Wow Alan that was really shocking. It is unsettling to think how quickly something so unexpected and serious can happen. I could see how shaken you were as you moored up outside bottom lock, and it is very understandable. Thankfully all was well, and I do think you have gotten to the bottom of what happened - your explanation at the end certainly seems the most plausible. It was a freak incident for sure, but real life lesson for everyone with a boat - you need to be constantly vigilant. Thank you for sharing this experience and hopefully you and Sally were able to put it behind you and enjoy the rest of your cruise to the fullest. I'm looking forward to seeing the next episodes. Cheers 👍
It happened so quickly and unexpectedly, I was stood by the boat, turned my head and the boat was tilting. Yes, very important to watch the boat always. All the best.
Your advice is spot on. Boating is slow and relaxing, but things can go dreadfully wrong in an instant. Life preservers for all on board and land helpers, constant diligence, and situational awareness are crucial.. I've cocked up many a time, including snagging in a lock, so no judgement from me. Glad it was a mishap rather than a catastrophe 👍 Thanks for the video.
@@TimEvans-x6w Hi Tim, thanks for your comment, too true, need to be aware at all times. The incident happened suddenly, I was stood by it all the time, turned my head and it was tilting over.
Feel your pain Alan , earlier this year we were roped to a Bollard in one of the pounds on the Marple flight waiting for our turn to enter the lock , my 1st mistake was to go inside the boat to check on our pooch , I then realised the boat was tilting right over to the point water was coming into the bow vents , I'll never forget that feeling, the pound level had dropped and i was over a ledge , luckily my mate remained calm and ran upto to the lock above and let water in and eventually the boat moved off the shelf , a few signs warning about the shelf might be in order ,I still have flash backs , glad things turned out ok for you guys
How fortunate that there was a volunteer lock keeper and also passers by to help you quickly right the boat... phew... what a fright for you. Glad it all turned out OK.
It all happened so quickly, there were others about at the time, it couldn’t have occurred gradually, it seemed to happen in a split second. We were ok after discussing it.
It seemed to be the only explanation to my mind. I hadn’t realised until now, that part is called the chine, not heard of it or seen it mentioned previously.
Oh my goodness Alan we’re so pleased you, sally, Reggie and your home are safe. What a scary time bless you. We will certainly take note and be vigilant ❤❤❤❤
Thank you both so much, it was a great shock at the time but once we understood how it might have happened we felt a lot better. Best wishes Alan and Sally ❤️❤️
I saw the boat starting to tilt from the shop window so ran out and luckily the lock keeper saw the same thing a whipped the paddle up to refill the lock saving a disaster, thankfully all has been ok since this happened 👍🏻
That was frightening! Glad it turned out ok. The same thing happened to a RU-vidr on the South Oxford Canal in the Shipton Wier Lock. His boat got caught on a shelf going down in the lock. There can never be enough warnings about the dangers of locks.
Wow Alan. I can completely understand how scary that was for you, as you said, for you it is not just a boat. Your analysis of what the cause was seems to be the only plausible explanation. Great to see that it all ended well and you are all ok.
It all happened in a split second, I was stood by the boat, turned and it was leaning over. Sally had jumped over the dog going into the boat and it was the rocking of the boat at that point in time, which caused it to occur. Please take the utmost care on your travels.
It certainly was but once Sally and I had discussed it, and had a better understanding of how it occurred, we felt a lot better. All the best, take care.
I feel your pain Alan, i had the exact scenario at Casiobury top lock, at first i thought a shopping trolley but found nothing, like you there was no explanation, i called crt but they weren too bothered. Scared the heck out me too as it is my home too
Hi Roger, it’s difficult to describe how one feels when it happens, isn’t it, such a frightening incident. I’m sorry to hear you’ve had the same experience.
Same thing happened to us in dowley gap lock on the Leeds Liverpool but we was in there with another boat. I was on the stern about half way down the lock and something got caught and the boat almost went down. I was petrified. It truly is the worst experience of my life to date. We also live aboard with two dogs that was also on the boat with no way to get them out. I jumped up out the lock run to close the nearest paddle when someone shouted it's gone. My heart sunk until I turned around and the boat had freed it's. By it's gone I thought they meant it had sunk, thankfully it hadn't. Glad everything worked out alright for you guys.
