Andy_B

Ted Boats I know of: Tiber, 1988, 45216 Otter, 1989, 47121 Tessa, (Thatfella) 1990, 48700 Ebenezer II, , 50803 Cypress, , 510381 Atria, , 515993 Lizard, ,520879p Providence, , 53377

How about this one? Or (finally) this one - all L&L - possibly not TEDs (if we decide no, I'll remove them)

Which one of them is this? (S&W)

Fire away then, see if between us we know anything!

L&L is closed at Gargrave. We only got through Bingley by luck - they were talking of only letting hire boats through. Thwaite opening times are a bit crazy but there are reasons. The mooring should be okay. Ignore the residential ones hatched in orange here and the sign (orange X which says these are visitor moorings. Moor where I indicate in the green box and walk under the trees to the hip-roofed building in the middle of the photo which is the visitor centre. Ignore anyone telling you it is not allowed and any old signs. I have this from the museum Curator himself. I would be interested to hear your experience as the Curator promised to fix the situation. The Mill is amazing - not so much a museum as a piece of history frozen in time.

No. It all seems a bit quiet and minimal at the moment. I think Leeds is suffering generally from lack of funding. Probably find the moorers sre all that's keeping it running!

I've been in touch with the keeper responsible for Thwaite Mill after having visited by boat on Saturday (May 14 2022). We were welcomed warmly by museum staff although resident boaters were mildly hostile. The keeper says the "mooring closed" signs were a covid matter and will be removed shortly. He's also undertaken to review signage on the waterside in general so that the residential and visitor moorings are more clearly differentiated, and brief the residents accordingly. He confirms visits by water ARE welcome. There's about 30m of visitor mooring space, just upstream of the residential moorings. Bear in mind that the museum is open to the public only in the afternoons of Saturdays and Sundays.

Very accurately targeted at CRT's obsession with branding and deafness to boaters.

Crikey, yeah, that's amazing. We'll have to come by and say hello. I was cycling along the Broad downstream from Huddersfield only the other day carrying gaskets for Otter. It looked a little short on water at the bottom end.

No, I think he made the whole thing. He has in the past popped up on here, perhaps he's still around and will enlighten us!

No, Mirfield.

Some Otter snaps Otter is now in Mirfield (Battyeford) Thatfella (Tessa); is in Doncaster. Atria we saw Bridgewater way and Perseverance on the L&L above Wigan. Wonder where they were made. Anyone know?

We didn't get Otter until 2015 after a year of trying to find out where Atria had gone after she disappeared off Apollo duck.. Otter we found on eBay of all places! Yes JP2M. There's one almost identical (the engine) in the Ellesmere port museum. With a later engine number. At least mine still runs! Whats in yours?

Cool. Absolutely definitely a teddy. You'll find another over the L&L, Perseverance iirc Accrington / botany bay way. Just finished rebuilding Otter's old lister, so hopefully see you out on the water soon.

Oh welcome to ted boat ownersh! We're in Mirfield. Have to come visit you soon. Unless you fancy making the trek up to our open day Easter Monday? Do you have photos of Tessa?

Cool.. How long have you had her and whereabouts are you?

Here's another, spotted yesterday

It's still happening https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okm4G3fBnOc&feature=share

It'll look a little more like an ex-genset with the new heads - could only find ones from a stationary so I have a plate to cover the hole to the water pump. I quite like the brass rocker covers, but I might not go with TheBiscuit's yellow and black chevrons on the flywheel. I think it'd upset the dog.

Uh oh.

In the subject of oil pickups - if the jp-m is supposed to be a dry-sump, why's they're a pickup strainer in the bottom of the engine?

Okay. If you'be been following, we've finally got the heads off, found some refurbished ones, and while you've not been looking I'be cleaned all the old oil and bits of metal out ready to make the most of a huge amount of golden film. This, however might be my most searching question yet. What colour should it be? Green, well obviously. But which Green? Dark Buckingham? Mid Buckingham? Lister green (whatever that is)? What is the definitive and correct colour for a 1951 JP2-M and where's best to buy it? Oh and the red flywheel, that's an offence, right? TiA Andy

VW specialists was a good call - cheaper than Morris direct and free devilry :-) Thanks all for help and advice.

That's me told! Any favourite sources for 20-25 l of SAE30?

This could be a case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing, but wouldn't it be a perfectly sensible thing to do to use a modern multigrade oil in a vintage engine? Say a 5W30 instead of a "classic" SAE30? As I understand, it'll still be as viscous as a hot SAE30 when it's hot, and no less viscous than a hot SAE30 when cold. Don't the advantages of multigrade apply perfectly well to a vintage engine? Thinking of using 5W30 or perhaps just 20W50 in my JP2. Am I a dangerous loon (please those that know me judge this purely on the oil idea)?