Tunnels are sometimes the best bits, they are all different, internal shapes vary considerably, some are very narrow and have one way timings, some have several kinks in them whereas some newer ones have a towpath, are double width and some even have lights in them. Some are very wet, yet others barely dribble. Like the side ponds, run offs,lobster pot weirs,odd channels etc. Amazing variety of styles and lock furniture varies a lot too. Some are the regular balance beams you would expect, some are bent because of restricted clearances and have chains and ratchets, some are very low geared and take forever to wind . Some have flags built in to show levels and some you have to leave one set of gates open to prevent flooding. Some can only go through by appointment, some are electrically operated and some are permanently manned. I still marvel at the brickmanship of the whirls on the crossover bridges where the horse con change from one side of the towpath to the other and the towing rope does not get tangled. There was one balence beam that is about three feet long and is a bit of a pig to get moving. It all varies so much, also guillotine locks are fun and vertical lifting road bridges. Enjoy it all, we did.
Nothing at all wrong with calling your wife "The Wife" or "Wifey" -- it's not for others to criticise you over it. And people who don't like tunnels can just skip to the tunnel exit, really. Love your content and look forward to every video.
Thank you! Sounds very nice where you are probably an awful lot warmer than the British canal system right now :) we are up to episode 7 so do let us know if you enjoy them
Good content. My advice would be to make a better seal for your weed hatch and attach a chain to your water filling cap. That would be a bu**er to find on a cold morning. Regards AJ
It’s something that was pre industrial historical, then when the age of steam and coal it remained something industrial and commercial but the conditions of the canals became rather unsightly. When the majority of the industrial and commercial aspects of switched over to rail or truck services the remaining residential/lifestyle aspects went into steep decline. It’s only recently (relatively speaking when you consider the lifespan of the canal system) that the canal system has started to be able to restore its charm and fascination similar to the way small marinas adjacent to popular beaches and waterside parks have become destinations to visit and live
A big hello to Kelly, aka "the wife". Looks like you got your husband well trained. He's doing a great job, thanks to your guidance I guess. ;) Looking forward to hearing you more.
Yes, we originally said it’s liveable we will just tweak it but I’m starting to think about layout .... can feel a redesign coming on for the winter :)
Way to go Kelly!!! Love the GoPro. Really makes you feel like you are there with you. Fireworks? Remembrance Day? Love the music. The last thing you want to do on a cold November day is put your hand in the weed hatch. Yuck!!! Wonderful vlog!!! Can't wait for the next. All the best!!
Thank you Carolyn, the fireworks were in celebration of guy fawkes night (bonfire night) should be held on the 5th November but seems to last from Halloween to around the 7/8th now
Hey, that is a great content, I'm can of your videos. I never had any boat before and I still would like to. The thing is I never touched an engine and I never understood it. I guess that the smell was not pleasant when you looked to clean this thing.. Thanks again for sharing. And as other people say, you don"t care if sole are rude or stupid, let them talk. Many loves. Enjoy.
You film what you want to film, it's your channel so do it for yourself first, those that follow will follow because they want to share your experiences. You won't please everyone all the time and there is a skip button after all. Just watched the first 3 in 1 go. Just keep going and enjoy it for you both.
I fell in love with the first narrowboats I ever saw, on a day trip to Bath 10 years ago. For some one from the flat part of America, looking up and seeing a boat go by on a hillside was a magic moment. That sighting led to me following narrowboats here on TH-cam, along with deepwater sailors and tiny houses, so your tiny narrowboat channel is a natural. And you rewarded me right off with a new set of canals and one of those special times I celebrate when you passed by, and overlooked, a town lighting up for the evening. More magic, and thank you for it. Surprised to see you starting canal life this time of year, but I know the time is when you can, and I look forward to your re-fit and debut spring. Oh, and my two cents on tunnels: speeding the journey is fine and each one is worth seeing going in and coming out, imho
I agree, there can be a great deal of interest in tunnels. Specially the bumps! Just kidding. It is very interesting to hear about your ‘learning curve’, and how you do things in such a compact boat.
Suggest you make a hook knife on a 2 foot shaft to help with cutting the detritus from around the prop thru the weed hatch its solving the small things that make narrow-boating a pleasure.
