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Chris Lowe

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  1. Chris Lowe

    Tugs

    Was it Tim Dunn's post you saw?
  2. That would probably be done by Brenton the silver smith
  3. Chris Lowe

    Tugs

    Brilliant I saw this posted on twitter earlier
  4. Have you got access to the photos in David Slaters artlicle about it.
  5. Yup dropped in the lock and probably on a blacksmiths drop hammer as well, where it has corroded the iron layers are visible. I wouldn't like to describe the smell of the mud I retrieved it from
  6. @Heartland or @Pluto may be able to get permission to post them.
  7. I'll have to dig it out of the loft and measure it, its got to be half as long again as my modern 2 socket ally one.
  8. I have now seen a couple of photos of the Teme aqueduct before demolition but as they are in a RCHS publication I can't post them here as it a pdf, would also need the picture owners permission.
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  10. Well spotted Nevil Shute was a good author.
  11. When I hired that Jannel Cruiser with the Yanmar engine it proved very unreliable, I was having terrible trouble starting it one frosty morning until ma friendly boater came along and told me to hold a lite cigarette lighter in the air intake, in soon started.
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  13. I just noticed the Jannel Iroqouis class what I hired from them was similar design but smaller and Yanmar diesel powered.
  14. Been trying to remember the name of the hire company I used in Burton in the 70's and a photo on Google Earth answered that for me, Jannel Cruisers in Shobnall marina but did I get the boat via Blakes or Hoseasons hmmm.
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  16. Shouldn't that be made in Hong Kong
  17. I shall go find my nail gun so that newbies can be nailed to the wall
  18. Should all us Mods go and get a virtual cane then, and shouldn't we appoint a school bully?
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