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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.
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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.
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7 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:
... then I am concerned that you might not have thought about all the other costs!
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?
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28 minutes ago, WotEver said:
But he’s just a Merlin employee. He neither wrote the SmartGauge website nor owns copyright to it.
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.
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3 minutes ago, WotEver said:
Who?
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.
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2 hours ago, Ssscrudddy said:
Why did the OP say thanks smileypete re method 4?
Because, if you visit the page linked above, and then scroll down to "Method 4", you will see that David Small composed the following:
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5 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:
"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
Fantastic movie!
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10 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
Especially split rim truck types. Used to kill a few people every year in the UK before it was mandatory to do the initial inflation in a cage and people learned to stand well to one side.
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.
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43 minutes ago, WotEver said:
That’s quite common as the tyre inflates to several times its working pressure due to the hot air expanding. There’s a video on YouTube somewhere which shows how violently a truck tyre will explode when over-inflated.
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.
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14 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
Actually I doubt the diesel tank did explode because there is a definition of explosion...
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.
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1 minute ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
* I know a boater who has no sense of smell. Terrified of gas leaks as would not know about one.
Definitely get him / her to purchase and install, a leak detector.
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9 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
And if something does go wrong and someone gets injured or dies, we here all start looking around for someone to blame and to sue. I doubt that happens where you are!
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.)
12 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:A petrol engine boat HAD BEEN refuelled at the local marina, so the 'wife' started boiling the kettle, next thing - the boat explodes and the refuelling pontoon and pumps are in flames.
I am not familiar with this incident. But, surely the wife smelled the petrol fumes prior to making such a decision?
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6 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
Any thing to do with petrol on a boat is Bad News, and DIYers running petrol lines is almost as terrifying as them DIY extending their portable genrator exhausts.
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.
11 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:I suppose it's a clash of cultures. The UK is so very much more safty-conscious than much of Asia.
Mate, truer words have probably never been spoken.
2 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:Yes - and the quad-annually safety checks are much more involved and severe than those with a diesel engine.
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.
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1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:
Be very wary of the advice in the above post. Asia_Off_Grid does not seem to have considered the Boat Safety Scheme inspection and requirements or potential insurance ramifications. The part in red is highly dangerous as shown by the chap who did just that up in the lake district and killed his wife and I think daughter with CO gas.
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.?
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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.
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14 hours ago, WotEver said:
I recently implemented that feature on a forum that I run. It’s proved highly effective at stopping spammers in their tracks.
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.
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9 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
So it is 'read only' but there is a 'contributor usergroup'
Yes, there is still a 'contributor usergroup'. Look under any member's avatar, and you will see what usergroup their account is in.
3 minutes ago, David Mack said:Not any more there isn't. It only existed because Rich unintentionally set the permissions wrong.
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.
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1 minute ago, RichM said:
No, it's was and is now a closed forum as I imagine it's just intended to act as an "About us" page, nothing more. The only reason why some could post in it was because when I created the contributor usergroup, some of the permissions (of which there are many) were not set correctly.
I realized that after taking a moment to think about it. I corrected my post afterward, above.
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54 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
I may be being incredibly dense, but if a 'new member' poses a question, then no 'old members' (who could maybe provide the answer to the question) will ever see the question, let alone have the capability to answer it.
I'm under the impression that no members may post in that forum, any longer. It is for read only information.
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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.
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3 minutes ago, DHutch said:
Its worth noting as well, of all the boats on the system, only around 15 are steam powered. Most of them being modern pleasure craft like ours.
How long (far?) can your boat run on 1.5 tons of coal?
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9 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:
The site owner's family have a steam powered narrow boat.
That is actually what caused me to ask the question, viewing his boat website.
Thanks.
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I am obviously new to this forum, and to canal boating.
I have my first question regarding the main topic of this site.
Are most steam engines aboard boats coal fired, gas fired, or fired by other sources?
Thank you.
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9 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:
Yes, but you could before it got moved!
ONLY after I donated.
5 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:Well I cannot even see it let alone post in it :
Rich still has to address:
A warning to others...
in New to Boating?
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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.