Thankfully article states crew okay and a very pretty boat does not appear too badly damaged .

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ollen.html

I thought water was a by product of the combustion process , witness water flowing from your car exhaust often quite liberally . I know we are discussing a two stroke but water is also present during the combustion cycle , you did state its only small traces .. are you being a touch paranoid , i don...

Spotted this today , interesting family connection .

http://www.boatingcornwall.co.uk/news/9 ... mer_glory/

Its still possible to buy them new :-

http://www.autow.com/trailer-parts/trai ... els-8-inch

Looks like you had a good day , lovely flat water . How is your big twin running Rapier ?

Hello , Very impressed with your recovery/rescue equipment and determination.

Think i looked at your car , a moonfleet would look great behind it , welcome to the forum .

Albatross Pre-Crossflow , Engine bay pics .

Agreed Geoff , just wanted to pinpoint wether he had a closed heat exchanger system as opposed to only a water cooled exhaust manifold .

Agree with everything Alacrity/Andre has posted above lose oil cooler if only river pottering . Regards the thermosat is it raw water cooled or a closed circuit cooling system on your boat ? May not be a simple case of putting in a thermostat if the motor is cooled by raw water , you may need to plu...

When the engine is switched off - the battery output should be around 12v . The voltage across the battery terminals should be greater when the engine is running 13-14v ? with the alternator functioning correctly . If its a question of low engine rpm , you could change the pulley on the alternator f...