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  2. Let me hold your Palm Olive....... Not on your Lifeuoy.
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  3. Last time I fell in someone threw me a bar of soap.
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  4. Years ago I belonged to a Round Table, Dagenham Round table to be truthful, that gateway to the sunny east. Amongst the organizations that we raised money for and supported like the Dagenham Blind association were three childrens homes in Dagenham and Romford. The childrens ages ranged from about 10 to 16 and good kids, they had been told to call me ''sir'', not bizzard which I rejected, I han't been knighted. We ran two main charity functions for them every year, a Chrismas sleigh towed by yours truely to distribute presents to their homes and a trip to the seaside in the summer with rides at a funfair, playing on the beach and fish and chip meal out of RT's funds. This particular seaside trip I got into trouble with our RT Chairman. A London transport bus and two mini buses were used to take the children to Walton-on- Naze. We'd taken them there in the past where we parked the buses in the station car park. On this particular trip I was driving a mini bus with about ten children and their minder on board. Just after Colchester several children wanted to go to the toilet, so I diverted to Wivenhoe where my mum and dad lived, here they all trooped in to the bog while I had a cup of tea. And then onward to Walton. On arriving at Walton station car park there was no sign at all of the other two buses, funny I thought, anyway we got out to stretch our legs and were suddenly confronted with the Walton-on-Naze station bar, very enticing. I had a quiet word with the minder about being a bit thirsty and she agreed. So the whole lot of us trooped into the bar. Walton station bar was some bar,really big with good beers, built in the heyday for onetime holidaying at resorts in this country, sadly I believe its been demolished and a boring housing estate stands in its place. We spent about two hours in that lovely bar, the children loved it, drinking and playing the machines and didn't want to leave, they didn't really want to play beach ball and build sand castles on the beach anyway. I eventually wrenched them all out and back into the bus and cruised along the prom looking fof the rest of our crowd, and lo!! after a bit there they all were playing ball and building sand castles on the beach. Out we all got and went onto the beach where I was severely reprimanded by our horrified chairman when he heard I taken the children into a pub. It was all my fault bla! bla! bla!. What had happened was that they'd used another car park nearer the beach and hadn't informed me. Anyway we all then had our fish'n'chip supper and all came home safe and sound. Our next RT meeting ''held in a pub'' was on the following Tuesday and I was late. They were just reading the minutes and any other business when I walked in, to great cheers, I couldn't believe it, no cheers from the chairman I hasten to add. They'd just opened and read out several letters of thanks from the children of the homes of which 10 were to me thanking me for the lovely time in the pub, with hardly any mention of playing on the beach.
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  5. Perhaps I socialised with the wrong kind of punks but I don't recall many braces (that was more a skinhead thing) and most punks' hairstyles were more "The Clash" than "The Exploited". Most of us were not sporting multi-coloured spiky hair dos or safety pins through our lips.. It was only the more colourful ones that made the news. I went to a Dead Kennedys concert in full cricket whites back in the early 80s although admittedly I was the only individual wearing that particular uniform..most of the others there were conforming to the t-shirt and jeans look that has been a perennial ever since Levi Strauss started riveting bits of denim together. Daniel really should start paying them more.
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  6. My cousin was a Teddy boy, I wasn't though because I couldn't wear drain pipes, they were too heavy, afraid of them chaffing on my knees and making them chapped and seizing up with lack of use. I also would have had to go indoors when it rained for fear of my shoes filling with water. I could have worn wellies but I didn't have any, and Teddy boys wouldn't have worn wellies anyway. Modern lightweight plastic drain pipes hadn't been invented then otherwise I might have been a Ted. It was difficult to swagger wearing drain pipes.