I’m really sorry to hear of your experience, far worse than what happened to us but the initial scare element very similar I would think. I’m glad you were fine in the end. It’s the speed of how these incidents occur that is frightening and knowing how to instinctively react to correct the danger. All the best, hope you continue to enjoy Narrowboating.
Well that was a shock for you; glad you got out of the lock in one piece and took time to relax. It's so reassuring to see other people jump aboard to help you. Cheers, Simon
I can only say how pleased I were in knowing the events had come to a happy close. I would have hated the fact you lost your home and toppled over leaving you in more turmoil then what was never expected. No one could have imagined the trouble you encountered on this occasion. A very unfortunate accident/incident that could have happened anytime. To anyone, anywhere. I don't think for one second there was anything you did was wrong. Again. Just a chance in a million. 🖖As always Sally & Alan... Stay safe and keep smiling.
Thank you for your concern. It was an unfortunate unexpected incident, which happened in a flash and was over nearly just as quickly. Boaters need to keep vigilant at all times, when in a lock. It was scary but we felt better once we could explain to ourselves how it might have happened. All the best to you Alan and Sally, take care🤠
Thanks Alan and Sally, you're right as it looked like it should've been a lovely summer cruise but for a fluke things got scary. Well done to all there for saving the day and your home, who would've thought it though? Great advice to other boaters and lock users from your good self Alan. All's well that ends well, I hope that you, Sally and Reggie are doing well. Take care and all the very best. Stevie
😮 whow! what a shock for you and Sally. I’m really glad that there were others around to help you, but even happier that you had Sally with you!! You would have been able to, as you said, talk it through together, but more importantly you could support and comfort each other 🤗. It would have been much more stressful if you were on a solo trip. I’m so glad things worked out ok. Love to you, Sally & Reggie x
Thank you John, it was scary to see the boat tilting over, but once Sally and I discussed it and had an understanding of why it might have happened, we felt much better.
thank you so much for sharing that, how very scary for you all!! oh my goodness, just goes to show how quickly something can happen. glad you are all ok. best wishes.
Hi Paul, thank you and your wife for your concern, it was scary but having discussed it and got an understanding of how it might have happened, we both felt much better💙.
Evening Alan and Sally, oh my word, what a horrible thing to have happened. So pleased that you and the boat are ok. I wondered if, when the boat rocked as Sally entered, the rubbing strake got caught on the edge of the lock. Having owned a boat, I think my horror and anguish at this would have been equal to yours, dreadful. Hopefully it didn't spoil your enjoyment of your cruise. Cheers to you both...🍷🍷
Evening Steve, the tilt of the boat would have cleared the rubbing strake from the side of the lock, that’s why I feel sure it was the rubbing edge on the base plate. Once we understood, what we felt had occurred, it settled our minds. There were no more issues with the rest of our cruise, thankfully. All the best Alan and Sally 🥂
Oh crikey Alan, that must have been quite scary! So pleased it turned out ok in the end though, you looked visibly shaken up! Like you say, a one in a million chance of that happening, but a reminder that anything can happen, especially in a lock, so to always watch your boat! Glad you’re both ok, and Reggie of course! xx
Hi Julie and Martin, thanks for your concern, it was really frightening at the time, stayed in the lock for about an hour getting thoughts together, as no boats wanted to enter. Please just take the utmost care in your travels. I was stood by the boat when it suddenly happened xx
WOW ! What a thing to happen and SO suddenly as well ! ALL the things that could go wrong decided at that moment, to come together, and happen ! One has to be SO careful ! Glad that you caught it in Time ! Of course it will NEVER happen again, ALL the Stars will never align like that for one million years, BUT you will still look at the boat, in the lock, with suspicious eyes ! Has your heart slowed do to acceptable levels yet ? Always an adventure ! Take care Alan and Sally ! Love to you both ! Stu xx
Hi Stu, thanks for your comment. I hope you’re right in that it won’t happen again, those are my thoughts, as well as yours! After we’d cruised on and talked about it, we had an idea of how it happened, so felt more at ease. You too take care, all the best💙
Thanks Chris, it was frightening to see the boat leaning over but once we had an understanding of how it might have happened, we felt much better. You too have a great weekend🤠
I think your explanation is probably correct. I've had the same thing happen at Napton bottom lock which is narrow and the boat wedged solid at a frightening angle as the lock was draining. Dropped the bottom paddles and refilled the lock and all was well. The only casualty was a bottle of vodka which fell off a cabinet and hit the stove hearth.
