Bob F

Whoopeee!!! Uncork the bottle!!! You must both be chuffed. Have fun. Bob

Great to hear you finally got to take your Aquafish 23 out at last. How was the 150hp Yamaha with a duo prop? cheers Bob

See this post http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=1807&hl= cheers BF

It may be something simpler like a blocked air valve in the fuel tank. If you have a plastic tank the obvious sign is the sides of the tank being sucked in. I had a very similar problem on my old boat and it turned out to be muck blocking the airvent. BF

What a great trip. Glad I didn't go. Great photos, too! Mutter, mutter...

Hi Tom, Sorry I didn't pick this up earlier but I wasn't following this thread because I ain't going to Alderney!!! I'll be happy to have a look at your electrics problem on Monday. cheers Bob

How did you explain away the snotty goey mess in your lap when you got back home after a night out??

No problem, Rob. Very impressed with your new Wilson Flyer. You've done a great job with her. Can you send me the instructions of your ammeter or bring them to the meeting on Thursday. cheers Bob

Welcome aboard Mike. BF

Poor starting can also be caused by air getting into the fuel system. On our boat the cause was a faulty seal on the fuel filter. BF

Welcome to the club Peter. I've sent you a PM. cheers Bob

Hi Rob I got your email. Give me a reminder after Wednesday (got an interview in London), and I should be able to sort you out. cheers BF

Rob I might be able to finish the install for you sometime after Weds next week (busy between now and Weds). As Duncan says, what make and models did you get? Send a PM to me with your address and contact details. cheers Bob

Apparently, they are old naval terms from the Nelson era with the big sailing ships. Probably not used in the modern navy now.

Cheers Dave.

Does anyone know what the old naval terms "standing off and on" and "standing on and on" mean? cheers Bob

I'm sure she will take great pleasure in doing that...cough!

The first thing I would do is to make sure the battery(s) are fully charged, especially as over the winter the batteries drain and we don't get to use our boats enough to properly charge them. Even though your volts gauge may be saying you have 12 volts, the battery still may be down on charge. Give the batteries at least a 12 hour charge. Do this first before pointing fingers at the alternator or anything else.

Too much boogying on the dance floor, Mike?? You'll have to cut back on some of those dance moves. Take care. Bob

Hi Dave The membership pack was emailed to you today. Thanks for your interest in joining the club. cheers Bob F

You could try PMing Pete Russell (Shytalk). He uses boat transport from time to time. BF

Beautifully described, Alun. I didn't know you had that poetry in you.

Dennis, Steve We have a Lowrance set up on our Aquafish. LRA-1800 radar with the older LCX12C display and a separate HD fishfinder. Nowadays the HD fishfinder is integrated into the new HD displays, I believe. The LRA-1800 Radar is the traditional older style pulsed radar, so you might want to consider going for the new Lowrance Broadband radar, which is the same as the Northstar radar that Oli is thinking of fitting, and uses FMCW technology with the pro's and con's mentioned in previous posts in this thread. The main con's are that it is relatively unproven technology (so there may be a few software updates to remove bugs in the first year), and there are some doubts about the mid to long range performance. On our boat the LRA-1800 performs very well, but it does need to be properly set up and tuned to perform properly, and the set up process is a little complicated if you do not know radars at all. The new broadband radar is supposed to require very little set up and tuning, so should operate well straight from the box. So, the choice is old and traditional with known performance, but needs proper tuning, or new broadband which is easier to use and set up, but the performance is unknown and there is likely to be a few bugs to content with. Regarding transducer for the fish finder, we use the standard transom transducer but have fitted in the central bay under the batteries, so it is operating as an in-hull transducer. We have it mounted in an oil filled plastic box that is bonded to the floor. The performance is great. I can post some pictures of the box I made. If you go for the LRA-1800 radar I can set it up and tune it for you, if you have any difficulty setting it up. cheers Bob

No one in the club is listed as having one. BF

Yes, good luck with the sea trial. Really looking forward to hearing how it went. cheers Bob