zenataomm

Well there are aspects of the fuel system and filling it in the regulations ......... but are you sure somebody hasn't just "half inched" some and left a mess?

I echo everything above, I live in Coventry and often boat down to the basin for the night. A word of advise on the navigation from Hawkesbury. I was on a Coventry Canal Society canal clearance run the other weekend and we hauled yards of stripped electrical cabling out that you most definitely wouldn't want round your blades. As you come South and pass the Ricoh Arena and Tesco's you pass under a road bridge, the next straight takes you past a large semi abandoned factory on the right, near the bottom of this just before the cut curves to the right you'll see on the towpath a bench made of pipes. That's where we were pulling the cable out and of course there is no guarantee we found it all. I suggest you stay in the center channel and slip past on tick over and/or neutral. Enjoy your trip.

When you checked them were they full to the brim? Air is a bugger when it finds its way in (or fuel finds its way out!) I once spent 4 months trying to chase one, it turned out to be a pin prick beneath a layer of paint in the solder on a banjo union. Still if you are ready to start unmantling things and I take it you haven't a manual to show you which bit to modify with a gentle smack from a lump hammer then go here: - Free SR/SL Lister manual Best of luck zenataomm

It's also a symptom of air getting into the fuel system. Check the bleed off points at the filter, and the injectors before you do anything else more technical. zenataomm

As somebody has already mentioned a dog. Whilst on the move my 8st German Shepherd can be quite rude to strangers. Youngsters invariably ask "Does he bite?" I always answer "Yup" After my boat was broken into on its mooring, nothing stolen but hundreds of ££'s damage to doors and frames, I simply stopped locking it, but hung a neat notice over the door that said: - Inside is a booby trap made from a strong spring and razor wire, you will bleed it will hurt Not been broken into since, neighbours either side have though. One day I'm afraid I'll forget to disarm it before I enter, but that will be my fault.

Just fit an engine and prop to that and you've got it cracked!

Braunston off the arm near the entrance.

...... at least you'll be able to dry them by hanging them up over the "REAL marine engine"

Go to http://www.motoren.ath.cx/ You can download manulas for most popular/real marine engines for free!!!!

".................but it troubles me when this happens, how long will the hull last before major work will be required." Wouldn't they go for a survey? I wouldn't spend £6K let alone £60K without extracting as much info as I could from a reputable surveyor.

"Bumped" ........ because I don't like things like this going quiet!

Yay! .......... it gets better. In my family it'd be grand-dog, but in most others' I think you'll find grandson would suffice.

Brown Mouse was a stunner and no mistake. I've only seen her twice. The first time was on the Southern Oxford in the late 60's I think; and then on an offside mooring on the GU between Braunston and Napton in the middle 70's Any photos anyone?

Wow! you mean the child's grandfather was his uncle? Fantastic!

Another good tip is to touch the head of the screw with something very hot like a soldering iron. The rapid expansion can break the seal. If you have electrickery to your boat, or a cordless drill, then get yourself one of these.............. http://www.jmldirect.com/Screw-Extractor-PS5616/ Works a treat, so long as the screw is a quality one and not a cheapy alloy one. Cheapy ones just get the head ripped off them. Good luck.

I use it

aaaaaah ............thanks!

Say off the water on Monday, The rooster is comming Well I said it ............. now what?

You sure can ...... then you'll be in the pink!

When I bought my boat the swan neck was canted over by about thirty degrees. The boatyard had the cheek to tell me it was deliberately done by the owner so that he could sit on the side and still steer straight. By looking at the end of the wooden insert in the end of the extension bar you could see the grooves made by the brickwork it had obviously jammed agiainst whilst entering a narrow lock going up. I removed the swan neck, heated it up in a bonfire fuelled with charcole and had a "bring a hammer BBQ" where everybody gargled with copious amounts of cider then smashed hell out of it until it was straight again. Incidently I also chopped eight inches off the end of the extension bar so that it didn't reach over the side of the boat when pushed over to full lock.

I was caught out after lifting my hatch cover about a year ago. The sticky backed stuff stopped being sticky backed and ended up folding on itself then tearing when I tried to untangle it. Luckily I had a tube of Blue Hermatite silicon gasket seal on board, so put a bead of that around the top. It did a superb job and when I came to lift it again last week I had to prise it off with a chisel.