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LIFE IS BETTER WITH A BOAT AND A DOG
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2020
Welcome and thank you for taking time to view my channel.
My name is Simon and I am currently retired.
I have been interested in boating in the United Kingdom since the age of 12. My wife and I have had many holidays on hire boats on the Norfolk Broads and Canals.
We first bought a narrowboat in 1999 and have gradually moved up in length and specification.
I take video for pleasure and with TH-cam I am able to share with you some of our travels on holidays and other places we have visited.
I hope my films are relaxing to watch.
Thanks again and if you subscribe and hit the notification bell you will be informed when future films are published.
My name is Simon and I am currently retired.
I have been interested in boating in the United Kingdom since the age of 12. My wife and I have had many holidays on hire boats on the Norfolk Broads and Canals.
We first bought a narrowboat in 1999 and have gradually moved up in length and specification.
I take video for pleasure and with TH-cam I am able to share with you some of our travels on holidays and other places we have visited.
I hope my films are relaxing to watch.
Thanks again and if you subscribe and hit the notification bell you will be informed when future films are published.
London Bound Part 11
Turning left through Bulls Bridge at Bulls Bridge Junction we join the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal which will take us towards Little Venice.
We pass many interesting boats through varied scenery, building works and over a very impressive aqueduct above the North Circular Road.
Thank you for watching.
We pass many interesting boats through varied scenery, building works and over a very impressive aqueduct above the North Circular Road.
Thank you for watching.
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London Bound Part 10 . Narrowboat journey into London along the Grand Union Canal with commentary.
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Our narrowboat journey continues towards Central London. Leaving the overnight mooring below Denham Deep Lock we travel through Uxbridge with its marina, boat yard and many moored boats. The film finishes at Bull's Bridge where the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal joins and where in Part 11 we will continue into Central London. The scenery is very interesting as although in an urban area...
London Bound Part 9 - We see a Crocodile on the Grand Union Canal on our journey to London !
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Continuing our Narrowboat journey down the Grand Union Canal to and through London. We have a miniature train ride at Cassiobury Park at Watford. Take on water and gas oil and get provisions at Tesco at Rickmansworth. Interesting and slightly odd things are passed by such as the famous HANGING GIANT TOY MONKEY and a CROCODILE sunbathing itself on the canal bank ! Also lots of boats and houseboa...
London Bound Part 8 - Narrowboat journey continues.... artwork, floating market and Rosie and Jim.
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Continuing the journey along the Grand Union Canal towards London. Travelling from Boxmoor near Hemel Hempstead to Cassiobury park near Watford on our narrowboat. We encounter lock gate repairs, interesting paintings (artwork ) and a wonderful floating market. Thank you for watching. Please subscribe and click the bell and comment if you wish. Thanks again.
London Bound Part 7 - Stuck on the bottom of the canal.
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Narrowboat journey along the Grand Union Canal. Starting at Cowroast we leave the summit pound and start the decent towards London. I make a mistake at a lock and due to water levels being too low we get stuck on the bottom of the canal along with two other boats. Apologies for the long delay between uploading Part 6 and Part 7. I hope you enjoy the journey and the scenery. We pass through Berk...
Gardner 4LK 1964 Engine start & CAV starter motor 24 volt removal for rebuilding - before and after.
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I had been having problems with starting the engine for about six years with an intermittent fault. The fault was that on turning the starter key the starter motor would make a "clunk" noise as the pinion moved to engage with the teeth on the flywheel. The engine would not be turned and so would not start. This fault occurred about once a month when cruising initially but was becoming more freq...
A Tale as Old as Time- enchanted stately house event and light trail.
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House and outside light trail experience event over the Christmas 2023 period and 2024 New Year. Filmed at Wentworth Woodhouse which is one of the grandest stately homes in the United Kingdom and is the largest. The façade is the longest of any country house in Europe. Twice the length of Buckingham Palace. The house is under regeneration run by Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust. The house...
