Maudesmaster

Yes I make you right but takes 7/8 weeks to cast a new and 4 weeks to repair so now I’ll have a spare after one on boat now repaired 👍🖖

Thank you but boat in water I changed it from 21”-18 pitch to 21”-21 pitch 18 months ago heating prop on slipway and replaced whilst in the water but that got badly bent blades so was going to try home made puller to drop it off again in the water I had a date 5th March to haul out but day came and went waited for new date but very allusive so just thought give it a go at least until new date comes up but have to be after Hip Op now

Thank you I thought it was 2 1/2” from memory but drilling back plate it looked small 🤞🏼It’ll be about right

I’m guessing for 1”1/2 shaft all going to be about the same amount of meat to where the blade begins

That’s what we do Shower pipe out of porthole and galley tap through side hatch

Thank you all take off for engine was from diesel heater off take so when tank lowish I guess slopping fuel meant picking up air now taken from correct off take found smaller pipe inside take off pipe bit of a giveaway Thank you all for comments

Anybody sitting near a 3 blade propeller 1”1/2 bore and can measure the diameter of the boss boat side I’m making a puller and need to know distance from shaft centre to outside boss for threaded studding have new prop but on boat in Penkridge I’m in Canterbury waiting hip op lost the fag packet with dimensions on thank you

My old girl been working fine after tappets adjusted by lad fro Walsh’s on the Bridgewater did Leeds and back now on Staffs and Worcester Engine slowed and shut down cruised to side to investigate bled to pump top couple seconds for air to clear Ok changed water separating filters in the big double changeover for new changed other fuel filter diesel clean and no water started up was fine went past a few boats on tick over throttled up and engine missing skittering backed off throttle seems ok as long as not too much throttle Any ideas please hoping not amal lift pump

Thanks for that I think I’ll go through the insurance see if it’s covered going to cost a bit to get it out to remove he. I had it re modelled to 21 pitch Cowroast marina hauled it up and got the prop of and I replaced in the water used a Nordloc washer Half locking nut and half nyloc nut kept checking every day for a week then as and when hatch opened still tight

Happened behind the poachers pocket on the gollie last year Knocked it out with my Maul Axe Was a log

My way of thinking but dunno

Yes great company did you walk through the workshop to the loo Amazing place like the TARDIS countless machines never seen the like of

It’s a PRM D500 as originally wanted Hydraulic Bow thruster

How much red ex do you use I say 300 litres

I got the prop from Jonathan at Norris and had it re worked there as I will probably do again I just wondered if having a smaller gap would stop stuff getting trapped and damaging the blades also 1 thought if I go longer blades I can have less pitch I dunno just wondering I wish they were still in Isleworth as easier to get to without a car With the damage slightly less speed but when reversing boat goes a lot more to the port side luckily I had built in a bow thruster when ordered the shell Max is ok tickover very slow almost stops but gets a bit of Patricroft smog with low revs so tent to up em a bit just yell sorry Gardner on min steerage

Eventually ordered a Left hand 21”x 18 pitch Propeller 3 years ago was ok but lacking thrust so had it remodelled to 21”x21 pitch 1 year ago worked fine but hectic on right hand bends until got used to the stern pushing to the right Now then I have a throw of 12” ie 24” between skeg and uxter plate Up on Leeds Liverpool just west of Wigan flight top lock picked up a big rock or something winding all three blade ends are like the top of an “r” I am wondering if better to have 1” gap top and bottom and going for a 22” prop 62’ with a Gardner 3LW not done anything about it yet as needed to descend the flight before it closed

The kettle is a big vintage copper we only fill half way to bottom of spout we have a le crueset but find this quicker as fatter bottom However range now cuts out after a while and thermostat says needs a service so I either need instructions on servicing or preferably an OFTEC fitter

Thank you maybe we’re doing it wrong we get up and turn temp to 180 when thermostat switches we lift lid and place kettle on back half it’s an hour before kettle boils we dropped ours through the stern doors (semi trad) used rollers to position

It’s 240AC fan Diesel burner cooking only and was fitted by OFTEC people who deal with Heritage 3lw Gardner 2’3 draught from cold takes over1 hr to boil a kettle would not recommend and no after sales service sent E mails about flue when first fitted nothing back

Hi in Skipton Yorkshire looking for an OFTEC fitter to service our range 1 doesn’t do boats and couple more too busy has anyone serviced their own and can tell me how to if quite easy thank you in advance Rich

Slight blue smoke and smell of burnt oil at least one tappet tapping noise I just want an expert to have a look and listen and advise It starts and runs beautifully Had a problem with a few oil leaks sorted them myself I wanted 2 LW for the boat but unable to source from Gardner Marine I was offered my 3 and was told it would be refurbished from an old Gardner employee who I met 50 years ago he was refitting a fleet of fishing boats in Argentina at the time with engines taken from wrecked ERFs Atkinsons etc but too late to realise he was past his sell by date now we’ll into his 90s Don’t know if still alive But I was already financially committed by time I realised but no regrets

Hi I need someone with Gardner knowledge to have a look / listen to my narrow boat engine preferably on the Trent Mersey north of Fradley Junction some time middle June around Stoke would be good Any recommendations would be appreciated

Tried and tested water only ever got Luke warm in calorifier after 4 hours cruising tried throttling down flow but still only slightly warmer I think if the can had been a fair bit longer and maybe baffled it would have been a lot hotter but then the expansion tank would have to be on the roof 😳 since refitting thermostat housing and new thermostat the cooling water now gets a lot hotter so will reroute second califorier coil through bowman header thank you everyone for input nothing ventured nothing gained

Not feasible I’m in correspondence with Newage as to possibilities of changing gearing in my box or purchase of new box exchange this would be easiest solution as no need to drydock boat but not too worried as yet Shoul have gone for your gear box suggestion first but chap who supposedly refurbished engine fitted box Hey ho carry on for now hoping to change one day

I had Jonathan at Norris re pitch to 21x21 as boat was really slow, however very scary when first out on right hand bends boat would just go straight very nearly hit another narrow boat (left hand prop) giving side thrust to port after a few months I’ve discovered if tiller more than 45 degrees boats stern would drift port more revs harder it would drift now used to the prop im fairly happy I think to make perfect I need to change gear box from 2:1 reduction 2:1.5 to give me more revs on prop