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 If you have problem getting hold of a hook knife from a Iron mongers see this listing on ebay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lino-trimmer-cutter/324337799741?epid=15034151989&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item4b840a123d:g:lEoAAOSwG-dfirHB&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACYBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickk5v8gVt3hEWLVg%252F253w6XCRK4dPzVS%252FuEKGsTdrH7Dc19loWiBAxwzHE5FcbVcNeRUWXpjKp2zImSE57LUFoIB%252B7UUFuXzIuuTUogOrOH%252BDH%252BieQ2YZlDAWT4oA4Cz%252FKGcLDApNBcsSx2Mf85sScD2tRk6w7AddhCySwvTjhwDGzV%252FZ56fuyFYJ7H3FshU6zJ3a2QuHrJY2f3nI%252FwFwEu6vU8t7HcwjVJeQ2OfmT3R0sOOUfDCxTu7%252Bm%252B%252BnhRQkLKWPO1y1mNOH76e0senvw9DyCHk0THUAW4fTUmyWw4SAAIM1HFxrHB26J6irhkVhafi9LNIqAVdyF2%252BctrH7kADczhI4UAAgbj0CaaSbsMrKVn6kC6SelVwUWnyiuzDRSkDgpsmk%252F0OthHYoc9ojXq54vWa9Ys1f5GlrKldfnJo8CPUBbhZgzWWBTFFZq%252FQP3rNvnHEag0dNmfLo39Dd6laWkuD3qiSyFbJwhn72Ai%252FrDryha3xm9ZvHzwnYIquF7jgcL0PYmg26K3sIklRoij6mI1TFyL46r2tCX5e3hyufKF5SiKapezDoIg6VCpN8I72ASCAgRcqIy5vISTZS61ZzkzIZTKPi0njd6d9UlUib8cUlN4nfN13A6VNAaAaKGZej8vBQjFGLxgUqWfEAxRnZptdM8e4k0UDb%252BDRUHWBzWZOj4ROBhkxGa18QjRjG6ITOQ%252F8o1V8CHmOnaBqUB2khekv%252BoeoJbIrj2nrFIQwoyyagjETCnTzbd2qk4y%252B14J%7Ccksum%3A3243377997419c27c425158e4d269818524f2bf3c6d8%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524
Apart from hot water and gloves, it’s a good idea to have any knife you’re using on a wrist lanyard or a cord fastened to the boat,it’s far too easy to drop them in the cold or when wearing gloves
That's a good point about the lanyard so you don't lose the knife. After nearly three years on my boat I'd add mobile phones, aluminium windlasses (even a SeaSearcher magnet won't get those back), mops, and fuel filler cap covers to list of candidates for the lanyard treatment! Last December in failing daylight I picked up an abandoned fisherman's keepnet on my prop and the steel hoops really wound round the prop. That was half an hour's work with a hacksaw and both arms down the weedhatch :-(
That sounds awful! Praying we don’t pick anything like that up! We will definitely be making a list of the top tips and working through them systematically - after completing the Wigan flight we were so cold and having to fuel up and take the fuel cap off it’s easy to see how those things can get lost! Especially when dexterity is reduced and I don’t fancy searching the murky depths for missing items :)
Love the boat, its weed hatch is a lot bigger than the one in my fishing box!. Seriously tho, I love the canal by me (oxford), had great times as a kid there and on the river. Rude question, was the boat pricey, .
Some of us like tunnels, same as some of us like to see the bottom get blacked and various other painting tasks. I was actually surprised you didn't get the bottom blacked when it was on the dry dock (Ep1) :)
We had to get from our purchase marina to our mooring :) 4 days was a tight squeeze and we had winter closures to contend with if we had been delayed (due to working full time) so sadly couldn’t fit the blacking in at that time hence booking in the following weekend :)
Don’t know if you follow Cruising the Cut, but David has a long handled fishing net that he uses to fish rubbish out of the canals. Of course no one boater can get it all, but if several were doing it I think it would help.
hi guys . the volume on your 1st vlog was weak but great to hear it is better now. enjoying yourselves i see and so are we . looking forward to your next vlog .
You can pour a kettle of hot water down the weed hatch beforehand to warm the water. Could you put your GoPro camera down check the prop? Anyone reading this.... it is really REALLY important that you secure the weed hatch afterwards as that’s how boats sink!!
Yes! Definitely check and double check your weed hatch!! We must have checked 3 times at various points! Never thought of the kettle idea but that will be getting used for sure next time :)
Just found and enjoy your vlogs. Looking forward to following you both on your adventures. We're hoping to be liveaboards ourselves when we return to the UK. We're currently living in Vietnam.. you and other narrowboat vloggers remind us just how beautiful the countryside is in the UK ❤. Thank you👍 .
We’re enjoying your new adventures in your little boat, she’s gorgeous. Your music is a bit too loud and when we rapidly turn it down we can’t then hear you speaking, so have to turn you up again. 😂 Its lovely just listening to the natural noises of the canal and the water. Can’t wait for your next one. Good luck. 🇦🇺
Hi Jen sorry about that, we are very new to all this so trying to figure it all out as we go, not just the editing the boating too ha ha. I will try to balance the audio better for future episodes. Thank you for watching
Hi to both of you, nice to watch chapter three. Hope you're settling on to cruising. Was interested to see the mop bucket in the engine well. Some years ago I painted the same type and painted four pictures on each side, along with the usual roses, (pity I don't know how to send you a picture). Good luck with the blacking. Take care, Barrie.
Liking your vlog! We have just finished converting a van into a campervan! Would consider a narrow boat but not enough waterways here to justify and too expensive to get it over to England Love your honesty. Good luck! Looking forward to your process. Desi and Brenda
it’s worth giving the waterproof trousers a wash in Nikwax waterproofer, they will hopefully work better then, sometimes though you feel like they’ve leaked as you get so hot in them your trousers underneath get damp Looking forward to seeing what changes you make to Tiny 😁
Scarecastle is the best with all of the changes in the roofline. Just add some suspenseful music to the video when going through the tunnel. I love the tunnels.
I was really pleased to find your "from the beginning" footage.This is my kind of boat by the look of it.I just need a nice retired man who is also a narrow boat enthusiast to be captain. If you know anyone let me know! I would be interested to know how much the annual running cost would be. Would you recommend the make of boat? Thanks so much again for your interesting films.Looking forward to more films, Lesley.
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 hi guys. i hear Lesley is looking for a retired Helmsman to have a boating life together , retired i am and a boat lover ( without a boat tho ) lol.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 my husband also calls me wifey or honey and I call him hubby or honey. Also we didn’t mind the tunnel footage! We are looking forward to your tiny narrow boat adventures. Cheers from Mr and Mrs Cute-As 😁
My wife of 35 years has always been sweatheat, I agree with the hot water in the weedhatch, the gloves they use in supermarket freezers might help too. That was some serious rubbish in the weed hatch, she purred after it was removed, what was it ?
Bloody PC gone mad. Maybe it's a Northern thing? Say Hi to Wifey for me :) Honest question from a non-boater. Could you have left do bagging the prop until she was out of the water for blacking? Seeing her in a lock...she really is tiny! Great video. Look forwards to the next. Hope the blacking goes well.
