405. I moored my narrowboat in the middle of nowhere and it was utter bliss
Podcast | 2 months ago
At the end of June, my mooring contract with Aquavista expired and the renewal was more than I wanted to pay, so I had to move the boat! This video is part 1 of 2 of me heading firstly back whence I came, up towards Napton. Start point: https://maps.app.goo...
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403. OMG. I actually fibreglassed the back of the project boat!!
Podcast | 2 months ago
It's an event that few thought would ever happen but I have finally applied three (so far) sheets of 1708 biaxial fibreglass over the back of my project boat, Twiggy, and this video documents that sticky process, using Atlac 580 vinylester resin. Everything...
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402. Arrived at a beautiful narrowboat marina! (Cropredy trip Day 3)
Podcast | 3 months ago
Part 3 of my trip to Cropredy from Wigrams Turn down the south Oxford canal, here I descend the Claydon lock flight with much assistance from lock volunteers, do a further three locks myself and arrive at Cropredy just as it starts raining. Part 1: https://...
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Real-time canal cruising from Marston Doles to Fenny Compton (Not a Vlog!)
Podcast | 3 months ago
Here is the full unedited bow camera recording from my recent canal boat trip from Marston Doles to Fenny Compton with glorious stereo sound and lots of birdsong and some angry geese. If this is not to your taste, then as the caption in the video states qui...
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401. Space aliens spotted on my latest narrowboat cruise! (Cropredy trip, Day 2)
Podcast | 3 months ago
Welcome along to day 2 of my three-day trip from Wigram's Turn marina down to Cropredy marina on the south Oxford canal. In which I mainly cruise long some lovely open countryside although I do spot some possible intergalactic visitors along the way. See Pa...
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400. The longest ever journey in my tiny narrowboat! (Part 1)
Podcast | 4 months ago
OK, I grant you it's only a three-day trip but it's still my longest duration aboard the boat! I'm taking narrowboat Gentian from Wigram's Turn marina down the South Oxford canal to Cropredy marina. There are lock flights at either end of the trip, beautifu...
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399. The new transom is finally installed on my project boat, Twiggy!
Podcast | 4 months ago
For those who thought this day would never come, prepare to have your world shaken to the core - I have finally slapped resin all over the new wood core for Twiggy's transom, and pushed it into place on the back of the boat. Now I just need to fibreglass ov...
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BONUS FOOTAGE: Not a Vlog but real-time canal cruising from Napton bottom lock to Wigram's Turn
Podcast | 4 months ago
With lovely stereo sound, plenty of birdsong, water slopping noises and the engine grumbling away, this is 50 minutes or so of realtime canal boating, uploaded as BONUS FOOTAGE. The vlog of the trip - with commentary - has already been uploaded so if you li...
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398. A wonderful weekend on my narrowboat (day 2)
Podcast | 4 months ago
This is day 2 of my 'weekend' (actually a Wednesday and Thursday) aboard my little narrowboat on the South Oxford canal at Napton, just bobbing about having an escape from the world. I also tried to work out why the electric immersion heater doesn't work bu...
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397. A glorious weekend on my tiny narrowboat (Day 1)
Podcast | 5 months ago
With the weather being bright blue skies and sunshine, I took to the narrowboat for a couple of days to just chill and enjoy being on the water. Come and enjoy it with me in this video. Everything you ever wanted to know about canals (probably) is detailed ...
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396. A bilge pump, a tin of filler, and a flask of tea.
Podcast | 5 months ago
I had to pop back to my project boat Twiggy to fetch something for use at home, so while I was there I put some better filler in the cabin holes, as well as trying to install a new bilge pump. But that's about the extent of it... Everything you ever wanted ...
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395a. Not A Vlog! Realtime canal boat cruise from Wigram's Turn to Braunston.
Podcast | 5 months ago
This is a real-time recording from the bow camera of my narrowboat as it travelled from Wigram's Turn to Braunston. There is deliberately no commentary, just the natural sound recorded at the time. If you don't like this style of video, kindly note that the...
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