What an inspiring man you are Roger! Nothing in your videos are "youtuby" or "lifestyle" and you're drawing you viewers with raw human experience and knowledge. Thank you!
Wave after wave of nostalgia, remembering my mum working away on her singer making and repairing clothes for me and my 4 siblings. (same model). I couldn’t wait until she moved away so I could muck around with it, turning the whole mechanism into a massive tangle she would patiently unpick. These machines are so robust. The skills she taught me have helped me make and repair lots of bits and pieces over the years including sail repairs and a set of cotton kit bags for spas and boating paraphernalia on Moonlight. Thanks for stirring up these beautiful memories Roger. Pure joy.
The Dinghy Cruising Companion immediately became one of my favorite books, beautifully presented and full of lovely photographs and great writing. It was, and remains a beautiful read, and whenever I open it I hugely enjoy it. Just to clarify, I write this as someone that bought the book and is simply an immensely happy reader and a (very) amateur boater.
I have every possible channel from any country on earth. I have access to tens of thousands of movies and TV series. Yet, I find your channel to be more entertaining than all of those combined.
As an inveterate tinkerer and maker, I appreciated seeing another resourceful person making. I guess a professional could have done it faster but you have the satisfaction of having made it yourself. I think that every task which you undertake and at which you succeed equips you for future tasks and the experience makes you smarter.
It was the very first time I ever came up to my mom, when I was quite young, to ask her to mend my pants, that she showed me where her sewing kit was, handed it to me and said, "you're going to have to learn someday."
Dear Roger, I recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy everything you share, and you teach us it is really a learning about the different aspects of navigation and the details of it. But even more so, that simple and essential philosophy that you convey in your videos, there is a magical charm that I cannot stop watching... Congratulations. A novice navigator of the Argentine silver river.
Roger, I hope you know how welcomed and appreciated your videos are. Today in particular I really needed an escape from the world's nonsense. After moping and hem-hawing around for too long, trying to find something to improve my mood - I decided one of your marvelous videos might help. It damn sure did. Much appreciated! Oh and thanks for being big enough to keep in the full story, even the cloth shrinkage setback. Takes character to share our setbacks and to move beyond them. You demonstrated both, as well as many other fine traits.
I was just wondering about what ever happened to the project to rebuild the boat cover and there was your new video. Very nice work and it will help me with my future cover project (I'm still building the boat!) It is interesting what you said about the cost of materials and doing it yourself versus paying some one to make it for you. I think you have to enjoy the work and the journey. You had set backs but over came them. You must feel happy in the end. Thanks for sharing Roger!
Thanks Roger, another lovely interesting film. If its any comfort to you I started making my tent for my wanderer last easter and I still haven't finished it 😆. I broke my daughters sewing machine and am now sewing whats left by hand ! I doubled my thread knotted at one end and as well as adding strength does stop the annoyance of the thread slipping through the needle, as you encountered yourself ! Thanks again, I hope you love your new tent and you made it yourself !
Do you think it might have helped to soak and dry the material first to shrink it before cutting it? I’m old enough to remember shrink fitting Levi jeans!
@@RogerRoving MMM Really I always thought it was a one-way street that keep shrinking? It should come pre-shrunk? or the supplier should be able to give an indication of the properties, especially being that it was sooo expensive, what we used to do is cut a 1X1 meter piece wash wet dry heat cold and measure as you go to get a percentage so can adjust the pattern in the same fashion, looks like you have it sorted tho, love your videos
Great work Roger just a thought would it be better to preshrink the material before making the cover? I repaired a canvas kayak using a material glue called Bish's original tear mender it is an unbelievable product which is made in the US. It is waterproof and can be hot washed and is non toxic too. Once glued you will never pull it apart you will tear the material first. Thanks for making the vlog happy sailing.
If I remember correctly my mom put the unbleached muslin I had picked out to make my Sabot sail directly in her washing machine to get the cloth to shrink to its size before she made the sail. PS most Sabots have a mast 13.5 feet tall and 35 sq feet of sail area. When My dad found a pal that cleaned swimming pools that had extra alum poles the one I picked out for my mast was 17 feet tall. I saw no reason to cut down that beatiful length and we ended up having 78 sq feet of sail. Needless to add we had the fastest Sabot around, it even required hiking out. We could even beat a catamaran in light winds :) fun memories. Thanks for reminding me of them.
