It’s raw water cooled, it pulls water from the sea, runs it through the engine and sends it out the exhaust.

I never touch the decompression levers, it fires up within 10 seconds, I have the cold start switch on a cable, to allow me to use it from the cockpit, I only use it for the first start of the day, after that it fires without a problem. I have two batteries onboard, both kept topped up by a 50w solar panel on a dual battery controller, I think the batteries are roughly 80 - 100ah, nothing massive or fancy, just car batteries. I give it 1/4 throttle and pull the cold start switch on.

I was thinking the same but insulation also helps keeping solar heat out.

I never touch the decompression levers, it fires up with 10 seconds, I have the cold start switch on a cable, to allow me to use it from the cockpit, I only use it for the first start of the day, after that it fires without a problem.

Not had any problems with condensation, it’s twin walled so is a good insulator.

I was wondering the same

Danke

i bought an adjustable corner bead from Eurocell, it's a flexible corner trim that fits whatever the angle is, i held it on with screws and white plastic caps.

So far it’s been ok, we get a little condensation above the cooker with the kettle on, but it’s been fine on the rest of the roof, it’s a twin wall system with a 10mm air gap, I did think about putting camping mat above it, but we lift the boat out from October till May, the cost of real wood and ongoing maintenance put us off, this stuff just needs a wipe down.👍

They come in 100mm & 300mm wide

@@ifitfloatsyourboatsail5844 thanks!

I just started in the middle and worked my way out to the edges, the final strips on each side are tapered and finished off with a covering bead of pvc that adjusts to any angle.

@@ifitfloatsyourboatsail5844 agh that makes sense now, many thanks.

Hola, gracias por tu comentario, la traducción al inglés fue perfecta, con suerte mi traducción al español funciona igual de bien. El Centaur es un barco familiar perfecto, es muy estable y puede soportar el mal tiempo fácilmente. En el interior hay 1,8 m de altura, incluso en el inodoro, todas las literas tienen más de 1,8 m de largo. es un gran barco para excursiones de un día o algunas personas viajan por el mundo en ellas. Compruebe si hay pernos de quilla oxidados y un buen motor, hay tantos buenos a la venta, no compre uno malo. Bienvenido a la Hermandad de Centauros.

@@ifitfloatsyourboatsail5844 Thank you very much for answering so quickly, ....... I liked this information about the interior height because most of the boats do not have the height that I need, I hope it goes well with your boat, .. greetings.

I don’t know the Manufacturer, I bought it on Ebay, it’s paint for shipping containers and rubbish skips, I guessed if it’s on a shipping container traveling round the world, and it stays shiny for years, its got to be worth a try.

I’ve not used her yet for an overnight, but the condensation was minimal from the kettle, and it’s twin wall so probably offers a little bit of insulation. It’s doesn’t seem any worse than Vinyl.

@@THENAVIGAT0R excellent mate it would transform my boat and am just in the process of finding a solution. I'm sure I could pop up a little insulation above it anyway. Your system looks great and its a fraction of the price of the foam-backed vinyl stuff.

@@damienduggan9060 As you can see in the video, I used the same material for the cross ribs, so I have a minimum of 10mm clearance if I’d wanted some insulation above, if I have any problems, it’s an easy job the drop the panels down and put some Tesco camping mat in there.

@@THENAVIGAT0R Yes thats exactly what I was thinking. Just enough to insulate. For me it doest need to be full liveaboard quality just to keep the damp away. Best of luck mate safe miles :)

Hi, really easy prep, it was bare gelcoat, so I sanded it with a machine and 120 grit pads to provide a key, then i put 2 coats of paint straight on, one after the other, coffee break in between, no primer used.