Jump to content

Kieron G

PatronDonate to Canal World
  • Posts

    374
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Kieron G

  1. Yes was good to get a reply although surprised that it's something that they haven't been been asked / considered before. Received the reply posted a few weeks ago and never did get the Dutch update. It's reluctantly gone into landfill now. I see these regularly when i boat on the Ouse.
  2. Hi Mr Gabbey, This is the reply I had from Norway.... The fender material is PVC. Internally we can use some of the material in our own production, the rest is used by a company making roofing. Used fenders should be delivered to the correct handling facilities. In Norway I believe that most end up being heat energy, (burned and the heat is used for warming of water, again used in heating of houses). This would of course be different from location to location. I will now enquire of the Dutch company and get back to you. Kind regards Erica Compass Marine
  3. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  4. Thanks for in depth replies on this. Can always rely on this forum to have folk with comprehensive knowledge on any subject. Last night I sent an email to 'Compass Marine' based in Dartmouth who's name is stamped on the split fender as a UK supplier. I got a message back from them this morning saying that they are not sure, will find out and will get back to me. I guess they will contact Polyform in America. As soon as I get a reply from them I will update this thread.
  5. Recently pulled a couple of these out of a local river. One of them is scrap with a large split. Does anyone know if they are made from a recyclable material ? Have tried the polyform site but without submitting all my details I can't ask a question & I don't need a load of sales leaflets through the door for a product I don't need. Thanks in advance. Kieron.
  6. I've had head gaskets made by ' Gaskets to go ' and can recommend their work. I sent one of my blown gaskets over to them I think in Thailand as a pattern. Just takes a bit of time with the postage.
  7. My boat is similar age and also 1/8 inch construction. I had to cut sections out and fit plates in where water had sat inside for years and corroded through ( when the boat was derelict on hard standing ) . Never had a survey but I know there is some pitting inside the hull. The important thing for me is that I can access the inside of the hull in all areas. I insure 3rd party with basic boat insurance at a level where I can use tidal waters to access the inland waterways which I often do.
  8. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  9. Hi. Thanks all for comments / advice on this. I made the tank as a sealed unit with the floor of the boat as the top and a removable plate in the floor to access for maintenance. The idea was to have it ( the top / lid ) bolted down at all times, but in practice I leave it in place but not bolted down just in case I need access on the move for some reason like physically checking the temperature and also so I can check the level and condition of the coolant from time to time. When one of the head gaskets burnt through a few years ago the first sign I noticed was a film of oil on the coolant. Like I mentioned the run to the pump is only short. 1 metre at the most with a lift of around 30cm, so not a great deal of suction required. I will give the pickup pipe / strainer a proper check next time I'm there to fit the new hose I've ordered. The lid is 3mm plate and fits well onto studs recessed in the floor so the system is quite well sealed from outside contaminants even when not secured down.
  10. I doubt you'll learn anything. Just to stop any debris from the tank circulating through the pump & around the system. Maybe seems unnecessary on an engine that would have been raw water cooled but I thought it good practice to put a strainer on the pickup pipe.
  11. There is a strainer on the pickup which I have checked for obvious obstructions . Will blow back down the new hose when fitted to check it is clear. Re coolant temperature I have got a temp gauge taken from a sender on the engine which rarely registers. Only really when working against the tide for prolonged periods, which isn't something I prefer to do but to catch high tide at ocean lock Goole I push against the flood for a couple of hours. The coolant does get hot then but I can still immerse my hand in the tank when I remove the cover so maybe 50-60 deg C. I think that's what the gauge registers. I guess this might have been enough to soften / weaken the hose over the years.
  12. Hi Tony. It's a cooling tank which I created in the vee of the boat hull. Boat was originally raw water cooled but I changed to a tank. The Selby and Pocklington canals in this area are bad for weed later in the year.
  13. That's great. Will order a length now. Thanks for link Paringa.
  14. Just to add, I have checked the pick up strainer in the keel tank and it is clear.
  15. Hi. I have a short length ( approx 1m ) of reinforced clear braided hose from the keel tank to the Jabsco cooling pump on the front of my engine. Has been there since I put the engine in maybe 5 years. Looking at the engine as I passed it the other day I noticed that the hose had collapsed and sucked nearly flat. Does anyone know if there is a better solution which I can still fasten with jubilee clips ( 12mm Internal diameter ) or just keep a spare length of hose and change at regular intervals. Thanks, Kieron.
  16. I guess that the OP Anke might be from a country where the language is more direct. Selby and Melbourne arm on the Pocklington canal are my suggestions although I don't know about availability at Pocklington I know of a narrowboat leaving Selby boatyard in the next month.
  17. Just to add to this the ' Folksail Festival ' at the waterways museum Goole will be held on the following weekend of 4th-5th August this year. Details on their site. Definitely worth seeing the historic barges from this area gathered together in one place.
  18. Bicentenary celebration of the opening of the Pocklington canal. The canal will be open as far as Bielby arm to boats for the first time in 80 years. Information is on the 'Pocklington canal amenity society' site. Took me some time to find but the application form for boats attending is under the 'Events' subsection of the home page. There looks to be a lot going on. For anyone boating in the York / Selby / Goole area during the summer this would be well worth a visit I think.
  19. Just need to correct myself here re the core plug. Had a good look at a barrel this morning and there is a soft metal plug which looks to have been driven in.
  20. The HDW engine should have a raw water pump at the front below the governor housing. Looking close at the picture i'm not sure if there is one there. The oil filter is in the way from the angle of the photo. For all I know the HDA could still have the drive for the cooling pump but blanked off. The barrels are HDW with some of the pipework not fitted as mentioned earlier. I don't think from memory that the circle in the barrel is a removeable plug, maybe it's just where the molten metal is poured into the cast. There are taps on the water pipes under each barrel on my engine to drain the coolant out of them for frost protection. I also think that it is possible that this could originally have been an air cooled engine converted to water cooled by changing the barrels and heads. On the HDA the flywheel works as a cooling fan and would also have been changed.
  21. What Blizzard says. Have been told that 50% oil and diesel mix is meant to be used but have used both neat in the past. the tops are like plungers which you force the oil/diesel into the cylinder with when you push them down. Close valves before starting. Stand back and let white smoke clear from exhaust.
  22. Yes, like BEngo says it is widely used in industry so I guess it must be much more effective than in the past.
  23. My experience of powder coating is that when it gets chipped the rust works it's way along under the surface. It has to be completely stripped and redone. I think I would galvanize the frames if the metal is thick enough to withstand the heat without distorting. Just my opinion.
  24. I keep a long shaft seagull silver century on board which I hook on a bracket on the rear of my 23ft steel boat as emergency steerage for stretches of the tidal Ouse in case I get a mattress or similar wrapped around the prop of main engine. As soon as I've passed through a lock it gets stowed again. It's heavy enough in a confined space to man handle. I tested on a canal and will push the boat along quite well. It has a clutch but no reverse gear.
  25. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.