What else can go wrong?

[Arthur Marshall]

Over the last five or six years, I've had the pistons replaced and the bottom half of the engine rebuilt, Immediately after, the clutch disintegrated, followed a couple of years later by the reverse brake band and now the flexible coupling needs replacing. The base plate sprang a leak so it needed a major replating. I had a self draining back deck put in, which the yard managed to fit so one side of it drains the wrong way. The fuel tank was the back end of the hull and rusted through, filling the bilge with diesel. The stove burnt through the flue collar and stuffed the boat full of CO. The instant water heater died. The lift pump fell off and all the oil went into the bilge. The fuel pump fell off and filled the bilge with diesel (again) I'm ignoring normal things like the ropes being cut, the control cables snapping and the clutch slipping so the boat sailed out of a lock by itself.

As far as I'm aware, the only original fittings left are the hooter and headlight and a bit of metal casing round the Lister.

So, tell me, what's going to go wrong next? It would be good to be prepared...

[RLWP]

Time to check your speed controls

 

Richard

[system 4-50]

Um, its not good news I'm afraid. The only major component left is ..... you!

[RLWP]

Um, its not good news I'm afraid. The only major component left is ..... you!

 

That can't be right. Nuts are minor components

 

Richard

[Dave Payne]

The hooter and the headlight?

[Catnip King]

I'm surprised they are even still working!

[Arthur Marshall]

The hooter and the headlight?

Probably.

[PaulG]

 

That can't be right. Nuts are minor components

 

Richard

The nut at the end of the tiller is a major component.

[Naughty Cal]

Its still floating. It might decide to stop floating

[Catnip King]

Those nuts on my gland are quite important

Edited December 16, 2016 by Catnip King

[Jak]

Ouch. And I'm sure it's no consolation at all that my horn and tunnel light are broken, but the rest of the boat works ok

[Horace42]

Over the last five or six years, I've had the pistons replaced and the bottom half of the engine rebuilt, Immediately after, the clutch disintegrated, followed a couple of years later by the reverse brake band and now the flexible coupling needs replacing. The base plate sprang a leak so it needed a major replating. I had a self draining back deck put in, which the yard managed to fit so one side of it drains the wrong way. The fuel tank was the back end of the hull and rusted through, filling the bilge with diesel. The stove burnt through the flue collar and stuffed the boat full of CO. The instant water heater died. The lift pump fell off and all the oil went into the bilge. The fuel pump fell off and filled the bilge with diesel (again) I'm ignoring normal things like the ropes being cut, the control cables snapping and the clutch slipping so the boat sailed out of a lock by itself.

As far as I'm aware, the only original fittings left are the hooter and headlight and a bit of metal casing round the Lister.

So, tell me, what's going to go wrong next? It would be good to be prepared...

Batteries for your torch.

[Keeping Up]

How about a nice bit of electrolytic corrosion along the sides?

[matty40s]

You keep your rash to yourself......

[Arthur Marshall]

Its still floating. It might decide to stop floating

It tried to do that year before last, though I managed to get it out of the water before it succeeded.

[Murflynn]

are your curtain rods OK?

[Naughty Cal]

It tried to do that year before last, though I managed to get it out of the water before it succeeded.

Well you know what they say, "If at first you don't succeed........"

[bizzard]

Well you know what they say, "If at first you don't succeed........"

Succeed is what the elderly budgerigar had to do, having lost all its teeth.

[The Bagdad Boatman (waits)]

Try nipping up nuts and bolts on a rattly engine lift pump and fuel pump are down to the modern car owners belife that it can be ignored.

[Murflynn]

pardon?

[Athy]

pardon?

Has he "lunched" well?

[zenataomm]

There are certain statements in life that are just easier to agree with ...... then move on.

[nebulae]

Your engines is not a Lister is it? Sounds very much like a couple of Listers I have had. Mind you,I never managed to break the gearbox.

[Athy]

There are certain statements in life that are just easier to agree with ...... then move on.

Moving finger in writing shock horror.

[Arthur Marshall]

Your engines is not a Lister is it? Sounds very much like a couple of Listers I have had. Mind you,I never managed to break the gearbox.

Course it is. SR2. First off it had a massive oil leak and had to be dismantled to get to it, so while in there the guy did the pistons and all the other stuff. Ten minutes after i picked up the boat to take it back to the mooring the clutch fell to bits.

I could have bought a new (well, new old, if you see what I mean) boat for what I've spent in the last five or six years. Though you have to balance that against the fact it cost me virtually nothing in the previous twenty five.