You cannot look at the worst, and the best off in society and compare them with you. There's always someone better off and always someone worse off, but that does not stop you being allowed to be upset with your life sometimes. Without sadness, there's no joy. You've got an amazingly likeable personality and part of that is because you show your vulnerable side as well as your strong side. You're a complete person and that's a joy.
May and Ed's Excellent Adventure. And like all good story, our Heroes set out a grand quest and face many obstacles (the locks, the crash and the idea of stopping) but the journey continues until they ultimately reached the sunny paceful destination. (Well almost be careful with the machete). It nice just to have some silly fun, and good friends
Hello May, I go back to work tomorrow after 5 weeks off due to mental health issues, this episode gave me a really big lift in my mood. A few weeks ago I grounded my boat whilst plucking leaves off overhanging branches with my grandson! We love a nice cruise when our 2 weeks are up. Loving your positivity.
@wellbeingonwater Hello May, I've been back at work for over a week now, and it's hard to believe 8 weeks ago I was contemplating such drastic measures, seeing a young person like yourself with such a zest for life has definitely helped, I'm not there yet but with help from family and friends and inspiration from the likes of you I will get there,many thanks.
What a breath of fresh air. Having been off with COVID for a few days, I came across your channel quite by chance. The gentle ebb and flow of life on the waterways has transported me to another place. Right, back to sweating on the sofa.
Receently discovered your channel and am living my living on a narrowboat dreams through your vids. Thank you so much for such honest content and keep being you, because you're awesome. x
May, absolutely love your videos, cruises, comments and advice, been boating for a few years and am planning to take the step to go permanent and live aboard, you have and continue to show it as it is and aspire me with the confidence to do it, I just now need to decide where and find my floating home, thank you.
Weve never met but Through your posts I feel part of your life. That was a great video and it was so good to see you so happy and vibrant. Long may it continue.❤
Sorry to hear about the collision! I hope nothing was permanently damaged by the crash. Apart from that a very lovely vlog as always. Your male friends are very nice eye candy! Take care May. xxx
May, everyone is an individual. I remember the beautiful Karen Carpenter who had immeasurable talent as a singer, drummer and song writer, had a great career and future, yet passed due to her mental health. Millionaires can be lonely, poor people wealthy with love. Don’t take comments to heart - May is May and no one else knows you better than you.❤
If you always live happily and smiling like this, you can live till you are ninety years old and be happy. In today's world, being happy is considered an art, not a habit.... Of course, don't expect us to leave a comment when you are ninety... Because we are all dead and you should leave flowers for us...😄😃😀 I like your happiness... Good luck.❤❤❤
Hiya May wow cracking vlog except for the bump ouch 😢...congratulations ed on his first lock 👏 pity about the bacon buttie lol...great to see good fun and banter on the boat and in the water hat chasing haha....me and daughters are counting down for our Caledonian canal trip Inverness to fort William and back in seven days 🛥️😃...yes we all have our ups and downs small or big it's out hearts that matter 😊
Hi May, just temporary fix, use duck tape to stick over holes on your gas locker. Then when you have some new anodes get welder to weld the holes up, hope this helps
Looks like you had a smashing time (pun fully intended). I think Eds' hat needs a strap sewing on to stop its escape attempts. If there was any damage to your boat or its contents give your insurance company a bell and they'll sort it. If there wasn't any damage but you want to do something about it the canal and river trust has an incident report form on their website, they should follow it up and have a chat with the owner. Have a lovely sunny Sunday, take it easy
Nice to see you happier again m'dear. I understand your desire to cry over the collision but I think in those circumstances a long string of expletives would be much healthier.
May thoroughly enjoyable Eddy seems a really nice guy even after feeding him bloody mung beans and nettle tea keep enjoying life kids cheers n beers Marty Australia
Today's WBP/exterior grade is not very water/weather resistant. The more expensive marine ply is more resilient, but please make sure that you paint or epoxy the endgrain to avoid it delaminating as even marine ply isn't great any more.
