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David Schweizer

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  1. I have been clearing out my workshop and have found an unopened 5 litre tin of Rylard Premium Protection Bitumen Coating, which I no longer need as we sold the boat a few years ago. I could just take it down the re-cycling depot, but would be happier for someone with a boat to collect it from my house near Bradford on Avon, Free of Charge. If you are interested please PM me. Re-posted in " For Sale or "Wanted"
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  3. Fair enough, except that the addition of a tow rope would have compounded the artistic licence inaccuracies.
  4. The painting of Nebulae is dated 1987. Previous posters have suggested that the conversion took place in either 1984 or 1985, if they are correct, the painting is also a correct depiction.
  5. I think your guess is correct, AFAIK it was converted by Balliol Fowden in the late 1970's / early 1980's.
  6. That could be some while. The OP says she is currently in hospital being treated for Pneumoniam, If her experience is anything like mine, she will not be recovered for quite a while. I was admitted into hospital with pneunomia at the begining of June last year, and it took several months for me to start feeling much better. I certainly would not have had the stamina to operate a boat for at least three months, hopefully she will recover sooner.
  7. You are correct Tony , but you already knew that! This is a Lucas A127
  8. I am aware of that. I was drawing attention to this earlier thread by MarkCC :- I am not sure what it has got to do with me saying that there are four versions of water pump? It was you who suggested it was alumininium, and I pointed out that some were made from Cast Iron.
  9. In an earlier thread, the OP stated that he was changing the alternator, and showed a picture of it removed, is he avoiding telling us that he broke it himself?
  10. Definitely the water pump, there were four different versions fitted over the years and some of the earlier ones were made of cast iron rather than aluminium. The cast iron ones are apparently more robust, and are still available if you search. The engineer fitted one when he reconditioned the engine in Helvetia.
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  16. . I much preferred the green "Morton, Morton & Smith" livery
  17. I merely copied the text that accompanied the photo, but you may well be correct. I have just elarged the photo and the bow locker lid definitely looks like the style of those fitted to Woolwich boats.
  18. Edited to add: I have just found this photo in my records which purports to be Pisces converted to a London Fire Boat - Note there is no rear porthole!
  19. Pisces (a Small Northwich) certainly had a porthole in that position, but it was either added added when it was converted into a Waterbus, and the engine moved into the Back Cabin, or when it worked as an LFS Fireboat during WW11 Edited to add: I have just found this photo in my records which purports to be Pisces converted to a London Fire Boat - Note there is no rear porthole!
  20. The film people presumably felt that the left side should mirror th right side, which did have a porthole!😄
  21. I remember Renfrew from the 1960's when it was operated by Blue Line and worked by the Whitlocks and Laura Carter, and later when it regularly passed our mooring at Napton Junction carrying the livery "Morton, Morton and Smith". I have to say, I would much prefer to see it in either of those liveries, rather than the somewhat imaginative livery shown in the picture by the OP.
  22. Because of my "advancing years" I was sent a couple of tests quite recently, and they were much older than the ones I still have, so presumably yes.
  23. We still have some Covid tests at home, and use them if we suspect symptoms, but so far always a negative result. However I do not "carry on as normal" as suggested, I still wear a *decent quality) mask in crowded places, especially shops and supermarkets which is where I caught it, despite having had the jab.
  24. The relief keeper being authoritarian was from the very beginning, and I only made my comment about my experience after my several attempts to explain, caused him to become even less accomodating. He also stated that leaving the engine on was a fire risk, which I contested. The full time Keeper later told me that leaving the engine on was nothing to do with fire risk, but because it could prevent the steerer from hearing instructions from the keeper, which was irrelevant as I was standing almost next to him.
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