I bet Chris loves every second of the loving polish times not to mention that feeling after getting her ticking again after an issue. Very special people keeping history alive.
The idea that there exist rival narrowboat clubs based on engine type tickles my fancy more than words can express I've never imagined something so whimsical and perfect could possibly exist outside of a Philip Pullman novel
I greatly related to his remark about being 'ex-forces' and knowing 'how to really polish brass'. Part of my fatigue duties at a particular academy in the early 1970's was to thoroughly polish the brass on a pair of World War One vintage Vickers naval guns mounted on the parapet of an old fort. They had a substantial, amount of brass and it gave me greatest satisfaction to get it absolutely mirror bright every morning after 24 hours exposure to sea air.
I think what some find appealing about those old engines is the low RPM...it is more like a heartbeat. Plus the engine is all in the open and visible, so becomes a point of pride...as this guy demonstrated...he has a beautiful motor.
Lovely looking, and sounding, engine. I can understand why he wanted a proper engine room. - I think I would just spend my relaxing time sitting in the engine room sipping a cup of tea and listening to it.
Nice edition. Chris Wenham sounds a smashing bloke and I am about to make his day. I have a GRP cruiser with a lovely quiet, smooth, petrol outboard engine. However, in my central cockpit I have a radio/cassette sound system. So, I have decided, with Chris' permission, to take a sound sample of his engine and play it back, at the appropriate volume, through my sound system. Well, if Porsche' can modify their new cars to sound like the pure unaspirated flat six I don't see why little 32ft cruiser can't growl like a RN.
I work for Sabre Engines, which became Caterpillar Marine Power, and a few of the moving parts were familiar to me. (Jabsco, Donaldson, etc). However, it was the person who's passion shone through the most.....More than all that Brasso, which gave me the most pleasure. Thank you, both.
David all I can say is fantastic, can you rate 20/10 ? There was more than enough information, pros and cons and the effort you put in showed. Chris did an amazing job sharing his experiences and knowledge and it is very much appreciated.
Oh yes ya can't beat the sound of an old classic!! Looking forward to your next oldie classic engine! Plus, that must have been the cleanest and tidy engine room ever seen!!
What a fantastic sound, wife and I loved your mini classic engine series David, more of the same please, am now following 'Herbert and Thumper' on here
David, loved the vlogs about the old style engines. Truck drivers as you know, wished for smellovision. There is nothing like the smell of diesel in an older engine. The semi of today, even at 640 hp, does not have the same sound. We used to drive an old Mack truck in the early 1980s. The sound was so loud in the cab of the truck that me sitting just arm's length away from hubby was hoarse after 30 minutes down the road from trying to talk over the engine. We give ourselves whiplash when we think we hear an old truck or farm tractor with a similar sound to the engines you showed. Hubby really enjoyed these vlogs.
Wow....what can you say. I'm sure most would consider it a pain in the rear end but that's what i'd consider therapy....and what a treat to listen to! Thanks for sharing that!
Fantastic video, David.As an old diesel mechanic,I really appreciated getting to see that beautiful engine.I love the fact that he likened it to a heartbeat.Very cool.👍👍
Nothing beats that melodic Phut, phut. I could nod off to sleep to that several times a day. Nice easy chair in the engine room, warmed by the residual heat. What a beauty. Thank you for bringing it to us.
I have always liked vintage engines at vintage and classic shows so hearing this guy talk about his engine was really neat so thanks for that bro. All the best
Now then David. Excellent choice for a vlog series, this is right up my street. Love these type of engines, I go all woberlly at the knees. Love the sound and the smell, plus the slower the tick over the better and installed in a boat it is then truly the heartbeat of the boat. Look forward to the next one..
Engineering and art combined, what a beautiful engine. There is a 'modern' way of reducing the need to continually polish the brass/pipes by way of a good quality spray on clear coat finish. I could imagine forgetting to switch off the engine after falling to sleep, listening to the kerplunk-kerplunk 'music'.
