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Arvor 250 Supplied New Batteries.

May 4, 2014, 7:32 am
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Are they man enough for what they are wired up to?

I would suggest no... I bought my 250 last year and had dual batteries fitted.
I left one battery to supply the starter and the windlass and the bow thruster.. Although on boats supplied with just one battery it supplies everything.!!!
The second supplied the house electrics.. (Navionics, lights, stereo etc)

Last year a couple of times when manoeuvring up and down the side of anchored tankers I had to keep on and off the bow thruster.. A few times it made a grinding/grating noise and failed to operate..
Even though the engine was running the power consumption was draining the battery reserves flat..
Today I started and used the windlass to retrieve 50ft chain and 80 ft rope, by the time it had got it up the battery was knackered enough that the bow thruster once again didn't want to know..

The batteries supplied are the cheapest highest Ah capacity batteries you can find and once again shows the penny pinching mentality of Arvor/EBY..

These 110ah batteries can be bought for less than £60, vs the cost of circa £200 for a top of the range Optima.

For the sake of £140 more when spending £70k vs the reliability and performance of using optima it would make sense to fit Optima as standard..

Gripe over... Ordered 2 x 75aH Optimas 10 minutes ago..

PS: Should have changed them last year when I bought the boat as standing reading was only 12.3 volts even after being fully charged with an external charger. And with low voltage alarm set to 11.5 volts, it will sometimes go off if I have the plotter on, stereo, heater and then use the VHF.. In short... Cr*p batteries..

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dual batteries

May 4, 2014, 9:56 am
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Hello gentlemen, took boat out today, hooray!! 3300rpm and 23kts cross tide!

Fitting dual batteries with mosfit splitter , were is the best place to buy optima batteries and what colour red top etc?
Also best switch to have?
Bill.

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Motor oil for VW 75 SDI

May 5, 2014, 3:09 am
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Dear members,
last year I bought Arvor 190 with VW 75 SDI.
I need to make the first service to Arvor 190. In the service booklet says to use 0W30 oil VW 506, at web site  www.arvormarineparts.co.uk they sell 5W30 oil specification VW 504/507 for vw 75 SDI.

Please advice me which oil you use and whether it is possible to use oils that meet specification 5W30 VW 504/507.

Thanks,
Davor

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250as - Head

May 7, 2014, 7:45 am
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Got a stupid little chemical toilet in my new 250as, hardly worth the space it occupies. I'm thinking of taking it out and using the cupboard for something else, like storing lifejackets and bits. I do wonder whether this area could have been put to better use rather than a head, as most of these boats are probably used by blokes fishing who aren't shy to use a bucket when they need a wee and just lob it over the side afterwards, I don't think anybody actually uses them for pooing in do they?  The head/cupboard space might have been better being used for an oven to heat pies up with when winter cod fishing, or a fridge in the summer, or both.

Has anybody converted their head for different use to that which it has been designed for by Arvor over the past ten years or so of manufacture.  Is it about time that Arvor considered a better use of this space?

Be interested to hear the views of others.

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arvor 190 water leak in cabin

May 7, 2014, 11:20 am
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hi guys could any body help me with a slight problem with my arvor 190, I have water collecting in the shelf at the front of the cabin, I have used an hose pipe over screen and on roof but unable to see were water is coming in, it seem to collect more whilst out at sea when it is a bit on the rough side with the odd soaking over screen and roof areas, I have only owned the boat for a couple of months so I do not know its previous history apart from one owner and only 135 hours on clock.
thanks craig

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New 250as - Leaking foredeck hatch.

May 10, 2014, 12:34 pm
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Went to boat today in torrential rain/cloud burst and discovered that the foredeck sunroof on my brand new 250as (2013) model was leaking water on to the interior headlining.

Just another example of the poor build quality from Arvor..

Not impossible to sort out but why should I have to on a 70k boat.

I will have to remove the hatch and sikaflex it in again, which hopefully will sort it out.

What with my rusting cleats too, which I'm still waiting for them to sort out.