Easy to get outdoor ply from builders supply yards... Builders use it all the time I want to make a gate from same...... Good to see you happy happy happy.... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Another Great Video May. Hopefully your Boat is ok after the collision and you are fine as well. Ed,seems a nice Chap,not sure if he is just a Friend but his Camera technique while you were filling up with water shows that he was getting a good shot but then moved the camera a bit so he could get a better look at what his eyes were looking at 😉,can’t blame him because you are a Gorgeous Young Woman and he would have to be blind not to try and get a look-see Lol 😂. Mental Health is so important and you being open and honest might help so many others be open about their feelings!. Half the battle is accepting you need someone who you can trust and open up too,probably why we all strive to find that " Mr or Ms Right " 🤷♂️,that person who we not just have a physical relationship with but a Mental emotional relationship with who we can open up too ?!. I’m quite lucky in that I’m someone who really always looks on the Brightest side of life,always the positive and hardly ever the negative….. good job really because I’m a Father and Carer of 2 Disabled Adult Sons and it’s a 24/7 Job with them getting respite but never Me ! Oh I’ve tried to get it for myself but as you will be aware the Social Services are not the easiest to work with ( not just their fault as they are overworked and underfunded ). I’m in my 50’s but I have a Young mind still and I don’t mind admitting quite a high sex drive ( I think it’s high because for me it’s about not just pleasuring your partner and yourself but losing yourself in the moment,a escape from your normal life 🤷♂️ ). Worst part about having a high sex drive though is not actually having a Partner !. I can’t say that I blame most Women though because,getting with a older single man who has Adult children and they are disabled is a huge ask !. Unfortunately there aren’t many Women around who can accept that they are going to come second when it comes to my Sons !. Hopefully one day I find someone who is willing to accept us the way we are ?. I’m glad you are Doing ok 👍,it was a bit worrisome when you were having a Bad Day, I am one of those people who when I see someone Sad I just wanna give them a Cuddle and offer my Shoulder too. Anyway,another Great Video ❤. Xx
@@wellbeingonwater No other way for the way we should be,if we are open and honest with everyone then it’s easier to be honest with ourselves and our emotions and feelings 🤷♂️. Secrets or hiding the truth just creates negativity and problems with everything and everyone. If you are having a bad day then admitting it to yourself and someone just helps and it’s the same with if you are feeling horny/happy/sad etc. We shouldn’t be scared of our feelings or expressing those feelings to people….. well that’s what I think anyway 🤷♂️. Say it as you see it and say it as you feel it and life is that bit easier. I’m not saying that I don’t get lonely,because I do but being able to admit it and tell someone,just makes you feel better. Too many people bottle everything up and unfortunately we are vessels,which if we allow ourselves to be filled up,eventually our corks will pop. I’m glad that you have chuckles along the way,laughter and smiling is more beneficial for the Soul than people give it credit. Smile and laugh and be happy. There’s always someone who is worse off than us but people need to open their eyes and hearts and realise it’s not just about them in this World,unfortunately these days there is a lot of Selfishness around,people who can’t see out of their little bubble ?!!.
Did you know on the CRT guidelines for towpaths it is now illegal to use an e scooter or e bike... both of which can be pretty fast and almost silent... pretty dangerous next to deep water in particular...... I wonder how many narrowboat owners own one???
I was going to offer to help you start your car the other week when you left your lights on all night. but your mum came. I live in my campervan and was parked behind you. NOT A STALKER lol@@wellbeingonwater
You might want to look at getting a sickle for cutting bCk bank vegetation, it is easier than using a billhook which is for hedging. Keep at it and enjoy.
In the shipping World one gets first and second Mates, seems on a channnel boat one invite a friend and then give him or her the rank of lock- Mate, hehehehehehehehe, their assigned duties are to take care of locks. Oh they must also do collision watch.Btw, cool floating plantation,seems the plants love it.
Here are my helpful tips! Until you get it fixed Don’t expect 100% from it. Keep to half speed if possible & avoid weeds & mud. Change the oil a few times until there are no more metal particles. Maybe half fill your oil remover pump with diesel & use it to wash it out. Use the exact recommended oil to refill. Check if one of the lower plugs has a magnet on it, if not you may be able to buy a replacement plug with a magnet. Obtain a magnet on a stick & use it to fish in the gearbox for metal. If you find magnetic flat strip (bearing cages) or balls stop using it immediately. Start ringing round now, A new/second hand box will be a lot cheaper if you are not desperate. Find out if it needs to be exactly the same box or if others will fit, gives you more options. Maybe a gearbox fitter would give you a discount in exchange for promotion on your channel? Identify the bolts which will need to come out to change it. Scrape off the paint & rust especially inside hex sockets. keep them damp with WD40 until you change it, Love your videos & good luck.
I moored in the exact spot as your lunch spot with my little boat, the meadow was filled with wonderful cows. I’m a land lubber now however still local if you ever want company :)
Notice you making nettle tea... again foraging got some from garden but flowering which makes it bitter....you had some nice tender leaves I see.... well done....
