bmp

Maybe a Christmas idea for me then !! Everyone keeps asking what I want.

It has a BSS certificate - I have seen a copy of it in the Manual that was passed over to me with the boat.It runs out at the end of 2019 or early 2020. You would hope so. Everything else in the boat is labelled up really well. Battery isolators etc etc.... I just cant see the one for the fuel tap.

that is what I was thinking. Hopefully I have just missed it. The pipes I have checked all run above the tank and around to the engine. The are 2 fuel filters and both are above the engine. There is also a feed which goes off to a Webasto boiler / heater.

apologies in advance for the stupid question (and yes I know I should use the search facility) .... Why buy this type of windlass compared to any other ? Are they better ? easier to use ? I am new to this so apologies for the stupid question.

I assume if the boat passed its boat safety certificate it must have the tap fitted?

Yes - I agree. That is why I was asking as I assume there must be one (or 2) taps. Will take a closer look. Would they be stupid enough to build a new boat without the fuel taps ? It is probably me being dim and not looking properly - but I couldn't see one and will be amazed if it doesn't have them.

I assumed there should be one but I couldn't see it. Even as I typed this I am thinking that from a safety point of view I really should know where that is !! I am back home now but will look next week when I go back to the boat.

Hi Everyone. A quick question. Do all boats have fuel taps to turn off the fuel to the engine? I got my boat in August and it had just been serviced. Not done many hours in it since so the service is not due yet but I am I just preparing myself ready for when I do the service in the next month or 2. The boat is 3 years old and has about 450 hours on the clock. My engine is a Canaline 42 - exactly the same as this one in this youtube video. The bit where he is going to change the fuel filter he turns off the taps for the fuel - 2 minutes 39 into the video. I have followed the fuel lines back from the filter on my boat all the way back to the tank and I cannot see any fuel taps anywhere. Should I have them? Maybe I am just not looking properly. If I dont have them should I get them added? Can I change the filter without turning the fuel off? Worried about it pouring out everywhere !! Thanks in advance for any help. BMP

Not a big fan of spiders !! Will gladly evict any I find in there !

Thanks Jen for the detailed reply ?? I am am glad I asked the “stupid” question now.

No - it is just the photo not showing it up very well. It is still silver and not painted. But good advice for the future. I am sure I would have just painted over it !

Will try that next weekend and see if I can turn it around. Thanks again for the help and advice.

Looks like mine is pointing backwards. Can it be turned around? If not I will take your advice on the detergent bottle.

Just checked a photo and yes mine does have a hole / vent in it. I hadn't noticed that. Thanks for your help.

No mine just looks like a nut on the top and can't see any holes or vents. I will have to look closer when I go back at the weekend.

Glad I asked now - I would never have worked that out !! Thanks both for the quick replies.

Morning all ... I have searched through the old posts but can't find the answer to this..... apologies if I haven't looked properly. Why do some dollies have a nut or a stud on the top and some dont? I have 2 on the back of my boat and one has a nut or a stud on the top and one doesnt. What is the stud bit for? Sorry if that is a stupid question !! Not important - just wondering what it was for. Thanks. BMP

I am new here so apologies if I give you wrong information. I had a similar issue a few weeks ago and after reading some old posts on here decided to check the pressure on the accumulator. There is an air valve like on a car tyre. When I pressed that no air came out. I used a car foot pump and put some air back in it and it has worked fine since. I also noticed that the taps now run more steadily without pulsing - which I assume is how it should have worked in the first place. BMP