cuthound

I resurrected a VDO hours counter on a shareboat by removing the tacho from the boat during its annual maintenance period and putting it in a warm place (the airing cupboard) for a week. It worked perfectly when I refitted the tacho. Much to my surprise it had continued counting the hours when the LCD's were no longer visible.

In which case you have covered the most likely causes. First thing for the OP to do is check the oil level as that causes intermittent and eventually loss of drive and is quickly remedied.

What gearbox is it? I can't read the manufacturers label on it.

If a new forum section is needed, then surely it should be for "arguments" with further sub-sections for "insults" and "personal abuse"...

And then add an inch or two to allow for the stern pulling down when under way.

I was just wondering which forum member(s) your sign was referring too?

As the boat was built post 1998 it will presumably be RCD (now RCR) compliant, and thus will need an post construction assessment if re-engined. If so I doubt an older engine would be allowed. I'm sure @Alan de Enfield will know the details of what would be permissable.

Came across this image of a Macclesfield Canal snake bridge on Facebook. At least that is what artificial intelligence thinks one looks like. Still plenty of room to improve AI. 🤣 Escher would have been proud of it!

My Kabola Old Dutch has a rod like that to turn the oil control valve on the Toby regulator, so it turns the stove on and off as well as turning the fuel flow up and down. However yours is a later Toby valve and the rod doesn't seem to have the oil control valve on the top. Other than on and off, any changes take a few minutes to show up as the flames take time to respond to the changed fuel flow.

They have been taken over by Ripe, but my renewal form still has a policy number beginning with GJW.

Just got my GJW renewal through. It is £270.25 which is £5.10 cheaper than last year, so I will renew with them tomorrow.

and it makes one hell of a bang. The one at the Science Museum left a lasting impression on me. The rock group of the same name are also quite loud...

Isn't every day?

The other thing is many boaters do not realise how long it takes a boat to slow down. Just dropping to tickover as your bows reach the moored boat is not enough,as the boat will barely lose speed as it passesthe moored boat. My sixty foot boat takes 3-4 boat lengths to reach tickover from a cruising speed of 3 mph (checked using the Ulysse slow speed speedometer app). You do know that they have to take "misery pills" half an hour before they start fishing, just to get them into the right frame of mind... They missed that it obligatory to wave a small children on bridges and the towpath...

Didn't notice anything. Well done for keeping it so unobtrusive.

When I had a Vetus stern gland I used "Plumba grease", but sadly it has been discontinued.

It's not clear from the report, it simply says that a man dived into the canal to save his dog.

Possibly, however if I do were in the water near the stern of the boat I think I'd rather risk crush injuries rather than being minced. True, but compared to a car there is more time to think and react on a boat.