279. Tiny Narrowboats!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2022
- Regular viewers will know I have long had an interest in - some might say an obsession about - very short narrowboats on the British canals. The time had come for me to go and have a look around a couple and see if they are for me.
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I tried out the term “bits and bobs” the other day. In Kentucky. Everyone froze and looked at me like I was an alien. 😂 As flexible as the English language is, some of it just doesn’t translate easily from British to American.
Hahahahahaha that's hilarious!!
My "English" vocabulary was already quite large even before David. But there is no hiding the fact that he is a bad influence on us Yanks. 😂
At least they didn't run out of town Trapper, or did they ? 🙂
🤪😄😁💯✔👍 hilarious. what about mentioning "turn round on a sixpence" ??
@@joline2730 USA .. Spin on a Dime....
A Campervan for the Canals, I like it.
Flat bottomed boats you make the rockin world go round
What a really nice little video about a couple of really nice little narrowboats!
So happy to watch this as I lay here in Bramble.
The wait has been worth it, absolutely love tadpole and owner!
With Love
Bramble & Ben
Thank you 😊
David, Every time I see one of your delightful videos pop up, it puts a smile on my face. They are really enjoyable and I look forward to many more! A.
Thank you so much :-)
4:12 Bro is doing doughnuts on the canal!
😂
Lynne seems absolutely fantastic, absolutely tons of fun, and such a fantastic sense of style too. Tadpole should be a truly amazing boat and space when she's finished.
David, you've done it again. We love the exposure to canal life! Thank you.
More on smaller boats always welcome.
I'll go and bother Lorna to do something about hers once she's got it next Spring!
Now this is right up my canal, except I live in Canada. Oh well, I can live vicariously through David’s vlogs. Thank you. This was great.
Glad you liked it :-)
They do look fun.
They really were. I had a go at steering Ben’s, going round in circles and it was hilariously brilliant.
@@CruisingTheCut closest thing to a handbrake turn on the network! :D
This is England how we love it. Unfortunately even though here in flat North Germany are many canals, there are almost none of such possibilities either for holiday's or permanent stay. Greetings from Lüneburg
Lovely people in two equally lovely Boats.
The canal boat version of a handbrake turn
I thought that it was a donut or burnout.
Very nice examples of life aboard half-size narrowboats. Lockdown has certainly opened my eyes to different ways of living
Loved how much these two loved their gorgeous small craft. Wish we could turn ours round as easily as Bramble. 😂 Beautiful how they managed to fit everything into 24ft. Brilliant vlog David.
I remember Bramble. Many years ago I used to have a 40ft Cabin Cruiser and moored up next to it a few times. Ended up getting to know the previous owner after we got chatting one afternoon. It’s a cool little Narrowboat.
Oh we've been waiting patiently for this episode!! So happy to have seen it - wonderful episode. Thanks for sharing! Tiny boats are the best 😁😁
Aren't they though?!!!
In this American's opinion, the owner of the tadpole is an absolutely delightful person! I wish her the best whatever her "course" may be.
Years ago owned a springer 23, it was excellent, and plenty big enough.
The lady who purchased the second boat should have had it surveyed, always a wise thing to do!
Greetings from Germany. Again a super Video from you. This tiny canal boats I´m loking for. Regards Christoph
I love the turning radius on those short and narrow boats
I guess that's the equivalent of doing donuts in the water
The "tiny house" version of the traditional narrowboat. I could see this being perfect for someone who wants to "try out" narrowboating for an extended holiday. And may I say "thank you"? Your videos helped me maintain some semblance of sanity during the extended COVID lockdown.
Thank you, I'm glad they helped :-)
The stove on Tadpole! I collect old stoves/pots. That one was gorgeous, great design, useful!
I don't care what you do I just love all your blogs
Absolutely lovely! That first boat can indeed turn on a sixpence. And I've never seen a gramophone-horn phone holder thingy before! How cool.
What's a sixpence? ;-)
David, what a fun video! The Tadpole is a great lesson - have an expert evaluate a used boat before buying! Glad it's turned out well.
We hired a 25 footer for a weekend. Tipped with rain and how but we returned her to the owner buzzing with the world-on-its-head adventure we had enjoyed. Fond memory. Praise to these two, and best wishes.
