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Beware - it may have come out of the cup on the skeg, if so the nut will be supporting the whole rudder and undoing it may cause you to loose the rudder. is the bottom of the swan neck slightly lower than it used to be ? is the swan neck slightly off vertical My method for relocating requires two people - one facing forward, bent under the tiller bar with the bar in the centre of their back and straighten their legs to lift the whole rudder/swan neck/tiller bar assembly and the other to move the swan neck and rudder stock sideways and relocate in the cup. As bizzard says you may be able to see the cup and rudder stock via the weed hatch which would confirm this and if a third person was available to observe while lifting they could guide the second person as to which way to move it. springy

This could read "Oil up 1/8" over (?) Max" - perhaps it has the wrong dipstick and the correct oil level is not the max mark but 1/8" above - possibly determined by filling with the specified amount. springy

Their return journey was a bit epic as well - Pelsall to BCLM took 28 hours "boating" of which 14 were spent working down the weed hatch ! springy

Andy Tidy's video from the recent Pelsall gathering springy

These pumps - small fairly high speed impeller pumps need a flooded impeller chamber to get going so if for example you had a small bilge pump with slots 10mm high in the base, then the top of the impeller chamber could easily be another 20mm above that, it is unlikely to clear much below 5mm by which time it will be sucking in too much air. However if you switched the pump on with 10mm water is unlikely to get going, with 20mm water it will still struggle, but with 30mm or more it will immediately start on full flow because the chamber will be full, and take it back down to 5mm pumping efficiently. Whilst the example is for a small pump the same would apply to a mains submersible though the dimensions would be greater - the top of the impellor chamber could be 5 or 6 inches above the base of the pump strainer. If its a "mobile" pump lower into the water first and allow the chamber to fill before powering up. springy

Don't know about Kromhouts or Seffles, but a Bolinder has a drain cock on the crankcase, where most of the oil is collected and crankcase pressure blows it out into a catch pot, some will be burned but most (Straight 90 I was told, but I know others use lighter grades) will collect in the crank case. It is important however to ensure that oil is being blown into the catch pot - if it collects in the crankcase it could easily lead to a runaway. Normal practice AIUI is to run with the drain cock open all the while and accept the small loss of crankcase pressure. If working with an engine operator in attendance (these were true seagoing marine engines) they would run with the drain closed, but opened at regular intervals to clear the oil. I would suspect the Kromhouts and Seffles may well have a similar setup. springy

How about one of these https://www.pump.co.uk/hose-accessories-c279/brass-plastic-fittings-c1/brass-plastic-hosetails-c6/pvc-hosetail-step-adaptor-p5669 and then flexible hose of appropriate size to the skin fitting. springy

Episode 12 is on there now, one more to go springy

Jiggle It ! Seriously though remember its a "syphon" so the end of the outlet pipe MUST be below the pick-up point. Put your bucket on a table and let the end of the hose lie on the floor and try again, jiggling the pipe up and down in the bucket. beaten by The Biscuits springy

Yes, it was earlier in the year, may bank holiday IIRC springy

Northern BCN - Cannock Extension - there are linear offside moorings operated by the boatyards north of Lime Lane bridge up to the end at the A5, and your marker for the grove is a little south of the colliery arms. Also Longwood Boat Club at the top of Rushall locks. springy

In the early/mid eighties I had a series of cycle licences - originally valid for twelve months but later "valid until further notice", always free but I would request one along with my boat licence and that may have been a concession to boat owners. Slightly different design to the one posted earlier, but with a small plastic wallet and a loop which used to dangle from the saddle. springy

Have you tried turning the engine over by hand slowly - if the lift pump arm was on the peak of the lobe when it was stopped then it could be trapping the arm, turning the engine over by hand might release it, turn the crank 1/2 turn and see if the lift pump gets "looser", if not try another 1/2 turn in the same direction and check again. If you have the new pump to hand its worth looking at the side view and visualise where in the block the arm would end up and consider position of the mounting studs - this may allow you to work out which way it has to come.

There's this thread from a couple of years ago which looks like the same device springy

Anything on the NLS site can be ordered through the site at a variety of sizes (and prices) springy

Think of the spanner as a lever - the longer the spanner the more leverage you have and so you can pull the nut tighter for a given hand pressure. This page shows how to improvise a torque wrench with a spanner and a luggage scale and how to calculate the torque applied :- https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/torque-wrench-luggage-scale-d_1909.html springy

The bolt head should be marked, probably 8.8 but could be 9.8, 10.9 or 12.6 - these give you the bolt strength and thus the Maximum you could use, From here https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/metric-bolts-maximum-torque-d_2054.html gives a Maximum of 57.3 Nm for M10 8.8 grade, other grades higher. Doesn't actually seem that high to me - FT with a spanner but easily surpassed using the longer leverage available with a torque wrench. springy

As Ditchcrawler said, sounds like double pole switches, with your multimeter check for continuity - in the off position there should be no continuity between any of the terminals, in the on position there should be continuity between L1 and L2, and between N1 and N2. If there is only one pair of wires at the switch then somewhere in the system Black is being used as a Positive (or Red is being used as a Negative). If so it should show up at one of the light fittings - So Red from fuse/distribution board -> vicinity of first light in chain -> red going to switch, black from switch to light fitting POSITIVE, Black from fuse/distribution board to first light in chain negative, red and black from first light to second light etc. It does not actually matter which pair of terminals are used in the switch. Unless there are hidden junctions three of the four lights in each chain should have four wires connected to them. springy

Could be here, between Wednesbury Oak Branch, Ocker Hill Branch and LNWR Princes End Branch - Moat Farm and Moat Colliery https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=52.54237&lon=-2.05376&layers=168&b=1 springy

Todays Express and Star reports that an 18 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2023/05/10/man-arrested-following-crash-which-left-car-dangling/ springy

I have a similar "pump in a box" and whilst it works it has the same problem - I think there's not enough "fall" between the bottom of the shower tray and the box inlet hence the slow draining. I have a Gulper waiting to be fitted and it should be much better because it "sucks" ! (I haven't actually fitted the Gulper yet because I also connected all the water drain cocks to the shower pump box making draining down for the winter much easier - that works well.) springy

Thought it looked familiar - Blowers Green springy

This page https://wikishire.co.uk/wiki/BCN_Main_Line has it as a hill :- " It was also called the Island Line as it was cut straight through the hill at Smethwick known as the Island." which is in turn referenced to:- Paget-Tomlinson, Edward W. (2006) [1978]. The Illustrated History of Canal & River Navigations. Landmark Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84306-207-0. I did have a look at NLS maps but it will need older maps. As for the "birmingham pond", possibly the 453' level ? springy

Just been having a read of the info on CaRT, From the rate card :- Fee per head is calculated on the maximum event capacity not the attendance. There is a 50% discount if the Trust's land is not where most of the event will take place. From the FAQs:- Rate card https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/refresh/media/original/47755-rate-card.pdf FAQs https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/refresh/media/original/47756-tpe-faqs.pdf springy

Just had a look at LHCRT website they have a page of maps https://www.lhcrt.org.uk/lichfieldcanalmaps.htm but scrolling down I tried this and it looks to me to be pretty good, created by LHCRT but on google maps Green tracks are walking routes https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1R_5qDKweORBt6sTbMhjDXvA7lY8&ll=52.67701152186553%2C-1.7945866313497594&z=17 And there's a couple of Andy Tidy's episodes on you tube springy