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  1. BW have recently appointed a full time boat checker along this stretch who seems to be very diligent, a boat which arrived with 2 BW overstay stickers and acquired 3 more during a 12 week visit has recently moved. The line of mooring rings carefully installed along this stretch by BW when events were held at the former BW Bulbourne workshops facilitate easy mooring. ALBI
  2. Hi, Sorry, I should have pointed out that the job involved moving a 47ft boat. Albi
  3. Hi, Thought the filming quality of the video excellent, does the engine blow smoke rings?, I still think the Gardner method of switching on the ignition and pushing the start button is easier, athough you 'Kelvin Chappies' might miss the sound of a load of nails rattling round in a galvanised iron bucket . Albi.
  4. Hi, Thee years ago I had a boat transported from Newark to Bletchley - Lift out/in each end - £180inc (£360). transportation £400incl. Tuckeys did the overland haul and were very helpful. It would have been good to have moved it by water but a long term stoppage by BW made it difficult and petrol charges visiting it and mooring for a few months made it cheaper to take the overland option. Everybody involved was very helpful and efficient. Albi
  5. Hi, it's probably because the tickover is set too low, and the centrifugal governor kicks in to speed it up (see page 46 'operating & maintenance instructions for Gardner LW engines), recommended tickover around 420rpm. Hope that helps and excuse my input. albi
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    Hi, Not quite correct, magnetic fields and pacemakers are a 'no go' area. Pacemakers normally have a recording 'chip' in them which is read at each check up (usually every 6 months) or less when the battery is running down (after about 6/7years use). If one has a problem with the heart, details of when this occurred is normally recorded on the 'chip' by moving a magnet over the pacemaker which reords the time and date the event occurred, enabling the reader to check the problem during servicing. Some pacemakers are used as defibrillators to re-start the heart if it stops, others control the beat, others provide the electrical pulse stimulating the beat, a lot of patients are 100% pacemaker dependant (ie. it stops you stop! brown bread!). To this end patients are given a small magnet which they are supposed to carry with them. Magnetic fields encountered in shop doorways as part of a security device are also bad for pacemakers, large shopping centres with numerous security devices present particular problems for patients with these pacemakers, as do magnetic scanners at airports, where body searches are carried out. Pacemakers are also affected by magnetic fields occurring when power tools and welding equipment are being used. Due to this I am very careful when using a sea seacher magnet and it gives me a reasonable excuse to go to UBC whilst my wife goes to Uxbridge Shopping centre. I source my ring magnets from redundant loudspeakers. Albi
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  8. Hi, I tend to agree with the comments about not fitting pressurised hot water systems. I suggested connecting the expansion tank to the lower pipe as I have found that connecting said tank to the highest point leads to one having an expansion tankful of hot water - a steaming extravagance. Once the air has been drained out of the radiator no further bleeding should be needed and hopefully water in the expansion tank will remain cool. I have the former arrangement (connecting the expansion pipe to the highest point) and it is quite useful having the warm/hot expansion tank in the engine room as it acts as a small rad when the heating/hot water circulating pipes are being run as a pumped or gravity system. ATB. Albion.
  9. Hi, As stated, air can be removed from the rad. by a bleed screw. Albi.
  10. Hi, I would have connected the feed from the expansion tank into the return pipe to the boiler, The way you have shown it will result in water in the expansion tank becoming hot. Air could then be bled from the radiator by a normal bleed screw. Not sure what others think. Hope this helps, - the original 'avatar' still looks good. Albi.
  11. Alan, I used to moor in the Cowroast before the current owners took over and the same restriction about stored goods prevailed then. Good job too! as some owners used to end up with the most enormous pile of junk in front of their boat. It's a shame that BW don't operate the same policy more stringently on their linear moorings. When choosing a marina it's worth looking at the car-parking policy, I think at your marina you can drive up to and park close to the boat - a real advantage. Linear moorings - great, provided it's a non towpath side, with a 'no fishing' restriction opposite, a short distance from a lock, water-point and rubbish facility ( I am sure that boaters don't produce all the rubbish at these points, some skips seem to contain large amounts of builders hardcore) and one can cope with the often long walk from the road. Albi.
