[Boat or Home from Home,]

Got 3500w inverter mate. Peaks at 600o plus electric oven mate and microwave. See ya soon. Jay n Jo

[For Sale : Yaesu Ft1500]

Can I have pls mate?

[Current Fuel Prices]

Fuel down south seems to vary with every day! Ran out pulling into mooring in Loddon, Princess Cruisers offered us some they use for rental boats at £1.15ltr. Gonna order a barrel direct then only 68p on 200ltrs... Will try Beccles when we go out on sunday for a cruise round there if only a £1 for a splash and dash!

[Downloads of user manuals]

Need an original manual for a Connoisseur Class 38ft Broads Cruiser originally made by Potter Haylett in the late 1960's. Also any info on bleeding a Webasco Diesel Heater?

 

Many thanks

 

JayKay

[Baofeng PMR Radio Help!]

I agree these are good radio's having owned a couple of UV5-R's, However as pointed out in the post these tx in the Amateur 2m and 70cm bands which you cannot do without a licence from OFCOM.

 

Also you cannot use these for PMR as the law states that the ERP must not be over 0.5w and not have a removable antenna!

 

You may be better off getting a pair from Asda, Tesco, Argos or Maplin as they usually do a pair for around the £20 mark.

 

I'm Licenced so have all sorts programmed in, some to listen too only and others to transmit. The local Amateur Repeater at Lowestoft is on 433,500mhz input and Norwich 433.000mhz.

 

You can listen to the Broads Patrol boats on  162.500mhz & 162.500mhz if you enjoy listening to the BA checking that our boats are Toll Compliant.

 

If you do get the data cable or are near Lowestoft or Northern Broads this week coming i'll gladly program in all local frequencies for you with my cable. With this you also get the names displayed and not just frequencies. Give me a shout on PMR 1 as monitor it most of the time.

 

 

Good luck and regards

 

Jay M6JPK

[Waveney River Centre Pump Out]

We used them on Genus for our first pump out and found it an easy experience apart from hitting the stop button as soon as i put my token in but after explaining my mistake was given another by the shop.

But as an answer to the posters question, yes we did have to use our own Blue which luckily we had onboard..

It's my local pump out as moored at Somerleyton and can always stop over for a pint if the pub is open. Shop a bit pricey but I love it at WRC. My dog's ashes are sprinkled under the willow tree with some planted bulbs that still come up after 3 years. It was her favourite stop over and would love it when we moored up there.

Make sure you check the electric points for left over credit so you can plug in to watch a bit of TV or Use the Microwave!

[Fantastic Breakfast]

I agree that you can't get a better breakfast if you don't mind the Buffet Style where you can pop back up for some more if you want. Coffee not included in the price of £5.00 per person but enough fruit juice is just as good after those morning Coffee's onboard before settting out to eat.

If you stay overnight moored up there is a money off deal..

Worth a visit but I would prefer to cook my own while the misses takes the controls and have something nice and Fresh..

JayKay ~ Genus!

[Sea Aird 23, Volvo Inboard, VGC, Curerent Somerleyton, Only £7250 ovno]

Many thanks, we genuinely need to sell her because of the costs of keeping 50ft of Boats on our Marina, plus can't use 2 at a time. As I said in the advert feel free to come and meet to discuss and any decent genuine offer will be considered.

 

Great Forum, I love the reading. Look out for us Onboard Genus over Whitsun as going North for a break.

 

Happy Boating 2015  JAYKAY

[Sea Aird 23, Volvo Inboard, VGC, Curerent Somerleyton, Only £7250 ovno]

LOA 7.02m (23'0")
Year 2000
Construction GRP
Underwater profile semi-displacement
Berths 4
Engine 1 x Diesel 28hp, Volvo Penta 2003 (Triple)
Lying Norfolk (Somerleyton)

Extra Details
Designer Aird Marine
Builder Aird Marine
Lying Norfolk
Fuel capacity 90.0 ltr (19.8 G) Total - 1 Tanks
Water capacity 180.0 ltr (39.6 G) Total - 2 Tanks
Last survey 01/09/2001

Mechanical
Engine 1 x Diesel 28hp
Volvo Penta 2003 (1987)
Engine Hours Not Recorded
Engine Cooled Raw Water
Steering Wheel
Drive Shaft
Prop(s) 3 Blade Bronze
Fuel consumption (approx) 1.5 ltr (0.3 G) /hour At cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 6 knots
Max speed (approx) 7 knots
LWL 6.30m (20'8")
Beam 2.46m (8'1")
Draft Min 0.77m (2'6")
Draft Max 0.77m (2'6")
Displacement 1,800kg (3,969.0lbs)
Headroom 1.80m (5'11")
Electrical Systems
12 volt, 2 batteries charged by: engine

GRP Construction with semi-displacement underwater profile, gelcoat finish
Fuel tank has been manufactured from stainless steel.

