Robbo

Looks more like it's destined for space with all that tin foil

Most of users don't under stand all those checks, but understand a counter with more numbers means more likely to have more issues (whether true or not)

Put a red armband around your left arm, and a green on the other The middle one looks to fed after the inverter, I presume if you flip the dual 16amp breaker all the electric goes off. What the top is for is anyone's guess, does it do anything if you flip the breakers to off? Does it light when on shore or running the gen? This things can be re-wired from standard and usually only one of those panels would be used so to really figure it out you should ask the previous owner or get someone who's comfortable with electrics to figure it out to really have a look.

Glad I'm not the only one

From the LED's lit it looks like the panel above the rotary is fed after the Inverter? Is it the 16A dual breaker that trips? As breakers work from downstream it doesn't make sense why it should trip. What is the AC top panel for and is the reverse polarity LED on?

Sounds like computer automated email/stuff.

I would do a manual confirmation to confirm SOC, once the charging amps have reached below 3-5.

Yes but a horseboat can navigate due to having a engine (horse) The "discount for unpowered butties" has been there for a while I believe. I know CRT allow unpowered craft as that other shed guy piano raft is unpowered and I believe the engine he uses is himself.

Don't they have to be licenced with another craft and kept together?

There's no reasonable hours for a boat. A boat could be sat in a marina with electric and only cruise every weekend and have that many hours, or a boat could sit in a marina without electric not cruise and have 3 times more hours on the clock due to generating electric, or a boat could be sat in a marina and be used leisurely and only have around 600hrs on the clock.

1, cooling is important, normal alternators are not designed for putting out the amps for long periods. 2, I would look at 120-170amp alternator 3, Not worth the money on a low amp alternator - they work by increasing the voltage on older alternators. It will also make your alternator work harder (if your alternator doesn't have a decent voltage output already), but your alternator already struggles putting out the amps anyhow! 3!, A large bank or small bank you still have to put in what you took out and with a larger alternator a large bank will be able to take more amps in the bulk stage. If you use little you may be already charging okay as the symptons above where the amps drop down to 5amps sounds like your batteries are nearly full, where are you getting the 80% from - that's probably the thing thats off.

What about this one?

Only if the BSS man went in the canal

That’s RCD

My boat was originally done like this with the double glazing basically siliconed onto the steel. The overlap was about an inch, no leaks in about 14 years. However I have recently replaced, apart from looks on my PoV, if one broke or needed replacing you would need good access in the interior to remove. One of the units seal did go and this was the deciding factor for me to replace them all (especially as I'm refitting and have good access at the mo). My wheel house also has the glass on the steel but the glass is inserted from the outside with the steel set back using L angle iron to create a frame for them to sit in and a trim to finish it off.

Are you sure?

If you can get a detailed photo of the panel which trips, and/or which switch trips and what's written on it. Actually as well whats written/photo on the above panel as well as it seems strange you have two panels the same. What is the top one for?

Looks like a MasterVolt, so it's not cheap and it's not shite. OP also has decent panel make as well. What is tripping when it happens?

The charger/inverter should provide power 24/7 and not switch off your electric. This presumes it's wired up correctly which alot of boats aren't. If you have a rotary switch saying "Off / Shore / Generator / Inverter" then my guess is it isn't wired up correctly.

Just to correct a VSR is connected between two battery banks and not the alternator. The alternator is connected to one of the banks. The advantage of a VSR over a split charge relay (which only connects the banks if the alternator is running), is that a VSR will connect when anything is charging either bank, so Solar, Battery charger, alternator, hamsters, etc. can charge both banks.

There’s no reason why you couldn’t parallel the starter batteries or just use one, unless it’s not practical cause of location. I would use a voltage sensitive relay(s) to join all ya banks up when charging.

It’s a little overrated or useless to be honest as it’s to stop siphoning of the diesel to feed a fire or get accidentally pumped overboard. The majority of the time you won’t be there to see the diesel or it will be too late. Anti syphon or auto shutoff valves are better.

You don’t need fuel taps if all connections are above the tank and engine or has anti syphon fitted, as well as a few other alternatives listed.... https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/boat-examination/non-private-boats/part-2-inboard-engines/fuel-cocks-valves/

The batteries will take in as much as they can in bulk charging, it won’t “hurt” them really (see below), as more likely you wouldn’t have been bulk charging them. If you’ve been on shore power and charging then if you have a amp meter you’ll notice when starting the engine the amps will be low as they will already be fully charged, it doesn’t matter if you have a shore power and alternator running at the same time. * It’s recommended to keep the bulk charging amps at around 10% of the bank capacity, however you’ll find those off grid and charging via a generator will up this to 25% for quicker charging but reduced life span of the battery as it stresses it more. In other words, yes your okay to run the engine whilst your batteries are on charge from shoreline.

Yes I’ve read it, it says it took 6 months to build so far and brought into the marina in August. Could it be moved into the marina by water, and craned in on non marina owned land?