This little fella came for a chat yesterday

Wasn't expecting to still be on when she was pulled out! Before this was running full beans to keep her straight against the flow of the Thames pushing against the stern. Like how I keep holding the tiller as if it will help in mid air 😂 #ukcanals

Now she sings a lot sweeter. Plenty more to do on the engine; oil pressure gauge is dead, check valve clearances, coolant gasket replacement....

Pumped out all the oil, took 3 hours! There's some crazy sump on this, similar to those used on these engines when fitted in a crane. Certainly won't be a yearly job when 30L came out.