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Hi Lee & Ali the engine bay is coming on very nicely. And the electric cupboard looks great now. What a couple hours can do. Keep up the great work thanks Al & foxy

Hi there about the cat wasto do with corenation street ens sharples and her friend Minnie Caldwell when David on about it 👍

I didn't see Lee tidy any cables? does he think the trims are cables? why don't you two carry on painting whilst Derek finishes the ship.

hi again ... that single socket you and dave fitted the max size fuse for the blue flex is a 16amp ... if you put it on a 32amp it will melt the blue flex under fault current if you need a 32amp supply then you need min of 6mm cable and 32amp rated swich isolator .... cooker ignition button should need a normal plug with a 5 amp fuse in the plug but in the book that comes with your cooker all the size power supply will be listed in that book .....hope this helps a bit ..... its has to be right so when its tested for your completion certificate to use your boat on the canal it wont fail and hold you up

Capn' birds eye strikes again. Great to see the cupboard tidied. looks loads better now. the engine bay is coming along nicely too.

Hi there it's nice to see Dave back he needs to get some more vlogs out and it was ame that lock with the cat and love your vlogs I bet you can't wait to get on the water 👍👌

Some narrowboat channels have an adorable child, many others have a cute dog but only "Lee & Ali Building" features Captain Birdseye, I will leave it to women folk to comment on whether Dave is adorable, cute or both. p.s Do you know the depth and width dimentions of your electrical cabinet below gunnel height? I guess 18" deep by 15" wide. The answer will help with the planning of my fitout.

Good lad our Dave

Glad to see it ain't just me having trouble getting his screws in, bloody frustrating when they drop on the floor.

I really love the look of the acoustic panels and the tiled shower. So posh❤

It's a pity we don't need a prop just yet but it will be a long time before we need one. We were at the boat yesterday and found a leak from a taped over roof vent (want to paint before we fit them) went to check and found that the birds had pecked holes in the tape, little blighters. they now have blocks placed on top to keep the birds off! Keep up the good work and get on with that electrical cupboard..

Nice to see Dave again and we will definitely take his advice and keep the boat at the boatyard as long as is necessary to make sure it is all working and completed before we move away.

great vlog as always - we were always adjusting the length of our fenders when we were on Moonlight as it just depends on the height of the bank/towpath

I've been lurking here and watching you from the start. You're giving me the same feeling I got finishing off a build-from-scratch of a 14-foot canoe yawl with my dad and being so close to putting her on the water we could practically smell it. Or the feeling on our 42-foot motor-sailer on Morecambe Bay when we got close to finishing off a "modification" to make her easier to handle. Doesn't matter how you get on the water, which water it is or what kind of vessel you have - you're one of us. I've been at the helm of various craft in the Irish Sea, the Western Isles, the Norfolk Broads, the Thames estuary, Puget Sound and the Great Lakes... and the canals of Britain are STILL on my bucket list. I know it will take as long as it takes, no matter what our various fans here wish, but when the Black Swan finally learns to swim, I hope you know that there will be a glass of single malt hoisted right here to speed you on your way.

Thanks for visiting bottom lock. Please come back and tour one of our hire boats at Union Canal Carriers - Braunston

Wat a lovely vlog and great to see Dave his vlogs are good and I have got my bread to tee so cep up your vlogs coming and all the best 👍

Hi Lee & Ali that’s a shame about the prop. Is it worth asking the boat builder to swap it out for you thanks Al

I think I would revamp the lids, and openings. The lids with a down turned lip and put in a 1" angle iron on the inside of the opening with one side of the angle pointing up as a dam. Cut drainage holes to drain that inner lip. Maybe a 2 1/2 hr. job per hatch and opening. It would be just like the engine hatch.

So do you have multi tool sander, cutter? They work great in the tight corners with the sanding attachment.

What is the shaft diameter on the prop?

Enjoying your vlogs 😊 we are having a reflexes stove on our boat , see you have a fan on the top of yours . Is it a specific one for them ? Roy says watch what you are doing with that camera misses 😂😂😂

Lovely to hear the chat between you all, and love Dave's beard!!! Suits him. xx

It's good to see Dave back again

Dave will soon catch with my beard😂😂😂

Bloody hell Dave has turned into a face fungus warrior lol,

These are the best kind of vlogs...life lessons, wisdom, and much laughter with friends on the canals! ❤

More like the chuckle Brothers

Hi again you 2 .... the fenders will need to be adjusted depending on where you moor up the armco can be different heights ... Karen where you got your fenders from sell little black adjuster blocks which makes adjusting the lenght of fender ropes easier ....

We did the same with our fender hooks to stop the paint be taken off. It does work we used weed hatch tape as ours are wider hooks. We filmed our too!! lol Phil & Marianne

Good morning Ali and Lee, we use a similar hook type that you have and if you search for Marine Fender Grip in Temu or Ali Express we have a rope grip that you can adjust the height of the fender with using a knot. The loop that goes over the rail is the loop that goes through the handrail hook.

You will alter the height of your fenders , in marinas the height of jetties vary . Those rope fenders look lovely when new but soon turn to manky shite and spread crap . Suggest the rubber tubular ones

Fifty quid for the prop ?

Years ago I hired a boat for a week, went into a lock with the fenders down without realizing, they must have all got ripped off, a few hours later I found out. It cost me a fortune to replace them

Great video could you tell me what grade of Rockwall you used

great vlog - the choice of marina is so important and different marinas suit different people

Hi lee and Ali that’s a big silencer. It certainly gets harder to move about the engine bay the more you put in it 😂

Yay we were on your vlog .. our boat anyway 😊 the footpath takes you up into the village . That controller is like ours and we really like it 👍

Thank you so much for visiting The Boat Shop today, your video is wonderful of all we have to offer in Braunston xx❤️

That's the one I have, dead easy to fit the cables, so you will need to measure the cable distances to throttle and gearbox, Midland have them all in stock, looking good.

Hi with your exhaust it's ok when it cold but when you have been out cruising it will red hot and want to get into the weed hatch as it got a case that fits over it all the best 👍

Hi u2, that's a leading question. looking good Andy is making a nice job looking forward to that prop turning

coming along nicely lee. my only advice is to check that you can get to anything in the engine bay easily. remember it will all need maintenance sooner or later. Most people go for the Vetus morse controller.

I cannot believe this guy has actually put at least 3mm gouges in the side of 6mm hull i would definitely not let him near mine and yes I am a welder

Lee does that silencer get hot / warm? Might make access to weed hatch difficult.

Mines on the left where your starter battery is , my starter battery is up on the bulkhead

I just bought a morse control Ultraflex forward and reverse and pull it out for neutral, midland chandlers your favorite place 158 quid I think, look on the website

Hi Lee and Ali Things are looking really good. Just make sure you have lots of room around the greaser so that when it needs to be refilled you have adequate space. Mark Alberta, Canada

I did a bit on my boat today, it's getting cold out there.

great info on the vlog - nice and quiet and handy for the car

Maybe a bit to quiet? Seems like the folks there keep themselves to themselves. I would hope for a marinina with a bit more character and a social atmosphere. You two are the best to judge though, hope you have other places to check out?