It was restricting the prop and causing the engine to over worn which I understand can damage the gearbox so it’s best to clean as we go :) it’s a tough job but someone gotta do it ha! The wifey says hello to you :)
I'm really enjoying your vlog, keep it up, please! I'm curios to know what sort of engine you use, being ⅓ of the maximum narrowboat length (or thereabouts) I imagine it needn't be a big one.
Enjoyed watching your vlogs this morning and a really charming boat to boot. Would you mind if I asked whether you are liveaboards or not? Hope to see you moored up in the Midlands soon and best of luck to you both.
my wife is Spanish , when we meet I could not speak Spanish and she could not speck English. I called her 'Mujer' thought meet 'wife' nope it means 'woman' lol I still call her 'my Mujer' it is as you say a term of endearment between us and a private joke. She calls me 'Awful' which is entirely deliberate lol :)
interesting look at the shorter narrow boats, which I like. But, a little less of the high volume music, between talking, would be much appreciated. Not hooked yet, but better music handling would go some way to making for more enjoyable viewing.
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 I thought the image was excellent, and that was why I asked. I've been thinking of purchasing one to chronical my travels here on the coast of British Columbia. There is some awesome software out there to 'enhance' , but for what you and 'the wife' are doing, I prefer the natural images. Cheers.
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 I thought the image was excellent, and that was why I asked. I've been thinking of purchasing one to chronical my travels here on the coast of British Columbia. There is some awesome software out there to 'enhance' , but for what you and 'the wife' are doing, I prefer the natural images. Cheers.
It’s a protective coating that is applied to the bottom of Narrowboat’s and other steel hull based boats. It’s usually a bitumen solution but can also be epoxy based :)
Sorry this is going to be a little long. First hi Kelly You guys haven’t done TH-cam before if not you’re naturals the camera up front was good in my opinion a little dramatic effect. And best of all you cleaning out I believe it’s called the wee hatch please correct me if I said it wrong that was so funny was the water cold 😂😂😂 not making fun felt really bad but it was funny. Thanks guys. Can’t wait for the next one.
Hi Joseph :). Nearly it’s the weed hatch (most narrow boats have these so you can access the prop and rudder) weed is a problem on some of our canals and can cause the boat to literally stop :) The water was frrrrreeeeeeezzzzing but I guess it is November in England :) So pleased you enjoyed the vlog
I didn’t realise that. We’ve done two holidays on narrowboats, in hire boats, and on both occasions they told us to only tie up where signs say you can, that’s very interesting as it was something that made us stop rather early some days.
How about filming your entrancei nto and exit from tunnels? Not filming anything tunnel-related because of a viewer doesn't like tunnels is unfair to viewers who like tunnels (at least film thhem like I suggest above).
I found the tunnel amazing. Very narrow and quite claustrophobic. BTW Is there a system for making sure you don't meet someone coming the other way in these single width tunnels?
I appreciated seeing the tunnel end to end that one time. It helped me to understand what going through one must be like. Just found your channel this morning and I'm enjoying it!
Did you know the section of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Wigan Top Lock to Johnson's Hillock is in fact the southern end of the Lancaster Canal? The Wigan and Johnson's Hillock Flights were constructed to join the eastern and western sections of the L&L together to finally start making money. Also... I call my wife 'The Wife' and she knows not to complain because she is my second wife, thus technically she is 'A Wife'... by calling her 'THE Wife' she knows she is the BEST wife. ;-)
People thought calling your wife "the wife" was derogatory? WOW! Over here (U.S.) people call their wife and husband "old lady" and "old man", now THAT is derogatory. That's such a cute little Beta. That weed hatch seal looks a bit sad though.
Congrats on your new boat. I love the tiny boat. I’m in America and love watching these canal vlogs. Best of luck on your travels, hope you get through lockdown in a month. We aren’t in lockdown in the US because of our idiot President! Got a new President on the way in January Hooray! Be safe in that weed hatch😝.
Sadly due to our work commitments we couldn’t see her move from the canal into the dry dock for blacking we had to leave her on the Sunday and the company moved her in on the Monday we are hoping to be able to show her going back into the canal so if we can we will show the before and after videos in a future vlog. We both have very busy full time jobs (one day we will be able to retire and we can’t wait 😁)
I like tunnels! I find them a bit scary but them I'm not steering and also not actually in them. 😬Can't believe all the rubbish in your weed hatch. I suppose most of it is accidental, blown to canal by the wind. 😐
Hello Sally, it’s a bit of both you tend to see more rubbish in canals in urban areas sadly the CRT do their best but it feels like a never ending battle!
Rushing around?? TBH real life is better to watch than the pretty, calm and "Look at me...is'nt life great" type of video. We subscribe to one Sailing youtube channel, two narrow boat, 3 crime and a few film ones and that is it...why?? Because the people making them are not attention seekers using clickbait...stay as you are and keep it real... (I try to do this with my youtube channel) Well done guys.
It’s a strange one some people like it some don’t and some have even stranger terms of endearment :) we just wanted to address some of the comments (not negative comments just people asking does the wife have a name ha ha) guess it’s whatever your comfortable with - for me it’s a term of endearment so I’m happy with that :)
Nothing weird about calling your wife 'wife'. It was fairly traditional up-north (especially around Yorkshire and Lancashire) to call your wife that, and if you had kids you'd call her 'mother' and she'd call you 'father'
I’m nearly 8 months behind but I gotta ask, after only one or two episodes people are giving you grief (without bothering to ask why) for referring to your wife in the third person? I may be saying this out of ignorance and perhaps you have been YouTubing for years on other subjects but it seems a bit premature for anyone to complain about anything until you have established a pattern of behavior
I think some people see it as a bit sexist and derogatory, it’s really not and my wife really doesn’t mind being called wifey (which she always says in the comments) but some viewers just don’t like it.