I’m sorry to hear of your experience, frightening for you. It can easily happen but it was a lovely day and so unexpected. I was stood by the boat, turned around and it was tilting all of a sudden. Just a fluke given the combination of circumstances. Take the utmost care on your travels.
Alan you and Sally could of lost your home but you got it taken care off well done i understand why you was so shaken up so close to a disaster hope the rest of your cruises is calm and peaceful See you next Vlog stay safe both of you. Take good care of the pooch keep him safe too. Ed 40 S of Vegas
Hi Ed, it was a frightening incident but once we understood how it might have happened, we both felt a lot better. Reggie is fine thanks, he’s well looked after. You too take care, all the best.
Wow Alan! Glad that it turned out OK in the end, although it must have been very frightening. It also shows that when things go wrong, it can happen very quickly. This is the 2nd near narrowboat disaster I have watched in a week. Wes & Amy were close to losing their boat on the river Severn. Their channel is called Boat Time.
Hi Alan, it was really scary, happened in an instant, all was well one moment, and suddenly the boat was tilting. I wasn’t aware of Wes and Amy’s experience, will take a look. Thanks for your concern.
Certainly a lesson to be learned, may I make suggestion that you ensure the boat is well clear of the wall by maybe hanging your fenders over the side. You may then have sufficient clearance from the wall to avoid contact. Thankfully, all went well, take a rest, restore your confidence and enjoy your next cruise. Best wishes.
Hi Ken. Fenders down in locks is not recommended practice. May not be so bad in a double width lock but in a single lock they can cause a boat to get caught between the lock sides if a boat is listing, or the walls are bowing in. I’ve seen many fenders pop off boats going through Watford Locks, where they rub lock side. I always cruise with my fenders up, as they could easily snag on something. As with most things, there are pros and cons. Thanks for the suggestion though. All the best.
That was a dreadful situation that you were, thankfully, able to recover from. You can’t take your eyes off of anything including the boat. Just like being around toddlers I guess. I’m glad it all ended well and you have a good idea of the cause. I’m sure many others will be able to take a lesson away from your vlog as a result.
Thank you for your concern Mary Jane, it was frightening, I was stood by the boat, so not inattentive, turned around and it was leaning over. All happened in a split second, as I explained in the video. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Take care, best wishes Alan
Pleased everything turned out OK Alan, most of the time I'm on my own, but every lock I do,I do in double slow time or slower keeping an eye all around the boat. You can never be too careful.
Thanks Michael, I was stood by the boat all the time, I think it happened in a split second, as Sally got on the boat and I turned around. I fully agree, must keep a watchful eye at all times.
Wow Alan like you showed your base plate sticks out proud of the side of the boat so perhaps it found a spot in a row of bricks that need pointing but it just shows the force that plate was taking to grip the side wall so scary , I met a boater in 2021 who had come up through Grants Lock on the South Oxford Canal and his bow fender got caught under the. Lock plate as his boat was rising so much it lifted his stern up and pushed his bow under sending water through his open bow doors but luckily he saw what was happening so ran to shut the top padles sadly his boat was half filled with water so took ages to dry out so I now look at the top gates and hold back from them until the water is halfway up the top plates !!
I’m sorry to hear of this incident, it demonstrates how quickly disaster can happen. I think my boat turned in a split second, it couldn’t have been gradual, as I would have noticed it, whilst I stood alongside. We got over the initial shock once we understood how it might have occurred.
