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Forum: Life After The Sea

21st August 2020, 12:54

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After the sea, the land.

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Posted By Tim Gibbs

Thanks Dave - bits coming back to me now. I seem...

Thanks Dave - bits coming back to me now. I seem to recall huge problems with the shaft seals. And those %$&!^£* reed valves! Ultrasonic cleaning baths hadn't reached us when I was sailing with them...

Forum: Life After The Sea

20th August 2020, 22:25

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After the sea, the land.

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Posted By Tim Gibbs

'Remember there were issues with those exhaust...

'Remember there were issues with those exhaust valves on the RD76s but the details escape me ; seals? blades seizing?
Have better (I mean clearer:wink:) memories of the semi-rotary exhaust vales on...

Forum: Life After The Sea

19th August 2020, 14:41

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After the sea, the land.

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Posted By Tim Gibbs

Without the politics of British Shipbuilders the...

Without the politics of British Shipbuilders the "J" type could have been a bloody good engine for quite a few years but would inevitably have eventually succumbed in today's environment because of...

Forum: Life After The Sea

19th August 2020, 10:05

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After the sea, the land.

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Posted By Tim Gibbs

Oh yes Dave, taking leads! Those Doxford main and...

Oh yes Dave, taking leads! Those Doxford main and BE spherical bearing were a real work-up but it wasn't just the sphericals. A 6 cylinder LB had 61 bearings - 25 spherical, 18 conventional white...

Forum: Life After The Sea

13th August 2020, 23:30

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After the sea, the land.

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Posted By Tim Gibbs

Was at sea for 12 years and C/E at 28 - it was...

Was at sea for 12 years and C/E at 28 - it was rapid promotion when National Service ended :chuckle: Then came ashore and had various jobs with shipping companies and shipyards and "retired" in 2005...

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