Well done, Roger! My wife has (and uses) a Singer machine of a slightly older vintage. They're sturdily built and get the job done, as you've shown. I admire the use of a natural fabric, however trying you may have found its properties. The next one will go much more smoothly I'm sure. :-)
One of the small joys in my life is watching people who are masters of their craft. Although I am not a sailor. you are certainly a master. I find your videos very calming. Thank you.
That was a lovely film. Beautiful river or sea place at the end. I don't care a fig about boat building but your voice is so mellow and mellifluous it just makes it seem all is well with the world. An aura of calm exudes from all your films. I love them but I never go in the water. You made a good job of that tent. Great idea to source the absolute best material as it will last for years.
I have a little 16 foot sloop with a cozy little cabin but I was considering a boom tent. You always look so comfortable inside I might just do it for a more cozy time when a long stay at an anchorage. And once again I love watching your videos they sooth my sole. A much needed remedy to escape the modern world. Please keep them coming. Thanks from British Columbia
@Roger Barnes you can do everything! 😊 I'm watching back to back but not chronologically. One is suoposed to make a little knot on the longest thread of your sewing needle! You did an excellent job.
Double your thread and tie a knot with the two ends together, making a heavier thread and it will not come out of the eye of the needle. Washing the canvas in hot water and using a dryer will preshrink it before cutting to sew it. Sorry hindsight is 20:20.
Fear of threading can be avoided by purchase of copious supply of the fine wired needle threaders! In addition I always tie my knots 🪢 a few more hitches so they can be trusted not to pull through. Hope this helps mate.
Fair play to you. I however don't have the skills to make a tent so i just bought one for my 15'6" Clovelly Picarooner, from Italian Upholstery in Birdham, Bespoke item, they templated it and then made it in two pieces, the forward piece can be used as a windbreak and put up independently from main. It has three openings fore and aft for ease of access and cost me around £900 with a bag, so happy with it, roll on the season.
About 30 years ago Bob Church made a long fishing jacket made of Ventile. At the time it was on a price par with Barbour waxed cotton. The Ventile got heavy when wet, as did the Musto Highlander Goretex, jacket as they had polycotton outer shell. Double sided tape is what the pro uses for seams and then methods to get special folds on the seam. Not surprised at the time it took. Those jobs are like that as you learn along the way. That will be a far better boat to sleep in now and you won't roast in it at summer sun up.
I knew the history of Ventile! I have some clothes by Willis and Geiger. They made clothes for lots of exploration for years. Nice material. USA used the material for WWII pilots, too. I talked to some of the pilots and they were not aware of how great the material was. Beautiful boat. Nice cover.
I know nothing about boats. I have no interest in boats and yet here I am! My father used to make all sorts of things on his old Singer sewing machine.
with the needle use double the amount of thread, thread the niddle and move it to the middle, tie the loose ends together in a knot.... proceed to sow. Doesn't fall out, and you can thread it back on itself every 10 or so stitches to stop rip if it comes undone futher up. The double thread also make it excellent to box stitch.....
Beautiful job Roger. Tent looks fantastic! Please take us along for a camping trip soon, especially if it’s supposed to rain! Ha ha. I was so excited to see the notification for this new video!!!
Very good. Always great joy to be had in making your own things. Very professional and informative. Thanks for taking the time to show us how it should be done
Bravo for using Ventile! Though expensive it is a supremely simple and natural solution to waterproofing and well suited to your boat. With Ventile, the fibers swell and close up the weave when wet and let no more water in. It was used for Edmund Hillary's parka for the ascent of Everest in 53.
Something many people who go camping on land don't seem to understand: thick tarpaulin + small space = SUPER WARM. They'll always go for a larger space enclosed by thin fabric. The 100+ Watts of body heat they are producing takes a long time to fill it and then just radiates out through the fabric...
And the condensation all that heat produces? Backpackers will tell you their sleeping bag is what conserves their heat, the tent is there to keep the rain off. Maximum ventilation is the order of the day if you don't want to be showered in your own condensed breath in the morning..
Well, Roger dodger, if you use thread with a knotted loop it will stay threaded. I found Shoe Goo a sneaker repair in a tube very useful for affixing heavy materials instead of sewing, it is waterproof annd fairly buoyant lasts quite a long time (I break needles) so I like it. Nice you done.,
Congrats, on yer tent, Roger. You did a right proper job of puttin' a new bonnet on yer lass. She looks elegant steadfast, against any weather, giving you a secure place to rest yer head. Thanks for the videos. I'm a dry-lander from Michigan with a never fulfilled desire for waterway travel. God bless, ya, Mate. May moderate breezes and soft seas be with ya.
