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General => Chatter => Topic started by: K.H on March 12, 2013, 10:18:52 PM
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For those using bathroom extractor fans for blowing fumes or moisture these might be of use
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251230460157?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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Nice find, been looking for a reasonable fan for a sealed & sound proofed engine compartment on me boot (Norfolk for Boat)
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nicey is that about drain pipe size?
also for bio/meth folks is the fan ok ie: no sparks?
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Nice find, been looking for a reasonable fan for a sealed & sound proofed engine compartment on me boot (Norfolk for Boat)
maybe good for dickjotecs engine room in the summer?
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Nice fan but I already have a 4" blowing into the workshop from the engine room. Warms the workshop nicely with the door closed.
Btw RM am still waiting for contact from 'hot tub' they should be looking for the long forks for the forklift. Will ring again at end of week.
Dick
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nicey is that about drain pipe size?
also for bio/meth folks is the fan ok ie: no sparks?
That's why I said blowing
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nicey is that about drain pipe size?
also for bio/meth folks is the fan ok ie: no sparks?
That's why I said blowing
But I thought 12v sparks were safe.
Well some knumb nut on eabay said they were.
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Jim, how much does it cost to keep your boot on the broads?
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Best part of a tidy bit.
But if you're thinking about it it depends on,
a. What sort of mooring would you like?
b. where would you like to moor?
c. what facilities would you like on the mooring?
d. How big is your boot?
Then there's the River Toll, charged by the square meter, length x beam. but the cost/metre also depends varies by type of boot and whether it has an engine and last but not least the compulsory insurance and Boat Safety Cert.
Answer those and I've give you some idea of cost.
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nicey is that about drain pipe size?
also for bio/meth folks is the fan ok ie: no sparks?
That's why I said blowing
But I thought 12v sparks were safe.
Well some knumb nut on eabay said they were.
Quite!
I guess it depends on whether it has a brushed or brushless motor. Though there is still always the risk of bearing failure and metal on metal. Could incorporate a flame arrester in the tubing I suppose but how far do you take it?
I wonder how much power a gas boiler blower draws? Could also keep the boiler's venturi/diaphragm arrangement so if it can trip power to itself if something went wrong with it.
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Best part of a tidy bit.
But if you're thinking about it it depends on,
a. What sort of mooring would you like?
b. where would you like to moor?
c. what facilities would you like on the mooring?
d. How big is your boot?
Then there's the River Toll, charged by the square meter, length x beam. but the cost/metre also depends varies by type of boot and whether it has an engine and last but not least the compulsory insurance and Boat Safety Cert.
Answer those and I've give you some idea of cost.
Thanks for the detailed reply, I don't have a boot just wondering!
Cheers
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Thanks for the detailed reply, I don't have a boot just wondering!
Cheers
BOAT is an acronym for Bring Out Another Thousand, also known as a hole in the water that you throw your money into.
It can be a very expensive hobby but not as expensive as keeping a woman.
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James, while we're on the subject of boots, can I pick you brains?
I seems a ship to shore radio licence is a legal requirement, if you have a HF in the boat, so I'm trying to organise that.
There seems to be a bewildering array of courses on offer. Some of them look a bit of a waste of time, at least initially.
With a dayskippers, what is it they actually teach you? There seems to be a practical and a theory based course. I don't really want to shell out for something I can learn from a book.
All I want is someone to take me out in the boat and show me how to sail the thing, and give me a certificate, so I can move on to a yachtmasters. i presume the certificate will help in insuring a boat as well.
Just don't want to fall foul of their marketing really.
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Your best bet is to do an RYA or RYA approved course for your Radio license, Day Skipper and Yacht Master.
Sailing a boat is easy it's all the other things that are important, Navigation, Meteorology, seamanship, Avoidance of Collisions at Sea Regs. and instant recognition of vessel lights at night
Getting the rules wrong in international and coastal waters can be VERY expensive, the fines are in the thousands.
Taking people onboard and getting it wrong with a loss of life can lead to a prison sentence for manslaughter. YOU are responsible for their souls.
It's amazing what you DON'T know and taking a vessel out without the knowledge is a very stupid thing to do.
Get your Yacht Masters, as I have, and you can earn money moving boats for owners.
I've spent many happy hours at sea navigating for inexperienced skippers and after spending a couple of days at sea arriving with in 10mins of ETA is sooooooooooooooooooo statisfying.
So to summarise RYA or RYA approved only in my mind.
Oh Yeh, then there's the boat handling Cert if you want to sail abroad.
HTH
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OK, many thanks James. Radio license is first. I can do that down round Cardiff or Swansea. Then I'll look into the Dayskippers.
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OK, many thanks James. Radio license is first. I can do that down round Cardiff or Swansea. Then I'll look into the Dayskippers.
Day Skipper alone will demonstrate how little you know about going out to sea but you'll enjoy it, Yacht Master gives you a lot more to think about.
I consider myself as being fortunate as I did the last course WITHOUT GPS being involved, real navigation with only a chart, dividers and a plotter.
After two courses and a far bit of homework you have to pass the Collision Regs exam with a minimum of 80% to qualify along with the others, any less you get NOTHING. We had a bloke on our course who re-sat Regs twice and couldn't get over 79%, poor sod, two years and Nowt.
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Your best bet is to do an RYA or RYA approved course for your Radio license, Day Skipper and Yacht Master.
Sailing a boat is easy it's all the other things that are important, Navigation, Meteorology, seamanship, Avoidance of Collisions at Sea Regs. and instant recognition of vessel lights at night
Getting the rules wrong in international and coastal waters can be VERY expensive, the fines are in the thousands.
Taking people onboard and getting it wrong with a loss of life can lead to a prison sentence for manslaughter. YOU are responsible for their souls.
It's amazing what you DON'T know and taking a vessel out without the knowledge is a very stupid thing to do.
Get your Yacht Masters, as I have, and you can earn money moving boats for owners.
I've spent many happy hours at sea navigating for inexperienced skippers and after spending a couple of days at sea arriving with in 10mins of ETA is sooooooooooooooooooo statisfying.
So to summarise RYA or RYA approved only in my mind.
Oh Yeh, then there's the boat handling Cert if you want to sail abroad.
HTH
+1
Another Yachtmaster here. And Advanced PB instructor. And dinghy/windsurfing instructor. The navigation for Yachtmaster is actually more involved that what's taught for merchant vessel navigation.
It usually amazes people how much there is to learn. Actually getting the boat to go where you want is quite easy in relation to everything else!
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I consider myself as being fortunate as I did the last course WITHOUT GPS being involved, real navigation with only a chart, dividers and a plotter.
I wasn't allowed to use GPS. So much more fun without it.
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Back on topic....
An explosion proof fan is normally of a brushless design with plastic/aluminium blades and housing to prevent sparks.
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I would support Jim's recommendation for the RYA. I used to do a lot of powerboat stuff, skippering a dive RIB and teaching at an RYA centre as an RYA Advanced Poweboat Instructor.
Unfortunately that centre closed down and I now have a family, the combination of which curtailed my diving and boating.
Some of the things I came across with untrained people on their own boats and those who came on courses with some very bad habits was scary