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Grace and Favour last won the day on December 27 2012
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Yorkshire Gravel Barges - Happier days
Grace and Favour replied to Grace and Favour's topic in General Boating
Aye! Farndale passed through Lemonroyd today, and was followed with a TomPuddin' with a weight of sand in, (I guess Farndale's load had been lightened to ease the passage. Was such a treat to see her again though! -
Yorkshire Gravel Barges - Happier days
Grace and Favour replied to Grace and Favour's topic in General Boating
True - but unfortunately the rain doesn't disolve the sediment (!) CRT had spent many days dredging that section a couple of weeks ago - - - standards just ain't what they used to be! -
Yorkshire Gravel Barges - Happier days
Grace and Favour replied to Grace and Favour's topic in General Boating
And one can only guess how happy I am to see this thread resurrected with an about-face of news, and those wonderful pics! And, just to gild the lily - we are at Lemonroyd, and the visitor moorings are reserved for Commercial Traffic 22<>24th September. Deep joy -
Blacking or epoxy coating?
Grace and Favour replied to Cloudinspector's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
Lizzy, We 'blacked' our hull this year, - similar process to yours really - - sandblast, chemical wash, then a two-pack Jotamastic 87 primer, followed by two coats of Jotamastic 87. We'd booked a dry dock and did the job myself - (because I really wanted to discover the condition of the hull in the first place, and then make sure that the job met the process spec's of the paint). We let it cure for a week before refloating. I can say that the paint was well on it's way to being very hard indeed, and that yours really should be the same. I reckon Dr Bob's observations above are absolutely spot-on, and they would be an ideal route to start the discussions for remediation by the boatyard. -
Composting bogs, looking for direct user feedback
Grace and Favour replied to Starcoaster's topic in Boat Equipment
I suggest that feedback is more acceptable than blowback! -
Matty40s is a good contender - - although don't know where he is at the mo . . maybe drop him a pm
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Replacing Antifreeze.
Grace and Favour replied to Southern Star's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
If I were you I'd make a thorough job of replacing all the coolant - and even risk an air lock on the way, but drain thoroughly. Measure the old coolant (into, say, 5Ltr containers) and replace with ethylene glycol (I understand the relevance of the taste test!), Glycol base is the mnost commonly used I understand. When replacing use between a 30/50% AntiFreeze to water ratio. It's not just the anti-freeze properties that are valuable, of course, but also the anti-corrosion, which are two darned good reasons to change the lot! -
Aye, I use a lighterman's hitch
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Your interpretation is about right . . . just like buying any engine, it's not simply about the hours, but also about how it's been used, and most importantly, whether it has been properly maintained, with regular oil and filter changes at correct intervals. Have a good look at the boat's log/receipts/maintenance schedule Edited to add: Alan de E types quickerer then me!
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Problems with fuel quality ?
Grace and Favour replied to hydroxyl's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
I happen to believe that each kit uses the oil extracted from a dozen snakes. But will be happy, and surprised, to be proved wrong!!!- 3 replies
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Doodle, If you minimise your ventilation you will discover that condensation becomes a problem.
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Sculptor loaded for the first time in perhaps 30 years
Grace and Favour replied to Leo No2's topic in History & Heritage
Lovely stuff! What a great picture. -
No problem
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I've used our council waste oil recycling tank