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Ken X

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  1. The other amusing quirk of IHT is that you have to pay the tax before the probate bods will release the estate. We assumed it could just be deducted from the estate but apparently not. Fortunately the Bank was more up to speed than we were and soon sorted a loan for a day or two. 🙂
  2. I looked at our photos of Bancroft Basin, which I am assuming is BW/C&RT built. Had a quick play with the distance measure function on Google Maps and it looks like 5 yards plus between piers giving about 2 ft between boats which agrees with our pictures. Bit quick and dirty but I bet it's not far off 16 ft
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  4. We do spin the boat if required as it makes everyone's life easier. Last year one yard said it was fine not to bother as they were able to run an off-hired boat alongside.
  5. Very true. Although the yard operative does get a bit touchy when they are clinging to an offside gunwale whilst wielding a two inch hose. 😂
  6. Job done then. 🙂 Trebles all round.
  7. That's a pity. I am thinking you are correct that a pragmatic solution is to ream the outer bearing circular and create a stepped shaft to fit this enlarged bearing. I am guessing you would reduce the shaft at the rear of the outer bearing to enable the original sized oil/debris seal to be fitted and maintain the original prop taper and thread.
  8. With due deference to others more knowledgable than me, I have not seen a simple oil seal retained by a snap ring before. Usually they are pressed in with an interference fit. I wonder if, when the snap ring is removed, the whole outer bearing will slide out of the stern tube. It may need encouragement with a slide hammer or similar but could be replaceable. Ah, just cross posted, so the question is how is the outer bearing secured? I am guessing it may be keyed? Removing the seal may reveal more.
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  11. One cause of excessive oil leakage past a crank scroll seal we have noticed on the petrol BMC engines, is as a result of increased crankcase pressure caused by general wear in the engine. I assume similar would afflict diesel BMC engines.
  12. When we came up Diglis lock in July we were asked for our registration number. Being a hire boat we had no idea what or where it was. Finally located it on the opposite side to the lock side. Reading it involved lying on the roof shouting out the numbers, hoping I didn't get it wrong as I was reading right to left and inverted. 😆
  13. One solution (although there may well be better) would be to drill a hole in each side of the air duct and weld a tube across the air intake duct to connect the two drainage channels.
  14. I'm not sure there is a standard although others may be better informed. Edit (see above) Most boats I've seen look like the boat was built and when the budget ran out they realised the exhaust was missing. Cue a rapid furtle around the yard for some gash pipe and "voila" one custom exhaust. 😄
  15. We have a stainless steel exhaust on our Morris Minor. When new it was much noisier than the standard item as it rang and crackled on overrun presumably due to being a stiffer material. Many years later it has mellowed nicely, due, I guess, to a build up of carbon inside. It will be interesting to see how noisy a stainless boat exhaust is compared to black iron.
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