BroadAmbition

'Sealley' drop tester arrived today, it is now with Bro' ready for testing of leisure batteries on Wednesday NYA contacted me today too, informed they have sourced a new starter motor (For not a lot of money) which will be delivered tomorrow ready for Bro' to fit. Big Chuck Up for NYA and their customer service - Recommended Griff

Had a report today from the wetshed. RT currently pumping at 35 second intervals Griff

I would say that is a good price from one of the biggest yards Griff

Hmmm, it seems it is the season for electrical gremlins of late what with other forumites experiences The cranking battery onboard has been starting to show signs of getting tired of late so I thought. So whilst at NYA in Brundall last week I asked them to drop test the battery. Nothing wrong with the battery it is fine. I was advised therefore a dodgy earth or a worn starter motor. NYA lent me a meter to test the amps flowing to the starter but first to check all connections. Duly checked - All connections fine and clean, if they had not of been I would have given mysen a talking too. So next was the cold cranking test. I was expecting to see between 3-400amps at the starter cable. The test meter goes up to 600amps. The reading was off the scale! The Beta Marine onboard has completed coming up to 2'750 x Hrs, the starter motor is not a physically large unit either (Sorry, should have taken a photo) of those 2'750 hours I have no idea how many times the starter motor has been called upon but it will have been an awful lot. As a result I have removed the starter motor. NYA will source / supply a new unit and Bro will fit it this Wednesday. Next - during some mornings when MrsG was using owt through the inverter i.e toaster, hair drier, GHD's etc the alarm on the inverter monitor panel was beeping. Checking the monitoring station - it was showing less than 12v in the system Added to this overnight we have been seeing a use of around 300amps. 300amps? - that's an awful lot of power used overnight considering only the fridge and led lighting has been used. We have 6 x 120amp leisure batteries onboard so a capacity of 720 amps, but to use getting on for 300amps overnight - there is something wrong. I suspect that one if not more of the leisure batteries have gone down. So we have ordered a drop tester, (should have had one ages ago come to think of it) Again, come Wednesday Bro' will disconnect and drop test each battery in situ. We will see Griff

Sutton Boatyard as of 22nd July, 18. £1:15 per Litre diesel. Pump out £12:00 Griff

19th October 2009, annual Lads week. We moved the bar outside and into a van for transport to the Museum of the Broads

Can't find the fuel price thread - Anyroadup, Sutton Boatyard as of 22/July 18 - £1:15 per Litre using the 60/40 split. The pumpout thing - Forgot to ask as we had a 'Freebie' on our card. They are very thorough by flushing out twice before adding the blue Griff

It was a late night as we were dvd watching. Oh and I fooparred in my last post, we actually went to the wetshed via Sutton Boatyard for the obligatory pump out / diesel thing Griff

We sailed before midday from our wild mooring straight to the wetshed - It was slightly cooler in there and got stuck into some items and of course the obligatory major clean through. By the time we departed for home it was 1930. With a stop for Macie dog we eventually got home for 2245, - missed the Sunday night at the Harvey Arms - Sod it. So ends 10 days afloat with just mysen, MrsG and Macie dog and very good it was too. Met up with friends not seen for far too long, visited Norwich which is a must for us. Saw the Spitfire film, Took Indy out for a trip, and lots more besides. Obviously the wx was awesome (Dare we say toooo hot?) Our fish finder on a very warm afternoon recorded a water temperature of 30c at top level only dropping to 25c at 6ft below which is ridiculous. We cruised for 27 x hrs and consumed 80 x Ltrs Diesel, that averages out at less than 3 x Ltrs per hour which is very good considering we had miles n miles of southern cruising against the tide. Only had the tv on for DVD's two nights. Funniest moment? (Which I got a telling off for) - at around 0030 one morning Mrs G was stargazing from the well deck and mentioned to me that the family of swans were still in the water by our well deck - Me - Really? There's a thing eh? - I would have thought they would have checked into a local hotel by now and ordered bread n water for dinner Griff

There has been 50+ craft passed us this morning. Not one has been speeding or came too close Griff

Size 14 hook. A worm the size of an adult annoconda and I’m catching stickle backs Griff

The environment agency rang me. They are on the ball. Much better than the dead swan department last Monday Griff

If the errant floorboard has found its way into the Ant, I’ll pick it up today Griff

Fishing and doing ok. This forenoon we go back to base clean through and I have some items to attend to before we depart for home Griff

Couldn’t resist. I’m fishing and catching. Will just have to be careful and wash my hands Griff

No swimming for Macie today. I’m not fishing either Griff

You are probably up river of me then. There is loads of the stuff never seen it this bad before I have rang it into the environment agency ( who were helpful and grateful) they will notify local officers. Pointless ringing Broads control yet Griff

Where are you? I’m on t Ant about half a mile up river of Jonny Crowes Staithe Griff

The river is full of it this morning Griff

Oh eck. I got up to do a spot of fishing to find the whole river with a film of that there Blue algae There’s loads of it coming in on a gentle flood tide Griff

Sailed for t Ant. At 1700 there was 8ft 8” at the Bridge. Now wild moored on the Stbd bank somewhere between Jonny Crowes Staithe n Irstead Griff

We have been out on the rivers for 9 x days now, South n North. Mixing it with all and sundry. No scrapes or bumps at all. The only helm I have witnessed to a near balls up was yours truly as per the norm Griff

Wide angle on the camera I see Griff