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  1. I seem to recall that there was a static pub on a butty owned by Ansells. It was moored in Birmingham. It was called Squirrel and later reverted to its original name Grimsby. Just found this
  2. This is how I boxed in the rather noisy 1.8 BMC on our motorised butty. It reduced the noise level from 86 to 58 decibels. I used the heavy quality accoustic deadening lining. It's possible to get lighter and cheaper versions, but they are not as effective. The frame can be completely dismantled in case I should ever need full access to the engine. For example, the front end (nearest the camera) can be unbolted to get to the water pump, alternator belt etc. The enclosure is lined out with accoustic lining. The finished enclosure. The top and front can be quickly opened. The checkerplate is rubber, by the way.
  3. I have a battery driven chain saw. It leaked oil which soaked into the wooden shelf in my shed. The local glis glis loved the taste of this oil and have systematically chewed away the shelf.
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  9. Many of the former boatmen simply call them "Waterways".
  10. Being annoyingly pedantic, I think you mean "vadam".
  11. or as Pompey the Great said, Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse.
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  15. It then belonged to a chap called Stewart. He'd filled the inside with a remarkable collection of re-cycled and up-cycled artefacts. It was like a museum. He kept it afloat with Fibrocem and, for an ancient wooden boat, it was cherished and looked after. It was a common sight on the southern GU, but it disappeared probably twenty years ago.
  16. The late Kevin Whittle also produced a regular magazine called the Kelvin Register, later renamed The Kelvin and Vintage Marine Engine. He published around 150 editions and they are packed with advice and tips. I bet someone has a set of these lurking in a shed that they might be willing to part with. I've just had a look online to see if the book mentioned by BEngo is available. One recently for sale was asking silly money.
  17. These look very much like the ones I fitted to Owl. To be honest they were pretty useless (just a bit more bling) because I still had to fill the oil reservoirs which were needed with their wicks to do the job as Mr Bergius intended. I bought mine in 1999 from Brian Chisholm at a cost of £70 the pair.
  18. Yes, I've done that as well. Very helpful they were.
  19. I usually started the K2 just with a thermostart on diesel. Never failed. I later fitted a coil and distributor to improve the rather weak magneto spark for the petrol start. This proved so effective that I only had to move the flywheel a fraction and the engine would fire up. I decided to add a safety device so that the engine couldn't be started accidentally in this way.
  20. In the olden days, my father always taught me when starting our car, to cup the starting handle in the palm of my hand and never grip it with the thumb. In that way if the engine started unexpectedly the handle would shoot out of the hand harmlessly. I used the same technique when starting the K2 on Owl. By the way, I doubt whether anyone could start a K2 by hand without the aid of the magneto and petrol.
  21. Am I right in thinking that these bottle stoves were also fitted in the fore cabins of FMC boats?
  22. Might be worth giving Mike Pinnock a call. He made this one for me a few years ago. The traditional chain is a dog chain which I had powder coated.
  23. Have you consulted the British Newspaper Archive? You'll find plenty of articles from local papers referring to the 1923 strike. There are some fascinating incidental details such as: at the end of the strike boats were delayed because the horses needed attention; also Northamptonshire education department drafted in extra teachers not only for the children but in order to teach the boat men and women the 3 Rs.
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