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Good luck Benny and Emily if I was your age by the way I'm 85 golden oldie grand mother I would definitely give it a go especially being mortgage free you have cracked it god bless take care be safe keep sending your vlogs xx

Hello Ben & Emily, purely an opinion here, but the leaves issue seems very common this time of year to many other boaters and a quick shift to reverse and back into drive seems to rectify this for the majority of boaters. The nasty looking oil in weed hatch suggests that you may have become victims of some other careless disposal of a waste oil container by another boater that your prop found and burst, since it was old used black oil. Wouldn't hurt to pull dipstick and check level and colour of oil in both your engine and transmission? Also another subscriber mentioned the stern glandin your footage appeared to be dripping a little too much, and warrants checking tightness of stern gland rope and grease and grease canister? Hope all this helps put your minds at rest. David.🤔🤞

We bought our boat after losing our jobs after COVID lockdown. I sold my home and made a small profit after having it for just 5 years. So we have enough to buy a refurbished 50year old sail away. We've re built our boat with all recycled materials including our solar set up. We're very lucky to have a ST2 lister so 'dave' will run off the smell of diesel. We also been able to fund out lifestyle with the sale of our vans, which we lived in prior to buying the boat. We've tried to start a business, but it's not doing too well. We too are C C's. We're finding that being up North is cheaper, although there isn't too many services or CC's.

Thank you for your video about the cost of narrow boat life. It is very informative. It's good to see a cat can be happy living on a narrow boat. If I win the lotto I will get a boat and live on it permanently with my cat. Wishing you all the very best.

I lived on a 22 foot sailing boat for 2 years and loved every minute of it, even though it was tiny. In comparison, your boat is huge and I can't see that you've given up all that much space compared with a house. As they say, you can only be in one room at a time, so a house is always going to be 95%+ empty all of the time. I'd definitely live on a boat again. It especially makes sense in these times.

Don’t listen to whoever thinks Mummy & Daddy pays for your lifestyle. It’s none of their business. Just Keep Smiling and doing what you do. Your doing Good Kids…. Your doing good 👍🏻👍🏻

It's uplifting to behold two really good people enjoying an alternative life while avoiding being owned by banks,lenders etc. Good luck going onwards. (the music's good too!)

17:00 I think that black oil is leaking from other boats, which your propeller collected and sprayed into the propeller shaft, it's not yours.

I lived on a58 ft narrowboat [solo] for about 5 years and loved every minute of it. About your problem with your engine .Don't worry. My mooring was in Chirk marina so the Llangollen canal was basically my home. Leaves on this canal are a pest,but if every so often if you feel as if your engine is losing power put the engine in reverse and rev the engine.This throws the leaves off in the same way as it drags them on. The black will be something that some idiotic boater has thrown in the water and your leafy prop has picked up. I now live in St Martins which you will be passing shortly unless you already have. I hope that I have put your minds at rest. Good luck.

Hi, Ben and Emily, great video, we are Colin and Heather currently living in Ohio, and soon to be joining you all on the cut. You create very watchable content, you are doing great. The number of folks watching you is testimony to that. Re your engine service you two were brilliant working together. This is what I do, after an old change with a new oil filter, start the engine, let it run for 3-5 mins, it will have circulated the oil throughout the engine , ...... and filled up the oil filter, (on some engines that could be upto a litre of oil ) your oil filter, probably was a about a quarter of a litre , then make sure check and top up the oil level in the engine and check again. Then do the fuel filter. I would also suggest you clean out the bottom of the engine bay of all the water and general gunge...... then you can tell if you have a leak, weather it is oil, or water or diesel or coolant. Nappies are very good at soaking up stuff, and great for keeping the engine bay fluid free. Are you giving the propeller shaft grease gland a turn or two (no more) each day. That could be a cause of a water leak in the engine bay , that said I think it is the overflow of the calorifier blue catch tank, which should be on you list of things you do on a daily basis before using the engine. Namely checking / doing: engine oil , grease gland turn, coolant fluid check, fan belt check tension with fingers . Finally Your black gunge in the weed hatch issue, just a thought, someone could have thrown a plastic oil canister full of OLD USED OIL, that you hit with propeller.... that would have given you the symptoms. Ben to save you putting you hand/arm through all that gunge, I suggest using a small can you could have scooped a load of it out of the weed hatch and then used a nappie to soak up the last of the stuff remaining on the surface of the water. Just my thoughts. very best regards Colin and Heathet.

