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Paul Fay


Monday, 28 August 2023

Out again.

After a month working on the engine, having the cylinder head totally refurbished by Banda Engineering in Portsmouth and fitting all new water hoses, oil pressure and water temperature gauges and new oil pressure senders we were finally ready to set off again on 15th August.

We had met the owners of a motor boat ‘Mr Toad’ which was sold and the new owners suggested that we visit their yacht club ‘Marchwood Yacht Club’ a long way up Southampton water. We contacted the club who said there should be a berth for us on their pontoon.

So we left the marina and after just a few yards our new water temperature gauge told us our engine was boiling. It wasn’t.

We stopped on the pontoon just South of Emsworth and found that I had earthed both new gauges through a dodgy earth which when resolved cured the problem and the gauges started showing proper readings. PHEW!!!

We then went round to the Thorney Channel to anchor for a couple of nights and wait for the promised Easterly wind to blow us West towards Southampton water.

 

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