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by colinhart
Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project
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Views: 363970

Re: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project

I am impressed you could get down there
by colinhart
Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

Cheers should be back up and building within a couple of weeks. Been looking at the solar/charger system and reckon the Victron IP22 20A ac charger with three outputs (in case of further expansion) and the Victron 115w panels with a MPPT 75 10 controller total cost approx. £300 The battery I am char...
by colinhart
Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:57 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

Won't be building for a couple of weeks just had a chunk taken out of my back and a lymph gland taken out managed to get skin cancer but they think its probably all clear now. Thank God for the NHS didn't cost me a thing.
Will post soon on the next stage I want to get this baby finished.
by colinhart
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:29 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project
Replies: 2712
Views: 363970

Re: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project

The idea of using a solar panel for the winch battery is a stroke of genius and using a separate ac charger solves so many switching problems. I have a Victron ac charger already installed and this has a trickle charger for the cranking battery and a charging circuit for the house bank. I had purcha...
by colinhart
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

https://www.community.boatbuildercentral.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24893/re5.jpg Bought these boxes on Amazon uk they are made in Poland. For the price I couldn't make them, they have dovetailed joints and appear to finish well have stained them slightly as the were very whitewood. The dark one i...
by colinhart
Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

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Finishing the headlining of the fore cabin not very clear in the picture, sorry about that. Now got to glue moulding on where sheets join.
by colinhart
Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:44 am
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project
Replies: 2712
Views: 363970

Re: knottyBuoyz III The TW28 Project

How are you going to wire up the anode. Im still not sure what you link up within the wiring system or is it just metallic parts. Also struggling to design a system for the charging using one alternator. I will have a cranking battery, two house batteries in parallel and a battery for the whinch. Al...
by colinhart
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

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by colinhart
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

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Glued some of the headlining in looking better
by colinhart
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Builder's Power Boats
Topic: Project TW28
Replies: 515
Views: 70092

Re: Project TW28

Been working in the forecabin unfortunately the space is so cramped it results in a busted back and lots of pain killers https://www.community.boatbuildercentral.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24893/forecabin_1.jpg https://www.community.boatbuildercentral.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24893/forecabin2.jpg