This is one of my favorite TH-cam channels. I would love a narrow boat. I live on one of the largest rivers in America, "The mighty Merrimack", the river that the Coast Guard was created for. I have a small beach about 2 miles upriver from the last navigation aid. A right treacherous area for normal ships but about 100 years ago there were canal boats that brought commerce to the cities much further up. It would be a fitting sight to see another narrow boat making that run.
Omce again, the life lesson is here: when embarking on a new venture, carefully do your research. Examine the advantages and disadvantages. And enjoy the journey. Thanks David. Good interview. Good shots. Good editing.
I'm with you Mr. Stafford. That engine is a thing of beauty and deserves to be amongst the power units you ,David, are going to vlog. Loads more,please. Maybe Aaron W should follow vlogs on sailing where only bags of wind are required :)
Great to 'meet' an enthusiast like Chris. Love the classic engines and fair play to him for pointing out it's hard work and a lot of Brasso! Looking forward to seeing more engines.. Thanks.
I love your narrowboat and canal culture. Over here in Germany we've got a lot of 'Lanz Glühkopf Bulldog' fans, for a reason! The starting up procedere is a ritual and it has to be.
Many thanks for this gem of an episode David, I have just subscribed to the gentleman's channel. I look forward to more in this "old engine" series. David in Dudley.
Fantastic video!! I'm looking forward to future vintage engine videos. I love that you had the owner talk about his baby. It's always best to hear about a passion from someone that lives it. Cheers!
He's just chucked a bucket of cold water over my dreams of owning a boat with a classic engine with all the work involved. But what a beautiful thing to behold and listen to !! My hats off to him and you for that video David. Thnx to you both.
Don't let it spoil your dreams. That was one particular engine where the buyer had thrown money at his dream. I ran a DM2 for nigh on 12 years in my 2nd narrowboat. I did have a few copper pipes to polish up, my choice, but my boating time was too precious to spend hours with the Brasso or Barkeepers friend. My engine was for going places in a pleasant manner whilst making a pleasant exhaust note.
Awesome video ! would really like to sleep in a boat with that motor sound in the background so relaxing it would be like a week vacation in a night ! I also like the open area where the motor is and so clean
David, Bless you for posting this and allowing us to listen to a classic even though it's only 5 years old. I didn't realize an old school engine company was still in business. Now the search is on to see if any other old school engine companies are still around or engineers that love the old girls so much they can make you the parts to keep em chugging on. And yes I agree if you have the opportunity ( I know I'm asking a lot ) a video with her going down the cut for ( please ) an hour or so or preferably 8 hours or chugging along. Would be great to fall asleep listening to her as you nod off. A well done tip o' the hat to you David. Cheers!
Great content for a quiet time of year for actual cruising videos. I enjoy seeing/hearing these classic engines (on YT, of course... I'm from the U.S.) and think they're more aesthetically pleasing than more modern offerings. I'm quite looking forward to the next episodes.
I love this because I couldn't be this man in a million years but I admire his devotion, enthusiasm and dedication, someone you'd want beside you in a trench. It's really getting in to the nitty grit of the cut. He's so articulate too, even poetic (like a heart beat) too about his engine. Looking forward to the others.
I’ve purchased a 70 foot October last year, one of the reasons I purchased this boat because it had a DM2, nowhere near as clean and tidy as well in this video I have a lot of work to do to bring as I want it. The last thing I’m going to undertake is that beautiful engine because I wanna spend as much time bring it up shining as it deserves. Thank you very much for the video I just hope I can get my DM2 iHalf as good as the one in your program thanks again
Thanks David.That brought back many pleasant memories of my own DM2. Bought 1983, with not so much brasswork, and still going strong today. Or at least last I heard, no pun intended.
Hello again David of all the vlogs you have done these 3 are my total favourites. Apart from the Christmas dinner oh and the Christmas with Lorna. Please keep the vids coming they kept my smiling during my two months in hospital. And if the Chesterfield EVER makes it to chesterfield that promise of a curry is still on.
