Narrowboat Lift Out, Hull Blacking, Painting, Fenders - S07E07
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Back in June 2017, Aslan's hull was given several coats of bituminous blacking, in preperation for her Maiden Voyage along the UK's canal network.
Fastforward 27 months to September 2019 and it was time again for Aslan to be lifted out of the water, at Garstang Marina on the Lancaster Canal - and where she would be pressure washed, then followed by 3 fresh coats of blacking, a repaint of her gunwhales as well as new rope-fenders bow and stern.
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There is something serenely pleasurable and uniquely relaxing about your presentations. You have a gift. This is your art. Thank you.
That's so very uplifting of you to say, thank you - being complimented on something held dear. So cool and gratefully received. Thank you ☺
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Kevin, I usually don't write comments but feel compelled to at this time. I have been following your channel since you first started on the canals. I have enjoyed all your travels and felt for you in your not so nice trials along the way. It was very nice when Amazon started carrying your 6 seasons and I was hoping they would continue your seasons but it appears they don't know how good they had it. Your videos are composed very well and I do so enjoy the cooking you have done, trying a number of them myself. I use your videos to relax and reset almost everyday. I have just completed the six seasons for the fourth time and will be starting it again. The rhythm of the engine is a perfect background. Don't let the stress of all that's going on around you take away from what you have and what you have done. You have many followers that enjoy your presentations. ... thank you for keeping us sane... David
Very nicely said David, I feel the same.
Actually he said he wasn’t doing many TH-cam videos because he’s been busy filming more episodes for amazon
PLUS ONE, Kevin!!!!
Well, they have made our watching a pleasure. Thank you all.
Great to see you looking after your boat so well, Aslan looks fantastic 👍
Dave and Elaine
Thank you Dave & Elaine. Yes, she scrubs up well. :)
My favourite episode Kev. She looks radiant again! You alone have convinced me this is how I want to spend my retirement! I know you've had a few ups 'n' downs over the years, but, I think it's been a wonderful adventure and thank you so much for sharing with all of us. Don't you agree folks?
She looks so pretty!
Thanks Megan. She scrubs up well. 🙂
Heard you Brits are locked down again. Hang in there, man. You do great work, and continue to inspire me to take the road (or canal) less traveled.
This series of videos, which I believe I've only just sampled, ranks in the 95th percentile of the best of TH-cam for me. I know nothing of boats or boating and I'll never own a boat. This is about so much more than the boat. A guy my age, living solo; the present is everything and the beginning of time is dated to the purchase of Aslan, spending as much time as it takes to tend to the boat, and just motoring about. Wish I had a steak pie.
I enjoy all the scenery but I got of pleasure from watching some practical stuff for a change. 👍✌️
Yep, gotta look after the boat or there's no scenery. ☺
As an expat honorary Kiwi and master of pie eating, in the country that knows how to make a really good pie. I have to say.. your pie looked epic 😋😋😋
Looks really smart!
Many thanks Marion. Yes she scrubs up nicely. Cheers, 🙂
Eyup from Derbyshire. Great to see a fellow boater using Hammerite to paint the sills. I have a traditional boat and use Red, Green and black from the bow to the stern. I have always held the same opinion as you that it can be painted straight onto rusted steel and has an inhibitor in it already. The finish is always really good (in my opinion) and its easy to touch up nicks and scratches. It's always doubly satisfying when the marina police give me the disapproving look and post-painting expert advice! "oooh, you didnt paint it wi Hammerite did yow, me duck? You wanna use the (£30 a tin) special 10 coat paint they sell in the chandlers. They didnt have Hammerite in 1785 me laddo!"...... Prats!
Ha ha, oh yes Will. Nice to see someone with the same 'overwhelming' love for armchair experts as I. Yes, always used Hammerite Smooth for many things, even motorbike frames. Over a year later, the paint is still glossy and 100% sound, and as you say, piece of p**s and cheap as chips to touch up. 😁
Thank you CHG. Love living the canal life through the original Tom Sawyer. Keep it coming.
Much appreciated Will.
My wife and I, across the pond, have really enjoyed your videos. My sir name is Letchworth, so I have to believe that my ancestors were from Letchworth Village. Aslan is a beautiful boat. Thanks for sharing a part of your life and adventures with us. Safe travels. Kind regards, Sheldon and Kay Letchworth
I love Aslan. It's great that she had a "spa" day. Us old gals need one of those every now and then to keep us healthy and happy...lol. Keep well and safe.
