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That looks like a BD3 to me as it is similar to mine except mine has the handstand. If it has Ford on the castings that would also point to it being the BD3. Can you post a photo of the engine and the manual that you said you have

She'll be talking about H moorers, now.

Kennet will be at the World Heritage Day event at Saltaire today (Saturday) 11am-4pm and over the Mayday weekend for the Saltaire Arts Trail. There will be a large selection of second-hand canal books for sale, as well as the usual displays. (Money raised will go to this autumn's major docking) We do seem to have plenty of volunteers for these events, but could always do with more!

Steel on HDPE or PTFE ( or vice versa) will slide fine. Given that your steel is rusty , and this probably pitted steel sliding on HDPE fixed over the pits is probably easiest. N

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First, thanks for all the help. A follow-up question - I have only the brass runners, the steel hatch slides directly on the brass. Would I be better to fit (say) HDPE to both surfaces? Does anyone know of a source of HDPE strips?

Remind me again how much inflation we have had in the UK since 2020?

Reminds me of the Greenline 33 with the lines. Love those boats. Wish we had bought one when they were first launched in the UK. They were £100k at the time for the hybrid version. Would be worth a damn sight more now!

As a routine test of coolant hoses (not exhaust hoses or spiral reinforced hoses) check the ends where they extend beyond the clips. This is where perishing often first becomes visible. Then squeeze the hose somewhere away from the ends. It should just squeeze in a bit with no or little resistance. if it crunches then it tells you that the inner layer(s) have perished, so the hose will need changing very soon. To get the "feel" try it on sevearl hoses.

Im " Up North", there are a few hire boats, i think i was the only boat moving yesterday, which is not uncommon, there are quite a few smaller cruisers in various states of neglect moored on the towpath, i think they move every fourteen days. Not so many boats bought for liveaboard, though i met one yesterday, heading to Hebden Bridge. By the time they had put me through four locks, (under instruction), they were truly part of this community of boaters i keep hearing about. .

I’m not sure I think now it’s a JD 3 it has a ford block . So far it’s ok but what concerns me is the hoses ether end of the heat exchanger and the reduction hoses from the engine.

The engine number says it is an LPW4 Google says the LPW3 fuel lift pump is NOT an electric one and has a priming lever, so as I said turning the ignition on will do nothing. This is the wrong way round, it is return from the engine to the tank. This one does not need bleeding as such because any air in it will be pushed into the tank by fuel flow once the Engin is running, there it will simply disperse. This bit is correct, but to get it to make the fuel flow into the filter you need to pump the priming lever on the lift pump. If the lever feels as it it has a lot of slack an dnot much pumping action turn the engine by about one turn, because the slack means the internal pump lever is sitting on the back of the eccentric on the cam. Once air free fuel flows out - prime for at least 30 seconds once you think all the air is out in case there is a bubble in the pipe work. Tighten the bolt. On that engien if you then try to start it there is every chnace it will, it may well start and then shake about a bit whileany air that has got inot the high pressure injection system clears. If it stops spin on the the starter in 30 second bursts a few times. On other engiens and this one if you want to, rather that trying to start it right away, after bleeding the filter you can loosen (about half to one turn) the big nuts on the injector pipes at the injector end and spin on the starter. When fuel drips or spts from the loose unions tighten them and it should start.

Don’t worry you will hopefully love it. Some canal rings are temporarily closed which could partly account for things being quieter. Boating on canals is changing and there’s much more livaboards who don’t necessarily move that often. Holidays are changing too. It was very difficult to get an available hire boat at times during Covid. They were fully booked. Now we are free to travel folk are going abroad to make up for lost time. We passed 10 boats round the Braunston end of the North Oxford canal a couple of weeks ago - still lots of boats around.

Preparation is the key. Various caravan manufacturers stick the windows in with Sikaflex, one in particular skimps on the prep, not leaving it long enough after the pre treatment for it to cure. The result after a while is leaky windows and damp in the van. There are pre treatments for Sikaflex that you should use if you want a good joint.

So, as suggested, it is an LPW4 with left hand rotation (A) and build number 48. I have PDF manuals, if you would like copies - just message me with your email address.

Its a lovely thing, but Id query the seaworthyness. A big wave over the stern, glug glug. There's a reason Dunston build tugs with a proper stern.

Good morning Tony Here are the two photos I have. I can take more this afternoon when I return to the boat. Thanks On a separate thread, Peugeot 106 said: It’s Lister Petter LPW 4 cylinder 40 bhp build 48 (marine build) built in 2007 also known as Canal Star or Alpha. All spares Manuals etc available from Richard at MES Midlands or Sleeman Hawker Dorset and others. Manuals and Parts List also available online FOC On a separate thread, Peugeot 106 said: ''It’s Lister Petter LPW 4 cylinder 40 bhp build 48 (marine build) built in 2007 also known as Canal Star or Alpha. All spares Manuals etc available from Richard at MES Midlands or Sleeman Hawker Dorset and others. Manuals and Parts List also available online FOC''

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