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Pre Strorm Bert we were going to spend 2 nights in Chatham MDL. That deal would have come in right handy !

Will be back down boat today clutching a screenshot of post #26. 🤞 Easy job to run wire from diode to leisures. About a a metre away...

At the beginning of the year our club plans all the cruises and prints them in the Club Handbook. At the end of the year is always the...

Doubt Fairline would have left something looking like that. Are they momentary or latching ? Not heavy enough to carry much current...

On mine, the little plastic window over the photo electic cell had gone all milky and crazed. Threw it away and bought a new fan.

Undo the screws and take it out, give up with any repair and purchase a new one.

The latest numbers all taken at 0 degrees centigrade. Both engines start from the 2 x starter batteries . No start when + terminals...

Thanks Paul. Off down the boat again this morning, the wife is convinced there is another "she" in my life, which is true in a way. This...

Say what you like about Volvo Penta, the availability of spare parts for their older less complicated engines, both OE and aftermarket ...

Because the upper brown wire goes to the Stb alternator, there is no connection to the port alternator. For the port alternator to...

The alternators are 80A not 50A and both putting about 14.50 V. Found the Diode thingy (stop me if am getting to technical :)) and got...

Some boat clubs on the Medway stipulate in their club rules that having a river licence is condition of membership.

Late to this Party. Some observations and some parochial history. "What if - like so many boats in marinas - they never left their...

Thanks for all suggestions. Down to boat today to check some of the above. The set up is in a ACM Excellence 38 with pair of 240HP...

Fortunately RCC has its own 20,000 litre fuel tank, know the fuel officer personally.We also dose with a fuel treatment. Rarely fill...