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I did that to the housing when I had a 1.5, the gearbox, a Thamesway (I think) had small splines on the shaft which kept shredding, out of desperation to finish a holiday I welded the driveplate to the shaft and cut the hole to allow access to secure bolts. It proved a pretty useful mod in the end. The threads near the fingers on the picture of the damaged unit look in poor shape...........

Hi, Interesting question and set of problems, this is a canal based website and most engines we come across are 2LW'S although some boats have 4 cylinder Gardners..........would be interesting to see a picture of your engine and type of boat. There are some experts on here who may be able to help. Not sure about adjusting the relief valve and the filings in the oil must be a worry.....look forward to more info....

Agree with all comments, but the boat I had also had a JGM engine (pretty old units) with a flywheel housing which featured an almost hidden bolt at the bottom on the housing. Took me ages to find and free it' Good luck, I too used a 'scissor' jack.

Lovely boat, I sold an almost identical tug style to that boat last year (no forecabin) but with a 2LW, privately for £46K (asaking price) in a day, Tony Francis hull. Ezra is a beauty!

Hi, I purchased my boat in 2005 for the asking price (did not bother with a survey) as it was the boat I really wanted, sold it privately last year for the same amount to the first person who viewed it a day or so after the advert appeared, No offers, survey suggested a small amount of work (£5). If it's a good product attractively priced it will sell, the key word is presentation and don't fly any kites.

I posted a few days ago about a 'team' who bought a boat ( a Springer) for £13 ,800 and are gutting and repairing it, It's a series on Utube.....amazing, anyone buying a cheap boat should watch it,,,,,covers everything, even down to a cracked piston and the engine rebuild. search round for it. I think the subject boat has every known problem. Might make you think twice about buying a boat.........and the boat looked quite reasonable when purchased.

Hi, I came across this video on Utube, as title indicates, it a complete engine re-build (not sure which 4 cylinder one though) and a complete sand-blast of the hull. At 30 mins long it covers everything. The boat is a Springer, and I think I would have checked steel thickness a bit more....well worth look and for anyone thinking of buying a boat you get the chance of winning it. Just discovered there is a part one o

The BMC1.5 engine is, in my opinion a 'classic' originally seeing service in small tractors, but it is a 1930's design and has not been in production for many years. They have been used in boats for years, some well maintained, but most 'bodged' and are well past the end of economic service life. My first boat had one, it had no end of problems and took ages (and a fair bit of cash) to set it up properly, luckily I am fairly practical and ran BMC cars and have a good range of spanners including the special one needed for the cylinder head nuts. But the engines have their little 'ways' and need constant tweaking...I bought that boat in 1989 and sold it in 2005. The engine was probably produced in the mid to late 1950's' So you are buying a very old engine now...spares?. The same goes for old Lister engines......Which smoke like mad.......

Yep, Londonified is a good way of describing it and the 'open plan' look ...........BMC 1.5 probably on it's last legs, ........... walk away...

This Leo is Ok, but the boat..............................................................................been given the 'London Whitewash'.............comments about roof fair....be very careful......

I thought that, but the extra £1000 p.an is not that bad, if a maina too far away is chosen, fuel costs would eat up any savings. My pal used to live in Loose near Maidstone, it's a bloody awful journey at the best of time, no matter what time of day....Cowroast has the easiest road connections.

Hi, The marina near Tring would probably suit you, reasonable connections to M25, has facilities you want and is well run, some nice cruising routes along the summit. The best way to Maidstone is via the Dartford bridge.........

I know these flats and mooring, nice position, in Berko, it's worth running it past a decent established agent, as you may value the flat and capitalise the rental income from the mooring, bankside, non towpath linear moorings at Cowroast will give you a figure per metre, (they are amongst most expensive on the Southern) GU, but for some reason CRT are not re-letting them). Letting these units has to be carefully undertaken as an unthoughtful user could make your life a misery. I will drop you a PM about this.

I have a spare 2LW for sale, good one, I had a 2LW and bought it as a spare, have now retired and sold the boat......(demand was strong due to the 2LW engine).

Totally agree with comments, I had a paint job by them in 2011, still looked good when I sold it last year.

I have just stopped boating, sold the boat, and now selling off odd bits, one of which is a Derek Pearson chimney (about 1993) with a set of genuine ?bag brass links (about 9 links), not used, as chimney was only displayed for special shows......

Hi, I had a 30 ft boat which was based on a Hancock and Lane kit, it was built around 1980, the owner used a Coded welder for fabricating the hull and as he was a joiner, fitted it out himself. Good small boat, I owned it from Dec 1988 and sold it November 2005, buying it for £9500 and selling for £14000. It was called KEB, it resold a few years ago, at Nottingham marina, asking price £16500. On the whole though I do agree with your comments.

Stablebridge Road, which crosses the Wendover Arm (none Navigable Section) has been closed to road traffic for a while, due to serious damage to a bridge following vehicle impact. This has happened before, extensive repairs will be needed. I suspect it's a listed structure and CRT may have to fund repairs...........will budgetary constraints allow extensive repairs? it's going to be an interesting situation to watch, and could be a 'body blow' for the Wendover Arm Trust.

Cheerfully agree with you, but for many people 'straight' WD40 is a do it all spray, which it ain't, hence the diversification...........

WD40 is good, but the wrong product, you need a good penetrating oil, PDQ is one and there are several more available now. spray or paint a small amount onto the fixing. WD40 is a water repellent and lubricant, a great product..............

Sorry to read of your friends problem beams..............when I started as a Surveyor 50 years ago, it was normal to take up floorboards and check areas, but now with fitted carpets, fitted furniture it is not possible and owners and vendors are unwilling to allow such invasive inspections. It's the same with boats and perhaps worse with floors carefully fitted. A prudent builder and owner would build in sub-floor inspection points which allows close inspections and drainage if a leak occurs............but if not the Surveyor has to work on 'hunches'.... suggesting cutting inspection points. However, a new tool appears on the job, which I have used with considerable effect...a borescope or endoscope, drill a small hole, feed it in and - hey presto...but get owners permission before drilling...............and you can get good quality pics or video......

Interesting replies, but to me it all looks slightly out of alignment, the bolt on the coupling, the label on the bearing...and the nuts on the packing seals are well screwed down...........the general condition of the steel work and presentation of this area is causing concern... it will be interesting to learn of the outcome.