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Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-10-2023, 09:34 PM
Replies: 57
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Posted By Carriage Guy
I can understand the manufacturing tolerance...

I can understand the manufacturing tolerance issue involved but it seems Wallas is being lazy in addressing it. Fuel injectors on many engines require "mating" of sorts and even some car batteries...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-10-2023, 07:55 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
Shawn, With Scan Marines help, I pretty quickly...

Shawn,
With Scan Marines help, I pretty quickly determined I had a defective fuel pump and after having my hands in the guts of the heater to do the diagnostic tests was rather disappointed to find...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-10-2023, 11:54 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
+1 for mounting a heater in the cabin. As you...

+1 for mounting a heater in the cabin. As you can see from our boat picture, we don't have an engine space so don't have that option anyway. The typical mounting location in our model of boat is...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-09-2023, 01:08 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
Hydronic

Steve Mitchell does numerous good writeups on his SeaBits site and happens to have done one two years ago for his own hydronic installation. Includes how he sized his unit for his boat, evaluation...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-05-2023, 02:01 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
Our heater installation also had requirements...

Our heater installation also had requirements about the relative elevation between the heater and the fuel supply. If the heater was mounted below the level of the fuel, it required an optional...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-04-2023, 12:08 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
There are two air flows

These forced air diesel heaters have two separate airflow paths that only contact each other in the heater "box" through a heat exchanger. Let me call one path "combustion air and exhaust" and the...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 11-04-2023, 09:20 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
Air exhaust, no, you wouldn't need an exit vent...

Air exhaust, no, you wouldn't need an exit vent hole in your boat. The air will naturally leak out through the small gaps in your window, doors, wiring runs, etc. That is probably preferable to...
Forum: Trailerable or Pocket Trawlers 09-26-2023, 02:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,155
Posted By Carriage Guy
Rosborough 246 owner with a 200hp Evinrude here. ...

Rosborough 246 owner with a 200hp Evinrude here.
The web says your engine has a 2.5:1 lower unit gear ratio so your prop pitch will have to take that into account and at first glance does.
...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 09-18-2023, 09:26 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 9,635
Posted By Carriage Guy
I installed a Wallas in our Rosborough 246 during...

I installed a Wallas in our Rosborough 246 during Covid and love it. The Wallas stuff is eyewateringly expensive but provides quiet, warm heat that dries out the boat on cold, snotty days because it...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 04-02-2023, 09:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,032
Posted By Carriage Guy
I saw your YouTube a couple of months ago and am...

I saw your YouTube a couple of months ago and am in the middle of installing the gear on our boat, only change is we're using a QK-A024 since our ipads have built in GPS. We bought direct from...
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 01-13-2023, 08:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 663
Posted By Carriage Guy
For what it's worth, I'm in the process of...

For what it's worth, I'm in the process of installing a Quark QK-A024 AIS receiver in our boat to interface with our ipad via wifi, using this 2 year old homebrew implementation YouTube for guidance...
Forum: Harbor Chat 04-12-2022, 01:51 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,056
Posted By Carriage Guy
I just noticed when checking for updates to the...

I just noticed when checking for updates to the story that the Port Canaveral incursion was by Royal Caribbean, not Carnival, my bad.

The Florida Harbor Pilots Association website mentions their...
Forum: Harbor Chat 04-12-2022, 10:09 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,056
Posted By Carriage Guy
At the risk of thread drift, who has the ultimate...

At the risk of thread drift, who has the ultimate responsibility for meeting temporary Coast Guard restrictions while navigating a waterway that requires a local pilot-- the pilot or the captain?...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 06-29-2021, 10:45 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,673
Posted By Carriage Guy
I went back and checked the Nova Kool...

I went back and checked the Nova Kool Installation and Troubleshooting Guide document, Nova Kool does explicitly state they use the BD family of Danfoss compressors. I couldn't find their .3A fan...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 06-28-2021, 11:50 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 8,374
Posted By Carriage Guy
We installed a small Wallas in our (small)...

We installed a small Wallas in our (small) Rosborough last year and were totally comfortable doing the AICW down from Norfolk this past January/February (long story). The admiral thinks it was our...
Forum: Other Trawler Systems 06-28-2021, 10:42 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,673
Posted By Carriage Guy
"As Comodave says, ventilation (to allow the...

"As Comodave says, ventilation (to allow the compressor unit to get rid of its heat) is always key. Along the same lines, you can wire a fan to two specific tangs on the electronic module, and it...
Forum: Trailerable or Pocket Trawlers 05-04-2021, 07:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 22,769
Posted By Carriage Guy
We had a Rosborough rendezvous of 27 boats at...

We had a Rosborough rendezvous of 27 boats at Caladesi State Park in late March. Bill Webster gave a ~1hr long presentation to the group about his second trip to the Bahamas (as part of his...
Forum: Trailerable or Pocket Trawlers 05-04-2021, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,699
Posted By Carriage Guy
Why not go to the hang outs?

For R246 information, I'd suggest joining the "Rosborough boat owners, wanna-be's & used-to-be's" Facebook group and the "Rosboroughrf246owners" groups.io forum. Both groups are pretty active, the...
Forum: General Maintenance 05-01-2021, 07:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 735
Posted By Carriage Guy
screw cap source

FYI, I've had good luck with Pro-Dec screw caps with thin SS washers.
Snap-Caps - Screw Caps, Screw Covers | Pro-Dec (https://www.pro-dec.com/snap-caps)
They seem more robust than the Lowes type and...
Forum: General Discussion 03-22-2021, 10:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 6,529
Posted By Carriage Guy
Has anyone accomplished this feat successfully? ...

Has anyone accomplished this feat successfully?

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We've been officially "homeless" :eek: since 2001, traveling full time in a 30' 5th wheel trailer and purchased a ...
Forum: General Maintenance 02-09-2021, 10:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,403
Posted By Carriage Guy
We had a cockpit enclosure fabricated for our...

We had a cockpit enclosure fabricated for our Rosborough about a year ago and struggled with the decision of what screen material to use.

We searched the web for the tradeoff in airflow vs....
Forum: Electrical and Electronics & Navigation 11-30-2020, 07:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,528
Posted By Carriage Guy
Nova Kool fan now standard

A couple of weeks ago we upgraded our 16 year old Nova Kool 3800 for a new 6200 double door fridge freezer. I noticed our old fridge had trouble keeping things cold sometimes during the summer heat...
Forum: Financial Matters and Red Tape 08-13-2020, 11:12 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,602
Posted By Carriage Guy
Just PM'ed you the contact info for the family...

Just PM'ed you the contact info for the family that did the loop in the above boat.
Forum: Financial Matters and Red Tape 08-13-2020, 09:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,602
Posted By Carriage Guy
Hopefully the pic attached this time.

Hopefully the pic attached this time.
Forum: Financial Matters and Red Tape 08-13-2020, 09:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,602
Posted By Carriage Guy
Regarding suitability of boat, we met a couple...

Regarding suitability of boat, we met a couple and their teen from Texas a year and a half ago in Tampa Bay a week after they had crossed the Gulf and saw them again last fall on the Trent Severn....
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