It’s not the cost, it’s all about learning to sew, making your own repairs, knowing your boat etc? Personally, I’d have bought a cover. I recently bought a one person tent, lightweight, for bike packing. Cost £400, but it is expertly made from the best materials and comes with a warranty. That’ll do me.
It looks much more comfortable, courtesy of more head room. It looks good, too, and proves that where there is utter determination, a way will be found with a few tweaks. I once made a pair of boy's pyjamas (Ninja turtles, don't ask!) using a worn out pair as a pattern. It is a tribute to Singer machines that they scarcely flinch. The cover looks really smart. Brilliant vlog.
what a great project completed ,im just looking at getting my first small craft ,an original wooden clinker which needs a fair bit of work....i couldnt walk away and leave it to rot away ....watching your videos just underlined my own rescue mission .Keep them coming Rodger never realised the adventures with small craft to be had .
This has taught me the difference between realism and romanticism. There has to be a fabric that has the appeal of cotton and the practicality of synthetics!
Very impressive build, had to be quite a chore figuring out those angles and cut lines. Even more impressive doing it with no prior experience. Turned out very nice!
Ive got a wooden frame for the open part of my boat and i cover it in military cotton canvass made in India then i put netting over that so i can hide by the river bank , but i go to Treguennec every year for swimming taking two dogs
Really enjoyed your new boat cover episode. I wish you had done it last year. I was contemplating making a new top for my pedal boat. I even went as far as buying a Sail rite sail makes sewing machine. I think I was more intimated by the machine than the sewing. I chickened out and got a real canvas worker to make the top. I think you were very brave tackling your cover. Great Show. ps, my Father showed me how to do basic sewing when I was a kid. He learned in the Royal Navy ( pre WW 2)at Dartmouth. That generation could do almost anything.
Phenomenal videos. Inspired me to start building my own interpretation of a Breton Canot yesterday. Would love to see a video giving more details on the lug rig and running rigging etc!
Really enjoyed this video (as usual). Bought a sewing machine and talked my wife into making a new boom bag and binnacle cover for our cruising yacht last year so watching a fellow novice coping with these new skills was a great treat
Well done Roger, it looks grand. I should imagine that you are becoming quite a character now in Douarnenez and have a following there as you do on TH-cam. Hope to get back over your way soon and perhaps meet up again. Fair winds.
Thank you Roger for that and a job well done. I love the colour and the fabric, it goes with the classic authentic dinghy. It's funny seeing the frost from a very warm summer in NZ, but lovely to see you again Roger.
That is a sharp looking boat tent Roger - I think you are overly modest about your skills! Love the warm light it gives inside the boat. Perhaps next time consider leaving the bolt of fabric unrolled outside in a storm with a few bricks or rocks before you measure, cut and stitch. Natural fabrics tend to shrink and 'fill in.'
Super classy - to have a tent made out of ventile cotton. Maybe even luxurious one, I'd say :) Lovely video, very entertaining one and not overly instructive - I like it a lot.
Great video Roger. I took a sewing course this past Fall, dusted off my Mom’s 1955 Singer, and have been working my way up to bigger projects. Great way to while away the winter cold days.
Good Day Roger, Thank you for the new video, which I'm enjoying as usual. Hats off to you for the new boat tent. Your patience and persistence is a great example. Here's wishing you many more years of great sailing and boat camping. Regards from S Africa
Hi Roger, I really enjoy your videos, thanks so much for making the effort to document your adventures, and the associated preparation and fettling is equally interesting. 👍
Hello from SEATTLE WASHINGTON USA ,, always love your videos,, hey we got a bunch of water up here in the pacific northwest ,, some day I hope to see you up here sailing along in a dinghy.
being a sailmaker for a long time, I'm impressed with your success. it a rather complicated build for a novice. by the by, I love your videos. I spent most of my life Sailing about and had enginless boats for most
What an inspiring man you are Roger! Nothing in your videos are "youtuby" or "lifestyle" and you're drawing you viewers with raw human experience and knowledge. Thank you!
