notts_alan

All looks good at the moment , had a good run and so far no leaks. I will take a look next time I'm out of water for blacking.( if it lasts).

Thank for the input , grease arrived. Checked prop and no damage , load of rope and fishing net around prop , cleared it all off , no movement on shaft so prop seems fine. Engine mounts seemed OK, no unusual vibrations or sounds. Shaft alignment looks OK. Shaft couplings and flexible joints all look OK. Took grease screw out and forced grease in past the jet of water spinning shaft by hand , that slowed the drip right down , ran engine in gear for 5 mins and repacked . Thankfully now no dripping at all . I thought about removing the front off buy was not brave enough , I thought water would piss in.

I have ordered some vetus grease . I only noticed bilge pump turning on when leaving boat and had a quick look and noticed the drip , I started engine and mounts seemed OK, tried a quick nip up on bolts but then had to leave . Grease should arrive Monday so will grease and investigate further then , get a bit more hands on . Thankyou everyone for replies .

It was fine until I hit a submerged object , it stopped the engine dead . This is the first time down engine bay since that happened a couple of weeks ago , I suspect that object has moved the shaft I will get some grease and try the top screw

Anyone have any experience with this type stern gland . I have tried nipping up the 3 Allen bolts but still leaking.

Sawley has lock keepers on and Cranfleet you do yourself unless volunteers on.

Craftinsure are great . My rudder was broke off by a submerged object on the Soar . I did not even think of insurance and purchased a new one for £800 , when it was being fitted the bloke mentioned insurance. I sent them a picture of the broken rudder and a picture of the new one with receipt and a pic of it being fitted. They paid out without question.

I would not personally connect the inverter to the mppt , I would connect it directly to battery.

Have you set the battery settings to lithium

Cheers ☺️

383706244301. E bay item number . I can do cheaper for cash price.

Sorry for late reply , phone broke , the interior wood is in good condition , the panels are fine , it's the Mrs who wants to change the look , it's a 3 bedroom at the moment and we are going to remove one room and have a larger main bedroom ,change shower room to a wet room , new kitchen . I suppose painting might keep her happy and would be nice and easy compared to panelling , I just prefer no paint , lol.

Plenty of large windows , with the deeper window recesses made me think of possible double glazing , there would be more depth for the frames .

Cheers Blackrose , definitely have to think about that . Yes it's a widebeam narrow boat. I will have a look when I get a decent internet signal.

https://www.idsurfaces.co.uk/applications/marine/ This place has a massive selection and different colours , just it's trade only . I will have a look through Atlantic timber.