George and Dragon

By chance I was at Better Boating over the weekend. Their sign says 88p per litre...

A basic Fluke multimeter is £61 on Amazon. A new starter battery £??? Cheaper meters are available but I wouldn't like to rely on their readings

I can't be specific as I haven't taken your telly apart but the most common failure in switch mode power supplies is the electrolytic capacitors. Usually either blue or black components which ought to be be cylindrical with a flat end. If they've failed the end will be bulging as described by rusty

Possibly, but if that were the case why has it taken two years to show up? I'd start by looking for blown capacitors in the power supply.

This website might be useful - ETA you can pick a suitable capacity since you know the dimensions...

Just found the following text on another website <http://www.batterysupplies.be/en/products/starter-batteries> The starting battery is designed to deliver large bursts of power for a short time, as is needed to start an engine. Once the engine is started, the battery is recharged by the engine-driven charging system. Starting batteries are intended to have a low depth of discharge on each use. They are constructed of many thin plates with thin separators between the plates, and may have a higher specific gravity electrolyte to reduce internal resistance.

Probably because they don't understand the application. All your starter battery on a boat does is turn the starter motor and perhaps the bilge pump. On a vehicle it also runs all sorts of accessories which mean the manufacturer specifies Ah as well as CCA

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From memory there is a chippy.

Thanks Nick. Sorted now

ty ETA: Sadly I just see a login page

Is this offer still open? My daughter has asked me to 'help' install shore power and an inverter on her boat. I haven't seen the vessel so have no idea what this is going to entail. Any boat sparks in the Reading area?

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I was wrong then

I have met many managers who prove the point. I've also met managers who do know how things are done. They are generally far better managers than their cousins who just manage.

You may not. I worked in the building trade for a while...

I got a 404 error when I clicked the link. Try http://www.nbmarineservices.co.uk/thepaintshed/narrowboat-painting.htm instead

It was filled in and built over in Huddersfield. I very much doubt that happened to the Rochdale.

Indeed. However, I do recall all the works that had to be undertaken to reinstate the Hudds Narrow as described in post 44.

A description of the Hudds Narrow, not the Rochdale, I think.

Birmabright is a special case perhaps although, to be fair, once you point out to MOT testers that it's the aluminium that's corroded and the seat belt anchors are on solid steel they have to look for another reason to fail the vehicle.

I have a small hole in the filler cap which I take to be the breather

Which, if the manufacturer is to be believed, wouldn't happen if you used Fertan. However, Fertan is supposed to be rinsed off after 24 hours; I haven't sufficient knowledge of the chemistry to understand why.

And a surveyor ought to have insurance to cover against such an eventuality. I assume that your offer is subject to survey. I've only bought one boat but that was certainly the case.

If the boat is that fragile surely the owners won't want to have it taken out of the water for a survey to be done