Space_Cowboy

Andy, I had the same problem on my neighbours boat last year - same charger and same fault. Upon inspection it was the input transformer that had failed on the unit. I spoke to Mastervolt and they admitted there was a component fault on this and some other models which was a common point of failure - check out my previous posts..... Speak to the Mastervolt sevice agent in the UK advise them of the serial number and tell them the fault and that you know there is an issue with a component in these models. They will charge you a flat rate repair for the charger circa £150 quid....they did fix some units free of charge but depends on how old it is but you will probably have to pay the fixed charge to get it fixed. There is no quick fix - unit has to be removed and returned to Mastervolt. MASTERVOLT UK, LTD. (AREA HEADQUARTERS) Address & Postal code: Winchester Hill Business Park, SO51 7UT, City: Romsey, Hampshire Country: United Kingdom Contact: Mr. Ian Kitchingham Phone number: +44 1794 516443 Fax: +44 1794 516453 E-mail: info@mastervolt.co.uk Website: http://www.mastervolt.co.uk

Hello, I am planning a tip from the GU up the regents canal towards as far as camden - then back again. This will be over the Chritsmas to New Year year period. Are there any restrictions or mooring problems in this area. I have never been up this stretch so any info would be gratefully received. Thanks SC

Hi, Can anyone advise where I can get some outer door back flap hinges from - I have tried a lot of places, the only ones I found were pressed stainless steel hinges but they had a lot of play in them. Ideally I want to fit some cast stainless back flap hinges. The hinges fitted at the moment on my SHudson shell are normal square steel hinges that are rusted and bent e.t.c. I want to replace them all. Size of the original ones are 3" square (each side of hinge pin). They don't have to be square ones. Thanks for any info SC

Hi They have quoted £178 + vat + postage as a flat rate repair charge - new charger is about £900+ I have asked them a few pertinent questiones about these failures so hopefully will get it fixed at a reasonable cost ! but thats no gauruntee. They said once it's been inspected they will advise me of the repairs required e.t.c depends if anything else has been damaged. I am sure they must keep serial numbers for the effected models but they will never admit any liability.....hence I posted it on here to check if anyone else suffered the same fate. Wonder how many units they actually fixed already over the years with the same problem ?. SC

Hi, Just wondered if anyone has suffered a failure on a Mastervolt MASS 12/60 charger in the past. Just identified one that looks like it has a blown input transformer - actually split the core in pieces and damaged the winding insulation, the parts fell out the bottom of the cooling fan grid.... Spoke to Mastervolt and they cautiously admitted (after a bit of badgering) to having had a few failures of this component ! Unit is from approx 2003. Cheers SC

And compared to the values - you get more details from a VIN for 100quid Ford Escort than a 55grand second hand bowt....

Just thought I would share this :- The new power station being built at Newark on Trent (Staythorpe) in Nottinghamshore is having all it's heavy loads delivered by barge from Goole up the tidle Trent to Cromwell Lock. There will be approximately 10 heavy loads circa 300tons each. As these are too large to go through Cromwell lock a new off-loading berth will be built next to Cromwell lock and a road built to the A1. From the A1 the loads can be sent by road via Southam hence by passing kelham bridge. Iam sure you will start to see some activity around Cromwell lock in the next 12 months. Cheers SC

Just out of curiosity is there anyway you can find out who or where a boat is registered to from the BW number ?. suppose like checking the registration details for a car with the DVLA sort of thing... Thanks SC

Could be a problem as my external footprint is a lot larger than my internal one...and hence my ears would therfore not be as clean....

Yes I think the idea of a wet room is not appealing to me either... I think it's out with the tape measure tonight to check the dimensions of my doors...lol otherwise I might have a nice deck mounted tub......

Hello I am refurbishing my bathrrom on my NB and have decided to go for a bath rather than a cramped shower cubicle that was installed. Has anyone ever used or installed one of these www.omnitub.co.uk My other option is a wet type room but prefer a bath to be honest. Or has anyone any details of baths below 1200mm in length. Thanks SC

Another mehod is to have a friend with a steady hand and a loaded brush stand at the side of the cut - then with a constant speed and a steady hand on the tiller just motor past. Tried this with my old van once - some interesting results !!

I think it's so the pile of sheet doesn't fall on you or worse you step in it ....

My last boat had a steel sliding hatch which had brass runners and nylon sliders on the underside of the hatch (it was heavy to open though !). My new boat (The Hudson) has a wooden hatch hence me asking the question as I was unsure. Now I know it should be wood I can work with what I have to make it a bit more secure. Thanks for the replies SC

Hi John, Thanks for the info - I am little wiser if not a bit more wetter.... SC

Hello Peeps, Am just get round to all the outdoor jobs now the weather has turned....(started peeing down).... One of which is the sliding entrance hatch on my SM Hudson Trad shell. The boat was built in 1994 and was wondering if anyone else has a Hudson from that era. I am wanting to know what the original sliding roof hatch is made from wood or steel e.t.c The one on mine I think is a later additon and made from wood - given the qualiy of the rest of the steel work I am convinced it should be a steel one - but unsure....Also living in that there London I need a more secure entrance hatch I can bolt from the inside. Thanks for any info.

I can see it in a few years time when everything start getting expensive in China and Taiwan we will start making mass volumes of cheap alarm clocks and calculators to ship to the Far East......... Anyone want to invest in an alarm clock factory I am setting up...........

I have worked in manufacturing industries for years - mainly for large well established ex-British companies that actually invented stuff, which then got took over as the money dried up, which now moved manufacturing to Eastern Europe & the far east due to labour and manufacturing costs. Said companies are now service divisions of there foregin partners - the UK is now only a service department we no longer manufacturer anything. I am not going to get on my political soap box but needless to say that governments past and present have made sure that the UK is now just the plaything of foreign uinvestors - look at our once nationalised industries and utility services .....who now owns them ! Has enyone tried sailing a narrow boat to Australia or New Zealand.....I fancy relocating

Colour is BS381 number 226 Check the links for the colour charts. Any paint supplier will mix a small tin of brushable machinery enamel - my local place will do a litre of the stuff for £10 + vat, I have used it on engines and is durable stuff. Not like it's a high performance engine running at hot temperatures under an enclosed bonnet.....lol http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourcha...e=&pFinish= http://www.unitedcomposites.net/jointpages...381ccolours.pdf

Thats what I was looking for - just ordered it. Thanks

Mines done in white fur with a mirrored roof, with a few leopard skin cushions scattered around for comfort......