Hi Trevor
I take it your dad has made a new will!
It’s a hard old life at times!
First check with the spares scheme
Next Ad in Yowl, unless something comes up from this message board.
There is one obvious fact that anyone wanting spares should take into account. This message board is used by those who are IT literate.
The older members of the SOC are thus less likely to use this board.
Hence those who have been in the club longest and perhaps have garnered a horde of spares when they were more plentiful and cheap, are less likely to see your plea.
You could also try Bob Trickett and see if he has anything— see his postings.
Barrels are getting a little difficult and will get more so. But the gulf in price between a second hand specimen and the limited batch production cost means that production of new barrels is a long way off!
Good luck friend and I hope your dad forgives you.
Kindest Regards
Roger Moss
ps As absolute last resort I have all pattens and ability to make them.
Nothing is impossible,— only unaffordable!

Hi Trevor
Good luck in your search!
I did not design this site, but Paul Wilson certainly designed it in good faith. I think the previous board was more simple as you did not have the formalities of registering. We had problems from this as folks with some lack of nobility of spirit could put on malicious posting and hide behind names such as Osama Bin Laden etc. In order to prevent this, we had to introduce the registration system. Getting things simple is the most difficult part. If you could tell exactly what your problem was, or even better, to tell in laymans words how to do it, now you have found out, then I am sure Paul would consider it carefully.
While we are on the subject, if you are interested to visit my website (address at bottom), perhaps you might give me any suggestions to make it more user friendly. Although I try (try!!) to make a living from Scott engineering, the main motive of the website is to pass on news and technical information. I would really like to write a complete technical manual of three speed Scotts as far as I know and put it on the message board for everbody, — but I need to do jobs to put bread on the table and fund the racing programme, so as to show folks that Scotts can be real fun!
I always talk too much!
Kind Regards
Roger

Hi Trevor,

thanks for the feedback on the site and, in particular regarding the forum (as that’s the relatively complicated bit !). The Forum software is ‘as supplied’ so I cannot actually take credit (or otherwise) for having designed it. I agree that the forum is more complicated than the previous one but it does offer some degree of protection from misuse which is why it has been put in place. However, if it’s any consolation, I have disabled most of the features in search of reasonable simplicity (believe me it can get much more complicated than the present configuration – and therefore even more confusing to users of all ages) and if I can do more to improve things I will endeavour to do so. Please email me if you (or others) have any particular problems and I will try and assist – you can email me at webmaster@scottownersclub.org.

On the subject of DPY barrels I managed to source a set through the club spares scheme (many thanks to Gill Swan) in response to an advert in ‘Yowl’ earlier this year. If you could get an advert in before the end of October it should make it into the December edition.

Good luck with your search (I suppose the barrels are too difficult to re-sleeve ?)

Regards,

Paul

PS. FAQ means Frequently Asked Questions

There is a 1950’s Basket case on ebay – but it is begining to look expensive. However it claims the motor is in good nick – depending on how desparate you are you could consider buying it and selling the bits on later (or keeping for spares).

G

Dear Trevor, if you find replacements could I have your scrap barrel and pistons? Alan Noakes.