No not really.
Continuing the boating theme, having Mo an V in the vicinity and needing to give the 'van a run out we headed toward Bridge 60 at Foxton today for lunch. And then searched out NB Balmaha.
Mo has Battery problems a the mo', it was interesting to see how the Live Aboard Narrow Boats deal with the same problems as we Campingcaristes.
It seems that it is normal for the Leisure Batteries to be given an excessive charge rate by design so as to deal with short cruise, engine run periods.
With five 110AH Leisure Batteries there is plenty of capacity, you really don't want to be punishing them five at a time though. Mo is doing some mods, adding a series Diode to obtain c. 0.7Volt drop of the 14.5Volts from an unregulated Alternator as fitted by the Marina. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
Mo has some bulging batteries and was waiting for a delivery of some new ones next week. Whilst we were aboard a phone call brought the delivery to, "in a few minutes". This meant moving the boat near a road bridge to await the truck.
Campingcariste had the honour of taking the helm for about half the voyage, Pastels is just pretending. Oh dear, she's facing the wrong way for a start.
The Narrowboat Journal is always an intereting read.