You REALLY don't want to put video evidence out of you tying your (several tons weight) boat up to a flimsy ladder handrail in the locks!!👎👎That's why bollards are put there.👌
We would normally use the bollards but unfortunately our rope wouldn’t reach on that one - had to tie to something but there wasn’t any pressure on the ladder :) we keep a very watchful eye on proceedings to make sure we leave the lock as we find it. Thankfully she’s only a tiny boat so not quite so heavy as the bigger 50-60 or even 70 footers. All tips are gratefully received as we are still fairly new to this Thanks
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Make up another rope, about 12ft long and tie it to the end of your handling/mid line when doing deep locks. Makes it easier to throw up, around a bollard and back to the helm. Subscribed.
Enjoying your adventures! Word of advice-you can’t please everyone. Film what you want and we will watch or fast forward.
Agreed Barbara - thanks
I like tunnels. Brilliant vlog thank you xxx
Beautiful scenery !!
Thanks Janet the canals are especially beautiful in parts
Tunnels are sometimes the best bits, they are all different, internal shapes vary considerably, some are very narrow and have one way timings, some have several kinks in them whereas some newer ones have a towpath, are double width and some even have lights in them. Some are very wet, yet others barely dribble. Like the side ponds, run offs,lobster pot weirs,odd channels etc. Amazing variety of styles and lock furniture varies a lot too. Some are the regular balance beams you would expect, some are bent because of restricted clearances and have chains and ratchets, some are very low geared and take forever to wind . Some have flags built in to show levels and some you have to leave one set of gates open to prevent flooding. Some can only go through by appointment, some are electrically operated and some are permanently manned. I still marvel at the brickmanship of the whirls on the crossover bridges where the horse con change from one side of the towpath to the other and the towing rope does not get tangled. There was one balence beam that is about three feet long and is a bit of a pig to get moving. It all varies so much, also guillotine locks are fun and vertical lifting road bridges. Enjoy it all, we did.
Wow very comprehensive :) we will absolutely enjoy it all
Nothing at all wrong with calling your wife "The Wife" or "Wifey" -- it's not for others to criticise you over it. And people who don't like tunnels can just skip to the tunnel exit, really. Love your content and look forward to every video.
Thank you Ray :)
For whatever my vote is worth, I’ll agree with those who say... make it *your* vlog. Video what you want. Looks like fun.
Thank you :)
Hello from the Isla Margarita (40 miles off Venezuela in the lush Caribbean Sea
and well done for your 3rd broadcast to the world
Thank you! Sounds very nice where you are probably an awful lot warmer than the British canal system right now :) we are up to episode 7 so do let us know if you enjoy them
Good content. My advice would be to make a better seal for your weed hatch and attach a chain to your water filling cap. That would be a bu**er to find on a cold morning. Regards AJ
Thanks Alan :) love the tip!
Definitely film the tunnels! I think that's one of the best part of cruising.
We sadly don’t have many tunnels near us but fear not we will venture out and find some :)
Watching from Tennessee USA I now have three favorite canal boat blogs . Thanks for letting me go along with you !
Glad to have you aboard Linda :)
Your tiny boat is perfect! I am in Love!
Hi suzannne glad you like the boat
Love your natural chat and laid back attitude....looking forward to next vlog
Thank you Tracey
Why is it that I have been on this Earth 🌎 for 47 years, and I only now discovered that this is a lifestyle? Thank you for sharing.👍🏻
And it’s a fabulous one!
It’s something that was pre industrial historical, then when the age of steam and coal it remained something industrial and commercial but the conditions of the canals became rather unsightly. When the majority of the industrial and commercial aspects of switched over to rail or truck services the remaining residential/lifestyle aspects went into steep decline. It’s only recently (relatively speaking when you consider the lifespan of the canal system) that the canal system has started to be able to restore its charm and fascination similar to the way small marinas adjacent to popular beaches and waterside parks have become destinations to visit and live
A big hello to Kelly, aka "the wife". Looks like you got your husband well trained. He's doing a great job, thanks to your guidance I guess. ;) Looking forward to hearing you more.
Thank you Anders (of course he is under my expert guidance ha ha) glad you are enjoying the Vlog
Subscribed to this. We both want a boat at some point and to strip it out and “Re-imagine” the innards.
Yes, we originally said it’s liveable we will just tweak it but I’m starting to think about layout .... can feel a redesign coming on for the winter :)
Enjoying your vids. Keep up the great work. Love your boat. Cruising the cut has made me itch for a boat
Thank you for watching, the canal life is amazing I can honesty recommend it
That is what I call compact! Have fun. You give us fun watching you.
Glad you’re enjoying it Stephanie!
Subscribed, Look for a used serrated kitchen knife at a second hand store for clearing the prop. serrated will cut through cordage better.
Thanks Eric - it’s added to our list :)
Way to go Kelly!!! Love the GoPro. Really makes you feel like you are there with you. Fireworks? Remembrance Day? Love the music. The last thing you want to do on a cold November day is put your hand in the weed hatch. Yuck!!! Wonderful vlog!!! Can't wait for the next. All the best!!
Thank you Carolyn, the fireworks were in celebration of guy fawkes night (bonfire night) should be held on the 5th November but seems to last from Halloween to around the 7/8th now
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Thanks for explaining. Enjoy the rest of the evening. :)
Hey, that is a great content, I'm can of your videos.
I never had any boat before and I still would like to. The thing is I never touched an engine and I never understood it.
I guess that the smell was not pleasant when you looked to clean this thing..