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  7. It won't surprise some of you that I disagree with the notion of national service or boot camp style punishments. These young people, their behaviour not excused in anyway, I can almost guarantee that their home life is harder and more brutal than any punishment you can dream up. These kids are not spoilt at home I'm sure, big presumption but it's based on over 25 years of face to face youth work (Lewisham, Camden, Wandsworth, Hammersmith/bush) Look at what they have rather than what they don't. They have resilience. Resilience to survive within often loveless home settings. Think what they could do with positive role models, positive affirmation and love? I know, this won't be popular and again I am not condoning their behaviour, it's wrong and should be directly punished using the power of the law, but this is learnt behaviour and it's been learnt from people displaying the same basic actions as some are proposing is the answer. Think of the difference between a sculptur and a gardener. One knocks lumps out of something until it's the shape they want to see, possibly losing some important bits along the way. The other tends, nurtures and nourishes until the plant has grown into its natural shape. My preference is for the later and my experinace has proven it works.
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  8. Will I never learn, thought I'd give the dark side another chance New second hand PC (6gb 64bit jobbie) fresh install windows 7 and office pro New install of Windows with Office pro Windows anniversary update 9 hours plus Install basic software pakages Use for 2 days Windows says I have a problem and it will fix it for me (it is forbidden to switch of your (really it's our) pc 24 hrs later says nope can't do anything ha ha Clone a windows 10 to disk and do a fresh install Windows does another anniversary update 9 hours plus again Install basic software Install dual boot system with Linux mint After 5 days of fart...around ready to install office pro again go to download site with pucka registration key for office pro "we have a problem with your Reg key please grovel to our support people, anyway 7 is not supported after 2017 so why not take subscription(our latest money grabbing wheeze) to office 365. Junk windows completely Install Linux mint Going to have a lie down now... When I get up need to recover all of my work and restore it to it right full home. Conclusion WINDOWS IS A MONEY GRABBING VIRUS Microsoft seem to spend more time on graphic design than on coding, Windows is pretty but sh*t. Does this constitute as a rant? (rhetorical) Eta Forgot to mention it wiped out my monthly data allowance with its piss*** about, had to buy another 10gig data to get through to the end of the month, but hey Ho of you happy Linux land
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  9. Thought this poll might be of use to people (especially newbies) trying to gauge which boats might be within their budget once the haggling's done, and what sort of offers might be perceived by sellers as reasonable. Obviously every transaction is different and it all depends how motivated the seller is, whether the boat is overpriced to begin with, whether the buyer is offering cash on the spot, etc., but I for one would be curious to get a very general sense of how the prices boats actually sell for compare to the prices they're advertised at. Edited to add: the only non-auction transaction I've been involved in was the sale of our old boat, advertised at £11k and sold for £10k. So I've voted "About 10%".
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  10. We're going to have a good go at living on about £7.5k a year when we move aboard next year, hopefully with £10k in savings to draw on when big maintenance costs crop up. It's probably stretching a point for two people, but with me having nearly dropped dead with a brain haemorrhage a few weeks back, and with my wife getting more stressed and disillusioned with work by the week, we've just hit a point where life feels too short to wait around any longer.
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  11. Yes, strange that, sometimes the absolutely worse upbringing can result in mature and responsible adults and also best upbringing resulting in hopeless cases. I guess it's about a person deciding to take responsibility for their own wellbeing. I don't condone caning and the like, maybe sometimes acceptable in its time but not any longer.
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  12. Well I'm glad that my 23 years experience in the law counts for nothing in your eyes. Much better just to get confirmation of your prejudices from those more qualified.
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  13. More than likely to stop it going rusty
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  14. Whilst I don't disbelieve your statement speaking as someone who for several years wore a blue uniform and a big funny hat Phil is not far from the truth. Banging a head against a brick wall for todays police springs to mind. Many was the time I wasted considerable time getting certain little and not so little darlings in front of Magistrates and indeed at crown court only to listen to defence who of course were not under oath making Jackanory seem like a history programme.
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  15. I was being prepared for life early on. I happened to mention to my mum that I quite liked geography at school, after that she kept hinting by wrapping me sandwiches in road maps.
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  16. Generally speaking if it was steel, iron or composite construction originally, it will in some form, whereas if it was an all wooden "Ricky" boat, the strong odds are it will not. Several butties on Pete's list are these days now converted to motor boats, or in some cases TWO motor boats, with the original back end now forming a front end of a new boat in addition to the original front end being part of another boat. At least Dodona and Vela are definitely examples of this. Some of the original motors are no longer full length, (e.g. Antony, Capricorn & Deimos). Deimos (which BW confusingly renamed Slough - there is another Slough - is by far the most mucked about with, and hardly recognisable as having been a "Star" class boat, having had its front end dramatically changed to form a push tug. Ascot and Hyperion are both still working boats in as much as they carry still retail coal for resale, (i.e. "Fuel Boats"). I've probably already made at least one mistake, so I'll stop there and await correction(s) from Pete!