Part 3. Narrowboat SHOWER CUBICLE REFURBISHMENT. Out with the TILES and in with new SHOWER BOARDS.
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In part 3:- I fit the shower boards and their metal trim edges. I fit the new thermostatic shower and associated plumbing. I fit a new waterproof rocker pump switch. I fit a new INFOLD shower door and encounter problems with the width and height of the cubicle size ! Adjustments have to be made to a shower board and the ceiling. This film is the final frontier of the shower cubicle refurbishmen...
Narrowboat SHOWER CUBICLE REFURBISHMENT. Out with the TILES and in with new SHOWER BOARDS. Part two.
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Part two of the shower refurbishment. Here I repair the holes in the wall where the previous shower valve had been attached with tap fittings. I discuss and show you how to do shower wall TANKING, that is WATERPROOFING. This is a three stage process and a tanking kit is used together with a waterproof tape system called "no more leaks". (Please note that I have not been paid for using these tan...
Part 1. Narrowboat SHOWER CUBICLE REFURBISHMENT. Out with the TILES and in with new SHOWER BOARDS.
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The tiles had cracked in a couple of places and some had been loose. Damp had marked the other side of the wall which is over the double bed. Grout had become mouldy and stained. The wheels on the bottom of the shower door had become loose at times leaving one stuck in the shower because the door would not open from the inside. It was time to sort out the shower and do a full makeover. All work...
Gardner Engine Rally August 2023.
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Held at Alvecote Marina, Tamworth, England on the 5th and 6th of August 2023 organised by the Gardner Engine Forum. I believe 25 narrowboats travelled to the event and several static engines were running and on display. Thank you to the engine owners who allowed me to film their Gardner engines and who also kindly explained about them. Also thank you to the people who organised the Rally. I hop...
Narrowboat Water Tank Clean and Paint.
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Narrowboat fresh water tank last cleaned and painted about 2016, when under previous ownership. This is the first time that I have since looked inside the water tank in 2021. The tank is made up of the boat's steel 10mm base plate, 6mm sides of the hull, and two bulk heads each running width ways across the boat. The top of the tank is the floor of the cratch area with an inspection hatch. I sh...
THE HOLEY NARROW BOAT
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With lockdown restrictions easing it was time do do some DIY on my narrowboat. Little did I know what a BIG PROBLEM this would turn into! This is the tale of what happened. For anyone thinking about buying a narrowboat or are interested in them I hope the film is informative. Many thanks for watching, enjoy. Please like, subscribe and click the bell to receive notifications of future films if y...
Narrowboat London Bound part 6 - Back in time at Bulbourne Junction having left Marsworth & an Arm
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Narrowboat summer holiday 2019. Part six of a series of travels on our narrowboat from Yelvertoft near Crick to London along the Grand Union Canal. I give a commentary as we travel along on this scenic journey and enjoy the summer sunshine. I HOPE THAT THIS FILM CAN HELP WITH REST AND RELAXATION AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBING. PLEASE GIVE A TH...
London Bound Narrowboat part 5 - Leighton Buzzard, locks, boats, sunshine towards the Tring summit.
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Narrowboat summer holiday 2019. Part five of a series of travels on our narrowboat from Yelvertoft near Crick to London along the Grand Union Canal. I give a commentary as we travel along on this scenic journey and enjoy the summer sunshine. Leaving the mooring at The Globe Inn at Linslade we stop for fuel at Grove Marina. Overnight above Horton lock and continue up the locks to Marsworth. I HO...
London Bound Narrowboat part 4 - Milton Keynes. Trains, boats, parks, locks and the no fly zone.
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London Bound Narrowboat part 4 - Milton Keynes. Trains, boats, parks, locks and the no fly zone.
London Bound part 3 - Stoke Bruerne, Morris dancing, the National Waterways Museum and onwards....
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London Bound part 3 - Stoke Bruerne, Morris dancing, the National Waterways Museum and onwards....