Thanks again for sharing. And as other people say, you don"t care if sole are rude or stupid, let them talk. Many loves. Enjoy.
Thank you Barthelemy we hope you continue to enjoy the vlogs
You film what you want to film, it's your channel so do it for yourself first, those that follow will follow because they want to share your experiences. You won't please everyone all the time and there is a skip button after all. Just watched the first 3 in 1 go. Just keep going and enjoy it for you both.
Thank you so much :)
I fell in love with the first narrowboats I ever saw, on a day trip to Bath 10 years ago. For some one from the flat part of America, looking up and seeing a boat go by on a hillside was a magic moment. That sighting led to me following narrowboats here on TH-cam, along with deepwater sailors and tiny houses, so your tiny narrowboat channel is a natural. And you rewarded me right off with a new set of canals and one of those special times I celebrate when you passed by, and overlooked, a town lighting up for the evening. More magic, and thank you for it. Surprised to see you starting canal life this time of year, but I know the time is when you can, and I look forward to your re-fit and debut spring. Oh, and my two cents on tunnels: speeding the journey is fine and each one is worth seeing going in and coming out, imho
Thank you John, we do hope you continue to enjoy our videos :)
I agree, there can be a great deal of interest in tunnels. Specially the bumps! Just kidding. It is very interesting to hear about your ‘learning curve’, and how you do things in such a compact boat.
Thank you John
Suggest you make a hook knife on a 2 foot shaft to help with cutting the detritus from around the prop thru the weed hatch its solving the small things that make narrow-boating a pleasure.
Thanks Vaughan anything to help with prop fouling is very useful indeed :)
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 If you have problem getting hold of a hook knife from a Iron mongers see this listing on ebay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lino-trimmer-cutter/324337799741?epid=15034151989&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item4b840a123d:g:lEoAAOSwG-dfirHB&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACYBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickk5v8gVt3hEWLVg%252F253w6XCRK4dPzVS%252FuEKGsTdrH7Dc19loWiBAxwzHE5FcbVcNeRUWXpjKp2zImSE57LUFoIB%252B7UUFuXzIuuTUogOrOH%252BDH%252BieQ2YZlDAWT4oA4Cz%252FKGcLDApNBcsSx2Mf85sScD2tRk6w7AddhCySwvTjhwDGzV%252FZ56fuyFYJ7H3FshU6zJ3a2QuHrJY2f3nI%252FwFwEu6vU8t7HcwjVJeQ2OfmT3R0sOOUfDCxTu7%252Bm%252B%252BnhRQkLKWPO1y1mNOH76e0senvw9DyCHk0THUAW4fTUmyWw4SAAIM1HFxrHB26J6irhkVhafi9LNIqAVdyF2%252BctrH7kADczhI4UAAgbj0CaaSbsMrKVn6kC6SelVwUWnyiuzDRSkDgpsmk%252F0OthHYoc9ojXq54vWa9Ys1f5GlrKldfnJo8CPUBbhZgzWWBTFFZq%252FQP3rNvnHEag0dNmfLo39Dd6laWkuD3qiSyFbJwhn72Ai%252FrDryha3xm9ZvHzwnYIquF7jgcL0PYmg26K3sIklRoij6mI1TFyL46r2tCX5e3hyufKF5SiKapezDoIg6VCpN8I72ASCAgRcqIy5vISTZS61ZzkzIZTKPi0njd6d9UlUib8cUlN4nfN13A6VNAaAaKGZej8vBQjFGLxgUqWfEAxRnZptdM8e4k0UDb%252BDRUHWBzWZOj4ROBhkxGa18QjRjG6ITOQ%252F8o1V8CHmOnaBqUB2khekv%252BoeoJbIrj2nrFIQwoyyagjETCnTzbd2qk4y%252B14J%7Ccksum%3A3243377997419c27c425158e4d269818524f2bf3c6d8%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524
Bought :)
Apart from hot water and gloves, it’s a good idea to have any knife you’re using on a wrist lanyard or a cord fastened to the boat,it’s far too easy to drop them in the cold or when wearing gloves
Thanks for the tip :)
That's a good point about the lanyard so you don't lose the knife. After nearly three years on my boat I'd add mobile phones, aluminium windlasses (even a SeaSearcher magnet won't get those back), mops, and fuel filler cap covers to list of candidates for the lanyard treatment! Last December in failing daylight I picked up an abandoned fisherman's keepnet on my prop and the steel hoops really wound round the prop. That was half an hour's work with a hacksaw and both arms down the weedhatch :-(
That sounds awful! Praying we don’t pick anything like that up! We will definitely be making a list of the top tips and working through them systematically - after completing the Wigan flight we were so cold and having to fuel up and take the fuel cap off it’s easy to see how those things can get lost! Especially when dexterity is reduced and I don’t fancy searching the murky depths for missing items :)
Love your little boat, you can wind (turn) anywhere on the canal which is a huge advantage.
Thank you Colleen :)
Since we got married (1974) I have called my wife Alice and she calls me Ralph after the Jackie Gleason sketches The Honeymoonrs.
Love this :)
Love the boat, its weed hatch is a lot bigger than the one in my fishing box!.
Seriously tho, I love the canal by me (oxford), had great times as a kid there and on the river. Rude question, was the boat pricey, .
The marker is bonkers at the moment so everything is pricey. Hopefully it Settle down at some point
Some of us like tunnels, same as some of us like to see the bottom get blacked and various other painting tasks. I was actually surprised you didn't get the bottom blacked when it was on the dry dock (Ep1) :)
We had to get from our purchase marina to our mooring :) 4 days was a tight squeeze and we had winter closures to contend with if we had been delayed (due to working full time) so sadly couldn’t fit the blacking in at that time hence booking in the following weekend :)
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Yep, I suspected it might be a reason something like that. Hope you enjoy your boating :)
We don't have canal's in the US but I like your Tiny Narrowboat
Thank you :)
The experiences are interesting. I like the personal stuff best. Love the time boat.