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  17. Impressive thread for just how much wrong supposition has gone on - much of it by the OP. For example anybody who knows the boat's owner and "Archie57", would know that if the latter said he was there, he most definitely was there. I find the suggestion that someone was lying to protect a friend offensive, and something I don't want to see on the forum. By contrast probably just about the most experienced steerer on the cut has been prepared to admit he got something wrong, and I'm sure everybody does from time to time. I had even managed to allow myself to be half persuaded by some reports that it wasn't actually Trevor at the tiller, (which we now learn it was) - perhaps I should stay out of such threads!
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  18. There seems to be an impression by some that showing love is a sign of weakness. When a sergeant is hard on his men it's because he loves them (or he should if he is any good) i.e. he cares for their wellbeing so he is readying them for much harder times ahead. It's called tough love, not soft fluffy sentimentalism so often mistaken for love, wrapping kids in cotton wool and showing endless sympathy isn't love, that's just demonstrating your own weakness. Kids need preparing for life by being toughened up by someone they (eventually) realise cares for them.
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  19. Well, after to speaking with Trevor this weekend about the incident, it went like this. His mate, Nick got off at the junction and went ahead to get the lock ready, Trevor found the top gates still closed, but as he was about to pull in they opened. He navigated in, but had more pace than he had thought (mentioned it's not always easy to judge speed by looking forwards, and looking sideways might be a better way). The boat didn't stop in time, and as I suspected he was wanting to trap the fore-end in the gates so as not to loose it, hence the late breaking. Nothing unusual, just one of them day to day mistakes people make when boating. Cheers, Mike
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  20. Do you really think those kids in their hoodies have been given too much love at home? I show my kids plenty of love and respect and they don't see it as a weakness nor do they wander about in hoodies threatening innocent boaters. In fact the way I have treated them has taught them to show all people respect. In my experience starting a conversation with youths, hooded or not, whilst boating, was the best way to get a lock flight crew willing to help. I didn't treat them with "love" but I did show them respect rather than staring rigidly ahead avoiding eye contact.
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  21. Joystick rudder control, bow and stern thrusters, anchor winch... oh what fun.
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  22. I don't really know how to respond to your belief that showing kids love is a sign of weakness. Suffice to say that I find it hard to fathom how someone who offers their kids so much adventure can be seen as doing anything other than just that. You may not do it with words, but as the old saying goes, actions speak louder, and your actions clearly show your kids you love them. That's a strength in my book, not a weakness. I made this film a few years ago with young people from Lewisham, Hammersmith and Camden. They had all been in care, all in trouble with the law to some degree and all lived in homes that I managed. Can you see the spark in their eyes, the desire to be loved and given positive boundaries? We didn't write these kids off and they are all doing brilliantly now.
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  23. My children have grown up just fine. I would fight tooth and nail to keep them away from any form of what is termed national service!
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  24. The Sad Passing of Common Sense Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children He declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer Panadol, sun lotion or a sticky plaster to a student; but, could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion. Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar can sue you for assault. Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realise that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else is to Blame, and I'm A Victim. Not many attended his funeral because so few realised he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
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  25. With regard to "National Service" surely what people mean is a period of time where young people are trained under discipline and helped to grow up. They I feel are merely using the tag National Service because it once existed and is understood as a term. National Service wasn't seen as a punishment and I see no reason why a compulsory period of similar training should be seen as such.
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  26. Phew. I was beginning to think I'd found yet another really fundamental misunderstanding of mine about batteries!