London Bound part 2 - We continue along the Grand Union Canal leaving Weedon Bec enjoying the sun.
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London Bound part 2 - We continue along the Grand Union Canal leaving Weedon Bec enjoying the sun.
London Bound part 1- A Narrowboat Journey Along The Grand Union Canal From The Midlands To London.
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London Bound part 1- A Narrowboat Journey Along The Grand Union Canal From The Midlands To London.
Catastrophic Narrowboat Engine Malfunction !!!
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Catastrophic Narrowboat Engine Malfunction !!!
Ashby Canal Journey Part Five ( Cygnets and the Mystery of the Invisable Boater )
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Ashby Canal Journey Part Five ( Cygnets and the Mystery of the Invisable Boater )
Gardner Engine Rally 2018 and Etruria Industrial Museum with "Princess" in steam.
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Gardner Engine Rally 2018 and Etruria Industrial Museum with "Princess" in steam.
Historic Narrowboat Rally with commentary about the boats as they "chug" along.
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Historic Narrowboat Rally with commentary about the boats as they "chug" along.
Sorry but the only catastrophic part of this video is your droning voice
Why do you have a radiator when you are surrounded by cold water?
1. It wasn't really "catastrophic". It was just a brief overheat episode, lol, which every marine engine gets from time to time! So was your headline clickbait or neuroticism? 2. The best solution is an early warning buzzer when temp goes over a set heat, say 85° ... before engine water EXPANDS to overflow the header tank. Also, your header tank overflow should drain to either outside the hull or into the engine drip tray ... not out the filler cap!!! 3. Two options: (a) small cheap thermocouple (pick your temp -- 75, 80, 85, 90 degrees) is stuck on the hottest metal of your motor as the -12v switch, say near exhaust water, and +12v to a buzzer in your dashboard. (b) a cheap ebay temp sensor and alarm PCB will both show any climbing temp and can activate an audible alarm or even shut off motor at set temp, BELOW any overflow event.
Good work! I found this particularly interesting as I am a West London boy!
Glad you enjoyed it!
great video, I loved it, well made. Subscribed !
Thanks for the sub!
I really enjoyed this board journey of yours and I was impressed by the surroundings. It was very nice and you explained everything by speaking. It's even better to see and we want to see more beautiful videos.
Thank you so much!
@@lifeisbetterwithaboatandad1534 welcome
What I saw was that you made your TH-cam channel professionally or just publish videos to show friends or show some people.
Thank you for your comment. I am an amateur photographer and take the film to remember holidays and to show people places that they may not have visited.
I saw your video very nice and the park is very nice there I saw the crocodiles I saw the monkey I saw the train it was very good I remembered some things from my childhood Do you remember anything from your childhood when you travel through them?
Apologies for the delay in replying. Many thanks for watching and your comment. Yes I remember events from my childhood most days. I particularly enjoyed the train in the park and this reminded me of the miniature railway that I used to go on. They were real steam engines made by some model engineers that pulled the trains.
Another lovely journey. Love the signets and the Train ride, great fun I bet. Shame to see the partially sunken barges along the way. Thanks for posting......
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you very much for your comment.
look s good. did a good job on the tank.
Many thanks for watching and your comment.
Some beautiful Artwork in today's video. Loved the UZ boat, great play on words. Great to have caught the market too. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to the next one....
Many thanks for watching and your comment. I hope to post the next instalment part 9 on Wednesday 27th March. A crocodile was seen on that part of the journey and will appear in the film. At 2 miles per hour some of the wildlife that one does not normally notice is seen.
Lovely to spend this part of the journey with you. I think it's a fantastic way to travel. Hope to see some more footage later this year....Thanks for posting...
Thank you so much for your kind comment. Many thanks for watching. Part 8 will be posted next week on Wednesday at 4pm.
That starter had certainly earned its rebuild, those brushes were down to the nubbings.
