Operating locks on my Narrowboat [Ep 38]

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In this weeks video I cruise my narrowboat from just above Big lock in Middlewich up the 4 locks to moor at the Kingslock pub. I have been asked many times how I single hand the locks, so I hope this video gives you a little insight to single handing / operating locks on your own .....I hope you enjoy!
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@rickterry8148 2 года назад

I can't help but smile on the double entendres, the old ones are the best. Thanks for the smiles.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thank you Rick 😂 it just slips out 😃

@phillipsharpe6459 2 года назад

The narrowboat pirate, the queen of the innuendo, 😁❤👍

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 thank you 🏴‍☠️

@NarrowboatWill 2 года назад

Lovely wintery shots Mrs pirate lady. It's been a very mild winter but those frosty mornings are magic. Great vlog. Take care

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Will .. I got up early and took them wintery shots in my pjs 😂😂 I looked a right knob 😂🏴‍☠️

@NarrowboatWill 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate ha ha

@martynbuzzing3327 2 года назад

Great music and hats off to you for braving the cold. Arrrg shipmate.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Martyn 😃🏴‍☠️❤️

@johnpilkington105 2 года назад

Absolutely fantastic big narrowboat fan watch loads been in bloody hospital for a bit and binge watched all yours . Thanks for the laffs 🏴‍☠️ Fan from now on 👍

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww thanks John, get well soon x x 🏴‍☠️

@johnpilkington105 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate I will I'm an Accy lad tuff as Ole boats thanks xx

@mickr2 2 года назад

Hey hey well what can I say, another fab video from you. Can’t wait till next week. Please stay safe both of you and give my mate Puddin a hug for me. Xxxxx

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww thanks Mick, take care of yourselves 😄🏴‍☠️

@karldubhe8619 2 года назад

I'm sorry you weren't able to have a rum today, so I'll drink one for you. Thanks again for a look at the canals in the UK.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I caught up at the end thankfully 😂😂

@MakingNewMemories 2 года назад

Very informative. Don't think we've seen a single boater doing a lock before and the techniques used. Think 'bum shutting' a lock gate should be the new name for it! 😉😁

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 I ‘bum’ them 😂😂

@stuart4024 2 года назад

Not just enjoying your vlogs Heidi but im loving your music too..Stuart X

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thank you Stuart 😄🏴‍☠️

@stuart4024 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate My pleasure entirely Heidi X

@Feistywench59 2 года назад

I'm hoping someday soon to come visit your lovely canals and hire a narrowboat to give life on the cut a try. My biggest reservation is dealing with the locks. I'm a single woman in my 60's and will have to see how I do. Your music is lovely and the titles gave me a chuckle. Thanks Heidi

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Oh Karen you will love it, and during the summer there are always plenty of people about to help out 😃 thank you for your lovely comment 😃🏴‍☠️

@Feistywench59 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate - you've been a big inspiration. keep posting these wonderful vlogs and give Puddin a hug for me

@missinglink7709 2 года назад

So today I was outside doing some work no jacket only 0 Celsius here in Alaska. Came in and noticed in the mirror a set of diamond cutters and immediately thought of you.. Too Funny, but the good with the bad; there was shrinkage as well.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

🤣🤣

@annmaulder4106 2 года назад

Supreme confidence, years of practice. A "Gusher" love that. thanks for another great video, Ray

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 thanks Ray

@davidpeters2905 2 года назад

Hi Heidi, i really enjoyed watching this video being a disabled pensioner this is the nearest thing i will get to a narrow boat so watching all the in's and out, and life in general I find fascinating, so thank you for sharing

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks so much for watching David ❤️ it’s a lot easier with friends / crew 😃🏴‍☠️🥃

@andrewmills744 2 года назад

Unless you have a rum appreciation site I have seen and enjoyed all of your videos. Thank you

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks for watching Andrew, I aim to release new ones every Thursday at 6pm GMT

@andrewmills744 2 года назад

You would like Rum jungle. 1860's or there abouts a bullock team were bogged for a wet season near the settlement of Batchelor in the northern Territory. They, over several months drank all the rum, every drop.... this is the site of Australia's first uranium mine 30km from me.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

@@andrewmills744 oh wow - I bet they had some hang overs 😂😂 it sounds beautiful 😄🥃🏴‍☠️

@stevesmusic1862 2 года назад

Lovely vid!! Love to see you doing "One Paddle" ;) Nice big sausage too!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂

@Rollynarrowboattales Год назад

Hi Heidi, Thankyou for another great vlog, good to see getting through the locks ; and also go to Kings lock quite regularly as go middlewich a lot love the area. Excellent video, well done. John.

