Maya - I love your violin sessions. This one was quite haunting and lovely. Gave me chills, good chills. And I love how Aladino can be so adorably silly. Take care guys-
We really love your channel! You have a real talent for storytelling that is unique and takes us on a wonderful journey. We also live on a canal boat but in the UK and started documenting our journey in the last few months. Wishing you the best in your incredible adventure!. Lots of love and good vibes to you both, Marina and Myles ❤️
The production quality is really outstanding. Thank you for doing such fine work so carefully and lovingly and sharing it so freely with us. Having magic in the name is really so perfectly fitting. You truly make your storytelling magical.
Outstanding footage, music, and sounds. Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin! Loved the violin piece. We await a hurricane here in Houston, early next week, coming up from Cancun, straight across the Gulf of Mexico, and at us here about an hour from the coast. We are prepared but who knows! Larry Misiak
We luv you...and we luv your trips. Thank you. God Bless. A few years ago Dixie and I got a tent and some camping gear, a Cherokee 140 Airplane and we traveled around America and Mexico. We were in great health and we had great times. Good Travels. God Bless.
Hi Maya and Aledrino, so sad! No more episodes until Friday of my favourite travel vlog. The Rhone to Rhine canal was exceptionally beautiful - it's true the French have a knack "par excelence" for highlighting the romance of their villages and countryside. I look forward to your next episode with bated breath. Please keep playing your delightful violin pieces Maya, they are a joy! As an engineer I love Aledrino's no nonsense factual subtext to the journey - the 2 of you really add something special, point and counterpoint, to this view of your personal epic. Stay safe
You are quite an outstanding filmmaker and artist. Living the dream, never stop, the dreams may change just keep doing what you love. It has served me well. Fair winds!
Thankyou. Another great episode. Can't get enough of them. Interesting the amount of algae. I agree with you, 3 months of lockdown, no canal maintenance, voracious summer growth of algae. I can't imagine that being normal, it would cause all motors to choke and propellers to stop. Carry on the great and beautiful adventure.
Excellent episode. The Wildlings had similar hassles with the canal growth. Using a broom to lean over the side to clear the weed from the raw water inlet occasionally seemed to help.
Nice to hear you play again Maya. Love the channel. One day the weed problem will be just a memory. And one day we'll see you down here in NZ. Yes.?? Take care and stay safe.
Troubles make the world more real and also make your experience unique. Thank you for creating this episode. I love this one too. Continue going north and stay safe, Maya and Aladino! :-)
What I would give to be doing what you are. Just the architecture alone would be amazing to see. Your violin is very fitting in your videos. Greetings from Australia and lots of love and best wishes. Oh you looked gorgeous on the bow weed watching. 🇦🇺
Wow...never seen a canal you could almost walk on the surface lol....those weeds are so thick. Glad you guys made it through with no engine damage....could have been so much worse! I think having Luca aboard for the next section is going to be a bonus for you. Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of canal life and bringing a little joy to our World.
You two are so cute and so in love....! I love how excited you get with a perfect day young lady... your beautiful spirit is infectious. And your violin solo inspiring. So happy you guys made it through those challenging, algae infested canals...
Ah yes, beautiful scenery, amazing company... aaaand weeds slow you down and frustrate the journey. Such a metaphor for life. So, here I was, waxing all sentimental and philosophical like this, and my sweet wife looks over my shoulder and says, "Hmmm, weeds... You know? Maybe that's why YOUR engine has been running so hot for all these years. Your tube needs to be blown out." She looked at me like she had been all clever, but then realized what she said. She turned bright red, and we laughed so hard our sides literally hurt. I start giggling again just thinking about it. Makes it hard to write. Be safe this week out there this week. The Rhine has quite a current, and the traffic is busy. Thanks for sharing your life with us all.
