LB26

[jbo_c]

Looks very nice.

Jbo

[pee wee]

Once I clicked on your photos and saw them in the correct orientation, I could tell what I was looking at- and it looks good!

[jbo_c]

Funny, PeeWee.

I couldn’t figure out what the pics were either until they got correctly oriented.

Jbo

[les2021]

Morning

Cheers guys,

I do constantly apologise for my photo skills..... When I add them they are in the correct orientation, when I post them they are not

Will post some more at the weekend and lets see what happens

Cheers

Les

[pee wee]

When I add them they are in the correct orientation, when I post them they are not

It's IT's fault!! It's one of the side effects with the new website or gallery, I don't know about that stuff. Other posters have said that if you edit the photos in any way before posting, then they show up correctly, I'm not sure about that but you could try it.

[Jaysen]

Well yes. We updated to photo library that says “unless indicated otherwise, pixel 0 is upper left”. So which ever way your camera labels pixel 0 IN THE JPEG that’s upper left. Your photo app reads meta data not the jpeg. But once you EDIT the photo, the new pixel 0 is properly indexed in the actual jpeg.

Alternatively use the proper phpBB gallery software, rotate images in the gallery’s editor and use the bbcode tags and fit all works properly.

IT provided the solution a couple years back. Here’s the thread from 2020 … viewtopic.php?t=64990

[les2021]

Hi Guys

So now not only do I need to learn to build a boat I have got to become a TECHNO Thanks !!!!

A subject I am not confident with as well is electrics.... I will get a marine electrian to help when it comes to the final fit out but at the moment I need to buy 10m 3 core tinned cable to go from my shore power socket to the fuse board. The shore socket is 16A/ 250V If I have worked it out right I need a 3core 2.5mm tinned cable, being cautious I would quite happily go up to a 4mm 3core. Can anyone give advice on this subject ???

I am fitting the following

Fridge 32 watts
Windlass 1000w
Hob 1200w
Water Tank 72w
Waste Tank 72w
2 x bilge pumps 208w
WC 300w
Nav instruments ???
Lights ???
Cockets ???
Engine ???
3 x batteries Engine / House / Windlas, Bow Thruster

Any help would be great.

Cheers

Les

[fallguy1000]

Hi Guys

So now not only do I need to learn to build a boat I have got to become a TECHNO Thanks !!!!

A subject I am not confident with as well is electrics.... I will get a marine electrian to help when it comes to the final fit out but at the moment I need to buy 10m 3 core tinned cable to go from my shore power socket to the fuse board. The shore socket is 16A/ 250V If I have worked it out right I need a 3core 2.5mm tinned cable, being cautious I would quite happily go up to a 4mm 3core. Can anyone give advice on this subject ???

I am fitting the following

Fridge 32 watts
Windlass 1000w
Hob 1200w
Water Tank 72w
Waste Tank 72w
2 x bilge pumps 208w
WC 300w
Nav instruments ???
Lights ???
Cockets ???
Engine ???
3 x batteries Engine / House / Windlas, Bow Thruster

Any help would be great.

Cheers

Les

The electrical system is truly a complex matter.

A bare minimum is 100amp hour house battery and a start battery. Did you build a locker?

Have you planned a charger?

The engine should charge the start and top off the house. But that charge current must be controlled.

To make matters harder, here in the US, we always use american wire gauge, not metric system.

Wire sizing for the shore power at 16amp is sized at 3% drop, rate to 20 amp is unusual, here in US is 30amp

For AC, 20 amp ckt is 12 ga or 2.5mm.
For DC, 20 amp is based in wire length, but for 20 feet, 3% drop, that is 8 ga or 6mm or 8mm wire.

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[les2021]

Afternoon All

Cheers Dan, it seems buying 3 core tinned cable over here is not straight forward... they seem to use single core cable and tie them into looms !!! Is that a normal process in boat wiring ?

Anyway I have been concentrating on the cockpit, I have glued and taped the cockpit walls and filled and faired ( more fairing ) All gone well, fender lockers were a pain in the A..... but ready for door and frames will mount the ceiling hooks for the fenders tomorrow.
Glued and taped the engine box today along with the seating wall bearers.

Right here we go lets post a couple of upside down photos

Cheers

Les

[Jeff]

Nice work Les!!! Jeff