Fire extinguishers...

[David Mack]

4 hours ago, IanD said:

...unless he's a Russian oligarch downgrading from a superyacht

Looks like someone was trying to downgrade this Russian oligarch's super yacht.

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/28/ukrainian-sailor-arrested-for-trying-to-sink-oligarchs-superyacht

[Janz]

1 minute ago, Tony Brooks said:

 

The BSS does not approve or fail and  earth return. Good practice to save the possibility of your hull perforating says you need to wire all the boat's electrical equipment as insulated return although practicalities means  few engine electrics are truly insulated return.

 

None of this is a joking matter.

I meant joke as in how many contributors does it take to change a light bulb? I'm here all week... I'm just gonna replace like for like, nothing more. The lens is broken. The dweeb that put it there placed it right where the front stable doors open, so in the wind, the top part of the door arrangement bashes right into it. It simply has to go. I bought it like it. It isn't my work...👍

[Quattrodave]

14 minutes ago, Janz said:

The cable is already installed.  I'm just replacing the lamp. The cable must have been passed by BSS because I have BSS. I haven't missed your point.

As you said 'your eplacing the lamp' there for its your responsibiity thats its done to spec.  If its not it will fail, more than that if you modify and its not to spec your BSS will be invalid.  If the BSS is invalid both your insurance and navigation licence are also invalid...

 

18 minutes ago, Janz said:

Special tools are for specialists.

Not true, special tools are for special jobs. ie a set of RJ45 crimping plyers are for crimping RJ45 ends.

 

21 minutes ago, Janz said:

I'm just a bloke who has had enough of being screwed over by the government, rabid free market profiteers, landlords, corporations & so on.

Good for you, although i'm not sure what that has to do with refitting a boat...

 

22 minutes ago, Janz said:

I'm surprised you need specialist tools when you could make something with your lathe. I would.

Would you really...?  Yes I probably could, but time and materials are not cheap, have you tried buying billet material lately... Also the laythe uses a fair amount of electricty, also lighting, heating it all adds up... So why wouldn't i spend say £50 on a spectail tool thats been designed to do a job and has a warranty and probably cheaper than i can make it for.....

 

29 minutes ago, Janz said:

 What specialist tools are needed for maintaining a boat? Some pullers maybe? Go on, I'm interested to know.

Actually a damn good question, it would really depend on your specifics (engine, gearbox etc etc), and what you would class as 'specialist tools'.  Also to what degree your going to maintain your boat to...  First one that springs to mind , i've made / modifies a few spanners to do specific jobs on my boat but my guess is 90% of people on this forum wold have not use for them because they're boat is different to mine...  Decent test meter is always a good tool, crimps are all ways a useful very tool, crow foot spanners are useful to have, thread chaser is very useful, tap & die set is useful.... Hell, jump leads, when you need em you need em! hmmm like i said, very good question, i could probably name half my tool box, if/when i need a specific tool not much else would actually do....

[Ronaldo47]

1 hour ago, Quattrodave said:

 

Nope its not, as long as you have the correct navigation lighting and your insurance hasnt got a clause against it...

I guess it depends on who owns the waterway. When we went on the Southern Stratford in the 1970's it was still being run by the National Trust, and their conditions included navigation during daylight hours only. 

[Janz]

11 minutes ago, David Mack said:

The BSS does not state that multi stranded cables must be used. I believe the RCD/RCR require it, but that won't apply to the OP's boat.

That said, multi stranded cable really should be used, and not domestic twin and earth.

But I'm still not replacing the wiring, honest... just the lamp. I might give it a rub & hopefully a genie will pop out & grant me three wishes...

[Quattrodave]

23 minutes ago, Janz said:

 I'm unofficially done with crimps. Crimps are just a terrible thing.

Then your either not using them correctly or your crimping tool isn't any good.  So you think all vehicle manufactures have it wrong?

[Janz]

1 minute ago, Quattrodave said:

Then your either not using them correctly or your crimping tool isn't any good.  So you think all vehicle manufactures have it wrong?

I'm not using them at all. Like I said I'm going to solder them & hide the solder with the crimp plastic. That way the BSS will have to get Inspector Clouseau on board to uncover my insalubrious den of iniquity & bring me before Emperor Ming for summary execution. I must add that I'm only going to solder the crimps that have already come apart. I do not have the time or the energy to go through the entire tub & get rid of all crimps, that would be silly. There are hundreds of them & I'm hopelessly out numbered... just the ones that are currently hazardous.

[David Mack]

16 minutes ago, Janz said:

Like I said I'm going to solder them & hide the solder with the crimp plastic. That way the BSS will have to get Inspector Clouseau on board to uncover my insalubrious den of iniquity & bring me before Emperor Ming for summary execution.

No need for all that. BSS requires crimped or soldered connections for battery cables. No specific requirement for other connections other than that they are "effective and in good condition". Not that I would recommend twisted wire ends with a bit of tape over them...

[ditchcrawler]

On 25/02/2022 at 10:42, Janz said:

Cool, I'm not looking forward to the BSS, so thanks for posting this up. Hopefully by June all the work will be done but even if it isn't I'll get everything off the tub that might be suspect before the examiner comes on board, including my gas fridge that I was already warned may be a no no. I don't want to fail. I want everything above board. 👍

Do you borrow your mates tyres and fit to your car before you go for an MOT?

[Bod]

It has been done....Not by me, seen it done many years ago.

 

Bod

[Janz]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

Do you borrow your mates tyres and fit to your car before you go for an MOT?

Yeah. How 'bout yourself? You trying to prime me, sweetheart?