Kevin - I was lucky enough to stumble upon the video of your 1st voyage aboard Aslan within days of release and have thoroughly enjoyed every moment since. Your photographer's eye for composition and sense of humour, the seasons' underlying message that the true pleasure of traveling lies in the journey, and Aslan's unceasing heartbeat running through it all have captured my imagination. Take care of Kevin first - those of us truly thankful for what you have shared with us so far wish you only the best. You owe us nothing. Best to you. BTW - the latest season's opening theme tune is musical genius.
Same to you Jeffrey. Yes I remember your avatar from right back in the early days. How time flys hey? :)
And looking so good! It’s ALWAYS emotional to me watching a boat touching the water again 😃👍🌟 Joan
Thank you Joan. Yes there's always that sense that all the work was worth it and new adventures to come.
Hi Kevin, I've watched this video several times and I realized this reminds me of my Mom's old cast iron frying pan. It has years of old grease cooked on the outside of the pan. It's so well seasoned it will never rust 😁. Thank you have a great day 🥰
Ha yes Penney, that is an excellent analogy. :)
Thank you so much for uploading Kevin
We miss you so much and hope you’re getting better
You are aware just how much you mean to your fans across the world don’t you?
The chugging of Aslan has kept us going! And your excellent videography skills 👍
I’m going to buy my girlfriend a CHG mug for Christmas it will make her day 😊
No truer words spoken!
Perfectly put!
I completely agree. Much love to Kevin and Aslan!
A very satisfying half an hour and lovely to see the whole process. Stuck out of the U.K. and only having watched you and then the other boat tubers since March I was astonished to hear my self say “Those anodes look really good!” I must have learned more than I realized!
A good job well done.....
She looks really nice, Kevin. Great job! It's good to hear Aslan's heartbeat again.
Cheers ☺
The ole girl looks great ! Great painting job you did with the green. Very sharp looking boat ! Nice to hear the marina staff were so nice and helpful. I am sure it made the entire adventure a lot pleasanr for you. Love your videos! Glad you are back and safe ! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us ! Happy journeys !!
Very satisfying to watch her get paint refreshed and how its done.😎
Cheers. Yes I love it when a plan comes together. :)
All that I can say is that was a very interesting and enjoyable video as you were able to show many aspects of some of what is involved in maintenance of a narrow boat. Thanks from a Kiwi who will never have the chance to do it.
Thank you Graeme. That's what I like to hear. You're very welcome.
Aslan is looking sharp
Thank you Alice.
Brilliant cruise! I used to live in Fleetwood and spent many weekends visiting the Lancaster Canal and Glasson Dock. I always wanted a narrow boat. Now I know why! I'm now in Arizona living the cowboy life with horses unfortunately no narrow boat but your vlogs keep me reliving my once forgotten dream. 💘 your vlog.
Wow, Aslan is such a beautiful ole' girl, and thank you for sharing her with us since you got her.
Always good fun to share what's happening Sheridan. Thanks to you. :)
@@CountryHouseGent , everything is well as expected in my life. I'm painting inside of flats these days where I live in America.
Love the sound of that ole motor.
Thank you for sharing your life with us- the ups and downs ... it’s always reassuring to hear you put a positive spin on some of the same things that bring me down as well. My family enjoys watching your show on prime as we eat dinner, and we have become fascinated with the canal life. The pork pies are something I am going to have to try and create here in the States.
All the best!
Its a great marina , And the pie shop is about 5 minutes walk away, Doesn't get any better than that
Aslan will feel like a speed boat now with all bags moved off the prop and smooth blacking Happy cruising 👍
Yes John it is an incredible marina and town. Aslan certainly has a spring in her step now. :)
I just found your series and have binge watched all the episodes! Thank you so much for letting us all be a part of your travels. I hope we will see more episodes to come! What a fabulous and freeing way to live your life.
Many thanks Sharri. Yes more travel videos to come, once the travel ban is lifted that is. ☺
Some people just don't read the other comments. Your patience is to be admired!! Looking forward to the next instalment. Stay safe and take care....
Ha, don't I know it, Bruce. The alternative is to get medieval - which on occasion, is quite tempting. 😁 ✌️
Nice work! Aslan looks so dressed up now. That flat piece of metal under the propeller just solved a mystery for me- how all you Narrowboaters cruise so confidently in such shallow water!