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

@bryanscatchard5137 2 года назад

Well, it's either watch you or the news on BBC1. Easy decision!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 thank you 😄🏴‍☠️

@crantockbob 2 года назад

Another good one Bab lovin it..

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Bob 😃🏴‍☠️

@doctorpc4x4 Год назад

Great to see that depositing ones GoPro in the lock is not a complusory thing

@invagina1110 2 года назад

New subscriber here, Love the sound of your lister. It's now on my bucket list to visit the old country and and cruise on a narrowboat, even if it's a hire, keep up the good work and the good life.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww thanks so much for watching and subscribing …😄🏴‍☠️ I hope you do come and get a hire boat as it’s a lovely experience 😄

@thefoolmonty7583 2 года назад

Thursday's now are new Narrowboat Pirate days. Fantastic video wheyhey!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 thank you 🏴‍☠️

@tugboatsoutham 2 года назад

Excellent. It's amazing how many people are mystified by locks. You've explained them well. Lock ladders are a great boon to the singlehanded. Before they were installed we sometimes had to resort to climbing gates and making death defying leaps from the lockside on to the roof when going downhill. There's a great film called "Towpath Encounter" that shows how it used to be done in the days of horse boats.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Chris, I was worried about this one for everyone to say ‘you shouldn’t do that etc’ but at least I do them 😂😂

@tugboatsoutham 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Different people have different ways of doing things. It's worth remembering that locks are dangerous places though. There seem to be more and more accidents as more inexperienced people take to the cut. You might do a video about gruesome things that can happen sometime. I lost a friend who drowned when locking singlehanded. I know someone who fell in and was sucked through a paddlehole. Most people don't survive that! You think climbing that ladder is dodgy? When I worked on "Parbella" we would enter the lock into Liverpool docks sometimes when the tide was almost out and one of us had to climb 30 or 40 feet of ladder with a heavy rope over our shoulder. The other would carefully maneuver the boat alongside the ladder as the swell lifted it up and down.

@isntimportant 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate You need to learn to use your belt to hold tools, specifically get a small tool bag. Makes life easier.

@g.g.dunnitt9181 2 года назад

@@isntimportant I suppose you do need a small tool bag if you have a small-----(fill in the blank there!)

@Richardj410 2 года назад

Thank you very much I was starting to go into withdrawal from your narrowboat video. You showed up just in time. You always make me laugh with some of the things you say like what you called the goo on the wall of the lock. We just got 18 inches of snow a few days ago and tomorrow another 12 inches. These videos are always fun and Thanks for sharing.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 ooooh I wish I had 18 inches! It’s gone mild here now 😄🏴‍☠️

@karenmears181 2 года назад

You make it look so easy x

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Karen, just take it slow and all is good 😄🏴‍☠️

@karenmears181 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate I will x

@annhay4572 Год назад

Best narrow lock/boat handling video ever. Yay Jakki too! LOL! Heidi you are so funny. And I love your music. Being frozen in means you get to snuggle in for a bit, eh? I love all things about this vlog!!

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

Aww thanks so much Ann 😃🏴‍☠️❤️

@stevesrepairs5778 2 года назад

Thanks Heidi for taking us on a lovely but cold cruise with your great tunes. Take care and all the best. Stevie ... Wehee x

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Whey hey! Thank you x x 😃🏴‍☠️

@paulmprice2169 2 года назад

hi Heidi last Oct I almost lost an expensive camcorder but managed to grab it so I then purchased a reel of fishing line and every time I used the cam onboard I would tie it with the line to the boat and thankfully I did as the next day an overhanging tree branch knocked the cam over but the line stopped it going in the cut but anyway today's video was very informative and hey its time for a big tot of rum

