Cheesey69

1974 flattie. 1.5 bmc. 9 miles to the gallon and a 45 gallon tank. not connected to this complaint but I had a quay side talk with a hirer that I sort of shadowed from Acle to Beccles and I can tell you he was flat out making steam from his exhaust but he insisted he was only creeping about. Totally against the tides which was horrible late September and true he would arrive before me but I was happy with my 4 mph

Hi all, Richardson's have been for some time using what is in effect, an artificial diesel substitute Its supposed to burn cleaner, non harming to the environment and last longer than the normal stuff. Due to the small window available to use their pumps, I haven't used much of it but I can see that changing in the future. I run a BMC 1.5 and I was wondering does this stuff attack seals or indeed bad for the engine? cant find much on the internet so I thought I'll ask the hive mind. When I did use it, it was on another BMC that gave up it's life due to a failed timing tensioner.

Has anyone noticed a downward trend to services provided to boaters in general? I’m on the southern Broads and getting diesel was a lot harder than past years. Some yards only sell to berth holders, others understandably was serving their fleet and one after 11 o’clock when the day boats had gone. a bit easier on the northern rivers but a bit more hassle like waiting in a queue in very narrow waters. Just a thought as marginal profits are made on pump outs and diesel will these slowly disappear?

From my plant days, variable valve? Engine stays at set rpm and solenoid detects how much fluid to flow by how far control moved A bit like a 360 digger. All or none cylinders can be very accurately controlled. final speed by engine rpm of control movement.

Hi collective Due to someone painting over my raw water pump I need to Identify the impeller. Any writing is lost under blue hammer right it’s on a BMC 1.5 so I guess it must be the most popular fitment. thanks in advance

I think it’s more to the point is finding out what exactly happened and how. Over high tides are not rare and we really need to know what it hit.

Big time staff problem all around. Near where I work we have an assortment of eateries that are suffering. Those smaller units are fighting rising costs and becoming uncompetitive. whereas, the middling places are cutting opening times because they can not attract enough staff. Only the chains seem to doing well. Hell of a circle. You need to attract staff so you have to put your prices up for better wages, that on top of rising running costs makes the food too expensive

I guess as the rivers provide less income to the surrounding area I expect to see more of this happening. You see it in cites and towns where the river once brought wealth now gets boatyards to houses, moorings to riverside cafes and complaints from residents about eyesores.

As one who is tasked with keeping public footpaths clear around my section of the m25, I feel every one’s pain. unfortunately, strimming is just one aspect of my job and I’m afraid low priority, more pressing matters always seem to appear, and yes these other jobs are also statuary ones. More so in most cases. You could employ more workers but that’s a commitment for life. You can’t just off load them at slow times. For value for money it’s a good strategy to make your operative multi skilled. I for one can drive a snow plough, repair pot holes, drive a road sweeper, hgv class one, temporary traffic management, spray weed killer and the list goes on. And believe me, if you’re clearing public footpaths on the outer reaches of your patch, someone, somewhere will say you are wasting time and money doing that when you could be doing this. push your local council to find out why is this service lacking but I think you will find out that it will boil down to the lack of warm bodies to do the work

For me, it’s the engines and running gear. On a grp boat, pretty much infinite repair but lose your trust in that engine and your boat is a floating caravan.

Hi. so while cleaning Autumns shower room, I noticed serious corrosion around the plug hole connection into the plastic u bend. Time to change it. Easy job. Unscrew retaining nut, undo plastic connection to u bend, push up plug hole. Nope. Years of corrosion made the nut fall apart and someone in their wisdom had glued the plastic hand nut to the metal threads. Anyway the question is, why do I need a u bend when the sink empties straight out? Tradition? it would make winterisation a little easier. Thoughts oh hive mind.

And yet another testimonial to the need for this kind of service. When we needed recovery, we were miles away from any road. Its a drum I like to beat.

Broken biscuits suppliers to forever autumn

For the same price you could get an all exclusive hotel abroad. I would like to know the average age of the holiday makers at the moment.

I know a few people see this holiday as a second break to a main one abroad. They are very surprised at the cost. Those older boats, paid for long ago, now let go, should maybe have been refurbished and kept in fleet

May. Little baby humbugs (grebes), things bursting out with life, slight nip in the air, still able to moor where you want and my young Kids still thought I was cool.

Value for money is going to be king. And looking at some of them prices.

Even our vending machines at work take card or Apple Pay. To be honest, with no minimum payment and a high maximum, even your phone and watch has the ability to make payments cash lives in my wallet gathering dust. But knowing how rubbish internet connection is on the Broads, cash is king for on bank payment

Real sorry to hear this. The Broads death by a thousand cuts

Now I pootle along at 4 mph pretty much everywhere, mainly due to a/ im tight and b/ she seems comfortable at 1500 revs. But now I feel less guilty about leading a train from Great Yarmouth to Acle. Here’s to life at 4 mph

I don’t know about BA, but in my game, the highways, costs have not just shot up but shot up in multiples. From fuel to costs of steel. Type one and two hardcore material have doubled in price in a month. So the BA not only going to put up the toll, they are going to have to be very picky about what they do.

Oh and no, your hot water isn’t a cooling aid. It’s plumbed to the engines primary circuit that circulates in the heat exchanger. That bit cools the exhaust and the engine coolant before taking heat away down your exhaust. Providing that is you have the usual set up

Mine runs steady 88. Sounds like you got an air lock that stops the flow of water. The heat exchanger on mine is the highest point of the system. When refilling mine I use a big plastic bottle to provide a large head of pressure to force any air out

Won’t add anything to us boaters other than flats with a view. worked on too many of these developments in London, Norwich and the medway that they simply don’t add much except to those that can afford to live there. Even then the place becomes a dormitory town. Bars and like may spring up but it’s at a dangerous tidal flow. As a side note, beware any river side developments hoping to improve the lot of the boating community because they just don’t. Nor do they add much other than council tax to the local economy. Did a job once and the selling point was views over a cricket ground. Within a year the residents was lobbying the council to restrict the practice and playing of cricket to very specific times and the club to provide collapsible sight screens

Our ex hire had a fabricated fuel tank as well as a hot water tank. in that regard each boat may be different? I found the panels it was hiding behind and measured it. it came out to around 45 gallon or 200 litres my engine is a bmc 1.5 and you won’t get me doing more than 4 in a 35 Bermuda. I get around 9 miles to the gallon but it has been said. It really depends on helms style