"banny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : my Springer is 40 years old & had a patch welded on late last year to : pass its 4 year surveyors inspection : : >Very old narrowboats often had patches over a worn section. As a : >suggestion why not have a patch welded over the offending area, you : >may get many more years of use out of it.It is worth a try if : >nothing else. Chris.KP
Are you sure you need a new bottom Val, You may get away with a couple of patches for a few more years and the boat would still be worth as much as it is now. -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
