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Is this done by triangulation or gps?

Rule of thumb is ballast distributed at a ratio of two thirds ahead of c of g and one third behind, both equally spaced of course, this will give a slight bow up trim which is about right Counter needs to be approx 2 to 3 inches uderwater, this will vary according to fuel/water level which results in boat see sawing slightly around the c of g. ETA: Why oh why do some builders ballast evenly all along the boat length? It has to be either a complete lack of understanding of displacement and weight distribution or a couldn't care less attitude.

We have a large 24v 100A Leece Neville which gives max output at low revs, means we only need to pulley up 2:1 which allows larger alt pulley to improve grip and belt life, only possible downside is less cooling effect from fan, best if an extra electric fan is used to augment it.

True but we chose a cruiser stern with tha addition of semi trad style 'wings' so we could enjoy spacious cruising. Having cruised together with a trad stern we are glad we made our choice. To maximise the space available we went for wheel steering which allows any passengers to sit on the deck wothout getting in the way of the steerer, another decision we are happy with.

For us it meant we could have separate longitudal 3' bunks because as liveaboards we didn't fancy sharing a 4' bed. . Other reasons were we could have a dedicated dining area/guest bed and a small back cabin for tools and coats. Anything shorter would mean losing one of these. One compromise we had to make to achieve this was a short 3' front deck.

After spending considerable time planning our layout we kept increasing the length until we arrived at 60', the reason being that we realised 60' with a bit of faffing about will go anywhere a 57' will go and that extra 3' makes a vital difference for full time living aboard especially as we would be spending more time moored than cruising as opposed to non liveaboards spending much more of their time cruising, no regrets so far. Of course if we had a pair we would have gone shorter, the one just mentioned with a detachable front end would be ideal but with maybe a 50:20 ratio?

Having seen a few doing it I always fancied creeping along silently and unseen with no lights showing, maybe with night vision googles, clandestine and all that but the missus didn't fancy it?

This valve, if fitted, could be used in rough water to power a turbine to charge batts or maybe inflate party balloons, or something....

OP it's pointless using SP panels while your engine is running, you have 660 watts of potential charging power with your alternator as opposed to 100 watts with solar, why go that route? Alt should give full 55 amps provided it is pulleyed up enough and you are in bulk charging phase. I suspect you go past bulk charge and operate in the absorption phase in which case your alternators charge will gradually reduce. If your batts are not being fully charged then either you're not charging for long enough (to fully recharge takes a min of 8 hours-more like 24) or your batts are buggered up. ETA: OP I think I have misread your post, you probably mean while cruising, not just whe engine is running? If so then SPs would help if used while moored up with engine off.

Just installed this on my iphone but problem is if you override your position manually with drag and drop it reverts to the (wrong) postcode instead of lat and long reference which can result, in my example anyway, in the location being half a mile away. So to send your location don't touch the location pin and it will send your position as lat and long

On the Langy I was exiting the top of the lock and my wife saw a boat coming down the next lock up but a boat was much nearer our bottom gates so she made the decision to quickly lock this boat up before the other boat arrived, unfortunately she misjudged it and the downgoing boat had to wait a couple of minutes. Before she could apologise and explain her actions the woman locker launched into a tirade about their water being taken, she was on a rant so she decided to ignore her. Just trying to help but you can't win sometimes. Having said that my old gal is very keen to assist people locking and nearly always gratefully thanked.

Am I right in thinking there's talk of 4G using the old analogue TV frequency and govt is proposing all terrestrial TV then goes onto broadband? Or did I dream it? Double post edit

An animated video showing various accidents might be the most effective way of getting through to people, in fact I think it should be compulsory viewing for hirers , not just ciling but the consequences of falling off the back when in reverse.

Make sure it's not the same as the one on a friends boat, after cleaning the paint off and having no luck pumping grease through I unscrewed the nipple to find it just led into the side of the ball bearing outer race, a dead end hole.

Just reverse the fan motors This sister of yours is she free to roam the streets?

Good for sexual purposes, smear it on the bedroom doorknob to keep the kids out. Old ones are always the best.

This is like aeroplanes which as we all know become weightless at takeoff speed, everything in and on that aircraft also becomes weightless, you could even unbolt the engines and they would stay there, bolts are there for when the plane is on the ground. Why don't passengers float around I hear you ask? Well, the answer is simple, air is pumped from the ceiling and through ducts under the floor to push people down, to enable astronauts to practice weightlessness in aircraft the air pumps are turned off. If a vertical tube could be fixed to the underside of an aeroplane then passengers could float down to the ground and step off (if it wasn't travelling at high speed that is). Experiments are already being carried out with rescue helicopters to replace the winch with a telescopic tube allowing the rescuer to float down to the casualty. ETA: Bizzard and Gibbo will confirm all this. ETA further: Gibbo have you made any progress with your zoomable 3D Smartgauge display?

Going against the majority I found cutting holes in the hull easier if no lubricant is used and maximum pressure and as fast as possible, punches through before saw gets too hot. Done a couple of dozen holes in 6mm hull sides and saw is as sharp as new. Even better for large holes was a tool I made up which goes through the pilot hole and a nut on the other side is tightened against a strong spring to preload the saw which prevents any grab as it is loaded evenly all round, no need to keep it square to the steel, just hold on to the drill and pull the trigger.

Wrong thread edit.

It would go the way of CB, seemed such a novelty at the time to actually have two way radios for a small licence fee but it wasn't really practical, what it needed was a system of communication that could reach anywhere with really small handsets. And then we got it in the form of cell phones which makes everything else seem a bit clumsy, I think even Thames lock keepers and the like use them to keep in touch.

We have 230v triphosphor lighting, runs from Victron combo, very efficient and one 20watt light is enough to illuminate the lounge area. Beats 12/24v hands down IMO.

Yes it's for BB, just an aerial that plugs into a dongle.

Impact screwdriver on above socket is probably the best option after soaking a la Bizzard. We have twin 13mm V belts on a 24v 100A alternator with 3" pulley and 6" engine pulley. No slip and only needs adjusting once when it's near the end of its (long) life.

In my experience flame sensor tended to get sooty on high sulphur fuel - not always mind - but is ok on ULSD.