Wave after wave of nostalgia, remembering my mum working away on her singer making and repairing clothes for me and my 4 siblings. (same model). I couldn’t wait until she moved away so I could muck around with it, turning the whole mechanism into a massive tangle she would patiently unpick. These machines are so robust. The skills she taught me have helped me make and repair lots of bits and pieces over the years including sail repairs and a set of cotton kit bags for spas and boating paraphernalia on Moonlight. Thanks for stirring up these beautiful memories Roger. Pure joy.
Thanks Chris
The Dinghy Cruising Companion immediately became one of my favorite books, beautifully presented and full of lovely photographs and great writing.
It was, and remains a beautiful read, and whenever I open it I hugely enjoy it.
Just to clarify, I write this as someone that bought the book and is simply an immensely happy reader and a (very) amateur boater.
Thank you Felix
Well done. Great video. Imagine the poor pilots ending up in the sea and then their immersion suits starts to shrink lol.
I have every possible channel from any country on earth. I have access to tens of thousands of movies and TV series. Yet, I find your channel to be more entertaining than all of those combined.
antique fibric, antique sewing machine and antique boat. Love it
As an inveterate tinkerer and maker, I appreciated seeing another resourceful person making. I guess a professional could have done it faster but you have the satisfaction of having made it yourself. I think that every task which you undertake and at which you succeed equips you for future tasks and the experience makes you smarter.
It was the very first time I ever came up to my mom, when I was quite young, to ask her to mend my pants, that she showed me where her sewing kit was, handed it to me and said, "you're going to have to learn someday."
Good morning! Thank you! Good luck!
Good job!
Dear Roger, I recently discovered your channel and I really enjoy everything you share, and you teach us it is really a learning about the different aspects of navigation and the details of it. But even more so, that simple and essential philosophy that you convey in your videos, there is a magical charm that I cannot stop watching... Congratulations. A novice navigator of the Argentine silver river.
Roger, I hope you know how welcomed and appreciated your videos are. Today in particular I really needed an escape from the world's nonsense. After moping and hem-hawing around for too long, trying to find something to improve my mood - I decided one of your marvelous videos might help. It damn sure did. Much appreciated! Oh and thanks for being big enough to keep in the full story, even the cloth shrinkage setback. Takes character to share our setbacks and to move beyond them. You demonstrated both, as well as many other fine traits.
I was just wondering about what ever happened to the project to rebuild the boat cover and there was your new video. Very nice work and it will help me with my future cover project (I'm still building the boat!) It is interesting what you said about the cost of materials and doing it yourself versus paying some one to make it for you. I think you have to enjoy the work and the journey. You had set backs but over came them. You must feel happy in the end. Thanks for sharing Roger!
Thanks Roger, another lovely interesting film. If its any comfort to you I started making my tent for my wanderer last easter and I still haven't finished it 😆. I broke my daughters sewing machine and am now sewing whats left by hand ! I doubled my thread knotted at one end and as well as adding strength does stop the annoyance of the thread slipping through the needle, as you encountered yourself ! Thanks again, I hope you love your new tent and you made it yourself !
Do you think it might have helped to soak and dry the material first to shrink it before cutting it? I’m old enough to remember shrink fitting Levi jeans!
The fabric will shrink when wet and then expand when dry for its whole life. That’s what made things difficult.
Ah, I see. C’est Dommage! Interesting bit about the immersion suits. Thanks Roger, another fine video.
@@RogerRoving that would really put me off using Ventile. Looks nice though!
You've need a whopping great washing machine!
@@RogerRoving MMM Really I always thought it was a one-way street that keep shrinking? It should come pre-shrunk? or the supplier should be able to give an indication of the properties, especially being that it was sooo expensive, what we used to do is cut a 1X1 meter piece wash wet dry heat cold and measure as you go to get a percentage so can adjust the pattern in the same fashion, looks like you have it sorted tho, love your videos
Excellent work there, Roger. Great editing and music too. Always brings my blood pressure right down. :)
Great work Roger just a thought would it be better to preshrink the material before making the cover? I repaired a canvas kayak using a material glue called Bish's original tear mender it is an unbelievable product which is made in the US. It is waterproof and can be hot washed and is non toxic too. Once glued you will never pull it apart you will tear the material first. Thanks for making the vlog happy sailing.
"Did he pre-wash the fabric?" was the comment from sewing expert here, who was particularly impressed with the old Singer machine. Nice video!
