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My only experience of overheating in water cooled, diesel marine four bangers has been ... BMC 1.5 - Raw water feed, rubber pipe blocked between inlet strainer and pump. Externally, the integrity of the hose looked intact. The pump was suspected as no blockage was evident in the feed pipe. It transpired the pump was fine, it was the inlet hose. Although the outer winding looked strong and intact the inner core had delaminated and was squashing flat under the negative pressure from the pump. However with the engine stopped the pipe would reform its shape. Dorothy Perkins 4109 40hp - Thermostat misfunction leading to an unexpected failure in the closed position. When starting from cold, temp gauge would shortly become erratic in operation. Likewise wet exhaust fluctuated between water and steam, eventually strangling engine of all cooling. It was concluded that the thermostat was perhaps a post market product of poor quality or not the correct one. Resulting in failure in a closed position instead of open.

I'd be more concerned about treading in more than I can chew. Unless you're tightly managing such a project I'd fear it could easily ramble on way past your expected/hoped targets and budgets. I'd certainly start with a thorough and up to date survey. Many new owners have ended up ripping back out recently fitted kitchen units and floors when weeks later they've suddenly realised that something is awry that they'd not anticipated.

I've not seen it, but could it be thinning behind the knees being padded on the outside?

Hi there ... The good news is that you can hear the pump running. That means the power is connected, and the the pressure switch that detects you have opened a tap is functioning. If you have a filter the water passes through before getting to the pump, it may be blocked there. Try shutting off the stop cocks between the tank and pump. Then find a spanner to disconnect the pipe where it enters the pump, when you turn the cocks back on if you don't see water then you a have block between the tank and the pipe to the pump. If you can't clear it then with the cocks open try blowing hard down the pipe towards the tank. Good luck.

Red diesel has only been around in the form it is today since 1961 when the red dye chemical markers were added to it, leading it to be known as red diesel.

You're right, Fir was at Aylesbury Basin (early 80s) in her Wyvern ex hire boat guise. I was one of the crew who took her down to Jim's yard at Watford for the new owner. She later moored at Cumberland Basin (Mary Turners' moorings) Fir was the original stem and stern and even had the Single Petter original engine bed under the boards in the cabin at the back. Prior to being made into a hire boat, the son of Wyvern Shipping took her to Braunston dry dock and replaced the elm bottoms with steel. The last I saw of her she was hanging around Braunstone Bottom Lock (1990s ?) where the wooden top was removed and the steel one fitted. When I knew her she still sported her cast Charles Hill Ship-Builders of Bristol plaque. Her rudder was so big she was the only narrow boat I've ever steered that went just as well astern as forward . Her party trick was to do backward circles around Brownings Island.

Don't bother on my behalf.

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.... but locks in the down position when reverse is selected. Thus avoiding the engine climbing up backwards out of the water until the propeller clears the water. At which point it loses grip and crashes back down putting a massive strain on the transom as well as stressing every bearing in the engine. The same applies to inboard engines with Z drives.

It's like watching kids play 20 questions.

I normally agree with most of what you have to say, but not this time. You don't choose one MOT inspector over another one because his skill set suits one aspect of your car better than different cars or other inspectors.

It's certainly insinuated. Whatever other reason could there be for not allowing the same inspector to repeatedly test the same boats?

Quite so. Therefore you agree that good practice dictates evidence is required in order to make a change. Otherwise it's change for the sake of it. There is no evidence that supports the needs to increase the frequency of safety tests nor is there evidence that the testers are fraudulent.

More importantly I think it's an uncalled for and unproven accusation against all Safety Inspectors. It borders on being libellous to the profession in general.

Where is the evidence such changes are needed?

I don't have to paint little patches of rust on my cabin sides, they just appear on their own tbh

How awful. Sympathies and thoughts to all involved.

Is that why they don't have indicators?

Erebus, Beaulieu and John Edwards. I'm guessing Cam under the tarp. The kitten, probably John's supper.

My initial thought is "not much of a mystery really" because it sounds too suspicious to waste time on. And anyway, I wouldn't be swayed by a survey report supplied by anyone other then my own surveyor.

It's the fuel of the future, which means you need a laser to ignite it.