Ahoi David, sehr schön geführter Bericht. Auch ich liebe alte Diesel, mehr die, welche in Traktoren sind. Allein die Hingabe der Engländer zu den alten Motoren ist es wert, gezeigt zu werden. Gruß leo Ahoy David, very nice report. Also I love old diesel, more those who are in tractors. Only the devotion of the English to the old engines is worth to be shown. Greeting leo
Lots of work but damn I would at lest like to ride on that beautiful boat. And I would agree, if I ever got a Narrowboat, not that I ever will, I would want that kind of engine. It doesn't have to be so pretty but the sound, damn I love it.
Marvelous. Great to learn about those high revving modern engines. Now you really have to find a Bolinder single, Now I'm going to watch it again. Thank you.
Hello mate... I just wanted to thank you for doing this mini-series on classic engines. I've watched all three now and only comment on this one because it's the one I picked as my favourite of the three when the missus asked me which I would have. If you ever run into any of these owners again, do also thank them for their time and their work on these engines; they are amazing. I'd love to see more classic engine videos if you can do them (although I do appreciate that 3 years has passed, so you may well have already done them in more recent episodes) and very much look forward to watching them. Cheers, Jem.
2:00 "Months searching for the right boat" Oh boy, you sure found it. Ticking over at 150rpm. I love slow tick-overs. I get that from my grandad and uncle : they would always slow down my motorbike idle.....just so it managed to stall at the lights......cursing them, I had to hurriedly jump on the kick-start.
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I bet Chris loves every second of the loving polish times not to mention that feeling after getting her ticking again after an issue. Very special people keeping history alive.
The idea that there exist rival narrowboat clubs based on engine type tickles my fancy more than words can express I've never imagined something so whimsical and perfect could possibly exist outside of a Philip Pullman novel
Stunning piece of art. I also have to agree with Chis that chug of an engine is so much more pleasing to the ear :D
I really like these old engines in narrow boats, low revving, swing a big prop and so relaxing. Looking forward to the others in your mini series.
That engine is a gorgeous piece of machine work, and obviously meticulously maintained! What a beauty!😁😉
I greatly related to his remark about being 'ex-forces' and knowing 'how to really polish brass'.
Part of my fatigue duties at a particular academy in the early 1970's was to thoroughly polish the brass on a pair of World War One vintage Vickers naval guns mounted on the parapet of an old fort.
They had a substantial, amount of brass and it gave me greatest satisfaction to get it absolutely mirror bright every morning after 24 hours exposure to sea air.
I think what some find appealing about those old engines is the low RPM...it is more like a heartbeat. Plus the engine is all in the open and visible, so becomes a point of pride...as this guy demonstrated...he has a beautiful motor.
He's right about vintage engines being like a heartbeat. Slow engine equals slow pulse. Ahhhh. 😎
Lovely looking, and sounding, engine. I can understand why he wanted a proper engine room. - I think I would just spend my relaxing time sitting in the engine room sipping a cup of tea and listening to it.
Now that’s how clean a vintage engine should be like. Love the Brass.
Nice edition. Chris Wenham sounds a smashing bloke and I am about to make his day. I have a GRP cruiser with a lovely quiet, smooth, petrol outboard engine. However, in my central cockpit I have a radio/cassette sound system. So, I have decided, with Chris' permission, to take a sound sample of his engine and play it back, at the appropriate volume, through my sound system. Well, if Porsche' can modify their new cars to sound like the pure unaspirated flat six I don't see why little 32ft cruiser can't growl like a RN.
It's very amazing how fond Chris is of his engine and of his boat. I do envy him.
More please - I could watch these all day long - thanks
I work for Sabre Engines, which became Caterpillar Marine Power, and a few of the moving parts were familiar to me. (Jabsco, Donaldson, etc). However, it was the person who's passion shone through the most.....More than all that Brasso, which gave me the most pleasure. Thank you, both.
K’plock, k’plock, k’plock... extremely relaxed sound. Love it!
David all I can say is fantastic, can you rate 20/10 ? There was more than enough information, pros and cons and the effort you put in showed. Chris did an amazing job sharing his experiences and knowledge and it is very much appreciated.
Oh yes ya can't beat the sound of an old classic!! Looking forward to your next oldie classic engine! Plus, that must have been the cleanest and tidy engine room ever seen!!
