Thanks Colin,
i will certainly take you up on the offer. Owning this boat with all her fine pre-war British machinery has been a steep learning curve, especially here in the states where a good support system of knowledgeable motorheads for this stuff is sparse at best. I think I am now the local expert on Whitworth threads....
My friend Slim Gardner, owner of the sistership to our Fifer, has been a very good help, as welll as the handfull of other enthusiasts in the Classic Yacht Association. However, when it comes to detailed advice, sourcing spares, etc., we all lean heavily on our friends in Blighty, especially those of you in the community there who are documenting and keeping this machinery alive. It means a lot to us on this side of the pond working to keep these old boats and machinery alive.
This past fall we got to go see a local private collection of machinery, and it was striking how advanced the pre-war British diesels (oil compression engines,) in particular were as compared to for example, an American "Atlas diesel" of the same era, and for economy and relaiability I would not trade my 6l3's even for the modern gear.
R/-Vince