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  5. Thwaite Mills

    in History & Heritage

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    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. image.png.7d4dd569bdc40dc57c5120e9cdc70320.png

  6. Thwaite Mills

    in History & Heritage

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    1 hour ago, David Mack said:

    I haven't been to Thwaite Mill for some years. Have they got their enormous 4 cylinder semi diesel engine running yet?

    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!

  7. Thwaite Mills

    in History & Heritage

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    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.

  9. Ted Spencer boats

    in General Boating

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    9 minutes ago, Arf said:

    I think they were built down on the southern bit of the Shroppie near Shebdon. 

     

    Posting this from Atria. Moored in Huddersfield until the end of the week, but continuously cruise and have taken her all over the place. Had no idea there were so many of Ted's boats in Yorkshire! Last one I saw out and about was Lizard on the Shropshire Union, about 3 years ago now. 

    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.

     

  10. Ted Spencer boats

    in General Boating

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    8 hours ago, magnetman said:

    Slightly odd if nobody knows. Was this Ted Spencer bloke someone who fitted out and perhaps modified shells produced by another fabricator. ..

     

     

     

     

    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!

     

     

  13. Ted Spencer boats

    in General Boating

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    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? 

     

  19. Lister Green

    in Lister

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    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.

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  22. Lister Green

    in Lister

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    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

  25. Modern Oils

    in Lister

    Posted · Edited by Andy_B
    Update

    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)?

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