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  27. A very similar incident happened to me when I was skippering a passenger boat through a lock on the Medway. Half a dozen youths boarded the boat and started going through lockers etc. When I asked them to leave one little darling threatened to break my jaw for me! Fortunately they did leave without violence. However when I tried to get through to the police they were fairly useless - the 101 number just cut me off and the Kent marine police eventually said that they couldn't do anything about that part of the river because another lock was under repair and they couldn't get their boat through. Two thoughts about community service and national service: 1. I am also a magistrate and if someone is convicted of an offence then they may well get community service. However to make it compulsory for all kids regardless of behaviour is probably wrong - my own kids have plenty going on in their lives doing GCSEs etc without picking up other people's litter; and 2. The armed forces have no desire to have national service back - why would they want to become babysitters for tens of thousands of teenagers who are there because they have to be there, rather than training highly motivated volunteers who want a career? We should always punish criminal behaviour when we catch it but I don't think there is anything to be gained by treating whole generations as if they were criminals.
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  28. But, is it not possible, that as the 'older generation' die out there will be less demand from the 'high tech' generation who want to just 'switch on and go' rather than mess about with blow lamps, speedwheels etc and have little or no interest in 'polishing brass'. There will always be a few 'born in the wrong era', but I feel they will be in ever decreasing numbers - take the microcosm of this forum - how many 'newbies' come on asking about vintage boats compared to those asking about 'floating flats', times, they are a-changing.
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  29. They've probably come down in price since 2015 too. Beat you to it by over two years!
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  31. We took our pram hood off when we went through a couple of weeks ago!
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  34. Well, dead's quite bad.
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  35. Last time I did that some 10years ago on the Audlem flight I got a furious "Bollocking" from a shiney boat owner telling me that newcomers to the cut should ask advice /get training I gave him one of my adopted countrys famous shrugs & carried on.
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  36. I couldn't find any conversations about boating. All were threads about CWF!
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  37. Personally i think it comes down to what is perceived as "acceptable behaviour" which is a learned behaviour throughout childhood both from parents and the childs peers. I had a hard upbringing came from a broken home , but i was bought up to respect those around me especially my elders, its these values that are missing for a few in todays society ... i say a few as i have the pleasure of having contact with some very driven and respectful kids. Despite my background i served 27 years in the paras then spent 3 years living in Kuwait as a training officer for the Army. ... whilst in Kuwait i never locked my door, i used to go out and start my £40k 4x4 every morning then go back to my apartment to have my breakfast while the a/c kicked in ... i had a boat moored in kuwait city for weekending i left the keys in, a motorbike again i never took the keys out and no one would touch anything .... When i came back to the uk i bought a full length narrowboat and in the first six months it was broken into twice the second time it was totally trashed and even the bed had been defocated on ... just to add salt into the would my car was also stolen from the marina car park all in the space of a few days i had been away working.... i sold the boat at a considerable loss as i just didnt want to look at it again..... What would i have done had i caught the perputrators? exactly what i would do now ... no excuse would wash, they would be swimming with the fishes and no i am not a daily mail reader , just someone who has worked F@kkin hard for what i have got and now just want to be left to enjoy it, so should someone choose to interfere with that thinking i am just some old git to be intimidated then thats their lookout. Rick
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  38. The secret is not to live on a full status 'residential' mooring. The landies don't like them and fiercely oppose granting of planning permission (necessary for full status residential) whenever any are proposed, and most mooring providers don't like them because an empty leisure boat on a mooring is intrinsically less problematic than a boat with a human bean and a dog or or two living in it. (The human beans tend to expect stuff like parking spaces, security gates, electricity supplies, water taps, rubbish disposal, sewage disposal, letter boxes, postcodes, electoral roll registration etc, and the human beans also have an irritating habit of squabbling with one another over stuff like dog shit and parking and junk littering up the place and expecting the mooring owner to be the referee.) This is why if you search for full status residential moorings you don't find that many. Or any. People who do actually live on their boats on leisure moorings consequently get very good at concealing the fact, by claiming that instead of living aboard they just 'spend a lot of time on their boat', without piling the bank up with junk or making any requests of the landlord for stuff like post boxes etc as above. Not 'rocking the boat', one could say. The best way however of living on your boat is to 'continuously cruise', which means having no mooring and just cruising around the system stopping only for a few days in any given place. You'll obviously need to arrange yourself an income that doesn't involve turning up week in week out at a place of work, but lots of boaters manage this by having jobs like computer programmer or author, for example. Then they can work from the boat using the internet rather than a fixed place office. Dunno if that helps much, but these are the secrets you were asking about. Oh and welcome to the forum by the way!!