Thank you as always. Yes it's a critical piece of the boat that.
Great to see Aslan decked out. Shes a beauty. Keep your chin up. Take care.
She’s looking like a proper lady, she is! Such a lovely ole girl! Her new bumpers are beautiful! So glad to see you both on the Tube again. Safe travels sir.
I love that chug chug engine sound. Thank you for keeping me in touch.
If you use a turnbuckle on each chain you can tighten it up, and as the bumper wares, you can tighten again.
Aged about 8, Aslan was my first literary hero. Lovely paint job. Looks the business.
Very nice video; informative and done in such a friendly manner. I have a suggestion re. the plastic bags around the propellor. Perhaps use a GoPro camera in a waterproof housing on the end of a pole to video. Check and remove them with a cutter. Just my 2 pence worth :)
Thank you and thanks for the tip. ☺
Lovely job Kevin. Nice to watch a guy who knows what he's doing.
Thank you Geoff
A bit of phosphoric acid will remove those rust spots and then the rust inhibitors in the paint will prevent it from returning. It doesn't take much - a spray bottle of about half a liter (litre?) should treat all of those spots and leave plenty left over for spot fixes over the next year. It's more common than you might realize and you should be able to find it in an auto parts store, hardware store, etc. It's even in Coca Cola. In fact, I learned about it in the Navy because we soaked particularly difficult rusty nuts overnight in Coke rather than cut them off.
On yachts I would use a small roller to apply pint then tip it off with a very high quality 1" brush. as you go along. Gives a high quality mirror finish
Top tips, cheers.
Something I learned about painting years ago was that you put it on as thick as you can without running and the paint job will last a lot longer than brushing out a thin coat. Great video, the boat looks new again!
Cheers Richard and a good tip. Boat's still looking fresh - under all the winter grime that is. 😁
I loved Garstang. I lived there for eight years. Loved every minute.
Awesome Karl and agreed. Love it here.
Good to see Aslan and you in ship shape Kevin.. looking forward to new content!!! Cheers
First Class Job Both By You And The Boatyard Staff 👍
It’s worth the journey & joy your videos bring me.
That paint job befits a country gentleman. Nice fenders, I might add.
Cheers Jana. Yes, always been a sucker for British Racing Green. ☺
Loved wAtching this episode and seeing Azlan getting a fresh coat.
Very nice...glad you're back on water! I'm sure she does drive better with the new paint and garbage removed from the steering...it's like when you wash your car...she always drives better clean!
Absolutely. It's the same with motorbikes as well. Always run smoother afterwards.
Glad to see you back. You give hope to a lot of us. Love the DIY vlogs. Especially when I am in the process of doing nothing. Very satisfying. Lol.
Wow, she held up well and looks good as new. Will continue to look forward to your vlogs. Thanks for all you do
Object lesson in film-making; keep it simple and let the subject do the work.
I'm very pleased to see that your haul out had no great surprises, and that you're back on the water. Stay well and keep those TH-cam videos coming-even with the lockdown. Cheers from the Puget Sound!
Cheers Mike. Same here, a huge releief when you can see everything up close and on dry land.
This was fun to watch! Thanks.
excellent
Nice editing ... smooth and easy going. Hope you're well chap.
Thank you Matt. Yes, bearing up under the strain. :)
Results of a love affair!.Keep on keeping on.a cooking show soon I hope.All the Best
Every time you say hammer right green I look out my window where I am watching this and can see a mile from my house the original factory And the maker and inventor of the paint is from here... Eltringham Finnegans paintworks it was originally called Finnegan's I used to work there We ship that peace and all over the world they have wax oil is well that was made here Brilliant
Kevin, love the work, you're passionate about what you do and it shows. I've tried all the other Narrow boating shows and nothing is even close to your standard. Please continue making these excellent videos. I enjoy following your journeys.
Love the videos! My favorite program.
I have been watching your Video's on Amazon Prime . Very enjoyable .
I went on 2 Canal Boat Holidays with my Parents in the late 70' early 80's . Might have to do it again .
After i've watched this on here i'm getting back to episode 3 series 3 on Amazon.
No wonder your boat was slow , all that plastic on the prop!
Aslan is looking good!😊 Safe travels👍
Impressive teamwork by marina team. Good to watch as always....