Accommodation
Cooker
Grill
Sink
Fridge
Carpet thick curtains
Pressurised water system
Hot water system
Handbasin 1
Shower 1
Heads 1 heads

Chemical Toilet.
Saloon table converts to double berth.

4 berths with 2 doubles and 0 singles in 1 cabin(s) 2 burner gas cooker

Nav Equipment
Stereo
Navigation lights
Deck Gear
Cockpit cover Newly Manufactured
Warps
Fenders
Boathook
2 anchors
(Danforth, Mud weight,)
30.00m (98'5") of chain
Stainless Steel gas locker vents overboard.
Safety Equipment

White leatherette upholstery custom fitted.
depth finder/ Speedo
Davits (Stainless)

Recent Gearbox Overhaul & Service
A lovely Broads/Canal/Coastal Cruiser that doesn't break your bank in fuel bills.

Purchased 36mths ago at 12K, due to new Broads Cruiser need to sell as paying 2 x Mooring fees,

Any questions just ask, will mail more pics inside and out. OIRO £7250 GENUINE Only Please.

 

More pictures on request. Thanks for looking and feel free to call me on 07542384460

 

 

[Buying diesel]

Mark, if you want another boat to keep your cash in feel free to store it on ours, very reasonable storage fees and you'd get approx half back

Thanks for the advice on topping up for winter, we never knew that but will certainly do it.

Iain, is Goodchilds the boatyard where the Waveney meets the start of Breydon? There was a receipt from them that came with the boat. They did some work on the engine.

Alan, Reedham isn't far from us so may check to see if there is anywhere to purchase fuel there. Lady Patricia is being lifted out this winter so everything will be drained down and winterised correctly. I have a man who is going to show me how to do it properly

I've been looking to see if you can purchase red diesel anywhere and take it to the boat. I've read somewhere that boatyards charge the same prices as high st garages for red, is this correct?

Steve

Just bought a drum (210ltrs) from Rix Petrolium at a cost of £160 so only paying 60p a ltr with 5% VAT... Just a hassle filling drums and outting in then adding my white to make her legal with the fuel split. Make sure you keep the reciepts just incase. If you buy 500ltrs thats 3 drums straight from the tanker you get it down to 49p a ltr. Don't use Heating Oil even though its dyed red as its not got the lubricants etc in to keep ya engine sweet. To someones cost at our mooring he found out the hard way and had a nice engine rebuild bill. No saving there in the long run.

 

Just got back from 8 days on Southern and despite the thunder on day one had a lovely chilled week and only saw about 5 other boats out and about.

 

Happy boating! Jay Kay   

[Anyone know how deep the Chet is now?]

Hi all. Thinking of a trip down the Chet tomorrow but not been there in my current boat (1m draft).

I know it used to have a few shallow sections but since it's been dredged does anyone know what it's like now?

Cruised up there yesterday at 3pm and The Clipper showed between 0.6m up to 1.5m. Deepest in middle and can get shallow quick on edges. BA been out cutting reeds to improve visibility the last weeks. Try Rockland St Mary passage in nicely dredged and good depth..

[Quite a high tide on Monday]

Tuesday was VERY High Tide at WRC, with river coming just over sides of mooring! Made for a awkward step off for the Mrs but after down with the step and all ok! Rest of the week tides have been lower so must of been Spring tides and coinciding with the Full Moon.

 

[WiFi Hotspots]

Been away cruising the Southern from Somerleyton onto Norwich & Back stopping off for 5 nights on the way. No mobile signal on O2/GiffGaff until nearing Norwich although was able to access Wifi Hotspots ~ BTOPENZONE etc... So has been a gods end for updating our trip on Social Media.

Good Openzone in Loddon, Some in Brundall but apart from that been nice to be away from the tech that runs our lives!

Keep an eye on Diary as written Log for our week away over Guy Fawkes!

 

Jay & Jo x