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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 5:18:20 GMT
Sounds like a very bad idea to me - I bet the previous owner had buyer's remorse over that one, I wonder how much it cost? Quite a lot I should think. If you want it removed I imagine you are looking at dry dock time. Your batts are going flat after all that cruising? Oh dear. I think its a device fitted much more often to GRP boats, and on the EA waterways, with generally a bit more space, it probably worked pretty well (although I think I saw a repair bill in the boat documentation, so it may have already taken a bashing once). I think the total cost is around 2.5k, which is one of the reasons I'm sad to bin it. It has its own pair of batts in the bow, and its own 24v 16amp victron charger, which I was told only ever to switch on when cruising, or if the solar was very good. I've very rarely had it on, so thats not the reason the main batteries are a bit lacklustre. They are Trojans, but I have a feeling they may be the original set (or the 2nd set) since the launch in late 2015, so they may be due for replacement. As an example, I cruised all morning, and had solar for much of the afternoon, and they seemed pretty well charged, but a few hours running the fridge seems to get them down to 12.4 or 12.3 volts. I just would have expected more from three 100ah batteries than what I seem to be getting. If I've cruised half the day I'm expected the fridge will be ok to run overnight, but its not really happening. If I leave the fridge running I'm down to 12.5 or 12.4v by maybe 7pm, and I switch it off so as not to drain them too much. And thats without switching the CH on for the odd hour, which I will want to start doing soon. I'll get some readings over next few days to try to illustrate how they are behaving, but I fear the bottom line is new batteries in the next few weeks. Don't kill yourself about the bow thruster, I doubt anyone would have fared much better for long. Tony, a while back another forumite was similarly unimpressed with his Trojan batts and Victron charger. The advice he received was to take the batts down to about 30% then charge them all the way, which apparently had useful results. BTW If you decide to replace your Trojans can I have them please?
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Post by patty on Aug 31, 2020 5:32:24 GMT
Oundle is a nice place to wander round(my childhood town) Don't know much about the Marina though I used to live that end of town As for girly buttons and bow thrusters I blew the fuse on mine virtually first time I used it....engaged panic mode and that was it I learnt to do without though Stuart did fix it for me. Good luck with getting sorted.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 31, 2020 6:50:14 GMT
This is the problem - boaters want work done but there's no-one to do it, all this 'booked up months in advance' nonsense. And how many millions unemployed?
I thought bow thrusters were like torpedo tubes with little whirry things inside them, pushing a jet of water out....?
I would like our boat to be fitted with real torpedo tubes, it would be fun to blast some of the miserable fuckers out of the water!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 7:16:17 GMT
One place @gazza missed is Lilford Marina, they have a large sled trailer to pull boats out and move them about and masses of hardstanding. There are very few repair facilities there ( there is a very good painter) so you may have to organise your own or DIY. Also the tin box at Ringstead has gone its all done on a trailer at Blackthorn now and is booked months in advance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 10:56:54 GMT
One place @gazza missed is Lilford Marina, they have a large sled trailer to pull boats out and move them about and masses of hardstanding. There are very few repair facilities there ( there is a very good painter) so you may have to organise your own or DIY. Also the tin box at Ringstead has gone its all done on a trailer at Blackthorn now and is booked months in advance. Blackthorn do lift out for surveys early about once a week, if al the OP needs is to make things safe (and only takes an hour or two) and can convince them they won't be stuck with a boat on the 'rail lines' for days it might work.
Cheap too - around £150 about 2 years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 11:17:26 GMT
Incidentally I have a drysuit (more of a survival suit actually) which is the sort of thing intended for the moment when one 'abandons to liferaft' (or possibly just go bobbing around in the North Sea) in as-new condition which I doubt I will ever need. It would be perfect for those moments when there was something so stubbornly wrapped around the prop that there was no other option than to go for a swim in the crystal-clear waters of the canal. Could also come in handy for disconnecting externally mounted bow-thruster things.
As Magnetman is often noted for saying, a proper piece of kit.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 31, 2020 11:24:52 GMT
Incidentally I have a drysuit (more of a survival suit actually) which is the sort of thing intended for the moment when one 'abandons to liferaft' (or possibly just go bobbing around in the North Sea) in as-new condition which I doubt I will ever need. It would be perfect for those moments when there was something so stubbornly wrapped around the prop that there was no other option than to go for a swim in the crystal-clear waters of the canal. Could also come in handy for disconnecting externally mounted bow-thruster things. As Magnetman is often noted for saying, a proper piece of kit. If you're never going to use it, would you like to sell it to me? assuming sizing is OK of course. It would then be used regularly. It's good that resources aren't wasted, being green and all that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 11:30:23 GMT
Incidentally I have a drysuit (more of a survival suit actually) which is the sort of thing intended for the moment when one 'abandons to liferaft' (or possibly just go bobbing around in the North Sea) in as-new condition which I doubt I will ever need. It would be perfect for those moments when there was something so stubbornly wrapped around the prop that there was no other option than to go for a swim in the crystal-clear waters of the canal. Could also come in handy for disconnecting externally mounted bow-thruster things. As Magnetman is often noted for saying, a proper piece of kit. If you're never going to use it, would you like to sell it to me? assuming sizing is OK of course. It would then be used regularly. It's good that resources aren't wasted, being green and all that. Sure. I'll take a picture later. ETA its a bit big for me and I'm somewhere between 5'10/5'11.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 31, 2020 11:54:38 GMT
Oh Heck I'm around 5'9 1/2". 43 chest 35 waist. I wonder if these things are alterable? More than likely not.
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Post by patty on Aug 31, 2020 11:59:13 GMT
Oh Heck I'm around 5'9 1/2". 43 chest 35 waist. I wonder if these things are alterable? More than likely not. I think you may find cost of alterations make it not worth while Son sent 2 dry suits to be repaired and one of them was quoted silly money for the work....theres a place over London way that does them
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 12:06:05 GMT
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 31, 2020 12:34:06 GMT
Hmmm it seems I'm at the lower end of the fit. I'm thinking one would be useful for kayaking in the depths of winter. Probably fishing too. Might be too cumbersome for surfing. What might you want for it?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 12:47:36 GMT
Well, I bought it for a dinghy sailing trip in January (I was keener then) but came to the realisation that the solution was to not go sailing in bloody January. It would be great for beach fishing in winter but not so much for kayaking (it may be a bit restrictive). This is more the thing for sporting activities: www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/15253480553936413371?lsf=seller:232545,store:5188997707150471353,lsfqd:0&prds=oid:12667124631386693156&q=Drysuits&hl=en&ei=ke5MX5vhM4fT1fAP8Ye9uAI&lsft=gclid:EAIaIQobChMIz4GrmrrF6wIVSuvtCh29lAfGEAQYAiABEgIEgvD_BwE,gclsrc:aw.ds
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 13:31:38 GMT
If you've still got it when you come and collect your Seagull outboard then bring it with you and I'll buy it.
Dulcinea should really have a survival suit on board. It's got everything else... I had been considering getting one.
While I am rather slim I am tall (6ft2.5173inches) so it might suit me (pun intended).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 13:49:35 GMT
I'll be honest, I don't much feel like driving into London! How about I come to your mooring on the Thames and you can show me the greatness of your motor?
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