I notice you also have an outboard motor. The guy who taught me offshore sailing said that an inboard motor is all good, but always make sure you have an outboard motor you can connect to your sailboat and be sure that motor can rotate 360 degrees when its in the water. It can be used as a backup motor, to get you off a sandbar, and you can pull it up to clear off weeds and fishing line a lot easier than an inboard motor.
I didn't know we have such beautiful waterways. I am not surprised they are full of weed and not properly maintained. The excuse: Corona. But in truth-I guess it is every year like that. Thanks for showing and appreciating our beautiful country.
Thank you again I look forward to this every Friday it restores my faith in the fact that there are some good people in this world your trip along the locks confirms that keep up the good work I love it
Another amazing video, as always you guys seem so relaxed when faced with challenges and the green slimy algie looked horrible. Really enjoyed the tune in the middle and the lovely footage of the town and the sunset 😁 Glad to see the second went much more smoothly and the lock staircase looked like lots of fun!
Hi there, We are about half way through your videos and you mentioned you husband, this is the first time you have mentioned that you are married, is that true lovely lady..💕🌺🌸
On a boat that small I would have just gone with the outboard on the transom. Easy to service and it opens up so much storage below. Plus a few less holes through the boat which is always good!
I was stressed just watching you gingerly navigating through the sea of algae. Whew! And to think you started so sunny and happy. Lol. But in the end, glad to see you sailed through ok, albeit that one lock. Hello kitty in the end!
I didn't envy you those weeds, it looked like some alien had landed and made its home. The 16 locks on time lapse was awesome, what a great drop. Loving your films as always. Nick.
Hey you guys! I loved this video so much and your channel has really become one of my favorites. What a sweet couple of talented good hearted people. Sailing in the Med is cool but there's something more romantic and uniquely interesting about canal travel. I hope to meet you out there someday. Cheers!
I think maybe this huge amount of seaweed is a result of very high values of nutrition (more specifically nitrogen) in the water, which again may be a result of fertilizers used in farming, nitrogen in soap(?) used for washing clothes, or maybe leakage from the sewer. (A little hard to express in English, it's not exactly my native language!) Never seen anything like that before, and I guess it's just getting worse towards the end of the summer. Would be interesting to know what it's like in winter...
you're probably right, and I bet a little amount of pocket change on fertilizers of the tremendous corn fields you can find now everywhere.....I got the same problem in a little creek, in Alsace too, which becomes totaly unfishable during summer times ... lots of people call them "Monsanto Algies".....
@@chrisneedham5803 I'd have to take a tiny bit away from the 10 as seaweed does not grow in sweet water. And we have to add the phosphates to potential culprits. That all said, the water looked very clear. Generally with algae the water gets very murky. They may have just been aquatic plants. The water not really flowing between the locks plays a role and, no doubt, there is "accidental" over-fertilization in the countryside around these waters.
Your narration is always soothing. I also enjoy you two having positive attitudes. Wildlings sailing just went the other direction through France. I believe they had a bit tougher time with the weeds.
You were so lucky with the weed. Mark and Nadiana from Wildlings Sailing had days of that weed when they traveled through the french canals. Looking forward to the rest of you travels to the North sea.
You should watch some episodes of “Wildlings Sailing”, they went through some serious weed too going south through the continent in 2020. Loving the videos 🙂👍🏼
Thank you for another interesting Episode!! I think you are now in the Netherlands and there you have some weed too. Especially on the markermeer, there is the fonteinkruid! Good journey and take care!!
I always wondered if you ever finished a song thinking your alone and turn around and find others just enjoying it also, You just have a Magic talent to go with Magic carpet. Aladino is a lucky man.
Sometimes that happens! I find it happens less in Europe though -- people stick to themselves a bit more over here in my experience. But when I'm home, it happens all the time! And thank you!
Dear great Magic Carpet couple (and friend). Uhm... usually I love everything that's green but now I realised that I obviously have to make exceptions. 😁 I guess that I wouldn't have your patience to make such an algae and lock journey. Congrats, I'm really glad that you managed it so very well. 👍👌👏 Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health. Postscriptum: Unfortunately it's kind of typical for France (at least for a German mind) that there is a water weed removing vehicle and no one is operating it (although the canal is totally infested). A bit too much French "dolce far niente" for my personal kind of taste respectively in my opinion What a pity for all canal users. They definitely risk to damage their engines.
