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05 March 2013, 21:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
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Originally Posted by A1an
It's a great feeling when things start going BACK on the boat.
Looks a proper job.
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Yeah it's beginning to feel like less of a grind now. Even spending 2 hours cleaning and polishing the seat hinges didn't seem so bad.
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05 March 2013, 21:58
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#142
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Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
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2hrs polishing a hinge?
You want to watch that OCD, it's a proper bitch to get rid of!
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05 March 2013, 22:12
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Country: UK - England
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No, 2 hours polishing 6 of them to get the rust staining of them from the old rusty seat cover staples.
They're a tenner a time, it's cheaper to sort them out than buy new.
The OCD was hard enough to get rid of after doing the seat pods and the console!
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05 March 2013, 22:50
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Nos we could have a Ribnob wiring sesh at your gaf, I;l bring me scotchlocks and you supply the gaffer tape! 
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05 March 2013, 23:18
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Originally Posted by matt h
Nos we could have a Ribnob wiring sesh at your gaf, I;l bring me scotchlocks and you supply the gaffer tape! |
You dare and I'll hang you up by your unmentionables
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28 March 2013, 18:44
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#146
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I'm beginning to lose my sense of humour with the clown that originally fitted this out.
This is why you don't solder battery cables together. The cable was had less than half its strands intact and was brown inside.
It's a bloody miracle the boat didn't go up in flames. That was in the underdeck area, next to the fuel line.
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28 March 2013, 19:28
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#147
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Town: Southampton
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
I'm beginning to lose my sense of humour with the clown that originally fitted this out.
This is why you don't solder battery cables together. The cable was had less than half its strands intact and was brown inside.
It's a bloody miracle the boat didn't go up in flames. That was in the underdeck area, next to the fuel line.
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Opti's don't respond well to dodgy battery cables either Nos.
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28 March 2013, 19:30
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I can send you some red insulating tape? It'll sort that in jig time!
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28 March 2013, 19:45
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Opti's don't respond well to dodgy battery cables either Nos.
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New cable time...
Question. Do I need tinned battery cables or not?
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28 March 2013, 20:11
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#150
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
New cable time...
Question. Do I need tinned battery cables or not?
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I wouldn't worry. Take a while to get that bad. How long is the run Nos?
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28 March 2013, 21:01
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#151
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6.5 metres
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28 March 2013, 21:42
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#152
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Quote:
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6.5 metres
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Not sure what size the old cable was but you may need 35mm...
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28 March 2013, 21:43
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#153
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jizm
you may need 35mm...
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That sounds expensive 
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29 March 2013, 01:35
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#154
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whisper
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The old stuff was 50mm. 35mm will fit up the conduit a bit easier!
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29 March 2013, 08:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
The old stuff was 50mm. 35mm will fit up the conduit a bit easier!
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Got mine from here
Cobra Marine Tinned Wire & Battery Cable (sold per meter)
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29 March 2013, 09:00
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Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
I'm beginning to lose my sense of humour with the clown that originally fitted this out.
This is why you don't solder battery cables together. The cable was had less than half its strands intact and was brown inside.
It's a bloody miracle the boat didn't go up in flames. That was in the underdeck area, next to the fuel line.
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Who would have fitted it out.....JBT ?
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29 March 2013, 09:02
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#157
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nos4r2
The old stuff was 50mm. 35mm will fit up the conduit a bit easier!
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Nos for a 6.5 meter run I would use 40mm, 35 might not be able to deliver enough current when the Opti is starting. I had this problem with an e-tec 115.
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29 March 2013, 10:48
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#158
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth
Make: Ballistic RIBs
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Who would have fitted it out.....JBT ?
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Thankfully this isn't one from us - 
do let us know if there is anything else we can help with on the re-fit.
cheers JBT Marine
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29 March 2013, 13:38
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#159
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Thankfully this isn't one from us -
do let us know if there is anything else we can help with on the re-fit.
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I can confirm that.
I did point it out earlier in the thread but it's a long time ago now.
JBT have been very helpful indeed-thanks guys- and had absolutely nothing to do with the original fitout.
If they'd fitted her out originally I doubt I'd have had much to do now bar build an N2k network and update stuff.
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29 March 2013, 13:51
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#160
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Nos for a 6.5 meter run I would use 40mm, 35 might not be able to deliver enough current when the Opti is starting. I had this problem with an e-tec 115.
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Mercury actually recommend 33mm for that size run, so I should be ok with 35mm. (besides, it was starting ok with half the 50mm najjered as per the pic. There were 3 joins like that)
I'm getting short of space in the under deck trunking too
It's significantly cheaper than Safety-Marine to get the tinned cable from Vehicle Wiring Products by the way.
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