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2009 250 gearbox oil

May 16, 2014, 12:52 pm
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could anybody tell me what oil is in gearbox of 250 with cummins 2.8 QSD ?

found one post saying there is 2.6 ltrs but did no say what grade of oil to use?

thanks in advance for any info

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Mercruiser 230 anode

May 17, 2014, 11:48 pm
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Hi,

Can anyone tell me the sizes for the two engine pencil anodes for a 2007 arvor 250 with a 230hp 4.2l mercruiser engine.

Cheers


Mark

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250 arrives at last

May 19, 2014, 12:13 pm
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After 2 months of stress, negotiations & trying to sort out de-registering a French boat, early last Tuesday morning I received an unexpected call from Shaun (the transport driver) telling me he was in France to pick up my boat! This was a shock to me as previous weds I had told transport company to delay, because all paperwork was not ready!
After conversation with Shaun he reassured me that paperwork was not needed for him to take it out of the country as he had a haulage consignment note & did not have to prove ownership of the boat etc, hence the boat was loaded... after weeks of trying to sort paperwork with the very laid back French (it wasn't required).. 
Weds morning he then called me to say he was in Portsmouth & on his way..
He arrived at 1.30pm & with the lift waiting it was put straight onto hard standing, ready for work to start on Thursday.. no messing around ! Rudder off, prop & shaft out, 1 x U/S cutlass bearing out, shaft & prop have gone for balancing & cleaning & various parts are on order ready for putting back together & servicing...
Friday, Saturday, Sunday were spent polishing, polishing again & waxing, to make up for the TLC that this boat hasn't had .. unlike my previous Arvor! Tomorrow, underneath of boat to be blasted, ready for repainting..
Electronics on order as previous owners had removed all electronics other than VHF & Stereo. Not putting myself under any pressure but hope to have boat in water for 1st June ! Have page & a half of A4 paper full of jobs 'to do'... & if this boat is half as good as my last Arvor, I cant wait to get it into the water, will keep you updated on progress.

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fuel filter

May 23, 2014, 10:42 pm
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Can someone point me in the right direction to buy a racor filter: which one should I buy that is suitable for my 215.
Looked on dieselpartsdirect.co.uk but the choice is confusing.
Just had two blue tops fitted with mosfet splitter , brilliant piece of kit. Very pleased.

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Gear control - New 250as

May 27, 2014, 5:31 am
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My new 250as was commissioned today by on site marine engineers. When it came to engaging ahead with the control arm, the engineer discovered, and isn't happy about the fact that when you have pulled the button up to move the control from centre (neutral) position to either ahead or astern, it doesn't go to a second notch or stop stage on idle when in gear, and the first you know about being in gear is when you feel the engine pick up and the boat surges forward or backwards and the control arm can be pushed fully open without a second stage or stop. This is obviously dangerous, especially if slow manoeuvring in the marina.
The engineer has also discovered that the linkages on the side of the gearbox where the cable operates a lever, aren't fitted correctly. He has compared what we have with the picture in the manual and the two do not match. He is not happy.
Yet another issue to have to take up with EBY, although clearly this will be a problem for either E. Barrus or Cummins I would have thought.

Can anybody confirm for me how theirs works, ie is this normal, only I'm sure that my old boat didn't do it. I remember coming into the berth with gear engaged on first position with minimum revs , that is, idle speed of about four knots.

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Timing belt on south coast ?

May 27, 2014, 11:02 am
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We have been to the south coast to replace timing belts over the last few weekends and now I have another boat to do on the south coast , I am trying to help the owner with costs by taking on a second job ,The other owner is flexible but it has to be a weekend as work commitments.
So if your Vw boat is due ( 5 years or 1000 hours) then NOW is the chance to get a deal , 5 year recommendation is so important as we are finding 6/7/8 year old boats where the belts are starting to crack as they haven't been changed and one had a tensioner in a " don't know how it survived state" lucky owner !
So is you boat due or over due ? Then give me a shout and I would love to meet you and your boat to complete this important task .
Give a me a buzz for more info
Best regards
Stu 07786063770

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75hp vw

May 30, 2014, 8:09 am
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Hi all,just been out in a friends Arvor 19 fitted with a 75hp non turbo and she would only reach 14 knots with no tide and with a clean hull,is this normal for these engines I also noticed the fuel consumption to be about the same as my 100hp is that to be expected.Any advice would be appreciated.T.J.