@@wellbeingonwater thats great i want a one of them small river boats mainly for fishing and camping out in so im looking into how it all works and what i can and cant do
Hi May, really glad to see you back on top. There appears to be someone pretending to be you from a cloned channel, replying to the older comments in to your video last week which you didn't have time to reply to. They are using your thumbnail image, so you may not have noticed. I did post about this earlier but my comment was deleted for some reason.
This is why I only move my boat at the crack of dawn during the season. Partly because it's cooler and partly because all the hireboaters are still abed with hangovers, groaning and farting.
Must say anybody that gives you grief about sharing your mental struggles is free to go elsewhere. Such struggles are not a joke and it's a sh*t act to upstage or discount them. If sharing here helps you work things out am sure other viewers can benefit from your experiences n remedies too. I am new here n never heard of narrowboats. Fascinating n love you already. B well little sister
Hi May it wasn't your fault the you had a bump on your boat , these holiday people should be told the rules of boating ! Great video again look after yourself x
@@wellbeingonwaterit’s a truism. In my time on rivers and canals, I must say I’ve met some of the nicest (and oddest) people . They probably say the same of me? At best In equal number. 🙃
I know it's Old Hat! ..... But the Neggie-Norah's ??? .... If you read their comments with the 'Biggest Smile' on your face ... they don't mean a thing! ....( And they Don't!! )😀... Good luck young lady 😄
Lol collision = too fast ! And boaters who cruise fast to steer on windy days shouldn't be cruising in the wind at all .... learn to cruise sideways but slowly 😉 The collision was a good karma lesson from speeding earlier ... The source telling you to slow down in general or ya gonna burn out !! 😇
You invite a lad along for a cruise to help you move, and you won't let him have a bacon sarnie.....tsk tsk, I don't know what was in the cup, but good for him saying he was done.
tourists are annoying, at least you don't have a fibreglass boat, they really creak and crack when they are hit by the idiots on the waterways If you do have a collission, then it's like a car, there is a requirement to give details and if damage/loss it should also be reported. No one wants their boat damaged, especially the tour opperator. As far as I see it for wind you want the heavy boat as it's less effected by wind, has more momentum so better all round. I still think you go way to fast into locks and moorings though.
Idiots are everywhere, on land and water and in the air. It's not your fault that you encountered one on a canal. Mind you, I would be pretty upset if an idiot came round a corner too fast and crashed into my beautiful 16 year old car 😉😉😁
It seems you tramp up and down the canal in my part of the world as I recognise a lot of the places you get to. Well that sounds like a perfect reason for you not to let me anywhere near your boat, my qualification is in being a total nutter. Looks like that was quite a thump. Time to inspect the inside of the hull for damage I think.
@@wellbeingonwaterit doesn't matter matter whether you are vegetarian vegan or a meat eater as it's a personal choice isn't it may, I can understand why you talk about what you eat as your just trying to show your friends on here as much about your life choices as you can aren't you and I fully support you for that 👍
HAHA There's a strange karma for you, murdering all that Vegan nose bag with a f'kin Bill Hook after rejoicing in the Bacon Shed being Shut. Then the Vegan nose bag comes back and bites ya. Had to be real, you couldn't make that shit up. Bad timing meeting an idiot on a blind bend tho. really sorry to hear that. I hope nothing was damaged that couldn't be repaired, and time, so they say, is a great healer. Fab way to spend 20 minutes, very entertaining, great personality and a joy to look at. Hope you keep producing entertaining vids. Thanks.
May, my apologies just my warped sense of stereo-typical humour. Surely Vegans eat grass don't they? And to see you tearing into it, well, I thought that's what Vegan Blood Lust must look like. There you go, a brief look inside an idiots head. Sorry. @@wellbeingonwater
Hi Mrs. May, I saw 👀 myself in the mirror of your words: I tend to get down on little things, compared to real misfortunes that happen not too far from home. Anyway, we’re all vulnerable, one more one less, but we’re human beings 🤷🏼. Anyway, I noticed there are a lot of nettles and you used them for brewing some kind of “tea”. In my area we make dough and pasta with it: it gains a fantastic and delicate flavor. If you’re “interestedl” (you said it four times in a six words sentence and you laughed at it) in it and can/want to spend/waste 3 minutes, there’s a channel (in English) from a British Lady, Vicky, called “pasta grannies” which I’m a little proud of, because she jumps especially here around my hometown, where food is a serious thing (someone call the area Motor Valley and someone else call it Pork Valley 😂). So, nettles dough ravioli with ricotta, parmigiano cheese and nettles filling. th-cam.com/video/e_JSCen8Jm8/w-d-xo.html Ps: MDF is the most absorbing 🧽 material of the universe, so any outdoor purpose should be avoided.
