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Couple of nights ago, a big hire boat on the brink of sunset, slotted into an empty stern on mooring in the private section of Richardson’s moorings on the way down to Simpsons. I wondered how it would go down if you came back to a full mooring?

Spot on. That screw and spring under apparently is the base tick over speed. Indeed if I turn it the tick over increases but the spring just turns back to initial position. Going your route here. Similar to yours except mine isn’t on a nut but you have to disconnect the connection to the pump arm and turn it. just hoped you could do it with that screw. what was happening the engine was stalling under low revs when changing direction. A tick over of 900 keeps things smooth

Fry bentos is my go to for a hearty meal if my arteries can stand it.

My bathtub on a 1.5 bmc will hit about 9 miles to the gallon keeping to the limits. 45 gallon tank. Hammer it and this drops into 5 miles

My bad! No the screw is a separate screw on the injector pump.

Hi I’d like to increase the tick over of my bmc 1.5. so according to my manual, the tick over is controlled by a screw with a spring under it. found that, can adjust speed but as soon as I let go of screw the spring just returns it to its last position. am I missing something?

Funny. My charger displays absolutely nothing when disconnected from the mains. And I hope it didn’t because that would mean it’s consuming power. I monitor the batteries by a separate NASA battery gauge. Is it meant to display anything when it’s off? Worth remembering that your fridge is working less now it’s cooler.

Victron Bluetooth version here. Bluetooth via an app helps me keep an eye on the state of charge with ease allowing me to place it along side the battery bank and out of sight. it can also function without being connected to the batteries providing 12 volt power which is handy if you want to remove your batteries for winter but still need bilge pump. Keep in mind input amps from the shore, mine is 16amp, so no need to go wild with charging amps. 10 amps for me is plenty

Who don’t like the sound people swearing as they slip on the wet quay heading?

Oh and it’s called omega high because of its shape and it treats the Uk like a roundabout.

Got this massive omega high right over the Uk bending the jet stream. this circles air to the north on the Ireland side and south from the Europe side. it’s a blocking weather pattern that sucks moist air in from Atlantic. if it happens the other way you get really hot summers and mild winters. That’s basically it. It’s a fine edge. In other years we’ve had the hot version and we are talking drought. The future? It’s starting to collapse as autumnal weather sets in. unsettled is the usual result

My Asda special is a 240 model but it uses only 35watts at full chat. Easily handled by any inverter. my Ariel? Normal Broads one on a boat hook! or now tv stick linked to my phone as a hotspot.

What I done is get a stand alone charger that that charges the house battery and starter. plugs into its own 240 volt socket via plug. simple to understand and protected by a fused plug and distribution board.

What a great discussion and a great reference work for the rest of us! Everyone in this thread stand and take a bow.

Take into account whatever is strongest, wind or tide. worse case is wind over tide, they will just battle it out while you do the best you can. The trick is for me, so don't judge me, is speed. I haven't got a bow thruster so I can't hold the nose steady and in any case, I found that you don't drift equally, the stern tends to dig in making me swing. But the longer you stay in the stream, the more you move out of position and then get flustered! so as above, turn in close and get at lest 6 foot of boat in. Hopefully ( and I've never found anyone who objects, at least to my face) the crew who has a side cleat rope (got one of them, well handy) as well as the stern one, steps aboard my new neighbours boat and with a lot of yelling and gentle reverse, pulls me in. Otherwise, if there is plenty of space, this time the bathtub shape really comes in handy. I can jam the stern against the quay heading because is flat on the back and this will hold it there. I'm sorry its not in depth but as others will say, it's more of a feely thing, And a boat dependent thing. I mean I can lean out and look right along the length of my boat which really helps lining up but hopeless on the other side! And I've had nightmares at Ranworth, Womack, acle, Stalham, Brundle, Ferry Inn, Reedham...............

Prop walk on my westerly sail boat was horrendous at first but if you powered through it you could steer it normally backward but that's a sea going hull with plenty of sea room and a big fin to grip the water. Now to my bath tub, don't really notice prop walk but it does benefit from short bursts of power going astern. For me, its all about going slow using sharp bursts to swing the bow around. I just leave the rudder in its last position as i made the turn To get to my mooring its all about stern on mooring. To combat any windage, I begin the reverse close on the moored boats with the stern almost within touching distance. One of the first things I did was to go astern as I was secularly tied up and watched which side the flow of water emerged from the hull to get the idea what side was going to pushed away.

To be honest, and I am willing to stand corrected, me and my circle of friends just don’t visit pubs purely for drinks. Food? Yes. But even then maybe three times a year. Far more fun to drink onboard and much more handy to eat onboard to. Especially when you can’t guarantee a mooring or have to conform to timetable to get there.

yup and when I went up there the 24hour moorings where full of canoes. Frustrating because they was space out along the moorings.

Cathys clown. Class

Going upstream approaching Ludham Nightmare, I mean bridge, I see three boats on the run up. so I dutifully slow as a hire goes through, then a day boat, packed with people, arms everywhere holding phones. Then it just stops. At the exit of the bridge. The boat behind it slams into reverse as I do but the current and wind play merry hell. It’s all I can do to avoid a small craft moored to right in the boat yard. Much shouting from me to move the boat as it’s not really a good place to stop for a selfie. or words to that effect. I hate ludham.

Nothing about going on holiday is environmentally friendly. But what I really meant is provide what is needed first time. Make up the beds and then leave enough linen for pull outs. Then it’s down to you to correct your mistake and not moan when you have to. My point stands. I’m the customer, you’re the provider. I’ve paid for everything needed and expect to get it. Your job is to provide it. Anything less is not good enough.

Can we not lose sight of the fact that you’re the customer? Its getting to sound like fawlty towers. “You want what? Now?” Just make up all the beds. All the time. it’s like when people complain of bad restaurant service and the owner says they are short of staff. Don’t care, not my problem. I’ve paid for service and that’s the level I want. Any less then close. If i plumbed in a new sink and the tap leaked would you pay the bill? what I’m trying to say is get it right first time then no need for notes

Just a thought but a guy converted his motor sailor to a system using Dyneema which is stronger than steel rope, more flexible, wont corrode and more importantly, can use modern pullies. He said because of its flexibility, it took up less room.

This situation, like when teams change tires on mass, the teams at the bottom of constructors table have a real advantage. They will be coming down the pit lane while you’re just getting there. As Morris will testify.

One problem was if he’d gone in with the others, because his pit is at the top, and the time it would take to get there, the other teams would be releasing. He would probably be stuck at 10 th and risking penalties for unsafe release. They probably thought the teams directly behind them would go in after one lap to avoid this.