Solent today

[Hot Property]

A frosty trip down from Hamble to Yarmouth for a coffee.

Hard frost, pretty flat so 24 knots all the way.

 

[rafiki_]

Good effort!

 

[oldgit]

Respect Dude..........................


Similar trip out but with patio doors firmly shut, heater on full, to check a friends yacht on a lonely trot mooring.
External temp 2 C
Internal 23 C
Cup of coffee. 80C
Chocolate Wagon Wheels*** (Several) ambiant room temperature.

*** Is it me are todays WW tiny compared to days of yore ?

 

[charmedquark]

I showed my wife the pictures and said “you know, we could take the boat out in winter”.
She looked at me like I was nuts
(and you're right about WW)

 

[ashtead]

Motored into Portsmouth last night around 5.45 pm-off Pompey was quite rolly coffee spilling weather but at least no snow in Solent

 

[charlumax]

Good show !! Out if interest, bearing in mind the temperatures, at the end of the day do you flush the engines or just leave the salt water to drain out with the legs up ?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

A frosty trip down from Hamble to Yarmouth for a coffee.

Hard frost, pretty flat so 24 knots all the way.

If you’d said….. well, we’d at least have waved.

 

[Hot Property]

Good show !! Out if interest, bearing in mind the temperatures, at the end of the day do you flush the engines or just leave the salt water to drain out with the legs up ?

I always flush with fresh water.

The engine has a flush port for a hose and I do it when the engine is leg down. I let it drain the lift clear of the water.

I assume Honda have worked out how to drain the engine to prevent frost damage. Someone I know had a 150 by a different manufacturer that froze the oil cooler which leaked salt water into the oil and buggered the engine.

That company were not very helpful to say the least!

 

[capnsensible]

I always flush with fresh water.

The engine has a flush port for a hose and I do it when the engine is leg down. I let it drain the lift clear of the water.

I assume Honda have worked out how to drain the engine to prevent frost damage. Someone I know had a 150 by a different manufacturer that froze the oil cooler which leaked salt water into the oil and buggered the engine.

That company were not very helpful to say the least!

Was out on my friends one this morning. It was quite a bit warmer!!

We did flush the engine through when we got back though. With the adaptor it only takes a minute to set up.

 

[Hot Property]

Was out on my friends one this morning. It was quite a bit warmer!!

We did flush the engine through when we got back though. With the adaptor it only takes a minute to set up.

I'm chuffed with the AMT.

Great quality, big cockpit for socializing.

I'm just about to fit a diesel heater which will take the chill off when overnighting.

Planning on a 100 mile trip from Hamble to Torquay in May.

Thanks again for your help with pre purchase photos and comments.

 

[oldgit]

I'm chuffed with the AMT.

Great quality, big cockpit for socializing.

I'm just about to fit a diesel heater which will take the chill off when overnighting.

Planning on a 100 mile trip from Hamble to Torquay in May.

Thanks again for your help with pre purchase photos and comments.

Two things required on a boat that make life tolerable ?
A working toilet and a decent heater ....................................