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  1. It's this one, Jen I haven't the space for the conventional (integrated) LPG cooker - a Vanette 5000 with matching 4-burner hob, if anyone wants it. I couldn't get a clear answer from Harworth's!! Boatyard was too relaxed about its fitting (I've seen a number of non-compliant installations) - I want to get this right (Lindy Lou fatality) - it's a big investment that involves creating a new hole in the roof for the flue.
  2. Aah... didn't realise that it might advance the BSC. Thanks LadyG. Basically, it's a newly-acquired narrowboat that has previously been used for leisure purposes. I know there's a problem with perishing rubber hoses out of the gas locker, want to remove the existing oven & hob, and replace with LPG hob/grill and (probably) Bubble multi-fuel stove with oven pod. I need an engineer quickly to resolve the immediate safety issue and disconnections but also want advice on the installation of the stove/oven. I've used the sheet (thanks Jen) extensively, coupled with instructions from the Bubble manufacturer. My question - which even Harworth Engineering can't clearly answer - is that there is a requirement for the tile/air-gap/calcium silicate board sandwich appears to be required to extend 200mm above the top of the stove. Now, a Bubble with oven is 820mm tall and sits on a plinth/hearth and is, say, 80mm from the sandwich under the gunwale. What I want advice on is what happens with a wood-panelled tumblehome? can I clad the tumblehome and underside of the gunwale with silicate board (which will involve exposed joints) or do I have to move the whole stove installation toward the centre of the cabin so that I have a single vertical sandwich that is about 1.1 metres high? Jen, you're observation that HETAS engineers also serve houses equally applies to Gas Safe engineers. That's why I made the appeal on this forum - in the hope I can find someone you undertands BSS regs and can advise on both aspects.
  3. Thanks, everybody. I did check the BSC register but ignored Richard because he was listed as Bradford. The next inspection's not until 2023, but I will be enhancing systems and re-arranging the interior with the intention of living aboard. I was hoping I could find an engineer with certification from Gas Safe but also from HETAS as I intend to replace and relocate the stove on the narrowboat.
  4. Hello guys, Does anyone know / recommend an accredited engineer who can advise on a new stove installation and replace perished LPG supply tubing? Narrowboat mooring at TInsley marina. thks.
  5. Builder was Paul Widdowson who, I believe, has a good reputation
  6. I don't know, David - cabin bilge is dry; ballast is unbroken paving slabs; shell was fabricated by Paul Widdowson
  7. ? water line is far from parallel with the rubbing strake - it's closer to being parallel with the base plate Aah.. I will check that out - thanks. Could be full/empty water tank - only 1600 engine hours so has sat around a lot.
  8. Mmm... interesting comments, Dave. I do intend to remove any ballast incrementally, check the change in displacement at both bow & stern, and take a short cruise to examine the effect on handling. Out of my depth (sic) on the questions: it has a beta 35 and the boatyard are suggesting I change the existing prop for a Michigan, but that's because they feel the thrust is poor - can find out the spec. Don't have any spec re the water tank but I would guess it's not 'large' because the well-deck is relatively low (thus the issue with the scupper) and covers the bow thruster as well as the water tank. The measurement I tool was with a full water tank.
  9. Effluent tank is being removed (in favour of a composting toilet) which will help lift the stern. Coal will be kept in a tender. Anyone give me a view on whether they think the boat is bow up?
  10. Hi LadyG. It would be laid on the original marine plywood which is current covered in B&Q lino & laminate. Take your point on flexing and hope I can compensate with a pliable bedding/grout. Will check out Armtico though - thks.
  11. Thanks BEngo. I want to raise the stern by say 2-3 inches which will give me draught clearance for the Lancaster/Llangollen canals and if the bow dips I will also be extracting ballast at the front of the cabin. Stove movement will affect lateral trim but I've got some compensating rearrangement of the interior - and access 'hole' to the base plate if needed. Hull is being epoxy-blacked and hard-topped this week.
  12. That's what comes of years of reading this blog ? Slate floor will extend over the whole cabin length and so the 0.25 tonne load will be dissipated Wasn't involved with the loading of the boat (in Wiltshire) - pic was taken at Goole where she was put in the water. I did find out that the stern line had been left out on the stern ? - never mind about it being caught in the prop - it would have been the trailer's wheels
  13. Just retired and have made living aboard a narrow boat my first project, having spent three years hiring and longer researching the idea - found this forum a valuable resource for understanding customs and technicalities, so thank you. Recently acquired a (2003) 52' semi-trad 'leisure boat' which is currently undergoing repaint and renewal/rectification work. I plan to reorganise the interior, including laying a slate floor, creating a walk-through shower-room, and re-siting the stove. The first job will be to remove ballast adjacent to the engine room bulkhead to lighten the rear end - she has five inches of water above the uxterplate and a draught at the skeg of 2 feet 5 inches. The photo suggests to me the boat is bow-up but the scuppers are only 4 inches above the water-line (the cabin door is raised 6 inches above the well-deck). Current displacement is 14.5 tonnes. Opinions welcome!
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