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Thank you David, that was a concern of mine the security and sturdiness of the mounting around the hole.Looking at the Lee Sanitation site where I purchased the pan only nine months ago,it stated the hole should be 141mm.

Glad I found this subject as yesterday I started to remove my toilet, a dump through Sealand .I believe the mild steel tank has started to perish so I need to change the tank. I have looked on the internet and at plastic manufacturers and have to decide. I must say I have never found any problem with the dump through toilet and I have had the boat 18 years. I have removed the toilet and the wash hand basin all of which sat on the tank. So I need a tank that is strong enough to take some of the weight. I was interested to read Davids comments about the strength of his plastic waste tank so I am leaning in that direction.

Martin made our rear doors after I initially had some made and fitted by a so called welder. He made a fantastic job and was very quick. I cannot praise him enough after my first encounter was an absolute nightmare.I would definitely recommend him.

Thank you all for the comments, they have been most helpful. I will first check the alignment of the shaft to the gearbox. If l were to change the flexible coupling I think I would have to go for one of a similar size otherwise the shaft may be to short. I think a Coniflex. I would welcome any suggestions. Regards.

Thanks Ray,by coincidence I was only looking at Roy's site yesterday regarding the Delta write up on there.As many people have said in reply to my questions a lot of the problems may well be alignment, which I will check.cheers Roy.

I hear what your saying May I had That my boat is 25 years old and the set up is the as when as when I got her. She was out of the water last year so I took the opportunity to change the worn Stern gear. I checked and found it worn it had been knocking for some time.I also changed the propeller. I also changed the Vetus engine mounts and replaced them like for like with Vetus Hydraulic which is the correct mountings for a Vetus three cylinder engine. I know that three cylinder engines are notorious for rocking but it is not two bad especially with the new mountings. I thought that I had set it up quite well but obviously not. I believe it is the movement of the shaft engaging that causes the problem I also see what people are saying about alignment and that the stern gland is the only form of fixed point. My concern was that the age of the flexible couple may have contributed to the problem as opposed to all the new items that I replaced.

Phil, thanks for that I will check the wiring when I go over the boat.

Yes you are right, ideally I would love to have fitted a block but the distance is quite short also the steel plate which separates the bilge area is very low and would have to be built up a lot higher.I also forgot to add the new propeller is slightly bigger. The old coupling is 20 years old and I think needs replacing.Also when I renewed the engine mountings I did re align the shaft to the gearbox. It is now a matter of deciding which flexible coupling do I choose.

The shunt is connected to the negative terminal of the leisure batteries as described in the NASA diagram.

The negative lead from my batteries is connected to the shunt with the leads from the battery charger connected to the battery terminals.My NASA has always given me voltage and current readings from my leisure battery's accurately. So why should it be that when I temporarily connected the mobitronic charger via the crocodile clips I got no current reading.Could it be that the LED inside the Mobitronic is interfereing with my NASA ie that it has its own shunt system inside blocking my NASA.

I am after some advice please, last year I changed my stern tube, Prop shaft and propeller due to wear of the shaft and bearing and my Vetus engine mounts. The mistake I made was that I did not change the flexible coupling on the shaft but used the existing one as it looked fine to me.. The problem I have is that when I engage gear the initial movement of the shaft moving towards the gearbox is causing my stern tube to leak water more than it should. I have adjusted the stern tube but still get the leaking. I believe that at the time of changing all my stern gear I made a big mistake in not changing the flexible coupling. I am also getting a slight leak from the 'o' ring on the Delta gearbox. All I believe from the same problem. My question is what flexible coupling should I use? My engine is a Vetus M 3-10 with a Delta gearbox. I Have searched this site and others looking to identify my coupling without success. I am wondering if it is some type of Bull flex coupling and if so should I go with something similar? I am sure I will get the answers I am after here as I have never been disappointed before. I have attached a picture of my coupling.

Ian,as you probably guessed I placed them directly onto a battery.But thinking about it my leads that feed my existing charger are also connected straight to the battery and my NASA always shows the current reading.

TomasK, Thanks for the information on the instructions. Although I started this topic I have still not fitted the Charger. Cleared a fault on my old Mobitronic and have used it all this summer. I still have the new charger and may well fit it in the winter. I did try it earlier in the year just to test it and used it with the crocodile clips to the batteries. What I did notice was that My NASA battery gauge failed to show the current rate of charge at all. There is an inbuilt small LCD display at one end of the Numax charger. I can only assume that this LCD affected the reading of the NASA battery gauge.

Much obliged as useful this site is a mind of information when ever I am in need.

Yes, the baguette boat is a bit of an obstruction for larger boats. If you are moored in the basin when it is very busy you also have to watch the Avon diner/trip boat. Last summer whilst we were moored, the trip boat came back from a lunchtime trip steered by a "boy racer" turned at speed an on reversing struck the rear of a moored 70 ft private boat. That is one of the reasons we love to moor on the river. I lost count of the times we have been moored up and felt the boat move whilst eating a meal only to find a group of tourists climbing on the boat and takings pictures. Still love the place.