  12. Hi, I bought a small tin of Gardner Grey from Gardner Enthusiast, cost about £18. I tried to match it at B&Q and various paint specialist but with no luck. Be careful with the low 250rpm tickover, around 420 is recommended and if you have a PRM gearbox the oil pressure may be too low and will cause damage. I have a 1957 2LW, with pics before and after the rebuild, Legendary Engineering excellence. Albi. PS The Gardner engine rally is well worth a visit, held every 2 years the next is 2009.
  13. Hi, Reservoir car park owned and administered by BW, who take no prisoners over parking charges and cars are subject to incidents involving vandalism. Pub car park - pub (White Lion) has now changed hands and is run by the owner of the Anglers Retreat. BW yard and former concrete works are owned and locked up by BW who are hoping to redevelop them. I heard from a boat owner who 'lost' his diesel whilst moored at Marsworth recently, it was thought that this incident occured at Berko, but he confirmed that Marsworth was more likely. Albion.
  14. Hi, I like the 2L2 video as well, but it does seem to be ticking over too slowly 420rpm is the recommended min level by Gardners, nice to see the oil pressure gauge increase slowly from start up - I thought mine was unique! Albion.
  15. HI Geoff, We are watching this carefully, it may be the one which was advertised about a month ago, but that one appeared closer to the bridge and stated it 'was residential with parking available). it may be the former but as far as I am aware there is no parking, and was on the opposite side of the canal. From the position of this one on the map it may be the one which was 'snapped' up for £6000 p.an earlier, as it appears to be about the same place on the towpath. ALBION.
  16. Hi, I found that you have to re-adjust the tappets on a BMC 1.5 as part of the re-assembly proceedure, due to the design of the rocker shaft and position of the head nuts. OP - are you sure there are no cracks in cylinder head? - I have heard that BMC cylinder heads are prone to this problem. Albion
  17. Sorry, My error, the pipe connected to the bottom of the calorifier comes from a spigot off the rear of the cylinder head, not the engine block. Albion
  18. Hi, Have been following this one, are you sure that the flow of water through the calorifer is correct? the water has to be 'pushed' through the internal coil from the bottom to the top (ie, on a BMC 1.5 the pipe from the rear of the cylinder block connects to the lower part of the coil, returning from the top to a point on the block near the engine water pump). I reversed them on mine and the water was cool, reconnected them as above and it returned to working at normal temperature. Engine was a 1.5 BMC raw water cooled with a heat exchanger. Hope that helps. Albion
  19. Hi, Agreed they should get a medal, about time the guys in WW2 Bomber Command got one - 55000 killed, but no medal forthcoming! Albi.
  20. Hi, Buying red diesel from the local garage? doubtful! - transfer pumps mmmm! think carefully before providing info on this one. Albi.
  21. Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to extend this pipe so that it discharges into the same area or container that your stern gland drips into, so that water could then be pumped out by the bilge pump? (assuming that you have one). This then saves emptying the container. ATB Albi. I too wondered about drilling a hole, but thought that the calorifer PRV would be below, or on the water line. (as the Previous poster suggested). hence the idea of running a pipe to the proximity of the bilge pump.
  22. Geoff, Sounds as if you have a Flo-Jet pump, I had one of these, but changed it to a Shurflo which can be used in conjunction with an Accumulator. If it's a horizontal Cylinder you will have to drain a lot lof water out before you can safely remove the PRV. Sure it's not possible to run a Flexy pipe to the bilge drained by a pump to avoid mess due to leakage. Forget incontinence pads for soaking the water up, newspapers do a brilliant job and are cheaper (unless you, or a relative have a problem and the pads are supplied by the NHS). regards. Albi
  23. Geoff, You might find that renewing it does not stop the dripping as the water heats up and expands. I have plumbed the PRV so it discharges via the side of the boat, to avoid spillage into the bilge. Somewhere on the system there should be an expansion vessel to cope with increases/decreases in pressure as the water expands/contracts, or else the pump cuts in at night, when the engine is switched off and the water cools and contracts. Hope that helps. Albi.
  24. Hi, It's easy to change a PRV, take time and make a good joint, but why does it need to be changed? - is it leaking or weeping as the pressure in the tank increases due to water expansion? do you have an expansion tank?, also try turning the knob on the PRV to make sure it seats well, as sometimes they get some scale on the seat preventing a good seal. Best of luck, does the water leaking past the PRV leak into the bilge?. Albi.
  25. Hi, Have you checked there's nothing fouling the prop?. Albi
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