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Watched a video of one of the Braunston "Do's" & a featured bat was "Josher"  Crane at that time it was don't know if it is still  fitted with a one pot motor Exhaust was "Seffle side (left side looking forward ) & it had a regular beat  at low revs no distinctive "Bolinder "miss fire is it indeed a " Seffle "if not what thanks .

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Just now, X Alan W said:

Watched a video of f one of the Braunston "Do's" & a featured bat was "Josher"  Crane at that time it was don't know if it still is fitted with a one pot motor Exhaust was "Seffle side (left side looking forward ) & it had a regular beat  at low revs no distinctive "Bolinder "miss fire is it indeed a " Seffle "if not what thanks .

Crane has a Petter, I believe.

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20 minutes ago, dave moore said:

There is indeed a hot bulb Petter in Crane, started by blow lamp then rope around the flywheel, owner Geoff is a friend for several years. Lovely motor in a lovely boat.

Geoff's a lovely bloke too

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Was going to ask if it had an adjustable sprayer as "Seffle/ Bolinder but viewing the video it seems not that accounts for the smokey exhaust in the last 2 "piccies"pity as I found that to be able to adjust the sprayer a real bonus for a clear exhaust with differing loads on the motor

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28 minutes ago, Dav and Pen said:

Alice May was WFBC first boat. When we brought Crane from Willow Wren in the early 80’s it had an SR3 in it and a hole in the counter that you could see through.

The counter hole was why I didn't buy her late 1980 / early 1981

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1 hour ago, X Alan W said:

Is that the Ex Seddons boat that had a resi mooring at Harry Machins at MK Drayton in the 's?

No it was the old Courtauld’s carrying tug based around Coventry and later run as a hostel boat by Tim Higton of Warwickshire Fly long before he acquired the base at Stockton.  And yes the Petter was stored outside there for many years after the Alice May was broken up.

 

Paul

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3 hours ago, Paul H said:

No it was the old Courtauld’s carrying tug based around Coventry and later run as a hostel boat by Tim Higton of Warwickshire Fly long before he acquired the base at Stockton.  And yes the Petter was stored outside there for many years after the Alice May was broken up.

 

Paul

Probably the boat he had work done  on at Charity around the time I was having work done on "Lily"wouldn't have remembered the name though

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