[Servicing an old shower]

After all that Steve does it work? have you tried it yet? just curious,might be the same as mine.

[The Salty Bottom Inaugural Rendevous]

Yes a great time was had by all,nice to meet some new members and old,would be nice to try out my sea legs again if possible,nice pics adam why the black & white pics?have you run out of colour?ha,ha.roll on the next one.

[Engine drip tray?]

Someone nicked your engine?

[Salty Bottom Cruisers]

Wow

Adam and I, along with Lydia and Tom are looking forward to seeing you all.

Who's tom suzanne? have you had another one since i last saw you in july..

[Salty Bottom Cruisers]

Very kind Barry and I may well be interested in take you up on the offer. However I won't yet know when I will be free as I will be performing "hard labour" for another forumite and he might not release me in time!

That sounds painful simon.

[Salty Bottom Cruisers]

Simon/Mark,

I am thinking of going to the Ship inn Reedham on saturday to give my 5 penneth if you want a lift,i can go via rackheath and Salhouse on the way as i would have to anyway,let us know by pm if you do,i will need your directions/mobile.

[(VIP's)]

Nice tale and Pics Jonny,what camera are you using?

[Mechanical Surveys]

Well i had an oil content test before i bought Tottyme and cost around £80 for a 2.5 Bmc engine i was quite shocked at the amount of metals /antifreeze etc found in the sample,resulting in me still buying the boat at reduced cost but changing the engine.it told me the engine altho 27 years old and an ex hireboat was breaking down inside ie.cylinders/leaks/so much different metals found,yes,i thought it was worth it.

[Engine bay ventilation]

Hi Barry,

With your nice new engine installation I would not expect your engine bay to smell unless you had a diesel leak, check this first, it may just need a wash down if someone had a little slip changing the filters or bleeding the engine?

you only need half a thimble of diesel to make the boat smell..

Thanks Clive i'll have a look.but i think when it was in hire the batteries went flat so the auto bilge pump did not come on so the bilges filled up with oil and water from the old leaking engine,then when the batteries were recharged the oil was left stuck to the bilge sides so creating a smell. have been using Bilgex to try and make the smell fresher.

change of post thread to,

like your project coming on nicely cannot believe how much work has been done expect your looking forward to the first voyage next year.expect a lot of people will be taking pictures on the launch trip.

[Engine bay ventilation]

I Can't see any harm either Barry, neither can I see the point until you have established the necessity to do so . You have not said what makes you think your motor is starved of air or any other reason why you might think it warrants it.

David there is a smell of diesel everytime i go to the boat (only in the rear cabin) but dissappears when i open the doors and windows.just thought it was lack of ventilation at the rear thats all.

[Engine bay ventilation]

Just make sure that the hole is well above the waterline....

And remember its there if you ever tip the boat up on a mud flat.

Clive's disaster thread pointed out the perils of vents that get tipped below the tideline...

Martin

Yes,Martin the current hole is well above the waterline and the only reason the water would reach it is if i'm sinking.

[Engine bay ventilation]

When we bought our boat, Barry, there was no ventilation at all. Being a mid mounted engine, the air was drawn from the bilge. The first thing I did was refitted the crankcase breather to the air filter to help reduce the smell of engine in the boat, and then cut a hole through the hull and fitted a vent approx 8" x 3". No problems at all, and no smells now either.

I don't suppose it will do any harm to cut another hole in the hull, after all its about half inch thick anyway.

[Engine bay ventilation]

Does anyone know what size of ventilation grill is required in a rear engine bay to enable the engine to breath properly and not let fumes into the boat via other gaps.? The one i have at the moment is only about 5 inches long by 4 inches high.

[Salhouse]

Have moved it Simon as requested.

[Broadsventure XII back]

I just love looking at varnished wooden boats that have been done well,Clive, just don't like working to keep them up to scratch.There is a nice varnished boat for sale at Horning boat sales near the Ferry inn.someone has spent a lot of time doing it up.nice.

[Broadsventure XII back]

Superb pictures,when i saw it in the wetshed months ago you would not think it was the same boat,is that black tar on the bottom Clive?

[A Place in History]

A New website i have found if anyone is interest.

http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/no ... inHistory/

[Pellet]

I've been using pellets most of the season and had good results so far, and the fish seem to be a little bigger than usual, I've been fishing them over a bed of hemp and very small trout pellets, the other thing I've been trying is artificial sweetcorn again the Bream have been a better size, but it is a waiting game and it needed plenty of groundbait, the best catch was 14 fish up to 6lb at Womack Island, the red corn hasn't caught me a lot so far but that could be because I'm using the wrong groundbait so thats still in the experimental stage,, the guy that owns my local tackle shop swears the artificial maggots work and says he uses them a lot on the Broads, so I'm going to give them a try and it might stop my Mrs from saying Frank my maggots dead put another one on for me,,

Hi,Frank,nice to see someone actually putting in groundbait before fishing to try and tempt the fish to eat instead just throwing in the maggot on the end of a hook like some people seem to do, with not checking the depths etc.no wonder some people don't catch much.By the way what is artificial maggots?

[Boat canopy]

Yes he is good,his wife did my upholstery on the beds and he brought them to my boat as well.

[First time on the Broads]

Hi,Colin,

i think i got your name right i was moored next door to you in Tot Tyme a bounty 37,nice to meet you all and a fab night was had by all in the bell Inn salhouse.good food/drinks and quiz night was interesting.there was brian,roy & di,me and olive,simon,jonzo and lou,john(hockham admiral)colin and martin(goodall)and a nice touch was the pub owners picked us up at the carpark salhouse and back when the rain came in sideways and the WIND!!

slept well that night,must be all the fresh air.one word of warning touched the bottom at salhouse less than 3 feet deep.

[Fitting a bow roller]

Hi Andy ,Just fitted a bow roller on our Bounty 28 which we got from Norfolk Marine .Its about 5-6 inches in length and was about £26 .Follow all the previous advice and you wont go far wrong.

Roy,You have finally fitted it.

[Rivers Broads & Sea's]

We usually eat in the Ferry Col when we are darn sarf but so far have not had a problem,don't forget the free showers next to the pub,well they used to be free.

[hire info]

Thanks Geoff

THE VIP@S are going on tour again

Jonny

You have'nt finished your last holiday tale Jonny,everyones patiently waiting for the next installment including me.what happened after the WRC? Ta.

[Scenic Norfolk]

Bump up.

[Gas Fridge]

My new 12 volt Battery 110 fridge i had fitted last year is perfect no problem it never runs the battery down (altho i know people that do have problems) and is A OK.