End of Year Stats 2018

Miles, Hours, Locks L/Ms per hour etc for second year of Hamwih

(May 18th* to December 31st 2018)

Beta Marine 43 - This years engine

Beta 38 (Last years Engine)

Beta AC Panel

Total engine hours      420.2;      Total distance 600 miles;         Total locks 548;  Avg L/MpH 2.46
Home mooring hours# 47.5;                 Distance 30.5 miles;                  Locks 0;      Avg Mph 0.64
Cruising hours            372.7; Cruising distance 569.5 miles; Cruising locks 548; Avg L/MpH 2.69

Total litres used 624.2, this includes the stove running for 97 hours at half-a-litre per hour.
The engine therefore used 549.9 litres which equals 1.38 (1.29) litres per hour.


The diesel cost £504.76 which works out at £1.20p (1.09p) per hour the engine was running.

(The figures in brackets are for 2017 and are lower than this years due to the smaller engine)

* Boat having engine replaced & other works Jan to May.
# This includes running engine to top up batteries, moving boat to top up with water and or fuel + winding in preparation for next trip.

Saloon Furniture

When we first ordered furniture for the saloon we used a 'Captains Chair' from our previous boat and ordered a new 'Boatman's Chair Bed' from  Elite Furnishings,

Captains chair on Notos.

The problem with two separate chairs is that one of the chairs is positioned very close to the stove (see picture below) and has to be moved when the stove is used. With the 'Captains Chair' it is very difficult to place the chairs side by side.

The two chairs in their 'summer' position.

Ordering a second chair means that in the winter we can, by removing an arm from each chair, use them as a two seater settee.

The two chairs side by side facing the stove.

 The different/alternating patterns on the two chairs is a deliberate decision.

As well as ordering the new chair we also ordered two footstools, which apart from providing some extra storage space also means that we can convert the two chairs into either two singe beds or a double bed, albeit a very small one.