Thank you
Loving your adventure. What a cute boat
Thank you
Don’t know if you follow Cruising the Cut, but David has a long handled fishing net that he uses to fish rubbish out of the canals. Of course no one boater can get it all, but if several were doing it I think it would help.
Great idea! Yes we do regularly watch cruising the cut :)
Love the vlog and excited to see your journey in the Tiny Narrowboat. Hello from Portland, Oregon, USA. Be safe and well.
Hello USA 🇺🇸 really glad you’re enjoying our vlog :)
Congratulations on your narrowboat! You are doing great! Have fun!
Thank you Faye
hi guys . the volume on your 1st vlog was weak but great to hear it is better now. enjoying yourselves i see and so are we . looking forward to your next vlog .
Really pleased you’re enjoying the vlog!
You can pour a kettle of hot water down the weed hatch beforehand to warm the water. Could you put your GoPro camera down check the prop? Anyone reading this.... it is really REALLY important that you secure the weed hatch afterwards as that’s how boats sink!!
Yes! Definitely check and double check your weed hatch!! We must have checked 3 times at various points! Never thought of the kettle idea but that will be getting used for sure next time :)
The hot water is a great tip but it was really entertaining with the cold water not being mean his reaction was funny
Just found and enjoy your vlogs. Looking forward to following you both on your adventures. We're hoping to be liveaboards ourselves when we return to the UK.
We're currently living in Vietnam.. you and other narrowboat vloggers remind us just how beautiful the countryside is in the UK ❤. Thank you👍 .
Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the vlog
We’re enjoying your new adventures in your little boat, she’s gorgeous. Your music is a bit too loud and when we rapidly turn it down we can’t then hear you speaking, so have to turn you up again. 😂 Its lovely just listening to the natural noises of the canal and the water. Can’t wait for your next one. Good luck. 🇦🇺
Hi Jen sorry about that, we are very new to all this so trying to figure it all out as we go, not just the editing the boating too ha ha. I will try to balance the audio better for future episodes. Thank you for watching
Hi to both of you, nice to watch chapter three. Hope you're settling on to cruising. Was interested to see the mop bucket in the engine well. Some years ago I painted the same type and painted four pictures on each side, along with the usual roses, (pity I don't know how to send you a picture). Good luck with the blacking. Take care, Barrie.
Thank you Barrie would love to see your picture :)
Do you have an email address I could send a picture that way.
thetinynarrowboat@gmail.com
Liking your vlog! We have just finished converting a van into a campervan! Would consider a narrow boat but not enough waterways here to justify and too expensive to get it over to England Love your honesty. Good luck! Looking forward to your process. Desi and Brenda
Thanks Desmond :)
it’s worth giving the waterproof trousers a wash in Nikwax waterproofer, they will hopefully work better then, sometimes though you feel like they’ve leaked as you get so hot in them your trousers underneath get damp
Looking forward to seeing what changes you make to Tiny 😁
Thank you Sam
I for one LOVE tunnels! How about filming every other tunnel, then everybody's happy!
Hi Paul we’ve had lots of comments saying similar. Tunnels will make a return in the next cruising vlog 😀
Tunnels are neat
And very dark ☺️
Scarecastle is the best with all of the changes in the roofline. Just add some suspenseful music to the video when going through the tunnel. I love the tunnels.
I was really pleased to find your "from the beginning" footage.This is my kind of boat by the look of it.I just need a nice retired man who is also a narrow boat enthusiast to be captain. If you know anyone let me know! I would be interested to know how much the annual running cost would be. Would you recommend the make of boat?
Thanks so much again for your interesting films.Looking forward to more films,
Lesley.
Will keep an eye out for an eligible helmsman for you Lesley :) we will share info on running costs for future videos!
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 hi guys. i hear Lesley is looking for a retired Helmsman to have a boating life together , retired i am and a boat lover ( without a boat tho ) lol.
ill suscribe and keep you company from Argentina. Cheers
Hello Sebastian welcome aboard!
Spot on!
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 my husband also calls me wifey or honey and I call him hubby or honey. Also we didn’t mind the tunnel footage! We are looking forward to your tiny narrow boat adventures. Cheers from Mr and Mrs Cute-As 😁
Hello Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your kind comments we do hope you continue to enjoy the blog!
Good luck. Can we see how you set up the boat for sleeping? Curious to see how that works.
That’s a great idea, thank you! We will look to add that to a future blog :)
My wife of 35 years has always been sweatheat, I agree with the hot water in the weedhatch, the gloves they use in supermarket freezers might help too. That was some serious rubbish in the weed hatch, she purred after it was removed, what was it ?
It was old plastic bags :( shredded and wrapped around tight
Bloody PC gone mad. Maybe it's a Northern thing? Say Hi to Wifey for me :) Honest question from a non-boater. Could you have left do bagging the prop until she was out of the water for blacking? Seeing her in a lock...she really is tiny! Great video. Look forwards to the next. Hope the blacking goes well.
It was restricting the prop and causing the engine to over worn which I understand can damage the gearbox so it’s best to clean as we go :) it’s a tough job but someone gotta do it ha! The wifey says hello to you :)
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 ah, that makes sense... every day's a school day 😃.
Elbow length gloves for the weed hatch
Have some shoulder length ones now thanks to the wonders of amazon
I'm really enjoying your vlog, keep it up, please! I'm curios to know what sort of engine you use, being ⅓ of the maximum narrowboat length (or thereabouts) I imagine it needn't be a big one.
