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Many years ago I used to explore abandoned mines and have actually been into the siphon chamber identified in the second part of the video. This was many years ago but things don't look to have changed much underground. The surface remains are even better in the video, as the vegetation was at its peak when I visited. A very interesting place.

Really good video, thanks for posting. Those two adits actually merge into one, a short distance into the level, at a place called " waters meeting". There were 45 plus miles of underground canals in that system, serving a number of different collieries and were arranged on different levels which were accessed by inclined planes. There was even a completely landlocked boatyard, possibly in Walkden?, where starvationer boats were brought up to the surface via a drift from the workings below.

A lot of people used to do this without really knowing why. The last time I came across it was 20 yrs ago when I recovered a Rolls Royce that had been driven through the back of a garage. The old fella must have got mixed up with his routine, which should have been something like enter garage, knock it in neutral, rev up, switch off and brake. Anyway, whatever went wrong the front end of the roller was stuck through the end of the garage. Funny thing was there'd been some shelves up above the window with tins of paint on, a couple of which had burst open and given the Spirit of Ecstasy a new look. Got some really odd looks as I drove round the Huddersfield ring road with that on the truck.

Some good points and I've just been to peer up all of my vents. After 7 years there is some dust, what look like a few midges and just one, maybe two spiders. Looks like I'll be organising an airline.

Hi Rob, may not be much use, more of a heads up. I sandwiched stainless gauze between the vent and the roof, as the boat was being built. Thing was I was aware that doing this would prevent any way to use the "adjustment" feature, built into some vents. Having said that, it's never been a problem and I'd do the same again.

Revving an engine just prior to switching off is a throwback to the "old" days of motoring. The theory being a quick blip of the throttle ensured the float chamber was as full of petrol as possible, thereby ensuring better restarting. It doesn't apply to modern engines and especially not turbocharged engines. The last thing needed is to set the turbo spinning just prior to starving its bearings of oil. Hope this helps.....

A determined effort was made to re float this boat. CRT was aware of the plan but took no part in it. The biggest problem was the lack of access, a commercial tug couldn't reach the site due to the problems at Figure of 3 locks. The only option being to handball the necessary equipment about a quarter of a mile or more, along a muddy towpath. The equipment consisted of 4 x 2" pumps, 2 generators to power the pumps, tirfors, toe jacks, hoses, wood blocks etc. Work seemed to be going to plan with the pumps making good progress, however, when the bows were pushed back in, water gradually overwhelmed the pumps. It's thought a seam has possibly sprung, or an old engine vent was uncovered. The engine wasn't air cooled but it may have started out as air cooled. The pumps were high capacity commercial units.

Mmmm.... a knowledge of BMCs, as well as 50s / 60s vehicles and motor trade workarounds. Quite tetchy and curmudgeonly responses to some posts. I think we may have the true forum ID of "Tracy ". Welcome back Sam.....

Another vote for Ray's transport and if the load does need an escort, they have their own.

Hi, as I read it the OP's bowthruster is hydraulic.

Another vote for a BS 5 overhaul. Thanks for posting......

If a crane could access the site, there wouldn't be a problem getting slings under, or any need for jacking. The bow is safely on the hard so a sling could be passed under the counter, lifting the stern so a couple of timbers could be slid under the boat. What may be a consideration would be the size of crane, I seem to think the towpath is fairly wide at that point and there's also a wall at the beer garden, which may be a consideration for a safe working radius. I don't think the wall is too tall, so it might be possible for the operator to get his outriggers over it and onto the towpath.

You manage to take the old adage "never look a gift horse in the mouth" to a whole new level. For a long standing member, I hope you're ashamed.....

I'd also go for the Uxter plate, sometimes called the counter plate. It's the large flat plate at the stern immediately above the propellor. Usually has the weed hatch built into it. As Mike suggests, check with the surveyor.

Up another inch at Wakey, crazy rainstorm along with thunder. So I'm listening to the "Proclaimers" Sunshine on Leith, feel better now....

Waters just lapped over the piling at Wakefield, so just six inches down on Boxing Day. Hailing like mad and the wind seems to have got it's, well, second wind.

Brighouse, only place I've been stoned while moored up.

Just remember, when you get to the hard bit, stop drilling.

For sale with a broken water pump.......I think I can see how the water pump broke.

It's just that the angle of the slings was a little on the keen side. Under loading the slings would want to try to move towards each other, okay they didn't and all was good but you can see what would have happened if one had slipped. Visualise a line running from each sling, one forward and one aft, now the slings can't slip towards each other. Hope this helps.

Just watched your YouTube vid. Those straps were at a fair angle. Could I suggest that when the boats finished and gets lifted back out, you ask the operator to use check ropes? A simple line run from the slings to a cleat forward and aft would do the job. I use a crane to lift boats in and out and although a spreader frame is used and the slings almost vertical, we still use check ropes on vee hulled fibreglass boats. Good luck with the refurbishment.

Never seen what you describe but it should be doable in this day and age. Maybe a Bluetooth type set up, with the batteries stored neatly in the tiller arm? I've moved boats with the setup you describe and more than once been "trapped " in the corner, not good.

If the engine runs fine in the high compression position, I'd have thought the problem was more likely to be the valve rather than the engine, probably caused by lack of use. The Lister CS coupled to the air start compressor aboard HATFIELD has a similar valve. It never sees any use as the engine starts without the need for low compression but if I ever needed to use it, it wouldn't surprise if the lack of use of the valve caused issues.

Really neat job. I had my starter overhauled by a semi retired auto electrician, who'd done the job since leaving school. The only time I phoned for an update, he told me he was "just re varnishing the coils" l didn't trouble him again. Brilliant, thanks. Even google doesn't know, lol....

Very interesting thread. The starter on my engine is an "axial" and I understand how it operates but what does the term co-axial actually refer to? Is it a large inertia unit? (I suspect there's more to it) Pic of my engine below shows the starter, you'll know what model it is, I've forgotten.