Quattrodave

What ever you build / have built is going to be a compromise, my guess is a massive compromise but hey, what do I know.... Hire a marine architect and pays your money... TBH you're gonna need one to get it's certification...

For the last 3 months published data on the Great Ouse seems to be all over the place, levels reading really high when they're pretty normal etc... Also saw it the other way, data said normal but water was over the bank and racing past....

With all the strikes and delays on the trains my bet is that no trains would actually need the sliding bridge...

This is sounding much harder work than it should be... A number of solutions spring to mind... 1. As Tony said, drill straight through and use wood screws into battens behind. 2. As a previous plan, pop rivets, use blind stainless rivets, drill straight through to the correct size & hire or borrow a battery or air pop rivet gun. 3. As again previously mentioned, tap and machine screw. Drill straight through with the correct drill for chosen tap. Most battery drills have screw driver torque setting with is great for tapping, use Temaxol for drilling and tapping. 4. Rivnuts, again you'll need to drill straight through to correct size first, squeeze in rivnuts wind in machine screws. 5. Nuts, again drill straight through but you'll likely need somone else in the inside to hold the nut and wind in machine screws....

Out of interest, do you remember what you used?

Why do want to stare at the mud & trolleys? I'd have thought a camera and a screen would have been much cheaper and safer...

A peugeot engine I worked on recently had to have the tach sensor screwed in a specific amount to geta stable reading. With engine running I wound it in by hand till second person shouted the rev counter was working IIRC I went a further 1.5 turns before it was stable, then tightened the lock nut... I believe to test with a multi meter you'd need it set to AC. Personally I'd use the tach sensor over alternator, once working would be accurate and reliable...

Samsung do they're own repairs and they will come to you. I had a phone repaired a few months ago after I dropped and it broke the screen. Came to me where I was working that day, the little guy sat in the back of his van, stripped and re built the phone in just over an hour... IIRC it was a little over £100 Edit: but yours should be under warranty if its not deemed damage...

I used lino on my bathroom/ shower ceiling, water proof, hard-wearing and wipe clean...

My first thought when I saw the pictures was 'Which nob designed that, and which nob built it...' The most honest sentence I've read in a long time, well said!!! Until relatively recently this was the general consensus, but hydrothermal vents were discovered thousands of meters under the sea supporting complete eco systems cut-off from everything else. TBH the organisms that live there are often referred to as extremophiles due to the environment they thrive in previously though unable to support life....

Installed a number of these, keep the heater unit it's self bin everything else. Start by remaking positive and negative in the wiring loom with decent spec cable & decent connector. Marine fuel pipe: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/10168/Eberspacher_Marine_ISO7840_Fuel_Pipe_Kit_6_Meters.html Fuel filter with tap: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/912/Webasto_Marine_Fuel_Filter.html Exhaust pipe: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/10122/Marine_Exhaust_Silencer_with_lagging_24mm_2m_lg.html Extra exhaust lagging: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/803/Exhaust_Lagging_Sleeve_22-24mm_for_marine_520C.html Skin fitting: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/12347/Eberspacher_Stainless_Steel_Exhaust_Skin_Fitting_(Angled)_to_fit_24mm_ID_Exhaust_pipe_with_gaskets.html Mount: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/5212/Webasto_Universal_Mount_Bracket_.html Hot air pipe: https://www.melloronline.co.uk/Heater_Installation_Accessories_/10677/Eberspacher_PAP_60mm_Paper_/_aluminimum_/_paper_air_pipe_per_a_metre.html That's just a basic install, you'll also need some way to get the diesel out of the tank (usually a stand pipe), hot air pipe lagging and adaptors...

Thanks for your reply, that's a fair comment, I should have added some detail there... I'm currently using an Inhand IR302 4G router, some models have 2 cellular SMA connectors but mine only has one. Currently has 1 tiny cellular antenna but wouldn't mind upgrading it if possible, I'd quite happily spend £80 ish but no idea what I'm looking at when it comes to 4g antenna. Granted it's s not the fastest router in the world (although better than my smart phone) but so far very reliable & stable, natively runs from between 9 and 36 volts with very low power consumption...

Cheers Tony, TBH after Internet searching it was down to the MT3 or an Ultraflex unit, both around the same price. A friend swears I should buy a Kobelt unit but at £1300 they can go swing 🤣

Can I ask what external antennas you recommend. Any companies you'd recommend to purchase them from??

Afternoon all, Working on the project boat today. I've taken the morse mt2 control apart as it's stiff, notchy & generally feels awful and that's without any cables connected 😁 There looks to be loads of wear on all the parts, one of the forward dogs is so badly worn that it misses forward gear half the time... Anyway doesn't look to be any service parts available so was looking to replace it with the Morse MT3 but then wondered if there was anything better available?? I don't mind paying more for better quality parts... Thanks Dave Edit: I've already ordered replacement teleflex cables so they will be brand new...