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i like this http://aquanarrowboats.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/june-16th-126.jpg

thought it was a photoshop at first.

+1 and reasonably priced.

the work i have done over the years has been heavy lifting in the fabrication industry. i have disc degeneration and bulging discs, narrowing of the spine canal thats crushing the nerves. i think its l4/l5 and l5/s1 plus have auritus in my spine. i have had 2 operations, am on strong meds every day and now i need my discs replaced. so don't think it can't happen like i did because it can. btw i am 35

looks like a spring on a bike caliper ?

6k lol

this one looks better. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jones-Stephens-Corp-J40-005-Key-4-WAY/dp/B000DZKYVC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420728892&sr=8-1&keywords=Jones+Stephens+J40-005+Four+Way+Key

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Way-Cross-Key-Wrench-Spanner-for-Electric-Gas-Cupboard-Meter-Box-Radiator-/360703103569?pt=UK_Baby_BabyFeedingUtensils_EH&hash=item53fb949251

please stop welding like an american its not good pratice and the penitration is not very good, its a sure way to kill your wire feed motor aswell.

i have seen something similar like this twice before on 2pack and it was the panel wipe that caused it between base coat and top coat. i am not saying this is it but something to think about.

i was after dimensions for around the prop area to give me an idea of what i need but have found them now, i have been welding for about 18 years since leaving school. i have been coded in various things over the year. and worked doing things from tacking landrover bumpers together to aerospace, body scanners, designing machines and many other things. thats what the other half is for lol.

thats a lot of assumptions not knowing how good i am at fabrication / design.

regarding the weight if it becomes to heavy for a trailer i can always get it lifted and taken to the water by lorry. yes it was the only pic i could find of the engine.

i just don't like the look of an outboard motor on a boat don't no why and i like the sound of a narrow boat with a proper engine. i can fit it out no probs and have been painting cars for about 10 years on and off helping a friend out on weekends when he has to much work on so will be able to give it a nice paint job when its done.

thanks for all the suggestions, i want an onboard engine so i can get fuel easy and having a knackered back i wouldn't be able to carry an outboard or carry cans of fuel without feeling the pain the next day. we do plan on buying a bigger boat in a couple of years to live on once the kids have gone. but for now i need some thing to keep me busy. i was thinking of making it 5mm bottom 4mm sides and 3mm top to keep the weight down so i can trailer it then put the ballast in later. and because i can't sell it for 5 years anyway i was thinking of just scraping it when time comes to buy a bigger one.

i have been given the go ahead by the other half i can build my own narrow boat in the back yard but its only going to be 20ft-25ft long as its only going to be used on weekends and the odd week a year. are there any plans online to give me some dimensions around the prop area of the boat. also have been looking at one of these engines, item number - 321506504738 there 2 cylinder 13hp kubota engines, do you think this will be enough power with the right gearbox. thanks

love where the portaloo is. see men can do two things at once lol.

its easy welding upside down you just had to make sure that when the sparks are dropping on you they are rolling off your clothes , because if not they burn though your clothes and leave burn mark and scar on your ding dong lol.

hi i no this might sound a bit off to some people but try your local scrap yard, i always go to a yard by me there have rolls of brand new wire people have scraped in, i got about 1000ft of 16awg cable and about 20m of 16mm cable all for 40 quid.

hi if i was to buy a boat on the norfolk broads would i be able to get it onto the canal system back to the west midlands (wolverhampton) how long would it take if you can. thanks

i still find this hard to take in all the work your putting into this. how many hours work do you think its taken you to get this far. are you planning on keeping it or selling when your done. do you think the it will be worth it in money terms when your done. or are you keeping it because you like the challenge of building things. adam

weld it with 312 rods/wire. adam