161. Narrowboat dinette gets some modifications
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2025
- Now it’s time for me to make more use of what’s here and make it easier to live aboard
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Hi James, hope you are well. Just wanted to say a massive thank you! Not only for the valuable information and tips you give us all (I am buying my first project narrow boat) but for bringing us all together as a community! You are so humble, down to earth with a great sense of humour (not to mention excellent taste in music! ) Think you will have to start all over again when you have finished this one or we will all be lost :)
James, I’m so enjoying the daily updates to your Narrowboat, it’s great to watch. The audio sometimes is a bit quiet, but the can-do attitude is spot on.
It’s coming along nicely! Good job! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Just wondering why you didn't turn the boards around 180 degrees after you cut them so that the holes are on the near side. This would make it easier to pop your finger in and open the draws.
I think there were many of us speaking to the screen telling James to turn the boards around before he screwed those hinges on :-D
And if you had hinges at the back as well, then if you did need to open them the full depth, well you could.
James, David from Cruising the Cut , did a vlog on how he designed his cushions for easy access to his storage. It might be worth a look.
Carol's cupboard lol we need a framed photograph of the famous Carol above the dinnette. what a lovely lady sending you gifts and helping you out what a kind soul she is x kitchen sorry galley looks great love the pine and hinges don't paint it good work James.
Princess and the pea comes to mind with the hinges!!
Yes I thought of that tale too!!! Brilliant
The vlog should have been titled “How to scribe a curve~” 🙂 I now know how to do it in the simplest possible way. Thanks James!
Keep the kettle on a trivet on top of the stove, it will not boil but it will keep the water hot and uses less gas to boil.
Each day this project progresses, can't wait to see the next episode. Take care.
Dude that kettle could be boiling slowly on top of your multifuel stove all day. That's where mine is!
The flooring should click together. Sometimes takes a bit of effort. To fix I would use liquid nails or similar and hold with pins. Pins alone will loosen over time, especially with vibrations.
Turn the board around 😜
Hi James, excellent work on the boat love the vlogs, we find the lost tite screws from Toolstation useful for all manner of woodworking jobs. Thy are a lost headed screw. Keep up the good work 😃
Carols cupboard I think will be never quite big enough James.
The splash-back is there to stop 'the crap' ending up on your stove and the areas behind the hob.
James, to speed up cutting multiple bits just measure and cut the first one and mark it as a pattern.
Then just use the pattern piece to mark each new cut, saves measuring each time.
I'm really enjoying these videos, thanks for the effort you put into making them.
I just cracked up when you said you see I’m using my circular saw today. Your doing a great job with these finishing touches. Watching from Mississippi.
Hi James yet another great vlog. Just something to bear in mind my hubby works for a hire boat company & they've had a couple of incidents with glass cooker tops shattering because they've been put down whilst hob still hot.
Fiona, also seen this happen in touring caravans. Thermal flask would be cheaper and much safer
Diane after I'd posted my comment I also thought about a thermal flask. We do this on our boat, save on gas plus quicker to make a drink which is great
Its great watching you work and listening to the guitar music bonus .... great vlog... stay safe captain J 🙏
You've read of my dinette table idea, so I'm looking forward to seeing yours? ;-)
Keep up the good work.
I loved the ‘princess and the pea’ test for the hinges
The corner is where the vacuum goes. Lol! Cute Chop saw!
Put the holes to the outside to make lifting it easier.
Another day, another lungful of sawdust 😷
Filters out the tobacco smoke… Is that mean?
19.42 the hoover. :D
Hey James if you a air compressor and small brad and gun that how put boards like that .and the floor boards snap together in a 45 degree angle and push them down .
Looks like you could use a brad nailer, would be handy with doing your trim as well. I don’t know if weight is an issue on those boats but if you honeycomb the surface of the seats and beds, it would weigh less and better airflow. That click flooring doesn’t like moisture, it swells when it gets wet but if you’re going to use it on the floor, in case of major spillages, salt will draw out the moisture, may take a few applications. If I had young kids, I think I’d use big pillows on your couch , they could lounge around on them watching tv, snooze, pillow fights 😂 looking good.
