Port Turbo Test Run

Having collected our newly refurbished port turbo from AET Turbos http://www.aet-turbos.co.uk/  in Normanton earlier in the week, a few hours on Saturday were set aside to refit it. The refurbished turbo took longer than AET Turbos stated 24 hours turnaround due to the cast iron water cooled exhaust housing being corroded.  When it was blasted it was beyond the tolerance so had to be sent to an engineering firm to be machined out and a stainless steel liner welded in.

 

 

After installation, we decided to give Moonshine a run up the canal to Pollington to test everything was ok and that it was giving a good reading on the turbo boost pressure gauges. Everything looks good, however we are considering giving her a run to Hull next weekend to give the turbos a good run for their money. 

At this point it's worth noting that Pollington Lock is still out of action, and is only manned by staff for a few hours weekdays only. The problem with the lock has been ongoing for several years now, and in typical CRT style they have allowed the problem to worsen. It will be interesting to see if they rectify the problem soon, since the boating season will be soon upon us and in full swing for leisure craft.

This weekend we thought we would bring our new vacuum along for the ride. Since we have replaced all our flooring at home for wood effect laminate and the only carpet in the house being that on the stairs, we treated ourselves to a Gtech K9 and Multi with power brush head. Anyone with dogs that shed will appreciate that heavily trafficked floors need vacuuming at least every other day. We are that impressed with both machines that we thought we would test the Multi on the boat. The carpeted areas cleaned up very well using the new improved power brush head along with the laminate areas, whereas when we bring our main vacuum from home this proves too cumbersome in upright form  and the hose attachments don't really pick up. Therefore the existing orange resident vacuum will be heading home to the back of a cupboard somewhere for retirement. 

The newly installed cupboard and wardrobe lighting has also proved a great asset within these darkened areas. At least the old whisky bottle and biscuits can be easily located now....