lewisericeric

Thanks Robbo, that's what I read too earlier on. Just wonder how to keep it on and cycling like Alan does as we have no thermostat fitted to ours - it's on or it's off!

That's what I don't understand Alan - there is no room thermostat on this one! It's just switched on and off via the Webasto control panel??

Should they be limited though in terms of how long they're used for each day? Or can I leave on for hours at a time? Any issues with safety to the unit doing that?

Cheers Robbo, It's the themo top C that we have fitted - just the small 5.2kw unit

Hi everyone, Just a quick question about webasto central heating... firstly, are these units built to be on for long periods of time or are they more 'delicate' and should be only used for a couple of hours each time? I've looked on the Webasto site and can't see anything specifically related to this or my instruction manual. Also, fuel usage seems to be a bit of a mystery too with just minimum and maximum amounts. Also, our Webasto has no thermostat or anything so what ambient temperature are these units set up to by default, if applicable? It must heat the rads/water up to a certain Celsius so as not to boil the system - anyone know?

Thanks for all the responses!

Hi everyone, I was just wanting to ask a bit of advice about a pram cover for my new widebeam. I've been given a quote of £3,800 with one company and was just wanting to put feelers out to see if people have paid something along similar lines. My boat is a 60ft x 12 and has an 8ft cruiser stern. I haven't contacted Kinver yet - who seem to be the most popular - as I'm up north and not sure if they service the north network but will probably give them a call on Monday. Anyone with a widebeam who's had a pram cover fitted and willing to let me know what they paid for it? Cheers! Lewis

Load of balls that is! What about cupboards?! Theyve just listed an overhead cupboard at £300 - right! Go to any decent joiner and you're looking at nearly 10 times that for a couple of cupboards Decent inverter for a liveaboard with modern electrics that you will need as a liveaboard - £425??! Is that for a 300w one from maplin? Fully fitted kitchen for £1100? Worktops (which theyve listed as worktop tiles) a £155?? Stuck to what?? A sheet of 9mm ply??! What about your gas connection? Mattress £180?? Carpet 200??? Really?? Its stupid articles like that which give people the idea they can just buy a boat and do it out like you would a house without running into the problems and the associated costs that boats do invariably end up costing!

Ok thanks guys will have a think and see if i can maybe get one a little higher rated - see how it goes

Ok keith Thanks for that. Would a 2200w generator be ok theN? Whats the consensus? It is pure sine wave too

40c is my absolute minimim! None of this "washing at 30" cr@p! Is currently not working off my quasi inverter which is why its either a brand new inverter (something i cant afford right now) or a cheap-ish generator

Hi Thanks for the responses. I can confirm it is 2200watts and not kVA. Im hoping that if the 1900w rating in my washing machine is the maximum wattage, ie , when on a boil wash(?) then the 2200w generator should cover it bearing in mind I usually wash at 40c. The machine is a Zanussi fc1200 with the dial to select temperature (quite an old model) ETA- it is an inverter / charger - a sterling pro combi Q

Hi guys Quick question for anyone that knows..... If i buy a suitcase generator, and plug it into the shoreline connection on the back of the boat, does it mean that electrics are bypassed through the inverter like when you are on shoreline? For example I hve a 1900w washing machine which i cannot use when not on shoreline as my inverter is only 1600w and quasi sine wave. I don't want to get a new mastervolt or sterling inverter as i just don't have the funds, but if i got , say, a 2200w suitcase generator, should i be able to run my washing machine on it?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news and/or not much help. Its like breaking glass though and trying to find a way to make it like new!