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Hey Paul, the go pro is usually stuck to the roof on its little magnetic tripod but I had it balancing on the lock gate 😂 phew at least I was able to get it out though eh heheee 😂😂🏴‍☠️

@mjallenuk 2 года назад

Cracker of an episode... lovely demonstration of lock work and how to ditch a camera that has evidence of any recent offences... Beautiful ice scenic shots 😎

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Matt … you are almost up to date 😂😂🏴‍☠️

@mjallenuk 2 года назад

Nearly there... episodes going down almost as quick as the whisky 😜

@ronnielloyd4676 Год назад

Those ladders can be VERY slippery, but you were careful I can tell no doubt through a lot of experience! I have moored at King's Lock a few times and taken advantage of the pub and chippy, both very handy, although the noisy road is a bit of a nuisance :( I liked the look of your sausage and Jakki's baps :)

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

😂😂😂

@daveyboyprice6351 2 года назад

heidi just love your videos and the life my nexts move is a boat next as you no i life full time in van life 7 years now blessings peace davey somewere in uk

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Awww Davey, you will love it … it’s so much easier then van life as you can moor anywhere for 2 weeks no probs as long as you can get close to the bank 😄 hopefully see you for a bbq and run on the cut in the future 😄🏴‍☠️

@keltic_nomad 2 года назад

wish it was longer nice baps I do like a Flow Job hey 😁

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂

@yourhelmsman 2 года назад

Nice 'un. I often get comments when I step off the stern going up the Cheshire locks as the boat drifts into the chamber. Not a lot of people have seen that technique, but it saves so much scrambling about on slimy ladders.👍 You'll have to let us in on your music production techniques sometime.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Giles, yes I often do it that way when I can … so much easier 😄🏴‍☠️

@TelstarFirst 2 года назад

Go Pro do supply a buoyant handle, screw it on and chuck it in the cut and it floats.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Yes I have one, but its only good if your holding it and I had the go pro on a little magnetic tripod which usually sticks to my boat roof 😂 … phew at least I was able to retrieve it though 😂

@weezerr2d283 2 года назад

Thanks for putting this video together !! I’m always enjoying watching them …take care and stay safe !!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww thanks love, I try 😂😂 stay safe too 🏴‍☠️

@dragnfli520 2 года назад

I love your NB adventures, RumWench music & beautiful videography! Hey to Jax & Puddin

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thank you 😃🏴‍☠️

@clivedavies8429 2 года назад

Great vlog as usual When you were moored in middlewich you were opposite my mate Ian who makes pipes on his boat sable

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Small world eh …. Pipes ?

@clivedavies8429 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate tobacco pipes!

@Boating_David 2 года назад

Much prefer going down than coming up ooh matron! You should try a windlass belt holder or shoulder strap they're brilliant for keeping the hands free climbing the ladders 👍

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Yeah i prefer going down too 😂 I normally leave my windlass at the lock when I go back for my boat … it just threw me out of sync with Jakki setting the locks 😂😂 I was naughty haha 😂😂 ‘look no hands!’

@missinglink7709 2 года назад

almost caught up.. Love your stuff.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww thanks so much 😄🏴‍☠️

@kevgermany 2 года назад

She's back. Great.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Every Thursday at 6pm 😂🏴‍☠️

@chrischristofis8501 6 месяцев назад

You are proper good you! Never mind about the go pro 😂

@trevorrooney6976 2 года назад

How’s keeping your cast iron cooking gadget warm on top of the stove going? We need more cooking lesson, disasters, 🤪, waiting with anticipation!!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

It’s currently in the back of the cupboard 😂😂

@keithweybury5212 2 года назад

Howdy Heidi, great cruise and your lock work is super. Great scenery. Keith ❤️❤️

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Keith 😃🏴‍☠️

@juliebecker6049 Год назад

I’ve been spelling jakki name wrong sorry

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

It’s ok 😄🏴‍☠️

@deanyaschempp 2 года назад

JAKKI! Boy, have I been mangling it. And what news, that you love a nice sausage. :-) Fun video, well done again! Love the new tune.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thank you 😄❤️ I do love a nice sausage 😂

