caroline louise

🤣 yeah.. I did wonder that when I posted the photo… I didn’t know that stoves had measurements in kW. Does that tell you how hot they make the place? Thank you. This is really helpful. Especially that you ditched the boatman.. Thank you. This is really helpful. Going to read again in slower time. Thank you. This is super helpful. More food for thought

Hi all I have a 57ft by 10ft widebeam with a boatman stove in the corner at the bow. It really doesn’t heat the space. The stove is very small. I am wondering whether replacing it with a bigger one would make a difference or whether I need to move it. I am trying to avoid this as there is nowhere obvious for it to go.. thank you, caroline

Hi all I have just bought a new boat off someone who only used it to cruise every summer. It has a 240v fridge on it, a 240v water pump and a webasto heating system. It has a good set of solar panels that charge up the batteries very quickly. So, when the sun is out, mid morning, I can run the heating no problem. However, with it not being summer - and there not being much sun right now - I find that if I put on the heating, (which requires the water pump to be on) when I get back from work and it's dark - it runs down the battery in no time at all and the heating goes off automatically. I am not bothered about the fridge, which just eats energy, so I switch that off. And I also don't watch TV. Its just the heating - that I would like in the evenings. I run the engine on tick over for a couple of hours but it doesn't help much at all. Would changing to a 12v water pump make a big difference and use much less energy, as I wouldn't have to put the inverter on? thanks, Caroline

Hi everyone, I am in the process of buying a boat. it's in a boatyard and they took the diesel out of the engine to polish it and said it's not worth polishing as it looks like this: does this suggest there is a serious problem with the engine? Should I look for another boat? thanks,