Aye isn't it funny how mud , dents , flaky paint general chieftain tank looks keeps peeps from parking near you, I also note that when on a hill, the car behind stays well back , yep it's a handy winch but not been put too immense test , I've used it on our bank during heavy snow to pull...

Yep my plan to clean her tomorrow

My Eldest son on about buying a defender so took him up onto the moors of Northumberland for a test drive of my ole girl so he gets an idea of what to expect ,( told him it's as close as you will get to a tractor and he agreed lol) took him a little off road into slayley forest but it was...

Yep I keep the clutch down as a matter of course Pal , the difference in 10 extra seconds in the colder weather is like chalk and cheese

Just extending the heat that 10 more seconds changes the spinning sound totally , far faster and a different tone if that makes sense , but good point , be worth cleaning up all the contacts

Yep was told when I sold her it was a Matelot 20 by a guy that had said he would have most likely worked on building her , always understood it was a hardy/colvic type of boat , I do regrett selling but needs must at the time , will sort some pics

Digressing a bit but it was a bogwarner gearbox if I remember in das boat, but yes displaced Hull, prop ect all play a part. Remember trying to get between the piers ( South shields and tynemouth ) and the tide going out was doing near 6 knots , what a night that was trying to get her in.

Everyday is a learning day ... Great info

Will do thanks Perkins : would that have been the same in my series 3 I owned over 23yrs ago ? 2.25 deisel if I recall, coming down a hill without revs the bigger clapped out and I ended up with a replacement engine. The other perkins I was familiar with was a 4108 in my boat, 6 knots flat...

Thanks for the info , I had imagined the deisel was being thinned/heated , the engine was rebuilt during the 1st lockdown by previous owner ( photos to prove) and even during the sale conversations he wasn't greatly happy that the starting procedure hadn't improved , saying this, after all...

So the old 19j , I think I can accept that she ain't going to spring into life after one spin but what I have found is that with the new battery , 30 secs of heat on new heater plugs , she spins over nice , the warmed deisel must be nicely warmed and thinned as the cranking sound changes from...

Most definitely, had to look up the exact meaning - caveat emptor /ˌkavɪat ˈɛmptɔː/ the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.

Your heart would sink wouldn't it, the stuff nightmares are made of, poor fella , he must have been very gullible or the seller was a hypnotist

It's grand though when the issue is staring you in the face and you can remedy it with confidence

Yep totally get it Pal driving or not driving they make you smile , she's a credit to you

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Well the emergency PAS pipe repair is holding tight , new complete pipe arrived today and will get it fitted at the next opertune moment and unusually noticed by accident that the heater plugs work of the key aswell as off the additional button on the dash, you cant just turn the key and leave...

And there's me just bought a farmers feed sack:D

Thanks for this

Yep I ended up following a you tube job , wheels straight ahead bled until it was flowing over me wellies then quick turn full left and right and nip up the nipple