Alan de Enfield

Have you quoted a website, email or telephone number ?

The Frenchie likes the boat, but not so keen on getting wet, the Pug loves getting soaked in the tender. Here he is on Spurn Point with our Grandaughter. The Catamaran is anchored up in the distance.

These fuses - 100% guaranteed to cause problems.

Just fat, short screws. At the end of the season the tender still rolls up and fits into its original carry bag

We have then fitted on our boat tender so when we take the dog off to the beach (to do what dogs do) we can pull it up the beach above the tide line.

It will be 'OK' but not normal - eg : its early in the morning - if you happen to leave the tunnel light on when you have exited the tunnel & moor up, You'll have a flat battery in a few hours. How do you then start the engine ? (maybe a set of jump leads across from the leisure bank, as long as its not too low)

On an antique gun forum I saw a poster with the signature line : If its stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're just lucky! Not only relevant to antique guns, but equally, the inland waterways.

Why would you be using the starter battery to distribute power to the 'other uses' ? A starter battery should be simply used for starting the engine - your 'domestic' battery(s) are used to power everything else (avoids flattening the starter battery and being unable to start the engine. If you flatten your domestic battery(s) you still have a charged starter battery, so can start the engine and recharge the domestic battery bank.

As Bengo states you will have a problem with the BSS unless you can convince him/her/it that you have no heavy loads .......... Quote from the BSS : The battery cables prescribed in the Checking action must have a minimum cross-sectional area of 25mm2. Check the size of the following cables by comparing them against a typical sample cable. • battery to battery isolator; • battery or battery isolator to starter solenoid; • battery to battery; • engine return to battery or battery isolator; • battery to bow thruster motor; • battery to anchor winch motor; • battery to inverter system (over 1000w size); • battery to electric-propulsion motor. Applicability – cables between batteries and battery isolators are permitted to have a cross-sectional area of less than 25mm2 where it can be confirmed that the circuit only supplies low current domestic and/or navigation equipment (e.g. lighting, fridges, pumps, radios, etc). So if you have the likes of an immersion heater, starter motor, inverter, etc then 10mm2 would be a BSS fail. Just as an addendum - it might be worthwhile, and avoid simple mistakes that result in a 'fail, to go onto the BSS website and download their requirements. Document title : "BSS examination Checking Proceedures" (make sure you get the latest 2023 version)

Is that breakfast, lunch or dinner ?

Exactly !

Just be aware that the automotive versions are different to the boat version. The most critical difference is that you must not use the exhaust - you need a sealed marine exhaust - the automotive exhaust will put exhaust gasses - carbon monoxide is the killer) into the boat. Secondly - more inconvenience that dangeroud but the electronics on trhe automotive ones are programmed for different voltages to marine ones, The automotive ones will switch off at a higher voltage to ensure the vehicle can be started, the fact that on a boat they are wired to the domestic bank means that the battery can drop to quite a low level due to fridge, freezer, etc etc running it down overnight so the heater doesn't have a high enough voltage to start.

Somone wanted 12v DC, they had a spare socket hanging around and decided to use it. It is not a good idea and you should remove it before the accident happens.