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  1. On the 3 all you can eat plan don't they limit the amount of data you can use for tethering? P
  2. Just in the process of purchasing a Compact Duette 40 from Heritage and interested in how much residual heat is given out when being used. Whether that be just for heating or cooking or both. What I'm trying now to establish is where to put my radiators and how many I'll need. Do I need one in the kitchen for instance. it's a 70ft boat. Going to try and attach a rough plan of it to give an idea. You have 4 radiators hargreaves but how big are they, how big is your boat and where did you put them? Any help much appreciated. P
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    Gardner 4LW

    Looking at a narrow boat with a 1938 Gardner 4LW on board. It looks enormous and too big for a 62 foot boat. Anyone know anything about these engines and whether they present a problem in such a small vessel. I'm practical but looking to buy my first boat and just passed on a one with a Lister HRW4 in it. However this engine appears in better condition. Still concerned about bore glazing problems and that the engine will be under-run. As ever, thank you for any sage advice.
  4. Hi Dan, Thanks for letting me know about that boat. We decided not to pursue Starcross in the end and are hopefully just about to wrap up buying another boat - our offer has been accepted and now just hoping it gets through the survey with no major problems.
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    What would do...?

    Thanks for the responses - yes we have a test day set up and will be finding out how manageable the boat is. Looking forward to it and hopefully if all goes OK and it's something I think the wife and I can handle we'll be purchasing... subject to survey of course. Looking forward to joining the narrowboat community and getting real experience so I can help others out on here rather than asking questions all the time! Really do appreciate the feedback and support from everyone :-)
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    What would do...?

    Sorry title of this thread should be 'What would you do...?' If you had a Lister HRW 4 59 HP engine on your 70ft narrowboat and were cruising canals and rivers how would you go about it... considering the engine has a considerable excess of power, particularly for canal cruising? I'm going to be in this situation hopefully soon and any advice and tips from you seasoned boaters would be very much appreciated :-)
  7. Hello Sabcat, Yes, it isn't billowing out of the exhaust and at times the smoke was pretty clear plus the engine had only been running about 5 - 10 minutes really.
  8. Thanks Alan. I think, as others have said, the issue with this engine is fuel leakage into the engine, diluting the oil, which is a problem with some of the Lister models... however due to a telephone conversation with an extremely helpful and gracious gent who is following this thread, I believe, though it involves a detailed process, it may not be as daunting to sort out as I first thought.
  9. As a matter of interest what does the HR stand for? I guess W stands for Water-cooled.
  10. Someone asked about the smoke - it was bluey- grey so I think it is burning oil.
  11. Apologies - I'm not sure if the prop needs to be bigger... it was just that was one of the things the present owner wanted to do and I've heard somewhere else that running a powerful engine with a small propellor can cause problems.
  12. Thank you all for the replies. The boat is a narrowboat and was built for the Thames where I'm guessing the extra power would have been good against the current. I think it spent the last 18 months on the canals so not needed that power at all and it's probably what is giving rise to the problems. I think the prop is currently 17 inch so needs to be bigger but due to my lack of experience I'm not sure how that would help the situation, if at all. Would it be best to hang on to the engine repair the faults and make do or am I looking at a new engine. If a new/reconditioned engine, what would be the best for canal and occasional river, and how much am I looking at? Many thanks for further advice.
  13. Thank you for the replies. Yes I think the prop is too small for the engine. I don't really understand prop sizing...what would be the right size for this engine? P
  14. Hi all, I recently looked at a boat with a Lister HRW 4 onboard. The exhaust was pretty smoky especially when put under load and the gentleman that owned the boat kept the oil level way below the recommend minimum suggested on the dipstick. I didn't really understand why he did that but he did give a reason - something to do with the engine starting more easily in the cold...?? I know nothing at all about engines, as you can probably tell, so any help with this would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
  15. Thank you for the additional posts, experiences and advice - I won't be making a purchase lightly and though I do enjoy working with wood, augmenting my knowledge and learning new skills - a wooden boat of this size though may be too much for me to take on. I guess it is up to me to make the final judgement call. C'mon Richard, I am aware that 'run away' is used as a figure of speech. :-) :-).... It doesn't offend me but to me it means 'don't consider it any further' which isn't that constructive. I want to consider things in as much detail as I can before I make a decision...then I can find out and learn. The more info I can get - and on this forum is a really good place to get it - the better I can consider and the more informed my decision will be. I'm also aware that I'll be caulking the boat should I buy it - I'll have caulking parties I think, my friends can come over and help, I may even run some caulking courses - there's an idea! £10 for half a day. Any takers? It's very therapeutic I'm told :-) Just for added information - a fellow called Jem Bates has done, or at least supervised, most of the work on this boat.
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