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Re: Mabshaw introduction
November 13, 2009 by atlanta32
Steve & Lesley
Look forward to hearing about your new Atlanta Boat.
Please use the links to 'Boats for Sale' on the Atlanta Boats Website to assist your search. I try to keep them up to date.
Atlanta 32
Re: battery charging.
October 26, 2009 by atlanta32
Mike.
Before you buy a solar panel I would advise that you do a little research.
The very best panels costing close to £500 and measuring 1m X .5m only produce about 80 watts of power in ideal conditions, and unless you are going to be in the Med next summer you will be lucky to get half that on a typical British summers day. At this charge rate a single large leisure 110Amph battery will take about a week to charge and then only if the weather is outstanding.
In my opinion, Solar panels are only good for keeping your boat's fully charged battery topped up while it is left unattended on the mooring and then only if you have clear sky above, no good for most canals or rivers where there are trees to obscure the sun.
Whereas, an overnight charge on a £25 battery charger will do the same.
I would consider an extra battery to meet your domestic needs before buying a solar panel.
Re: Tall order 3
October 12, 2009 by atlanta32
Done that been there and got the embarrassment ‘T’ shirt –
Four Stroke Suzi and Honda engines are very quiet and with mine behind the back
cabin it is almost silent when at idle.
I too have accidentally knocked the pull cord out of the safety
cut-out on the throttle control and stranded myself in the middle of the canal
wondering why I can’t start my engine.
And whilst holding a mooring line jumped off the boat using
the back of my neighbours narrow boat as a way to sep onto the towpath and left
the idling engine in forward. That go hairy for a while, as my boat dragged me
down a line of moored boats.
All part of the pleasures of getting to know your boat...
Re: Tall order 2
October 12, 2009 by atlanta32
I have an identical arrangement on my boat - Two batteries
and a rotary switch to isolate or connect the two batteries from the load. The
outboard has an alternator which charges the batteries whilst cruising.
The idea behind this switch arrangement is to manually isolate
the starter battery from the rest of the boat when moored. This is to prevent
the domestic load draining the starter battery, stranding you.
Before starting the engine you use the switch to disconnect
the leisure battery and connect the fully charged starter battery to the load.
Once underway you should initially leave the starter battery connected to the
load so that the outboard charges the starter battery ready for the next time.
After a short while use the switch to connect the leisure battery or both
batteries so that the leisure battery is also charged.
Normally there is also a volt meter and a toggle switch
which enables you to test the voltage of each battery when disconnected from
the load.
In practice I just leave the two batteries connected
whenever I use the boat. This is because I have virtually no electrical
equipment on the boat, other than lights to drain the battery. I also have two good 85amp batteries and a
steady 14.2 volts, measured with a digital multi-meter coming from the outboard
when running which deliverers a healthy charge.
From what you have described it is possible that your
outboard is not charging the batteries. You say that the batteries hold the
charge after using a charger, which would suggest that they are OK.
A simple, but not definitive test is to turn on the cabin
lights whist the outboard is idling and see if they get slightly brighter when
the engine revs are increased.
Or the proper way is to get a volt meter across the battery terminals
and see if your voltage increases from approximately 12.1 volts discharged –
12.6 fully charged to 14+ volts when the engine revs are increased from idle.
Just one other possibility – A faulty battery can drain a
good battery when they are connected together.
Re: Tall order 4
October 12, 2009 by atlanta32
Hi.
Winterising your Suzi Outboard should be the same as my Honda 4-stroke.
Lift engine out of the water, Drain carbs, squirt flogging oil into each cylinder, change the engine oil/filter & gear lube ready for next season.
Download your engine's manual from the Suzi website - Full details should be in there.
Regards
Re: Jim's Atlanta 32
October 11, 2009 by atlanta32
Mabshaw
Welcome to the forum.
Thanks. It looked its best when this photo was taken, just having been craned in after a winter and a lot of hard work ashore, due to come out again in November when I hope to start work on again on my growing list of things to do.
The pilot seat in a 32 is a standard fit as is the GRP side benches and pillars that support the seats.
They are bucket seats and a little narrow for my anatomy. I have looked into fitting two new folding seats for about £30 each, availble from most chandlers and having them covered in two-tone blue trim to match the cockpit side and benches.
Tappers Upholstery in Birmingham quoted me a very reasonable price.
