Why We DON'T Tow Our Second NARROWBOAT | Everything Went WRONG! | EP80 

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Maybe you should build a detachable rudder for the outboard for emergency purposes

Emily's practicality is such a grounding force and a fine compliment to Ben's wee bit dream flights.No offense Ben.

30k subscribers and well-deserved! Thank you SO much for taking us along on your adventures. You guys are by far one of my favorite subscribes. I wish you all the best, and a wonderful and safe new year!

When towing, I've been told the 2 lines connecting between the stern of the leading boat to the bow of the towed boat should cross over to form an X pattern. It works, probably an engineering thang and you still need someone on the towed stern tiller.

Guys! Ask James Bruton to design ya motors that can be steered, and raised/lowered remotely. Happy New Year!!!! ❤

Rarer Forms of Wandering - just the title makes you want to listen! Keep sharing your creativity in 2024! Thanks.

For what it's worth, have you tried crossing to tow lines over like into an X pattern. This controls the sideways movement of the bow and stops the 'seeking' motion. Like you say, not all days are idyllic, especially when you need to be somewhere.

Practise will make perfect eventually --- The Workboaters and their butties always are a respectful joy to watch when they do locks with their whole box of skills and tricks and long ropes and short ropes and so on - Speed, efficiëncy, no movement or act to much- It all looks so easy when you see the professionals do it, right? 🤪😉 Congrat's on the 30+K - What an achievement 🍺💪🏽🏅

Y’all er jus fun to be with. This old Cowboy from Arkansas would never be able to see what you show us. Thanks!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND ALAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO 30,000 So glad the tow went well. See you next year. Much love ❤️ ❤❤

Creamy garlic mushroom filled baubles - makes everybody's festive celebrations.

Before the switchboard gets jammed up… Have a happy, prosperous and stress free 2024 🍻🍺🕺

I Love your vlogging about your everyday live . And especially, the musical,scenery breaks. I find the pacing of talking, quiet everyday movement, and straight up scenery (with Benny's original music) . passing bye, so peaceful to me. And watching y'all solving problems, and issues (cliff walk! Welsh canal😮) Reminds me how strong ,resilient ,adaptable a person/s can be . Wishing you two the best in the New Year . Congratulations 🎉 on 30k subs! ❤

Towing difficulties , yup I understand your opinion . My experience was with a motorbike , weighing 500 pound usually , but the engine was not in it , as the frame needed a weld and the engineer was three miles away ! So I got towed my friend's similar 750 , using trebled up washing line . Do not try this kids , I made it , thousands would not and never again ! My lovely father in law had been a racer back in the days when he was younger , just after 1945 , and he and a mate would drive to races in their race cars . These cars were big block American saloons that officers had left behind that were cheap to buy as no one wanted as fuel was rationed then ; John converted them to run on methanol which was not rationed ...clever lad . Anyway , so they did their racing day one time and his friend's car engine failed . They had thought about this before and had a length of scaffold tube , clamps and tools with them . With both steering their cars home , joined by the tube , John became aware of being pushed by his mate's car which had mysteriously got it's power back again ! He had loads of stories and had pictures to back his claims , like racing with Sterling Moss . Sadly gone from us now , bless him . How this helps you I m not sure ! I wonder if you could devise a system where you push Rambler so that you do not loose the steering and keep Rambler from tipping sideways . Two scaffold tubes , one per side , might do it . If you must tow , what about two equal length ropes attached to opposite sides of the vessels ? In addition , maybe of use all the time on Rambler , some vertically mounted boards on the sides of the boat , of some width , might help with stability in towing and usual motoring . The boards could be swivelled up and down , as needed . This idea is not mine , it was used in ancient times ! Oh yes . Guy at my pub was a lorry driver . He had the honour of carrying a Bae Space Satellite on his low loader ( towing story) down south to some port , police escorts , the lot . He drove under a railway bridge that turned out to be too low and the satellite got knocked off its cradle . One paper reported the incident under the banner of ' Satellite Falls To Earth ' . Not a tall story at all ! Laugh , we wet ourselves down the pub . Have a great new year and leave the babies out of it . Alan might have kittens ! Lol . I am jesting , enjoy yourselves !

Another gr8 B n E! You're like a shining light to look forward to each week! Your followers would agree, I'm sure. Michael

Happy new year to you both looking forward to the new year and new episodes

Love the lived in boat with Benny and his survival station as a central feature 😂 looks like Benny ‘s next project is making a butty boat rudder.Nice improvisation.Anyway Happy New Year all👍

Lol! Your pregnancy comment did give me a good chuckle! Do love you both and look forward to seeing you in 2024, along with Alan. Love the way Alan never changes his expression

15:35 What a wonderful garden gnome!!! 😍 Great and bright 2024 for you, Emily, Ben, Allen and your boats! 🍾💞

Thank you guys I really hope you guys have a great new year to come I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. See you next year ❤