I’ve been all over France, but the canals are a whole different world. Wish I could have done that. Can you please play the last of the Mohicans please on your violin.
Wow, that's a lot of growth. A yuloh or a sculling oar or two might have been nice to have on board! Slow but steady progress through the worst of it. A keel cooler for the engine is a bit too much to ask after just finishing a complete repair. :-)
Set up the engine to run off a temporary external radiator using a large bucket for the exhaust and an electric water pump to recycle the water or reconfigure the water pump pump hoses
@@rideauriverrafter Snap.. me too. That would be long island marina. :) here's a little vid, of the canal if it's allowed. th-cam.com/video/CpuTiBq8q90/w-d-xo.html
@@ivarwb4115 The Rideau Waterway is indeed a gem. Check also the Trent-Severn waterway connecting Trenton Ontario to |Lake Huron. Both the Rideau and Trent are operated by Parks Canada.
We call it water pest. That's the weeds name. It takes over all waterways. Grows explosively, Nasty stuff. Good to hear you're facing the Rhine with the three of you. Save journey.
Lol: Alodino comparing Magic Carpet to a grazing cow! Bad Alodino,,,bad,,bad Alodino :) I have often thought of how much service a GOOD 12V SMALL air compressor and tank would be to blowing out the intake grate of a through hull. No point if your lungs will suffice though then,,,,,,,,. When you can't dive on it,,,,,well you can't dive on it. This all of course is dependent on the pressure being directed OUT not in. The raw water pump was enough of a check valve in your installation to check the pressure going in so it went out. Other through hull feed issues to a head or sink or whatever won't allow for that technique because the valve arrangement will not check the pressure coming in. This is not an issue restricted to the canals of France, but also one sailing the Sargasso Sea and many other places too no doubt.
That's what it makes me think of also. We've been dealing with it for 25 years or so here in Arkansas. Rumor is that it was sold in aquarium stores all over America and now it's taken over. Also the giant mowing machine only spreads it faster without killing it.
A really wonderful video - terrific music - I'm so impressed by the narrative - is it rehearsed? By the way, "Magic Carpet" is a . . . magic name - sailed canals and rivers in both France and Holland; you bring back unforgettable memories - dont miss the inner waterways of Holland - merci beaucoup!
Another nice video I wish there was more footage of the towns but that’s OK, the comment you made at the beginning of the video I Collett king Midas affect some days everything I touch turns to crap but we live through it some people call them challenge
Thank you for another great episode of going north through the continent! I would love if Aladino could once put together an essential tool list to have on board. And also talk about the important things to know about your boat before taking it on a trip. If Operation and parts manual are not available, are there now perhaps sources online to research?
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That stair step action is AMAZING!
I hope you really enjoy making these videos - because you are very good at it. The world needs more of this kind of quality. Cheers from New York!
I am going to miss the riverboat Magic Carpet. This journey through France has been an exeptional youtube series!
Beautifully played yet a terribly sad tune. Great show!
Look very beautiful video nice places sailing
Maya - I love your violin sessions. This one was quite haunting and lovely. Gave me chills, good chills. And I love how Aladino can be so adorably silly. Take care guys-
Thanks so much Judy, always love reading your comments! Hope you're doing well! -Maya
Genius. Very clever. 10/10. We follow a lot of sailing and refit channels this is the best....
We really love your channel! You have a real talent for storytelling that is unique and takes us on a wonderful journey. We also live on a canal boat but in the UK and started documenting our journey in the last few months. Wishing you the best in your incredible adventure!. Lots of love and good vibes to you both, Marina and Myles ❤️
Dear Cruising Alba couple.
👍👌👏
Best regards, luck and health.
