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Ray T

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  1. The associated blurb does suggest it is brass and is ornamental. "A rate opportunity to acquire a limited edition, ornamental brass windlass. I acquired the remaining stock of the Dunton Double windlasses from the estate of my deceased cousin who designed and manufactured them. I've sold all bar a few of the aluminium type but have around a dozen of these brass units. I'm not sure if they are meant to be functional or just ornamental but they are certainly a thing of beauty, particularly if you're interested in all things canal related. For comparative purposes the aluminium DDs weigh just under 600g while the brass weigh approximately 1400g. This particular 'Double Double has been in dry storage for several years and, although it's new, I'm listing it as old stock and seconds, because, while the finish is good there are some blemishes."
  2. Thank you, memory loss!!!!
  3. If my memory serves me correctly Carl T owned Umbriel not Usk. Photo at Wolfhamcote
  4. https://www.facebook.com/groups/579335969909212 You can contact Phil on this forum Canal Art-Roses & Castles.
  5. Scotia in her "glory days."
  6. Not wishing to be a pedant but the telegraph poles will obstruct any horse drawn vessels. 😁
  7. The boat in the picture is probably Gort which has that type of gear wheel from new. Photo by E P T.
  8. That is the gear wheel. Or are you being silly?
  9. Point of historical order, the "swans neck" was originally the fancy piece of rope work attached to the Rams Head of the butty Ellum. Wording useage changes over the years though. Also a "C" shaped tiller, to me, is not as aesthetically pleasing as a "Z" shaped tiller
  10. Get a boat yard to adapt a canal boat like the one in this recent film, twin outboard motors.
  11. This little book?
  12. Ask this gentleman @John Brightley Or here? https://rchsimagearchive.org.uk/index.php?album=Canals-Inland-Waterways/Shropshire-Union/Birmingham-Liverpool-Jcn-Canal-Autherley-Jcn-to-Nantwich/Audlem
  13. I put the exhaust pipe on as without it the exhaust gasses left black streaks across the counter and on the fenders. It doesn’t seem to have any detrimental effect on engine performance.
  14. Like this?
  15. During one of the Press Briefings at Hatton I went to the infrastructure manager gave a presentation. The attributes are catagorised from A to E where E, was "If we don't do anything about it will it cause a major disaster or will it result in loss of life." "A, it will be good to get round to it if we have any spare cash." This did not include any emergency and unforeseen repairs. There was a separate budget for this. As there were many departments calling on the purse strings, the truth is there is not enough money to satisfy all the different departments' needs. It is all too easy to be critical from the outside looking in but the reality is it is totally different from the inside looking out.
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