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Ah excellent i will keep this in mind gor the time when i will spill stuff when i am doing the service. Work has got in the way atm but i will be back on it soon. Thanks for the tip

Excellent thanks Rob-M I'll do it when i get 5 minutes

I cant work out how to change the title of this thread, does anyone know how to do before i go get the hammer to fix it ??

Ah yes sorry i miss read i was exhausted its been non stop. No pun intended ? i will strip it down and see what kind of condition its in. That says to me that i could possibly use brass or get some custom made rubber maybe. Ah ok i might just clean it up if its in good condition Freds me dad btw ??

Ah ok thanks, i will have a look probably tomorrow will be starting on the engine.

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsWfN-2PkNmMqjq_Cj830EtnQEi- Also set up a little camp kitchen ? to feed the workers

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsWfN-2PkNmMqiaIjbdJ_oW8ZA5z https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsWfN-2PkNmMqictxF1sR2c7CFIr A couple more pics from the boat. Its a bit scruffy but its a diamond in the rough. Had to leave the apprentice cleaning up today as i had to get a van to help with some of the heavier bits needed.

Ah ok i will strip the wrapping off it and have a look. I was in the future going tp custom make a stainless exhaust to give it a long life. Steel just dies too quick especially around water. So the rubber caps are there for flex and movement? Or are theyfor something else

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsWfN-2PkNmMqX-QL1bA8ALDO_sr Cleaned out the engine compartment it was a mess. Put some saw dust down to soak up the smelly liquid. Pumped out the coolant tank and going to have a look at it today I'd love a perkins, maybe on the next one

Sorry for slow reply i Just had the weekend off and back on it today. Yea the engine bay was a mess bought out 3 bags of random junk wrappers and grime. We've got everything ready, tidied and cleaned, going to get on it first thing in the morning I'll try and take a few more pictures. Thanks WotEver i am looking forward to it and then enjoying it.

Engine bay after a clean Figured out how to do it, thanks for the help ? Yes of course it will be stripped down first, i won't do the fit out for a while yet. I am going to strip check and fix if needed. Sorry i must have missed out the fact i am a welder by trade in my post.

Ah yes it is 84 the insurer dont need a survey its a bit more than some but i will see about it, because i would prefer to survey it later when it is fitted out, so going to do a bit more research first. The best way i see it is to find a better insurance company and do the hull survey to cover the engine and hull.

? always check it with a bigger hammer ?

Ok yes this was what I was going to do after I got the engine sorted. I want to strip down the whole thing and check all the bushes and refresh them. It has a tiller arm and a steering wheel and dont mind that set up. Yes I will have to do something with the weed box to make it more accessible as atm it is bolted down and I would like to improve it. I was also thinking of stripping the stern tube down and repacking it just to be safe. Thanks for the advice I was going to get into that after the engine is sorted.

Ah yes, I thought 4mm was the smaller boats but not sure. Mine is 6mm and there is no spot less than 5mm thickness. It will be getting stripped back inspected thoroughly and fixed if needed. Yes I have countered in the bsc. I was thinking of doing that the same time as the hull blacking. Not sure weather I will go with bitumen or epoxy yet. I have sorted out the insurance and will be going fully comp and have a few companies I have contacted to get an idea of what is required. Brilliant thank you for the link to the history I have been searching for bits and information on them. I think I will try them on a program I have to shrink them to do it that way, as the pictures will be permanent. If the hosting site goes down they will be lost. Thanks Alan very helpful comment

Thank you for all the comments btw. I will try and figure out how to put more pictures on. It says there is a size limit for pictures?? Am I doing something wrong??

Yes I will be making sure I have spotters and be checking the process of putting it in the water very closely. Yeh I have done a lot of research on the springers and other boats, the hull looks solid but yes like you say looks can be deceiving. I am a welder by trade and fully checked out the boat and checked the thickness. From my research most boats are 10/8/6/4. Springers were generally 8/6/4 or 6/6/4 and this is a v hull and doesn't look in too bad condition. There are a couple of spots that need some attention but it nothing major ? I have an ultrasonic thickness tester but also did the traditional methods when I inspected it. There is some plating on the front but it does look like a tidy job so not too worried about it

No it was a tall fella that was into bikes.

Excellent, thank you yes i will be getting a full inspection and doing a test run, well probably a few test runs to make sure its floating and running right before i sail it back. Maybe its over the top but, i am going to buy an industrial pump just for piece of mind. I will be getting it black by a well know guy who works locally and has all the equipment needed.

Hi sorry i couldn't put the pictures on last night. Heres a couple of the boat. It will only let me put one picture on, i will try to work out how to put more on.

I appreciate all and any comments and advice, I am a welder/ engineer/tinkerer ?......... no expert but I can turn a spanner and ive done some research always wanted a boat as a project so I will put pics up here of my progress if I do something wrong please tell me x So me and Charlie have just spent 4 days cleaning up the 40ft Springer I have just bought as a project. 6-12 days travel from where I live. Hmmmmm should I drive/float/sail it there??..????......Yeh you are right i should do that instead of transporting it??? I just want to fail it, So it is a 40ft Springer BMC 1.5 1984 George Orwellian. I've not read the book but I've read the manual. 3 days 1st day, Stripped the boat, starting from the bow took account of everything on board cleared the rubbish/ lockers and any other debris from the main cabin and front storage. Then started the engine bay 300ish liters of water drained from the forward of engine bay section and coolant from the keel cooler. We used sawdust to lay down on the rest of the gunk on the engine compartment floor after clearing 3 bin bag of rubbish out of it and some. So here's a few pics from the engine bay as it is after a clean and sawdust. Please feel free to comment I will also put pics of the boat on too Boat is currently on hard standing and needs some attention I'll put pics in next post as they're on my phone. It's so far away but need a few test runs first.... just in case .

Its a hurth, sorry i am computer illiterate and can't work out how to put the picture of it on. Right yes so mine will be atf ?

Hi guys i am just looking at the gearbox to check which oil i should use. As i see it, it looks like it needs high quality ATF mineral based, like in the pic

I am thinking of taking a ton of wd40 to give the engine a bath, just to help out the tight nuts

Excellent thanks for the advice http://magnette.org/images/technic/magmalc/codeseng.pdf This is what I have found so far and the narrowboats have the navigator marine engine in the b series list