Droitwich for 2013
Well time does fly ! Chelonian has been at its new berth in Droitwich for 6 months now, and being more than happy with the marina and its location I have just paid for the next years mooring, so Droitwich is home until March 2014 at least. Plenty of places to explore in the West Midlands and South West for the next year. The Worcester and Birmingham even has its own pub guide
Every 4 years the boat safety scheme (BSS) exam comes up, and its mid April so have booked an exam before we set off in April. The scheme does get updated occasionally and this year there are a number of new inclusions, including changes to the section for electrically propelled craft. Way back when the hybrid was fitted we actually had a visit from the BSS and we discssed with them the item requiring batteries with a charging rate of over 2KW to have forced ventilation. With the sealed vent system used on the batteries supplied by pB this is unnecessary as all the charging gases are vented overboard. I highlighted this issue with the examiner so he can check up before the examination, we will await the outcome with interest. With the exam booked I now need to get the minor items left over from the last exam sorted, replacing temporary battery isolator labels with brass ones and installing the ventilation warning labels on some of the fixed vents mainly on the doors.
