tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post7479670613970170828..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: replacing the rudder stock bearing on a narrowboatDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-32852983483008661982021-06-20T05:26:19.126+01:002021-06-20T05:26:19.126+01:00thank you Jay! I probably had the best-engineered ...thank you Jay! I probably had the best-engineered MZ clutch puller going, after the big end went in Southampton when we were in dry dock, and the engineering foreman got a machinist to run one up on his lathe. It was a thing of beauty, sort ofDru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-23449276870940444162021-06-20T05:23:00.065+01:002021-06-20T05:23:00.065+01:00inner tubes are jolly useful aren't they!inner tubes are jolly useful aren't they!Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-75127254582395480292021-06-20T05:22:11.290+01:002021-06-20T05:22:11.290+01:00I was extremely happy to get it out of the way, I ...I was extremely happy to get it out of the way, I can tell you!Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-551552225176467382021-06-20T05:21:42.353+01:002021-06-20T05:21:42.353+01:00According to the OED (which I can access remotely ...According to the OED (which I can access remotely using my library card, thank goodness) a boat is indeed a vehicle, though I've never really heard one referred to as such! Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-10348626605865636722021-06-18T20:39:44.736+01:002021-06-18T20:39:44.736+01:00Wow great. Enjoyed reading this and also for the r...Wow great. Enjoyed reading this and also for the reminder of my "MZ" years too! What a super blog this is, always something inspiring to read here. Thanks Dru<br />Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446343004059979691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-73102804601839513782021-06-18T18:33:01.319+01:002021-06-18T18:33:01.319+01:00Mine went very similar. I cut a dick of rubber fr...Mine went very similar. I cut a dick of rubber from an old tractor inner tube to fit over mine, I like the plunger idea<br />Brian and Diana on NB Harnserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569360123827850984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-5311455170496993182021-06-18T18:16:38.178+01:002021-06-18T18:16:38.178+01:00Excellent "How To" Dru.Excellent "How To" Dru.Habilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865595848089244987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-51930268841686018992021-06-18T09:44:19.903+01:002021-06-18T09:44:19.903+01:00What a morning's work!
And 'graunching...What a morning's work! <br />And 'graunching'! 'stanchions'!mimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719051673173176728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-29898964594238362902021-06-18T09:00:35.249+01:002021-06-18T09:00:35.249+01:00Well done!
You have to be ingenious working on old...Well done!<br />You have to be ingenious working on older machines and vehicles. Is a canal boat a vehicle?gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com