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1 hour ago, LadyG said:
I haven't got a cat.
Nor have I but not sure what that has got to do with this thread.
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10 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:
I think the drill size is 7/64", but I always seem to get it wrong, perhaps @Tracy D'arth will conform or correct.
Don't use an electric drill unless it is a low power battery one.
It's actually a 11/64 drill Tony . Cleaning the carbon out made a huge difference to the starting on my BMC 1.5.
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13mm baseplate on a 1988 built boat makes me wonder if the baseplate has already been overplated as there weren't many boat builders using 13mm plate in 1988. In reply to the question I agree with Morris no need to overplate 6mm sides because of 1.5mm pits.
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12 minutes ago, LadyG said:
GO AWAY
What a strange response .
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I hope I am wrong but using a boat with a weed hatch that has no gasket and is loose might be seen by insurers as the owner being somewhat negligent. You are about to find out how good your insurers are , hopefully they won't try and wriggle out of paying .
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For a simple engine the BMC 1.5 diesel is hard to beat . Parts availability is good and from current Ebay listings you could get a waterpump for £45, 4 glow plugs for £21, Lift pump for £27 and a head gasket set for £22. and be able to fit those yourself as you state you have swopped engines in cars before.
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Far more knowledgeable members will be along shortly but my guess would be that you run your engine at tick over when moored up to charge your batteries / provide hot water which results in a build up of unburnt fuel /oil in your exhaust . When you set off and the engine is under load the unburnt fuel / oil burns off causing the smoking for a while . Once the engine gets nice and hot the smoke disappears having burnt away all the residue from tick over running. Diesel engines like to be worked hard not run on tick over or slightly above tick over for hours . As I stated just my guess as a fellow BMC 1.5 owner for many years.
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50 minutes ago, pete.i said:
I'm pretty sure that all the early 1977 cars I had had AC 127 alternators fitted. They were an Austin 1300, a MK3 Cortina, a 2.2 Rover and a Vauxhall Chevette. I went to Hyundai after those. The last one I bought for my boat with a BMC 1.5 I got from Ebay. That was a couple or three years ago.
The Mark one Ford Escorts had 15ACR alternators as did the diesel Transit around the 1970's, Austin 1100 had 16and 17 ACR , MGB had 16ACR . Probably the most popular alternator at the time so shouldn't be too much of a problem sourcing one of those even on a Sunday.
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I watched James renovate Sloe Patrol when he was somewhat impoverished and was only able to over plate the base plate to stop it sinking funded by donations from subscribers. His latest boat seems to be a money no object rebuild no doubt funded by the increase in Youtube revenue and sponsorship. He certainly is a hard working guy and having been made redundant seems to have fallen on his feet somewhat with Project 58 . Best of luck to him.
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Not canal side but River Nene side the house alongside Lilford Lock is for sale at £1,750,000 . I don't know how to do the link thing but I'm sure someone on here can find it on Rightmove and add it. Comes with plenty of space for moorings . The surrounding trees make it so dark that every time I pass by all the lights are on in the house .
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I think I can now see why you were locked out of your Facebook account.
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Far more knowledgeable members will be along shortly but if it were mine I would remove the rocker cover to see what is happening when you turn the engine over using the crank nut . The fact you can turn it half a revolution proves it isn't seized solid but something is stopping it turning over a full revolution . Depending on what you find with the rocker cover off the next step would be to remove the head and again depending what that reveals dictates what happens next .
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Lidls have a digital depth guage for sale at the moment for £9-99p. Has a magnetic base so would be ideal for measuring the depth of pits on steel boat hulls . Parkside branded with 3 year warranty.
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Ideal for DIY and most come with 3 years warranty which many 'named ' brands don't have.
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24 minutes ago, Troyboy said:
Workshop manual refers to flywheel nuts and shows 35 lb feet as the torque setting.