You cannot look at the worst, and the best off in society and compare them with you. There's always someone better off and always someone worse off, but that does not stop you being allowed to be upset with your life sometimes. Without sadness, there's no joy. You've got an amazingly likeable personality and part of that is because you show your vulnerable side as well as your strong side. You're a complete person and that's a joy.
So true 😊
Bedankt
Thank you so much 😄
Loved watching this. I am thinking about changing my life and seeing this is showing true to life experiences thanks
Go for it!
Simply delightful. Then again it's not being stung!
Glad you think so 😊
May and Ed's Excellent Adventure. And like all good story, our Heroes set out a grand quest and face many obstacles (the locks, the crash and the idea of stopping) but the journey continues until they ultimately reached the sunny paceful destination. (Well almost be careful with the machete). It nice just to have some silly fun, and good friends
Haha brilliant!
Hello May, I go back to work tomorrow after 5 weeks off due to mental health issues, this episode gave me a really big lift in my mood. A few weeks ago I grounded my boat whilst plucking leaves off overhanging branches with my grandson! We love a nice cruise when our 2 weeks are up. Loving your positivity.
Hey Ian! I hope you're celebrating how far you've come on your journey. I hope it goes well for you and I'm glad my video helped! Take care
@wellbeingonwater Hello May, I've been back at work for over a week now, and it's hard to believe 8 weeks ago I was contemplating such drastic measures, seeing a young person like yourself with such a zest for life has definitely helped, I'm not there yet but with help from family and friends and inspiration from the likes of you I will get there,many thanks.
What a breath of fresh air. Having been off with COVID for a few days, I came across your channel quite by chance. The gentle ebb and flow of life on the waterways has transported me to another place. Right, back to sweating on the sofa.
Aww, really happy you found your way here!
16:50 The Nettles bite back 😆 Great video thanks for taking us along with you
Thanks for watching!
We love May, she is a real sweetheart 💕 if she was my daughter I'd be very proud
Aww thats lovely of you to say
Receently discovered your channel and am living my living on a narrowboat dreams through your vids. Thank you so much for such honest content and keep being you, because you're awesome. x
Aww this is a lovely comment, thanks so much! So glad you are here 😊
May, absolutely love your videos, cruises, comments and advice, been boating for a few years and am planning to take the step to go permanent and live aboard, you have and continue to show it as it is and aspire me with the confidence to do it, I just now need to decide where and find my floating home, thank you.
Hey Andrew, best of luck on your adventure!
All my canals channels were dying out and then TH-cam suggested this. So much fun! Thanks 😂
Yay!
What a nice way to start my Sunday with a nice video from lovely may ❤
Yay, thank you!
I'm so happy for you that you're feeling better and in a good place hope you're stingy wasn'to bad for you
Weve never met but Through your posts I feel part of your life. That was a great video and it was so good to see you so happy and vibrant. Long may it continue.❤
Thanks Rob
Hey May, I’m really glad I found your channel it’s awesome!
Hey, thanks! So happy you did too woop
A very happy May today...thanks Ed
Was nice to have a friend with me
Great to see May as enjoyment giving and getting is the secret.
Trueee
Respect to you young lady, enjoying your life on the water 👍take care
Thanks Chris 😃
Good to see you happy and smiling, hope you have a lovely week, Kevin xx
Thank you! You too!
Keep on going in this direction and you may be able to make a calendar with all of your pals! 🤣
Haha! Great idea
Good vlog, nice to see and hear you laughing. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Sorry to hear about the collision! I hope nothing was permanently damaged by the crash. Apart from that a very lovely vlog as always. Your male friends are very nice eye candy! Take care May. xxx
Me too babes, hugs
May, everyone is an individual. I remember the beautiful Karen Carpenter who had immeasurable talent as a singer, drummer and song writer, had a great career and future, yet passed due to her mental health. Millionaires can be lonely, poor people wealthy with love. Don’t take comments to heart - May is May and no one else knows you better than you.❤
Thanks Chris! You speak truth!
Thanks for posting, hopefully no lasting issues from the collision.
I hope so too
Good to see you happy after the last Vlog. YES!!!
Yes! Thank you all is well 😊
Love your story-telling. Ups and downs, makes it the reality. Keep on fair winds. / Christian
Thanks for being here Christian
Hey May great video good to see you back at it with a spring in your step hope your boat's ok after your collision keep up the good work 👍
Thanks pal 👍
Such a fun channel to watch love to watch your travels
Yay, glad youre here!
Good Morning May, Have a great week, enjoy your old & new company 😊
Good morning!
