One Last Job Before Continuous Cruising? Recommissioning Our Generator 🛠️ | Ep 410
There is no such thing as a 'last' job, because maintenance never ends on a boat, but recommissioning our diesel generator is essential if we want to be continual cruisers on the canals and waterways of England!
It's been held up by a broken bolt that we need to drill out and retap, but finding someone to assist was proving difficult. Fortunately, along came Matthew of Thorne Boat Services on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. Taking this opportunity, Jamie moved our widebeam canal boat through Thorne Lock and downstream in high winds to the workshop.
But fixing the bolt is only half the problem. When we initially ran the generator, it was cutting out after just a couple of minutes, so something was clearly wrong. Jamie suspects the thermostat, so he sets out to clean the cooling system, which, it turns out, was filthy!
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00:00 Intro
00:15 High winds and solo cruising
01:17 Handling electronic locks
02:39 Thorne Lock
03:33 Thorne Boat Services
04:22 Using a jig to drill out a bolt
04:51 Return to Staniland Marina
06:37 Flushing a dirty cooling system
08:52 Running the generator
10:01 How does it sound down below?
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There is no such thing as a ‘last’ job, because maintenance never ends on a boat, but recommissioning our diesel generator is essential if we want to be continual cruisers on the canals and waterways of England!
It’s been held up by a broken bolt that we need to drill out and retap, but finding someone to assist was proving difficult. Fortunately, along came Matthew of Thorne Boat Services on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. Taking this opportunity, Jamie moved our widebeam canal boat through Thorne Lock and downstream in high winds to the workshop.
But fixing the bolt is only half the problem. When we initially ran the generator, it was cutting out after just a couple of minutes, so something was clearly wrong. Jamie suspects the thermostat, so he sets out to clean the cooling system, which, it turns out, was filthy!
Support our work
🎞️ https://followtheboat.com/pub/
😊 LET’S CONNECT!
https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE
https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/
https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/
📷Jamie’s Photography – https://jamiefurlong.com
Followtheboat Live – @followtheboatlive
🌻 https://youtu.be/jZkk4ZiFPeI
🐾 https://youtu.be/9574XmkhnbE
Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed.
Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
00:00 Intro
00:15 High winds and solo cruising
01:17 Handling electronic locks
02:39 Thorne Lock
03:33 Thorne Boat Services
04:22 Using a jig to drill out a bolt
04:51 Return to Staniland Marina
06:37 Flushing a dirty cooling system
08:52 Running the generator
10:01 How does it sound down below?
USEFUL PLAYLISTS:
🏞️https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXP5VlTBa4OvRg2KfYRqM6K8&si=T4_70xgUm_z8qAzT
🎬https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r
🛒 FTB MERCH
https://followtheboat.com/shop
🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
@epidemicsound
OUR BOAT
57ft widebeam canal boat (similar to, but wider than, a narrowboat 😀)
🗺️ LOCATION
Thorne Boat Services
53°36’31.3″N 0°57’52.7″W
#canal #widebeam #narrowboat
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