Cheers on showing us the boats James we could never go now to old and unable to walk much or drive any more grand for sharing enjoy half term with the children tc the oldies 👋👍
I've got to say James (as a non barge dweller) that the layout of 58 before you started renovation - seems to me to be the better layout. All the barges at the show seem to have a funny design. They all look fantastic fitted out with plush new gear - but have oddities with bedrooms you have to crawl in & out of, walk-through w/c midship, ect. I like that you can be piloting from the back, step down into a living area, then kitchen, then a separate washroom, & then to bedrooms & out onto the front. I do like the Tardis Cupboards that seem to be little cupboards that are huge inside. The curved fitted worktops were very eye-pleasing too, & the skylight idea really worked well - I think. Good luck with it all, & thankyou for taking us along on your adventure to Crick. 😊
I too am easily pleased, it leads to a happier, more fulfilled life. Re the bed under the tug deck, reminds me of the camper I lived in for a year that had an overcab bed, actually very comfy and you soon get used to the limited headroom...
An enjoyable Vlog, I caught only one boat price quoted for the Narrows, £164K, would of been nice to let viewers know the price of the others, with a lot of them in excess of £200K especially the electrics. Seeing new electrics now hitting £300K from some builders. Thanks for the enjoyable vlog and the time you take to do them👍
Thanks James for taking the time to share the Crick show with those of us who have never been. Cheers fella, have a lovely half term with your kids and enjoy. Catch you on the flip side 😊
You did a fabulous job showcasing the event. I’m disappointed you had no bubbly in that new portable fridge!!! Shame on you, but you probably were right in your selection. In the South a good host always knows what to serve, lol. I cant wait to see and learn about the movie set. Safe travels home.
@ 9:30, Steve Ellis lined out my boat, hull and cabin sides, roof, windows, doors. It's lasted years with just simple cleaning and a bit of polish. You can't get better craftsmanship than his, with real wood, too.
Glad you had some down time mate. Cool you scored a Vetus mat. The glass roof is interesting but I'm guessing if your moored up in Paddington with flats all around the residents might be in for a surprise 🤣 looking forward to seeing the return trip with the twins. With expert locky Arthur 👍
Thanks James. It was good to see Crick. I couldnt go this year. Im pleased you had a good one and took something good from it. Have a lovely time getting back.
That Vetus mat, how cool is that. It will look great on your boat when you’re in the water - the final piece, the cherry on the cake, or just a great door mat for next winter 🤣. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I liked your reflections at the end and what you said about the smaller traders etc. thanks again and take care. 🙂🐿🌈❤️
Thanks James, good to see the show from a builders perspective, not just a vlogger catching up with other vloggers. It's the small things in life that make it all worth while, a new door mat. Enjoy your time with the twins.
Although my particular Beta 28 is a noisy bugger and I moan about it a lot, I too would still want the sound of an engine, maybe bolinder, Gardner or Lister ;-) Hope you're well Will., Filthy Fumbs up, from the. LnL
Thanks James, very interesting. I went to our local Truck show , it is certainly a lovely community when you meet all the vlog creators, you know them, but they don't know me!!! Take care.
Electric cars are coming on by leaps and bounds. Tesla Model Y is currently the world's best selling car. Within five years 50% of European new car sales will be electric. Sodium batteries will make entry level electric cars affordable. Canal boats are following about five years behind cars and sodium batteries will make a big difference too. Rob's "parallel hybrid" is a bit like a plug-in hybrid car - only a step in the right direction. Serial hybrids, with a battery-driven electric motor with solar panels and a small on-board generator will come next, and then superchargers that can recharge the batteries in the same time it takes to fill up with water.
Hello stranger ! Been watching a few other boaty peoples vlogs and found it all quite interesting. Told you though curves are awesome! Glad your having the kids, they’re a good bunch ! X
Nice on getting a vetus floor matt for project 58, I can imagine you could have spent a small fortune on bits to kit out both sloe patrol and project 58 if your bank account could handle to battering 😂🤣 absolutely love the stainless steel boat 👌🏻Hope both had the best weekend and that you are fired up to get back to the rebuild and refreshing project 58 and any little bits sloe patrol may need 🤗🤗
Great vlog James , it was great to meet you , Rob and I must apologise but I've forgot the name of the other guy that was with you. Cath was over the moon she got to cath with you. Cheers and have a lovely trip back to project 58.
