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  4. Inverter/charger

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

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    Hi,

    I've recently fitted new leisure batteries, the starting battery is fine. I'm plugged into shore power.

    The Sterling inverter/charger fan keeps coming on, might there be a reason for this or is it likely to be faulty? The fan used to come on fairly regularly before changing the batteries. I don't live on the boat any more and nothing is turned on except the Inverter.

    Thanks for your help

     

  5. Longer boat trip guidance

    in New to Boating?

    Posted

    Hello everyone,

    I'm looking to move my boat 70ft nb from Saltisford to Hartford marina in Cambridgeshire. I've not taken her out for trips of this length but am confident with general handling/locks/mooring etc.

    I've looked into the route and asked for a quote for having it moved. I understand that the River Nene floods and Salter's lode needs to be timed correctly due to the boat length.

    I'm happy that the engine etc is in good condition but haven't done much river cruising. Does anyone have any knowledge about how difficult the Nene/Salter's lode/River negotiations could be?

    I might have a friend along to help, either experienced or not.

    Any thoughts or other observations would be very gratefully received

    Thanks

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  10. Mooring north of Stratford

    in General Boating

    Posted

    Hi Everyone,

    I'm looking for a temporary mooring  between Stratford upon Avon and the Leamington area from the middle of June for up to a month, would anyone know of anything that might be available? It doesn't need to have any facilities as long as I can get to it t finish a couple of minor jobs on the interior. It could be a commercial location or the back end of someones garden, I'll take pretty much anything!

    Thanks

     

    Mike

  11. Eberspacher not heating water

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    The heating on my boat hasn't worked for a long time and I've happily got by with the log burner. I've recently replaced my eberspacher d5wsc and it works fine for heating the radiators but not the water in the calorifier. I've opened the valve that balances the heated water from the eberspacher but it's only warm at the tap. Is there anything else I can do or am I going to have to replace the calorifier? Any other thoughts gratefully received 

    Mike 

  12. Hot water (or not) at the taps

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    My eberspacher is chugging along nicely with the radiators getting hot but the water at the taps is only lukewarm? Any thoughts on how to get it hot? I didn't think there was any adjustment on the eberspacher for water temperature. Might it be something to do with the tank? Thanks

    Mike 

  16. Second problem of the day....

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    The tank hasn't had fresh fuel, because it wasn't needed, for probably 5 years. We narrowed down the reason for the eberspacher not working to fuel, I rigged up a temporary tank with fresh fuel and it works fine. As I say, I don't know specifically what the issue is, maybe just draining the tank and refilling with fresh fuel will do the job.......? 

  18. Inverter fan

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    We tested the batteries as part of a check to find why my eberspacher wasn't working. The tester showed they were duff. You've made me doubt which setting the inverter was left on, pretty sure it was the "linked to shoreline" option though. Happy to be told if I'm doing something wrong! 

  19. Inverter fan

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    There's no immersion, 240 v fridge and freezer are in use as they have been throughout. Yes, it's plugged into a shoreline but the supply has tripped out a few times.........think I might have found my own solution? 

  20. Inverter fan

    in Boat Equipment

    Posted

    Hi folks, 

    I have a live aboard narrowboat with 4+1 batteries and a sterling inverter/charger. 

    My inverter fan keeps coming on. The only thing that is different is that 'Ive recently changed my battery bank. Any thoughts on why this might be? 

    Thanks 

    Mike 

  24. Eberspacher problems

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    I've recently replaced a dead eberspacher d5wsc with a refurbished unit. I changed the control unit for a brand new one so thought all would be well. It's stopped working a couple of times, I take the control unit off, which is in perfect condition, refit it and it works fine. If I then try it again later in the day, it doesn't fire up at all, no clicks, whirrs etc. Are there any other users with experience who could advise on the csuse/solution? 

    Thanks 

    Mike 

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