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They are all sheep - seen it on one boat so they follow.

Does anyone know what has happened to the Late Laurence Hogg's photograph archive? It would be a shame if it were to be lost.

I had some drawings on order from Laurence when he sadly passed. Wherever his collections end up I hope they will be as accessible as possible, as otherwise, as mentioned they become just another dusty box. I totally agree with Sarah and Pete that they should be with like minded people not just "on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard"......to quote......

My view could be perceived as selfish but I believe is for the greater good. I think it best if the records of a departed 'researcher' are placed with another like minded 'researcher', the reason being they will know the best way to understand it and then allow it to continue to grow as it naturally merges and fills in gaps elsewhere. Once these records go to an archive they become lost amongst all of the other dusty boxes, and even when catalogued are only as good as the words used by the person in that archive - and these are frequently different words to those that we use. There is no doubt that research no longer appears to be the preserve of the young, so as credible 'researchers' pass on there will inevitably be less others to take on these collections so they will inevitably end up with C&RT / HNBC or similar - but the longer this can be put off the better

I gave dad's (max Sinclair) collection of 2 1/4 slides except his Droitwich ones to Laurence, as dad had the same opinion about the BWB CRT (what ever their name is at the time) and considered someone like Laurence or Hugh Potter would use them and not just put them in a store hope they go to a good home with LHP collection and are put to a good use. RIP LH and Dad On another note spent today at a ceremony to acknowledge dad saving a narrow gauge which has been restored and back in steam, one of 13 he saved

It has never really occurred to me to put an undercoat under red raddle. It is more or less the same colour as red oxide primers we are using, so we do a couple of coats of primer on to bare steel, then switch straight unto as many coats of raddle as we think we need. What is the benefit of an undercoat versus no having one - perhaps we are missing a trick?

We have raddle red from Symphony paints on the rear of the roof and bow and stern decks. I'll upload a picture when I have a better connection. The old working boats I go out on have raddle red roofs.

Re is it raddle or undercoat on image above- I think that it is raddle - photo above it fits in with topcoat date - this certainly is - see below taken after. As said, it dulls down to satin and then a flattens under the sun. My rear roof weathered now looks nothing like the "shiney"images above/below.

That's fresh raddle red craftmaster..... I think - perhaps it was the second high build undercoat. IIRC Radd Red dulls down to a satin quickly.

I have every confidence that Mr Hogg would not have wanted his records to go to CRT, but there we go. I am on the hunt for 'barley twist' brass tube of a suitable quality, length and diameter to use as a towel rail. My boat already has a smooth tube towel rail but it is attached to the side of the ticket drawer whereas I prefer it to run below the ticket drawer and attach to the cabin / door frame panelling. I am also after a Yarwood cabin bullseye and rim if you happen to have one lying around

That's raddle red. Rub down treat rust - prime and them undercoat with Craftmaster high build red undercoat and overcoat with Craftmaster Raddle Red topcoat. http://www.craftmasterpaints.co.uk/products Do it all undercover and between April and Oct - keep eye on dewpoint and paint early in summer (finish by 9am if a "polytunnel" type cover).

Another vote for Raddle Red Howard

Raddle red - craftmaster?

I learnt to drive on the Victor 101 with the three on the tree. It was ok, but SWMBO once worked at a kids adventure camp (better not say which one, but it was on a lake near Brecon and was known by three initials) which used old Bedford minibuses for transport. The gear linkages were well worn, so you had to stir the lever round and round and up and down a bit, let the clutch up and try and guess which gear you were in. The kids soon learnt the meaning of the term kangaroo start...

The solenoid might swap if nothing else.

I've taken out the heater plugs and tested them across a battery - and three of them seem to be dead. So hopefully I've finally gotten to the bottom of the problem, with lots of help from the forum! I've ordered replacements, and I'll report back once they're fitted. In the meantime, I'll get myself a feeler gauge to check the valve clearance, and enjoy the fact that there are many worse places to be broken down than the water meadow in Abingdon, especially in this weather! Then I may well be back with questions about how to troubleshoot my alternator, assuming the low charging voltage doesn't turn out to be a wiring issue, and if forum searches come up blank. Thanks all for the help and friendly advice; I'd have been utterly baffled without you. I will investigate if I've posted enough or whatever to sprinkle some greenies around.

I've got the email (purchased a rev-counter from them about 3 weeks ago) Now got to monitor my bank account, cancel my cards. wait for new cards, all because some 'person' couldn't keep our details safe. Miffed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edit : just checked at no unknown transaction on my bank account since the ASAP purchase.

Always picking on newbys...do the Chinese not have canals, are they not allowed to discuss pumpah versus casse.

That's a bit obtuse isn't it? ?

