Re: Survey things

"Edgar" <ejcove@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Gordon" <gazuum@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>   I just had a 27' sailboat survey for insurance purposes and ran into 
>> some problems.
>>  Number 1. The propane tank along with its associated plumbing and 
>> solenoid valve sit in the anchor locker forward. This locker is vented
at 
>> the bottom thru the hull above the water line which also acts as the 
>> water drain. The running light wiring runs to a terminal strip at the
top 
>> of the locker. The surveyor says this is a no no, that no electrical 
>> wiring can be in this locker! In that case, how can they justify the 
>> solenoid being in there?
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> When I bought my boat in Florida it passed survey very well. However,
when 
> I got it here I found that the shutoff valve for the propane bottle was 
> controlled electrically and operated by a solenoid and this whole
assembly 
> was in the vented container alongside the bottle. It seemed to be taking

> current all the time gas was being used and I found that the solenoid
was 
> getting pretty warm. I did not like that at all so threw it out and 
> reverted to a manually operated valve. However,my point is that the 
> surveyor did not find any fault with that setup so it seems to be down
to 
> the individual surveyor whether it is approved or not.
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>>  Second problem.  This boat was converted from a diesel inboard to a 
>> Honda outboard. The diesel tank was fitted and vented for gas usage. 
>> There is no bilge to speak of in this boat, but the surveyor says the 
>> boat needs a bilge blower because of the gas tank!
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> That does not sound unreasonable as long as the blower itself and its 
> switch are sealed against sparking.

Does the alternator on the Honda powerfull enough to maintain the
batteries 
functional to activate and run the blower and especialy when the nav.
lights 
are on.
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