Martinb

Any ideas how i can do that?

Afternoon. We have a 12v shoreline fridge freezer model RR47ACC. The freezer box seal has split and i am to source a replacement. Have tried shorelines website but the parts are limited. Any ideas?

Morning all. We are in the process of assessing our options and looking to whether now is a good time to change our Narrowboat for something newer and more future proof to our needs. We had her valued last year and with the work we have done and the current climate we are looking at a higher price than what we bought her at. Our current narrowboat was our first and we have had her for 5 years. She was built in 1973 therefore more on the older side of boats. She is in very good condition however and has had work done inside and painted outside. She was partially overplated prior to us getting her but this was done well so no issues were identified on the last survey. One of the aspects we are considering is that our insurance is up for renewal in April this year and we are currently with Craftinsure. They wavered the need for a survey last year but will require one this year. If we are looking to change our boat it would seem sensible that the survey is paid and arranged by anyone wishing to purchase the boat and therefore are there any insurers that would insure without a survey or at least would not need one only 5 years down the line. I am aware that 5-7 years seems to be the norm with older boats and surveys but it would be helpful to understand if there is any wriggle room in this to allow us time to explore all our options. Thanks in advance

thanks for all the comments, more food for thought.

Thanks, worth a thought. I was suggested AGMs as they are better at discharging and general maintenance? Thanks will take a read through

Appx 3 years max. Sadly we were incorrectly advised on charger settings and they have slowly been ruined over the last few years.

Happy New Year All! We are in the process of looking to replace 3 leisure batteries and are considering AGM batteries. We currently have 120AH leisure's which are no longer holding their charge. We have shoreline when not out and about but also in addition run solar 200w in total. As always the standard google searches provide a wealth (or not) of suggestions and the more you look the more confusing it becomes. I am therefore looking for suggestions as to a good AGM battery to meet our needs that doesn't cost the earth. (ideally) Thanks in advance Martin

Hi bizzard, ok looks like we have around a 6-7"pulley. How easy is it to change the pulley? The shaft that the pulley sits on goes through the back of the engine behind the boxes steps. Is this simply pulled out of the engine and another pulley put on or do we need to be moving the engine forward to put a new pulley over the end? Sorry we are not experienced mechanics so the terminology may not be 100%. I assume then we need to increase the belt size to the alternator?

Hi Tony, we are on the wey, due to be back sunday then on and off over the next week

I do recall this being mentioned before so will check,

We never see it go.above around 63% We normally start between 55 and 60%

The smartguage is showing 61% charged and the volt shows 12.8 with engine running I think we perhaps need someone with electrical knowledge to take a good look and see if there is anything that doesnt look right or isnt working as it should. We have limited knowledge of these things so are a little blind to all this.

Yes we have a meter like this. It never drops throughtout a journey. The engine has been running now for a couple of hours and its around 13 at the moment, not the greatest dial to get a accurate reading. They only time we ever see it any lower is when we have gone from our marina on hook up and then out with fully charged batteries. Normally for a odd weekend we dont notice it but we are out on the thames currently and have seen a difference in what power we have despite 5+hours cruising a day.

Pass sorry my technical knowledge is limited

True, friends on another boat can run there boat for 2 days with no charge and have all manner of electrial items on board, microwave, large tv coffee machine. We can only dream of such luxuries ?