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  39. Having just watched the video I'm wondering what all the fuss is about, terrorising? Don't make me laugh, this was just a bunch of kids making a nuisance of themselves. Do you really think there would have been a video at all if this was a truly serious incident? Talk about over reaction, I think there needs to be some sort of national service brought in for frightened old farts to teach them how to interact with youngsters. Keith
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  40. My advice is to keep the boat safely tied in the marina. There are regular buses to places like Audlem and Market Drayton, and it's far quicker too. You can visit the locks watch how not to do it, go shopping and still be home in time for Eastenders.
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  41. Plato quoted Socrates with (paraphrased) 'youth of today' that's just standard. 'The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.' The real issue in my mind is the absolute destruction of services. Where have all the youth workers gone? The youth service in most local authorities were not ring fenced, the Tories saw this as a luxury and decimated them first. The very thing that most people here seem to be advocating (meaningful use of time) is probably the very thing they voted to have cut. I have some sympathy with the notion of self protection and protecting ones property, as Tomsk says. I'm a pacifist so who know what might happen, but to scream, shout and use force is surely acting in the same way as the kids. My my two year old is absolutely charming most of the time, but as any toddler he has his moments. If I respond to him by shouting then all he learns is to shout back. The same principles apply. Adults need to be the example, lead the way, and you know what, if they ain't getting that from their parents then I advocate the community stepping in. Another quote from what I believe is an African proverb is it takes a village to raise a child.
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  42. Yes and and he's great company over a pint or few.
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  43. Ah so you get a green thing because you know one of the divine. I need to change my strategy...
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  44. . . . And in reply to the original question. . . Of course they do. They enjoy the privilege of spending lots of time and/or money looking after them, and doing specialist repairs. They enjoy the privilege of ploughing through the bottom of ill-maintained canals, and the privilege of getting on and off the boat on a plank because the canal isn't deep enough to get in to the side. . . . and the joy of being raced to bridge 'oles by silly people who don't know that they can't just stop. . . . and occasionally (but rarely, we hope), the privilege of being resented by sad people who wish they had a historic boat, but haven't. Above all, and making it all worthwhile, they enjoy the privilege of being custodians of pieces of living history, and bringing joy to people who know what they're looking at; and a little education and interest to those who don't.
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  46. Between 15 and 20 litres, I think. Yes, Morris Golden Film 30. Buy a cheap pump and use the hole next to the dipstick. At the same time suck the oil out of the injector pump and replace. It will have become diluted with diesel. Don't know how to check, other than ensuring they are squirting diesel (at high pressure. Be careful). You can get them serviced. Maybe £30 each. Servicing the injector pump is worthwhile but not cheap. Probably not too bad if you run it gently. It's quite a job. And you will need a massive torque wrench. Borrow or download a manual before you do it as you need to be careful not to wreck the manifolds. Don't forget to check big-end bearings. The rocker valves are the easy bit. Line up spare parts first. Marine Engine Services in Uxbridge are good for gaskets and other things, and they post quickly. Check they have piston rings as that could be an issue.