I love these small boats. I often wonder what the smallest boat is that I could live on. After all, I could easily live in a small touring caravan so even some of these smaller boats are nearly double the length of a small caravan.
I lived in a 14ft touring caravan for about a year whilst I saved for a static caravan and those were some of my most happy memories.
50's curtains, and 50's hairstyle to match!😊
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You need one of these. We miss you "messing about with boats". Mr Churchill highly recommended this.
I definitely need one!
Thanks so much for this. I favor the older models and these shorter ones.
Sweet, sweet, little Bramble and Tadpole! ❤❤😊😊
Thank you Lynne and Ben for sharing your charming boats with David and with us on YT 😊
Thank you David.😊
A very enjoyable upload .. Lynne could be the model for a prototypical 1940's girl at Bletchley Park.. what a terrific personality.
Love these small boats. Cute. Practical. Economic. I can see how you are smitten, David.
Huge kudos to Lynn for taking on such a big project as a first DIY effort! By the looks of it, she's doing a great job and I love the 50s look she carries so well as much as I love the beach hut look of the boat.
I think a cute name for a tiny narrow boat is Lily Pad and paint it bright green.
These short little things are both adorable and wonderfully practical. I could definitely see myself living on one of these in summer months - and maybe even during winter. Thanks for another jolly look at the cut! You and Kurzgesagt are my favorite youtubers.
High praise indeed, thank you
Bramble is a cocktail with blackberries and gin, I think the name fits the tiny Narrowboat.
The tiny Narrowboats have something special, small but nice.
Brilliant portrayal of the lower budget end of boating. Well done all concerned.
Thank you David for another wonderful escape from reality !
What an exciting person Lynne is. Glad she has fallen in love with Tadpole again. I wish both narrowboat owners well, and you of course David.
Love your videos! They are always nice and relaxing.
Thank you so much!
A year into rust, lol! What a wonderful attitude.
Those tiny narrow boats look too fun for words....I think one of those would be good for a freshly retired guy that is good with his hands... 😉
What lovely people you meet on the river. Including you, David, of course.
Aww two Cute boats & so easy to moor up😊
It was a pleasure bumping into you and Ben whilst filming this! Cracking video as always
Thank you, lovely to meet you too 👍
Nice tiny boats here to see.
I have loved these small boats since your Mon & Brec visit - there is just something about them
I hope you and Bramble team up in the future. Love his channel and that cute boat
Loved this vid... especially the part where Bramble's essentially doing the narrowboat equivalent of 'doing donuts.' I can almost hear him now going "neener neener neener, you can't do this" to the longer narrowboats. :D
And best of luck to all those working on getting Miss Tadpole up and running! She has the potential to be quite the lovely little hideaway when it's all said and done.
The stories of the owners are as interesting as the boats. Must be a treasure trove of fascinating people out there....my friend went from a BT call operator to being a missionary in south korea to now being a continuous cruiser..
David's next Boat purchase, just like Lorna, you can't get the canal water out of your veins.
Love these tiny narrowboats! As a singleton, they would be just perfect for me 😊
Now that is the size of narrow boat I could control on those canals. The only problem is that we don’t have canals in my part of the world, we just have the Ohio River. Terrific video, thank you for sharing.
And a narrowboat handbrake turn was something I never thought I'd see!
Thanks for this awesome video. You’re truly the Narrowboat ambassador 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
That 24 footer is almost exactly what I'm after! Brilliant, didn't think they came that small. Time to start saving!
It's remarkable what some people can make work for them. Most of us would struggle with the limited living space of a traditional size narrow boat. These are charming little boats.
Bravo to these guys for saving history and enjoying the water , we live in Australia I'm originally from England Weatherby as a child of four with my parents explored the country locks , just before emigration to Australia, those images
have stayed with me, the thought of living on the water, my family of 4 now live aboard a 40 foot pilot cutter, have for 8 years our youngest has lived on the water since birth he is now 8 , and now that our boys are growing we have added another yacht to our collection for extra space with them rafted up ,she is a 31 foot Schooner built of Australian hardwood in the 60s, in a few years maybe a little more we plan to sail our wooden Schooner back to England and see these wonderful old long short boats, and the many historical boats there are , great job guys let there be more of it aye! .
Love small narrowboats
An absolutely fascinating video. Please can we have more videos on small narrowboats?