What a fantastic sound, wife and I loved your mini classic engine series David, more of the same please, am now following 'Herbert and Thumper' on here
David, loved the vlogs about the old style engines. Truck drivers as you know, wished for smellovision. There is nothing like the smell of diesel in an older engine. The semi of today, even at 640 hp, does not have the same sound. We used to drive an old Mack truck in the early 1980s. The sound was so loud in the cab of the truck that me sitting just arm's length away from hubby was hoarse after 30 minutes down the road from trying to talk over the engine. We give ourselves whiplash when we think we hear an old truck or farm tractor with a similar sound to the engines you showed. Hubby really enjoyed these vlogs.
There is always that hint of that soul to the sound of traditional diesel engines.very wonderfull and hypnotic in a sense.
As much charm as that has, the silence from a hybrid is golden to my ears.
Wow I could listen to the sound of that engine all day
Wow....what can you say. I'm sure most would consider it a pain in the rear end but that's what i'd consider therapy....and what a treat to listen to! Thanks for sharing that!
That engine is so gorgeous, if it was in a magazine, it would be kept on the top shelf.
Possibly for sale next year. The engine, not the Big H.
Fantastic video, David.As an old diesel mechanic,I really appreciated getting to see that
beautiful engine.I love the fact that he likened it to a heartbeat.Very cool.👍👍
Such a soothing sound coming from that beautiful engine.
That is a work of art..
Nothing beats that melodic Phut, phut. I could nod off to sleep to that several times a day. Nice easy chair in the engine room, warmed by the residual heat.
What a beauty. Thank you for bringing it to us.
I have always liked vintage engines at vintage and classic shows so hearing this guy talk about his engine was really neat so thanks for that bro. All the best
The rhythm of that engine marries beautifully to the narrowboat lifestyle. Short but very sweet David!
Such engines have a very special beauty of their own - nothing beats a shiner engine ticking over at a heart-beat. 👌👌👍👏👏👏
Chris Wenham should do his own blog. He's a natural.
He does; see th-cam.com/channels/zINBUTJTGqR-x0xaiy0-Tg.html
@@CruisingTheCut Thanks David! Hope you’re keeping well.
Now then David. Excellent choice for a vlog series, this is right up my street. Love these type of engines, I go all woberlly at the knees. Love the sound and the smell, plus the slower the tick over the better and installed in a boat it is then truly the heartbeat of the boat. Look forward to the next one..
Really interesting to see the variety of boats on these canals. Thanks 🙏🏻 for the reporting of it. 👍
Russell Newbury what a work of art, love those engines.
Thats a bit of me, just beautiful! Thanks for the Vid!
"...firing at every other lamp post..." made my day!
:-D
Thaks a lot!
:-)
Engineering and art combined, what a beautiful engine. There is a 'modern' way of reducing the need to continually polish the brass/pipes by way of a good quality spray on clear coat finish. I could imagine forgetting to switch off the engine after falling to sleep, listening to the kerplunk-kerplunk 'music'.
That slow rhythm of the engine matches perfectly the slow atmosphere around the canal, I think.
This is one of my favorite TH-cam channels.
I would love a narrow boat. I live on one of the largest rivers in America, "The mighty Merrimack", the river that the Coast Guard was created for. I have a small beach about 2 miles upriver from the last navigation aid. A right treacherous area for normal ships but about 100 years ago there were canal boats that brought commerce to the cities much further up. It would be a fitting sight to see another narrow boat making that run.
th-cam.com/video/_I8MIi4VYzI/w-d-xo.html A little video of the river and a little electric Kayak I built to explore the Mighty Mack.
:-)
That really is a gorgeous and well maintained engine! I love looking around other people's boats with you
What a beautiful engine, it plays a tune when its running. So cool
That sound is absolutely beautiful.
Omce again, the life lesson is here: when embarking on a new venture, carefully do your research. Examine the advantages and disadvantages. And enjoy the journey.
Thanks David. Good interview. Good shots. Good editing.
