Adam F Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 A strange night, but productive overall. Took a mate out who desperatley wanted to catch a bass and a conger. Lovely evening to be out, but strangely quiet on the water, saw hardly any other boats? Fishing was slow to start as the tide was dying, but just before dark we had enough tide and I managed to snag two nice fish in two drifts, the best going just over 6lb. Arrived at the conger mark just as the light was failing, and out went the big baits. Didnt have to wait long before Stuart was bent into the first conger of the night - at 15-20lb it wasnt huge, but with a fair bit of tide, the smile on his face said it all! Beats catching coarse fish he said! Things were looking up as it was only 10.00pm - I was just thinking about putting my dinner on the cooker when we heard Marine Boy talking to Solent on 16. He was also out and had engine trouble. I then called Solent and offered assistance - so we cut the evening short and went to meet Paul. A nice slow, unevemtful tow in at 5 knots saw us back on the slip for 11.30pm. Picked up a brand new 2' fender floating free down the river on the way back also. Just goes to highlight the benefits of being in the club Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Thanks for the Tow Adam, Charging my batteries now, does anyone know how to check if the engine is charging the batteries? Paul J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Thanks for the Tow Adam, Charging my batteries now, does anyone know how to check if the engine is charging the batteries? Paul J Hi Paul You need a fairly good volt meter Connect the meter across the battery terminals and note the voltage If the voltage is less than 11 volts I would suspect the battery has a dead cell Start the engine and see if the voltage increases, should get up to about 13.5volts+ depending on engine speed. Alternativly, take the battery down to Halfords or a battery supplier and ask them to check it on their load tester to see if the battery is knackered. Hope this helps Coddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_Hunter_Fisherman Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I had a similar problem recently, if you don't have access to a voltmeter and your gps displays voltage you should be able to check the voltage,when the engine is running you should get about 14.5V and 12 v when the engine is switched off, mine was down to 10V and it played havoc with the electronic ignition with the warning buzzer going off all the time, before the battery finally went flat. I had to replace the voltage regulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul D Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Paul, I will need to have a good hunt around but I did have a voltmeter somewhere indoors. Will let you know if I find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnasher Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 i have a portible charger that you charge at home(or in car) then take it with you. Any probs connect up to the battery and it gives you a quick boost. About 20quid from Lymington market. I gave someone a boost the otherday in muddiford harbour when he couldn't start his engine. Nice fish Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Moving topic to Boat Talk http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=2654&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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