@patriciaparker7786 2 года назад

Hi there. First time on here. I love your easy way you take life on the canals, but I couldn`t stop laughing at your description of the manner you were walking ( as if you had piles haha!). Vince (Narrowboat cruising & lifestyle) recommended your vlog, so here I am.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Aww I love Vince 😃🏴‍☠️ and welcome aboard - I hope you enjoy the videos 😃😂

@brodie2711 2 года назад

Excellent video Heidi. Those ladders look so slimy be careful when you are on your own. All the best. Stephen

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Stephen, yes that’s why I didn’t have Rum for breakfast 😂😂🏴‍☠️

@kathpitman2202 2 года назад

Loved it Heidi I know it is cold in winter but it alllooks so silvery would have arum but many years ago rum and black was my down fall youand Jackie doing a great job, could not be better fishshop and pub

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Kath , it was bloody cold 😂😂 it’s just very windy now, I’ve not been able to move for the last 5 days …. Yes, I enjoyed my sausage 😂 x x x

@judilynduba413 2 года назад

Great one. Hope you all stay warm.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thank you x x 🏴‍☠️

@johnmcalpine8903 2 года назад

Heidi, can we hear more of your great music .

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I’ve got 3 on Amazon music, Spotify etc so far … it takes ages to get them approved 😂 the published ones are on this channel though under the music section 😄🏴‍☠️

@johnedwards1685 2 года назад

Thank you very much for the solo lock “Arise!” instruction. I’m nervously awaiting the “Thou shalt descend” instructions. Beautiful photography and the new single is just lovely, can’t wait for that to hit iTunes. Your single “Stiff Ripples” has arrived, great debut album coming together! I don’t think anyone has mentioned it but the artwork for the first two singles is quite enchanting. That dreamlike shot of the two of you gliding into the mist and the grey, no doubt laughing your heads off, is really evocative.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Hahaa thanks John, that photo was taking by a fellow boating chum of mine when I had just come off the River Trent in amber 😂😂 I almost pooped myself 😂 I am glad you are enjoying the videos .. I am currently heading towards the Macc and Peak forest which is all going up so I won’t be able to show going down for a couple of months 😃🏴‍☠️

@peterfisher6348 2 года назад

A bit of a let down then (!) Curious, did you write the nip in the air (ayre?) while iced in?

@arthureperon3930 2 года назад

Love the videos. As an occasional single-hander (you've got me doing the double entendres now) I second the suggestion of a windlass holster. Apart from making ladder climbing and lock gate jumping easier, you're less likely to leave it behind when you exit the lock. And going uphill in Brindley locks, I find that even letting in the water slowly pushes the boat forwards, counter-intuitively, so I always keep her nose against the top gate on tickover. But, each to their own - you're obviously doing something right!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I do sometimes leave in tickover but only on locks I know well but I wasn’t going to show that in case I got shouted at 😂

@richardanderson4796 2 года назад

Nice one, Oh to win the lottey

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Keep playing Richard … I sold my house and everything I owned to buy my boat and It’s the best thing I ever did ❤️

@simonclayton5773 2 года назад

Hi Heidi, you can get a float that attaches to your gopro, much easier to recover. Lovely video again :)

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Simon, yeah I have one but it’s a selfie stick and I had it on a little tripod … I may have to attach that too 😂😂

@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 2 года назад

good see you on the cut thanks le

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Lee ❤️🏴‍☠️

@stevenborman9110 2 года назад

When the camera went in I am sure there was a few choice "pirate words" :) But glad you got it out

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 I had to cut that scene 😂

@63sgjunior 2 года назад

Love the connoisseur rum tasting if you can get enough donations you could make it a regular feature. One way of finding your sea legs.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😄 I’ll be unconscious 😂🥃🏴‍☠️ cheers

@nicsnauticalia1737 2 года назад

another great video, thank you. Always interesting as to how single handed boaters get through locks and as they say every day is a school day. is there any chance you could do a video in the future featuring your engine? its history, how old it is, where was it built, what did it originally power, how long was it out of service before being put in your boat, HP, how you service/check it and so on. loving your fresh approach to boating.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I have mentioned my engine in lots of earlier videos inc the tour, first ever video and I can’t remember which other ones 😂😂 I’ll try to mention again in the future