If I remember correctly my mom put the unbleached muslin I had picked out to make my Sabot sail directly in her washing machine to get the cloth to shrink to its size before she made the sail. PS most Sabots have a mast 13.5 feet tall and 35 sq feet of sail area. When My dad found a pal that cleaned swimming pools that had extra alum poles the one I picked out for my mast was 17 feet tall. I saw no reason to cut down that beatiful length and we ended up having 78 sq feet of sail. Needless to add we had the fastest Sabot around, it even required hiking out. We could even beat a catamaran in light winds :) fun memories. Thanks for reminding me of them.
Ahh thanks so much Roger! What a treat. This has made my fucking day!
It may have taken weeks ,but it's homemade.i remember doing the same thing years ago .wot satisfaction when it finished
Well done, Roger!
My wife has (and uses) a Singer machine of a slightly older vintage. They're sturdily built and get the job done, as you've shown. I admire the use of a natural fabric, however trying you may have found its properties. The next one will go much more smoothly I'm sure.
:-)
One of the small joys in my life is watching people who are masters of their craft. Although I am not a sailor. you are certainly a master. I find your videos very calming. Thank you.
That was a lovely film. Beautiful river or sea place at the end. I don't care a fig about boat building but your voice is so mellow and mellifluous it just makes it seem all is well with the world. An aura of calm exudes from all your films. I love them but I never go in the water. You made a good job of that tent. Great idea to source the absolute best material as it will last for years.
Thank you Jane.
I have a little 16 foot sloop with a cozy little cabin but I was considering a boom tent. You always look so comfortable inside I might just do it for a more cozy time when a long stay at an anchorage.
And once again I love watching your videos they sooth my sole. A much needed remedy to escape the modern world. Please keep them coming.
Thanks from British Columbia
@Roger Barnes you can do everything! 😊 I'm watching back to back but not chronologically. One is suoposed to make a little knot on the longest thread of your sewing needle! You did an excellent job.
I enjoy your work so darn much, Roger. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your production quality.
Mm........ I have to make one of these for my Cornish Cormorant. Like you I have never sewn but you have shown the way!
Not too shabby !
Double your thread and tie a knot with the two ends together, making a heavier thread and it will not come out of the eye of the needle. Washing the canvas in hot water and using a dryer will preshrink it before cutting to sew it. Sorry hindsight is 20:20.
Fear of threading can be avoided by purchase of copious supply of the fine wired needle threaders! In addition I always tie my knots 🪢 a few more hitches so they can be trusted not to pull through.
Hope this helps mate.
You are very lucky to have Gandalf there to help you.
Always a delight to catch with your doings Roger. Thank you. gary in Japan
I think I'll resort to some lacing for jouning the front doors so I can adjust the tension.
Fair play to you. I however don't have the skills to make a tent so i just bought one for my 15'6" Clovelly Picarooner, from Italian Upholstery in Birdham, Bespoke item, they templated it and then made it in two pieces, the forward piece can be used as a windbreak and put up independently from main. It has three openings fore and aft for ease of access and cost me around £900 with a bag, so happy with it, roll on the season.
About 30 years ago Bob Church made a long fishing jacket made of Ventile. At the time it was on a price par with Barbour waxed cotton. The Ventile got heavy when wet, as did the Musto Highlander Goretex, jacket as they had polycotton outer shell.
Double sided tape is what the pro uses for seams and then methods to get special folds on the seam. Not surprised at the time it took. Those jobs are like that as you learn along the way. That will be a far better boat to sleep in now and you won't roast in it at summer sun up.
Another Mr. INDEPENDENT who gives life a good go. How sweet is that. Learn as you go plan.. it works
Paul in Canada
Love your videos and the fact that you stick to old school stuff... not many people do so nowadays. Love your soundtrack song a lot. Keep it up!!
I knew the history of Ventile! I have some clothes by Willis and Geiger. They made clothes for lots of exploration for years. Nice material. USA used the material for WWII pilots, too. I talked to some of the pilots and they were not aware of how great the material was. Beautiful boat. Nice cover.
Lovely tent! Thankyou for the video
Lesson 1.
Find somewhere out of the wind and rain to meaure and fit your prototype.
Lesson 2.
Test shrinkage on a sample of known dimensions.
Yes, there is. Take the end/ends of the thread and wet two fingers and make a ball/knot at the end.
