rocketman

Thanks Sam,i will endeavour mate. WTF...I just gave my location and if somebody fancies the job then feel free to come and meet me at the Marina..Pennington Wharf,where i am going back to right now. Jesus tonight man. Thanks Alan i will get to the bottom of it..thanks for the reply i will update any progress,wish me luck:/

Thankyou to everybody for the rapid response...i am going back upto the Marina and am going to give the Engine a good running whilst continuing to mop, mop and mop some more,hopefully it will give me a clearer indication..finding the dam stern gland would be a huge help:/... I am particularly interested in the coolant comment although with the amount that i have mopped out in the last few months would mean there is nothing left in the coolant tank,but there is enough still in it to suggest that it isnt the problem unless there is lots to come out of the pipes still. It certainly looks like coolant now you mention it tbh,like a red tinge to the water but pretty sure it isnt Diesel. Ah well,here goes. Thanks again for the kind replies although the" read a book or 2" comment wasn't really helpful as i do not know the make/model etc of the boat, as the previous owner is a pure clown. Thanks Tony.

Thankyou. I forgot to mention which was the reason for my initial post was that i do not know where the Stern Gland is located. I am lead to believe it is under the wheelhouse near the propeller where the water is coming in. I can see nothing there.

Hello one and all..i am a total newbie to the canal so please bear with me., i have been let down by so many people regs my boat repairs plus the guy who sold it me isnt exactly forthcoming with help. Right, i have a 1920s(apparently) Dutch Barge..now i have an inch or 2 of water coming in and i am told it is my Stern Gland,so i repacked it with grease(it was totally empty of grease) and am ready to give the engine a go to see if it works...now,in the engine house there is water gathering,even when i mop it out it just comes straight back ie a little puddle(half a mop bucket full) of it and it has a fruity smell like water,diesel and god knows what else....what i dont understand is that if it comes back immediately after mopping it out why oh why doesn't it continuously keep coming out and obviously eventually sink the boat or at best i end up with a huge amount of water in the Engine house? OR even better,i am based at Leigh in Lancs, does anybody fancy the job lol? Thanks for reading.