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lewisericeric

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  1. 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!
  2. Ok thanks guys will have a think and see if i can maybe get one a little higher rated - see how it goes
  3. Ok keith Thanks for that. Would a 2200w generator be ok theN? Whats the consensus? It is pure sine wave too
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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?
  7. 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!
  8. 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.
  9. 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!!
  10. Dean!!! Only just seen this. How did this all come about?! So cool!!
  11. 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"!!!!'
  12. 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!
  13. 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??
  14. Really??! Not sure when, or, if we have had hail that bad or that big that could damage steel like that though??
  15. 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!
  16. 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?
  17. We have just done this - only a couple of weeks ago as we have now just left Castlefield to head up the Bridgewater for Blacking. We did the Marple locks in about 3/4 hours and moored just after the aqueduct overnight. We then did the Ashton locks the next day right into Picaddilly Village. We set off about 8ish and were in Picadilly Village for around 4ish. Then we stayed there for a night or two before heading down into Castlefield which took another 3 hours down the Rochdale 9 locks. Depends how fast you want to go, but there was only two of us too and no rush which is why we spread it out over 3 days. Not only that, but we wanted to make sure we were on the Ashton early and off it as early as possible(!!) due to all the rumours that fly around about it. However, Ive never been on a canal with so many walkers or cyclers who were so nice and offering to help with lock gates, waving, smiling... etc If there are six of you , so long as the canals are quiet (like they were for us), you can send a couple of lads down to set the locks further ahead and probably get it done a hell of a lot quicker Hope that helps
  18. What about a hire boat company based on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Black Prince Boats are on the Trent and Mersey if I recall ) and then doing the Bridgewater canal into Manchester - great city and Castlefield Basin is a great place to moor in the middle of a city with museums (Museum of Science & Industry for one, which really is fantastic), plenty of heritage and industrial architecture, bars, restaurants, history.... And no locks on the Bridgewater Canal into Manchester and the link onto the Trent and Mersey is seamless. Overall on the Trent, theres not many locks either so cruising times can be reduced, meaning you can get from place to place much quicker and use your short time to the best of your advantage.
  19. Hi Yes the water heater is currently only on for about 10-15 mins during the first wash and then again for about 10 mins on the last cycle ( the cycle i use is 75mins) My battery bank is 405amps and i do notice a one or two percent drop if i have the dishwasher on while running the engine at the same time. So the defecit is taking one or two percent of my batteries capacity by the time the cycle finishes?
  20. Hi guys A quick question for those with knowledge about batteries. If i use a high powered appliance (for example a 1400w table top dishwasher), but only with the engine running (110amp alternator) am I still ageing, or damaging, my batteries earlier than I would by not using such a high powered appliance? What do you think? I think im not as most of the power is coming from the alternator directly rather than from the batteries themsleves. I never use such a high powered appliance by just relying on the power from the batteries - i always have the engine on at the same time. Whats the consensus? Early Battery damage, or not?
  21. Thanks for the suggestions guys, but even if i do get the new batteries, theres no way i could afford to have diodes etc fitted as well at this moment in time. Does anyone out there know if a max voltage of 14.4 is ok for wet batteries? Cheers!
  22. Mine cant i remember talking about it with the guy who fitted it that it will reach 14.4v at most
  23. Cheers for that , youve saved me £400! My alternator and/or solars only charge at 14.4 at most. Are wet lead acid /calcium lead acid going to suit me more would you say at that charging voltage? What voltage is acceptable for charging for wet batts?
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