that bit of trent a fair bit also, so i think i,ll be glad of that extra grunt, many thanks

many thanks all, i think i,ll go for the 1800 as it comes with a gearbox,flexidrive, and instrument panel, cheers

hi all, can anyone help, i,m just looking for an engine for my new nb, and i,ve got the choice of a couple at the right money, one,s a 1500 bmc, the others a 1800 thornycroft bmc i know the hp of the 1500 is about 30/35 ish, but i cant seem to find the hp of the 1800 and its this one that i think i,ll be better off with in a 57 footer, many thanks

hi to all,does anyone on the forum no someone who is selling a marine engine and gearbox , that is powerfull enough for a 57 foot n/b,i was going down the marinization root but thought I,d throw this question out there, many thanks

hi,i,m looking to marinize an engine for my narrowboat witch will be ready in the spring of next year, so its going to be a winter project, my question is, what would be the ideal engine to use, looking at the price of marinizing parts, what are the popular diesel engines ? many thanks

hi all, i,m having a shell built and am looking for an engine to marinise, working on a buget, does the forum have any advise on what to look for. i,ve herd that some motors cost a fortune to marinise because of the kit you have to buy. i,m thinking of looking out for a BMC 1800/1500, its going in a 57 ft trad, many thanks

thanks to everyone who took the time to reply,all very usefull advise,i,m going with the ply, its a bit more expensive, but its fit it and forget it piece of mind, i cant see this being the last time i,m on the forum, again many thanks

hi all, i,m just in the prossess of having a nb built and was thinking of the lining out process, what does the forum think of useing seealed mdf boards(any place for them on board?)

hi, i,m looking for a cratch, if you could give me the size i,ll have look a check to see if it,ll fit, many thanks,

hi all, can anyone recommend a good deisel additive that will take care of the deisel bug, there seems to be a lot of choice, and price diffrence, on the market, cheers all.

hi,i renamed my boat and had nothing but bad luck after,i wouldent do it again even though its sounds gay!!!