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A recommendation. I'm trying to get the marina services to tell me what they found but they are being v slow. Being leisure boaters it's hard for us to find the time to do jobs ourselves so we ha e to outsource a lot of them What does a filler cap seal look like? Sorry we're fairly new to ownership so not sure what we're looking for Trying to get the marina services to tell me but so far not forthcoming Engine struggled as we were turning on the trent. We limped back at tickover to sawley cut. Sat for 10-15m. As we tried to get back in the marina it was OK for a couple of mins then struggled for a few mins then ok again Webasto central heating also wouldn't fire properly and is fed from diesel tank Not really sure what next best steps are but as leisure boaters hard for us to find time to sort bigger jobs

Looking for some advice on best action to take with potentially dirty fuel / water in fuel We're leisure boaters and we're out the other weekend and the engine almost cut out on us but essentially no more power than tixk over when on full throttle. Made it back to safety. Have had engine serviced, all OK but recommend getting a fuel polish Share all things equal with a fuel polish and will it help me? I've had quotes from around £250 by someone local (Diesel Dave) upwards. Not asked tankbusters yet but understand they are significantly more But once we have the fuel sorted how do we stop it reoccurring? We used plenty of additive and keep tank full in winter. Could the filler cap be leaking water in? Anything else we can check / do to minimise reoccurrence? Thanks

The engine revs jump when moved into forward gear from tick over when pointing up to lots of revs at 45 degrees forward. Then you can move the throttle back towards centre and the revs drop slowly in line with the throttle movement Will look this weekend when we go back

When we go unto forward throttle it does nothing for 45 degrees then runs into quite high revs and you have to pull back to slow to the revs you want Have been told not to touch myself as we know nothing about engines and gearboxes and it needs a professional There's only so far I'm prepared to take DIY as a novice owner

Hi We're moored at Sawley Marina and need our narrowboat throttle cable adjusting. Does anyone have any recommendations on a professional who could do this for us please, ideally in-situ at the marina Thanks

We've tried to light the stove on our boat for the first time. No idea when it was last lit. We don't appear to get any fuel through into the bottom of the stove. Having had a fellow boater have a quick look, he doesn't think the "prodder" goes in far enough and thats why the fuel isn't getting through. Its also so heavily sooted inside that none of the little holes can be seen and these very little visibility through the window I've struggled to find any comprehensive instructions on how to clean it. Can anyone advise? Can I put a wire brush inside and give it a scrub? Any tips on cleaning it without covering the whole boat in soot as I've just spent 2 weeks scrubbing the interior and don't fancy doing it again any time soon Thanks

Thanks for this tip I played about and worked out I needed to turn it off and on between programmes rather than just moving the dial Got it to fully drain now Full of gunk inside but that's another problem. Reckon it's been sat unused for q good few years

Joining this topic for some advice as well. Had boat 8 weeks with candy aquamatic on board. Run test wash with no clothes. Machine appears to work fine but water only part drains at the end. Have tried to get it to manually drain and spin but still left with 3 inches of water in the bottomed time. The washer was originally on a bench top in a utility space with discharge hose going down to Hull outlet but we've replumbed it to sit under the bench so discharge hose now runs upwards to Hull outlet just under the Gunwales. Could that be the issue or something else?

Looking for some advice as its getting colder. Have been loving on my boat for the last couple of weeks with hoppers on all windows open. As it's getting colder can I get away with closing some or do I simply need to put on the heating / diesel stove to counteract the chill / draft? Also I use WGAC 3ply bamboo toilet paper at home which is said to break down much easier and quicker than paper toilet roll. Would this be OK for a vacuum toilet on my boat? The manufacturers say its OK for septic tanks

Ha ha definitely electric but gone now

Anyone need a smsll tumble dryer. Came with bost but don't need - we need the storage space more Free of charge to anyone who can collect from sawley marina

Yep we're in that space right now

Yay we're getting somewhere. I think I stated early on there was a sound that felt a bit vaccummy (technical word). Hubby said we need to take bed base apart to investigate further (and that needs the sofa bed to arrive first) but he thinks the tank is under the bed. Any recommendations how we clean the output pipe based on Tony's comment? Or do we dismantle and replace?

Because it was sold to an intermediary who sent her for a few weeks to bridgehouse marina to do her up to sell (as it was a slow seller) and therefore doesn't know much about the onboard systems Anyhow the photos have finally arrived you'll all be pleased to know

Definitely don't have a control panel. Waiting for hubby to send me photo as I wasn't at the boat this weekend. Not cc's so have to wait for a week to take a new photo

We definitely get quite a bit of water running through ours but the toilet arrangement looks like the one Tony posted of a dump through

Hmm so that's the problem. He can't get the whole filler assembly off. Says it would fit if he could. And he will be worried about being too brutal to get it out and damaging it In that case are there any other fuel locking solutions we can try

Me again. This time on behalf of hubby. Bought fuel locking cap from midland chandlers and he can't get it fitted Here is his description. No photos in situ as he didn't think to take them and now he's annoyed he couldn't get it working so put it back to how it was Trued to put the fuel lock on. Cannot get it to fit properly. If you put it on top of the fuel point the circle is too small to let the cap out. Cannot put the cap on top as it won't catch the thread of the actual fuel pipe. The bit on top of the fuel pipe that the fuel cap sits in does not come off. No idea how it is supposed to work Any help would be appreciated

Thanks We think the smell is going out the external vent not coming back up the loo which then comes in the open porthole hoppers and makes the bedroom pong. Hubby is at the boat today so photo will be forthcoming shortly

So where do install the fan?

Hi all Thanks for all the tips. Finally got a photo from inside the loo. A bit obscured as when I push the lever water flows which affects the camera focusing.. A boater moored near me suggests it might be a macerator but I really still don't know

I'm going to be solo liveaboard boater for a few weeks for the first time. When onboard at night, our hatch does not lock because its not on rails and is lifted over the stern doors. There is one bracket on the underside of the hatch we could attach something to but nothing close by - step handles and door handles are the closest I'm keen to be secured in the boat at night so I don't worry but mindful not to be locked in, in case of emergency Any suggestions? Second photo to follow in comments Additional photo

We've been drinking bottled water since we got our boat. This weekend we are going to Milton our cold water tank after reading other posts here. The boat has an old jabsco filter fitted which I was going to replace but then seeing it only helps with taste not cleanliness of water, I wonder If there is a better filter we could get. Would dearly like to move us onto drinking our running water without having to boil it. Thanks

Next point, everyone says the loo is a blue job. Seems to be a pink job on our boat 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

Any advice where the inspection cover may be? Have only doubt the pump out access tubes on the side of the boat. Not sure where there might be a vent either at this stage When you say clean the tank by breaking up what's at the bottom, how do we practically do this? Shove a hose down the toilet pan as I've seen suggested or some other way?