outboard fuel flow meter

Seems we are all on the same wave length.

If you want to carry extra fuel, there is a bit of space in the beside the main fuel tank, but then you have to be careful as the battery is in there!!

Other option that was mentioned to us, is get a bigger SS tank fitted.

Fitting of the curtain rails has puzzled me, we'll see what MajorC has to say.

Have fun when you get it.

Cheers

Al.
 
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what about bilge pumps, i know it has a manual, but does it have an automatic one, and if not, is it easily fitted?

Your shelf thing sounds very interesting, can't quite understand what you mean, if you do, do it, please take some pics and e-mail them to me, as we would be interested to see it.

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I can only talk about the Beneteau boat, which came with fuel gauge, three lights and a manual bilge pump and an electric one.

I will make up a card model of the shelf, as after two seasons, I know exactly what a great thing it will be.

I will post my results tomorrow.
 
Hallo again. Re the bilge pumps, I have no idea what comes with the boat and I KNOW this will sound stupid but in a glass fibre hull with no (apparent) holes for drive shafts etc where will the water come from? And because it's an outboard, what precautions should I take re fire and/or explosion risks prior to start-up? I am a little worried about safety in that respect and will seriously listen to any advice on safety matters, 'cos we can't afford to do the 2 day RYA course yet. Does anyone know of a suitable actions' checklist for this type of craft that I might be able to download? Speaking of back-up power, I was planning to use my Honda 8hp, but realise that it's probably gonna have to be sold to fund a GPS plotter. I happen to like and trust Garmin and their prices seem reasonable -I've already lined up a fish-finder/depth sounder but I'm not sure about where to mount the transducer. Any words of wisdom and piccies would be most welcome. Cheers to all and thanks again.
 
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Probably from that nice hole in your hull from the rock you didn't see .

You will get water ingress from hatches, ventilators, condensation and all the wet stuff you dump in the cellar. Since I had the cockpit hatch lock resealed, I get very little.

I am just working on uploading pictures I have just taken of my boat - trying to finish before the rugby starts.

As you engine is outboard, all the spark inducing stuff is conveniently hanging over the side and well away from petrol tank.

But, before starting, you must sniff check in the cellar and around the petrol piping where it exits the boat.

I carry three 2 kg dry powder extinguishers, which I got for a song from Lidl - well reported on this forum in the past.

My best advice to you is to ask on this forum if anyone is willing to assist you on your first full day afloat - I can almost hear the thunder of hooves!

Fill in your profile a little more, especially with an area of the country and see if anyone volunteers.

The first time I launched my boat, I was almost paralytic with fear and it took me nearly half an hour to get boat from slipway to the berth, much to the amusement of the appreciative crowd that rapidly gathered.

Eventually a boat owner friend of mine turned up and he showed me how to do it. This was after taking my part 2 powerboat course!
 
Water just does have a habit of getting in, sealed hull or not!
Our last new boat, had the anchor locker drain straight into the bilge, took me ages to work out where the water was coming from!!

Fire extinguishers, would possible be a good idea to have an Auto fire one in the Cellar(storage compartment) as the'plastic' fuel tank and battery are located next to each other in there!

Also have at least one in the cabin, along with a blanket.

Personally, i'd go for the backup aux engine, rather than a super dooper Garmin GPS.
A get me home engine could be a life saver if the main engine was to fail, a GPS can also be a life saver, but a Handheld GPS at £100 will get you home the same as a £500 - £1000 unit!
I happen to have a Garmin 76 handheld, and just last year bought a new Garmin Chartplotter.

Best asking the dealer about mounting the depth sounder some can be mounted on the stern, and some can be mounted on the inside of the hull without drilling any holes(i think).

You think i maybe should add, if this is your first boat, i'd suggest doing a course, the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course is a great course done over 2 days.

Member on hear called Solitaire is and instructor and boats out the Hamble, plenty of people on here have used his services, why not PM him and ask his advice.

Whatever you do, have a great time with the new boat.

Cheers

Al.
 
I have a Navman Fish for depth, it was dealer fitted as part of the package. Transponder is transom mounted, as they always seem to be on these boats, and it works even at top speed.

I use an old laptop with Maptech (£49.99) on it. I can use the laptop in evening to play DVD's or surf the net.
 
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I don't know when you are getting you new Merry Fisher 625 but I am getting mine in a couple of weeks. I am getting the Lowrance LMS-520C plotter/sounder specifically because you can get a data cable from the engine to display engine data, trim, rpm, fuel flow, range etc on the plotter screen. I have had Garmin GPSMAP 178C before and I would have got that again but this data cable means that the Lowrance is ideal.

It uses NMEA 2000 so I suppose any plotter that has a NMEA 2000 interface should, in theory at least, work with the Suzuki DF engine range.
 
We've got it! When we did the handover, the guy pointed out that we have a fuel gauge, so I'm not going to worry too much about fuel use at the moment, but instead, I'm going to enjoy the boat! Hope you enjoy yours too, when it arrives.
 
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