MauriceMynah

Alan, (and Jeff), the ones upstream at St Olaves and Beccles were kept because of pier pressure.

I was looking for bite marks/scratches round the bald patch as best I could and although he didn't allow me much of a look, I couldn't see any broken skin. I shall try to take some pics. and yes, good idea, I'll ask the vet if he's been treating said moggy

I take it there's not a lot to see just outside Coldham Hall

Ok, I am a dog person rather than a cat one, however, this year a cat seems to have decided that this just isn't good enough and is trying to make me mend my ways. He/she now seems to find me whenever I'm in the garden and demands a fuss. In the past, he and any other cat that wandered into our garden (and there were many) would take one look at me and treat me with utter contempt. All cats did this and I was used to it, but now, this one cat is giving me one last chance to redeem myself. I freely admit that I'm becoming rather fond of him/her Two weeks ago, I thought I saw a wound or bite or something on the back of his neck. I should point out that this cat is pure white (and has one green eye and one blue one) so marks in the fur are easily spotted. I saw 'Spooky' as I call him/her (... Oh hell, for the sake of argument we'll say him) last week and the marks were quite pronounced, such that I could just see a tiny bit of skin rather than just thinned fur. I have just come in from the garden where Spooky came visiting for his fuss. He now has a bald patch there roughly 2" round. He doesn't let me look at it and won't let me pick him up. He never has. This bald patch doesn't look shaved though it could be. If it is shaved then I think it safe to say he's being treated, if however it is not from being shaved then there is a worsening of the problem. I have no idea who owns the cat, the neighbours don't know either, so I'm hurtling towards a bit of a dilemma. Do I take the cat to the vet or what? I'm not really in a position to take on vets bills on behalf of someone else but I'll not see the poor chappie suffer. At the moment it seems to bother me far more that it bothers him! Please advise!!!

That is looking like a highly probable course of action. Next time I'm up for a week, that could be just what I do. Even so, I would like to shop around a bit and learn what I need, possibly even fitting it myself if I can find out how.

Hmmm Maybe Halfrauds is a way forwards after all. I still need to know what the sender fittings are on the Beta Marine.

By jingo It surely do. Now, Is there such an animal as the one you so describe?

THREE POUNDS SIXTEEN SHILLINGS !!!!! You was robbed.

Sorry to be such a thicko Vaughan, but I have found some senders that have two terminals that are designed for boats with two helms (thus two control panals). I'm not sure I've read you correctly but are you saying that if I were to get one of those, I could use one of the outputs to a guage the other to the alarm? I would dearly love to go to Peachments and ask them these questions, but it's a two hour drive and I'm bound to forget what it was I was going to ask when I got there!

THe 'Stirling' unit is rather advanced for my simple brain and all I really need to know is that the alternator is working and that the batteries are taking a charge. Everything else is a bonus.

A very happy birthday from me too to Inge too. PS, how's her leg?

ZimbilV, Halfrauds is a good idea, I'll have a look there. Are the sender units universal? (for car/marine). Your first point about my not really needing dials, Partly yes I like dials so the bug has bitten, but mainly, especially with the engine temp, it's good to keep to know what the engine is doing if for example one is gunning it a bit over Breydon. Vaughan, Good point. As I already have warning lights and I suspect an audible alarm for oil pressure and water temp, there must be sender switches there, but I don't think 'switches' do the same job as senders for dials, and I'm after both.

If you want more youngsters to come to the broads there needs to be more in the way of facilities for clubbing. Personally I'm all in favour of clubbing youngsters.

I doubt that the general reduction in BA 24 hour moorings has had a significant effect anywhere except perhaps in Horning where moorings are scarce anyway. John, Whilst I agree that September is a great fishing time, I'm sure it has more to do with the fall in the price of hiring when the kiddywinks go back to school, and perhaps that there is more peace and quiet to be had when the area isn't infested with screaming kids.

I don't think so, I seem to remember the first two or three weeks in September are the busiest time on the broads.

Thanks for the info Vaughan, the engine is indeed a Beta. Where exactly is Peachments? ... come to that I'm not that sure how to get to Brundel by road, only ever been there by boat!

Ok, Google has helped me a bit here, I have established the difference is between BSP and NPT, but still don't know which one Beta Marine uses. Also as many know, I still sometimes read (though no longer contribute to) the 'other place' as I have friends who still use it. I have gleaned some info there too as another member has a similar problem.

So! I had this idea for a bit of a project for my boat. I wasn't over happy with the instrument panal on Nyx. In fact I never really have been. Since then a generous forum member gave me a manufacturers (Beta Marine) instrument plate with one large hole, about 3.5" (rev counter) three smaller holes about 2" and several half inch holes for warning lights. It also has the appropriate holes for the stop button and the ignition key. Great I thinks to myself, all I need to get are the instruments and I'm away. Not so fast sunshine!!! you need senders too. That's when I started to do some research, that inturn replaced each of my questions with several more. I have the rev counter already, just a case of moving it to the new panal. but it's the others that are causing me worries. I have decided to have an oil pressure guage, a coolant water temp guage, and an ammeter. If anyone thinks of a better combination, please do say. I have found out that there is the American system and the European system. I am going for the European one. WORRY No 1 I find that there are two sizes of thread for the senders, They are both 1/8th inch but one is NPT the other is BSP. I do not know the difference between those threads nor do I know what the Beta uses. Can anybody help me there please. WORRY No 2 I would like to have an audible warning as well as the dial for both the oil and the water temp. I think I've found the 'splitter' for the oil, but can find nothing to split the water temp to enable both the alarm switch and the guage. Again, any advice would be most welcomed WORRY No 3 I have found oil pressure senders and guages that goup to 5-bar, 10-bar and even 25-bar. Which one do I need? Finally (and if you believe that you'll believe anything) I have been looking at ASAP supplies. does anyone recommend them or would advise me to avoid them? Many many thanks to anyone who will assist me here.

Floccinaucinihilipilification again!

The seller is a boat owner, of course he's deluded!

Yup Hylander, Bishops Stortford is where the bishops used to ford the river Stort. It is a tributry of the river Lee.

It's how you use it in the funnel next to it that worries me!

£4.46 each atNorfolk Marine or £1.45 each at Crofts (curtains and blinds supplier) That's if I swallw my pride and go brass/chrome which I think will, have to happen. hey ho lack-a-day. Thanks very much for your efforts guys..

Nope, what I'm really looking for are some like the pics I attached, only in SS. but thanks for looking

For many years my parents owned a cruiser on the river Stort yet twice a year took out one of Royalls finest. They used to get funny looks too, but as a family, we're used to that! They didn't want to move their cruiser to Norfolk as they thought it would look so much the 'poor relation' as it was 6' 10" beam but 32' long. (Creighton Inlander) Anyway they liked the extra space that Royall Ambassador gave them..