Sorry I should have typed 37 lbs feet NOT 35
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47 minutes ago, Lifeboat Elsie May said:
Anyone know the torque figures for the flywheel of a BMC 1500D ?? The less than useful company that did the bottom end job were too busy to refit it. I've also got to put the front pulley and starter motor back on, so if there is anything odd about either job, please post details.
Workshop manual refers to flywheel nuts and shows 35 lb feet as the torque setting.
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3 hours ago, CIEL said:
So I wonder whether they successfully appointed a River Inspector for this length?
Applications closed 05/09/2021.
I think they have as I was speaking to an EA employee yesterday who mentioned that a new member of staff had been appointed and was going to visit Middle Nene Cruising Club to introduce himself to the harbourmaster.
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I'm not as expert as many on this forum but I have had a similar problem with air trapped in the calorifier in the past . I disconnected the return hose from the calorifier at the engine end put something [ thumb] over the pipe to stop water coming out of the engine and then run the engine with the filler cap off until water emerged from the pipe leading from the calorifier and then quickly reattach the pipe to the engine. Do this with the engine cold obviously and keep clear of belts and pulleys . Best of luck .
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I'm not sure if he travels that far but I can certainly recommend Mark Douglas . His phone number is 07596 454 701 . Website www.markdouglasmarine.co.uk
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3 hours ago, gatekrash said:
It may be floating but it's still abandoned at the top of the lock. Engine won't run.
It'll need total refitting inside, it looks like they'd already trashed it before it sank, most of the internals have been broken. The whole boat is reeking of stale alcohol from about 6 foot away, even though it's been under water, I'd guess from the tide mark about 4 foot deep most of the length of the boat.
Apparently it was a group of Welsh rugby players. One of them arrived driving a Lamborghini, so clearly paying for the damage isn't going to bother them.
If it was rugby players then the behaviour will be classed as 'high spirits' , had it been football players then it would be yobbish behaviour.
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30 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:
Out of interest why are you paying the extra for patio gas? My daughter does this too.
Just swap the regulator on whatever you use and buy bog std. propane.
Actually originally I used a normal propane cylinder but changed the regulator for one of the clip on ones to fit the patio gas bottles .That was many years ago when there wasn't a huge difference in price . I don't use the barbeque that much so have only ever bought two patio gas cylinders . I suspect adding the word ' patio' to gas is like adding the word 'marine' to a product which means the price increases.
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I bought a 13kg refill of Calor patio gas which is basically propane at my local DIY store yesterday and it cost £65 . Apparently the price had gone up the previous day . Absolutely crazy price . Who is making all the profit ?
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6 hours ago, Goliath said:
Let’s not forget there are two main surveys; a full boat survey and a hull survey.
A hull survey for maintenance purposes or to keep the insurers happy won’t get you a valuation of the boat.
I’ve asked and they never say much regards how much the boat is worth. Certainly won’t say anything in writing.
I’m not sure the job of a full survey will get you a valuation as such but will simply allow you to judge for yourself whether it’s worth it or not considering any extra work to be done.
I'm afraid I cannot agree with this . I had to have my boat surveyed two years ago to satisfy my insurance company . I approached Mark Douglas Marine who offer three types of survey , a full survey, an insurers survey and a hull only survey . I had the insurers survey which is slightly cheaper than a full survey and Mark gave a valuation of my boat in his very comprehensive report .
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1 hour ago, TNLI said:
YES, I WON !!
Condition:Well done, you will now have all the part numbers and exploded diagrams for the 1500 and 1622cc petrol engines plus the1500 cc diesel .
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EXTERIOR PAINTING.
in New to Boating?
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I hadn't heard of Tractol paint until your entry on this thread . I've owned my narrowboat over 35 years and originally it was painted with Woolworths paint which was brilliant easy to apply and a nice shine that lasted a few years however Woolworths paint quality declined so I used other paint. Of course Woolworths are no more but on your recommendation I'm tempted to give Tractol a try , I know preparation is the key but to me paint is to stop the boat rusting and to look half presentable . Was Tractol recommended to you ?