tom_c

I'd rather spend the money going up the river idle, even less traffic up there! Tom

i still have one fowler for sale including a new head gasket, i have too many projects and something has to give

i'll try to get a photo of a starting handle for you, i may have a couple of spare injectors too but i'll have to have a look through the box of bits Tom

anyone know of any fuel boats in the east midlands, if so do you know if they have any kerosene? also what price they are charging Thanks Tom

according to the prm website the 260 should handle a JP3 even on a heavy commercial rating. i would be more tempted to fit the 500 though, especially if the engine is worked hard or a lot of river work is likely. the prm 160, which was replaced by the 260, in wyrd has been rebuilt 3 times in 20 years and still has a habit of dumping all of its oil into the drip tray under the engine with a compete loss of drive!! not good on rivers. the other thing to be careful of , is the minimum engine speed that prm recommend for the gearbox, a JP3 might have to run a bit more quickly than you may like for the gearbox to work correctly. hope this helps Tom

i have already emailed them but with no response, I might try their after sales service contact!! I've not been able to upload any pictures of it yet but i'll try again later Tom

paraffin engine, about 15hp 1500rpm. i'll post some pictures when i find them, maybe even a video of it running when the weather improves Tom

has anyone heard of this engine? it is a semi diesel with a bore of 8 1/2" just started to rebuild it pictures to follow Tom

does anyone have a Kelvin carburettor for a 6HP poppet vale? i'm missing some bits for mine and need to make them Tom

it's a bit smokey in here!!!

have you recently filled up with diesel? if so does a modern low sulphur diesel have a lower viscosity than the older fuels?

can we have a sub forum for the not so common Kelvin engines

depends on the reduction ratio of the gearbox, the power and speed ratings for that particular engine, higher speed tends to mean smaller prop. Tom

I've got a little Fowler twin 11HP 1000rpm, that would be quite nice in a boat like that, or a kelvin paraffin engine, an E4 would be about right. i know where there is a rebuilt Parsons D4M paraffin engine! nice and smooth running but still a vintage engine. Tom

the other way of looking at that is how expensive is the boat that sinks because you bodged the weedhatch seal? Tom

6 hours for the erewash is steady, 4 1/2 hours is quick, but i do see your point. Tom

no, a four point contact bearing is a perfectly good design, more compact than a pair of taper rollers and accomplishes the same thing, how much would you want for one? i have a parsons F type box on a Fowler. Tom

the Erewash takes 6 hours for a single boat, its an easy day, canalplan ac gives 13 hours from mercia to langley mill but you can shave a bit off that. Langley Mill to Fradley with a pair of boats has been done in a day too. Tom

i seem to have killed this thread, doesn't anyone want to argue about bearings anymore?

I believe Elland was built short. Tom

there's always the drydock at langley mill, willington to langley mill can be done in a good day. Tom

no one i have spoken to has heard of it, the company is still in business but building winches now, i have emailed them but didn't get a response, they started production in 1909. it is still seized but penetrating oil is finding its way past the piston, hopefully it will move in about 6 months time! Tom

does the shaft turn freely by hand? if not that could also be contributing to your problems

depends on the boat, what it is carrying and how fast it is going, work on somewhere around 3' ish but i believe the grand union town class boats were designed to carry 70 ish tons on a pair of boats with 4'3" draught Tom