20-04-2017, 01:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 20-04-2017, 01:46 AM by Nowhere-Man.)
I was examining the original tap on my old boat. The tap seems really vintage so maybe early seventies. It has a water pump connection and an electric switch. The switch is rotary and obviously activates the pump. I also have the original lights which are tungsten strip lights. I imagine they will draw more current by far than LED's so have to decide whether to choose originality over thrift. Of course I do have quite old LED lamps too maybe 10 years old. I thought these were dangerous as they had AC wiring leads but the bulb (if you look is 12 volts). I bet it resulted in several mishaps on boats.
I am still working very hard to get this boat as I want it to be. I plan to live in it. This would be an amazing event as it was once an abandoned wreck and considered too ramshackle to bother with. I worked on it over years in fits and starts till eventually I realised it could be a nice boat. The volume of work to rescue it was formidable. I recall having to smash fixtures to get at the rubbing strake bolts. Then these fixtures had to be repaired. I have done a huge amount of work but it remains an old boat and that does alter the value. Much of the interior is as it was when built with simple cupboards and sliding doors.
I am still working very hard to get this boat as I want it to be. I plan to live in it. This would be an amazing event as it was once an abandoned wreck and considered too ramshackle to bother with. I worked on it over years in fits and starts till eventually I realised it could be a nice boat. The volume of work to rescue it was formidable. I recall having to smash fixtures to get at the rubbing strake bolts. Then these fixtures had to be repaired. I have done a huge amount of work but it remains an old boat and that does alter the value. Much of the interior is as it was when built with simple cupboards and sliding doors.
