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.

Great video!

Hello. What did you use to stick the Pro-Warm insulation board to the hatch with? Thank you.

According to the express 2 million households have stopped paying for the tv licence

Good job. Always difficult to retro fit anything on a boat and to film it too. Well done Rob. Boats looking good.

I'm glad someone else was reluctant to drill lots of holes in the roof. Magnets weren't available when my Solar was installed so the panels are fixed with Sikaflex. Great Video! Regards Geoff

Terrific video for narrowboaters especially, very informative. What do you call the solar bolts you bought? 14:17 😊

Very informative many thanks

Turning a sofa into a bed is very quick and easy, however the long and hard part is the placing of bed sheets and blankets, I do like your floor, I think it was a good choice.

What a great job. Looks alot bigger.

HI Rob and Heather. Hoping to see you in one of your adventures on the cut. Fingers crossed we will be able to find our new home. Take care guys and all the very best.

Very relaxing. Thank you so much, Rob. Regards to Heather.

Hi Heather and Rob. It was nice watching this. This vlog has made us more excited for the new adventure. Water Lily looks very pretty (saw her exterior and interior on the first vlog). Thank you.