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Steve56

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  1. What sort of noise are you getting. Could it possibly be a singing prop.
  2. Can confirm that when I passed by at the end of last year it was still closed. But apparently sometime in the near future the pub at Haw Bridge will reopen.
  3. It looks like a steel bar welded to the hull for clipping cables, pipes etc. A few boatbuilders do it this way.
  4. May be worth checking all the electrical connections and the plugs and sockets on the loom. It could just be mild corrosion due to dampness and the time the boat has been standing.
  5. I may be stating something you are already aware of. The coupling in the photo is definitely metric. On the R&D coupling the line you can see machined around it indicates it is metric. An imperial coupling woud not have this.
  6. I have a friend who painted the decks of a fiberglass sea going fishing boat with chlorinated rubber paint. He absolutely swears by it. Says it is very hard wearing and keeps its colour well.
  7. If its anything like the workers that turn up on my local canal I bet they all have a personal CRT vehicle to get to site.
  8. Steve56

    15w40

    Sorry but the two items on the lat post have ended up back to front. Read the second part first
  9. Steve56

    15w40

    Here is a write up on bore glazing if it is any interest. It is talking about generating sets but that makes little difference as it is the low load factor that seems tocause the problem.
  10. There were probably many variations of the gearbox adaptor, depending on who built the engine.
  11. I'm sure someone must have a second hand one about. In fact I think I remember one being kicked around for years in RW Davis boatyard. May have been scrapped by now. Its the sort of thing you find in boatyard scrap or come in handy piles. But agree it will be one of those things that when you want one it will be impossible to find.
  12. Most probably been running out of alignment and putting excess strain on the casting. It will need removing. You could try to get it welded but if it were me I would try to get a replacement housing.
  13. Unless the lock keeper is out of the hut. Then you will just get the answerphone.
  14. You are right. But only the very early Canal Star engines used this type of spring dipstick. After a few years of production they were changed to a flat blade type.
  15. By the nature of the canal you can moor just about anywhere on the towpath side for 14 days. Saul Junction and Gloucester Docks are limited to 48 hours. If you need fuel the best spot is Joe Energy between Sandfield an Fretherne Bridges. They open between 9 am and 4pm weekdays only. If you stop anywhere near Frampton Green apparently the longest in the country the best pub is the 3 Horseshoes down at the bottom end. Patch is good for a stop and I think the Tudor arms does good pub food. At Purton you have the ships graveyard which is worth a look. And one of my favourite mooring spots is Sharpness where you can just look over the wall and watch the river. And you couldn't stop at Sharpness without a visit to the Dockers Club. These are only my personal thoughts but may be a starting point for you.
  16. All locks on the River Severn should be on VHF channel 74. I know a lot of the time the lock keepers can't be bothered to answer. In addition some of the bridges on the G&S use them, namely Llanthony, Junction and Purton. I suppose really communication and health and safety are not that high up the list with CRT.
  17. The levers on these gearboxes are quite stiff and that is how they should be when adjusted correctly. If they move in and out of gear easily the chances are the gearbox would slip. If you were to fit a Lister LH150 (hydraulic) gearbox it would also involve changing the adaptor plate, drive gear and adding the pump drive to the drive gear. The other option would be to fit something like a PRM gearbox but that would involve sorting out an adaptor and drive plate arrangements. You would be looking at one of the larger cast iron PRM boxes as I am guessing your engine is clockwise rotation and with these boxes you can turn the oil pump for either rotation of input. The other thing to consider when going away from the Lister gearbox is the drop of the reduction box, which is quite big. Most newer boxes will have a smaller drop therefore you would have to lower your engine to get it to line up.
  18. That's how you do it. You will go up on a high spring tide and if your timings work out straight over the weir. You have the choice of Maisemore weir or Gloucester weir. Although the route to Gloucester weir is overgrown at the moment. When I did it that was the way chosen. But it is the quickest way if you are going into Gloucester as you end up at the lock. If you go over Maisemore and want to get into Gloucester you will punch tide all the way down the parting. But the best option if you are going on up the river.
  19. Not quite sure when PRM did the modification but it could be 4-5 years ago.
  20. Just be aware that relatively recently PRM have modified the selector valve and seal. As has been mentioned on this post the original seal was an o-ring which could be removed after taking off the selector lever. The modified version has a square section seal. But also to change this seal it is necessary to remove the oil pump, and remove the selector valve.
  21. Have the carbon brushes in the starter been checked, both for condition and ensuring they are free in the holders. Also is the commutator clean. Any issues here could cause starter to spin slowly.
  22. This is what comes up in the Cargo catalogue when you look up the Iskra number 11.203.124.
  23. Have a look through the Cargo catalogue you may find something in there. Its www.hc-cargo.com
  24. The rating of a Lister STW2 engine is 20hp @ 2300 rpm.
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