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Sounds like worn brushes or faulty regulator. On a lot of alternators they all form one pack held on by a couple of screws.
Generally speaking the battery light is supplied with 12V from your battery and connected to the alternator. When the alternator is not running that connection is effectively at 0V and therefore the bulb, and or buzzer will sound. When the alternator is giving an output the voltage will rise and the voltage will be the same on both sides of the bulb or buzzer and therefore it goes out. So the fact that the bulb comes on means that for that period of time the alternator is not giving a charge.
As JA said, the voltmeter will tell you the state of the batteries.
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1 hour ago, RS2021 said:
Just start with a conversation - sometimes it won't be OK, if not don't moor there.
So then it's not really a full time mooring, just a turning area that is sometimes ok to moor in, or perhaps a place to reserve for when your friends turn up, which is probably what's upset a few?
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14 minutes ago, RS2021 said:
Its got very nice mooring posts for an unofficial mooring.
So if a boat was already in the corner and no one was on board, it would be ok for anyone to just turn up and moor at the ferry point blocking someone in?
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Paul, correct me in I'm wrong, but if a boat was to moor side on there, or stern on, I'm fairly certain you would be blocked in. Now you might be fine with that, but what it actually means is that you get to chose who you may, or may not allow to moor at that spot blocking you in. Doesn't really sound like a 24hr mooring spot, more like the clearance area needed to reach or leave the mooring you are currently in.
A similar situation exists at the end of Neatishead mooring. It is possible for a boat to stern on in the centre at the very end of the mooring closest to the road, however if it does, it potentially blocks in the boats either side of it. Again it is not an official mooring spot, but I have seen boats moored there, sometimes without asking and blocking in people who were in the pub at the time.
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32 minutes ago, RS2021 said:
How is a 24 hr mooring re-classified as a ferry landing and what legal standing does it have?
But it wasn't a 24hr moorings spot, it was an unofficial one. Are you saying that if I was moored in that corner that I would be;
A) Expected to allow someone to moor in front of me and block me in?
B) Let them moor where I am and move to the spot blocking them in?
c) Fully within my right to point out that it is not an official mooring spot and anyone mooring there would be restricting my right to leave at whatever time I wanted, providing it was within 24hrs.
It sounds like a sensible solution to restrict it to a ferry loading unloading zone, with instructions for the ferries not to impede anyone wanting to moor or leave the corner.
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It strikes me that to moor in that spot, is to bend the rules, which is presumably ok depending on who is doing the rule bending?
With the area marked for ferries only, no one should be blocked in, with or without permission, inadvertently or otherwise.
On the other hand once the ferries have stopped running, could be a good overnight mooring for an early riser who is gone before the first ferry arrives.
I guess the real question that needs to be asked is why Liana is being permanently moored in the boat dyke. When operating from Hoveton it had an overnight mooring in Wroxham. If Liana had a permanent mooring elsewhere in Ranworth, then it and all other ferries could continue to operate in the boat dyke for loading and unloading only. Putting aside off course the competitive advantage that a monopoly the BA, appears to have over other established organisations that also ply their trade in that dyke.
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Surely any boat mooring in the Red area would block a boat or two in from being able to leave the mooring in the corner, so realistically the area in Red shouldn't be moored in anyway. Any boats making drop offs or pickups in the Red area have to move if someone wants to moor or leave the mooring in the corner, so surely not an issue.
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9 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said:
Thank you for your reply Tom , so are you are confirming that in effect an existing 24hr mooring space has been given over to the NWT ferry for the loading/unloading of fare paying passengers (a commercial enterprise)?
I think what tom confirmed was the following,
The space marked on the map in dark red and which is signposted is a new ferry spot which can be used by anyone (including the NWT, other organisations or other businesses) wishing to offer a ferry service for the loading/unloading of passengers. It is restricted to the area denoted by the red line on the map above, which is approximately 10 metres in length. There will be no mooring or waiting in this area by commercial vessels other than for the loading and unloading of passengers.