Are you offering?
You could fix them panels on with Mitre Mate , it works a treat ,very strong bond.
If you get an insulated carafe to hold 3 or 4 mugs' worth of tea hot, you won't need to use the hob quite so often. Probably save gas, too.
And in addition limit the amount of condensation generated by boiling all that water.
Contact glue james assemble boards first spay or brush adhesive on boards and seat wait 1or2 mins til just tacky then pivot whole side up using floor as pivot point.
You'll regret pins after hitting your finger's likely bend unless you prefer drill every whole and may rust if damp or kid's spill stuff. Contact adhesive is more than good enough for that job.
Hi James - why do you have this thing with screws and hinges. Gravity will hold them fine unless you intend to barrel role the boat LOL
Hey man hope all is well. Cheers from Wisconsin once again!
Rub a bit candle on those T&G joints and they'll slide in without hazzle James.. Like the reverse hinges,,, sits well...
Get yourself a big flask , boil the kettle and put the boiling water in the flask , not tea just the water as tea will stew , you will only have to use the kettle a couple of times ( depending how many cuppa's you have ) its quicker , no waiting for the kettle to boil and you save on your gas usage , just a suggestion .
Those boards do click together James. as there is no way anyone could lay a floor by sliding them together.
Now don't confuse the lad.
He's happy! :o)
Why has Carol got her own cupboard?
Just a thought, bit late now I know, but couldn't you have turned the lids around so the holes where at the front :)
Hi James, one thing I don't like about your videos is that there not long enough! you need to make a movie. lol grate video keep up the grate work.
Turn hole to front
Good evening James.🎥👌👍
borrow or buy yourself a brad/finish nailer it will save you lots of time even when come to do all the trim work.....rechargeable or air operated.
Folds flat but very sturdy
It is the Princess and the Pea all over again, I guess you are not a Princess :)
Top Guitar Playing. Whoever it is Young James :-)
Would that top guitar player be you? 😂🤣😂🤣
Just wondering could the trim hold it on? It's going to look great.
Sorry Dave, the exchange between UK and Canada is quite a bit. I use to have tools until my boys borrowed them. 🤣
You might find it better to have the bottom cushion going to the back of seat or else you'll need an extra piece of foam to make the mattress
Nice work on the dinette. Would the laminate work on the tabletop you're going to make to tie the two together?
❤️ Guitar.
Hi James just started watching your vlogs wife wants to know more about you married single why you want boat living on it or holiday's you probley already done a vlog about yourself we're only up to number 50 now lol
Dinette butts or coccyx bones will find that hinge even with the rebate cut out!
Why didn’t you just turn the boards around so you don’t have to put new finger holes in. Should of done it before the hinges but I guess you can flip them over
James where did you get your toilet from
Many thanks Kevin
Now you're just showing off, James. Recessed hinges? ;o) As I mentioned the other day, painted, galvanised, or brass hinges will be needed under foam, or they WILL rust.
If you're planning on pinning through the grooves of the boards, you'll need either a Pin Push tool, or a set of pin punches, to get them flush. Silicone sealant will stick them firmly, and remains flexible. Easy option, IMO.
All the best.
Stainless are best. More expensive but totally trouble free. All the internal screws, hinges and other fittings on my narrowboat are stainless and thus maintenance free. Solve a lot of problems.
@@chrisabbott7458 Shockingly expensive! My caravan had plastic hinges, but steel screws. You can guess the rest...
After you finished yesterday's video on the cabinet doors in the galley, you jumped straight into this one and finished it after work the next day? Costume change and sudden daylight threw me.
Where are the roses paintings that were under the castle paintings on the companionway doors between the galley and the stern?
Instead of pins why can't you use glue or epoxy, its only wood isn't it?