I know nothing about boats. I have no interest in boats and yet here I am! My father used to make all sorts of things on his old Singer sewing machine.
with the needle use double the amount of thread, thread the niddle and move it to the middle, tie the loose ends together in a knot.... proceed to sow. Doesn't fall out, and you can thread it back on itself every 10 or so stitches to stop rip if it comes undone futher up. The double thread also make it excellent to box stitch.....
Wonderful videoclip, Monsieur Barnes, well done on the new self-made tent cover.
Beautiful job Roger. Tent looks fantastic! Please take us along for a camping trip soon, especially if it’s supposed to rain! Ha ha. I was so excited to see the notification for this new video!!!
Ventile, it's the dog's.........May it bring you many happy, dry years Roger. Thanks for all of your videos.
Very good. Always great joy to be had in making your own things. Very professional and informative. Thanks for taking the time to show us how it should be done
I just tie the thread on to the needle with a simple single knot. It usually stays on reliably, and comes off easily when you want it to.
I enjoy Rogers appreciation for and application of "tried and true" techniques and products. It is very satisfying.
Wow, it is going to be much nicer better waking up to that warm color in the morning.
Bravo for using Ventile! Though expensive it is a supremely simple and natural solution to waterproofing and well suited to your boat. With Ventile, the fibers swell and close up the weave when wet and let no more water in. It was used for Edmund Hillary's parka for the ascent of Everest in 53.
Yes, I’ll tell you how it goes…
Amazing! I know you are pleased. It’s beautiful and functional. What more could one want?
Something many people who go camping on land don't seem to understand: thick tarpaulin + small space = SUPER WARM. They'll always go for a larger space enclosed by thin fabric. The 100+ Watts of body heat they are producing takes a long time to fill it and then just radiates out through the fabric...
And the condensation all that heat produces? Backpackers will tell you their sleeping bag is what conserves their heat, the tent is there to keep the rain off. Maximum ventilation is the order of the day if you don't want to be showered in your own condensed breath in the morning..
Shrinkage: hmm, I wish I'd known that before I started... (o: Fascinating- and, as a watcher, relaxing! Thanks for making and sharing.
Well, Roger dodger, if you use thread with a knotted loop it will stay threaded. I found Shoe Goo a sneaker repair in a tube very useful for affixing heavy materials instead of sewing, it is waterproof annd fairly buoyant lasts quite a long time (I break needles) so I like it. Nice you done.,
I'd say it turned out very well. Looked difficult to work out. Great video.
Very I love your videos, I'm still in a good mood after watching them! thanks a lot
Congrats, on yer tent, Roger. You did a right proper job of puttin' a new bonnet on yer lass. She looks elegant steadfast, against any weather, giving you a secure place to rest yer head. Thanks for the videos. I'm a dry-lander from Michigan with a never fulfilled desire for waterway travel. God bless, ya, Mate. May moderate breezes and soft seas be with ya.
Well done. Interesting facts there about Chorley. I worked up there for a while on the buses in 2000 to 2001 but never heard of that material.
Bravo! Looks awesome. With that skill, you could sew your own sails. Cheers.
It’s not the cost, it’s all about learning to sew, making your own repairs, knowing your boat etc? Personally, I’d have bought a cover. I recently bought a one person tent, lightweight, for bike packing. Cost £400, but it is expertly made from the best materials and comes with a warranty. That’ll do me.
It looks much more comfortable, courtesy of more head room. It looks good, too, and proves that where there is utter determination, a way will be found with a few tweaks. I once made a pair of boy's pyjamas (Ninja turtles, don't ask!) using a worn out pair as a pattern. It is a tribute to Singer machines that they scarcely flinch. The cover looks really smart. Brilliant vlog.
Proper job Roger. Patience that passeth mans' understanding. A lovely reminder that spring is not too far away. Thank you.
what a great project completed ,im just looking at getting my first small craft ,an original wooden clinker which needs a fair bit of work....i couldnt walk away and leave it to rot away ....watching your videos just underlined my own rescue mission .Keep them coming Rodger never realised the adventures with small craft to be had .
Great vid MrB and good work on that cover. Shrinkage in the cold is always an issue... Cheers.
Lovely video, as they all are xx
This has taught me the difference between realism and romanticism. There has to be a fabric that has the appeal of cotton and the practicality of synthetics!
Very impressive build, had to be quite a chore figuring out those angles and cut lines. Even more impressive doing it with no prior experience. Turned out very nice!