Regards
Sep 6th - New Atlanta 24 to make an appearance at the Southampton Boat Show
September 7, 2009 by atlanta32
Go to the website to see pictures of this stunning boat by GSA Marine - www.atlantaboats.co.uk/new-boats.html.
Contact GSA Marine on 01362 688738 or 07906 668574
website - www.gsamarine.co.uk
Sep 3rd – New Forum Feature Email Notification Daily Digest
September 7, 2009 by atlanta32
What is the Daily Digest?
It's an email sent out every morning (PST time) that will notify members of your forum that there are new replies to topics they've participated in. This means they either started the topic or replied to it.
What if my members don't want to receive a Daily Digest?
They can opt-out of these emailings from the 'Edit Profile -> Email Notifications' screen. They can also opt-out at the bottom on any Daily Digest Email.
I want instant notifications of replies to topics I'm tracking.
That is an email notification we'll offer in the future, along with other emailings that we'll be working on.
How come I didn't receive a Daily Digest?
The first Daily Digest won't go out until Wed, Sep 3, around 9am PST. If you didn't receive one after that then:
- Maybe there were no new replies to topics you participated in. We monitor if you've read a topic, and if we see that you loaded a topic and read all the new replies, we won't send out a daily digest.
- It's also possible that you've opted out of this notification, so please double check your notification preferences 'Edit Profile -> Email Notifications'.
- As a last resort, please check your spam folder and make sure it didn't get flagged as spam. If it did, unspam it and report back here so we can investigate.
Re: NEW ATLANTA 24 OWNER
September 7, 2009 by atlanta32
Riche & Zoe
A very warm welcome to the Atlanta Boat Owners forum.
As you can probably tell the forum has only been established a few months but membership is growing steadily. If you send me pictures of your new boat I will post them on the website www.atlantaboats.co.uk – email address is also listed on the website.
While there take a look at my notes on hull refurbishment and Dave and Marie’s excellent article on Valkerie.
Regards
Atlanta 32
Re: Atlanta 330
September 2, 2009 by atlanta32
Welcome to the forum
The Atlanta 330 looks to be an updated version of the Atlanta 32 which I own.
Excellent cruiser, with plenty of room and of course a rear guest cabin with its own on-suite.
The 330 has a couple of nice design features over the 32 such as extending the shower tray under the adjacent seats in the cabin enabling the toilet to be stowed away whilst using the shower, updated galley and shower furniture and even bow thrusters when equipped with an inboard engine. Its nicest feature seems to be the extra foot in length over the 32 is used in the rear cabin making it very liveable. With regards to heads sizing I believe they are identical in size in all Atlanta’s, front and rear, adequate without being roomy. However, you do have two so one could be just a shower room while the other is used as a toilet.
I may be wrong but, I cannot see these craft being used on anything other than ‘Sheltered Waters’ Category D.
Re: Atlanta 24 Weight?
July 24, 2009 by atlanta32
Steve
Welcome to the forum.
As you can probably tell this is a new website www.atlantaboats.co.uk and forum for Atlanta Boat owners and as yet we only a handful of members.
While I can't answer your question directly I do know a man who can and in fact does what you are planning to do.
If you send me your email address via the contact email on the website i will forward his details to you.
Regards
Atlanta 32
Re: Atlanta 27
July 9, 2009 by atlanta32
Dear Jamest
From what I can see from your pictures the boat certainly exhibits Atlanta lines and all the detailing looks to be spot on.
You say an Atlanta 27?
The standard Atlanta is 24 feet.
However, there are a couple of Atlanta 250's (I assume stretched to 25feet) being advertised so why not a Atlanta 27?
With regard to Lay Outs no drawings but happy to send you pictures.
The position of the floor installation looks to be too high in the hull and would restrict headroom. The standard lay-out is a central walkway with fixed furniture and fittings both sides. This enables the floor to sit lower down in the hull. There should be at least 5'11" headroom allowing for roof lining and floor coverings
If you wish to advertise the moulds on the website send me all the details and I’ll gladly post your advert, no charge.
Re: New boats
June 30, 2009 by atlanta32
Yes - There is a company GSA Marine that is currently making the Atlanta 25.
Jim's Atlanta 32
June 16, 2009 by atlanta32
Just to get things strated off here is a picture of my pride and joy (His n' Hers) Atlanta 32 moored at MWYC Hatton on the Grand Union Canal
