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Our 3 boats lined up on arrival at Maesbury, shame about the vegetation and the dog cr*p..




Casper, with the usual ghosty things all over it.. We had to trim the vegetation with a pair of shears.


My daughter was put straight to work cleaning the boats, she loves it really...

I think a good rally was had by all, do it again in 2 years.

Today I chugged past a boater who said he liked the sound of my engine, I said it was too loud but he didn't agree. After chugging for 5 odd hours, over 2 days, I checked the engine. The small bucket, which is hung from the engine to collect the oil from the head, had filled too much. I only put a couple of squirts down the oilers but the...

My Dad said from the beginning that my engine not having a silencer was a mistake and today I agree with him. Cruised Casper 3 hours up the canal and the exhaust was very very noisy. I even wore ear plugs though it was still quite loud even with these. I wanted to fit an expansion tank but that will probably make it even noisier..
Just as I got to...

I managed to solve the slight seep in the day tank. Filled it to the brim with diesel and welded up the leak. After the day it was still dry so that seems to have fixed that. Welding a full diesel tank is a bit unnerving, you can hear the diesel bubbling from the heat and it even continues to bubble for a few seconds after you stop too

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Progress on Sleepy Hollow has been continuing with wide pine tongue and grove panels on the cabin sides and the roof. My brother has done this work himself and it's coming on well. We need to concentrate on the engine controls and wiring so it is ready to cruise to the Maesbury rally in a few weeks.
Casper is now all wired up and the...