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  1. They are actually red, its a combination of the light and a crappy phone camera, honest
  2. What's wrong with pink ????
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  4. Thanks to all that have responded, other stuff has got in the way for now but I will report back once I get round to taking the readings that have been suggested.
  5. Thanks Alan, We've been on shore power the last 2 months so the batts were fully charged 24/7 with the charger sitting on float the majority of the time. We will be back in the marina tomorrow so will run the suggested checks then.
  6. yes I do have 1.2kw solar but it was doing nowt at 0745 this morning, in fact it did the best part of bu**er all, all day :0
  7. ok, I kept a close eye on the figures whilst cruising today (about 4.5 hours)and the voltage did get up to 14.4, started the engine again at 5.30 to give it another couple of hours charging and again saw 14.4v on the mastervolt display. however when I went to check just now the volts had dropped to 14.2 and 8A current. I've turned the travelpower on to run the charger and the voltage is up to 14.6v with the charger going into absorption mode within 5 minutes. Will leave it for another hour and see what the amps drop to. Is all this pointing to a potential alternator / adverc issue? I will get in engine bay tomorrow with a meter and check the alternator output.
  8. Good point, we're just about to set off so will give it a good run today and see how low the charge rate goes.
  9. ok, makes sense, I'm not sure about turning fridge and freezer off for three hours is feasible though, the beer might get warm This is kind off where I'm at, will think about replacing the bank when they can't cope overnight or when engine running gets excessive. Just want to know if my basic thought process is along the right lines.
  10. hi, voltage was 14.1v and 5.3A just before switching off. 12.45v taken First thing this morning, 240v fridge and freezer running via inverter. 240v fridge and freezer running overnight plus we had 4 hours of TV after the engine went off. A 5.3A tail current before engine off suggests fully charged ??
  11. Sorry, its another battery thread, I've read loads on here about looking after batteries including "Wotever's" battery primer thread several times and I think I'm getting my head round things. Does the following make sense ? We've been on hook up in the marina for the last two months but started to get a bit "marina crazy" so have gone out cruising for a few days and decided to try and analyse the state of our batteries. We have a nominal 520ah bank and I turned the engine off at 7.45 last night with the mastervolt panel showing a 5.3 A charging current, making them fully charged from what I've read. This morning (7.45) so a full 12 hours later, the voltage was at 12.45v so battery bank at 75% with mastervolt panel saying we had used 52ah. Some simple maths suggests that total bank capacity is now 208ah, i.e. 52 x 4 assuming the 52ah used is 25% of the capacity. The boat was new to us last march so have no idea how old the batteries are or how they have been treated in the past. My musings from the above is that the batteries are on their way out but as we will be back on hook up for the next two months, its not a issue at the moment and I might be able to squeeze another summer out of them when solar starts working again. Does the above sound about right or is there a fundamental flaw in my thinking ?
  12. https://www.whalepumps.com/marine/siteFiles/resources/docs/resource-library/WhaleAccumulatorKit.pdf scroll down to page 4 for wiring instructions
  13. I did search for "whale uf1214 wiring diagram" and got a hit for a pdf. Tried to link to it in the post but couldn't for some reason.
  14. Apparently the white wire is used to connect an indicator light to show the pump is running.
  15. waterdog

    Otters

    I've had a few is it / isn't it, sightings over the years having spotted something in the water but not been close enough to be sure. Earlier this year at Welford Junction I took the dogs out last thing and the head torch reflected on a pair of eyes in the water, definitely an otter this time and was lucky enough to watch it for a minute or so before it climbed out and disappeared into the bushes on the offside. Magical
  16. Yeah But...…. If you find a nice spot and want to stay for a few days then solar means you don't need to run the engine.
  17. Hi James, some more reading here, http://www.tb-training.co.uk/ https://www.bimblesolar.com/offgrid/complete-packages/boat-kits this ^ more info will help you get better replies as Howard says. Is this for a future boat purchase or have you already got the boat? details of existing set up will help, i.e. number and type of batteries, inverter type, charger, any generators or travelpower? any other electrical equipment ? Welcome to the bottom of a very steep learning curve
  18. Sorry, I can't claim it as original. I stole it from some article I read ?
  19. Thanks for the info Rob but I think we will just have to put up with it for now as we are already paying for two data contracts plus our phones. They all worked ok over summer when we were out and about it's just crick. We might look at a different marina for next winter or brave it out on the canal.
  20. Unless you are moored in crick marina ☹️ It works when it feels like it and if we do get a signal it's very week (three) No phone or data signal on EE either. It's pretty much a complete notspot. If we move onto the cut just outside the marina it works fine on 3 but still nothing on our phones on EE. Makes me laugh when they rave about the 5g roll out when you can't get a basic signal in some places.
  21. No idea, the story just popped up on my news feed. Is the soar still in flood? The flow on the river would be a big factor I suppose.
  22. I thought that too, thankfully it appears no one was hurt but it could have been a lot worse.
  23. Sounds terrifying, news report here. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/man-rescued-after-narrowboat-swept-3644095
  24. Thanks all, Panic over, we managed to get him seen at Rainsbrook at Hillmorton. very impressed with the vet we saw Follow up check tomorrow but just looks like a dodgy tummy. Pets don't half worry you sometimes. On a wider note though, how do you cope when liveaboard cc'ing. We are wintering near Crick but intend to cruise all next summer possibly to the k &a. We still have our vets at "home" where we get their regular check ups during visits to family but need something when moving around. We did look at at pets4vets as they appear to be national with centres in pets at home branches but their online revue's are pretty poor. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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