Why did he not show you where he turned the main fuel supply off before changing the fuel filter ?.

Nice product but would like to see the tabs and lock towards the inboard, less chance of losing keys or lock in the canal.

Crime is crazy on the canal... we know loads of folk who have been burgled n beat up n vandalism... sad thing is that alot has been done by other boaters

Here helping to keep you paranoid, you may want to add a lanyard to the cover. I can see that being dropped into the canal. Very informative video. Thanks for the presentation.

You may or may not know but most diesel is stolen by unscrewing the breather and passing a small pipe down the breather hole then pumping it out rendering your locking cap useless have a elbow welded on your bollard then the breather screwed into it stops a pipe being pushed down it into the tank

To expensive for me but looks the part

Why not upgrade to LiFePO4, if you plan to own the boat longer than a couple of years it is literally more expensive to go AGM.

Great video and a good tip for reading the dipstick level - wish I'd thought of that. I got so frustrated trying to see mine I made a separate one out of a white cable tie pushed through a plastic block, I then copied the empty and full marks onto it from the real dipstick using a sharpie marker pen. I keep it hung up in the engine bay. I too have the same problem with the oil container not being quite big enough. I have a large oil syringe and usually have it strategically placed and ready to suck a little out of the container as it drains. If I'm lucky I can get enough out before it overflows but inevitably it still seems to go everywhere lol!

This really helpful, just what I've been looking for. What is the rust treatment product you're applying around 7 mins? There are so many and there's so much heated debate around them, would love to know your preference. Thanks!

Have you figured out how to use those cerbo relays with temp sensors to control when the webasto is on or off, so that you don't manually have to shut it off after it's warmed up? I've got the smart thermostat from webasto in my van, but you have to be in Bluetooth range to muck with it wirelessly. I'd love to have my onboard cerbo use my wireless temp sensors to keep my van, and battery bank, away from harsh temps when I'm not using the van daily. This seems like a good way to go, just unsure how I could integrate with the smart thermostat.

Hi rob, just about to do mine and didn’t want to make any holes to fix solar on so it’s great to hear you’ve done this and it’s been a success. Any problems with corrosion or anything so far? How long have you had them on there? Cheers.

Hi Rob, Just a note to say how useful I've found this. I'm a little like you were before fitting your panels, i.e. I'm in the research stage with a view to fitting them in the spring, but a lot of the stuff like, no drilling, use of magnets and also using Victron kit is similar to my current thinking. I've found the excel spreadsheet brilliant for specifying the panels and controller size, thanks for the tip. On that subject I noticed you've added a few different Craig Solar panels to the spreadsheet but also a Perlite panel (Bimble Solar?), I've been looking at them too - any reason you finally decided on Craig Solar? I think the magnetic mounts are great, but at £65 per set of four from Bimble Solar I winced at the price! So I'm thinking of fabricating my own using some Neodymium Magnets and rubber anti-vibration mounts, hopefully I can achieve the same sort of specification as the Bimble ones - usefully they've provided measurements etc on their website, lol!

One 100amp lithium is like 2 100amp lead! Sooooo lite weight tooooo. 😉👍

Lithium the way, leave one lead acid & add two lithium 😊 jobs a gud one for at least 10yrs 😊

Nice. Which alternator did you use?

You don’t need to wind the dip stick in,just put it in and if it reads half full without screwing in it actually full 🤔😉👍

I suck mine out with a £10 12v oil pump from Lidl 😊

I really enjoy your videos as a fellow boater..that finish came out very impressive may I ask what grit you use as a key with your sander? If you did a 2nd coat…what grit would you use then?

I really think you should have used ferrules when wiring into the fuse box (or any screw terminal and fine stranded wire), but still a good job.

Good vlog. Thank you.

Hello Rob. Thanks for the video. What is the name of the plugs that you plug into the relay sockets on the Cerbo? Looking at buying some to setup by Webasto as my Victron installer did not leave any for me. Cheers.

That was awesome!

Rob, firstly, brilliant vlog, most enjoyable, and the most informative installation especially as you set out your criteria and your installation met those criteria. Perfect. Secondly, because you have given your time and effort and... we should at least take the time to read zll the comments to see if the answers to my questions are there, well they were 😃 ! So I will say thank you again. And let you know my story. Colin and Heather (english born and rasied found ourselves living in usa for about 15 years due to complicated modern families (& grandkids) we have two dogs and are all currently living in Ohio USA. Then we decided living on a canal boat for two - three years seemed like a good idea. So I am here I have just bought a IRIS No.02, a 62ft narrowboat, boatmans cabin, engine room, Gardner 3LW, but without solar, nor any commications (Not for long though smile 😊) anyway thank you again, now I will have to time to look at your vids as I am sure I will like them, because of your eye for detail, your research and planning, is something which I recognise!!. Best Regards Colin. (Bawaiting Heather and the dogs to join me on the cut in the spring. Wooohoooo

Water in the diesel tank usually comes from condensation. The moist air gets in through the vent as the diesel is used and condenses on the cold steel surface, particularly in winter. It then sinks to the bottom of the tank. The diesel bug grows at the interface between the water and the diesel. Keeping tank full of fuel over winter reduces the amount of damp air above the fuel and thus reduces condensation.

