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Tony, Just to be sure, am I to short the "main battery pos. terminal" to the "energise terminal" in your diagram? The engine is about 12 feet from the ignition switch, do I need to have that switch in the 'ignition' position while shorting or just in the 'on' position? The starter is directly below the gearbox oil cooler, so from a standing position I cannot see any of the above. I may be able to get down and see it but it will take some time, will this be a problem (ignition switch wise)? Thanks.

Very grateful for the above but I don't fully understand it. Can you explain (in words suited to an idiot) what should be shorted to what. Thanks.

Thanks for all the info, particularly as it is quite focused. It is an 18 year old engine with 11k hours under its belt. I don't know if it was a genuine Beta spare, at my age I can't get down to see it and as RCR did not charge me for it, they did not provide any paperwork. One thing I would say is that sometimes you only need to move the engine by a few degrees and it will start but sometimes 5 different moves are required before it will work. Thanks again.

Hi Tracy, Beta 43. That is my problem - the click suggests solenoid but why should turning the crankshaft (sometimes only an inch or so) fix the problem?

Last year we had a starter motor problem - turning the key we heard just a click but the engine didn't turn over. The RCR engineer got it started but said it needed a new starter motor, he would bring it next day but as we were close to our home marina, would prefer to fit it there. He showed us a "workaround" in case it wouldn't start in the morning; we should turn the crankshaft pulley a bit and try the starter again. This worked and we returned to base, had the new starter fitted and all was solved. Having returned to the boat after 6 months, we now have the same but intermittent problem with starting. The pulley solution still works but I am confused - what starter motor problem does this suggest?

The 90 day provision is imposed by the mooring contract. The contract exists only for 12 months so all of its provisions cease when it ends on the 365th day. If the marina thinks otherwise, let them try to enforce the provision. 'Course all this is assuming you will not need to go back there in the future.

We have a Hobbit stove in the back cabin. While we like it, I'm not sure it's up to running a central heating back boiler, it's quite light weight as stoves go.

There is a canal-side pub in Stourport (can't immediately remember the name) where they supply plates and cutlery on their one 'non food' day each week. So the Wellington is not alone, its just 7/7. Considering the extra work (washing up etc) involved, I think it is a nice gesture on the part of a busy city centre bar. Especially one which would be attractive for its beer alone.

Strangely enough I have never brought my own food into a pub nor indeed drank perry. I just chose those as examples of how the two pubs differed. I imagine we differ in many respects, age, gender, life experience as well as pub appreciation. I can only give my opinion (and only I think that is always correct!). The OJS may be excellent in its own way (as a banking-hall conversion?) but not as a pub.

In the case of the OJS, only just! As an example, try taking your own food into the OJS (I promise their response will not be to offer you a plate and cutlery). Or ask about their range of perrys - this will give you the opportunity to examine the bar-tender's dentition in some detail.

Apart from being adjacent, I can see no similarity whatever between the OJS and the Wellington.

As I remember your garden, that "nest" is in quite an exposed position. What with your dog, passing boats etc, I doubt that the moorhen will persist with it.

That's a very good question, I'll check when I get back to the boat.

Could you not just block it permanently? My water-tank has no overflow and I haven't really missed it.

Sorry, I was not clear. Steve just repeated his valuation (as given in his survey report) on a sheet of his headed notepaper. He did this for free, the insurance company was happy and so was I.

When I first insured my boat (it was not new) the insurer asked for the surveyor's confirmation of the value. Steve Hands was happy to provide me with this. I did not wish to provide the insurance company with a copy of his full survey.

I agree, but it does seem to be common at marinas with long pontoons; e.g. Debdale.