Love your music choices. Your story telling...amazing!!!
Love your poetic narration and choice of musical accompaniment! It's been such fun!
"languid"....is an excellent description of this wonderful videography.
Wow: Charlie Haden's music ! Thank you Maya !
The production quality is really outstanding. Thank you for doing such fine work so carefully and lovingly and sharing it so freely with us. Having magic in the name is really so perfectly fitting. You truly make your storytelling magical.
I love it when Aladino tries to go David Attenborough on us. 🙌🏼
@17:48 - yes Alandino I was to lean more beer songs!!
Outstanding footage, music, and sounds. Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin! Loved the violin piece. We await a hurricane here in Houston, early next week, coming up from Cancun, straight across the Gulf of Mexico, and at us here about an hour from the coast. We are prepared but who knows! Larry Misiak
We luv you...and we luv your trips. Thank you. God Bless. A few years ago Dixie and I got a tent and some camping gear, a Cherokee 140 Airplane and we traveled around America and Mexico. We were in great health and we had great times. Good Travels. God Bless.
Another great video which was very well presented. Really do love your channel. Stay safe guys.
We lived 13 years on the canal system and never saw weeds like that. BEST time of our lives.
We always said that you don't go cruising but you go from one breakdown to the next.Always had a lot of fun during those breakdowns.
Hi Maya and Aledrino, so sad! No more episodes until Friday of my favourite travel vlog. The Rhone to Rhine canal was exceptionally beautiful - it's true the French have a knack "par excelence" for highlighting the romance of their villages and countryside.
I look forward to your next episode with bated breath. Please keep playing your delightful violin pieces Maya, they are a joy!
As an engineer I love Aledrino's no nonsense factual subtext to the journey - the 2 of you really add something special, point and counterpoint, to this view of your personal epic.
Stay safe
Thanks Paul, so glad you’re enjoying the series! just got to to correct you on one thing - it’s Aladino, not Aledrino! See you Friday! -Maya
@@SailingMagicCarpet please give my apologies to Aladino.
Ein sehr schönes Video,es ist Euch sehr gelungen.Macht weiter so.
You are quite an outstanding filmmaker and artist. Living the dream, never stop, the dreams may change just keep doing what you love. It has served me well. Fair winds!
Merci beaucoup, Thank's a lot...
joining your journey makes me smile - thank you :)
I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks for the comment :)
Thankyou. Another great episode. Can't get enough of them.
Interesting the amount of algae. I agree with you, 3 months of lockdown, no canal maintenance, voracious summer growth of algae. I can't imagine that being normal, it would cause all motors to choke and propellers to stop.
Carry on the great and beautiful adventure.
Another episode of magic story-telling! Thank you for brightening days .... 👏🏽💯
Excellent episode. The Wildlings had similar hassles with the canal growth. Using a broom to lean over the side to clear the weed from the raw water inlet occasionally seemed to help.
Thank you, a wonderful video.
You’re absolutely amazing story teller. Great work and always looking forward to more
Thank you so much Bill and Chelle!
such sweet, sweet music & beautiful scenery.
Beautiful indeed I really love this video
Thanks guys.
The scenery, the music, you are a wonderful couple.
Nice to hear you play again Maya. Love the channel. One day the weed problem will be just a memory. And one day we'll see you down here in NZ. Yes.?? Take care and stay safe.
truly a beautiful trip!
What a cute couple. They work well together and seem very happy.
Troubles make the world more real and also make your experience unique. Thank you for creating this episode. I love this one too. Continue going north and stay safe, Maya and Aladino! :-)
I look forward to your videos. They mark the end of my working week and the start of something good.
Thanks for the lovely stories you tell.
What I would give to be doing what you are. Just the architecture alone would be amazing to see. Your violin is very fitting in your videos. Greetings from Australia and lots of love and best wishes. Oh you looked gorgeous on the bow weed watching. 🇦🇺
Wow...never seen a canal you could almost walk on the surface lol....those weeds are so thick.
