This was originally called ‘Plumbing Sucks’ but apparently I’ve already used that title so here is the current one. On account of it being the festive season it’s a lot less sweary than I wanted it to be originally. ANYWAY… Continue reading
One of the things I had been meaning to do for ages but hadn’t actually done, was unplug the drains on the side deck. You can’t see it in the photo here but this is actually under an inch of… Continue reading
So, I diverted a bit from normal practice here and had long ago decided to use a composting head instead of a ‘normal’ marine head – you may remember me pulling out all the head plumbing and holding tank. A… Continue reading
It was time to finish off the plumbing. First, I installed the new taps in the bathroom The old ones were pretty grotty as you can see. Again, I had a huge problem getting these things off and had… Continue reading
First thing to do was to move the heat away from it’s old position – IE above the batteries. In this position, if it vented coolant, it would vent right onto the batteries, which would not be a particularly great thing… Continue reading
The heater that came with the boat was of unknown age, and I had no idea what condition the inside was. It was a pretty good brand so it may have been ok – I decided to replace it anyway.… Continue reading
After 3 different attempts, none of which fitted, I finally managed on the fourth attempt to get some fittings that attached All that was left to do was plug in the other ends to the pump … Continue reading
I had to go back and try to find a 1 1/16 socket – and even then I couldn’t budge the nuts by hand. I had to put in on the impact driver, and finally they came loose! I installed… Continue reading