Peter & Maureen H

Thanks David, looks like I'm out of luck! where did you find the info? I looked on Canalplan but couldn't find it...

It’s a CRT lock, but the council own and operate the swing bridge over it. The ship lock on the other side of the Holiday inn would have the draft suitable for larger vessels, but that’s out of service and unlikely to be repaired. Not very hopeful!

Hi All, can anyone tell me the maximum draft that can transit the bottom lock at the Port?? I’ve called CRT on several numbers and no one seems to know, or even be particularly interested in answering the question. I would like to bring my sailing vessel into the port for the Easter gathering… She has a 5’6” draft.

Hi RovingRom, Thanks for your interest, she is still for sale, unfortunately we put her on brokerage only on Saturday! We have another interested party viewing on Tuesday. She's going on Great Haywood boats sales site. Let me know if you want to view! Best regards, Peter H.

Only if you buy the engine!!! ;-)

Hi All, We've been happily living on board Miss Heliotrope for the last eight years, but have decided to move to wobbly water, so need a boat with stick and rag. Miss H has a 1946 J3 with diesel thermostart. Starts and runs well. Ideal Liveaboard, exceptionally large kitchen refit some 4 years ago, with full size oven and hob, solid Iroko worktops, craftsman made kitchen units, fridge, freezer, washing machine. Welsh dresser and dining table. Fitted double bed in 'Owners Cabin'. Cast Iron Edwardian duck egg blue roll top bath with shower over. 4 seater settee / double bed. Kabola 'Old Dutch' diesel stove, Webasto diesel boiler feeding 4 radiators and calorifier )with immersion heater.) Sterling inverter/charger meets all power needs. 835AH deep cycle 6x2V traction batteries, 215A alternator, 750W solar with Outback mppt controller. 1996 62ft Colecraft hull, sound, but needs a lick of paint. New BSC from Jan 18. Pics to follow...

Isn't Meehanite a type of cast iron? That seems to me to be an odd material from which to make a small section highly stressed item, although it is in compression and may be quite ductile I suppose. Not that I actually know anything, just asking' ! P.

Only asked because at least one of my head shims is 52 thou, and I've seen them at 46 and 50. I've heard it suggested that they were matched up to get a good alignment across the top of the heads, and /or fine tune the compression ratio or valve / piston clearance, so may well have been different on each engine and each pot of a multiple cylinder engine. Peter

That's a K3 Mike, they go ridiculously slow on tick over, about twice as big and half the speed of what a J series does!

Hi David, I'd be interested in the head shims (gaskets). Have sent you a PM. What thickness are they please?

Gardner 5LW with GMC heavy recovery truck attached £4000 http://www.prestonservices.co.uk/tractors.html

Got a quote recently for plaques like these , about 70 quid for a master and about 18 quid each for 5 inch diameter in brass. If anybody has a plaque to use as a master that would save some dosh. Any interest? https://www.dropbox.com/s/uysz6dlqh6p3223/image.jpeg

One of my ex bosses who used to work on the rubbish boats in Brum told me the council used to empty the rubbish carts into the boat thru these. Is there any truth in this dual purpose usage?