Glad you guys made it through with no engine damage....could have been so much worse!
I think having Luca aboard for the next section is going to be a bonus for you.
Thanks for sharing the ups and downs of canal life and bringing a little joy to our World.
Love you both .u ve inspired me a lot.keep smiling
Beautiful music you played !!!
You two are so cute and so in love....! I love how excited you get with a perfect day young lady... your beautiful spirit is infectious. And your violin solo inspiring. So happy you guys made it through those challenging, algae infested canals...
What a journey guys and such a rare story so well told ..
Ah yes, beautiful scenery, amazing company... aaaand weeds slow you down and frustrate the journey. Such a metaphor for life. So, here I was, waxing all sentimental and philosophical like this, and my sweet wife looks over my shoulder and says, "Hmmm, weeds... You know? Maybe that's why YOUR engine has been running so hot for all these years. Your tube needs to be blown out." She looked at me like she had been all clever, but then realized what she said. She turned bright red, and we laughed so hard our sides literally hurt. I start giggling again just thinking about it. Makes it hard to write.
Be safe this week out there this week. The Rhine has quite a current, and the traffic is busy. Thanks for sharing your life with us all.
The time lapse lock steps in this video were really really cool!
You could get this on tv! So well made!
I notice you also have an outboard motor. The guy who taught me offshore sailing said that an inboard motor is all good, but always make sure you have an outboard motor you can connect to your sailboat and be sure that motor can rotate 360 degrees when its in the water. It can be used as a backup motor, to get you off a sandbar, and you can pull it up to clear off weeds and fishing line a lot easier than an inboard motor.
I agree use the outboard until water clears. Your thoughts??
Sorry I just read your reply to another comment. Maybe a outboard mount in the future.
I didn't know we have such beautiful waterways. I am not surprised they are full of weed and not properly maintained. The excuse: Corona. But in truth-I guess it is every year like that. Thanks for showing and appreciating our beautiful country.
We came down this same canal two years before and it wasn't anything like this, so I think corona may be a somewhat valid excuse here.
Thank you again I look forward to this every Friday it restores my faith in the fact that there are some good people in this world your trip along the locks confirms that keep up the good work I love it
Another amazing video, as always you guys seem so relaxed when faced with challenges and the green slimy algie looked horrible. Really enjoyed the tune in the middle and the lovely footage of the town and the sunset 😁 Glad to see the second went much more smoothly and the lock staircase looked like lots of fun!
Thanks for the tour,love your voice so melodious, with a hint of Canada
Love the violin interlude! Great video as always!
Hi there, We are about half way through your videos and you mentioned you husband, this is the first time you have mentioned that you are married, is that true lovely lady..💕🌺🌸
On a boat that small I would have just gone with the outboard on the transom. Easy to service and it opens up so much storage below. Plus a few less holes through the boat which is always good!
I was stressed just watching you gingerly navigating through the sea of algae. Whew! And to think you started so sunny and happy. Lol. But in the end, glad to see you sailed through ok, albeit that one lock. Hello kitty in the end!
Another Delightfully Serene chapter in your most Enchanting Story. Hoist the sails towards the next one.... Well you know what I mean.... :-))))) xx
I didn't envy you those weeds, it looked like some alien had landed and made its home. The 16 locks on time lapse was awesome, what a great drop. Loving your films as always. Nick.
Another entertaining video, well done, can't wait for the next.
Yeah I’m waiting for next beautiful video too
Lovely violin play! few months a go I watched wildings struggling with similar weeds for weeks on. Seems like a classic pain on the canals there.
Thanks again for a relaxing interlude in France.
What a lovely trip through France this has been ... loved the cat at the end :-) Much love from Mexico ... & 4 cats! xo
Hey you guys! I loved this video so much and your channel has really become one of my favorites. What a sweet couple of talented good hearted people. Sailing in the Med is cool but there's something more romantic and uniquely interesting about canal travel. I hope to meet you out there someday. Cheers!
