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Did you solve this the help the oil is 20/50 engine oil , the dipstick is ( in ur picture) the lower left hand corner unscrew the large cap that is the did stick
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Just trying to arrange a Tuesday to pull it to lime house who would have thort a inland Waterways was a pain to find a tug co !!
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Awsom thank you I assume there no longer there
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May have been his son ? Was told the boat was 1968 so may not be then
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Wow that's the boat I'm buying !!! Thanks all will try n contact the oil company to see if it is
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Hiya all I'm in the process of buying a narrow boat told to be built in 1968 by whittle boat builders but can't find any info relating to said company other that a place in America and a Marina can anyone help
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Will be used in sea aswell hence 50 and also will be running elecs aswell as calour fire
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Wil be in saltwater to get to the canal the can wash itself off still trying to size this mind Wil be in saltwater to get to the canal the can wash itself off still trying to size this mind
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Copper Keel cooler, should it be painted?
Sjpbikes replied to jnrhacksaw's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
How did u get on with this ? Was it copper or bronze ? Sorry to restart the thread but am thimking of making a keel cooler from copper then dipong in resin to protect ? Would this be ok tho i understand that id loose sum heat trasfer but was going to go oversized anyway ! This will be gitter to a grp hull so would i need anodes ? -
Copper Keel cooler, should it be painted?
Sjpbikes replied to jnrhacksaw's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
How did u get on with this ? Was it copper or bronze ? Sorry to restart the thread but am thimking of making a keel cooler from copper then dipong in resin to protect ? Would this be ok tho i understand that id loose sum heat trasfer but was going to go oversized anyway ! This will be gitter to a grp hull so would i need anodes ? -
Chears guys few peeps at my boatyard have said it can be done with 1" dia pipe 10ft long ( 5hp per foot ) but od probly double that to make shaw Is a project bot trying to keep costs down as a hell of alot of work and keel cool to prolong the engies life. ! Not shaw wether to use copper or ss or galvinised
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Need help sizing a keel cooler for a ford xld 418 engine rated at 50hp boat is a 23ft grp will be going theams and canal ( hopefully) What pipe can i use ? Copper, galvanised , stainless , could o us grp or plastic ?? Thanks for ur help Steve
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Lol have a out drive , back end kit ect have a few people i know that have other bits im getting aswell tank in theary is up front battery n wireing will ok as make looms all the time for bikes n trikes gona print off the bss stuff later if my printer plays ball !
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Aaa ok brade be ok ? Luck i was going to glass in plastic fuel lines tho the ull the other day !! Will have a read in a sec Thanks guys u love are helping alot !!!
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Spill rail du meen the leek off pipes ?
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Cool so no neet to re enforce the base as such just the bearers ? Had a outbort but boat atm is a hull n top only tolay riped out Sorry forgot to say thank u !! Have aprox 5 ft from trans to cabin so more than enof room to fit 2nd question how the fk do i lift the motor that hi in to the hull !!
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Hiya peeps Looking for advice / help on instaling a ford fiesta engine ( xld) endura enging in to my grp boat Ashuming i nee to reenforce the hull botttom but hm and with what ? Could i glass in ply on the hull ? Then ad engin stringers on top of that ? Any help greatfull !!
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Yep ur not wrong on that one weather been horendus last 2days Did you with the idea of putting our 'van' on to a hull !
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Me n the missis and our lil boy are considering moving to a boat ( currently live in a static caravan on canvey island ) they have planning to build houses so a sort of being force off ( may be a few years tho )
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I was talking to the bloke about a boat that was for sale near him we was on a day hire boat from leevally boat center Totaly forgot to grab his name
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Any one know the boat kimberly of london she is on the river lee navigation ?? Or lee vally ( one of tbem !)