There is somehow a beautiful symmetry about turning down a cottage with damp problems… and then ending up with a narrowboat ?

Just came across your vlog. I got home after a lovely amazing week on a narrow boat with friends along the canal in North Wales following the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct and Chirk Aquaduct. You are a lovely talented couple, take care.

Benny really reminds me of my childhood crush, ok I was under 5 and it was the 70's. Timothy Claypole. Rentaghost! 😂😊 I do hope that's taken as a compliment .

Hi how dare people comment on your life stile you look happy both of you supporting yourselves in a lovely environment well done carry on making the vids

This would be so fun to try we don't have anything to like this in the state's. Now RU-vid pays for the boat an trips with video's

great to see young people doing what they want to do and doing it with a balanced attitude,,,,hope they are still doing it in 20 years from now,,,,

Emily you are a very clear speaker and getting better all the time. You’re engaging and positive and good with the camera, which is a natural talent. Since you had the filter off your engine and also opened the tap, I’d definitely have a look under the engine to see that nothing is coming out of those places. Check the engine oil level. I also wonder if the mechanic disturbed an oil seal on the output shaft, and oil could be running along the shaft to the prop.

Llangollen bottom lock is so much nicer after the repair last year, wider and so. I love you are doing this canal, it´s one of my favourites as a viewer.

That stuff in your weed hatch reminded me of an Oil slick and the rainbow patters in the water confirmed it for me! The water in the Llangollen suplies Hurlesdon Reservoir and so Shropshire with drinking water, OOPS! My Wife, my cousen her husband and I had our very first canal holiday on the Llangollen.We picked our boat up from Anglo Welsh at Bunbury Locks. and folowed the Llangollen as far as Grindley Brook Staircase Locks before turning around and returning. If you are enjoying the Llangollen now, just wait untill you get passed Grindley Brook, Its such a beautiful canal and only two locks all the way to Llangollen.

This is a really big help for me and my partner. At the moment we are saving up and looking at ways to live without the long lasting debts. But we both long canal boats a lot and looking at the possibility of buying one. You both have been a great help. Also I love your cat super cute 🥰. It’s been really nice to see a couple living together on a boat and just seeing what it’s like living on one. Thank you so much 😊

Thanks for the intimate details. Lifestyle hacked!

You are much more in touch with nature and have more freedom with this lifestyle. I like it.

Black stuff was oil. Also, the stern gland seemed to be letting in more water than what's ideal. 1 or 2 drops per minute. Thanks for the video 👍❤️

Gland nut should drop every minute...When needs blacking again check the prop shaft that it is not too worn... Make sure you bilge pump is ok and working.................................Robbie

Always interesting to hear these practical side points - after all, much as we loathe it, without money we don't get anything done these days. I must say the prices you were talking for the costs of boats are vastly lower than what I have seen browsing the for sale ads from various marinas. Sadly, the fake boom brought on by covid means that if you want a decent condition big boat (57' +) then six figure numbers appear to be norm ... in which case you might as well buy a house as that is an appreciating rather than depreciating asset. We can but hope the market comes to its senses as those who leapt onto water for the mental health/burnout recovery decide that they are ready for another round of the rat race and sell up.

Possibly the best presentation of the costs involved in living on the canals.

I’ve just found you in the last couple of days. Im binge watching backwards. Brilliant videos. You’re naturals. And Alan is a joy to watch.

great tube as always . i am getting on a bit and you are the only countryside i see , so thanks for that. as an old mechanic if its as you say leaves on the prop, i would think one, or more , has got under a seal on the prop and could be oil or grease getting out into the water. if it has cleared i would still check all grease points and oil levels to make sure they are ok. luv you.

Loved this. Thank you guys for sharing :) x

Great vlog again guys 😊

Well done kids! Free @ last......much respect from Cali!....👏🏻🥂👏🏻

Big like 👍👍👍 Wow! wonderful sharing friend. Great upload 💐💐💐

Just loving your videos.

Lovely to see your travels 🙂🙏👍

It’s been a pleasure to watch guys. Thank you for all your content. Loved it lisa xx ❤

Your little vegetables are really cute. Keep up the good work and have fun.

Thanks so much for all your films and taking us on your travels.

good for you guys! happy and almost free of stress!

Loads of detail that most of us would not consider ... nicely done 😎

Alan, seems such a patient soul, very calming.

It's pronounced Hurl..Es..Ton. I live 2 miles away from there. Nantwich,...my home town. Great video.

