Gordon Munk

A Canal & River Trust spokesperson said: The submerged metalwork in the River Severn at Diglis is outside of the navigable channel."

try it with an old fashioned light bulb on at the same time

it will drain down of its own accord, it's not a sealed system and being raw water will start its own refilling once the engine is started again. ie no action is required.

This is good advice. it introduces two unnecessary joints that will have to be addressed next BSC but by that time you'll know a bit. If he made just one cut then it's only one joint and an easy DIY, but, if he was competent he will have blanked both ends and you'll have to let a piece in but still not difficult, around 10 minutes work and easily achieved on your trip. if you post itinerary here I am sure someone will help.

Nice.

Exactly so. It seems a lot of the arguments on this thread are either 1, If CRT does it must be right - the 'no smoke without fire; argument, 2, If Tony Dunkley supports it, it must be wrong and 3. if the owner did bad then he deserves whatever CRT do, illegal or not. In response to 3, it seems to me that no matter what the wrongs of the individual, there is an onus of CRT to act with absolute probity.

Presumably, if CRT are in any doubt about Tony's authority from the owner, they only have to ask for credentials.

You may have missed this bit;

MSW and you're not about to get it for £64

How about..... instead of starting an enjoyable but pointless fight with Tony Dunkley you put your not inconsiderable learning and intelligence into an examination of the extremely valid points that Nigel Moore has made? Or do you simply believe the maxim that if CRT did it, it must be right?

The first would involve a whole load more faff. The 2nd is great, I have one, it doesn't charge my iPad or iPhone 5 but I have heard they work for others.

Thanks Martyn, that's very useful and I look forward to your findings. As you say, there are many such engines on the continent. What I have found less of is people that care what oil they put in their engines. incidentally it's not Ferrari versus Lada, and I understand the comparison (maybe BMW vs Skoda?) it's the size of the bloody thing and the absence of knowledgeable vintage engineers. There will be another thread soon about vibration....

That widens the discussion in an interesting fashion. My back end line is around 15 feet long (not sure exactly as I can't see it at the moment) and I find it long enough to do all the things I need to, including strapping the boat to a halt. I wouldn't really want a longer rope there. What's the 'traditional' length for this line - if in fact there was any standard? though, on reflection, I remember it being long enough to reach the prop but not long enough to firmly fix itself ! (if I add on a river 100m upstream of a weir, you'll get a picture of one of my less competent boating moments and the relief that going into neutral and pulling hard released the rope)

What exactly is the penalty for being on the Bridgewater in breach of this 'regulation'? I.e. what's the penalty for telling this little man to 'do one' and carrying on anyway. It seems that if Peel Holdings are so slack responding to their customers communication then there is no particular imperative to respond to them.

I am seriously tempted to lift out the 4LW and sell it in the UK and replace with a nice compact modern engine. But importing oil? it's a lot of hassle if it's available here. It's difficult to tell whether the members Jenevers ( I now know where she can get oil from ) or Martyn 1 ( if CA/CB is acceptable) are still active. EDIT: Sorry, le politique.