Nice to see you again mate had a lovely cup of tea watching you and aslan is looking top notch mate look forward to seeing more I have followed you for quite a while and love your episodes great stuff
Glad you enjoyed it Andrew, cheers.
Love the fresh blacking always a heartbreaking moment when you get the first scrape on it. Glad to see the hull is in good condition and has survived the contact sport of narrow boating
Thanks for posting this video showing your everyday narrowboating adventures! I absolutely love your work!
So glad to finally get this. Hope you are doing better. Take care!
You cannot go wrong with Hammerite, I have been using it for over 50 years now and would not change to anything else !
Pete emerson floated his canal boat into a lock and then let the water out .. his boat was left high and dry on some nice strong tressles .. the paint and rust came off using abrasive blasting .
Kevin, this was a most interesting program! Thanks for explaing why the bottom isn't blackened.
Cheers Leon you're very welcome.
Nice to see you have got through your demons Kevin respect too you x
Thank you kindly Paul.
gotta love the way your prop can grow plastic bags
love the videos
Good to see you, I've lived within 2 miles distance, of the Bridgewater Canal, for the last 40 + years, and not too far from Plank Lane Swing Bridge..I can only apologise for the local inhabitants and their comments and actions, when you were in the area. We're not all bad 👍
Apart from your cuppa! What else couldn't you live without on Aslan ? ie, internet , radio , books . Thanks in advance .
Definitely internet and I do enjoy old episodes of Top Gear.
That was fascinating! Thanks for sharing and enjoy your travels - I do. 😊
Enjoyed this so much....and MISS YOU!
I learned a great deal from this video - thank you.
nice green... just about the same shade as my 1931 Ford engine... nice to see Aslan ship shape and spiffied up..
Yes it is that same shade of green. My old Mini A Series was the same color as well.
Good Captaincy I'd say.
She is a beautiful vessel .
Kevin, GREAT JOB! Thanks for sharing this! This stuff is what separates the true boaters from the "wannabe" boaters! You have to love doing this kind of thing. It's all part of the Zen of boating, whether on a canal with a narrowboat or on a lake with a sailboat! I always get excited when they lift her out with the big mobile lifts. And the scraping is really therapy to me...Ha! Best regards, hang in there mate!
Nice looking marina.
I like the crane arrangement. My boat was on a similar one which ran down a ramp but which slipped off the side as it was driving out. Gotta say, I was astounded that there was no damage. Even the mountain of dirty dishes I'd 'forgotten' about was still standing.
Fenders...yeah. Must get to a chandlers. Mine look like a couple of dead sloths, or something.
Hoping you bring the sound of the engine back. It distinguished yours from others and had a calming effect.
After initial watching, we often play the Season over & over as background to accompany tasks -- for the sound of the engine.
The filling in the meat pie would make a good burrito. Nice video thank you for posting. Edward
Lovely video.How all life should be.
Kevin thank you. Really enjoyed the vlog . Love seeing the process of things. Keep going for us all please, as we may need you more soon. Thanks Sue
Will do Susan and thank you.
Love that old thumper engine. With maintenance it will live forever! Good to see Aslan is shipshape
All the best, Cheers
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Another brilliant episode. Not so long ago you thought it was great to have 10,000 subscribers. I noticed the other day it has gone up from 29.1 to 29.2 thousand, so another thousand on the clock ... keep going! (Blimey - another day, another thousand, 29.3, Brill!)
I need one of those boat lift cranes! ... it would make my mother-in-law visits much easier
Lol
You are are very good story teller. This video even makes watching paint dry interesting. Can't wait for next weeks video, maybe something about the weed box!
I'm glad your cleaning the barge.
Free. No such thing as free anymore.
That was very cool
Wonderful film and thank you for the insight, great editing by the way.
Thank you kindly!
Most popular boat on you tube.
Keep that chin up
Take care.
Thanks for showing us this Kevin, nice to see the “dry” side of life for Aslan. Hope your keeping safe and well. Hope to see many more of your travels. Oh and a few culinary clips as well 😋.
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"It goes on with a good ol' roller" - I did particularly enjoy the Cruising The Cut video where it was just a giant mop being daubed on! A roller seems incredibly formal and neat in comparison!
Ha, I suppose it's like icing a cake. Some like to use a trowel. I like to use a palette knife. :D
Much neater and better coverage than a mop as well!!!