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The stove might ( in some eyes) look pretty, but where do you keep the fuel? One of the big advantages of a stove at the front is that it is handy to get to fuel kept in the well deck. I wouldn’t want to be carry coal in, or hot ash out, across a light grey fluffy carpet. Maybe the stove is for show.
And why only a three burner hob? In a galley designed to be used for cooking I would want a proper hob.
I guess the boat would suit someone who wants a weekend cottage in a marina, but it looks very impractical for use by a boater.
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Looks like the kind of thing battery sellers use to try and convince you the battery they’ve had on the shelf for two years is in excellent condition.
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Fascinating watching the false widow spiders that come out in the evening in front of the cratch (oops - apple’s autocorrect just changed that to ‘crotch’).
Some monsters too so they must do ok.
Last time we went to the boat there were half a dozen carcasses suspended by cobweb in the window so I guess their indoor relations were doing their job.
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52 minutes ago, Jerra said:
Good to see. The UK population is growing well with 78 at a roost in the fens.
Still in the fens at the end of October.
The ones I referred to were in Sussex. Tracked to Africa by satellite . Apparently there are two migration routes, one to the south east heading for turkey, the others south over France to cross at Gibraltar.
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There have been some cranes in the uk over the summer, including some nesting. They have now migrated south over France to their north west Africa wintering grounds.
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But it does throttle down to 245g/hr, and then isn’t running all the time.
Probably expensive compared to a webasto, but it hasn’t cost me anything in maintenance in 13 years, and for what I use it for it has been ideal.
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I had a thornycroft 4 cylinder Mitsubishi with a 30 or 35 amp alternator on a previous boat. I looked to fit a higher rated alternator but couldn’t find one that would fit without fouling the exhaust manifold/ header tank.
So check that what you replace it with will physically fit.
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32 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
and may be a lengths of plastic pipes to electrically isolate the boiler from the copper.
I used all Hep2o. I did ask Alde if brass fittings would be an issue and they said that wouldn't be a problem.
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I'm happy with Excel.
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47 minutes ago, alias said:
Can you use a 3020 in an existing system with copper components (e.g. calorifier)? Someone told me this might be an issue.
I did fit a SS calorifier at the time. Alde might have changed their view since, but they are likely to err on the side of caution.
If aluminium heat exchangers are used in domestic boilers it would suggest that they would be ok, providing a suitable corrosion inhibitor was used.
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32 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
The Alde 3020 if u still want a gas guzzler ?
But a lot less than the old 2928.
Mine has been in for 13 years now. I reckon it uses about 60% of the gas my previous Alde Comfort used.
Maintenance free, no voltage issues, starts when I want it.
Admittedly I use a SF stove for the main heating, but is used when not worth lighting the stove and for an hour or two in the morning.
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If you fitted 50A fuses, and it blows up, you would explain what happened to Charles and he would reply “yes it would” and put the phone down.
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Like most people, I enjoyed these series with Tim and Pru.
C4 are showing a new series with Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth starting on Sunday.
Gyles Brandreth? Oh dear. Not sure I can suffer more than five minutes of this man.
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My previous boat, bought in 2000, had previously belonged to a pharmacist. The dangers of CO were less generally known so most boats didn't have CO monitors. I fitted one almost straight away.
The previous owner died on the boat through CO poisoning; no doubt he thought he was safe.
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1 hour ago, Strettonman said:
We live aboard part time normally 3 days most weeks so my main concern is to minimise the risk of damage between visits and not have to drain down the system every time I think there is going to be a cold spell.
The most important things to do is for short term is to shut off the stopcock from the water tank and to open all the taps and leave them open.
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4 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:
The OP doesn't say whether there is a stopcock on the hot water inlet to the caulifower. If there isn't, the engine heats the cauliflower when it's running, then the cauliflower keeps the engine warm when it is switched off.
This is usually a problem on boats with horizontal calorifier mounted on the floor, I.e. lower than the engine. I’ve also had it with a vertical calorifier mounted close to the engine. Fixed with a flap valve.
My current boat with horizontal calorifier on the swim is fine, as it is higher relative to the engine.
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16 hours ago, Sea Dog said:
I chose rigid panels, mounted flat and narrow enough to walk past. Never regretted that choice for a single moment.
Me too. Tilted panels need tracking all the time or you will finish up getting less than flat mounted.
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Plenty of those little LED torches
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Did I mention wine?
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My calorifer is on the semi-trad swim. Despite being well insulated I liberally applied expanding foam, especially between the calorifer and the hull side. Easy to trim off excess after.
Made a very noticeable difference to temperature in the morning after cruising the day before. Well worth doing for a few quid.
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Seems a lot for what even the broker describes as a project.
Important details brief or missing from description. Take someone with you who knows and understands boats. Be prepared to throw away £1K for a survey.
I would have thought a SF stove is essential for a liveaboard.
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Well I guess you could put them in a cupboard. You might regret it as you shrivel up in the fire because you can’t get out of your boat.
Still your life ( or the life of your family, pets etc.), your choice.
And ideally you want them inside the boat rather than right at the exits. If you can’t get to the exits, you won’t get to the extinguishers. The primary purpose of the extinguishers is to help you get out, rather than necessarily putting the fire out.
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Many petrol generators, certainly the Honda ones, have a conversion kit to run off LPG.
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4 minutes ago, James H said:
The difference is the engine is in gear which I believe puts it under load...
True, but not very much. As Tony says, a decent alternator charge will put more load on the engine than cruising.
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I don't trust changeover valves, especially automatic ones. Or the non-return valves in the end of the gas tails. My regulator is connected through a T to two pipes, one to each cylinder. When one cylinder runs out, I turn that one off and turn the full one on and replace the empty one asap. I keep a bit of 4" plastic drain which goes over the cylinder not in use so that the wrong one doesn't get turned on when we come to the boat.
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I've used one of these. Some years ago I had a large silver birch taken down, much of it getting on for two ft in diameter. The feller kindly cut it into eight inch slices. Many of these split with a sledge and wedge or large axe shortly after felling, but I left a lot of it in the slices to season for a year or more. After this time it just would not split, even with my wedges and seven pound sledge. The axe just bounced off. Odd as I thought it would split easier after seasoning. Had to resort to the log bomb as illustrated above which dealt with it, but I made sure there was no one else anywhere near.