If you always live happily and smiling like this, you can live till you are ninety years old and be happy. In today's world, being happy is considered an art, not a habit....
Of course, don't expect us to leave a comment when you are ninety... Because we are all dead and you should leave flowers for us...😄😃😀
I like your happiness... Good luck.❤❤❤
Aww lovely comment. I totally agree. I hope my knees hold out 😂
Nice to see you happy again after your last video may❤
Yay! Thank you!
A wilderness trail boat is the cutest of all down size boats..
Whats one of those...
Hiya May wow cracking vlog except for the bump ouch 😢...congratulations ed on his first lock 👏 pity about the bacon buttie lol...great to see good fun and banter on the boat and in the water hat chasing haha....me and daughters are counting down for our Caledonian canal trip Inverness to fort William and back in seven days 🛥️😃...yes we all have our ups and downs small or big it's out hearts that matter 😊
Yay!! Wow what a journey that will be. Sooooooo beautiful up that way you'll have an amazing time!!
Welcome Back, I hope you have had a nice break 🙏
Thanks! It wasn't a long break! Haha
Hi sorry about your collision I hope everything is good and there is not too much damage with your boat still licking your adventure. Paul
I hope nothing serious happened somewhere I can't see... thanks for being here
May just love the views of your old girl trundling down the canal at top speed really feel I am there breathing all that lovely clean air ah voila!!
😁
Keeps going on yoga 🧘♀️ boat ❤
Hi May, just temporary fix, use duck tape to stick over holes on your gas locker. Then when you have some new anodes get welder to weld the holes up, hope this helps
That would have been a good idea.. haha
Great video May live life to the full we are only here for a short while xxxx
So true!
THANK YOU . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thank YOU!
Another inspiring video with some treacherous bridges😅 I’m off for a run in the drizzle after your morning boost 😊
Have fun!
Very cool
Cheers
Looks like you had a smashing time (pun fully intended). I think Eds' hat needs a strap sewing on to stop its escape attempts. If there was any damage to your boat or its contents give your insurance company a bell and they'll sort it. If there wasn't any damage but you want to do something about it the canal and river trust has an incident report form on their website, they should follow it up and have a chat with the owner. Have a lovely sunny Sunday, take it easy
Haha brilliant loved this 😃
You sure had a very eventful cruise there. Well done for getting through it 👏🏻
Thanks so much! 😂
Nice to see you happier again m'dear. I understand your desire to cry over the collision but I think in those circumstances a long string of expletives would be much healthier.
Haha absolutely!
I’m sure I saw you on my two week trip down and up the Oxford (with a beautiful Cropredy festival sojourn). Just discovered this channel 😊
Maybe you did 😁
May thoroughly enjoyable Eddy seems a really nice guy even after feeding him bloody mung beans and nettle tea keep enjoying life kids cheers n beers Marty Australia
Haha mung beans! Don't know what you mean 🙄🤣
@@wellbeingonwater you never heard of mung beans there an Asian thing not bad chewing gal
I’m new to the channel and currently binging your videos. Very relaxing 👍
Welcome to the channel, great to have you here!
I would replace your MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) with WBP/FE Ply which is very durable to the elements. 👍
Thanks for the tip!
Today's WBP/exterior grade is not very water/weather resistant. The more expensive marine ply is more resilient, but please make sure that you paint or epoxy the endgrain to avoid it delaminating as even marine ply isn't great any more.
Easy to get outdoor ply from builders supply yards... Builders use it all the time I want to make a gate from same......
Good to see you happy happy happy.... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Super fun episode 😎
Yay thanks
Another Great Video May.
Hopefully your Boat is ok after the collision and you are fine as well.
Ed,seems a nice Chap,not sure if he is just a Friend but his Camera technique while you were filling up with water shows that he was getting a good shot but then moved the camera a bit so he could get a better look at what his eyes were looking at 😉,can’t blame him because you are a Gorgeous Young Woman and he would have to be blind not to try and get a look-see Lol 😂.
Mental Health is so important and you being open and honest might help so many others be open about their feelings!.
Half the battle is accepting you need someone who you can trust and open up too,probably why we all strive to find that " Mr or Ms Right " 🤷♂️,that person who we not just have a physical relationship with but a Mental emotional relationship with who we can open up too ?!.
I’m quite lucky in that I’m someone who really always looks on the Brightest side of life,always the positive and hardly ever the negative….. good job really because I’m a Father and Carer of 2 Disabled Adult Sons and it’s a 24/7 Job with them getting respite but never Me ! Oh I’ve tried to get it for myself but as you will be aware the Social Services are not the easiest to work with ( not just their fault as they are overworked and underfunded ).