Any ferry vessel occupying the space whilst loading/unloading will need to move for boats trying to access or leave the 24-hour moorings at all times. The spot will not be occupied by ferry vessels overnight and the NWT boat will be kept at their nearby floating visitor centre after trips have finished for the day.
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It is already effectively banned by byelaw 84.
The master of a vessel shall not permit the vessel to emit smoke or fumes or make any noise or nuisance which gives reasonable grounds for annoyance to any other person.
Unfortunately the BA chose to undermine it's own byelaws by placing signs at some moorings stating no running of engines between 8pm and 8am, which would tend to imply it is ok at other moorings. Instead they should have placed the existing byelaw on every mooring sign, with the highlight I've made above.
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1 hour ago, NorfolkNog said:
Always good to see a pub open, was afraid that one could be lost. Hope it does well. Personally I wont rush to drink Wherry or Doombar but I'm sure it will do well. Good for live music too.
Camden Hells isn't a bad choice though, might tempt a certain fireman!
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Sadly I expect there'll be a lot more of that in the next few weeks. Where people would normally be inside a pub keeping warm, they'll be outside until they can't feel their fingers and toes, then back to the boat with TV and heater on for the rest of the evening. More drain on batteries and more running of engines.
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Just now, Jayfire said:
Another pit stop to support the reopening pubs
Now that would be The Fishermans Burgh Castle. Which I think is what Jean would say!
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8 minutes ago, SwanR said:
If it’s right, it’s probably what I meant to say!
In that case it's what you meant to say!
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I'd more go for The Bell Inn St Olaves.
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Looks like the Wherry has added a new mooring basin!
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57 minutes ago, Shemaha said:
From Twitter their website is https://www.buoyancybikes.co.uk says launching from Bridge Broad
I may have read it wrong, but it says a short ride from where we launch is Bridge Broad, which to me suggests they are not launching in or from Bridge Broad.
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2 minutes ago, Jayfire said:
Asking as the little lady might like a thoughtful gift 😇
Wouldn't she prefer one of these?
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4 minutes ago, Wussername said:
The Navigation Committee under the auspice of the Broads Authority have decreed under regulation 45, subsection 2(a) and 2(b) of the dictate dated the 12th March 1984 that the use of the so called Mud Weight will be withdrawn from Hire Boats and from private boats as from the 1st July 2021.
My understanding is that it is to be enacted a day earlier on the 31st June.
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Perhaps by marketing it as a National Park, when it isn't has led to some disappointment amongst visitors expecting to find a National Park! Bet they came top of the list for pretend National Parks!
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Perhaps they are just doing their job. There are still other people who work on and around the river, people who live on their boats etc, some of whom may still need help, or guidance. Life on the rivers continues, even if it is at a quieter pace than normal.
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I've not heard anything, but I'm about 10 weeks away from finding out. There has been some speculation that if you've already had Covid then the immune system kicks in faster in reaction to the vaccine and therefore you feel more groggy after having the vaccine, compared to those who haven't had Covid. Sounds plausible, but I don't think it is anything more than speculation.
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5 minutes ago, oldgregg said:
My view would be that the vaccine rollout is going so well that the media need something negative to report on...
To be fair to the press, they are not making the news, just reporting on it. I more wonder at the motives of the EU sour grapes who have consistently got it wrong with their own vaccine programs, from procurement to rollout.
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37 cases of blood clots recorded that have yet to be identified as actually being caused by the vaccine when there have been over 17 million doses given. Compare that to at one stage just after Christmas something like 1 in 33 people in the UK had corona virus. I've had my jab and would still take it if I hadn't already had it. Mine was AZ and apart from feeling groggy for 24hrs no bad side effects.
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With the area marked for ferries only, no one should be blocked in, with or without permission, inadvertently or otherwise.
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My advice would be to check the brushes as a matter of urgency. Once they start to play up it is not normally long before they fail permanently. The same with regulators, but they tend to be more affected by heat, so less likely this time of year.
Can you take a picture of the back of the alternator? Do you have a make and model number?