Timleech
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Fingers crossed i hope to never to have to get in there once they're sealed,
I thought you said they were inspection doors?
Tim
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Certainly available from uxbridge bc
Could be worth ringing local chandlers
BTW it works very well
Yes it does work well, Midland chandlers stock it. It sets hard and joints can be a pig to break, though.
Tim
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Cant speak for boats, where it does appear common to isolate the positive, as is commonly done on cars also. However all of the JCB Loadall range have the battery isolator on the negative side.
Daniel
It used to be common practice to have isolators in the Negative on boats, and two banks could be isolated with one switch if this were done.
It's rather frowned upon now, but I'll bet there are plenty of boats around which still have negative isolators.
Tim
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No (ha-ha) but we have a 3:1 gearbox so to achieve the same speed as a 2:1 gearbox the engine is 'reving' much higher and thus using more fuel.
Do you have a 2:1 gearbox ?
With a 2:1 gearbox at 1600 rpm the prop is achieving 800 rpm - to achieve 800 rpm with a 3:1 gearbox the engine needs to be running at 2400 rpm.
That only applies if both engines have the same prop.
If the prop is properly matched with your 3:1 box, it ought to be slightly more efficient and use less fuel.
Tim
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Where do intend to keep it?
Tim
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If I could see a picture of that boat, I could probably tell you if she's a dutch barge and what sort of type, but by clicking on the link I only get the following :
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Peter.
Peter
Can you see this beautiful craft?
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQ4WDg2NA==/z/8skAAOSwstxVXYlt/$_57.JPG
Tim
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Hawthorn can also be red but can be distinguished fro alder by the very close grain. The annular rings are very close together making it a really good firewood as it burns hot for a long while.
It can make an awful stink if it isn't seasoned, though!
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Ok, so it's Dorman 4DSM!
3053cc, 24hp at 1,200rpm.
Courtesy of Michael Clarke's Marine Engine Data page
I claim my five shillings, then
Tim
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It's just held to the front of the engine with two small bolts.
Tim
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do you mean BSW or BSF?
They use the same spanner sizes.
Whilst I hesitate to contradict one so venerable, no they are not.
Hence my query; were you comparing Whitworth and BSW or Whitworth and BSF?
Maybe read my post?
Tim
Edit - also read this thread, if you still disagree:-
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When do we get started on B.A, BSPT, ANC & ANF sizes?
I believe they would be OT in the RN context
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do you mean BSW or BSF?
They use the same spanner sizes.
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you need two whitworth sizes, from memory 3/16" and 5/16" but I might be wrong, for almost everything.
Now that all depends whether you are talking Whit or BSW sizes
(see the Gardner fuel filter thread).I believe 3/16", 1/4" and 5/16" WHIT will do most things unless you get involved with top or bottom end overhauls.
Tim
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Its a pouring kettle, you pop your hot water in, or boil on the stove, then with a thermometer in the top you can adjust heat to get the desired temp 90-95. The long spout gives you a more controlled pour on the grinds, you don't want to be pouring water in too fast, this disturbs the grinds, you get the bloom to rise, then pour anti clockwise, usually doing two pours to reach your desired output in grams within a certain time frame, usually about 2-2.30 minutes.
Sounds a faff but you get a really great cup of coffee, even more so if you use the right bean, african beans can be good for this method.
I bet there's a measurable temperature drop along the spout
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Just a vote in favour of using the right tool for the job - always.
I don't much like 'adjustable' spanners either -- did you know the French refer to such a tool as "un clef anglais"?
Adjustable spanners have their place, but not for routine use especially on smaller hexagons.
Known with good reason in some circles as 'nut-knackerers'.
Here is a C-spanner, BTW.
Tim
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That'll be the "professionals" who chew up perfectly good metric nuts with their old Whitworth C-spanners, then?
Some personal bitterness showing?
What's a Whitworth C-spanner, BTW?
Tim
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Thanks chaps. Will report back re the bodge.
Contacted Wash Gardner Parts too and await a reply to the price for a new unit.
Secondhand ones seem to go for silly money on ebay!
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So Tim, what studding do I need? 3/8 or 5/16? (academic I sus'pose as I've ordered both).
Gardner book states 3/8 Wh by 5/16 Hex for the NUT (silent about the stud).
(I think it's 3/8" both ends as the tpi is approx 16 and the diameter of rod is 3/8" - but since I lost me calipers I'm relying on a manky tape measure.
I suppose the book means 3/8" Whit thread, and 5/16" spanner size (ie 3/8" BS size) for the nut.
Older ones had a big wing nut.
Tim
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Thanks Tim. I knew it was something like that!
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ISTR Whitworth nuts and bolts have spanners labelled according to the thread diameter, not the A/F size. Then confusingly, as materials improved, they stepped the actual A?F size down one, so the spanner that fits say, a new(ish) 7/16" Whitworth nut would be labelled 3/8" Whitworth.
Or am I thinking of BSF?
MtB
There's Whitworth, as specced by Sir Charles, and then British Standard Whitworth. It's the BSW which uses the smaller hex sizes. Also British Standard Fine uses the same sizes as BSW.
Your spanner example above should be labelled 3/8"W, 7/16" BS.
Tim
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Yes exactly, so it's bit of a myth when some people imply that there was a time within living memory, when nobody locked their doors and nobody stole.
In the late 1960s, we would frequently, if we went away for a weekend or longer, lock the front door but leave the back kitchen window (very low level, easy to climb through) open for the cat.
Two big changes since that time. One, as already mentioned, there wasn't much of a problem with peple stealing to pay for drugs. The other was that people generally had many fewer possessions.
Tim
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Anyone know of a picture of one?
Fred Gibbs on Shad, 1965
Tim
Painting the rudder stock tube
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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Most boats get some wash from the prop up the rudder tube from time to time, this would soon wash out any normal grease.
Paint would be much better.
Tim