Thank you for watching and your comment. I was very much surprised how much carbon dust there was and wonder if the starter had been looked at when the engine was rebuilt about 20 years ago.
Another very entertaining video. I've changed/rebuilt a few starter motors over the years. You done well Buddy, catch you next time....
I think I was lucky to get the rebuild work done before the stater motor became worse. I am now thinking about getting the injectors looked at as they have about 3000 hours use and the engine smoking at low revolutions is getting worse.
@@lifeisbetterwithaboatandad1534 now is the time, without a doubt. Getting smokier is a classic sign....Thanks
OoH! Look, someone has left their rubbish on the towpath Frank.
Thanks for your comment.
Beautiful House. I do hope it gets renovated. Next time I'm down south I'll take a look. Thanks for posting.....
Thank you very much for your appreciation and watching.
Bloody marvellous.
Thank you.
So pleased part 3 came on nice and quickly. You have done a fantastic job and, it was a joy to watch. Thanks very much for posting....
Glad you enjoyed it! There will be a follow up to this as something went wrong on the last day of a holiday. Still filming it.
Great job thus far. I cn't wait to see the finished job. Thanks for posting...
Thanks for watching!
Great job, most informative too. Will there be an update sometime? Thanks for posting...
Many thanks for comment. Apologies for not replying sooner. Part 2 is today 1st October and Part 3 is 5th October at 4pm UK time.
Positively musical. I served my apprenticeship as a diesel fuel injection mechanic in Johannesburg, South Africa, where there were more Gardner engines than you could shake a stick at. One of my jobs was to repair the Gardner injectors, (LW mostly) which used to regularly be delivered to us from the mines by the truckload. These injectors were the most frustrating, logic defying beasts to get right at times, well most times, and I must have overhauled thousands of them in my time. It's no wonder I'm not right now. Nice video; thanks.
Thank you so much for your interesting comment. I believe most of the narrowboats had either 2LW or 3LW engines in them. To my ears they sound the best. Mine was the only 4LK engine there.
A standard automotive thermostat, available from any motor factors.
Great point, as long as its stamped at 60 degrees.
60 degrees seems very low. You need to get the coolant up to around 75 degrees to evaporate any unburnt fuel and also to evaporate condensate...
Good to see you back. Beautiful old Gardner's plod on forever more. Great video, thanks for posting...
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for watching. I keep my fingers crossed that the Gardner engine in my boat plods on a bit longer.
Wheres this
Etruria Industrial Museum, Etruria Vale Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4RB, England
BOAT - Doing repairs in exotic places using parts at twice the price...
Thanks for watching and your comment.
Thanks very much for your time and efforts to produce your volgs. Very interesting about sorting out the overheating problems.
Many thanks for watching, and your kind comment. Due to other commitments I am often slow to reply.
Good to see you back filming, you done a great job on the water tank......
Thank you for your kind comment.
DON'T BLAME THE POOR OLD GARDNER....BLAME THE TOOL THAT OWNS IT !!
Many thanks for your comment. I do wish that I had been an engineer. Sorry for the slow reply.
morris dancing is wrong on many levels and is a bit creepy
It sound good to my ears, although I am going deaf. Sorry for the delay in replying.
@ 0:20 , is that a watt engine?is that car fused into the boat ?
I am sorry that I do not know the answer. Apologies for the delay in replying.
Where's pt. 7?
I am sorry for not answering your question earlier, but other commitments have got in the way of publishing part 7. I do hope to uploaded it shortly though.
Nice
Many thanks. Sorry for the delay in replying.
Interesting as I had a nb with a Gardner 3LW and 2UC gearbox with reduction, but a small suggestion. Get someone who can do the commentary for you!
Sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for your comment.
I would have used a sand or water blaster to clean it out. and put a new tube of metal or PVC pipe into the tunnel then add a bow thruster motor.
Sorry for the very slow reply. I did go to a boat builder and as you suggested had a new tube fitted and bow thruster fitted.