I understand this man - we have the same disease. Hopefully someday I'll be able to experience this lifestyle complete with a RN.
Well done that man I love the sound of these older engines passing on the cut. More please.
A beautiful, beautiful engine.
How nice that that lovely RUSTY is in the loving hands of Chris it'll be well looked after.
Wow what an engine.....beautiful sound
I'm with you Mr. Stafford. That engine is a thing of beauty and deserves to be amongst the power units you ,David, are going to vlog. Loads more,please. Maybe Aaron W should follow vlogs on sailing where only bags of wind are required :)
Great to 'meet' an enthusiast like Chris. Love the classic engines and fair play to him for pointing out it's hard work and a lot of Brasso! Looking forward to seeing more engines.. Thanks.
Love the sound of these old classic engines.
I love your narrowboat and canal culture. Over here in Germany we've got a lot of 'Lanz Glühkopf Bulldog' fans, for a reason! The starting up procedere is a ritual and it has to be.
Very similar to the Field Marshal tractor in the UK.
Many thanks for this gem of an episode David, I have just subscribed to the gentleman's channel. I look forward to more in this "old engine" series.
David in Dudley.
thank you, this is one of your best videos, please do more videos on interesting and cool boats like this.
Fantastic video!! I'm looking forward to future vintage engine videos. I love that you had the owner talk about his baby. It's always best to hear about a passion from someone that lives it. Cheers!
What a beautiful machine, a icon of a bygone age. Kudos to Herbert to keep it alive in all its beauty and to you to show it.
He's just chucked a bucket of cold water over my dreams of owning a boat with a classic engine with all the work involved. But what a beautiful thing to behold and listen to !! My hats off to him and you for that video David. Thnx to you both.
Don't let it spoil your dreams. That was one particular engine where the buyer had thrown money at his dream. I ran a DM2 for nigh on 12 years in my 2nd narrowboat. I did have a few copper pipes to polish up, my choice, but my boating time was too precious to spend hours with the Brasso or Barkeepers friend. My engine was for going places in a pleasant manner whilst making a pleasant exhaust note.
Awesome video !
would really like to sleep in a boat with that motor sound in the background
so relaxing it would be like a week vacation in a night !
I also like the open area where the motor is and so clean
I loved this series Part 1
Great , we got to see the engine from the owners perspective, nice one David.
It's quite pretty and I like the sound but I wouldn't want to maintain it. Glad someone does!
I love his engine! It's got such character. I would happily chug along with this engine. "Leaks oil as a pastime." Lol!
David,
Bless you for posting this and allowing us to listen to a classic even though it's only 5 years old. I didn't realize an old school engine company was still in business. Now the search is on to see if any other old school engine companies are still around or engineers that love the old girls so much they can make you the parts to keep em chugging on.
And yes I agree if you have the opportunity ( I know I'm asking a lot ) a video with her going down the cut for ( please ) an hour or so or preferably 8 hours or chugging along. Would be great to fall asleep listening to her as you nod off.
A well done tip o' the hat to you David.
Cheers!
Great content for a quiet time of year for actual cruising videos. I enjoy seeing/hearing these classic engines (on YT, of course... I'm from the U.S.) and think they're more aesthetically pleasing than more modern offerings. I'm quite looking forward to the next episodes.
Could listen to that sound all day, these classic engine videos are your best yet. The thumbs down people need psychiatric help is all I can assume.
Great stuff....I'm not into vintage engines myself...but it's BRILLIANT that folk like this chap are. Good skills. :)
Brilliant video.. far more interesting and great to see the old type engines running.. they also sound great too! :)
I think I envy this guy his passion...
About all this spit & polish talk. Nostalgia. The word " romance" comes to mind. It`s the romance of it all. Carry on.
HOORAY, OLD CHAP!
I love this because I couldn't be this man in a million years but I admire his devotion, enthusiasm and dedication, someone you'd want beside you in a trench. It's really getting in to the nitty grit of the cut. He's so articulate too, even poetic (like a heart beat) too about his engine. Looking forward to the others.