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  47. First off it sounds as though you aren't getting any compression if putting the de-compression levers on the top over isn't changing anything. These can be adjusted, and I've found some engines where when they are horizontal are still holding the valves open. The compression change over valves can sometimes not seat correctly and blow thus also reducing compression. Try the following: Take the rocker cover off one cyclinder (nearest to where you are cranking). This will ensure that the valves aren't lifted, while there ensure there is enough oil to come to the edge of the hollow tube stud. Decompress the other cyclinders, and turn until compression is reached on your cyclinder. Now slowly push it over compression, a good engine will need quite a good push and go over very slowly. You should not be able to hear rushing air, if you can try and locate it, the most likely places are the values (air inlet, or exhaust), and the compression change over value (which has a small hole which vents the cyclinder while between starting and running. If the valves aren't seating correctly then someone on here will be able to assist - it's a little beyond my skill at the moment. You could try overfilling the rocker top so that oil runs down the valve stem. If the change-over is leaking, then try with a rubber mallet hitting the wheel while with the other hand turning it closed (to the start possition), I find mine moves a good few degrees further, and this ensures a good seat. In case there is a little bit of muck on the seat then turn the engine while tightening may help. Once you have a good compression, refit the rocker cover and adjust the nut on the top until the height of the lever opens the exhaust valve when upright, and doesn't when down (they operate the same amount no matter which way they are pointing). Repeat another two times on the other cyclinders. Next, fuel, you've already checked that you are getting fuel to the injectors, but if you don't know what the creak sounds like then I'm guessing your not getting any fuel through them or otherwise you'd be going "oh yes, creak". You can clearly hear one creak from my JP2 here, the second injector is disconnected: (by the way, the second cyclinder in this video was disabled, so it's starting on just that one cyclinder - was then using the compression to pop the other loose for removal). You can also feel it. You need to purge the fuel lines of ALL air, as even a little bit will not pass through the injectors when hand cranking - I know as I've forgotten the turn on the fuel sometimes and had to blead from scratch (about 1/4 hour when the engine is warm!). If in doubt about this, then there are three (I assume as I have a JP2) bolts on the top of the fuel injector pump, let the diesel run cleanly without froth for all of these, then loosen the compression nuts on the injectors and turn the engine until there is no froth, and then tighten them up well. Hopefully this should get you your creaks. I find that setting full throttle will pull the fuel rack over enough so that the starting/overload pawl can allow the overfuel needed for starting. You shouldn't need to jam open the fuel rack as once it's started you'll be bypassing the overspeed control and you could end up running it too fast. If you do (like on my second video below) ensure you remove it quickly. Now, starting technique. I find you have to be in place to add maximum turn when compression hits, so find the compression point of the cyclinder you are going to start it on and turn the starting handle so that you can do the most pulling. I find it's safer to have maximum pull over compression rather than maximum push and find yourself flying across the engine room when it does fire! I've found that some three pot engines need more than one decompression lever dropping, so you are pulling across two or three compression points, I think with the JP try and get it going on one, at least so that it's helping you pull over another one. If you are doing this alone, then use my string method of pulling over the lever - note it's not very accurate and may drop the lever during a compression cycle but far better than taking a hand off the handle. Once firing at a good rate on one cyclinder, quickly at the others. Ensure your thumbs aren't over the handle in case it kicks back (you can see me adjust mine just before I turn it in the video above). If everything goes well, it should fire up and go: I'm based in Manchester now, but will be heading back to London in the next few weeks if you want me to cast my non-trained eye over it. Cheers, Mike
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  48. With the fuel system bled correctly crank the engine over decompressed and listen for each injector creaking. If you hear that they are ensure that the three hand wheels are turned clockwise right in tight (high compression). If the engine has been stood a long time oil the valve a little (just slop a little over them as they stick sometimes) Make sure that the fuel pump rack is moving freely and is set at maximum fuel. Wind the engine briskly over with the de-compressors lifted and knock them down one at a time (it's a good idea to have an assistant do this).It should fire up as JPs are good starters. If you have no luck try putting a blow lamp into the air intake for a few minutes. Avoid easy start at all costs..its the diesel engine equivalent of cocaine, one snort and your hooked! If the compression is very low squirt a little engine oil in to each inlet port. Take a look at the videos on the Marine Power Services website. You will see Martyn hand starting a JP3 that was dumped outside for 20 years. All sparks and smoke but she ran! When you get it started do not run it for more than a minute or two without water if you don't want to cook the cylinder heads. One more thing...sort your starter mount! They are normally fixed to the engine bed steel work not bolted to the woodwork! You will trash the ring gear and you don't want to be buying a new one of those. We make them and the cost of doing so is eye watering!
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  49. When I fell in I was clutching a windlass and anti vandal key and I kept hold of both I seemed to go down for ever and the water was a lovely green colour. I don't use a windlass holder as I have seen them catch on the rail when crossing a gate and thought that might make me fall in - again Haggis
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