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I doubt theres water in the cylinders as an SR3 is air cooled, unless he left off the W from SR3. Although if he has a vertical exhaust pipe I suppose rain water may have entered the cylinders.

If you have help then with someone on the levers with someone on the starter button. You could easily make your own linkage with strips of Meccano and small nuts and bolts. Loads of cheap s/h Meccano on ebay.

Start with simples. Check engine battery terminals for cleanliness and tightness, including cable to engine mass.

Dropping down in a lock when a powerful side wind is a'blowin. Whilst down in the lock all is serene, quiet and peaceful. Then leaving the lock Wallop!!!! you find yourself blown sideways, hard onto the opposite bank, lea shore. When you know that side wind is a'blowin, whack throttle fully open when leaving the lock.

It would probably start on a low battery if you use the de-compressors, best if the three levers are linked together.

A pet Canary is more reliable than a smoke alarm.

A good wheeze to stop the boat drifting away is to just tie a heavy weight to the end of your centre rope and chuck it over on the opposite side so that if your main ropes are let go you won't drift far.

My Elu drill still going strong after about 30 years. One battery has lost half its capacity that's all.

The longer ones usually had a Lister SR3. Springers also have that angle chine too but they're bows are not so fine.

Usually bomb proof. My first boat was one of of those. Proper marine installation. Plenty of room in the engine compartment for proper marine set up with Dodge Fenner thrust block. As I said proper boat bows that cut through the water easily making them very economical on fuel unlike most modern narrow boats with a horrid bluff bows trying to shove a wall of water in front.

Proper sharp bows, cut through the water properly so only need the Lister SR2 that was normaly fitted.