What a shock and horrendous scare you both had 😲!! I’m glad that there were others around to help you, but even more happy that Sally was with you, I’m sure being able to talk it through together would help you recover and you could comfort each other🤗……. it would have been worse if you had been travelling on your own that trip Alan. Love to you, Sally and Reggie x
I can’t remember which narrow boat vlog I saw it on, but one the things that can cause something like that could be as simple as just one rogue brick that is slightly protruding and that’s all it takes as the water level lowers or rises. Thankfully all is well, but I can imagine it was a few scary moments!
It might have been Kevin from Country House Gent, as I’ve been reminded of an incident he had in a lock but I’ve not yet looked back to see the cause. I do recall such an incident. It was really scary, takes a while for the initial shock to settle down but once we had an idea of how it might have been caused, we felt much better.
@@MyNarrowboatVenture Now I recall you could be right I think it was probably Kevin who highlighted that possibility. I suppose it’s to be expected in something that was constructed many moons ago, it might give you a few nightmares but on the positive side it’s going to make you more aware!
@@Tawny6702 Boaters have the awareness of what might happen, I was stood by my boat, I turned and it was tilting over, all in a split second! That's the real danger, the speed at which an incident can happen. Thanks for your comments.
Hello Alan mick from Hull hope you are both well After your incident In? The lock I sill enjoyed this Episode up until the lock and I hope Everything goes ok now look forward to your next episode 😊😊😊
Hi Alan, you did look very shaken up immediately after the incident. I’m glad to see you recovered from it by the time you moored up. The explanation you gave does seem to be the only plausible explanation and like you said, it was a one in a million chance of it happening. I hope you had some alcohol on board to calm your nerves once moored up 😂 take care mate, all the best to you and Sally
Hi Paul, I was, very much so. We stayed in the lock for about an hour, as no boats were wanting to enter. After we got going again and had the chance to discuss the incident, we had a good idea of what might have happened, which eased our minds considerably. All the best, take care.
I don't think the situation was as dire as it appeared. I think the boat would have slid off whatever was holding it up long before it tipped over far enough to start taking on water causing it to turn turtle. It seemed dire because the water was holding it in the 45 degree position. If the water had dropped a little more it would have slid off and scooted out into the middle of the lock.
That may well have happened David, but it doesn’t lessen the initial shock of seeing the boat on its side. I was stood right by the boat and when I turned to look back, it was tilting over, it seemed to have happened in a split second, as Sally stepped aboard.
Sorry you had such a frightening experience Alan, but I think you are right about the base plate catching on a brick, I believe the base plate that extends out is called the chine, but I may be wrong, but if you think about it it only needs one brick to be slightly proud and it could easily catch on the base plate, albeit I think you were extremely unlucky, but it has certainly made me think about being more vigilant when going through locks. Anyway take care and all the best to you.
Thanks for your comment Chris, someone else has mentioned the chine, I wasn’t aware it was called that, as I’ve never seen it in a glossary of Narrowboat terms. I was stood by the boat, I think it literally happened in a split second, as I turned, and Sally stepped onto the boat. All the best, take care.
Hi Phillip, I don’t have enough knowledge of boats to confirm one way or the other. It’s a sacrificial edge designed to give protection, so I would expect many have. From viewers comments, I’ve now found out it’s called a chine. Cheers
I had a feel around in the water using my extendable hook and when the lock was emptied, there was nothing to be seen. Boats had been passing up and down all morning.
It's not recommended to have fenders down, when going through locks, as they themselves can cause problems by snagging. In a single width lock, if fenders are down, and the boat has a list, and/or the side walls are bowing in, a boat could get wedged going up or down, these things do happen. I don't cruise with fenders down, I only use them when mooring up. I have seen fenders pop off boats when going through Watford Locks where I volunteer.
Hm, I wonder. If one would have one of those nice houses along the canal, would it be profitable to put up a sign promoting beer sales to the boaters with inflated price of course?
@@MyNarrowboatVenture I know right :o) You take care of yourself. I didn’t comment much on your “turtle adventure” as so many others did. Lighten things up. Greetings from Asia :o)
I quite agree, but we weren’t expecting anything terrifying to happen, so weren’t filming, and when it did, I had to react quickly to save the boat - no time to take pictures. I had hoped someone else might have done but no-one did.
