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Celestine

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  • Boat Name
    Mintaka
  • Boat Location
    Mercia Marina

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  1. Many thanks for the replies. I've arranged to view the boat. I now know what to ask and check. Thanks!
  2. Thanks for the response. According to the Nanni 4.50 online engine manual (2017), the alternator fitted is 120 amp. The boat was built in 2005 so not sure if the alternator has the same output as quoted now. The boat is also fitted with solar panels. Are Nanni spares readily available, only have experience with Beta. The boat is moored a good distance away from home, so I want to have some info before requesting a viewing. Thanks
  3. Hi, I'm looking at buying a narrow boat that has only one alternator fitted to the engine. I've had three boats in the past, all having had two fitted. Are there any problems that I should be aware of with a one alternator system. The boat is fitted with a Nanni Kubota 450 engine. My thoughts are just to carry a spare, are spares readily available? Many Thanks.
  4. I've been told that Joseph Hopper was a BCN Joey. The Joey being a butty/ barge that was towed by a tug. There are several of these boats on the system that have been converted into powered craft. There is a similar boat at Kings Bromley Marina that appears to be electric powered.
  5. I think they've been to the Tim and Pru school of boating. Slowing the boat down being the last thing they do when approaching a potential hazard. Apologies to Pru, she seems to have more idea than Tim.
  6. Have just sold, last week, our boat with Great Haywood. It went on the first day it was advertised, they did say they had a waiting list of potential buyers and clearly that was the case. No problems at any point of the sale. We've also bought and sold with New and Used. Again no problems.
  7. We've moored a couple of times at Bridge 19, Potters Lock. Had no problems on either occasion.
  8. How much to get out again. No problem leaving the building but the road system around the museum is a nightmare. I do hope that they try and find some exhibit to reflect the Kelvin heritage, that is literally on the door step.
  9. I'm also a Kelvin fan. We visited the Glasgow Transport Museum last November, the museum is situated next to where the river Kelvin flows into the Clyde. So I thought there would be some reference to Kelvin engines in the museum, how wrong could I be, there was nothing. The museum had some interesting exhibits, unfortunately they were poorly laid out. One positive...it was free entry.
  10. Good point about the bridge just before Horninglow Basin, it is low. The other possible issue is, there are permanent moorings in the basin, if all the boats are on their moorings it can be very tight for a wide beam to turn. I've seen one widebeam, about 50ft in length, but nothing bigger. Perhaps someone with a widebeam from Mercia may be able to comment.
  11. API CC refers to the performance of the oil, the oil has passed a series of lab and engine tests to meet the API spec. This doesn't mean that all oils that meet this spec are the same. Each marketed (brand) oil uses additives to meet the performance level. There are 4 additive companies, this was the case a few years ago, that develop products for these oils. Each one uses different types of chemistry in order to achieve the same API performance. This can cause some compatibility problems if large quantities are mixed. I would not mix different brands of oil unless it was a last resort. The same applies to mixing oils with the same API SPEC but with different viscosity grades. The reason for the additive companies using different chemistry are, patents. Unfortunately the oil marketer does not put the additive manufacturers name on their products so it's not possible to compare one oil companies product with another. I worked for one additive company for thirty years and we were always told by the oil companies, " you supply a component to our finished product", so our name, Lubrizol, never appears on the finished product. Hope that helps.
  12. It looks as though Morris Lubricants have dropped their 15w-40 and replaced it with a 10w-40. Their web site states, the new oil is for canal boats, this has the correct amount of additive for non turbo engines and replaces the 15w-40. Barrus Shire oil has also changed, giving the same details as the Morris 10w-40. Probably the same oil but marketed as Barrus Shire.
  13. I've just checked my PRM 150 manual, it states the change period is every, 12 months or 250 hrs, at the same time as the engine. The Beta 43 manual states, the oil change for the g/box, 3 years or 750 hrs. I change my g/box oil every 2 years, as I average about 150 hrs per year. ​10w-30 or 15w-40 API CD oil is required. I use the same in the engine as g/box, 15-w40. If the g/box is new, then the first oil change is after 25hrs. Hope that helps.
  14. I gave Montecarlo the benefit of my experience, 30 years in the oil additive business with Lubrizol. If you can't obtain CC then move up to the next available, CD. There may come a time when CD becomes obsolete, so you move on to the next available one. As for engines being manufactured after 1990. API assume that the engine is designed and built after that date, I would thing that the Thorneycroft design, along with many other narrowboat engines, have been around for many years. API's focus is heavy duty applications, HGV and Construction/Quarry Industries. These older specifications are for guidance and are no longer supported by them. A current API lubricant will be licensed. This means the lubricant has been developed and manufactured to a legally binding code of conduct. For the record, API S category is the American gasoline specification. ACEA publish the equivalent European specifications for gasoline (A), passenger car diesel ( and heavy duty diesel (E).
  15. Not certain if Midland Chandlers do list the 10w-30 on their website but they do stock it, I use it in my Beta 43 and PRM 150 gearbox. The oil is sold under the Barrus Shire brand. If you need API CC in a 10w-30, then it's not easily available, the Barrus Shire oil is API CD. Using higher specification oils, such as API CF, is not always a good idea. These higher specification oils were developed for high output,turbo charged HGV engines with low emissions technology. This means they have high levels of detergent additives, this can cause bore polish and possible oil seal failure.
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