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  1. Will be having two loos on the boat and am planning on using a cassette type for one and a composting loo for the other one.
  2. Thanks for all the advice. Got even more to think about now. Seems the ideal for us would be 57 by 12'6 with a chined bottom. Time to redraw the plans and try and fit everything in......again!
  3. I'm a Seasonal manager for B&Q and to be fair to the guy you spoke to, he probably wasn't far off. The homelite chainsaw mentioned is a decent quality tool for fairly regular use. However you get what you pay for in life and if you're going to be using one alot then you'll be better off with a stihl, mculloch or a ryobi. (i'm guessing at 55cc you bought a Ryobi?). I have a fair amount of Homelite garden tools and they've never missed a beat for me. We do also sell all the safety gear and if buying a chainsaw you should budget to spend at least the same again on kevlar chaps, helmet and gloves.
  4. Thanks for the replies. I think I'll forget the diesel electric ideas that have been rambling around upstairs in that case. I'm still very interested in going for a diesel genny as appose to the travel pack. I will have to look into the water heating idea further though. I was planning on going down the triple coil route in any case as the original plans are for heating and water provided by engine, back boiler and Webasto. If I go down the route of fitting a heat exchanger to the genny one of them is going to have to go, but which. The Webasto/eberspacher or the back boiler? It's not easy this boat designing lark is it?
  5. I appreciate that there are those on this forum that aren't that keen on widebeams, and to be honest my ideal new boat would be a 70ft narrowbeam. But this sadly is not to be as my wife has now decreed that with two small children and three cats our new home has got to be a widebeam. The shell will be colecraft and we can basically have any dimensions that we want. I have had many conversations with the builder and the current thinking is a 60' by 14' shell. We will be based on the trent so these dimensions should in theory be fine and our wanderings will probably be limted to the waterways of the east midlands and the north. However, on browsing through the apolloduck listings I could only find one boat with a 14' beam. The majority of the boats are 10' and a few at 12'6 and I'm thinking that there must be a good reason for this. Am I likely to run into difficulties with a 14' beamed boat? And if so would I be better reducing the beam to 13'6'' or even 12'6''? And also is it worth sacrificing the boats length to 57'6'' so we can get down the Calder and Hebble? I appreciate any replies as we are putting everything into the new boat and lifestyle and I want to get as much as I can right before we build. Ta for now.
  6. I have been reading the Electrolux travel pack topic with interest as I am in a similar situation to OP of that topic; i.e. Soon to be having a liveaboard boat built (as soon as the house sells!) and I have been recommended the the travel pack mated to a barrus 50. Rather than hijack that thread I'd like to ask a couple of questions here. Having guaged our needs the diesel gen route does seem to be the most sensible option and the internal engine room setup that I have on my current design would have enough space to fit both the barrus and the generator. However by doing this I would effectively be having two diesel engines on board so my question is this, is it feasable to have just the diesel generator and have propulsion coming from an electric motor? And if so would an electric motor be man enough for tidal river situations, and would going down this route affect the resale value of the boat should I wish to part with it in the future? Oh, and another thought, can the diesel generator be piped up to provide hot water in a similar setup to a normal engine? This would be of interest anyway as if i'm going to be running the generator for power it would be useful to have it providing hot water too. Many thanks. Paul
  7. We were planning on a 70ft tug for a liveaboard for two adults, two toddlers and three cats. We too started at 58' then went up to 65' then back to 62' and finally up to 70'. After many different layout designs we decided that we needed the extra space that 70' would give us. This was the plan up until a week ago, and has now changed. My missus still wasn't 100% comfortable with the amount of space with two toddlers so following a chat with the boat builder we are now going to have a......60' by 10' widebeam! Was quite surprised that there isn't any real additional cost from the builder by swapping from 70' narrow to 60' wide.
  8. The website quotes the main coil as being 28mm. From the look of the website they can supply a boiler with any size connections or coil that is required. They are mainly designed for solar heating systems which throws up another possibilty! http://www.lowimpact.org/acatalog/twin_and...0_diameter.html
  9. I have been pondering the heating design for our new boat and am still undecided which route to follow. As far as I can see the main options are:- Diesel boiler i.e. Webasto. Engine heating Immersion heater Solid fuel backboiler. All appear to have their own benefits depending on the situation. (and the associated drawbacks). The boat will be a liveaboard and there will be times when we are cruising but I imagine most of our time will be spent moored up. The ideal for me would to have the engine provide hot water when cruising, the back boiler during the winter, the webasto for convenience during the summer or if needed in the mornings before the fire is stoked and/or if away from a shore supply and the immersion for when hooked up. I have found a website that will supply a triple coil tank for an additional £50+VAT so in theory I could have all the systems installed and pick which ever one is needed at the time. Has anyone tried this and if so do you think it's worthwhile going to the extra expense?
  10. Oops, missed a comma out there. should read 70 foot, wide hatched..... Thanks for all the advice so far, we are moving into rented accomodation whilst the fit out is completed and I am really hoping 12 months will see it pretty much liveable. I have a decent fit budget and as I work for a certain DIY retailer i'm hoping that will help me come under. Also as I'm doing the fit pretty much next to the builders workshop, if I find something that I struggle with i'll try and get someone from the yard to help speed things up!
  11. Hi, first post on the forum although I've been lurking for a while. We are looking into having a boat built to use as a liveaboard. We've been round quite a few brokers to get the general feel of things. After seeing what your money gets you, we've opted to go down the sailaway route on a new build rather than refit an existing boat. The boat will have to accomodate myself and partner, two young children (4yrs and 12 months by the time I complete the fit), and three cats. After visiting numerous builders we have pretty much decided on canaltime at Shardlow, the boat we planned to go for was a 70 foot wide hatched trad Mike Christian with a yanmar 43hp. This will be supplied as an unlined sailaway and I am intending on fitting out the boat myself. The yard owner is happy to supply a fit out mooring for 12 months. We are just waiting to sell our house and we can go ahead and book a slot. However the plans have changed slightly with regards to the style of boat. The darkness at the top of the stairs has spotted a tug style boat in one of the many books I have acquired. This tug had a double bed under the tug deck and looks like quite a good solution to our needs. The problem is I don't know a huge amount about tugs and am having a little trouble finding any info on them, so if anyone can help i'd be hugely grateful. Is the bed under deck idea a practical solution? How long would the deck need to be( as i'm going to have to adjust the accomodation plans accordingly)? And finally where does the water tank go if we're going to put a bed under there? We're going to need about 200 gallons. Many thanks in advance. Oh and any other liveaboard advice you can throw our way would be much welcomed!
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