Awesome video ,,,,, they're living the dream that I've had for years ,,,, kudos to them !!!!
That Lady, Linn - She's wonderful! Made my day...
Excellent episode David.
It's almost as if you're narrow "mini" boating vicariously 😂😂😂😂
Plus the boats "looked" like boats as it were ... have been on some of the latest hire boats and they're more like an apartment what with "fourb poster" beds, hidden "mood" lighting, sound systems, wide screen TVs, vast walk in "community" showers and galley big enough to cater for the five thousand up the hill sort of thing.
Not so much a boat but more of a nod to a "gin palace".
These boats much more "boaty mc-home face".
Luckily the second boat owner works in theatre ... techie mates to sort the lecky and scene painters to paint just about "any scene from any play going".
I'd do it!
This is one of the most lovely episodes on TH-cam I have seen in a long time. Truly wonderful.
Thank you
Another well made, fascinating video David. What a great way to escape a crowded and busy London.
5:39 Wow, she actually has an Old Town canoe! I grew up a few minutes from where they're made in Old Town, Maine (USA) and have rarely seen them outside the States. Good choice, Lynne! 👍🏻
Greatest portage model ever!
I own the same Old Town Pack. At 33 pounds, it’s a joy to carry and load on top of my Element. However, Royalex doesn’t do well in the constant sun. They are in London, so I hear it’s cloudy a lot. 🤷♂️.
Fantastic video, David. Thank you for that. I love those tinys. Please more tiny boats in the future if possible.
Love tiny narrow boats, please do more!
I'd love to!
😌 beautiful little boats. That's what I want when all the planets align!!
Small boats, big hearts ❤
I'd like to see an update video on Lynn and Miss Tadpole, wondering how they turned out ! Enjoyed these tiny narrowboats.
Have a look at her Instagram feed (link in description); she's recently had the old engine taken out and refurbished and she's painted the engine bay while that was done!
@@CruisingTheCut She should have started a GoFundMe right after your video on Miss Tadpole. That's a project a bunch would get behind with small donations here and there.
You hit gold , with that Lynne. And the tadpole boat . 👍. Both excellent characters 👌
Now I think you know I was pretty chuffed when you fell out of love with cruising - how can you call yourself cruising the cut?! - but David, these blogs have been very enjoyable. Keep up the good work and let us know how the house search is going - unless it’s solved and I’ve missed an update?!
Yes, I have a house now
Missed this vlog, on something frather larger cruising the open seas. Most welcome to see the video on my return.
As someone who loves things in miniature, l appreciate this video. Thank you 🤗💜
Green being my favorite and simple gets my vote. Love it;)
These are the sized narrow boats that would suit me. Very interesting.
What delightful boats, with delightful owners and interesting stories. Love the vlog, thank you.
Thank you
Nice little holiday-boats - I mean yes, some people might be able to live in them, too but for that I'd prefer larger. Still, they are cute :) - Thanks, David, nice video for a holiday (German Reunification Day - always October 3rd)
This was a fun episode. Thanks, David.
So cute and lovely the small ones 🥰
Those little things are awesome.
Yes they are!
Imagine taking this little thing in 'The Wash'?
Now that would be scary!!
Oh please show us more tiny boats. Thank you for the video. You kept your promise when you said you would do a video on them, but they are so cute I would like to see more.
tiny narrowboats give such chill and relaxing energy 😍
That was great.excellent interviews and filming . So nice to hear about these lovely boats.
Such cute boats!!
Marvelous video about lovely boats.
My favourite Britishism was "bus-type window". This American had no idea.
Ben of Bramble's boat-handling skill was most impressive.
almost the perfect boat for me. I have always perfered the little boats :)
Absolute hoot. Quite fun to see how much living can be accomplished in a small space. Lynn appears to be quite the character!
Thanks David, those tiny narrow boats look perfect for the quick weekend getaway from the madding crowd ! Loving this new format and length. I'm time poor so have not yet watched all of the Cotswolds videos. Cheers.
Love the Christmas lights on bramble today! Moored close to me... 😊
Thanks 😊
Tiny Titans! As excellent as ever!
Oh yes, I’ve been waiting for this video, you promised us one about the mini nb and you delivered, you did. Love the people you interviewed and the way you let them be their own selves. Another little pearl again. Thank you
Thank you for sharing this tiny boat!! Both of them.