I’m in my 50’s but I have a Young mind still and I don’t mind admitting quite a high sex drive ( I think it’s high because for me it’s about not just pleasuring your partner and yourself but losing yourself in the moment,a escape from your normal life 🤷♂️ ).
Worst part about having a high sex drive though is not actually having a Partner !.
I can’t say that I blame most Women though because,getting with a older single man who has Adult children and they are disabled is a huge ask !.
Unfortunately there aren’t many Women around who can accept that they are going to come second when it comes to my Sons !.
Hopefully one day I find someone who is willing to accept us the way we are ?.
I’m glad you are Doing ok 👍,it was a bit worrisome when you were having a Bad Day, I am one of those people who when I see someone Sad I just wanna give them a Cuddle and offer my Shoulder too.
Anyway,another Great Video ❤. Xx
Hey, thanks for being so open and honest! I had a few chuckle moments too! Take care of yourself
@@wellbeingonwater No other way for the way we should be,if we are open and honest with everyone then it’s easier to be honest with ourselves and our emotions and feelings 🤷♂️.
Secrets or hiding the truth just creates negativity and problems with everything and everyone.
If you are having a bad day then admitting it to yourself and someone just helps and it’s the same with if you are feeling horny/happy/sad etc.
We shouldn’t be scared of our feelings or expressing those feelings to people….. well that’s what I think anyway 🤷♂️.
Say it as you see it and say it as you feel it and life is that bit easier.
I’m not saying that I don’t get lonely,because I do but being able to admit it and tell someone,just makes you feel better.
Too many people bottle everything up and unfortunately we are vessels,which if we allow ourselves to be filled up,eventually our corks will pop.
I’m glad that you have chuckles along the way,laughter and smiling is more beneficial for the Soul than people give it credit.
Smile and laugh and be happy.
There’s always someone who is worse off than us but people need to open their eyes and hearts and realise it’s not just about them in this World,unfortunately these days there is a lot of Selfishness around,people who can’t see out of their little bubble ?!!.
Did you know on the CRT guidelines for towpaths it is now illegal to use an e scooter or e bike... both of which can be pretty fast and almost silent... pretty dangerous next to deep water in particular......
I wonder how many narrowboat owners own one???
Eds first lock is somerton deep lock lol
Great vlog
It's a biggy!
I was going to offer to help you start your car the other week when you left your lights on all night. but your mum came. I live in my campervan and was parked behind you. NOT A STALKER lol@@wellbeingonwater
I like your videos, keep up the good work.
Glad you like them! 😁
You might want to look at getting a sickle for cutting bCk bank vegetation, it is easier than using a billhook which is for hedging. Keep at it and enjoy.
Cool thanks
The water tank will fill faster without the kink in the hose directly above the water tank entry point. Enjoyed the vid.
Ah yes, noticed that after i filmed it haha
In the shipping World one gets first and second Mates, seems on a channnel boat one invite a friend and then give him or her the rank of lock- Mate, hehehehehehehehe, their assigned duties are to take care of locks. Oh they must also do collision watch.Btw, cool floating plantation,seems the plants love it.
Niceeee
thank you for a beautiful moment......blest
Glad you enjoyed it
Did you get the gearbox sorted?
Not yet!
Here are my helpful tips!
Until you get it fixed
Don’t expect 100% from it. Keep to half speed if possible & avoid weeds & mud.
Change the oil a few times until there are no more metal particles. Maybe half fill your oil remover pump with diesel & use it to wash it out. Use the exact recommended oil to refill.
Check if one of the lower plugs has a magnet on it, if not you may be able to buy a replacement plug with a magnet.
Obtain a magnet on a stick & use it to fish in the gearbox for metal.
If you find magnetic flat strip (bearing cages) or balls stop using it immediately.
Start ringing round now, A new/second hand box will be a lot cheaper if you are not desperate. Find out if it needs to be exactly the same box or if others will fit, gives you more options.
Maybe a gearbox fitter would give you a discount in exchange for promotion on your channel?
Identify the bolts which will need to come out to change it. Scrape off the paint & rust especially inside hex sockets. keep them damp with WD40 until you change it,
Love your videos & good luck.
I moored in the exact spot as your lunch spot with my little boat, the meadow was filled with wonderful cows. I’m a land lubber now however still local if you ever want company :)
Hey polly! Yes love it there and those cows, they are very friendly! How local?
@@wellbeingonwater Aynho! Don’t check this often x
Great video, very refreshing, just discovered your channel and third one of yours today, just subscribed. Enjoy your Sunday 😀
Thanks for the sub! Hope you enjoy the other vids!