I thought I knew it all , but no - picked up some great tips here , top notch video.

As a Yank, help me understand. You are ‘supposed’ to pay a TAX to watch TV, then are you also required to pay for that “Terrestrial” (like a cable co, or satellite hookup)?

Interesting, may give them a shot re my portholes, I had cut wooden ones but they still get affected by the condensation.

Yes Frogtape is the best when working on boats, it adheres well and will not bake on like other masking tapes in hot weather or if left for a wile, other tapes also leave the glue on things to add to our woes, its also good on glass!

Can i ask where you moor your boat? We have just purchased a 57 ft colcraft. A lot of marina have rules on what you can do work wise. How have you found it so far? Regards bob

The sales person has no power don’t open the door it’s your right

I do not support the bbc in anyway & I don’t support them because your funding the nonce factory if you do I am 5 years free & happy

Great tips in here, much appreciated 🙏

A good tip going up wide locks with only one boat; only operate the paddle the same side as the boat is. The incoming water bounces off the opposite wall so holds your boat into the side. It doesn't always work, as all locks vary but I find the wide GU locks work well with only one paddle and it doesn't take that much longer to fill the lock. Don't let boaters waiting to come down,open both paddles as your boat will be jostled all over the place bouncing off the lock walls, as it rises.

Blimey. This is handy for people who leave their boats for long periods.

Where did you buy the magnetic rubber feet for your panels as we want to use the same for our solar installation on our Narrow boat...thanks Arthur

That rubbish crimp tool needs to serve only one purpose only..that's to cut machine screws to length. For electric connections use a proper decent ratchet type crimp tool!!

Think this is a great solution as I’m reluctant to drill holes in the roof have u had any issues with the wind and magnetic mounts?

Great video and help for my service just one tip on the fuel filter use a plastics bottle with the top cut off all the fuel runs into the bottle and the filter will drop to the bottom when off, keep doing the videos

I bought a 12v suction pump from Amazon. It takes MOST of the oil out but it's always worth taking the drain plug out as well, to make sure every drop of oil is drained out. Plus it makes less mess in the engine bilge. Take special care of the dipstick as they are about £50 each!!. PRM say run the engine out of gear for 15 minutes prior to draining the oil out. I like your method of checking the oil level...very handy tip!!

An isolation transformer is more expensive but it works better!

Looking good.

Another nice wiring Job 👍

Another nice install. Changing to lithium batteries in the camper trailer has been great and given us a lot more usable power. That has lead us to changing the AGMs we had powering our home to lithium as well. Yes they cost more but it is 100% worth the cost. 👍 🤓

Your doing a nice neat job on that install. If the Victron Multiplus gets noisy and starts to vibrate, I found the front cover on the units are poorly fitted. If you can get it in, a small rubber strip between the screws of the front cover and the main body of the inverter may fix some of the noise. The more power you put through them the louder the vibration's. Victron tells its clients it's normal for a low frequency inverter to make a hum and vibrate. It's not normal. It's bad construction that is the cause of it. Go have a look at this Video (OFF - Grid ? Why Choose a Deye Inverter to Power your Home ?) and you will see what I am talking about. Going to have a look at some of you other videos now 😉 ✌👍

Thank you very much for posting. Do you not put some new oil in the filter prior fitting it on? I have seen other videos where people have ( Bit tricky with a filter fitted in horizontally) done so. Does it make any differance?

Can I ask where you bought the magnets from? That's a brilliant solution.

Such a clean and neat job. Engine spray next. 😉😉

Nice job there... never thought of using magnets for fitting solar panels. Actually makes sense and saves all the dreaded drilling of holes in the roof. Wish I could borrow you to do my electical work on my boat, as I am completely rubbish! haha : )

Only things I would add here is the industry uses Paxolin as a construction medium for electrical switchgear, it's water/moisture/fire/heat resistant, it can be drilled, cut and meets all approvals for intended use, ply really doesn't! and I would ensure there is a fused/MCB protective device on all your control circuits, an unfused 400A bus supply will make short work of destroying your control wiring if a fault develops.

Turn the diesel supply back on before bleeding.