Just found you guys on here! Love your vlogs. Living a vicarious narrow boat life through you! All power to you, love the way you just get on with things! Hope that black stuff didn't ruin the propeller. I realize you have to learn a lot of the way with narrow boats, but nothing is impossible!! All good wishes to you both and Alan of course! 🐈

Laughed a lot watching this ❤ brilliant - thanks for taking us along. I was moored for five years in Hebden, good times 😀

I love the decor in your boat. So bright and cheerful and interesting!

Your adventures together are super special, thanks so much for taking the time to edit your filmings and share them! Alan is having the time of her life😺Keep em coming you guys xx

Just found this channel.great watching this..good luck with the cold weather and look forward to the next video.👍😀

Hello Benny and Emily. Another great episode guys thanks for sharing and always a pleasure watching your video's. Hope you both well ❤️ you both. Martin xx

Boat prices seem to average at about $1,000 a foot, I've been watching the market for years in a dream state but it's just not going to happen. As far as your lifestyle, what ever works to keep food in your belly and a roof over your head is all that matters. I think the veggie thing is really creative actually, they look very well made.

Nice one guys. Thanks for the insights and details of your boat life. It seems you keep on having problems but, between you, you manage to come through with a smile on your combined face. Cute little Alan does her bit of course. Continued success and happiness on your travels. 😃😃

Love the video ❤ I live in Nantwich and walk the canal each day! Best wishes and keep posting those videos! You got a new subscriber xx

You Guys are Outrageous Outstanding Awesomeness 😎! Thank you!

Love this video 👍 really well produced. Great music and really informative 😊 didn't know how interested in canal life I could be.

Very informative...ty. Going back to when I last hired a boat for a weeks holiday, the cost was £40 for the week between 4 of us...happy days

Great music throughout your vlog. Enjoyed watching.

Dingy living is cheaper. Free 5* hotels included.

Wow, 36 minutes just flew by and I loved every single one of them, thanks! Subbed & liked

First time watching, thoroughly enjoyed and will go back and watch the rest. Subscribed too.

That is oil in the water looks like a rear seal had gone on the engine so check your oil daily to see if it’s going down

Awesome video's guy's !!! What a great lifestyle you's have ... Thanks for the video's , we Canadians love this stuff :-)

I think that is the cutest I’ve ever seen Alan. 😊 Another great vlog, thank you both. X

Hi guys, welcome to Cymru. A bit of a mystery with the prop situation, hope it is sorted for you. Keep on chugging

Great video and information now subscribed as just found you so now we will catch up on your past videos

I have been watch your vlogs, and love the interaction between you all. Great to see real people being real. and so laid back at times. Its been a nice to see the change in time over the time you've been on-line.

Great vid as usual thanks for the insight on running costs and fingers x that engine now running ok looking forward to the next episode

"The houses we could afford were damp, so we thought why not buy a home that's half underwater instead"

Beautiful pictures well put together with a wonderful vibe. Its like a big warm hug. Thank you so much. Cheers

I am always fascinated by your episodes & the photography that seems so simple with quick scenes. The collection is always a superb production. Thanks so much for this segment of the Llangollen canal: It is beautiful.

a lot of talent packed into a narrow space 👏🏻

Really enjoyable and informative vlog, very clearly and well outlined Emily , lovely music and footage. Thank you. Looking forward to your journey on the beautiful Llangollen, hope your latest problem is soon sorted. I loathe going down the weed hatch. Always something with a boat, hopefully easily sorted🤞❤

Emily and Ben and Ms. Allen you girls are the best! thsnks for sharing your wonderful life! Great answers for the questons.

A beautiful video guys. I’m so impressed with what you have achieved. A big well done to you. Rewarded with that beautiful refreshing pint. Stay safe guys 👍

It's always so interesting, seeing what you guys are up to! The photography is particularly nice in this one. Since I live under a very large tree, I am inspired now and I know what I need to do- have begun gathering up what's left in the yard and planning my full-body jumpsuit, hoping it comes out as splendid as your masks, Benny! ❤ All of my best to Alan. 😸

Looks like you have it sorted. Totally agree with you on the leaves and lock tar.

