Plenty of Smoke Think I need a Marine Electrician

[thesaintlyone]

So today I had ago at sorting out the mess of wires I have made whilst running cables for various light fittings etc around the boat. everything is labled as to what is what the whole lot just looks untidy. Not sure what I did but after completing the job tho tbh still looks messy. I switched the battery swith to 1&2 and there was a whole lot of smoke. Apparently the thick Brown wires (shows how much I know) one running from the engine and one from the battery switch which I connected to the bus bar had melted and produced said smoke.

So given that I clearly dont know enough to ensure the whole system is working properly and safely can anyone suggest a Marine Electrician or someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening

Boat is a Westerly Longbow 31 based in Gillingham Kent.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Those pixies got very angry. Looks like you shorted the battery. Get help before switching anything else.

 

[JumbleDuck]

 

[thesaintlyone]

So any reccomendations in the Medway area

 

[macd]

:encouragement:

Thanks, Jumble.

The good old boy who introduced me to the "smoke" concept was a big fan of Triumph motorcycles. Big Triumph logo on the front of his T-shirt; schematic of the ubiquitous Lucas three-position switch on the back, helpfully annotated:
off...flicker...dim.

Those were the days, although when darkness fell we never really got to see them.

 

[Big-Bang1]

That's the problem with magic smoke, letting it out is easy - getting it back in is where it get tricky!

 

[PaulRainbow]

So given that I clearly dont know enough to ensure the whole system is working properly and safely can anyone suggest a Marine Electrician or someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening

I doubt you'll find a marine electrician who'll spend a day working on your boat for a the remuneration you offer.

 

[Cantata]

Met one in Faversham Chandlery yesterday, Chris, on 07733 626372.

 

[JumbleDuck]

:The good old boy who introduced me to the "smoke" concept was a big fan of Triumph motorcycles. Big Triumph logo on the front of his T-shirt; schematic of the ubiquitous Lucas three-position switch on the back, helpfully annotated:
off...flicker...dim.

Sometimes rendered as off-smoulder-smoke.

Q. Why do the British drink warm beer?
A. Because Lucas make refrigerators.

I doubt you'll find a marine electrician who'll spend a day working on your boat for a the remuneration you offer.

He wrote "a Marine Electrician or someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening" which I read as "a Marine Electrician" ... or ... "someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening."

 

[Murv]

You could try giving Stephen Ford a call, I don't what his availability is like at the moment but worth a try.
He's a friend of mine, and a boater, he knows his stuff :encouragement:

http://www.leobay.co.uk/contact-us/

 

[thesaintlyone]

Sometimes rendered as off-smoulder-smoke.

Q. Why do the British drink warm beer?
A. Because Lucas make refrigerators.



He wrote "a Marine Electrician or someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening" which I read as "a Marine Electrician" ... or ... "someone who just knows this stuff inside out that would like free beverages thoughout the day and and dinner out in the evening."

you read it right Jumbleduck the "Or" is the key...............

 

[thesaintlyone]

What is the ball park cost of a Marine electrician ???? for a day. what have others paid out...........not after quotes but rather just an Idea of the cost for a day

 

[ghostlymoron]

What is the ball park cost of a Marine electrician ???? for a day. what have others paid out...........not after quotes but rather just an Idea of the cost for a day

£100 - £150

 

[ex-Gladys]

Ah...Joseph Lucas, Prince of Darkness....

 

[RupertW]

£100 - £150

Really? sounds a low hourly rate

 

[[3889]]

Really? sounds a low hourly rate

+1, more like double that.

 

[ghostlymoron]

You're shopping in the wrong store.

 

[DownWest]

Ah...Joseph Lucas, Prince of Darkness....

Much mentioned over the ditch, re: English sports cars.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Much mentioned over the ditch, re: English sports cars.

... I was thinking of British Motorcycles... The terror of riding at night with a headlight that would be brighter by using a struck match

 

[matthewriches]

£100 - £150

Double it :encouragement: