John Hartley
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I find the weather can have an effect both on the smoke and the ability of the stove to burn well pressure being the culprit. On foggy days the smoke has difficulty rising due to the higher external air pressure.
Stay safe everyone
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I emptied mine [plastic/glass fiber] and left it insitu for about 12 months after sealing all the holes/pipework. I removed the toilet bowl and associated pipe and electrical fittings and installed its replacement. After last lock down I took the tank out and took it to my local council tip and disposed of it. No problems, no smell and no mess.
Good Luck
stay safe
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Looks like a Petter AA1 to me
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I have had two moorings over the years. The first was a marina of sorts in a beautiful location it did not have electric hookup but water supply was easy to hand, it also had a sanitary station. At that time it was one of the cheapest moorings available. My currant mooring is in a boat club. I have electric hookup at reasonable cost, water point close by and a sanitary station. The cost is about a third of the cost of my first mooring which was about thirty years ago.
In all walks of life there are those you get on with and those you do not. Thats life accept it and enjoy yourself. The rules of my club are not in the slightest onerous. There are three working days a year where you are expected help with keeping the place tidy. You can do more if you wish. I am expected to cut the grass outside my own boat and keep it tidy. If my neighbors are out then I cut theirs too. They do the same for me. Last but by no means least I am expected to do a bar duty one Saturday night a year. We run the bar for the evening getting to meet and chat to all the other members at the club that night.
Its a gorgeous location on one of the most spectacular canals in the country. I love it.
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May I ask what the symptoms were
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The amount of stability needed in this instance needs to be spread over the whole base-plate as far as is possible. If its all on the center-line or the extreme outer edges would over time cause the base-plate to bend either concave or convex. The thickness of the base-plate would of course help to counteract the bend.
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Check the underside of the bearing housing as a lot f older ones had two grease nipple holes. To make access easier.
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Tin Worm?
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Neither do I understand the relevance to the original posting.
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That looks more like a mining disaster and not pitting.?
Its a long time since I puled one to pieces and I have not seen pitting that bad before
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Myself and two other guys built our first steel narrowboat. 45 ft from a set of available plans. The local steel stockholder did all the bends for us [gunnels]. It took the three of us 4 years and one week. Easter is a movable feast. We worked every Sunday and 2 evenings a week, it was hard graft but we enjoyed every minute of it. Go for the biggest shell you can fit in the build space, because all the work is in the stem and stern. the bit in the middle is much easier. When completed the insurance value was £42,000 the actual cost to us was £12,659, less our hours worked. We did it for love not profit. We rebuilt an engine for it but had to purchase a new gear box and propeller. We bought the correct stainless steel and turned our own prop-shaft. When the shell was completed we filled it water to check it did not leak. It did, about an egg cup full over four days. Its a huge undertaking, do not underestimate that but when you sail away for the first time its a huge satisfactory feeling that last as long as you own it.
If you need any help I can give only too happy to help.
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Use a mop and bucket?
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a lot of CRT workers who were all helpfull knowledgeable and willing to give there time to help.
The constant harping and complaining must get the guys down.
John H
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After a recentHaving just got back lot of CRT from a run off the Chesterfield on to the Trent, then T and M, Staffs and Worcester Shroppie the Langollen then back thru Manchester. Huddersfield Narrow anfd down to Keadby and home.A long run where we came accross a
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Is it possible to fabricate a thin steel plate to fit on the four bolt holes with the appropriate size hole for the stat. I have never seen one that big before.
Good luck.
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I have no idea which one I have, not at the boat to look. But in the 25 months since I have had the boat not a drop of water. The previous owner installed a suction pump to prime it with water before use after a long period of no use. I hope I have not woken the evil spirits who seam to turn up every time I say its working well.?
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33 minutes ago, catweasel said:
I have had good results with cat litter placed inside of ladies' tights (not when I am wearing them obviously.)
Easy to clear up after they have absorbed the water out of the bilges.What a good idea. There are some very clever people on the site.
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Jet wash will spread the oily water even further than it is now. Gunk and plenty of rags and elbow grease.