Thanks, glad you’re enjoying it. The engine is a 14/15hp beta marine :)
Enjoyed watching your vlogs this morning and a really charming boat to boot. Would you mind if I asked whether you are liveaboards or not? Hope to see you moored up in the Midlands soon and best of luck to you both.
Hi scotty, no we aren’t liveaboards (although we would love to be) I’m sure we will be in the midlands soon
Where you heading too and great vlogs
Our next journey will be back to our mooring - lockdown and weather hampering our play time :/
I call my missus “ The Management” ;)
I like that - think it’s time for my promotion :)
I’m called the events co- ordinator.
@@paulinehiggins8239 like it!
Pour hot water from the kettle into the weed hatch when it's really cold and your hands won't freeze.
Thanks Jo will give it a try
Really enjoying watching your adventures, have you any plans to do the Peak Forest? Good luck on your journey
In time possibly yes, it’s certainly on the list :)
Hello m8 what make is the engine in your boat tiny Looking forward to seeing your new adventure
Hi it’s a 14hp beta marine engine
my wife is Spanish , when we meet I could not speak Spanish and she could not speck English. I called her 'Mujer' thought meet 'wife' nope it means 'woman' lol I still call her 'my Mujer' it is as you say a term of endearment between us and a private joke. She calls me 'Awful' which is entirely deliberate lol :)
:)
Great vlog. So glad to find you. I know the wife is named Kelly but as a term of endearment you call her "wife". What does she call you?
If I put that TH-cam would censor me ha ha. She just calls me Gareth
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 lol. Well at least she talks to you. Enjoy your vlog very much
interesting look at the shorter narrow boats, which I like. But, a little less of the high volume music, between talking, would be much appreciated. Not hooked yet, but better music handling would go some way to making for more enjoyable viewing.
Thanks Edward, keep watching we do ditch the music
Also wanted to ask the type of camera you are using. You mentioned a Go Pro at one point....
Hi Claude we use a GoPro hero 3 (footage in the lock) and an iPhone, we have invested in some other kit so future videos should be even better
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 I thought the image was excellent, and that was why I asked. I've been thinking of purchasing one to chronical my travels here on the coast of British Columbia. There is some awesome software out there to 'enhance' , but for what you and 'the wife' are doing, I prefer the natural images. Cheers.
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 I thought the image was excellent, and that was why I asked. I've been thinking of purchasing one to chronical my travels here on the coast of British Columbia. There is some awesome software out there to 'enhance' , but for what you and 'the wife' are doing, I prefer the natural images. Cheers.
Well when you see our next vlog (when we can cruise again due to lockdown) you can compare to see if the new equipment is better :)
For the land lubbers in the group, what is blacking?
It’s a protective coating that is applied to the bottom of Narrowboat’s and other steel hull based boats. It’s usually a bitumen solution but can also be epoxy based :)
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 That was my guess. Thanks for clarifying.
Curious, what’s the cost to “blacking” the boat? Looks like your getting the hang of the boat. Enjoy~ 👍
Hi Rachel it was £15 per ft so it only cost us 375 😬
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Thx for that info. Seems steep but I guess it’s okay for 2 years or so. 👍
Who said they don’t like tunnels? I’m looking forward to exploring tunnels when we do eventually get our narrow boat 👍
We will be showing more tunnel adventures :) well when lock down is over....
question can u pitch up anywhere ?
Pretty much as long as it’s safe! There are lots of official visitor moorings but we prefer to pitch up on the canal side in the peace and nature
Sorry this is going to be a little long. First hi Kelly You guys haven’t done TH-cam before if not you’re naturals the camera up front was good in my opinion a little dramatic effect. And best of all you cleaning out I believe it’s called the wee hatch please correct me if I said it wrong that was so funny was the water cold 😂😂😂 not making fun felt really bad but it was funny. Thanks guys. Can’t wait for the next one.
Hi Joseph :). Nearly it’s the weed hatch (most narrow boats have these so you can access the prop and rudder) weed is a problem on some of our canals and can cause the boat to literally stop :)
The water was frrrrreeeeeeezzzzing but I guess it is November in England :)
So pleased you enjoyed the vlog
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 sorry my man weed hatch thanks. from us still trying to learn the lingo but that water was cold apparently
Very cold indeed :)
Don’t you worry about finding a mooring when you leave it late?
Not too much at this time of year, you can moor up on the towpath if you need to
I didn’t realise that. We’ve done two holidays on narrowboats, in hire boats, and on both occasions they told us to only tie up where signs say you can, that’s very interesting as it was something that made us stop rather early some days.
My first wife hated "wifey" but my second wife loves it. :)
:) I love it too I’m proud to be wifey
Any plans for adding solar or are your batteries enough by themselves?
Hi russ additional batteries and solar will be added
That's a old mop bucket and I let it 😂 the wife said I have to 😂😂😂😂
Yep but it does the job
What’s with the red flashing dot.....
Not sure? Where is it?
How about filming your entrancei nto and exit from tunnels?
Not filming anything tunnel-related because of a viewer doesn't like tunnels is unfair to viewers who like tunnels (at least film thhem like I suggest above).
We won’t be missing out tunnels :) probably just won’t show start to end in real-time
I found the tunnel amazing. Very narrow and quite claustrophobic. BTW Is there a system for making sure you don't meet someone coming the other way in these single width tunnels?
Yes in some tunnels you can only enter at certain times to allow for enough time to get through :)
I appreciated seeing the tunnel end to end that one time. It helped me to understand what going through one must be like. Just found your channel this morning and I'm enjoying it!
