[Connecting the battery bank to the Canaline 52 alternator]

Bob at

Engines Plus Ltd

Unit 11 Taits Hill Industrial Estate

Dursley

Gloucestershire

GL11 6BL

Tel: 01453 547273

[Connecting the battery bank to the Canaline 52 alternator]

Ring Bob at Engines Plus, he is most helpful.

[Canaline Engines]

As the owner of nb "Fruit of The Vine", reviewed in Canalboat mag dec 2010, the Canaline 42 has proved to be a nost reliable engine. It has slightly more torque than the HMI Isuzu equivalent and otherwise perfoms in a similar way. From the DIY standpoint it is very easy to change the oil and filter. I had an initial problem, that turned out not to be an engine fault, and Bob Cantwell visited the boat with no hesitation and so can certainly vouch for their after sales service. Hope this helps.

[Ecofan]

Well the doom-mongers can say what they like. I had the two blade model and it spread the heat around down the full length of my 59ft nb cabin quite well. No-one would pretend that the temperature was as good in the stern bedroom as it was in the forward saloon but it was a damn sight better than without. Also, it certainly helped to keep your legs warmer in the saloon than they were before without it. No, it's not psychosomatic, it really works.

Roger

Here Here. They are fantastic! The Canadians in their log cabins cant be wrong, they invented it! End of story.

[Isuzu Marine Engine]

Thanks for the info and the name of the third who I was trying to remember. Martyn left Listers slightly before Hedley and Bob who left more or less at the same time (probably recruited by Martyn). The three of them built up the marine division of HMI Isuzu very energetically. What a shame to lose those guys. I always used to stop in for a chat on their stand at any of the shows that I went to. Any idea what they're doing now?

Roger

 

Just seen your post. Hedley & Co have certainly left Isuzu and set up a new company in Berkley, Gloustershire. They are introducing a new engine range to the British narrowboat market and I believe that I am their first private customer with my boat being due for launch in May of this year.

Keith

[Alarm or crew communication]

My fail safe emergency alert signal is nothing more than a referees whistle! The frequency of the whistle is such that it can be heard over and above all engine noise. I have a very loud air cooled Lister HR2 engine that thumps away amidships and the whistle has never failed to attract my wifes attention. It gets put out onto the hatch at the beginning of each day and so I always know where it is.

[Power Audit]

I am SURE I have seen this before but cant find it with the search function. Does anyone have a power audit v battery capacity spreadsheet? I can write one but dont like reinventing the wheel!

 

pwl

Hi,

If you would like to Email me I will send you a Power Audit spreadsheet.

Thanks,

Keith Yeandel

 

keithyeandel@hotmail.com