Admiral.snelson

great thanks.

So i'm about to crack on with my engine bay on my semi trad. One of the things i'd like to do is soundproof it. One of my ideas is to build a box over the engine and clad it in 18mm ply with a foam backing. This would have inspection hatches for routine maintenance and emergencies. I will then lay my semi trad deck over the top with a lift up floor meaning that I can use the space between the engine and the deck for storage of fenders and ropes etc. Is this ok for over heating? The engine is a 42hp isuzu which is fresh water cooled through a skin tank. My other question is regarding the skin tank. It has a tap on the top of it which I have been using to make sure the tank is full but is this where my calorifier should go? thanks in advance

basically the stove is perfectly adequate to heat the boat. The issue is that if we are not in all day in the winter and come back at night it takes a long time for the heat to move along the boat to the bedroom. My idea was to put a radiator in the bedroom to help warm that end quicker. As you say maybe a fan is the way forward but i don't want to open the ecofan can of worms here.

thanks eyeore. So if I wanted a radiator or two on the boat I would need to build a back boiler for my stove or get a water boiler?

ah thanks, what about finrads can they be put into the system?

Hi, I have a morco ge11 gas boiler. Can I run a radiator off of this? Thanks

Ok so its an Isuzu 48hp marine diesel. I have no accurate way of telling how much diesel I use per month as I filled her up in April 2013 (150l) I live on the boat and run the engine everyday and I still have about a 1/3rd of a tank. So its pretty efficient. So unless used oil fuel is a lot less efficient than diesel 6 gallons (27 litres) seems like quite a lot. Am I wrong?

Thanks, very helpful, but I was posting here as I was wondering if anyone had first hand experience of doing this and what they found.

I run a restaurant and live on a narrow boat. I have about 6 gallons of used chip oil per week. Does anyone here have experience turning this into fuel for my boat? Can you give me the low down on what to do? Cheers

Thanks

Hello everyone. My boat went in the water last April for the first time, it is already having to come out again. The reason for this is the amount of rust spots below the water line. There are numerous ideas as to why this might have happened, it could be mill scale, it could be that the black had not cured properly before going in, it could be that two different types of bitumen were used, one thing I know for sure is that it is not Galvanic corrosion. Anyway, what ever the reason it is coming out next week, going in a dry dock and I'm going to sort it out. This is where I could do with some advice. I plan to pressure wash it and re black it. What is the best bitumen to use? Do I need to rub it back to bare metal before blacking? If so, do I prime the metal first? How many coats do I need? I am also planning on undercoating the top sides, it is currently in its red oxide. Does this need rubbing back or can I paint straight onto it? What is the best paint for this job? Any advice is greatly received

Do I need to get it lifted and re blacked or does it eventually sort itself out?

The boat was new in 2003 but never touched water until 2013.

Hello, I am a continuous cruiser, so have never been hooked to shore power but use an ac generator regularly. My earth wire is just attached to the hull, is this wrong?

My boat has been in the water since April this year. Before it went in it had 4 coats of bitumen, however, I have just spotted lots of rusty orange spots under the water line. This is not good right? Any help greatly received.