Summer cruising 2015

starts here.

It can only get warmer . . .

At least I hope it does.  Getting the boat up to a decent temperature from a standing start is proving not so successful.  :)

My new batteries are nowhere near as good as the old (gel) ones and I suspect one of the three bought in August might be faulty as adding a further two at the end of October doesn't appear to have helped much.  Running the central heating for 1.5 hours on the first day reduced the batteries from 100% to 84% and an hour this morning reduced them from 83% to 74%.

This is the first time I have run with the five lead acid type so it might take a few charges etc before they settle down.

so to run the central heating this afternoon I will also be running the engine (the water should be piping hot!)

Happy New Cruising Year.