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@Chris John thank you for sharing this. This is very interesting. This machine looks to have been a very affordable price (£239 at Currys), particularly when compared with the alternatives (£400 to £500). Sadly I cannot find any for sale at the moment, apart from a second hand one in Scotland on eBay

Found an interesting Rhino model for $25 https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/watercraft/recreational/sifi-interior-asset

I do have the packages listed and feel most at home in AutoCAD, so, indeed my intention was to draw my own elevation of the boat if I cannot find an example/starting point. I was asking, on the off chance that there was a drawing very similar to my boat in someone's possession - Pinder and others made loads of my style of boat for hire fleets up and down the country.

Happy lockdown everyone! I have seen an old post on this forum for AutoCAD drawings, but that post was around 15 years ago and there was not much in the way of useful content, so I am starting a new thread. I am after a CAD drawing or 3D model of a narrowboat similar to mine, so I can mock up a new painting design. This same resource could be hugely valuable to others i imagine. Does anyone have any of the following: 1. AutoCAD (.dwg, .dxf etc) AutoCAD drawings for narrowboats? 2. Vector based drawings for narrowboats (for Adobe Illustrator)? 3. 3D files for Rhino 3D or Fusion 360

Hi @Slim, I am in no particular rush - we have a washing machine where we are moored and I will wait until i am sure I have the right washing machine before ordering.

Thank you, this is good news for me, as my inverter is 1250W, so it will operate this washing machine. Great, thanks again!

Hi @DaveP - what size inverter do you have? Do you know if your machine has any anomalous spikes of peak power (similar to post #67 above)?

Hi @jetzi thank you very much for this very detailed information. This is really useful and possibly saved me £450. Very interesting indeed. It is, however disappointing and means my search continues. I had a thought about buying a decent second hand washing machine and disconnecting the heater element, but assume this would also mean shorting a temperature sensor or two - has anyone else attempted this?

On the off chance, i contacted Midland Chandlers, who said the following: "Thank you for contacting us with your question on the candy washing machine, we would say the power consumption on a cold wash would be around 500w, I hope this helps but if you have any other questions please come back to me."... Still waiting for Candy to respond.

Emailed them this morning, lets see if they respond...

Not very cheap, but this new 4kg Candy washing machine at Midland Chandlers has a "Cold wash button" They claim is has a maximum power consumption of 1600W - i assume this is with the electrical heating element on... i wonder what the peak consumption might be on a cold wash...?

Thanks - can you please share your washing machine model number?

Thanks @doratheexplorer, we are connected to shore power through the winter/colder months, so I think this will not be a major problem for us. We cruise during the summer and this is the reason i am trying to select a washing machine that can operate off the inverter.

Thanks for the link, sadly there is no information on peak power consumption when operating a cold wash...? I assume this includes the heater? What i am most interested in, is what this machines peak power consumption is on a cold wash.

Hi @jetzi, thank you for your response. I would be very grateful indeed if you could measure the peak/surge and continuous power consumption. I am most interested in this machine, as it seems to be the most suitable for my limited inverter output and looks like a decent machine I can rely on.

I dont suppose therefore, that you can verify the referenced 400W on a cold wash?

Thanks for sharing - do you know the peak power consumption when doing a cold wash?

Cruising the cut estimate the peak load to be 400W on their blog, which seems ideal...https://cruisingthecut.co.uk/2019/01/28/vlog-161-soap-on-the-water/

Really like the look of this one, but cant find any technical data to see if it will work on my Multiplus (rated at 1300W) - does anyone have any data on this unit? Ideally looking for an auto, front loading machine that has a cold wash function and has a peak power consumption of less than 1300W...

Do you have a model number or similar that you can share please?

VA, my mistake

Our washing machine has just died and we need a new one. For the past we have relied on using the washing machine only while connected to shore power. However, i wondered if it was possible/sensible to buy a new washing machine that I can use off grid, powered by my inverter - I have a Victron Multiplus 1600W inverter. Due to this limited output, i assume i want a machine that can do cold washes? Any advice on a suitable/recommended washing machine to suit the above?

Good ideas, cheers

My boat has a really solid Yale lock on the rear doors, when the lock closes, a pin grips the lock and the doors remain solidly shut. Problem is, we didnt get keys from pervious owner - so want to replace like for like - does anyone know where to buy these from?

I am not sure yet what the issue was. I have purchased a tester as suggested and will use it to carry out some measurements in time.