That return companionway is a thing of beauty from a safety, storage and pure aesthetics. Also loved the angled hob in the galley. I've always thought that having the hob so close to the walkway was dangerous, particularly with children aboard. Skylight is an idea as I understand you can get translucent solar panels - perhaps as the skylight itself. Great to see what is possible but also to see that a widebeam is a genuine alternative to a house! Not sure about the low level bedroom - but you do only sleep on it, do to speak.😮 Enough beer?
Wow, the bedroom in the bow was different and very stlyish. We were gutted not to have seen you at Crick, you're such a hard worker and doing so well with project 58. Very inspirational. Enjoy half term with the kids. Hopefully our paths meet on the cut some day 😊
Enjoyed the vblog James the new boats were intriguing with the cupboards and use of space the wide beams the first you looked at all I could of was mini bowling alley such was the space offered tremendous I coming back to uk next in May so perhaps I will make the effort to come to Crick show 😊😊
I absolutely agree with you , James, we've been before but this was by far the best. We were quite surprised at how many vloggers were there! Obviously I knew you and Rob would be there, but not those that I knew had boats that were miles away. Crick is def becoming a gathering point for the waterways community.
Thanks for these detailed walkthroughs James. The calorifier position on the Braidbar is genius! Definitely worth copying. The only downside would be the coolant pipes from the engine would have to be protected well. That tug deck looks like a bit of a gimmick unless it's a guest bedroom and you regularly have guests. But plenty of nice storage touches.
Grats on the mat :-) I still think you should be innovative on Project 58 by putting in a Pullman dinette at the stern, leaving bathroom and kitchen where they are, and either a second Pullman or L-shaped dinette next to the kitchen and then a pull-out sofa bed for comfy seats at the bow to connect with the seating in the well deck. That will sleep 6. 7 if you put in a drop-down single berth bunk length-wise above stern Pullman dinette.
It was good to meet you at the show on Friday. Please keep making the vlogs as you are a great communicator. I will be keeping a look out for you on the return trip as you pass through Leighton Buzzard.
Looked like a great weekend- some great boats on display but I’m sure you’ll come up with your own unique layout anyway. The most important thing us that it suits your needs. That turning staircase looks like a good option and far better than many boats. Enjoy half term! 😊
On the Oakums boat, that magnetic door holder on the drawer under the oven/stove would become a tad annoying after a while. Having to push that drawer back in each time, as you had to with your foot, would become tiring pretty quickly. You’re either going to remove the thing, or attach a stronger magnet on the other side just to keep that drawer closed - all sounds like a bit of a faff just for a door catch that you probably don’t even really need.
Good to see you at the show, I was hoping to see one of Collinwood's Pioneer Range boats at 9ft wide but there wasn't one on show, I like the idea of a 12ft widebeam but I can imagine it being very restrictive to move about, 9-10ft seems a good compromise. The prices between the Narrow and Wide Beams did not seem that great and often comparable. Braidbar are based in Higher Poynton, just down the road from where I use to live, they are lovely boats... not cheap.
guessing you arnt looking for a sponsor from Midland Chandlers lol. The tiller pin people were great. I want a honey badger pin but there just isnt any and they were helpful suggesting I find a brass badger and then make it into a pin
The DeLorian of the narrow boat world. Hate to see how much that thing would cost. Just hope they didn’t clean off the welds with a contaminated wire brush or the wrong type of brush. Had some stainless grill work done for cooking on a boat many years ago. Newbie kid cleaning the welds with a contaminated wire brush. All the welds developed rust stains. The owner of the company had to make new ones for the boat since they could not be cleaned of rust.
@@Acapulc941 no, not in the UK, it was over 25 years ago and on a boat that was moored up in Lake Erie in the States. Iron contamination from using a steel brush or using a brass brush that was used on a steel weld joint.
🫵 yours is the best video on the boat show? I’ve bought a new thetford midi prima 4 and you can see a gap at the end of the control panel? The thetford half midi had a nice surround?
