Baitrunner

That will be the guy I saw crying as his bank account was depleted!! their prices have gone from the ridiculous to totally absurd!

Ok school boy error. I'm a plonker!!! Thanks to you guys for making me double check!!! the colts are all good and 4.5 volts when I measure across all 3! volts stay positive when connected up. But......the dodgy lights turn one of the batteries reverse polarity after a while. So I reckon dodgy imitation batteries or dodgy lights. Maybe all from china!!!

Cheers guys. just to clarify, I am measuring across the 3 batteries in series. It might not look it, but I am. All 3 are in series. Stumpy, my initial thoughts as the batteries came from eBay!!!!! But using a known good set, didn't last 24 hrs. As I said, taking the same measurements on a known good set of lights shows the same voltages which totally bemuses me. Regulo, correct. Measuring across all 3 batteries, but should be 3.6v not 3 so looks like the batteries are rubbish. But doesn't explain the negative polarity when connected up. Going to measure each battery.

Part two. On load batteries go reverse polarity. This is the same whether in the off, timer or on mode. This picture I have reversed the probes to show the reverse polarity voltage is about 1.6v So I have now also checked the older working set and new set and as soon as you put batteries into them they both go reverse polarity too!!! Although the other original set seem to last a fair while. i have never seen this before and was expecting the voltage to drop slightly when they were turned on, but not this. So any ideas you bright sparks?

Ok here is one for you electrical technical experts. Nothing to do with boats, but I have asked other knowledgable people I know and googled this and not come up with an answer. We have 2 sets of led lights powered by 3 aa batteries each. One has worked faultlessly for a month, before I had to change the batteries, the other had 3 sets in it. Each set has 3 positions, off, on, timer (on for 6hrs, off for 18). So, batteries (of a well known copper colour) were installed, tested and worked and both units left off. After a week or so I wanted to put the timer on. One set didn't work. Checked batteries and 2 were very flat, one was actually reverse polarity!! Assumed faulty batteries new set of batteries and timers set. 4 days later same set of lights dead. Batteries checked and same problem. New batch of batteries purchased. Again after a few days same set of lights dead and batteries same issue. Put batteries from good set of lights into dodgy lights and new bats into other lights. Next day same set of lights has killed the batteries. So, we get a new set of lights as they have to be faulty. although how is it only one battery ever goes reverse polarity? anyway, the set of lights that had played up I can now dissect. See below. First my meter is not quite zerod, but it was good enough. I'm on the 10v scale as well. Next is the battery voltage off load. see next post for what happens when on load.

The problem with whittlingham is river access is nigh on impossible. With space for maybe 4 reasonable sized well moored boats its virtually impossible to get to other than by car. And given a couple of the moored boats will be liveaboards (and I have no grip with them, they just manage to get there first and no insinuation they overstay the 24 hrs) I can't see much benefit to either boat tourists or boat owners in the moorings there. It needs more moorings. im sure the same might end up at Acle.

I downloaded a free app to help with such questions. Being totally ignorant of most flowery/tree things I have found it quite handy. Take a picture and it does (on most occasions) give you some reasonable options.

But has anyone been asked to participate? i haven't heard of anyone in brundall being invited. And it's August now. Maybe it will be the same owners they asked about the toll changes? Never did find anyone who was asked.

Like this little baby I found in the bath this morning. It did need a big glass to catch it in. I am a big wus when it comes to spiders as well!!!!

They could use the railway line to get the heavy machinery to site and put proper piles in. Now of course this would mean closing the line down for many months, maybe years, to complete the work, but then they could leave those darn bridges open and we could have a joyous summer again

Another interesting fact is that wasps also polinate plants. Probably by accident than anything else. I think the wasps have been particularly bad this year as they normally don't bother me. But got stung for the first time ever this year. Looks like we have a nest at the end of the garden. A week later and it's still itching Had to put the wasp catchers out I'm afraid. More to try and keep them at the end of the garden. Also managed to get 3 hornets in it last night Impressive beasts, but scary looking. 3 of my friends also got stung Saturday on our boats. My wife reckons wasps are evil, nasty people reincarnated. She may be right if there is such a thing.

Well that will be robin then

On the question of reserving moorings. When the bishop does his jaunt to st benets, where do they moor the wherry? never been so not sure if they use a 24hr mooring. How funny if it couldn't moor next year

He didnt do it backwards though

Unless we try, we will never know. Which is the whole purpose of the exercise. no individual or group has bothered with an FOI request and it is apparent from all the posts no one on here has the full picture. its voluntary and if it only gets the interest of the newspapers and MPs who knows. At worst nothing will happen I suspect and we can all forget about things ever changing.

Nice one Griff. I spoke to Lou yesterday and she said someone had asked if they could post it on a forum. For the record we have committed to the fund as well. I would like to ask that others don't use this post to start telling anyone with a boat that does not fit under the bridges to move it elsewhere or buy a lower air draft boat!! As Griff says it's about our rights to navigation.

I was told by a fellow boater that somerleyton wasn't opening after 10am. So who knows!!

What Wales? he's going home, he's going home, Thomas is going home!!!

I'm sure a mod will give you the short answer!

There was I Monday afternoon having a quiet well earned drink in the bistro at brundall when this rabble and pile of old planks turn up! have to say Griff from where I was she looked very lovely. I would have poped over to say hi, but had to go and get the missus from the hospital.

Watch this space

Damn, I hate it when I have to agree

I don't know if this was posted previously, but I'm trawling through 33 pages!! https://broadsswimming.co.uk/ but it has a lot of information on the details, sponsors and safety issues. I dont see any safety issues of I'm honest. They all had hi vis floats, was well marshalled and guidance given. I would suggest a flappy thing zig zagging across the river with a novice or nervous skipper might be more dangerous? And I have no problems or beef with flappy things by the way, but know they frighten a lot of people. Obviously I have no idea how much the BA were involved, but guess it's all part of the service they provide for all river users. Msybe in future events they might be asked to donate to the BA, but if local charities (and it might help to know which ones) did benefit as did local businesses feeding and catering for 100ish swimmers and their friends and family then bring it on. so is the real issue they never paid a toll? I'm actoll payer and I really dont care. If it was every week maybe I would think yeah cough up guys, but think it's great to promote the rivers and how clean they actually are. Will I be swimming in there? Nope. But I won't stop others. Its not a lot different to a road race (cycle or run). None of them pay any road tax either. Bring it on next year I say.

It was the wrong pump

I can't wait for the bow thruster promo