one week to get this done!!

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+3 to the above....

My next move is onto a Barge, myself and my girlfriend have thought about it for a while now, and now we are thinking of starting popping out the sprogs, we would love for them to learn skills like maintaining the engine, working on the boat, repairs, nature, self reliance etc...rather than sitting in front of a computer/xbox/ps3 or the like endlessly...but to be able to live life on their wits and knowledge without fear of the outside world but to get stuck in and muck out!
Amen to that:)
 
We're looking at a 25 metre (82') by 5.2m (17') barge....a shortened spits maybe or a Hagenaar....

Seen a couple and the damn things are bigger than my parents house :eek:

been thinking along similar lines..but what puts me off is mooring fees and lack of rangie parking...


getting bored of waiting for parts now..need the fans ,inlet manifold gaskets and ip to turn up...bit stuck without them...thinking of respraying car electric blue..or in a union jack....
 
been thinking along similar lines..but what puts me off is mooring fees and lack of rangie parking...


getting bored of waiting for parts now..need the fans ,inlet manifold gaskets and ip to turn up...bit stuck without them...thinking of respraying car electric blue..or in a union jack....
Yeah mooring fee's are horrendous...looking at the 8k per year region...trying to keep my ear to the ground on any backwater moorings that may pop up...still got a year to search!!

Lack of parking is another thing....could have a Marina mooring, but that isn't really what we are after...
 
marina parking=££££££££££££££££££££££££££

its what has stopped me...need a job so must be based in one area,thus want nice mooring,nice safe,kiddy friendly,car friendly......so that really means marina..but that means £££ and waiting list....

so no go...plus boat has to be bought outright,bugger getting mortgage on 50 yr+ old floating dutch boat!..though one could park on dutch boat...??
 
marina parking=££££££££££££££££££££££££££

its what has stopped me...need a job so must be based in one area,thus want nice mooring,nice safe,kiddy friendly,car friendly......so that really means marina..but that means £££ and waiting list....

so no go...plus boat has to be bought outright,bugger getting mortgage on 50 yr+ old floating dutch boat!..though one could park on dutch boat...??
Same thoughts here....marina mooring is costly, and not really the lifestyle we are after...

Need to work too, so a base mooring close to where we are currently (Weybridge/Woking/Staines/Chertsey) sort of area would be best, but moorings are hens teeth around here....got to decorateour current place first before we can move, so we have given ourselves a year to be in a position to move, so the search continues!

Don't give up the dream Zen.....
 
been thinking along similar lines..but what puts me off is mooring fees and lack of rangie parking...


getting bored of waiting for parts now..need the fans ,inlet manifold gaskets and ip to turn up...bit stuck without them...thinking of respraying car electric blue..or in a union jack....

Get a long enough barge and park the Rangie on it!

You're gonna have a loud engine so a loud colour would be appropriate.
 
..anyway...gaskets turned up as did bill from po for customs,so ip with me tomorrow!!

 
Not checked this for a while. Seems to be getting there. Looks great. Most amusing Jeremy Kyle style injection. It's all here!

How's she coming along now? Video if engine running promised?!
 
been thinking along similar lines..but what puts me off is mooring fees and lack of rangie parking...


getting bored of waiting for parts now..need the fans ,inlet manifold gaskets and ip to turn up...bit stuck without them...thinking of respraying car electric blue..or in a union jack....

It's a Union Flag!!
 
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Paint this on the roof in homage to the ferous oxide riddled iron that BL made the cars with?
 
right then..been rather busy..seems to take an age to get it right..

new refurbed ip turned up..fitted it..engine revved its bollocks off!!shut it down..cursed alot..

stripped out pump again...

stripped down both pumps .....



discovered how to rebuild pumps..
new ip was in kit form,governor weights were just floating around...
reinstalled and tested...now its runs good..but dont stop..dooh..strip and rebuild again!!

this time its agood un!!

complained to seller of ip..got my money back..



 
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