@555promonkey 2 года назад

Hi Heidi when locking why not free up one hand with a windlass holster 👍

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I know, I know …. I usually leave the windlass up there after opening the gates but …. 😂🏴‍☠️

@taoitaluachanan3627 2 года назад

Good morning Heidi.... Enjoyed this a lot. Did you order yourself one of those toy parrots that repeat what you say? Coincidentally we watched the episodes on my husband's phone not this RU-vid channel. Hope you are well say hi to pudding woof woof woof 🐕🐾

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

You know what, I am going to get myself one of them 😂😂 Puddin says hi back 😂 thanks for watching guys 😃🏴‍☠️

@taoitaluachanan3627 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate 🐦🎶👍you might even be able to have it as part of your videos and definitely speaking to people when selling.... He looks so cool as well. I used to have one but not with the hat! Have a brilliant day out there 🎶👍🐦🐾🌄

@Steve9357 2 года назад

Always a joy to see you an jakki back at it again and your music is calming as well. Great views and fun people. Tarah to you both and be safe

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Thanks Steve, most of the time she won’t let me film her when she is onboard 😂😂

@morriscorreia7282 2 года назад

Hello pirate lady and jax

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Ahoy Morris 🏴‍☠️

@kirstenmadsen2628 2 года назад

Thank you,locks look more manageable now. Hope you do one going down ☺️🤗

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I will do, but I’ll be going up for at least a couple of months as heading to the peak forest but when I start going down I will do another 😄😄☺️ but it’s a bit easier going down but just need to keep an eye that the boat doesn’t slide back towards the Cill

@kirstenmadsen2628 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Really!! In my mind I thought going down would be harder. Well well live and learn 💃 looking foreward to the Peak Forrest 🤗

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

@@kirstenmadsen2628 I find it easier single handing as I don’t bother with ladders and pull the boat out the lock and jump on at the bottom 😂

@kirstenmadsen2628 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Blimey looking foreward to that circus act 😳😆😋

@wb7181 2 года назад

So the trick is to enter slowly, wait until the full length is in and then keep an eye out for gushing. Is that right? ;-)

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 yes hahaha

@dozergyp 2 года назад

Great video and information working the locks, I have just bought a new flask I will be able to play your new game, ❤️

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 I’ll be playing that again next week 😂😂 join in with me, cheers

@dozergyp 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Can I have a dummy run to check the rules 👍

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

@@dozergyp yes … just watch any vlog and every time me or another goes under a bridge, take a swig 😂

@johnpilkington105 2 года назад

🏴‍☠️

@thepeanutgallery1699 2 года назад

Glad you got your gopro back!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Yes me too and it works perfectly 😂 I did have a little panic to be fair 😂😂

@thepeanutgallery1699 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate I was going to say, you were pretty, "Oh, this is annoying," for how much swearing I'd be doing, lol.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

@@thepeanutgallery1699 I had to cut that scene 😂😂

@thepeanutgallery1699 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Lots of angry duck, swan, and engine-grinding noises in the edit. 😆

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂

@peterfisher6348 2 года назад

Apparel that doesn't matter about getting covered in lock gunk, a belt to relieve your hands from holding the windlass while climbing ladders and in single locks do you really need to climb holding the rope? Just had a thought that it may be prudent to lob the rope up to lock topside to save the hand. not tried it as I generally don't bother with the rope at all and manage to do 5 locks per hour in a flight single handed (but not film it). I did once lose my windlass in a wide lock 24 of Hatton when the rope in my hand became taut with wind on the boat and flicked the windlass out of the hand leaving me halfway up the ladder with my boat in the middle of the lock. Had to get to the top, haul the boat to the side and get a spare out. I did try searching for it but involved a swim (spring/summer) as an alloy one. Decided to use a belt since then, and jubilee clips for the sea searcher.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

That’s why I explained I don’t often take a rope going up and also usually leave the windlass there when I open the paddles and do the gates but it’s real life and we all do things we shouldn’t 😂😂

@ruaidhrikathygill8833 2 года назад

That was very informative, and eye opening. Hiring a Narrowboat is on my bucket list, but realistically I would have to pick a stretch of canal with no locks. How do people get Widebeams through the sections where the Hire Boats are moored up? Thanks for the great Vlog.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