Love the sound it makes
I’ve purchased a 70 foot October last year, one of the reasons I purchased this boat because it had a DM2, nowhere near as clean and tidy as well in this video I have a lot of work to do to bring as I want it.
The last thing I’m going to undertake is that beautiful engine because I wanna spend as much time bring it up shining as it deserves. Thank you very much for the video I just hope I can get my DM2 iHalf as good as the one in your program thanks again
Thanks David.That brought back many pleasant memories of my own DM2. Bought 1983, with not so much brasswork, and still going strong today. Or at least last I heard, no pun intended.
I looove the sound of these older engines ❤😏 so soothing 👍😏
Hello again David of all the vlogs you have done these 3 are my total favourites. Apart from the Christmas dinner oh and the Christmas with Lorna. Please keep the vids coming they kept my smiling during my two months in hospital. And if the Chesterfield EVER makes it to chesterfield that promise of a curry is still on.
Cheers! Glad they helped. There will be more...
I'd buy this chap pint after pint to hear his stories.
Bloke is a legend
Verry Lovely Engine Sound.
Ein Motorenklang zum verlieben.
Danke Schoen Michael.
Ahoi David, sehr schön geführter Bericht. Auch ich liebe alte Diesel, mehr die, welche in Traktoren sind. Allein die Hingabe der Engländer zu den alten Motoren ist es wert, gezeigt zu werden. Gruß leo
Ahoy David, very nice report. Also I love old diesel, more those who are in tractors. Only the devotion of the English to the old engines is worth to be shown. Greeting leo
Danke, Leo. Sehr nett, wie immer! (Thank you, Leo. Very kind, as always.)
A lovely engine and an interesting chap, too, plus a fleeting glimpse of a nice cat as well. Great video, thank you!
The cat - Holly - is lovely but very timid!
Feel free to make this a 58 part series.
Haha, OK!!
I like it.
Lots of work but damn I would at lest like to ride on that beautiful boat. And I would agree, if I ever got a Narrowboat, not that I ever will, I would want that kind of engine. It doesn't have to be so pretty but the sound, damn I love it.
Amazing old piece of tech. I'm going to thoroughly enjoy this series. Thanks, David!
Just having a Sunday morning chill out and what better way than vintage engines. I just subbed to Chris,s channel.
Mike Hurley Thanks Mike!
That wonderful engine immediately evoked the African Queen for us. Thank you for sharing. 😊
Marvelous. Great to learn about those high revving modern engines. Now you really have to find a Bolinder single, Now I'm going to watch it again. Thank you.
That little engine was cool. Brother from across the pond.🇺🇸
Had a few of these Mike on boats I've lived on.
I am much into old stuff, so this video was my rhing!
A great video, love these old engines. It’s the history behind them that I particularly enjoy. A Lister fan really.
G'day what a beautiful boat and the engine is a work of art, terrific engineering and a credit to the owner Tassy John thank you for filming it.
Great! This will be a good series.
What a beautiful motor!
that things gawjuss !! love the polish brass work on it just how a vintage machine should be
That was a cool video, thanks for sharing!
It's good to see such a lovely machine being well-understood and cared for.
Talked to Chris many times about his time at Redhill, on the Railway. So sad to learn of his passing.
May he rest in peace.
What a great video .
Hello mate... I just wanted to thank you for doing this mini-series on classic engines. I've watched all three now and only comment on this one because it's the one I picked as my favourite of the three when the missus asked me which I would have. If you ever run into any of these owners again, do also thank them for their time and their work on these engines; they are amazing. I'd love to see more classic engine videos if you can do them (although I do appreciate that 3 years has passed, so you may well have already done them in more recent episodes) and very much look forward to watching them. Cheers, Jem.
I always intended to do some more; maybe I'll get my act together and get that sorted!
2:00 "Months searching for the right boat"
Oh boy, you sure found it.
Ticking over at 150rpm. I love slow tick-overs.
I get that from my grandad and uncle : they would always slow down
my motorbike idle.....just so it managed to stall at the lights......cursing
them, I had to hurriedly jump on the kick-start.
You had me in the first 4 seconds. Absolutely adore that sound.