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I did this experiment last winter, turning the gas central heating off and just using smokeless coal in the multi-fuel stove at home. It’s placed quite centrally so that it does actually heat the whole house quite effectively. This was when energy was at it’s most expensive, and I worked out I spent nearly the same in coal compared to gas saved. So I only saved a little - perhaps £100. Now that energy prices have dropped a bit and coal is a bit more expensive, I doubt I’d save anything now. Burning wood would be a non starter in this experiment as it’s considerably more expensive per kw/h compared to smokeless coal…..I’d probably have been £1000 out of pocket if I’d tried it with wood. An open fire would also be a non starter…..they are only something like 25% efficient whereas a stove is 80% efficient.

I found them here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733368/domestic-burning-consultation-ia.pdf

Around a quarter the amount compared to seasoned or kiln dried wood, and way way less than unseasoned wood.

A glance on google reveals very few options. SONOS have a device called a boost that looks like it runs on 5 volts so you could get a small step down transformer to run it from 12v. Other than that wifi boosters seem to all plug direct into 240v sockets. My Huawei b535 has very powerful wifi.....I get a signal outside at the very stern of the boat even though the router is at the front of the boat, inside a steel cabin!

DEFRA tells you though https://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/fuel-details.php?id=27

Yes, it's spectacular.

I reckon it's about 45hrs cruising to get there and back, so agreed, he'd literally have to travel from dawn to dusk to do it in three days. I love long day cruising, but even I would draw the line at dawn to dusk cruising in June...or more specifically 4:46am - 9:40pm! In that case I'd give it a go if your crew are willing!

Llangollen, although as mentioned you'll be hard pressed to make the aquaduct and back in 4 days. However as it's June and the days are long I'd say it's possible as long as you turn as soon as you cross the aquaduct in the entrance to the Llangollen feeder. You'll have to average 12 hours cruising a day though and ideally have crew for locks.

Exactly.

Just tell them you're using it for heating.

Agreed. To the OP, leave no stone unturned….get the baffle plate out and shine a light up the chimney and go outside and look down it to confirm there is no restriction. Check all rope seals and glass for condition….on a 9 year old stove they’ll probably need replacing if they haven’t already.

Quite an achievement, but he didn't have to get on and off the boat and deal with stiff lock gates or swing bridges!

No, I’d just get another MIFI device that can be powered from USB if I was you as you already have USB power available. Just keeps things simple! Or you could try removing the battery (assuming it’s easily accessible) and seeing if it will run off USB power alone.

I put the wrong link in. Should have been this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154964822532?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kF-Pw2gqSvK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=DxlPIgDkRra&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Edited my original post to correct.

You could get a small WIFI device and just hang it in a window for less cost. What you propose is good and will perform better than a WIFI device in the window. That model of Poynting antenna will plug straight into the Huawei B535. You could just plug the B535 into a 240v plug with the supplied power supply. Obviously that requires your inverter to be on. As the B535 actually runs on 12v, I prefer to run it direct from the boat's 12v system. To do this safely you need to use one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314575275471?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qvcqqyobsg-&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=DxlPIgDkRra&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY to ensure the router isn't destroyed the 14.2 volts the system might get up to when the engine is running. To connect it to the voltage regulator you could just cut the wire off the mains transformer and wire that to the 12v converter, but that renders your mains transformer useless so I bought this from ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351319811869?var=620459416696 the 2.1mm plug is the exact model of dc plug the B535 uses. That's all there is to it!

The other method I've seen to keep roller blinds against the side of the boat is to have a length of invisible fishing line secured vertically down each side of the blind. You then screw eyelets into each side of the lower bar on the roller blind and thread the vertical line through the eyelets so the blind is guided up and down the wall and doesn't fall away from it. It works very well and you can usually modify any old blind using this technique.

Yet you still frequent this forum if it's that bad?......🤷‍♂️

Facebook groups are great for keeping up with community goings on, but you won't find the depth of technical knowledge that you get on this forum.

A MAXVIEW internet setup uses 4G/5G network, no satellites involved!

A leaking calorifier coil could have various symptoms depending on the specifics of your setup. One scenario might be that it won't leak while the domestic water system is pressurised (ie while the water pump is on) but does so slowly when it's off....perhaps even back filling your domestic water tank in the bow if the header tank is high enough. This could account for the total lack of evidence of a water leak. In the absence of any other evidence, It might be worth isolating or bypassing the calorifier coil just to rule it out.

As a thought experiment….What would a coastal marine broker choose to sell….a RIB, a motor cruiser, a racing Yacht, a sloop? It’s probably a tricky question to answer as all customers are different. I suspect most brokers would say ‘any boat that is correctly priced’ as I’m sure their worst nightmare is a seller who insists their boat is worth £20k more than it is and sits on brokerage for months.

Good point. On the beta 30 (Kubota 3 cylinder) an external header tank is optional. The engine has a built in tank like below. To @BlueStringPudding some photos might help.

A leak in the calorifier heat exchanger coil? This would drop the header tank as you use hot water from the taps. Or maybe an external leak on a skin tank?

I heard it’s because they’re made from bits and pieces.