A few day on board

[thejonesey]

At last we had time for a first decent trip on board. For those interested:
Saturday night: Late arrival at Foulkes Boatyard, kids to bed and then checks and preparations made.

Sunday: Early (ish) start.

A lovely trip to Alum Bay in the Sunshine.

The big green lumps were purring. Thanks Paul. Chairlifts, fishing, paddling, boat repairs and sunburn... all boxes ticked!

On to Yarmouth for two days of crabbing, coffees and general mooching around.

We had a lovely walk up to the fort and discovered a quaint aquarium run by some lovely people.

Tuesday: A short hop up to Cowes and Sheppards followed by shopping and a good meal at the Duke of York pub...proximity to the boat was important by this stage as all very feeling a bit jaded!

To be honest, Sheppards was pretty lumpy and while it didn't bother us the dog was not impressed!

Wednesday: A crew decision was taken to move up to the Folly... Which was pretty empty...

but we had a great meal on board and messed about in the dingy etc.

Thursday: Left the Folly at 8.30am before it got windy and enjoyed a flat calm trip back to the Hamble.

After a lot of cleaning and tidying we moved onto the Royal Vic Park for a picnic lunch and fun in the sun. All in all a perfect trip to the coast.... And I can't believe it is still April

 

[Greg2]

Think you clicked the best of the weather!

A great early season taster....thanks for posting

 

[rafiki_]

Nice report, thanks. Looks like you had a great time.

Keep an eye on anode wear at Foulkes, as our boat was the other side of the railway bridge at The Cabin, and anode wear was very rapid. Not sure if this was due to the river current surge, or stray electrical currents.

 

[thejonesey]

We wouldn't be on the coast this season if it hadn't been for Wavey's post about moving ! Thanks again!!

 

[lisilou]

Ahhh nice post Jonesy
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[Wavey]

Well, I'm not jealous - much .

Since arriving at the beginning of the month we've been plagued with a few niggling issues mainly as a result of the boat being on the hard for almost 6 months which meant we've been going nowhere. Finally got the starboard engine and genie sorted on Wednesday so we'll be down this Wednesday just in time for the weather to change

 

[thejonesey]

Sorry to hear you have been on the hard Wavey. Of course I meant thanks to your post we wouldn't be here...

 

[superheat6k]

To follow up on Rafiki's post make sure you have a GI. I dangle a pair of old anodes at the mooring on the pontoon side to take some of the hit.

When I come out at the beginning of May I will know how effective this has been.

PS Can I claim background honours for your first photo - looks like you had a great trip.

PPS You need to change your tag line - you'e no longer boating from Caversham !

 

[Wavey]

Sorry to hear you have been on the hard Wavey.

No problem. Being out for the winter at Penton was a conscious decision, although with the flooding at Chertsey the boat spent quite a lot of time actually surrounded by water . Annoying bit was when we were lifted in at Shamrock the engines started fine. Spent all the following Tuesday and Wednesday morning cleaning the inside so decided after lunch to treat ourselves to a run out. Go everything ready to go then found the starboard engine wouldn't turn over despite showing 13 volts in the battery. Deflated we went home. Back down last week with engineer and traced problem to the battery which was only giving 4v under load. Off to Bardens for new batteries and problem sorted. Fixed genie issue at the same time. At last we're ready to rock and roll.

Famous last words

 

[EAZ 2012]

Great pics!
What boat have you got? I will have a guess at a Fairline?