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The question I wanted the answer to was whether or not it was safe to sleep with these heaters on, nothing to do with power requirements, that was a side issue introduced by someone else. I could see no reason why it would not be safe but asked in case of something I knew nothing about. As to power requirements, that will be a case of try it and see.

To go back to the original question, the route I would recommend to the single handed is the river Thames. The locks, even the manual ones, are much easier to work than on the canals and are often manned by lock keepers.

Thanks for the quick replies. My leisure battery is 230ah, the heater has 2 settings and I would be using the lower setting when left on all night. The only draw on the battery would be the fan for the heater and probably a little for the control system. I’ve no idea what this would amount to but I guess it should be well within the battery’s capacity.

My boat has a hot air blower heater running on gas. Is it safe to leave this on all night? The heater vents outside the boat and I have 2 CO detectors, one in the cabin and one close to the actual burner.

New pump from eBay solved the problem. Easy job (but be careful not to lose the single tiny screw which holds the pump in place).

My apologies to all who have offered advice and all those who have wasted their time reading this thread. The toilet is indeed electric. Fuse appears ok so it’s either the pump or the switch.

Thanks for the replies. After searching more I now think I do have an electric flush. I had assumed it was manual because of the spring under the flush button making it feel as though I was pumping water and the fact that the electric pump made no noise. I am not on the boat at the moment but will search around for a fuse when I return in a few days.

So you have actually fixed it before? I’ve only had the boat a year and it worked perfectly till now. I might as well have at least one go at fixing it before I give in.

All the info I can find refers to toilets with an electric flush, mine is a manual flush. I have just refilled the flushing tank (with some of the pink stuff mixed in) but pumping the switch produces no flushing water. The toilet has been empty all winter so maybe the pump needs priming, or maybe something is broken. The spring under the pump is ok and pumping feels ok too but no water produced Photo of the pump/switch below. Can anyone point me in the right direction or I’m going to have to take a jug of water with me when I need to go?

Forgot to mention, boat does have a galvanic isolator.

Not a problem with an aluminium boat. The prop does have a small cone anode but this is still ok after 2 years.

Thanks for all the info. I currently have 3 deckboards, the centre one is rectangular and wouldn’t be too much of a problem, but the two outer ones taper slightly towards the rear of the boat and each have a curve on one corner. As I would really like neat boards I think I’ll try to find a professional to cut them for me from a template. Incidentally, the boat is aluminium and 20 years old and shows no signs of corrosion. No anodes needed either.

I intend to replace the deck boards on my cruiser stern NB with buffalo board or Hexagrip. How easy is it to cut the boards to shape? The suppliers I’ve found on line will only cut straight lines and only a rectangular shape (ie with 90 degree angles). I need to cut curves for the rear corners. Also, does anyone know of a supplier close to Swindon?

Thanks for the quick reply. By bellows type I mean it is sort of concertina like. I am near Oxford and would like to pick one up tomorrow if possible.

I need to replace the hose which takes the coolant from the engine to the skin tank. (It might be tank back to engine, I’m not sure) It is the lower of the 2 hoses from Nanni engine to the skin tank. Just below the hose is the coolant drain plug. Can someone tell me how much coolant I will need to catch when I drain it. My engine is the 3 cylinder Nanni, 21hp. I don’t really want all the coolant in the bottom of the boat. Also, any ideas where I could get a new hose, the hoses to and from the skin tank are bellows type, but I don’t suppose they have to be.