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RLWP

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  1. Delheli has just passed, followed by Golden Eagle Richard Parkhead is going to be busy Richard
  2. Karis also on their way to Parkhead Richard
  3. We've seen our first challenge boat. Ferrous on their way to Parkhead Richard
  4. Because you have a famously Schrodinger boat name. It could be Delhi or Dehli - the uncertainty persists until we get to read the name on the boat Have you got a cat? Richard
  5. Withymoor have put on a tremendous effort for the challenge. Lots of moorings, marquees with tables and chairs, Ma Pardoes beer, burgers sausages and chips. Sue gets the clubhouse to interrogate the competitors so the screaming won't distract the revellers Withymoor are a small group, they've really put a great effort into greeting challenge boaters Richard
  6. Umpires launch is now in place Richard Roast lamb for dinner! Will he manage to leave? Richard
  7. Four new canals in one day! Richard
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. With red sauce and a mug of tea Richard
  11. The Umpires launch are awake and considering breakfast. Sausages, bacon and mushrooms Richard
  12. The Umpires launch is on the Stourbridge canal Richard
  13. That's why my workshop is full of gremlins!
  14. 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
  15. That sounds exactly how the lever should be. We rebuild these gearboxes for a living Richard
  16. 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
  17. I've not come across a JP3 with anything other than a three bladed prop yet Richard
  18. Yes, I knew what you meant - and how does your water get out of your water tank? Richard
  19. We fitted thin T&G in our bathroom in the house - it shrinks dramatically from new!
  20. Exactly the problem the original tramway would have had Richard
  21. 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
  22. Our water is definitely fed to the sink by a pump...
  23. 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
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