I think maybe this huge amount of seaweed is a result of very high values of nutrition (more specifically nitrogen) in the water, which again may be a result of fertilizers used in farming, nitrogen in soap(?) used for washing clothes, or maybe leakage from the sewer. (A little hard to express in English, it's not exactly my native language!) Never seen anything like that before, and I guess it's just getting worse towards the end of the summer. Would be interesting to know what it's like in winter...
You've explained it perfectly ........ you get the full 10 points for your explanation
That’s was I was thinking!
This is very interesting what you
wrote Beowolf. I feel exactly the
same way about chemicals and
fertilisers. Greetings from
Switzerland.
you're probably right, and I bet a little amount of pocket change on fertilizers of the tremendous corn fields you can find now everywhere.....I got the same problem in a little creek, in Alsace too, which becomes totaly unfishable during summer times ... lots of people call them "Monsanto Algies".....
@@chrisneedham5803 I'd have to take a tiny bit away from the 10 as seaweed does not grow in sweet water. And we have to add the phosphates to potential culprits.
That all said, the water looked very clear. Generally with algae the water gets very murky. They may have just been aquatic plants. The water not really flowing between the locks plays a role and, no doubt, there is "accidental" over-fertilization in the countryside around these waters.
Very nice episode. You guys need a kitty on the boat.
Your narration is always soothing. I also enjoy you two having positive attitudes. Wildlings sailing just went the other direction through France. I believe they had a bit tougher time with the weeds.
You were so lucky with the weed. Mark and Nadiana from Wildlings Sailing had days of that weed when they traveled through the french canals. Looking forward to the rest of you travels to the North sea.
I know, I guess we did get lucky! We had about two days of this and that was more than enough haha.
First time watching, it was a pleasure thank you.
Welcome Keith, and thank you!
Your music is amazing, you are amazing ❤️❤️❤️
wow, this is amazing
Love this adventure through France
Met you in Volendam. Have seen a couple of your video’s. Nice trip you made!
Good luck and fair winds.
You should watch some episodes of “Wildlings Sailing”, they went through some serious weed too going south through the continent in 2020. Loving the videos 🙂👍🏼
Loved the video, especially your unique sound effects are going down The locks😂
Thank you for another interesting Episode!! I think you are now in the Netherlands and there you have some weed too. Especially on the markermeer, there is the fonteinkruid! Good journey and take care!!
OMG those weeds getting sucked in the intake was scary. Good segment as usual.
I always wondered if you ever finished a song thinking your alone and turn around and find others just enjoying it also, You just have a Magic talent to go with Magic carpet. Aladino is a lucky man.
Sometimes that happens! I find it happens less in Europe though -- people stick to themselves a bit more over here in my experience. But when I'm home, it happens all the time! And thank you!
best video ever
21:29 Maya looks so impossibly victorian! Magic Carpet sounds like a sow farrowing!
Dear great Magic Carpet couple (and friend).
Uhm... usually I love everything that's green but now I realised that I obviously have to make exceptions. 😁 I guess that I wouldn't have your patience to make such an algae and lock journey. Congrats, I'm really glad that you managed it so very well. 👍👌👏
Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health.
Postscriptum: Unfortunately it's kind of typical for France (at least for a German mind) that there is a water weed removing vehicle and no one is operating it (although the canal is totally infested). A bit too much French "dolce far niente" for my personal kind of taste respectively in my opinion What a pity for all canal users. They definitely risk to damage their engines.
I’ve been all over France, but the canals are a whole different world. Wish I could have done that. Can you please play the last of the Mohicans please on your violin.
Woohoo! Almost 75K subs. Bientôt 100K. Bonne continuation.
Thank you so much!
Wow, that's a lot of growth. A yuloh or a sculling oar or two might have been nice to have on board! Slow but steady progress through the worst of it. A keel cooler for the engine is a bit too much to ask after just finishing a complete repair. :-)
I love your videos. God bless you both. Please make little ones.