@@wellbeingonwater Thanks! Let me know if you’re ever on the Grand Union down around Rickmansworth, I’ll come and try and open a lock for you 😀
Elderberry elixir 💚
It's the dream!
Hope you and boat are OK. Have you considered spikes with skulls on to ward off tourists? A full Goth narrowboat would be a sight to see.
Ever seen the spiles ontop of Australian cyclist helmets? They don't have tourists to scsre off... something way worse ! 🤣
Another great video! Looks like that’s near Great Western Arms?
Can you believe they stop serving sunday roasts at 330! 😆😆
@@wellbeingonwater I heard they stopped accommodation there as well 😞 Used to stay there every few months for a mini break!
Hi May, did you have any damages or injuries?
So far so good...
Notice you making nettle tea... again foraging got some from garden but flowering which makes it bitter....you had some nice tender leaves I see.... well done....
Cheers
Is it legal for small boats to u turn anywhere on the canal
As long as the canal is wide enough for your boat, you can turn around
@@wellbeingonwater thats great i want a one of them small river boats mainly for fishing and camping out in so im looking into how it all works and what i can and cant do
Somerton meadow... Top ten moorings all time..
and top 5 parkups for vanlifers. IF you can park lol
Not sure in winter though, it's a bog! But a beautiful bog!
Hi May, really glad to see you back on top. There appears to be someone pretending to be you from a cloned channel, replying to the older comments in to your video last week which you didn't have time to reply to. They are using your thumbnail image, so you may not have noticed. I did post about this earlier but my comment was deleted for some reason.
Thanks for the info! I'm aware of it thanks
MAY HELLO! HAVE YOU TRAVELED THE RIVER TWEED?
No I haven't
Hello may, did you get your mooring chain back?
Yes! Lost my magnet though, oops
@@wellbeingonwater oh dear, hope you got a new one that didn't cost too much?
U look well my narrowboat friend!
Taa
This is why I only move my boat at the crack of dawn during the season. Partly because it's cooler and partly because all the hireboaters are still abed with hangovers, groaning and farting.
Wise, very wise
😂
I used to set off at midnight for that very reason , plus I'd use less deisel too....
But now im electric propulsion I'm having to cruise mid day yuk
@@jasonwoods3711 Ah... a vampire. There are a few of them around... 🧛
@@seniorslaphead8336 mmmmm not quite , though somewhat a mystical being in truth I am
2:31 that little hose is strangled, you will reduce de time more than half putting that right
Yeah I noticed that after i filmed it hehe
Is it a common occurrence to crash or hit each others boats........is there any hostility
you must have be understanding and have heaps of patience
Its not that common!
Were you trying to reverse? 😉
Que?
Must say anybody that gives you grief about sharing your mental struggles is free to go elsewhere. Such struggles are not a joke and it's a sh*t act to upstage or discount them. If sharing here helps you work things out am sure other viewers can benefit from your experiences n remedies too. I am new here n never heard of narrowboats. Fascinating n love you already. B well little sister
Agreed, we're all struggling in our own way. People giving s*** is a way they deal with it... compassion.
Come to Yorkshire and experience the deepest lock in uk.
Ooo fun
@@wellbeingonwater Tuel Lane Lock in Sowerby Bridge.
Hi May it wasn't your fault the you had a bump on your boat , these holiday people should be told the rules of boating ! Great video again look after yourself x
Thanks John 😁
Narrow Boating IS a contact sport. If you’ve heard sorry, you’ve heard it again.
Haha yes I like that one I use it often
@@wellbeingonwaterit’s a truism. In my time on rivers and canals, I must say I’ve met some of the nicest (and oddest) people . They probably say the same of me? At best In equal number. 🙃
I know it's Old Hat! ..... But the Neggie-Norah's ??? .... If you read their comments with the 'Biggest Smile' on your face ... they don't mean a thing! ....( And they Don't!! )😀... Good luck young lady 😄
So true, thanks pete
Lol collision = too fast !
And boaters who cruise fast to steer on windy days shouldn't be cruising in the wind at all .... learn to cruise sideways but slowly 😉
The collision was a good karma lesson from speeding earlier ...
The source telling you to slow down in general or ya gonna burn out !! 😇
Bangy bangy
morning may, is there bit of romance on the horizon 🥰🥰, nice to see you doing good,
I was wondering why nobody had asked the question. Although, he seems a very nice guy.
Whos thefriend?? thought you had kicked him into touch? why was he not more helpful??/like doing the water etc,
That's a bit unkind, first time he was on a boat! And he was filming! He did his first lock. He was very helpful!
