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Thanks for all the replies, so we are looking at 10,000 hrs plus with good servicing and correct oil changes as recommended. so that is not to bad when you add up the cruising you can do over that time. I was thinking it would be about 6000 hrs on average so it is nice to know I was wrong many thanks again for all of you replies.

Just asking a question here what is the average life expectancy of a derv engine these days. I know that they say 250,000 for a car , but what would you say for a boat in hours before things need to be addressed, such as a 80hpl Volvo penta or a Yanmar ? just looking for advise if anyone can help Many thanks

Sounds like a good plan. I would always like a back up, mind you that oven does look small , I am not planning at cooking for vast numbers. but I do like baking but it is the cost at the end of the day. I suppose you would save the space of the gas locker.

Are you planning on getting a genset to run your combi microwave oven, it will use lots of amps, they all need to be replaced.

Thanks for the information. out of interest how does it heat the water ? and how does the beloved get on with it after allowing for the heat losses, does it cook good food.

To be totally honest it is expensive, but if you were looking at being a gas free boat you only have one choice for cooking and that is electric. You would then need a genset to power your oven, The time you work out the cost for this it could work out the same cost at the end of the day and be more efficient that running a genset for your electric cooker.

I was looking at a boats spec today and noticed it had Wallas diesel cooking equipment fitted. Just thinking if any of you have used diesel for cooking, and what do you think about cooking with one. You would never need to carry another gas bottle back to the boat. And yes you will need to sit down when you find out the price. https://www.kuranda.co.uk/wallas-hobs-and-heaters/wallas-diesel-hobs/87d-diesel-hob-and-oven-kmw87d-wallas

I think these days it would be hard to find something with a mooring, and at a good price. A friend of mine bought a lockies house on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire a good few years back, it does have two moorings, but if it was on the market today it would still be well out of my price range.

Thanks for that information, I was told something like that, but how does know what is cooking ! chicken fish or beef

They are all about the same to be honest. I got mine from Lidl it works fine for me, Vactec are a good make and pull a good vacuum.

Your making me feel hungry naughty cal stop it

Yes they would stick it on a griddle after cooking it sous vide, I tend to cook steaks the old fashioned way, I use it for stews if cooking red meat. I mostly cook chicken sous vide as I can cook Thai and Indian or what ever I fancy all together in the same bath instead of cooking just one big pot full .Remember you can turn your slow cooker into a sous vide bath for about £10. Stuff paying the hundreds of pounds they are asking for them.

I have two Tower slow cookers a very old one that must be about 30 years old, it just has high and low settings. and a newer Tower cooker that has hi--low -auto settings I have no idea what the auto setting is for. I tend to use the older one most of the time on the low setting, If I want it to cook faster I just cover it with some towels to give it better insulation and it cooks much hotter. As for browning the meat I would agree it does taste better, I have a super insulated Sous-vide bath as well. I only cook ox cheek in the bath over a very long time but it does look bland but tastes scrummy . I tend to use the Sous-vide bath more now as you can cook lots of different things in it at once and freeze them down for later.

I have nothing against drones myself, my friend has got some fantastic aerial footage but as long as it is operated safely and within the law I have no issues. My friend used to fly a kite with a lure for training his falcon and fond out the hard way about the law, I am not saying how high he could get his delta wing kite but is was very high. He now uses a drone , in an unrestricted area with the landowners permission. You would have never been aware about the restrictions about flying kites, just think how many of you have broken the law before.

Nice footage, but people need to abide by the Law, this stupidity happened just down the road from me last year. http://www.bromleytimes.co.uk/news/drone_in_near_miss_with_plane_in_skies_above_biggin_hill_airport_1_4812951

The best stuff I have ever used for either windows temporary gaskets, at anything else that needs to be water tight or air tight as well as what it is intended for is tack tape or bagging tape, I always have a couple of rolls too hand and it last for years if stored properly. you will be able to remove the window at a later date if required as it stays sticky and flexible. http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/vacuum-equipment-and-supplies/vacuum-bagging-consumables/vacuum-bagging-gum-tape.html

As mentioned vinyl can be used. But the big problem is at some stage the welds will fail. most of the wetrooms in the hospital I worked at suffered from this problem. We changed to an epoxy system in the end, remember it will need to be anti slip. Have a google for liquid rubber membrane that could be used and would be less expensive than a full blown epoxy floor system.

I live in the low emission zone, old smokers are not allowed otherwise £250 fine a day, has helped a lot since it has started not much smog now. in London

There is a lot of development work going on at the moment regarding diesel engines, such as Liquid Pistons rotary engines from the states. and Cox powertrain in the UK are developing a diesel outboard just to name a few, Most of the big players are all developing new engines, it will be interesting to see what the diesel engine market will be like in a few years.

Mike they are not selling it as a CHP only as a generator, we modified it by adding an exhaust heat exchanger and also used the jacket cooling water, thus scrubbing any wasted heat from the exhaust, most of all the waste power goes out as waste heat from the exhaust..