Recent content by Captain Coochie

Steve . Yes , lovely chap .

Teddington lock gave me the number of someone who sorted the problem over a beer (y) Thanks for the replies .

I'm up river at Kings marine . It should be out by the time it gets to you . Do you have beer on board ?

Will do if i cant sort it . I think the carb is the problem as i have fuel in the tell tale water . I cant see it leaking from anywhere else so it has to be that . Ill put my muck- a -nick hat on tomorrow and get the spanners out . If you hear an explosion in Teddington late afternoon ............

hi Tim . No chooks left now but the bikes are ok .

Morning all . Can anyone recommend someone who would be willing to look at very very old two stroke outboard please ? The boat is @the Teddington area . Fanks .

Fantastic use of a brain though . It leaves a fair finish on wood also . Ive left a bit of oak out in the rain to see how long the finish lasts . Probably not an efficient use of rain but hey ho .

Probably but i do like to find out what stuff does and things .

Anyone tried painting a very old tired canopy with a mix of mastic and white spirit to make it water resistant ? I heard about it so tested on an old bed sheet and the sample held water tight for an hour . Over four hours its leaked half the water .

The paint will blister and hold little pockets of water in the blisters . Maybe use linseed oil ?

Dont feel the need for one myself and normally moor away from the masses ....... or turn up too late to get a space .

Thankyou :) She needs a bit of work as the last time was 14 years ago but most things have been made and ready to fit .

More like a pram hood That was the last one i had made so i'm looking to make a new one and another for my run about .

Thanks , i think i will use the poppers rather than zips . Have you ever tried doing a zip up after a heavy day navigating !:)

I fancy having a go at making a new canopy for my river cruiser . I have two that i can use as patterns but not sure where to source the canvass and window material . Any ideas ?