Whoaa deeep lok 😱
It isn't ok. There needs to be a way of holding hire companies responsible.
♥ these glimpses of the Oxford - such a beautiful canal.
It's a beaut!
🙏🙏👍👍✌✌💖💖
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You invite a lad along for a cruise to help you move, and you won't let him have a bacon sarnie.....tsk tsk, I don't know what was in the cup, but good for him saying he was done.
haha
tourists are annoying, at least you don't have a fibreglass boat, they really creak and crack when they are hit by the idiots on the waterways If you do have a collission, then it's like a car, there is a requirement to give details and if damage/loss it should also be reported. No one wants their boat damaged, especially the tour opperator. As far as I see it for wind you want the heavy boat as it's less effected by wind, has more momentum so better all round. I still think you go way to fast into locks and moorings though.
Hey, well said 🫡
Idiots are everywhere, on land and water and in the air. It's not your fault that you encountered one on a canal. Mind you, I would be pretty upset if an idiot came round a corner too fast and crashed into my beautiful 16 year old car 😉😉😁
Haha it happens!
Im shure it was ply 🪵
I thought it was when I bought it but someone told me MDF.. hmm
@@wellbeingonwater It was ply . Somebody was wrong. 😁
Hi May
Love you loads but im more bacon butty than buckwheat x
Most peeps are
It seems you tramp up and down the canal in my part of the world as I recognise a lot of the places you get to. Well that sounds like a perfect reason for you not to let me anywhere near your boat, my qualification is in being a total nutter. Looks like that was quite a thump. Time to inspect the inside of the hull for damage I think.
Somerton deep... Quite a lock for your first
How does one inspect inside the Hull?!?
@@wellbeingonwater I would imagine with great difficulty given that it's fitted out as a floating home. Not being a boaty person I haven't a clue
Every video I’ve ever watched if the creator is a vegetarian they let you know very quickly!
Oh yes, did you spot my "I'm a vegetarian" badge on my "I'm a vegetarian" t-shirt?
@@wellbeingonwater vegetarianism in mankind is like rabies in a dog
@@wellbeingonwaterit doesn't matter matter whether you are vegetarian vegan or a meat eater as it's a personal choice isn't it may, I can understand why you talk about what you eat as your just trying to show your friends on here as much about your life choices as you can aren't you and I fully support you for that 👍
I’ll work with you
Work?!
to be fair men will eat anything that is cooked for them
That's Good to know
Oh no... everyone writes better comments than me boo hoo... boo hoo.... 😢
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Ciao Bella
Aloha!
HAHA There's a strange karma for you, murdering all that Vegan nose bag with a f'kin Bill Hook after rejoicing in the Bacon Shed being Shut. Then the Vegan nose bag comes back and bites ya. Had to be real, you couldn't make that shit up. Bad timing meeting an idiot on a blind bend tho. really sorry to hear that. I hope nothing was damaged that couldn't be repaired, and time, so they say, is a great healer. Fab way to spend 20 minutes, very entertaining, great personality and a joy to look at. Hope you keep producing entertaining vids. Thanks.
Hey David, NO idea what you're talking about but thanks for the last bit of your comment, I understood that 😅
May, my apologies just my warped sense of stereo-typical humour. Surely Vegans eat grass don't they? And to see you tearing into it, well, I thought that's what Vegan Blood Lust must look like. There you go, a brief look inside an idiots head. Sorry.
@@wellbeingonwater
Hi Mrs. May,
I saw 👀 myself in the mirror of your words: I tend to get down on little things, compared to real misfortunes that happen not too far from home. Anyway, we’re all vulnerable, one more one less, but we’re human beings 🤷🏼.
Anyway, I noticed there are a lot of nettles and you used them for brewing some kind of “tea”. In my area we make dough and pasta with it: it gains a fantastic and delicate flavor. If you’re “interestedl” (you said it four times in a six words sentence and you laughed at it) in it and can/want to spend/waste 3 minutes, there’s a channel (in English) from a British Lady, Vicky, called “pasta grannies” which I’m a little proud of, because she jumps especially here around my hometown, where food is a serious thing (someone call the area Motor Valley and someone else call it Pork Valley 😂).
So, nettles dough ravioli with ricotta, parmigiano cheese and nettles filling.
th-cam.com/video/e_JSCen8Jm8/w-d-xo.html
Ps: MDF is the most absorbing 🧽 material of the universe, so any outdoor purpose should be avoided.
Ooo pasta grannies how fun!! Thanks for sharing and I'm pleased you resonated with the song 😁