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    Haven't Done One Of These For A While

    in Where was this Taken ?

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    No not Rollesby Broad.

    I did wonder if this Broad has been mentioned on here before, so did a quick search and there have been fleeting references on here, but not often!!!

    I was pleased to discover this place, and once it's whereabouts are revealed, will post something in the holiday tales section with more pictures, providing you promise to not all visit at once!!

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

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    7 minutes ago, Tobster said:

    Nothing like the manufacturer recommending you spend more money with them on a regular basis, just because they want your money doesn’t mean you have to give it to them.

    Sorry Mr Chairman, :default_icon_redface:

    Isn't all preventative maintenance, or regular maintenance about spending money before you really need to? or before it leads to something more major? How much good oil have I thrown in the recycling tank because I change it hopefully well before it stops protecting the engine? How many fuel filters have I changed that had no diesel bug, or no contaminants worth changing the filter for? How many oil filters have I changed that may have lasted another two years?  

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

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    I feel since you have quoted me, that I should reply. I found it a very enlightening and entertaining read.

    Now as the Chairmen has spoken, can we leave it there and let this thread get back to the subject of the Lads week. I wonder which hostelry in Wroxham they are :default_drinks: in tonight?

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

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    2 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    Well change it then. No-one is suggesting you shouldn't.

    I do because having spent a not inconsiderable sum on moorings, insurance, boat toll, annual servicing etc. I consider that following the manufacturers recommendations and changing the impellor annually gives me peace of mind, reduces my risk of a breakdown when I actually want to enjoy the boat and is money well spent. £30 is spare change compared to the other annual costs of owning a boat. On the other hand if I'd spent a not inconsiderable amount of money on hiring a boat, I'd expect it to be maintained and reliable with proper preventative maintenance completed. That surely is not too much to expect? 

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    1 minute ago, NeilB said:

    To be pedantic the Nanni service manual actually states "Check the raw water pump impeller. Change if needed"

    https://www.peachment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/User-Manual-N2.10-N2.14-N3.21-NEW-VERSION-Aug-13.pdf

    I guess it depends on which Nanni manual you look at, or which engine you have. Mine is definitely change every 200 hrs or each year. Which mirrors the info given by Jabsco who make the pump that is on my Nanni engine.

    My impellor is the Jabsco 1210-0001-B which I think is quite a common one. I always buy kit which comes with the replacement gasket and lube as well.

    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    Which is why I change mine annually and compare it with my current used spare and keep the best one as an emergency replacement should it be needed, which to date it hasn't.

    I realise my mistake though. Instead of throwing the old prefectly servicable one away, I should be selling them to a boat yard for a tenner. They would get another 3 or 4 years use out of them! :default_icon_eek:

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

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    15 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    Sorry, but no.

    Oil change every 200 hours but the impeller?  Every 5 weeks, in the season?  Definitely not.

    If an impeller is taken out in the winter, refitted in spring  and properly greased, it will last 4 or 5 years.  It will only be damaged by impurities in the water (bad filtration) or being run dry by lack of water (blocked filtration).  Both of these are nothing to do with either preventive, or routine, maintenance.  They are unforeseen breakdowns.

    Some yards change impellers every spring as a routine, others see no need to.  I am in the second camp, on that one. 

    Sorry, but yes.

    Taken from Jabsco's website. I like the bit where they recommend preventative, rather than corrective maintenance. I think that fair and squarely hits the nail on the head.

    Jabsco flexible impellers are subjected to rigorous quality processes to ensure reliable, efficient and long lasting performance.

    You should replace your flexible pump impellers at least once every year or sooner depending on use. When the installation is correct an impeller may last for several years, but it is always advisable to stick to a schedule of preventative rather than corrective maintenance.

    I repeat that Nanni recommend every 200 hrs or annually.

    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, annv said:

    How can you check a Alternator to see if it will not break down/not charge? Would you not expect an impelor not to last a season?. It's not unknown for brand new items to stop/break down. Thats why they go to the expense of 24hr engineer coverage. John

    According to the Nanni service intervals for their engines an impellor should be changed every 200 hrs or once a season, whichever comes first. I would imagine 200 hrs on a hire boat is 6 to 8 weeks usage, so probably at least twice a year, and there is preventative maintenance you can do on an alternator annually. Blow out any dust. Check the brushes for wear. Check the bearings for play.

    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    59 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    It is a seasonal business and a way of life, that is not obvious, or understandable, to those who only see it from the river bank.

    A good insight to that is A Broad Experience written by Robin Godber. At least it is seasonal. There are those of us who have read that book and do have some idea. There ae also those of us who have worked in industries with 24/7 365 days a year call out. Try being on call for a company who's equipment is one of many pieces that form the network that keep a bank's ATM or credit card network going. Outages of seconds cost the bank hundreds of thousands of pounds. Outages of minutes are measured in tens of millions of pounds. All preventative maintenance and upgrades have to be carried out over night or at weekends, even Christmas day and Boxing day. Yes there were even those of us who were on call New Years Eve 2000 because of the dreaded Millienium bug. Some of us do understand the concept of proper preventative maintenance.

    Whatever people do for a living, whatever working conditions or hours of work, or call outs they cover, one of the paybacks is a nice relaxing stress free holiday. I would imagine the staff of the various hire yards from yard hand, to managing director, in turn look forward to their own stress free holiday whether that be a hotel in the UK run smoothly with porters and night staff on call, or flying abroad on a plane that has been serviced through the night, or perhaps piloted by the on call pilot who has been drafted in at the last minute because the scheduled pilot was taken sick. 

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    Boat Hit

    in Hire Boat Discussion

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, floydraser said:

    Is there anywhere on the Broads where a cruiser would need to pick up a mooring? 

    Only a private boat on a private swinging mooring, however boat hooks are useful for sometimes retrieving items from the water. The handle of a dog lifejacket, or as an aid to rescuing someone in the water as FF did.

    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    Now the burning question is which one arrived with the tide and which arrived against the tide? Or maybe one was being towed backwards? Or was it last one to the bar buys the drinks? My bet is they arrived at slack high water.

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    Lads Week 2022

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Mouldy said:

    Ever though about inviting an engineer from Woods along as one of the ‘lads’?  After last year and the start of this, it might not be a bad shout! 😉

    I think they have. Only the poor guy doesn't know it and cannot drink as he has to drive everywhere. 

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