It's fixed. I adjusted the cable to the gearbox. I noticed that the cable was pulling the lever a long way over whilst in reverse but not that much in forward so I adjusted the toggle on the lever.I shall get her moved then apply the changes to the oil Many thanxs

I'd ask for my money back if I were you, having to slum it like that! The dock scenes look familiar - I was a Dockmaster there for a number of years! Enjoy the trip and I would be really interested to hear your impressions when you get home, that is, of course, you don't run away to sea. Enjoy, Howard

Not at all; what makes you say that? Have you done a trip such as this or are you just guessing? The price equates quite favourably with many B&B's in the UK these days and you get the added bonus of travel, a comfortable en-suite cabin, and the experience of shipboard life, not to mention the trip through the Kiel Canal, which is something most people may never experience. I look forward to hearing how the OP gets on but I would be very surprised if he doesn't enjoy it very much. Howard

It's a round trip from Hull

Yet another virtual greenie for a dreadful literary pun. Somewhat like the yacht seen in a marina, white hull and blue below the waterline, named Bas Bleu.

I thought the post had been reported to the mods as the suggestion was the boat was full of Immigrants That aside,my thoughts are that the white ducks are in fact somebody's pets, possibly Indian Runners or Aylesbury,s or American Peking. Fowl are always locked up at night for protection from predators and I suspect the mallard wandered in with others while the 2 left outside were norty stop outs. Often when locking up my chickens one or two of my ducks would go in with them, the same applies in reverse when locking up my ducks. If you have genuine concerns about the birds welfare then a call to the RSPCA is the correct thing to do. Do NOT call the RSPB as this sort of issue is not in their remit. Phil

Personally I’d make sure the cage suddenly opened....

As you point out (in the previous sentence) readers will not know which word to single out. Perhaps that's why they read the piece as a whole, in which case only the odd individual would think "can't" carried the burden of meaning in the post. Least you think I am suggesting that you are an odd individual, I should make it clear that the response quoted does not lead me to such a conclusion.

A few months ago a mechanic brought in a starter from a Gardner engined boat. I rebuilt it and it came back after about a month full of seawater. The engine was standing in a foot of water and the flywheel was throwing it up to where it got into the starter through the hollow drive shaft. Water being thrown up from the flywheel is a common cause of starters failing and the mechanic had already given his customer a heads up on that and now it's been reinforced b a letter from me. Anyway, I had to rebuild it again and I thought folk might be interested to see these pictures. The reason I thought it might be interesting is that this is not the usual CAV starter but an old Simms SG series co-axial machine and it must be thirty years since I've had the back off one of these. No parts are available so I had to make a few things like sleeving the drive end bush for instance.

In no way doubting Sir N but before changing the brushes do you by any chance have a relay or external old car type solenoid feeding the starter energize terminal From what you say I doubt it but worth a check because solenoids often clonk, relays tend to tick more.

Yes, 50 amps + This could all be tied in with the faulty batteries. Glow plugs use a positive temperature coefficient filament so the resistance rises in proportion to temperature. I the battery voltage is low the heating effect will be low so the resistance will below allowing more current to flow for longer. This could be enough to cause problems in the glow plug part of the main harness multi-plug or other connection. This is only a theory. I think fusing the starter battery is not best practice. Yes, fuse the feed to the ignition switch but NOT the starter motor. In any case I think 150A fuse or a diesel starter is asking for problems. Each connection cause a tiny bit of voltdrop so you have four extra lots of voltdrop. Probably not enough to notice with a good battery but in marginal cases it might make the difference between start or not. I expect your starter is a four brush motor and if one brush makes poor contact you will get reduced starting power but as you say the cranking speed is much the same as before the problem I doubt its that. Look at the exhaust whilst cranking. If its making clouds of white "smoke" almost at once then you have fuel so Dr B's idea is less likely. If it is not or only makes a few wisps of smoke then its likely a fuel problem. Now you have got the cranking speed back this needs logical investigation. I would suggest: 1. Look at the exhaust smoke and decide it its fuel system based (if yes report back). 2. Check the glow plugs are all working., even if it does mean taking them all out. 3. Check the valve clearances in case one or more have tightened and thereby causing a loss of compression. Hopefully that will give a clue as to what is wrong. If you want a quick & dirty check of the glow plugs take the air cleaner off and direct a blowlamp into the inlet manifold while cranking. If starting improves then there is a fair chance you have some failed glow plugs.

What a wierd comment

If your starter battery is failing or just not fully charged, the engine will crank more slowly and the starter will draw MORE current than if it were full charged because it cannot get up to speed to generate any back EMF. Starting with a flatish battery will destroy the starter and the battery eventually. Having a fuse in the starter circuit is a bad idea, you have voltage drop across every connection and the thin fuse itself, remove it and make a good direct connection. Jump your leisure battery bank onto your starter battery, + to +, the negatives will already be joined. What state are your preheater plugs in?

Wasn't there a thread recently where someone bought one, got a refund & then sold it on for more than he paid?

.....its the Slough Arm