riiggs

I have found the company i bought it from last time so all is well.The price has gone up but its not too bad £39 from ASAP Supplies Ltd

Hi i need to replace my r&d coupling after the last one was damaged due to missalignment(my fault) I know the prices can be very different from seller to seller.I remember searching the internet for a long time to buy the last one which i got prity cheap.The only problem is i cant remember where I got it from. Does anyone know where I can find them for a good price? cheers,riiggs

Thanks for the guide stuart. i am fitting an ameter and shunt tomorrow and this will come in very handy

ill be using about 40Ahrs per day so using that 30A charger how long do u think i would need to run the gen to keep the batts topped up?Im asuming its not as simple as 40Ahr/30A=1.3 or 1hrs20mins

cheers chris,Ill be mostly moving around so i wont have shore power.will i still be able to use the batteies whilst im charging them with the black and decker?It seems like a good cheap option to me.If i do end up with shore power then i could maybe use a transformer to convert 240v to 12v or do without 12v altogether apart from the essentials like the bilge and water pumps ect.

sounds good.How much electricty do you use each day and how long do you need to charge your batteries for? I must say i am reluctant to spend £300 on a charger but i will if i have to to be able to use say 40Ahrs a day and run the gen for 1 to 2 hours a day to charge the batts.

Now I dont know what to think!!!! Gibbo do you think i should buy the cheaper victron charger rather than the sterling? Am I doing the right thing buying a multistage charger to run off my generator or not?I was hoping to only run the generator for an hour or two each day to charge my batteries.I have a 360Ah bank and ill probably use about 40-50Ahs per day maybe less.Would I be able to keep them fully charged with a 50A victron or sterling?

Thanks chris The victron do sell a 50A charger but from what you have said the sterling seems like a better buy.I think the victron pheonix version will do the same job as the sterling with a builtin computer but it costs £400 so I think i will go for the sterling. Thank you all for your replies ill have to keep an eye on Midland Chandlers and see if i can get a good deal.

From what i have seen the 12v power packs are only around 80%efficient but there maybe better ones.I use a small inverter to power my 90w laptop.I would recommend looking on ebay if you are going to get a 12v(19v)power pack because they are alot cheaper than the maplin ones.

I am thinking about buying one of these 50A battery chargers to charge my 360Ah bank 3x120Ah and 1x50Ah starter battery.I will be using a makita G1700i generator(1.65kVA) to power it. I can buy the sterling 1250CED for £330 inc p+p or the Victron Centaur for £300 inc p+p.Which one of these do you think would be best or would you recemoned a differnt type?Also do you know if there is a cheaper place to buy these chargers? Thanks,Riiggs.

so there is no getting round it then?ok thanks chris ill have to do the work.

Im in the middle of fitting out my life boat to live in on the canals.It is a totally enclosed life boat used on an oil rig and designed to withstand fire with fire suppresion equipment on the roof(a kind of sprinkler)because of this there is no external fuel filling only an internal tank that you fill inside the boat.Will the boat need to have external fuel filling capaplitly to pass the BSS?Is it an absoulte requirement or is there any leaway?

Excellent thats exactly what i needed to know thanks alot.

Thanks i bid on one on ebay put no luck i prob should have bid more but never mind.is it true that you cant buy new paloma water heaters any more?if you can do you know where i can buy one or another good cheap one?I dont have a domestic pump can you also advise me on what type i will need. cheers.

Im looking for a water heater to run a shower and sink.does anyone know where the cheapest place to buy a rinnai or any other good cheap water heaters?Also do all water heaters need a flu? and can anyone recomend the type of pump i will need? thanks,riiggs.