Asia_Off_Grid

Completely agree with the above quoted text. I would have refused to pay that exorbitant increase. I would have also stated I would take them to court over such an outrageous increase, without having contacting you first. Ridiculous, to say the least. An "estimate" doesn't go from 90 to over 500 without some sort of communication, they are at fault.

I notice a number of posts regarding using shore power. This caused me to ask, what is the typical cost for shore power, in the UK? Here, the cost of electricity can vary from $.195¢ US, up to $.50¢ US, per kWh.

Concerning power usage of inverters, some people will run two inverters. They will have a larger inverter for heavier loads during the day, and a smaller inverter for the lesser loads at night, or during down time. We do that at our farm, in fact.

In the US, the definition of "boat" is: A hole in the water in which to pour vast amounts of money. You have a similar saying in the UK?

Well, he's the person whom I contacted, when asking for permission to post the article on another forum. He must have some authority, due to being the contact person on the contact page of the site.

David Small. I posted that same article, after having gained written permission from him (David Small) to do so, through the Smart Gauge Website. This was just shy of 5 years ago.

Because, if you visit the page linked above, and then scroll down to "Method 4", you will see that David Small composed the following:

Fantastic movie!

When I was a young man, we inflated split rims to about 25 - 30 psi. If they had not seated by that pressure range, it was time to release all air and start over.

This was the tire and wheel assembly, that flew off the hub, bolts destroyed in the process. Truly, an amazing thing to witness. Anyway, thanks to those for the corrections to my advice.

Well, the nearest I could describe it as, was an explosion. Took it a while, though, until the truck had already become fully engulfed in the flames and heat. Some of the wheels were launched from their hubs like projectiles. Had I not witnessed it, I don't think I would have believed it.

Definitely get him / her to purchase and install, a leak detector.

Actually, that only applies if it involves foreigners. Locals? It's never their fault. Doesn't matter if it really is their fault. (This is commonplace all over SEA.) I am not familiar with this incident. But, surely the wife smelled the petrol fumes prior to making such a decision?

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to carry out proper research, prior to attempting a proper installation. Hopefully, the party in question will have enough brains to enlist someone else to perform the installation, if he is incapable of doing so. If he doesn't, that's where natural selection, hopefully, comes into the picture. We have enough - err, people, thinning the gene pool as is. Mate, truer words have probably never been spoken. They shouldn't be. Years gone, I personally witnessed a diesel tank explode on a truck that had caught fire. Diesel can be every bit as damaging as petrol.

Fair enough, regarding my ignorance of boating regulations in the U.K. With that said, it takes very little to properly ventilate a genset, almost anywhere. That guy must have not properly installed the genset, prior to running it. And, do you not have petrol powered engines on any boats in the U.K.?

Where we live, we rely on solar, petrol generators, and mains power, in that order. (Our mains bill is typically less than £15 monthly, and frequently less than £8.) For times when sun isn't shining enough to generate enough solar power (fairly often, in the UK?), or when (shoreline) mains isn't available, a Honda Inverter would provide enough power for most daily needs? You could pipe the exhaust out of the boat, thus leaving the generator mounted in a specific location. Personally, I have two, 2000 watt Honda Inverter gensets. I purchased both early last year. They are the single best financial investment I have made in a long time. They run reliably (generating clean, constant, pure sign wave voltage). They are very quiet, and they are quite economical to run. I can run one, or both synchronized together if more power is needed. Lastly, there are YouTube videos online, offering a number of different ways to add external petrol tanks, thus allowing extended run times.

Yep. I've never had spam see the light of day, due to enabling that. Spammers, typically, will not post until they are no longer moderated, in order to spam a forum.

Yes, there is still a 'contributor usergroup'. Look under any member's avatar, and you will see what usergroup their account is in. Not true. The usergroup still very much exists. (Have a look under my avatar. You will see my account is still a member of that usergroup.) However, the permissions to view the "Guest and New Members" forum, for 'contributor usergroup' members, have been removed. The only way 'member' and 'contributor' users may view that forum now, is to log out of our respective accounts and load the forum index page.

I realized that after taking a moment to think about it. I corrected my post afterward, above.

I'm under the impression that no members may post in that forum, any longer. It is for read only information.

I see where he is going with this, now. That particular forum is primarily for staff to post information need for new members - rules, guidelines, etc.

How long (far?) can your boat run on 1.5 tons of coal?