Hi Guy! I'm always between Willowbridge Marina (Linslade) and Hemel Hempstead these days, as I am working in the Tring area. I no longer have my flat in Bristol, so unless I have a doctor's apointment, (Or similar), I don't visit there so often.
I love it on my boat although there is still a lot of work to be done on it. I have a council garage in Tring now(For storage), so I'll move lots of "stuff" from the boat which will give me more room to move about. I can then concentrate on a small part of the boat at a time, so maybe more will be done. It is now governed by the cash flow, or rather the lack of cash flow! I would like to take it over (By artic) to the Continent and cruise over there for a year or two, before I get too darned old to do it! (Cruising the boat, I mean!) Regards to all, ~Allan~ --- In [email protected], "Guy Morgan" <g...@...> wrote: > > Thanks Alan, I'll give them a call tomorrow. The critical thing is the > size of the batteries to fit the very awkward battery box. Where are you > hanging out these days? I've now got my little cat on board and she had > her first "training trip" down to Radford Semele and back Friday/Saturday. > > Connie may well answer for herself, but she's recovered well from her back > op and is indulging in an orgy of throwing stuff out down at her cottage. > > Cheers > > Guy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allan Cazaly" <allan...@...> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:17 AM > Subject: [canals-list] Re: New batteries > > > Good morning Guy, > > I am pleased to be able to pass on some useful information, regarding the > best price in the UK for batteries (I believe), which happens to be in my > home town of Bristol. > ******************* > Bristol Batteries Ltd > www.buybatteriesonline.co.uk > > 3 Dove Lane > Newfoundland Road, Bristol, BS2 9HS > 0117 955 0535 > ******************* > > They are friendly and helpful. If you phone, or E-mail them, (You can tell > them that I am a repeat customer of theirs if you like), they will do the > sorting out for you and give you the options available. > > They gave me full trade price on 6 x 110amp/hour leisure batteries within > the last 6/8 months and charged me £49.00 each +VAT and a nominal carriage > of £16.00 for them on a pallet delivered to Hertforshire by courier. Now > that ain't bad! > > Good luck with your battery search. > > Kind regards to both you and of course conni. I can't forget Connie now, can > I? > > --- In [email protected], "Guy Morgan" <guy@> wrote: > > > > Hi all > > > > The time has come to replace the domestic batteries on nb Virgo. The > > present batteries are 4 x Trojan T-50 6 volt wired in series parallel. I > > believe the T-50 is/was a 100AH unit though I can't find it listed on the > > Trojan website. > > > > My battery box is only just large enough to accomodate these 4 batteries, > > nothing larger though I could manage an extra inch of height. I'd like > > to > > increase the available capacity if I can. So far I've found a couple of > > Trojan types, T105 and T125, in the same size cases as the old T50. The > > best price I've found is at Battery Megastore, Tewkesbury T105, £130 and > > T125, £138. They've also got an American type I don't recognise in a > > si,milar capacity and the same size at £115 each. > > > > Does anyone know a better price and also are there any pitfalls I've > > missed > > in doubling the battery bank capacity (other than cost!)? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Guy Morgan > > First Light Services > > nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton, GU > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > Guy Morgan > First Light Services > nb Virgo, WFB, Stockton, GU >
