Oh tittle

Finally managed to get out and check on the boat.

So I can relax I have wriggled under the tug deck and switched off the stop cock and opened a tap.

However I am too late to save the bath/shower mixer unit.  To be fair that wouldn't have been the tap left on anyway so I imagine the either/or knob would still have blown off.

Anyone know if it is possible to get replacements for these or am I likely to have to replace whole unit?

I will of course have to check all joints when I come to turn water back on. 

Plus I didn't have time to check the calorifier joints but these are fairly well insulated she says hopefully.

No Way

Nanook of the North Obeyed Instruction.

Sofa so good

I wish that this bench was this comfortable in the summer.

This here is my Christmas tree

Isn't it pretty.

Patterns in the snow

Contours - reminds me of Mount Rushmore

Shadows - geometric (ish)

Steep slope

Idiot in the snow

Just a tad deeper than expected.  Glad I decided to step rather than jump - or I could have been in over my head.   Oops.

Glad I went yesterday

The boat had some ice around it yesterday but nothing too major.  Wonder what it looks like today.

I am not going anywhere today.

Cat isn't going far either ...

Boat info for me

Purely for my needs. Called at the boat yesterday to check all okay.  Batteries reading 97% but opted not to run the engine but hope the solar panels keep it from dropping below this.

Engine is leaking water coolant.

There had been a small amount when I left the boat on the 16th as I had run the engine to get back to the mooring - there is now about twice that.  I will keep monitoring.

Initial thoughts was that it was the Mikuni that was leaking coolant as it only started leaking when I was on the boat in cold weather and started using the central heating but as I have now isolated the source of the leak (although not fully ruled out some from the skin tank connection hence the cloth strategically placed) I am pretty sure it is coming from the joints but daren't nip the jubilee clips up any more in case it breaks the plastic pipe.  It could however be a split pipe.

I tried taping up with duct tape but as you can see that hasn't helped.

How long do these black hoses normally last before starting to perish?

The boat was put on the water 6th November 2009 should I book an engine service on an annual basis or just get the pipework looked at?  I daren't do it myself as I would probably lose too much coolant into the bilges.  Would need there to be two people anyway one to hold the pipes up and other to fetch and carry small tools!

A fully trained octopus would be good.