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auxiliary belt came off

June 1, 2014, 10:26 am
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Hi  shipmates.

The first problem on my Arvor 215 2010 model fitted with Cummins QSD was that it threw the auxiliary belt today and of course the water pump stopped operating causing an engine overheat. Hopefully and time will tell, I noticed the temp gauge overheat warning in time. We managed to limp back in on the 6HP Mariner I fitted.

Really glad I had one and it started  today!

Got back to the mooring and tried to take off the plastic cover at front of engine covering the belt.

That was OK until I tried to get the bottom fixing off. Apart from it being really difficult to get to it feels like I need a small ring spanner to get the bottom fixing off whereas the other fixings are Allen head screws. Any ideas on how to get this last fixing off and do I really need to put the cover back as it seems to be a ball ache to get it off again if I need to and could the cover have cause the belt to throw anyway?

I tried to operate the pump pulley by hand, but it seems s little stiff, is this normal, also it only rotates the one way. I know this has a spider shaped rubber impellor so I would expect some resistance but not sure how much is OK?

Also, I can't see any belt tensioner on the belt, am I missing something as I can see why the belt might throw when it gets hot or  ages if there is not tensioner. I have two free running jockey rollers with minimal resistance and all looks good there.

My diagnosis so far is that either the belt just jumped the rollers due to stretching or maybe the pump is on the way out. Anyone have any other ideas please?

Thanks guys

Steve

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Arvor 21

June 1, 2014, 8:34 pm
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Hi, what is the difference between a 21 and 215,
regards,
Mark.

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Mercruiser gearbox replacement

June 9, 2014, 3:47 am
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Hi,

Can anyone advise me on where I can purchase a mercruiser gearbox temp sensor ( 87-88031) for my mates  boat, the only place I can find one is in the US.

Many thanks


Mark

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ENGINE HOURS

June 9, 2014, 5:36 am
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Hi all,can someone tell me the expected hours a 100-5V.W. engine will last? it would be interesting to know the highest hours on a boat on this forum.T.J.

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Batteries?

September 21, 2014, 12:46 pm
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Hi all,
I have bought a 230as and I am going to replace the batteries with Optima blue tops (x2) and a red top for the 25kgf thruster, looking at the Battery mega store site I am a bit lost! the choice is rather large.
does anybody have these batteries installed ?,  and if so what did you go for? what AH and cold cranking rating did you go for, I will fit one to act as a starter for the engine and the other for the house system, the red top will be for the thruster in the cabin.
Any help would be much appreciated, as far as I can find battery mega store are the cheapest around and I will also want a battery charger as well that does the glass mat batteries
Thanks Kerry

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Cockpit pedestal table base fitment.

September 22, 2014, 7:03 am
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For anyone who may in future be thinking of fitting a flush deck fitting for a pedestal table in the cockpit floor of a 215 fear not !!.... as I did !!

The clearance under the floor to the hull is some 8" or more much to my relief.
As the depth needed was only 50mm there was never any danger of drilling an extra hole through the hull so i neednt have stressed.  smile

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Who is who - Dealer - Importer - Manufacturer.

September 24, 2014, 2:14 am
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Having been up to my chin in it for the past few weeks with this exhaust issue. I now have a better understanding of how the chain of responsibility works with regard to warranty claims.

Initially you must contact your supplying dealership, which in my case was EBY.

They refer it to E .P. Barrus who are importers of the engines.

They report to Brunswick marine who purportedly own both Arvor and Quicksilver brands.

The boats are built in Poland.

This is my understanding of it. I stand to be corrected.

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