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Medical experts in the UK today were once again asked if July 19th is the right time to lift the remaining COVID restrictions. Allergists were in favour of scratching it, but Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. Gastroenterologists had a sort of a gut feeling about it, but Neurologists thought the government lacked the nerve. Obstetricians felt certain everyone was labouring under a misconception, while Ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted. Many Pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while Paediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!" Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, while Radiologists could see right through it. Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing and pharmacists claimed it would be a bitter pill to swallow. Plastic Surgeons opined that this proposal would "put a whole new face on the matter”. Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but Urologists were pissed off by the whole idea. Anaesthetists thought the whole idea was a gas, and Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no. In the end, the Proctologists/Colorectal Surgeons won out, leaving the entire decision up to the a**holes in politics.?

Laundry time of the Marne-Rhine Canal. If I remember, this deep lock was an exception amongst the many.

Is it a dingy dinghy, or a nice one?

The mounts and engine feet should have an easy time of it with a hydraulic drive because they don't have to take prop thrust, so to me the question is why has the engine foot broken? I have no answer to that but a suspicion. If you look at the length of stud sticking out of the top mount nuts in the last photo, it looks to me as if they are not equal. On a hydraulic boat, I would expect them to be, because there is no need to sit the engine at an angle to match the shaft. It may be an optical illusion but if I am correct then there is a good chance the engine weight was never evenly distributed front to back, side to side, and diagonally. This would stress on engine foot more than the rest, so that may be why it's broken. Uneven mounts will allow the engine to move about more than "normal". However it is repaired, I would want to ensure the weight is equally distributed across the mounts to prevent it happening again. With the front engine foot broken, the front of the engine would wave about, putting tension on and off the belt. That in itself might cause the movement we see in the mounting bar. I can see no reason it needs another pair of mounts as long as the existing ones are adjusted properly. Note: Some engines use different mounts front and rear to allow for the weight of the gearbox or in this case the hydraulics. One of the photos suggest the hydraulic tank, pump, and valves may all be hung off the back of the engine and if so that may pull the back down so the front mounts are subject to little load, that may allow the engine to wave about at the front more than usual.

Lots of great replies here, thanks!! Here are some images that will hopefully clarify what's going on: as you can see I've removed the alternator (and had to remove the stop solenoid too) and arm to make it easier for me to see what was going on. I was questioning if I should try and add a third set to reinforce the existing. There are only two. here you can see which mount has gone. Thankfully not on the other side. Here is a much clearer image of the shear. I assumed that this mounting system would be custom, I'll give Beta a call. I've got an account with them and they know the engine number etc.. FInally, can someone correct me on the plan as I understand it: 1) I'll need to get a jack under the engine, lift it up to the correct height 2) The top bolts on the mounting points will be removed and the bolts on the engine mounting points will be removed. 3) a new/repaired mount will be bolted back to the frame 4) then arm will be replaced and everything bolted back together. 5) jack removed, I'll replace the alternator etc.. I've tried to follow what you suggested in the steps I've written. The you can see the silver paint on the mounting more clearly in today's pictures.

Looks like the Montgomery canal is shown as closed.....the act of abandonment was issued in 1944, so presumably this map is no older than that. In 1955 the Lancaster Canal was drained from Stainton to Kendal and the last 2 miles to Kendal filled in, so it can't be any newer than 1955. The above assumes the map is completely correct and accurately depicts the state of the canals when it was printed!

The company was founded in 1904 and is still going today. They may be interested in your map and may even know when it was published. https://www.imray.com/about-us/

That would be fun ... and Tim seems to have just joined those of us with more navigation time ?

WTF did you put into Google to find that? And worse, what were the other images like, and do you want them in your browser history?

Having spent a quarter of a century representing client interests on engineering contracts ranging from a few thousand to many millions of pounds I consider the idea of employing professional representation when spending a six figure sum of money in a field of which you have no technical knowledge is simply good, sound advice. It’s also a direct answer to the question posed by the OP to get back to the actual thread, and in any case I personally doubt there is a better value source of information and knowledge about canal boats in general than what Tony provides for free and with great patience on this forum. So (some) boatbuilders may not like it. I’d say when attaching a six figure sum to your to product that’s tough. It isn’t tenable for the canal boat building industry to retain its cottage industry roots when placing such large sums of money at risk, which is the reality of what any contract does no matter the attitudes and skills of the parties involved. It will end badly for all parties sooner or later because the nature of the beast is that things do sometimes go wrong with even the best of suppliers and both they and the buyer need proper legal and financial protection when big sums of money are at stake. Hence what @Tony Brooks says resonates with me. To me it strengthens the argument to buy second hand.

My swan neck was slightly out of alignment and I also had a knocking issue from the hydraulic steering ram so i needed to remove the swan neck to investigate and re align. I copied this method and it worked a treat. http://dru-withoutamap.blogspot.com/2021/06/replacing-rudder-stock-bearing-on.html