Set up the engine to run off a temporary external radiator using a large bucket for the exhaust and an electric water pump to recycle the water or reconfigure the water pump
pump hoses
Passing a lock is like cycling: going down is always easier
you were by my home it's funny ! i lived in Montbéliard
I know it is probably too late know but you can also pour cooling water into your filter funnel manually from above.
Awesome video! Encouragement for my videos. Subscribed!
Thems're weeds, not algae. Same here in the Rideau this year. Less U.S. traffic (covid) = not enough boats to chop the stuff up.
The Rideau?. I used to tie my cruiser to a dock in Kars. How's my favorite waterway these days?
@@rideauriverrafter Snap.. me too. That would be long island marina. :) here's a little vid, of the canal if it's allowed. th-cam.com/video/CpuTiBq8q90/w-d-xo.html
@@wretchedfibs4306 I just watched the video from the Rideau. Didn't know you had this kind of canals in Canada. Beautiful and interesting!
@@wretchedfibs4306 Thank you, thank you, thank you. Many fond recollections evoked. Now I shall have to see the entire TVO series. 😂😂😂😂
@@ivarwb4115 The Rideau Waterway is indeed a gem. Check also the Trent-Severn waterway connecting Trenton Ontario to |Lake Huron. Both the Rideau and Trent are operated by Parks Canada.
I would swear i can hear your violin echoing off the buildings! ;-) (I saw when you described how you recorded and edited some of them)
We call it water pest. That's the weeds name. It takes over all waterways. Grows explosively, Nasty stuff. Good to hear you're facing the Rhine with the three of you. Save journey.
Interesting
Lol: Alodino comparing Magic Carpet to a grazing cow! Bad Alodino,,,bad,,bad Alodino :)
I have often thought of how much service a GOOD 12V SMALL air compressor and tank would be to blowing out the intake grate of a through hull. No point if your lungs will suffice though then,,,,,,,,. When you can't dive on it,,,,,well you can't dive on it. This all of course is dependent on the pressure being directed OUT not in. The raw water pump was enough of a check valve in your installation to check the pressure going in so it went out. Other through hull feed issues to a head or sink or whatever won't allow for that technique because the valve arrangement will not check the pressure coming in. This is not an issue restricted to the canals of France, but also one sailing the Sargasso Sea and many other places too no doubt.
You just need one of those Erie Canal Mules to pull the boat down the canal.
Hi!
I see a lot of fixed bridges,,just wonder how low they are,,under3meter? And thanks for some nice videos..
Loved the violin. You should play more?
I believe that's called Hydrilla or Waterthymes as it's sometimes called, and it is an invasive species.
That's what it makes me think of also. We've been dealing with it for 25 years or so here in Arkansas. Rumor is that it was sold in aquarium stores all over America and now it's taken over. Also the giant mowing machine only spreads it faster without killing it.
I think you may be right. This species is found in different continents, and as Eric W comments, it may come from aquarium stores.
A really wonderful video - terrific music - I'm so impressed by the narrative - is it rehearsed? By the way, "Magic Carpet" is a . . . magic name - sailed canals and rivers in both France and Holland; you bring back unforgettable memories - dont miss the inner waterways of Holland - merci beaucoup!
Nice video!
Perhaps not on the same scale, but in the bayou’s of Louisiana we’ve plowed our way through water hyacinths in our canoe
The violin playing was a little sad after the Weed Fighting Day WFD!
Another nice video I wish there was more footage of the towns but that’s OK, the comment you made at the beginning of the video I Collett king Midas affect some days everything I touch turns to crap but we live through it some people call them challenge
Thank you for another great episode of going north through the continent!
I would love if Aladino could once put together an essential tool list to have on board.
And also talk about the important things to know about your boat before taking it on a trip.
If Operation and parts manual are not available, are there now perhaps sources online to research?
Great video idea -- we'll think about it!