In my experience, theres not a lot you can do. There is a chemical in oak i think, which reacts with water causing the blackening and it cant really be gotten rid of. We had that issue on our original front doors and side hatch doors - the slightest bit of damp or wet and the wood goes black. We replaced all areas like that (which are prone to get wet) with sapele and if i had a new boat fitted out, i would chose ash for the cabin walls and bulkheads as oak is just a pain in the a$$! Think your best bet, despite the effort, would be to replace the panel. Alternatively, you could do what we did last year and paint the cabin walls. It really brightens it up, although, saying that, it looks in the picture above like the beading at the bottom of the wall is also stained? That wouldnt look too good painted! Im sure theres things you could try (like you said you have done) but none of them will completely eradicate it - i guess it's down to whether you can put up with the imperfection and "get over it" and if not, replace it.

Well who knowS? I cant make out if it IS dipping in the metal work( althohgh it feels smooth) or if it is a problem with the paintwork. I think like others have said, i just shouldnt worry too much - theres no blistering or bubbling, i can see my face in the paintwork when its been washed and waxed and overall, i guess i have quite a nice boat. Hhmmmmmm!!

Haha , brilliant!! maybe who knows?

Dean!!! Only just seen this. How did this all come about?! So cool!!

Often Causes Dents...Love it!l "Obsessive Causing Dents" is good too! Maybe i've imagined them up and my brain power is so strong it's materialised them?! Last year I was labelled by forum members with OSOCD... "Obsessive State of Charge Disorder "( my batteries were causing my problems!) I wonder if i can claim benefits for any of the above "disabilities"!!!!'

Lol thanks everyone. Its my OCD! Haha

Lol I will pass the comments on regarding the icing to my brother who made the cake I love marzipan! I wouldn't eat christmas cake if there was no marzipan Thanks for the comments guys. I guess maybe they have been there all along.... And ive only just noticed for some reason. My worry was that something was happening to the metal or my pAintwork was about to start flaking /bubbling up in big patches! Eeek! Guess i will just have to accept the dents maybe and sort them out when a repaint is done....in about 8 or 10 years!

Poor paint prep maybe, but the shapes or outlines are very smooth - not like something thats been done with a sander (sanding disc) which has gone through layers of paint in certain areas. Not only that, but it only had one previous paint job, so surely the layers of paint wouldn't be thick enough to "show through" like that?? Also, like i say, never really noticed them before and I've had the boat 3 years! It's like it has occurred or appeared recently??! It is on the sunny side yes... But how could that distort the metal in this way?? And is this something that has happened to other boats? Anyone know??

Really??! Not sure when, or, if we have had hail that bad or that big that could damage steel like that though??

Lol its my google album from my blog hence the fruit cake! Pauls-nulife :They are randomly all over one side, not really any pattern to them. Cheshire Rose : thats what i thought about it being just something I've just not noticed that has always been there. Paint work is over 2 yrs old though, it was repainted just before we purchased it. It was previously a light blue/dark blue boat. Maybe it's me being crackers?! Although, I think I'm quite a perceptive person and would think I would notice something like that straight away??! Even my partner thinks they've just "appeared" too. I actually joked (devastatingly!) that our boat looks like a 30 yr old shell rather than a 2009 build Yesterday afternoon, it was cloudy but really bright, that kind of light where you do notice things more...but it really did look like a smashed up piece of metal!!! Like someone had gone over it with a hammer in random places!

Im noticing on the cabin sides of my boat, something that looks like "dents" in the metal. I'm not sure if its just me, or if they are actually getting worse too. Ive tried to take some pictures, but they don't really pick up well on the camera. If you look in the pictures below, you can see the dents most clearly on the red panelling ( like I say, the pics don't really show them up too well and it's worse in reality!) https://www.flickr.com/photos/91011407@N07/13786315254/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/91011407@N07/13785976005/ Anyway, the only way I can describe it, is that they are like dents in the metal - almost like someone has pushed their superman fist into the metal and reformed it!!! However, upon feeling what looks like the dents, they actually aren't... I can't feel any dip in the metal etc or any rough edges or anything like that, so am not sure if its an illusion on the paintwork. The paintwork is good, no cracking or bubbling etc around the dent marks but it also seems to be just on one side of the boat and not the other. Its really weird??! Any ideas?