Engine removal.

[MtB]

1 hour ago, cuthound said:

One like this?

 

 

 

I had one of those. I made it myself out of an Airfix kit, it was AMAZING!

I always thought there was something a bit odd about the characters in Fireball XL5, but as a five year old I could never quite figure out what it was....

[cuthound]

10 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

 

I had one of those. I made it myself out of an Airfix kit, it was AMAZING!

I always thought there was something a bit odd about the characters in Fireball XL5, but as a five year old I could never quite figure out what it was....

I had to make do with one made from a washing up liquid bottle. 

Was it the wooden acting of the characters that you found odd?

[Murflynn]

17 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:

I suspect that is the hard bit!

wheelbarrow on your (or someone else's) cruiser stern............  operate lock so engine is collected in the wheelbarrow.....  move boat thereby transporting engine to destination (preferably a location with pilings at the correct height with vehicle access) and transfer to dry land using a scaffold plank. 

[Jen-in-Wellies]

1. Attach lifting bags around the boats stern for extra buoyancy.
2. Cut out the baseplate and engine bearers with an angle grinder, gas torch or implement of choice.
3. The engine will sink to the bed of the canal. The lifting bags will keep the boat afloat.
4. Move boat away from engine.
5. Drag engine and baseplate out of the cut with a grappling hook.

Jen

[dccruiser]

I built a wooden frame over my cruiser stern sitting on the gunnels with a block and tackle to lift the engine block above the deckboards then put the deckboards back to sit the engine on to strip it ... I did remove the head and ancillaries first though ... Still have the chainblock and strops if you need them  

Rick

Edited March 31, 2018 by dccruiser

[NbPlod]

Kind offer but I think I'll leave it to the professionals. If I had to do it my self, I know a man with a hiab.

[Murflynn]

6 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

1. Attach lifting bags around the boats stern for extra buoyancy.
2. Cut out the baseplate and engine bearers with an angle grinder, gas torch or implement of choice.
3. The engine will sink to the bed of the canal. The lifting bags will keep the boat afloat.
4. Move boat away from engine.
5. Drag engine and baseplate out of the cut with a grappling hook.

Jen

........... or a SeaSearch magnet

[NbPlod]

Towed the boat by hand from Northampton town centre to lock 14 on the Northampton arm. Turns out you don't need an engine at all.

[Murflynn]

does your partner call you 'my little pony?'.  

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, Murflynn said:

does your partner call you 'my little pony?'.  

That's awfully personal - why not just ask what you want to know.

Maybe his partner calls him 'full-size Stallion', does it matter ?

Edited April 2, 2018 by Alan de Enfield

[Tumshie]

There's a Brony joke in there - but I just can't.