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Best of luck with Machine Mart Stoves.......

Interesting, we are near Tring and moor at Cowroast, thanks to Lord Rothchild and his 'Zoo' at Tring, Glis Glis are the problem for us. They chew anything and what they don't chew they crap over. The current Lord R. denies all liabilty, they have spread as far as Amersham.

This is a good idea, they are very useful!

Agreed some of the Vlogs are hard work and all have boring parts but the drone filming in some is excellent and well worth watching. Like TV, one always has the option of the ON/OFF button or fast forward.

Albion Mills had Worksop listed as 'home port' when we bought it in 2005, but we this changed to Cowroast when it was repainted in 2011.

Mark, PM sent.

Wise post, good news that somebody other than us has a functioning brain. Heep safe. L

Hi, A few pics would be helpful, my OD4, starts 'going out' a few minutes after the knob has been turned to the off position. A blue flame is best and I find that in normal operation settings 1 to 3 are only needed, anything above 2 introduces too much oil into the burner pot and results in orange flames. You state you have 'taken the Toby Valve apart- adjusted the oil flow screws?, not recommended..........which type of Toby Valve do you have? - photo would help. Really all you need to do with the valve is to clean the filter. Have you cleaned the copper pipe twix Valve and scraper? How much is it worth - not a lot - spares are difficult to get.

Is the 'flap' correctly adjusted so that it just closes under normal operation?.

Have been with SAGA for years, survey needed when boat reaches 30 years old, slight premium increase when when it reached 20 years. As a matter of interest I instructed a good surveyor to carry out a full 'out of water survey ' when the boat was 20 years old, no problems were found.

Interesting video on FB, Narrowboat Owners Group of a boater cruising down River Severn at Framilode Passage...............there are some crazy peeps about. Sorry could not do link, but it's well worth a look.....

Burner pot pic.

Hi, I had a similar problem with my OD4, and it developed a pinprick hole in the base, A complete overhaul was needed, a new burner pot was sourced. Kabola says the pot can be removed via the top. that's cobblers, the best way is to remove the fire as the burner pot will only come out from the bottom. It's fairly easy to remove the fire, 2 bolts secure the drip tray from the black round cover. I have attached some pictures showing the burner pot and holes. I will attach some pictures showing the operation later, a year ago I fitted a new carb. spares for the burner pot and a new mica glass cost about £300, this also included a new cage, carb was £200 on top of that, but I ended up with a virtually new heater. My fire also provides hot water.

Mark, You must have a very understanding wife - looks as though you are painting in the Lounge in one picture at least.......... Mike

Yep. Gardner's do, Amersham high street used to get some tremendous oil stains where the generators (generally Gardner 6LW's) stood during the fair. I also remember a visit to Malta years ago, when the the main mode of transport was old buses (usually Gardner powered) shipped out from the UK, the main bus station in Valletta was an oily mess from deposits from all the old vehicles. I get some small leaks from my 2LW after a run but but they wipe off easily. Bearing the mind the age of the engines oil leaks are reasonable, I recall the leaks from cars of the same period - I know my BMC's and Vauxhall's did.......modern machining seems to overcome this, especially with Toyota engines and the Hyundai I now run never uses a drop of oil between 2 year service periods..

And be careful if you have a pacemaker.....or guests who have one........

Hi, I made a double skin unit up fairly easily, rolled the inner leaf up and fed it into the outer leaf and filled the gap with fibre glass and ran some high temp silicone sealer round top and bottom to secure it. Make sure you leave enough single skin outer to fir over the collar. Works well, no tar drips. Also use a 'hat'.

Interesting, but really it's better to let it be converted to housing rather than allow the building to decline like the Cowroast Pub or the White Lion at Marsworth. Sadly pubs are in decline and this closure will be the first of many, looking at the figures and prevailing market conditions I think a pub would be the last thing I would invest in. Although locally, Akeman Inns seem to be shrewd operators along the A41 and good luck to the Grand Junction at Bulbourne now under their stewardship - although boaters won't like their prices.

Always liked boats, first boating holiday Sept 1975. with a pal on his 16ft Dolphin. Marlow to Newbridge (Upper Thames) and back- see pic, muscle bound hero mid left! Spent various holidays on that boat and a 21ft Norman he bought. 1988 had some money left over from a divorce (yep, unusual situation I know) so bought Keb a 30ft nb. after making sure current partner liked boating. We ran Keb for 16 years and sold her and bought Albion Mills a 48ft boat with a Gardner engine (something I have always wanted). Always been based at Cowroast. always kept a boating logbook.

I made a new one for my rear slide last year. It's a traditional 'tapered' shape opening, 18mm ply, with 1mm steel covering externally. It's heavy so to make it slide more easily I rebated 1mm brass strips along the sliding areas, matches brass strips on roof runners. Internal finish, scumbled (by me). Works well. Hope you are well. M.