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Boater Sam

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  2. What current rating is the circuit breaker that trips please?
  3. That's alright then, I can ignore it all? Why is there a distinction for the BSSC? I am well versed in the effects of galvanic corrosion. When is an advisory to be taken seriously?
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  5. Oh dear I will have to change my alternator, engine, all batteries and the starter motor if the examiner ever finds out that they are connected to the hull.
  6. It would of been better to give us the full story at the off. The fact that you messed with it and it brewed up when you turned the water off was very relevant. The fact that this is an open flue venting into the boat is also highly relevant for your well being.
  7. You have a fault in the diaphragm chamber or the tiny airways leading into it. That is why the burner stayed on. Often its limescale in the holes. Why is an exchange no good to you? I don't understand.
  8. Can you fix it as in my post #25? I've done loads like this, it could be one of mine! But they don't usually fail in the same place.
  9. Thank you, yes its the Herald. Incidentally I have been told it is out here ('pines ) as a Manila ferry, true or myth? Myth, scrapped in 1988.
  10. That reminds me of the Herald of Free Enterprise.
  11. Use a remote door bell thingy to sound the horn.
  12. I just ignore the brown stain on the cabin side and go away for winter. It doesn't look half as bad when I get back in spring.
  13. Geothermal, though it does impede cruising somewhat. Depleted Uranium is quite cheap, it has sufficient after glow to keep you warm for 250,000 years.
  14. Blame the parents, kids start out as a blank canvas. We all did daft things as kids but those that survived had a sense of danger instilled by parents and were allowed to take calculated risks. That's how we learnt to deal with the world. Now kids learn from games on screens and think that they can just call up an extra life.
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  16. Its not so far to jump a narrow lock, its the landing properly on the other side that is difficult. Seen it done in Gas St and its scary.
  17. My big rear hatch is like a semi when open. It runs on nylon studs on stainless rails, I have tried rollers and don't like the sudden stops when at the end of travel, they run a bit too freely for me. They tend to shoot forward when you hit something. As it is heavy to open from inside and would be a problem when it rains, getting the engine room wet, I put a normal size sliding hatch on top of the big one for the best of both worlds. I can stand inside the doors with a poncho completely covering the hatch if cruising in the rain is necessary. Very happy with it, I will copy it onto my next boat. It occured to me that this is an ideal way to convert a semi trad to full trad. There are lots of semis that have bad rusting in the rear and too many doors, they sell cheaper than proper trads. Can't do a pix, far too far away!
  18. There are a few forum members who could just breath on it.................................................... You need a decent crimping plier too.
  19. If Hawkesbury appeals you could go on into Coventry, very industrial.
  20. Wrong, so very wrong. + Bolt to Battery + (Via isolator switch.) W to rev counter IND ( small tag in the socket of 3 with the spring clip ) to the ignition warning light. Whether this is the wire you found is another matter, check where it goes. Body of alternator will be - battery connected via engine earth strap. If that doesn't work, come back. Sam.
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