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I'm hedging my bets. We are only accepting scoresheets from boats whose names match Sue's database precisely. Now, I don't know which spelling she has used... Richard

This year's runners: Rebellion Vulpes Julie Tatty Lucy Delhi/Dehli Red Wharf Goosander Karis Oates Rivets 5000 Tamar No2 Daisy Piglet Ferrous Golden Eagle Joanna Umpires launch: Melaleuca On twitter #BCNChallenge. Richard

With red sauce and a mug of tea Richard

The Umpires launch are awake and considering breakfast. Sausages, bacon and mushrooms Richard

The Umpires launch is on the Stourbridge canal Richard

That's why my workshop is full of gremlins!

Wormholes. Richard

Oooh now, doesn't it depend what era the engine is from? It isn't the gravity per se, it's to do with the water. What's happened is the nuts/spanner/etc are naturally drawn towards the gravitons in the water. By putting your boat into water you've created a natural gravity well where not only is the nut attracted by normal gravity, there are additional forces from the surrounding water. If there should be a large metallic object in there like an engine, that increases the attractive forces Richard

That sounds exactly how the lever should be. We rebuild these gearboxes for a living Richard

I'm afraid it absolutely does need to be robust, and the force to change gear on those LM100 boxes is always quite high. That's why it has a long lever Richard

I've not come across a JP3 with anything other than a three bladed prop yet Richard

Yes, I knew what you meant - and how does your water get out of your water tank? Richard

No, I just have lots of 13mm spanners...

We fitted thin T&G in our bathroom in the house - it shrinks dramatically from new!

Exactly the problem the original tramway would have had Richard

I think that sort of crane would have been in a transhipment shed: Notice the pin at the top of the post that fits into a socket in the rafters. The one at Aylesbury has had a separate post fitted to provide a socket, this limits the swing of the crane. Also, note the overhead wheel to keep the platform clear A tramway crane would have all of it's mechanism at ground level Richard

Our water is definitely fed to the sink by a pump...

Mine too. There are a lot of 12mm AF nuts and bolts on my Isuzu, usually where I expect to find a 13mm one Richard

Somehow I once managed to put together 1.8 without setting the valve clearances. They'll run with absolutely huge clearances... Not recommended, of course. Just interesting (if you like that sort of thing) Richard

Most old cranes had a post that they pivoted on, no mater what the upper parts looked like Richard

This crane was on the Little Eaton tramway: It unloaded tram wagons into boats. It's unlike most other cranes I've come across, I can't imagine why there would be a 'standard' crane for the job. Richard

That'll be the surreptitious whisky drinking and giggling by the crew of Tawny Owl I presume?

Buying a modern tacho to read off the W terminal of the alternator may be a simpler answer Richard

Before I had a 'proper' twelve point offset socket, I used one out of a set like this: https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-crows-foot-imperial-wrench-set-8-piece/ Slightly more faff as you may have to keep turning the 'spanner' over as you tighten. Otherwise, works fine Richard