If you have a crew it’s a lot easier to do locks, but as I usually do them on my own, so I thought I would show it all …. Wide beams can only go on wide canals which there are not many of, so are very restricted - narrowboats can so the whole network so if you like cruising are much better 😃🏴‍☠️

@michaelpilling9659 Год назад

Hello Heidi - greetings from Poland A very interesting if short cruise. I hope there is no long lasting damage to yout GoPro after its swim in the canal. A great lesson on single handed navigation of going up a flight of locks. How about a "jacket cam" for Jakki? Lovely to meet Andrea and I hope you enjoyed your sausage and chips with a rum chaser. A wonderful video, again full of fun and laughter. Thanks so much for taking me along. Stay safe please. Please check your email! Surprise! Surprise!

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

Thanks Michael, I’ll have a look now 😃🏴‍☠️

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

Awww Michael, that e-card was wonderful …. Thank you very much 😃❤️🏴‍☠️

@yeoldfart8762 2 года назад

You answer a comment a few days ago that one winter you were frozen in for 6 days with the ice thick enough to walk on. I’ve been watching other boaters for maybe 3 years and none of them have shown ice that thick. I saw a very old video in black and white at a time when working boats were main use. Many men would be in an open boat going back and forth rocking the boat as a horse did the pulling. The rocking would break the ice. Too much work for me.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

It was 6 weeks frozen solid … and it was in 2010, I had not long had my boat … it was horrendous we were all linking hosepipes to get water as no one could move .. the fuel boats couldn’t even get through

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I usually only get frozen solid for 2 weeks max at a time over winter then it melts and you can move again but it refreezes a few times 😃

@andrewmills744 2 года назад

BTW I live near rum jungle

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

What’s Rum jungle ? It sounds like heaven 😂

@chuckcorris2392 Год назад

You 2 are just a couple of dolls…

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

Thank you 😄🏴‍☠️

@carolinefiler5506 2 года назад

Love the vlog hope your go pro is ok. How long did it take to get used to doing the locks. Mark and I really can’t wait to live on the canal. Take care

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

Ahoy the go pro is fine thankfully, thank you 😃 I’ve been single handing for years, but it’s always easier and faster when you have 2 of you … I am very independent so didn’t want anything to stop me in my tracks 😂 … when are you starting your new life chapter ? 😃🏴‍☠️

@carolinefiler5506 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate we hope to put our house on the market by March/April hopefully houses round here don’t take long to sell. Would love to think it’s this year but ha next year will be fine. If your around Yorkshire we’ll pop and see you.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

@@carolinefiler5506 I love Yorkshire 😄

@pamelajohnson9260 9 месяцев назад

Would love to know how the rum was named Red Leg…lot of history in that where I come from.

@TheNarrowboatPirate 9 месяцев назад

I just found the answer 😄 Our rum is named after the native RedLeg Hermit Crab. Moving from one found shell to the next, this hardy little crab goes with the flow and embodies the spirit of laid-back island life without a pirate in sight.

@isntimportant 2 года назад

If she's flying the black flag and you board her and take her boat under naval law it's now your property right? I've got a dinghy, brb - about to get a narrowboat!

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂😂 prepare to be keel hauled 🏴‍☠️

@daledennis6010 2 года назад

What is your favorite rum

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

I drink everything 😂 usually Aldi supermarkets cheapest but i do enjoy a nice Kraken 😂🏴‍☠️

@jeffebdy 2 года назад

@@TheNarrowboatPirate Unleash the kraken!

@suebt8794 Год назад

Maybe you could do a rum tasting review and score them? Just to wet the lips 💋

@TheNarrowboatPirate Год назад

😂 cheers 🏴‍☠️

@Rutgerbrote 2 года назад

Nope! Can't stand this no more. Laughing my ass off every time I click on You're videos. Not good for an old man! You're not just the Pirate Queen, You're the Queen of innuendos! I get hickups...😂 Wait..., can't find any rum here... Oh, there's some whisky! Saved!!! Schkal! Take care!🙃

@TheNarrowboatPirate 2 года назад

😂 thank you and you can’t beat a good whisky, in fact I drink whisky just as much as rum 😂😂