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LL 1975

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    London
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    Librarian
  • Boat Name
    Tilly Anne
  • Boat Location
    London

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  1. Shiscen stchtuper! See images some punk has side swiped my boat whilst i was out. Very annoying great injustice - no bastard to claim against cause of course they didn't leave a note or wad of cash or their cheque book! With my mini rant and feeling of injustice behind us - please please tell me there is way that I with some industrial equipment or cheeky technique with a car jack can bend this door back into place. On the positive side it still fits the hinges, open and closes and although its clearly taken the brunt of a multi ton boat scraping along side it aside the bending the actual damage to the steel is quite peripheral. Main issue is an air gap when closed which not only lets in the draft but also looks perfect for a crow bar to fit through and leverage the full hatch open. for clarity my questions are: How could one DIY this back into shape If one needed to use shop machinery or industrial equipment what should be used (i can then speak to my friends who work in these places to see if they could help) Failing 2 and 3 what professional should be able to take this in the morning and return it bend back into shape later that day(minimizing the security concerns), panel beater, welder etc? Other points: I understand this Collingwood hatch door is not off the shelf so I couldn't just source a new one. I understand the splintered wood in the door will have to be removed - wood work is no issue i can replace that and make it look nice.
  2. super commenting here - thanks indeed! I am happy the gulper came across some debris which accidentally got past the plug filter gummed it up and caused it to overload, I've since cleaned hoses and checked the pump is operating normally (gland not ruptured etc) by holding the fuse contacts together. So yes i am looking for spares and am confident I've found the problem. didn't they discontinue them after the Boer war?
  3. I cannot for the life of me find a like for like replacement for the fuse for the 220 whale gulper. I read that it takes a '5 amp automotive fuse', however it's a cartridge fuse shape but longer than standard household fuse and I am unsure if it is a slow blow or not. Can someone help? I'd love to get my hands on a pack of 10 so I can label them in my fuse box and never have to worry about it blowing again....... thanks in advance! I cant believe I've written slow blow in the internet.....
  4. Hours around 2000, good service history around once a year after initial 50 hours. Not sure about oil filter mind you, oil was def changed in the last 3 services.
  5. The correct non synthetic one - reason I’m so confident is I checked with Engines Plus to get the right one and had to order it delivered by new era to get the right one in large quantity (25 litres so I don’t faff around next time).
  6. Canaline 52HP Can any one think why my engine which runs at between 1 and 2 oil pressure (standard canaline panel) after about an hour slightly loses oil pressure (dropping down to around 1 ) which causes the oil pressure alarm to sound? Funnily enough increasing revs with the engine out of gear at this point increases the pressure and stops the alarm sounding. However bring the throttle back at any time after this and the pressure drops again and the alarm sounds. Oil level looks fine. Recently changed the oil sender which didn’t change anything.
  7. Thanks Alan, Appreciate the feedback including getting any changes confirmed by BSS - seems sensible. Aside from that - which i will do, based on the points you have pasted i think i am ok providing the painting of the locker doesn't affect the hole which it wont, anything i place on the bottom of the locker offers no possibility in its design to enable blocking of the drain hole and that any vent sits on the exterior side of the locker. The boat is 2014. Best Till
  8. Hi I have a gas locker on the port side stern locker of my widebeam. Fully compliant locker neatly fits up to two 13kg gas bottles etc. The locker has the obligatory hole toward the bottom which opens out onto the side of the boat to let any leaked gas from the locker empty out overboard. Problem with it is it’s sweaty as hell all year long and now needs a proper scrape treat with Fertan locker paint etc which I want to avoid having to do often so am keen to put a vent or 2 on the outside side of the locker (side facing the canal). Can anyone see anything wrong with this? It’s no where near a door or a window and will only aid air flow in the locker and in the case of a gas leak only allow the gas to waft overboard. I was also thinking of getting something to put on the floor which allows a bit of airflow (like that netting they up upside down glasses on a pub - but more industrial) something that enables air flow and prevents damp build up on the bottom and ensures the gas bottles aren’t just sat on the steel floor. Any thoughts welcome? Are vents a no no? If so why? Any specific best practice, regs, bss etc dictating this should or shouldn’t be done or should be done in a certain a way. Thanks Tills
  9. Hi Boatys, could someone pls let me know what this swiveling, tightening, hooking shackle thing is pls, cant find them anywhere on the internet so looking for that special name. Thanks so much
  10. Canal world post Dear enlightened friends. My Engineer has asked me to purchase: A threaded insert set for a 1/8" water temperature switch on a 42hp Canaline (EP910512)..... ..... in his words he's tried and failed to drill out the old sender (which was sheared off accidentally by me) so will need to drill a hole, put in a thread insert and replace the sender with a new one (already purchased). With a google i can see kits that look like they would do the job but to be honest I am worried I'll get the wrong one, could anyone help please? Cheers LL
  11. ok gotcha, make sure fuel is good via fuel filter check and fuel test before filling with more fuel....
  12. testing is drop a pipe down right to the bottom, thumb over the end, pull out then release contents (which should be a vertical section of the tank) into an empty ,cleaned out plastic bottle, let it settle and analyse (as in look at ? the contents? thanks - prop has been cleaned since this started happening so would prob rule that out as the sole cause.
  13. Thanks Nick, needs filling soon anyway so could be the first step to identifying the issue.
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