Whilst randomly checking electrical connections in our "electric cupboard" Steve ( not an electrician ) accidentally came upon a loose connection on the master board, in fact the connector fell off which took considerable force and effort to reconnect and, eureka, all the low readings and ailments disappeared into history and the boat has since behaved as a "normal" boat should. Hopefully "our" professional electrician should be able to confirm what the duff connection was and why it had such a profound affect on the boat, although he will not know why MCC missed it for so long ( they are pillocks? ) We think we have solved the mystery of the Dometic box for both ourselves and MCC. It is apparently a form of electronic generator. Again "our" electrician will hopefully be able to confirm what it does and why we need it, if at all.
Whilst waiting for our knight in shining armour to appear Lynne disappeared into the bowels of the "engine room" and began removing all the water and grease in the base. Over two hours later the bowels were immaculately clean, whilst Lynne resembled a car mechanic after a hard and messy day's work and our boat mop was wrecked beyond redemption, lying prostrate and abandoned on the towpath.
Karen, Steve and I volunteered to go shopping at the "local" ( in Steve's opinion ) general store. "Local was anything but and we staggered back to the boats after almost 2 miles hiking, picking up a "lost" boat engineer on the way, who promptly diagnosed the problem as air locks in the cooling system and commenced rectification. We learnt a lot from Mark during his time with us and now have the reassurance of a Barrus/Shire expert on the end of a phone.
Someone,sometime failed to replace the thermostat gasket which, over time, allowed air into the system. At some time we may need to fit a replacement gasket but providing we monitor for leaks it should last indefinitely.
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