God luck
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4 hours ago, vanboosh said:
A bit of background: I'll be solo, so single handed 90% of the time. I'll be travelling a lot! A brother and friends in London, business partner in Stroud, parents near Worcester (I'd like Droitwich to be home mooring if I can get a spot) and my best friend and his new young family in Nottingham.
I'm handy with a spanner; restored some old VWs and MGs, built a beach buggy, and played about with various other cars before I realised 4 wheels bad, 2 wheels good (although it seems I'm onto no wheels best, now) so doing the work of changing the belt doesn't worry me too much (I've done a cam belt/water pump on an old Golf where all the bolts were so rusty they snapped off. Great fun drilling and tapping all of that under a car in 3 inches of space). It's more what sort of inconvenience will I be having? Don't get me wrong, I don't mind some inconvenience. I'm not buying a boat because I think its going to be plain sailing (sorry)! But if it means pulling an engine out every couple months at £150 a pop, that probably wont do for me. I could handle once a year though.
If you can restore classics you can change the belts. I do mine every couple of years at the same time I do the annual oil/filter change. The whole lot would be done in about 8 hrs depending on how often the tea lady arrives. please dont tell her I said that. Do not pull the engine out, do in situ. Once my alternators are removed I have about ten inches between the engine and the bulkhead and quite a bit of room down both sides making the job a little irksome but definitely not difficult.
Regards Johnh
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I have the same engine in my narrowboat. To change the cam belt I first have to remove the two alternators mounted on an aluminium plate, about 20/30 mins work. That gives more than enough room to change the cam belt. You will need to buy the idler pulley and the belts, there are two, one for the cam and one for the injection pump plus a set of timing lock studs. The lock studs set the engine in the correct position to put the new belts and idler pulley on. I have a Haynes manual for the Ford Zetec engine which tells you exactly how to do it. It is not at all difficult. The engine is an excellent piece of kit, It has run up and down the Trent on many occasions with no trouble. [Am I inviting the wrath of the gods now I have said that.] An internet search will find you a kit for doing the job, do not go to a ford agent they will want over a hundred pounds for just the belts. the timing lock studs will be used many times so once bought always available. My set came with the boat from the previous owner.
If I can be of more help get in touch.
Johnh
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I would go with Landrover too, the tall oil filler gives the game away to me.
Johnh
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Very nearly Thirty years ago myself and two friends built our first narrow boat from scratch. Although not a welder I was an engineer with an ability to weld. So were the other two guys.
From the photographs presented it seams to me that the work is of excellent quality from someone who cares about the finished job. Also from the replies to the many questions it is someone with a deep knowledge of what he does.
Should I ever need to have my boat over-plated I would not hesitate to let him do it.
I have never used his services nor had any sort of contact with him other than what I have seen of his work.
Just keep on doing it. Boats need guys like you.
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I used to work for a hose manufacturer producing hoses for the rail industry.
If they arrived without end covers send them back, ask for your money to be returned and go to a reputable supplier who will fit end covers as a matter of course.
If the supplier says they are ok to use tell him without covers they are unfit for purpose. Do not try to clean them before returning them. If he offers to replace them mark them in an unobtrusive way so you may recognize them should he send them back with end caps.
John
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I am unsure if this is the correct place for this but if not .....what the h---l.
All aboard NB Hawthorn would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and a good New Year. We thank you all for your good humor and boundless enthusiasm for all things canal. Keep doing what your doing for the next year entertaining, informing and being generally good eggs.
Thank you all
NB Hawthorne, Clayworth wharf, Chesterfield canal.
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River Trent Locks
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I have never once received an acknowledgement from CRT about the number of times I have safely negotiated all the manned locks on the tidal section with the help of employed or volunteer lock keepers.😁
No one ever tells us about the innumerable times the locks have been successfully and safely used, it would get boring.
CRT are not perfect nor are the boaters who use the system. Including the so called expert boat handlers. We all make mistakes, if no gets hurt, boats or infrastructure damaged then put it down to experience and move on.
Stay safe everyone