Love you videos, and your gorgeous boat
Hi Roger, nice to see your dedication, at a simple matter and a nice boat.
I love going with you on these thoughtful travels Roger. Thank you.
Great job Roger. Hopefully that new Ventile cover will last another 15 years. I wonder what the world will be like in 15 years?
Ive got a wooden frame for the open part of my boat and i cover it in military cotton canvass made in India then i put netting over that so i can hide by the river bank , but i go to Treguennec every year for swimming taking two dogs
Really enjoyed your new boat cover episode. I wish you had done it last year. I was contemplating making a new top for my pedal boat. I even went as far as buying a Sail rite sail makes sewing machine. I think I was more intimated by the machine than the sewing. I chickened out and got a real canvas worker to make the top. I think you were very brave tackling your cover. Great Show. ps, my Father showed me how to do basic sewing when I was a kid. He learned in the Royal Navy ( pre WW 2)at Dartmouth. That generation could do almost anything.
You sure lead an interesting life! Enjoy your videos very much, wish I could be out dingy crusing!
Thanks for watching!
The glue is a good idea, I've used staples but not for water tight jobs. Thanks!
Well done Roger, enjoy your shows…. !!!!
Bravo Roger, exquisite art and production. A wonderful story to watch. Thank you
Phenomenal videos. Inspired me to start building my own interpretation of a Breton Canot yesterday. Would love to see a video giving more details on the lug rig and running rigging etc!
That’s a beautiful cover Roger but that cold rainy weather makes me love my fiberglass enclosure on my little Aquarius 21. Cheers
And it’s more comfortable in a caravan than a mountain tent. But…
Really enjoyed this video (as usual). Bought a sewing machine and talked my wife into making a new boom bag and binnacle cover for our cruising yacht last year so watching a fellow novice coping with these new skills was a great treat
Well done Roger, it looks grand. I should imagine that you are becoming quite a character now in Douarnenez and have a following there as you do on TH-cam. Hope to get back over your way soon and perhaps meet up again. Fair winds.
Thank you Roger for that and a job well done. I love the colour and the fabric, it goes with the classic authentic dinghy. It's funny seeing the frost from a very warm summer in NZ, but lovely to see you again Roger.
That is a sharp looking boat tent Roger - I think you are overly modest about your skills! Love the warm light it gives inside the boat. Perhaps next time consider leaving the bolt of fabric unrolled outside in a storm with a few bricks or rocks before you measure, cut and stitch. Natural fabrics tend to shrink and 'fill in.'
You earned that tent, Roger!
Another beautiful and instructive film. Thank you for not forgetting to sail, at the end.
Super classy - to have a tent made out of ventile cotton. Maybe even luxurious one, I'd say :) Lovely video, very entertaining one and not overly instructive - I like it a lot.
It's all about the journey Roger!⛵🇺🇸
Fantastic...great job, really appreciate that you had not done any sewing or tent making in the past...and look at the result. Well done!
Great video Roger. I took a sewing course this past Fall, dusted off my Mom’s 1955 Singer, and have been working my way up to bigger projects. Great way to while away the winter cold days.
Good Day Roger,
Thank you for the new video, which I'm enjoying as usual.
Hats off to you for the new boat tent. Your patience and persistence is a great example.
Here's wishing you many more years of great sailing and boat camping.
Regards from S Africa
Good job,Kapitan!! Beauty cover!!👌👍☺️😇✌️
good job and I think you're going to enjoy using it. Cheers
Thanks for this Roger...very good. I'll be watching it a lot when I get around to building my Navigator
Hi Roger, I really enjoy your videos, thanks so much for making the effort to document your adventures, and the associated preparation and fettling is equally interesting. 👍
Hello from SEATTLE WASHINGTON USA ,, always love your videos,, hey we got a bunch of water up here in the pacific northwest ,, some day I hope to see you up here sailing along in a dinghy.
being a sailmaker for a long time, I'm impressed with your success. it a rather complicated build for a novice. by the by, I love your videos. I spent most of my life Sailing about and had enginless boats for most
Loved the scale ruler! Tools of the trade... the other one!
Well done Roger you are inspirational .and the sewing is always harder than you think.just love the port you now live in.
Brilliant Roger! Love your videos, you helped me through the original lockdown and I have been following you ever since! Please keep making them!
A daunting task, nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
I loved this. Take a bow sir. Job well done.
Great job