Boat NOT broken down, but...

Apologies" I missed that the link had been posted before. I have it in my book marks and go back to read it every now and then promising myself I'd build a system but never had a problem so far so haven't felt the need.
 
Absolutely no need to apologize.
A link to an interesting reading posted twice is much better than an interesting reading which remains hidden in the cyberspace...! :encouragement:
 
crossy said:
That would be great if you have some.
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Actually, ATM I've only got this one handy (plus one of the other filter, but that's pretty much the same).
Anyway, both the glass bowl and the two contacts of the water alarm are well visible.
I can take larger pics of some details, if that helps (pls specify).
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I'm curious about the tank cleaning you mention, do you know how the job was done exactly?
I suppose that even in your bigger boat you only have a smallish inspection plate, so going physically inside the tank to clean it properly is not an option - or is it?
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Correct. There is an inspection plate on my tank but only a very very slim person could get through it! AFAIK they drained the debris out of the bottom of the tank using the drain pipe which is fitted for this purpose and then 'polished' the remaining fuel through a filtration system

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I dont suppose that the fuel tank is completely clean after this process but if most of the debris has been removed, at least the day when somebody has to get into the tank to clean it has been postponed by a few years


Btw, am I right in remembering that your tank is made in steel? I recently understood from an engineer who knows Ferrettis like the back of his hands that they also built structural GRP tanks, in some of their larger models
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Yes, the fuel/water/waste tanks on my F630 are steel/plastic/plastic, on my previous F53 steel/grp/grp and on my previous F46 grp/grp/grp. I guess Ferretti moved from grp to steel and plastic for cost reasons. We did manage to crack the top of the grp water tank on the F53 by overfilling it in Hannibal so I'm not sold on grp for tanks. Unknown to me the overflow pipe was blocked with debris and the water hoses in Hannibal are larger diameter than normal which formed a perfect seal in the filler pipe. Basically we pressurised the tank. When the crack happened it was like a gunshot in the boat. Big lessons learned
 
petem said:
What's that liquid in the bottom P?
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Ermm... Diesel, of course. We keep wine elsewhere! :cool:
If you are asking because the pic gives the impression that there's some liquid also in steel cup, actually there isn't any - just reflection, I suppose...
 
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the fuel/water/waste tanks on my F630 are steel/plastic/plastic, on my previous F53 steel/grp/grp and on my previous F46 grp/grp/grp. I guess Ferretti moved from grp to steel and plastic for cost reasons. We did manage to crack the top of the grp water tank on the F53 by overfilling it in Hannibal so I'm not sold on grp for tanks.
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Thanks for the report M, interesting stuff.
Fwiw, my old lady had steel/steel/plastic for fuel/water/waste tanks, while the DP is GRP everything.
Pros and cons, as always, but there's a couple of things I like of structural tanks:
1) flat and easily accessible bilges (which are actually the tank tops), right under the floor panels;
2) all variable weights placed as low and as close to CoG as possible.
Actually, #2 is more a point in principle than anything else, because of course I can't compare the boat behavior as is with what it would have been with a different tank layout.
But for what I can tell so far, the boat stability at all speeds is impressive, with an AoA excursion from D to P which is probably the lower I ever found on any P boat, including some much bigger ones.
 
MapisM said:
Actually, ATM I've only got this one handy (plus one of the other filter, but that's pretty much the same).
Anyway, both the glass bowl and the two contacts of the water alarm are well visible.
I can take larger pics of some details, if that helps (pls specify).
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That's great, thanks MapisM.

Presumably the wiring links to a visible LED or similar on the dash which comes on when water is present and the circuit closes? I'm guessing you wouldn't really want an audible alarm going off for water in the fuel.

Thanks again,
Andrew
 
crossy said:
That's great, thanks MapisM.

Presumably the wiring links to a visible LED or similar on the dash which comes on when water is present and the circuit closes? I'm guessing you wouldn't really want an audible alarm going off for water in the fuel.

Thanks again,
Andrew
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You can find audible and visual alarms listed here: https://www.keypart.com/separ/swk/swk200018 - see accessories. The lamps are quite discreet so you should easily be able to retrofit them into a dashboard. The audible alarms are add-ons to the visual ones.

I have KWA's and you can buy retrofit bowls separately in solid / glass / with or without water alarm contacts.
 
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crossy said:
Presumably the wiring links to a visible LED or similar on the dash which comes on when water is present and the circuit closes?
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Ops, ermm.... Yeah, presumably... :o
I know, before anyone mention it, I should RTFM. If only manuals weren't so boring...!
One of these days I'll short circuit the two contacts and see what happens.
Give me empirical evidence over manuals any day. :cool:
 
petem said:
You can find audible and visual alarms listed here: https://www.keypart.com/separ/swk/swk200018 - see accessories. The lamps are quite discreet so you should easily be able to retrofit them into a dashboard. The audible alarms are add-ons to the visual ones.

I have KWA's and you can buy retrofit bowls separately in solid / glass / with or without water alarm contacts.
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are they actually glass Pete?
my transparent ones, like MM are definitely plastic!

cheers

V.
 
petem said:
You can find audible and visual alarms listed here: https://www.keypart.com/separ/swk/swk200018 - see accessories. The lamps are quite discreet so you should easily be able to retrofit them into a dashboard. The audible alarms are add-ons to the visual ones.

I have KWA's and you can buy retrofit bowls separately in solid / glass / with or without water alarm contacts.
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Thanks Pete, haven't stumbled across this crowd before, they even seem to undercut ASAP by £5 a filter!

Andrew
 
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