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It's not only oil that comes in those drums, it can be bulk paint, turps, chemicals,resins, stewed prunes, tomato puree, syrup, licorice all sorts. No need to lift the drum when full, the pram handles on it to drag it along by and the filler bung to fill it and the tap to take water from it, although because of it's weightyness when full a receptickle like a teacup would be useful to transfer water from it to the boats tank. A kettle can be filled directly from the drums tap on the bankside. Indeed it is, I used to do it in the garage where I was an apprentice.

It's just a simple knack. Keep a straight back and count to 3. There shouldn't really be any need to tip it, just roll it along a bit until either filler is uppermost or the emptier tap downermost.

Wonderful, thanks Richard.. I sailed past the Ovaltine factory at Kings Langley on the GU 10 years ago when they were in the process of demolishing it. It was a beautiful building in the Art Deco style. I was very sad, it spoilt my trip. The canal on one side of it and the west coast main line on the other. Going to Liverpool as a kid on the train, mum would always point it out to us and we'd sing that song. The factory had a big clock and thermometer on its tower which could be seen far and wide. I also like Virol malt. Forgot the T.

Only if I drink Ovaltine.

I'm a bearingless crank.

Rolling water carriers are easily made out of old 40 gallon oil drums. Simple bosses can be welded or bolted to the centres of either side to which an old perambulator handle can be bent about to fit them and so enable you to pull or shove it up and down to the water tap. Fill the drum by way of the large threaded orifice on the inside edge. And by screwing a nice little brass tap into the small threaded orifice water can be run off at will with a little judicious tipping and wobbling about of the drum to prevent glugging and slopping. 40 gallons!!, that's a lot of water. Everyone will be incredibly envious of it. Chain it up afterwards in case someone nicks it. The rolling of cricket pitches, golf courses and bowling greens can also be undertaken to earn a few bob to recover it's cost. Make one quickly before next week and rent it out to Wimbledon for rolling the courts. Smaller versions for the less strong can be made with 5, 10 or 20 gallon drums.

Only if they're good Singers. Cummins Onan, Paguro compact 2000 or 3000 diesel for boats, with an installation kit. They could be expensive though.

Heat rises, the hearth shouldn't get hot.

I don't think 'a boat' is able to reply to your email.

An old treadle sewing machine table could easily be adapted to drive an alternator instead of the sewing machine and fitted under the table driven by the treadle wheel belt. 2 pluses. You gain a table, good healthy exercise as well as charging the batteries.

During periods of fine weather the wind normally drops overnight to calm, then would be easiest to go backwards and the best time to go out in the boat to Sonning..

Broad beans and Runner beans too.

Cast off? I doubt she'll have time for doing any knitting.

The Chelmer locks out into the tidal river Blackwater at Heybridge basin.

Make use of the wind direction, don't try to fight it.

That was looky.

The old caster oil based Castrol R was/is 50 grade. 40 XXL, 30 XL and 20 Castrolite.

Snap, Ray.

Certain sailing dinghies had what we called scow bows, like a little bow transom. Fireball, Mirror 10'.10'' and Miracle, as had many small yacht tenders.

Hospital silencers.

As the minicab driver replied, to a radio call from his controller. 'Why d'ya keep callin me 'Roger' when me names Tom.

Self pump out still not working at B.Stortford. Lots of cross legged folk reeling about up there.

A full defragmentation also speeds things up, especially if you've never done one.

Just a signing out problem still. I have cleared cache ect. I sign out by just closing and re-opening my browser, click back onto the forum and sign out, no problem really. Toshiba laptop, Vista, Firefox. The same thing happens on my Notebook, Lenovo flex10, 8.1, Firefox. Signing out using IE on my Toshiba works ok. So it looks like its mainly a Firefox issue. All internet by (3) Paygo Dongle.

The top plates on Squirrels are terribly thin and I reckon just the weight of the flue pipe resting on it will eventually cause trouble even if it does move in the roof collar. A couple of hefty stand off's clamped to the pipe and secured strongly to the cabin wall behind would help take the weight. If the packing around the pipe in the roof collar is not too tightly packed and sealed with silicon, which should remain flexible, it will allow the pipe to move up and down. Ordinary cheap silicon is fine, it's all fireproof.