I too thinking air pocket, so many ups and downs nooks and crannys for a air pocket, bleed and bleed again.
Yes, I am sure you are right. I have changed the coolant again since and I did not have any problems afterwards. Sorry for the very slow reply.
Lovely to see all the old working boats with their engines chugging along.....
Yes I do as well. Great sounding engines. Very sorry for the slow response time.
I would be considering getting in touch with the person who carried out the initial survey for an explanation on why this issue wasn't picked up.
Apologies for delayed reply. Your suggestion is excellent.
Would it not be better,if you got it sand blasted,to get shut of the rust all together.Then put a rust converter on then paint it
Yes, your idea is the way I should have fixed the rust, and sounds great. I unfortunately had no access to a sandblaster. Apologies for late reply.
I suspect you have an airlock in the system. You shoud hava vent line from the engine side of the thermost on the top of the thermostat housing to to top of the header tank. This should allow aboy 3 percent of the water to flow continuously it is often called a de-aeration line. The water then returns through the fill line. Look at a moderntruck installation, thats what you will find.
Thanks for your great advice. I keep looking for a joint so that I can do this. I need a T joint that is 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches by 15mm. Apologies for the delay in replying.
There is a plug on top of the thermostat housing looks about 5mm, that is big enough. Run a small pipe from there to the header tank and enter above the normal water level.
When the system works you will find that the air in your clear tube will disappear in the next few hours..
Cant believe a hole was left in it and sold as is. Crazy.
I do not think that the previous knew about the hole or they would have had it fixed. Not easy to see the hole also from the outside with the grills in place unfortunately. The repair is now being done.
@@lifeisbetterwithaboatandad1534 1 of the previous owners removed the bow thruster, and sold it with a hole in it.
Interesting
Thank you Will. So are your video blogs.
@@lifeisbetterwithaboatandad1534 ahh cheers
Speed up the thermostat test with boiling kettle water , but hey who needs a thermostat in a Gardner 😁 Nice looking engine and boat 👍
Great point! Many thanks for your comment.
Gardner. The.best.engi nes.ever.made.4lk.lw.engines
The engine is not as favoured as the 2LW and 3LW which sound nice to the ear. The boat is overpowered on the canals. On the rivers she can run above tick over and sounds better.
Fascinating vlog! thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it. I have enjoyed all your vlogs, thanks.
grate vid mate subbed
Thanks, I watched and enjoyed your vlog yesterday.
That was well interesting. I thought you must getting one fitted and that was a temp fix .nice boat you have there like the sound of it .i have just subdued cheers dude be safe 🙂✌️
Thanks 👍 I am currently getting the bow thruster tube replaced.
Interesting video goodjob
Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks for watching and your comment.
First time l've seen your blog. I have enjoyed watching narrowboat life during lockdown. I,m a senior citizen in Maryland and l have a long list of repairs with a home. But l envy you all in Great Britain traveling down the canals. Looks like so much fun. I didn't see your dog?? Yes, life is better with a dog, and a cat too. 🙂💕
Welcome aboard. The two dogs are in some of my other you tube videos, mostly in the title sequence. The dogs would not have been able to climb the ladder as they are small. I also was working on the water tank at the same time which made it difficult to get on and off while on the hard standing. Our canals must seem very small compared with America. Many thanks for your comment.
I would have tried a plexiglass panel to fit over the bolts on the inside with some tape/mastic,
Now that is a clever idea. I wish I had used your suggestion. Mine was messy and did not work. Thank you.
Hi ,that was a very interesting video,poor old crayfish think I would have had him for supper lol ,I hope you get your new bow thruster fitted it will be a great help in the wind ,I worked on boats for over 40 years enjoyed every moment,,well take care keep safe John
Thanks for watching and your comment. The crayfish made me jump when I first saw it. It walked back and forth along the tube looking so fed up. Hopefully it is now having a better life in the canal.