Did you know the section of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Wigan Top Lock to Johnson's Hillock is in fact the southern end of the Lancaster Canal? The Wigan and Johnson's Hillock Flights were constructed to join the eastern and western sections of the L&L together to finally start making money. Also... I call my wife 'The Wife' and she knows not to complain because she is my second wife, thus technically she is 'A Wife'... by calling her 'THE Wife' she knows she is the BEST wife. ;-)
Like that Dennis :) didn’t realise it was originally the Lancaster though
People thought calling your wife "the wife" was derogatory? WOW! Over here (U.S.) people call their wife and husband "old lady" and "old man", now THAT is derogatory. That's such a cute little Beta. That weed hatch seal looks a bit sad though.
Thank you - we thought we better explain just in case :) the wife doesn’t mind so guess that’s the main thing!
The Beta: Probably couldn't burn a gallon of fuel in a day! Easy to do maintenance on also. I have a V8 CAT in my boat, not fun to service.
Congrats on your new boat. I love the tiny boat. I’m in America and love watching these canal vlogs. Best of luck on your travels, hope you get through lockdown in a month. We aren’t in lockdown in the US because of our idiot President! Got a new President on the way in January Hooray!
Be safe in that weed hatch😝.
Thank you Dawn! Praying for an end to the madness that is 2020 stay safe :)
Not gonna see her getting blacked? Seems it would be a plus for the company that does it.
Sadly due to our work commitments we couldn’t see her move from the canal into the dry dock for blacking we had to leave her on the Sunday and the company moved her in on the Monday we are hoping to be able to show her going back into the canal so if we can we will show the before and after videos in a future vlog. We both have very busy full time jobs (one day we will be able to retire and we can’t wait 😁)
I like tunnels! I find them a bit scary but them I'm not steering and also not actually in them. 😬Can't believe all the rubbish in your weed hatch. I suppose most of it is accidental, blown to canal by the wind. 😐
Hello Sally, it’s a bit of both you tend to see more rubbish in canals in urban areas sadly the CRT do their best but it feels like a never ending battle!
Very black oil!
Yes indeed :) she’s had a full oil change and filter too
Is it illegal to sail a narrowboat at night ? (asking for a friend)
Hiya no it’s quite legal providing you have the appropriate lighting :) we didn’t like it though - it’s much nicer in the day!
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Thankyou and Good Luck on your Journey.
Vlogs auto corrected me
Thanks linda
Going down weed hatch my second least favourite job after emptying toilet cassette.👎
Yep think my husband would agree with that!
Rushing around?? TBH real life is better to watch than the pretty, calm and "Look at me...is'nt life great" type of video.
We subscribe to one Sailing youtube channel, two narrow boat, 3 crime and a few film ones and that is it...why?? Because the people making them are not attention seekers using clickbait...stay as you are and keep it real... (I try to do this with my youtube channel)
Well done guys.
Thank you
My husband always calls me My Wife, I’m happy to be called that. Also, I always call him My Husband. 😍
Me too :)
'My' wife is rather different than 'the' wife. I don't think I've ever heard a woman refer to 'the' husband.
It’s a strange one some people like it some don’t and some have even stranger terms of endearment :) we just wanted to address some of the comments (not negative comments just people asking does the wife have a name ha ha) guess it’s whatever your comfortable with - for me it’s a term of endearment so I’m happy with that :)
episode one has gone A.W.O.L pse give ballpark cost of issis
It should still be accessible, I’ll post you a link shortly
m.th-cam.com/video/4_MLiCBGvPo/w-d-xo.html
Don’t be concerned about calling your wife, “the wife”. I called my wife honey all of our married life.
It’s funny how something so simple between the two of us (she loves it) caused such a stir :)
Nothing weird about calling your wife 'wife'. It was fairly traditional up-north (especially around Yorkshire and Lancashire) to call your wife that, and if you had kids you'd call her 'mother' and she'd call you 'father'
The good ol’ days :) although our kids call us can you lend me.....
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 You sound like my own dad now ;)
😊
Married 32 years. Always called my wife Doris, i must look up her documented name sometime.....
:)
Found it its gloria, i stil. Like doris tho
Subscribing, but i like tunnels....
Fear not Jon you will see tunnels :)
👍👌🇨🇦❤
Thank you for watching
Get your self a solar panel
Will do it’s on the list
:)
Thank you Jon
I’m nearly 8 months behind but I gotta ask, after only one or two episodes people are giving you grief (without bothering to ask why) for referring to your wife in the third person?
I may be saying this out of ignorance and perhaps you have been YouTubing for years on other subjects but it seems a bit premature for anyone to complain about anything until you have established a pattern of behavior
I think some people see it as a bit sexist and derogatory, it’s really not and my wife really doesn’t mind being called wifey (which she always says in the comments) but some viewers just don’t like it.
Gross weed hatch full dead birds fanny pads haha old knickers
Yeah weed hatches can be gross! Thankfully not found any of the things you have (and praying we won’t 😂)
You REALLY don't want to put video evidence out of you tying your (several tons weight) boat up to a flimsy ladder handrail in the locks!!👎👎That's why bollards are put there.👌
We would normally use the bollards but unfortunately our rope wouldn’t reach on that one - had to tie to something but there wasn’t any pressure on the ladder :) we keep a very watchful eye on proceedings to make sure we leave the lock as we find it. Thankfully she’s only a tiny boat so not quite so heavy as the bigger 50-60 or even 70 footers. All tips are gratefully received as we are still fairly new to this
Thanks
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 there is always that person
@@thenarrowboatvlog8653 Make up another rope, about 12ft long and tie it to the end of your handling/mid line when doing deep locks. Makes it easier to throw up, around a bollard and back to the helm. Subscribed.
Thanks Phil :)
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