Recent content by westerlylad

Thanks ithet and Tranona and all who contributed. I feel a bit more informed now than I was at the start!

Thanks again Tranona. Is there is a particular difference between a 1970's UK boat that has never been out of the UK (broker says 'tax not applicable') and my 1980's boat, also never out of the UK (tax status not evidenced)?

Thanks Tranona and davidej for your comments. I'd like to read the RYA commentary on this subject, but I think I may need to join up to get access to it!

I agree with you Tranona. but if we are correct in the assumption that nobody, including HMRC, will ever be interested in the tax status, why do brokers insist on stating it for older boats in their listings? Surely all this does is cause confusion and alarm prospective purchasers!

Thanks Tranona. That's what I would have thought. But I just wondered why some 1980's uk boats are listed as tax paid, some as tax deemed paid and and some as tax not evidenced.

Thank you Run Aground. The boat was first sold, in the 1980's by Westerly, to a private individual and subsequently, over the years, to several other private individuals, and eventually, to me! I'd have thought that this was a simple case of deemed tax paid.

Hello all, Can anyone comment on why my 1981 Westerly, which has never been out of the UK, would not be deemed tax paid? Thanks in anticipation.

Thanks Vyv. I'll have another poke around. It may be in the calorifiers own pipework, in which case I'm not sure how I would clear it.

Just reporting back to say that my problem turned out to be a hard (salt?) buildup at my engine block return point. I poked this free with a screwdriver, following which I got the flow through the calorifer to establish okay. This is with the CM10 pump in the hot feed side, rather than the...

I've tried painting each face of the paddle wheel with a thin coat of anti-foul. It seemed to help a wee bit. I'm not sure if it affected the spin speed of the paddle wheel due to a little extra mass.

Thanks Vyv. I think I'll try moving the pump to the feed side and inserting a couple of T-pieces with isolation valves into the feed and return hoses near the entry points to the calorifier, so that I can fill the whole system using a mains pressure hose. I wonder if that would cause any problems!

Hi All. Cox engineering suggests installing a Johnson CM10 pump into the calorifier return line to the DV20 engine block, however I'm having trouble establishing a flow between the engine and my calorifier, which is about half a meter above my engine, despite having several attempts at...

This is all great stuff chaps, I'll be trying out all of your suggestions as soon as I can get back to the boat. Yes, Alex, terminal one is grounded on the engine block. Yes VicS, the sensor should just trigger the acoustic alarm with no light, but I agree with you, a simple light warning would...

Thanks Yngmar. I missed the fact that a link appears in red! Well, that's sort of price I expected, but even worse! I think I'll investigate your suggested alternative now. You have been very helpful with this. Thanks very much.

Yes, VicS, all the wiring seems okay. In quite good nick I would say, although I believe there are some diodes and stuff behind the Bukh control panel that allow the one buzzer to sound along with the appropriate Amp, Oil or Water temp light to come on. This is all working okay as far as the...