Stormbringer

All the best Martin ..hope it's a good one

Cheers Robbo....! I have loads of arduino projects on the go too, so that sounds like a great bit of kit...

I'm enjoying using a raspberry pi on the boat, raspian os is OK for my uses and the pi manages full HD pretty well... And all for about 10 watts !! Awesome

Less messy ? And lots of modern cars are closed in underneath and need jacking or lifting to get to the 3 thousand hidden fixings holding them on....which usually break off anyway when you try to undo them !! Or. just poke a pela down the oil ole and pump......

Well, I like it! It's a nice 'hat tip' to the beauty of this world, rather than something aggressive... I do have a couple of tattoos, so maybe biased...but I don't regret having mine done 40 years ago!

We're very happy with our new world oven and hob in stainless steel. It does need 240v though for the fan and ignition, but it's a domestic one and is much better than the caravan type ones for our needs. Runs fine off our victron or the travel power . Has ffd on all burners. Iirc New World are based in Merseyside. It's been used daily for over 4 years and is still going strong.... HTH ..

Mine are pretty much next to each other, although on an angle which leaves a wedge shaped clearance between them . Haven't had any issues The oven isn't on for long and there is a plentiful supply of cold air from the bilge via a vent behind the fridge...

Use the gap for led lighting as you suggested...then use some opaque plexiglass as a fillet, which will diffuse the leds nicely, and keep crumbs out...?

Do turn off ALL charging sources immediately ! The boat next to us blew the top off one of the batteries last year under similar circumstances...not pretty! The owner wasn't here and the solar was whacking the amps in under full sun ....

To put a figure on it, an old caravan style fridge uses about 330g in 24 hrs, according to the specs anyway! So yes, you are saving a fair bit as, like Bizz , I recon they use about the same as a gas fridge... And what monkey said too...MUCH safer when you are not there ....

Would one 90 deg bend, then tap then a suitable flexi not be ok? It's a few less potential leak points (ie joints)... You could also use a bottle top pressure gauge to check for leakage, and leak detector spray to locate the leak if there is one.

Custom build your own using a pi or arduino..relays and SMS boards readily available for both.

Agree with the Excel for controlability, especially with the fire shut well down. Very easy to relight from the slightest glow without using any sticks.....but horrible hot TCP like smell. We use a mix of Burnwell ( I think it's called) from the local yard and wood - live aboards 63ft boat Stove is a little Villager Heron ...fantastic fire - we love it !! use a bag of coal and two to three 'nets' of wood (currently oak!) per week....so £16 / £19 per week. Fire lit 24/7 and stays in all night very easlily - boat is nice and toasty too !

The American version was no better...think that had a leaking stern gland ! No...really! Broke down in the Panama canal with water ingress through a bearing ...only cost about a trillion dollars lol...

For the webasto, sounds likely to be low voltage at start up. Although low coolant level is also a shut down condition iirc, I can't really see a direct link ...

I think so too... And I'm sure you didn't step on any toes ...certainly not mine.?? I'm sure the OP is now armed with enough information to do what we all have done...experiment ! After a few boiling hot, door and window open nights, and the odd freezing cold morning (fire gone out), the optimal settings will have been discovered ..... But then the wind will change ?? OP..you'll soon get to grips with it...? Edit to re-correct the incorrect auto-correct !

If you are running with the top vent open burning coal then I think this is your problem. When you close (or restrict) the bottom vent (door in your case), then that makes it more difficult for the draw from the chimney to pull air through the grate and fuel, this slowing the burn. However, if you leave a top door vent open at the same time (often referred to as air wash) the draw from the chimney will pull air in the easy way...through that top vent and not through the door and thus the bed of fuel. Another thought is you are maybe not putting enough fuel on to last overnight, as you said the fire was empty and cold in the morning? My lovely old villager heron has a bottom vent the same as yours and stays in overnight easily, even on a small fuel load, coal or wood. It doesn't have a top vent at all! Finally, wing can have a significant impact on burn rate, so if say it's still when you set the fire for the night, and the wind picks up you can find the room quite hot, but no fuel left in the fire, as the wind increased the draw on the chimney it sucks more air through the same size gap, this increasing the burn rate of the fuel. Reverse also happens, fire goes out after wind drops leaving plenty of unburnt fuel in the grate. You need to get to know your stove..try different things in the day when you are there and study the effect that changes have. You'll work it out in the end I'm sure! Andy

Just as a parallel suggestion, have you approached any shoreline suppliers and asked them if they would like to 'contribute' to your excellent cause...they may be willing to help especially if they are likely to get some good old positive publicity..!

Should be a sticky thread in the new to boating section, surely !

Dip your fuel tank and check the level... The fuel pickup for the Eber will be a good few inches up from the bottom, higher than the fuel pickup for the engine (if installed correctly !)

Air in diesel line maybe? Blocked fuel filter Low voltage at heater under load (wiring issue possibly?) Longer shot...diesel bug? Just some random thoughts...!

Fridge? ......