Felshampo

Not good, hope no serious damage done. Fox's looks the best bet. How about Peterborough embankment did you moor there? I should be there the night before going to March.

Looks perfect. Thanks.

Marina? In March?

Hi Does anyone know if it is safe to leave a boat in March for a few days. I am moving it towards the Little Ouse but need to leave it somewhere safe in between the weekends.

Thanks again. I'll ask him.

All this sounds doable but I would still like a hands on test run before I try it on my engine hence the preference for a course. If I asked my friend who is a garage mechanic would there be any difference between how he would do it and on a marinised engine?

Thank you very much for that. I am picking the boat up on that weekend so won't be able to attend... Bugger. Is there another rally soon? I have been looking at the gardner forum for a while now and the Facebook one as well. I hope we can meet up anyway.

QUOTE from Tony's course "To be sure, it would be a good idea to check the clearances every couple of years, even if you do not feel confident enough to adjust them"

Yes, I mentioned this to my local garage and they said they thought it odd but he was a mechanic himself and when I asked him about it he said it was what he did at work. So hopefully that's a job ticked off!

Tony there is no way this sounds easy, although I believe he was a mechanic who worked for a motor company, and I would not try this in a month of Sundays. This is exactly why I need some friendly hands on advice as when your knowledge is only cursory it is so easy to end up talking bollocks and doing the wrong thing.

SORRY! I wrote the above without thinking. It was the tappets he said was easy..... Not the timing. (I had just read Tony's comment about spill timing and it reminded me of doing the timing on my old herald using a flashing light contraption)

Thanks Tony I will have a look at your notes today. I have searched on here and read a few threads with interest but I find I need to be shown how to do things before they register in my grey matter. The previous owner mentioned adjusting the timing which he said was "easy". I do remember doing it on my first car about 100 years ago but that is just the thing I would want to be shown how to do and have someone watch and advise while I do it.

Yes that looks a good one. I also found this one https://nbsc.org.uk/diesel-engine-boat-maintenance Has anyone done this one?

Thanks Phil

I have just become the proud owner of a Gardner 2lw. While I am happy to do the standard service jobs such as filters and oil changes I'd like to have a bit of expert advice on other things to keep an eye on. I see the RYA do a diesel engine maintenance course. Can anyone recommend this or are there other more appropriate courses.

Yep

https://3g.co.uk/reviews/homefi-review I have been looking at this. It gives you WiFi throughout the boat and seems very reasonable.

Thanks

So is that sodium percarbonate oxygen bleach?

Have you got a link please

Does anyone know if these biological digestion tablets are any good? Some like Toi Blet claim to breakdown the contents of the tank making them non smelly and the contents become harmless and safe to dispose of. Seems too good to be true. What do most people put in their tanks. Especially those who use SPO (but please let's not go there!) Thanks

Done thanks

I could not work out how to do that without some type of sign in

I am interested in a boat review written by Adam in 2013. Does anyone know how to contact him?