Ben and Emily, I enjoy you vids. Happy New year best wishes for 2024

Loved this one! It was nice to share cost with us on your Vlog. Speaking personally I thought it was smart to buy the boat outright! Alan is so darn cute! Thanks so much for all your hard work putting these Vlogs together. Mark in Colorado! X

So relieved your boat problems have been resolved 👍 Another enjoyable vlog ❤ Love the masks, bit of green man going on 😂 I hope you enjoyed the party. Alan is so cure. Fab music. Thanks

I bet either of you two could catch somebodies lost tenner, from a mile away, in a 150mph gale. In the dark. Without a light. Really love the last part of this episode.

Thanks for sharing your great experience from south Korea.

I do hope the engine problem has cleared and keep producing the great vlogs.

Great vlog you two, those pumpkins were brilliant you have a very talented family and of course you both are to 👍🙏

The Black stuff Was Diesel or oil in the water though i am not sure where it came from maybe somebody had a leak on their boat and seeing you had just serviced your engine check and make shore it was not your oil leaking ???? then the leaves where very bad in the locks so that might be why it cleared after you got away from the locks, but hope the rest of the time on you trip in to Wales was ok no trouble Great scenery along the canal plus going over the viaduct is a thing to remember it is also a special trip to walk down to the river Dee and then look up at the viaduct. plus lots of history there in Llanggollen Have fun stay safe take care of Allan. Ed 40 S of Vegas XXXX

What a great couple you are,loved your video,such a lovely life,I hope the boat continues to give you joy,your so very lucky. Good luck for the future guys.From from B & J south coast.PS Going to get some of your Vegetables from ETSY👍👍

Hello, I wish you both choice Blessings. You deserve them.

You guys work so hard as a team. And how far you come. You ate totally self sufficient. Love to watch Alan going in and out for a wander .thank you both for a great Vlog much love

Fantastic vlog. Nice to see the road from littleborough to todd to hebden , used to live there 30 years ago. Keep the vlogs coming, canal life in the countryside seems timeless.

Thanks for the living cost breakdown. Absolutely love Alan. Glad your crisis solved. You are so talented Bennie, as are you Em. Thanks for a great vlog!

Love the channel! It is growing fast! Glad I found it.. Your Feline and I share the same name 😊Best regards from USA!

Really interesting video, It's great to hear the facts. Don't let anyone question your lifestyle or how you got there! I couldn't see you two living any other way and it's amazing that you found what works for you. I seriously considered something along these lines, more like a bus in a field with the lack of canals in the southwest but saying that a mate lived on his 34ft yacht for years in the estuary and that worked for him. I'm a self employed creative like you guys and bought the cheapest house I could and 3 years on I'm still renovating it, a lot of experience gained over the years in the way of skills but not the adventures that you have had. Boats, houses or vehicles are never cheap to maintain but it's worth every moment to live the life that works for you!

I have just come across your channel great content I have sub looking forward to watching more. Hope your engine problem is now ok and it was just leaves. I would check your engine oil just in case. Stay safe and keep warm.

So happy that that the RU-vid algorithm suggested your channel. What a lovely charming young couple. And it's fascinating to see life on board a narrow boat. Good luck and every happiness to you both. Subscribed and looking forward to following your adventures.

Hiya I've been thinking could somebody have done a oil change and not having a proper container used a plastic bag and thrown it in the canal and you've driven over it getting it all over propeller.Have you pumped the oil out of the locker.Also I thought the vegetables were fridge magnets. I liked the masks

You have found a new subscriber, great video and soundtrack :) I'm looking to move back to England and considering buying a liveaboard narrowboat, just been looking for this type of content to see if it is for me

Nice one all I say is well done to you that is defo bitumen hope you got it all off in the end am with you Benny am off to make mi 3 piece suit .Alan is well chilled out have a top week 🙂🎸🥕✌️

WOW! fabulous masks, You're very artistic Ben although all the leaves I collect by the wheelbarrow full go on my compost piles for the garden next year for the veggies & flowers. Love following your canal journey.

I love the masks! You’re so creative. I hope you get your engine problems sorted soon, the black gung is worrying! I loved this vlog, Alan is absolutely amazing, so cool and calm. Lots of love. xxxx

I love the scenery and how you live on your boat. I live in the desert in Arizona so I love the green trees, canal ect. Thank you for sharing

Ben, I love your fashion sense.

For going into the weed hatch, maybe you should buy a pack of those long disposable vets gloves, they're around £4 online for a pack of 50, good luck...

Love you guys ❤

Another great video, #mythbusters 🤣🤣 those pumpkins were amazing, the discolouration in the water is oil residue by the looks, hope everything is OK, beautiful part of the country you are in at the moment.