Hello from Canada Emily and Ben - I have used a tow-rope on the water, but on land I have also used a steel tow-bar which has the advantage of not allowing the vehicle behind to overtake me or bump in to me when I slow down. It might be possible to use something similar - you can even install one (wood?) on both port and starboard side of Rambler. Love your relaxed style - Happy New Year to you both - Stephen Burnett in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Yet again another fab vid , me and the old girl love how you keep it real and normal not like some other boaters , one pair who i will not mention , happy 2024 looking forward to more great vids . Thankyou ❤️

Absolutely one of the livliest couples living on a Narrow boat with their precious fur baby Allen.👍⚘😺❣ So happy for the 30,000 subs.thats amazing 👍👍👍 Thank you Emily and Benny for sharing your journeys around the canals with us all around the world. I still think it is so unbelievable that we are all able to connect as we do through the internet. Lovely 👍😊🎊🎈🎉 Happy New Year to you both,stay stronf,stay possitive and always stay as lovely as you are. 👍❣😺⚘🎉🎈🎊 Also Thank you both for all your hard work in order to make these Grand videos.👍👍👍⚘⚘⚘

Congrats on the 30k🎉 Lesson learned from this one Benny is don’t run out of fuel! 😂 😂 😂 Happy New Year from New Zealand.

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Thanks for the vids and music - See y'all in 2024. 🤠

Fab video, fab music, 30k much deserved. Roll on 40k. Happy new year! Now I’m just off to eat a bauble (such a good word) 😂

30,000 that's amazing you two, and it's because your really nice people, still love the vlogs xxx

Happy new year to you two, love being part of your lives, now get tidying lol 🤗

Well that was enthralling for a nerd. I reckon you're right, being so close Rosie's prop will be like a bow thruster on Rambler. The chances of splitting the thrust equally down each side will be next to zero and as soon as it isn't it'll just make it worse. A long line could work better, but comes with a whole new set of problems.

Awww wonderful hitting 30.000 you sure deserve it don’t tow if you don’t have to Happy New Year to you both Allan too from us oldies 🤗🤗🤗👍

30k! Congratulations! Love your openness! Happy New year!

Hello …it’s just crazy how people hate on narrowboaters these are peoples homes I’m in the USA and love watching your videos and life styles also a big fan of Amy and Wes boattime ..stay safe

Happy new year guys, I really love your videos

Happy New Year, Ben, Emily, and Alan.

So pleased to find your channel this year and been eagerly awaiting each weeks update throughout! As an ex live-aboard I hugely miss life on the water and have to make do living beside it but your channel has helped me stay sane whilst adapting back to land. Great music benny (i play cornet and got lots of funny looks practicing that on the boat) and you make a lovely couple. Emily's eating face always makes me chuckle. One small ask - please do come back up north!! I'd love to see you over the rochdale and back around the huddersfield. It seems you did that just before starting the vlog 😞. Saying that you'd probably get stuck in a pound for months / years waiting for repairs. Seems almost impossible to get anywhere other than Leeds around here (wakefield) even in summer due to closures. All the best for 2024 - peace, love & narrowboats 🙂

Congratulations on 30 k 🎉 Happy New Year ❤xx

Happy New Year, Emily, Ben and Alan xxx

Happy new year to you both and Alan xxx

Maybe towing isn’t the best way forward! Wishing you both a very happy new year - here’s to more adventures! 🎉🎉

Congratulations on 30k. Love you guys and your videos... Happy New Year. X

Thanks for the trip guys, and a happy new year to you too xx

Happy New Year to you three🤗

Happy New Year to you both, I wish you the best of everything!

Realy enjoyed your meet up with Narowboat Will then in the same week seeing Wi!!s vlog filming you

Happy new year 🎉 love your blogs 😊 thanks to both of you xx

Happy new year to you three 💜💜🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉👏👏 Enjoying and looking forward to the next one. Xx

Wishing you both a very happy new year Ben & Emily

Congratulations on reaching 30thousand subscribers,really enjoy watching what you get up each week whether it be history or what you build on rambler.more Allen cameras please

Happy New Year !❤❤❤

Stay as you are guys love you both so much .Happy New Year to you 🎉❤❤

Happy New Year!

DIY a sheetmetal sailing rudder above the outboards prop is a simple solution to improve handling while under tow. 👣🕊👽

From one youtube channel to another congratulations on 30k and happy new year

Been a pleasure watching you guys. Happy New Year! Congratulations on 30k subscribers

Happy New Year to you guys and Allen

It's been great. Thanks for sharing..Happy New Year 🎉

All the best for the new year 🍻

Nice You must have a very good New Year. Cheers

Nice one congrats on 30 k you had about 300 when I stated following you have a Top new year big up Alan she rocks 😸🥕🎸✌️

We have enjoyed your channel over and over again the narrowed boating is different for us here in California and we really enjoy you you 3 we hve about 12 narrow boaters we keep tack of Danni and Joe . all of yu stay safe .

_HAPPY NEW YEAR!_

Brilliant Brilliant episode

Happy New year to you all, congratulations on 30k well deserved 🎉, ❤

U both did amazing towing rambler.Happy new year to u all 🎉🎉

congrats for the 30k viewer thanks for sharing happy new year peace and love from Québec ❤

Congrats Ben, Emily and Alan, my favourite Utubers, Happy New Year x

Love you guys so much, Happy New Year take care out there

Thanks for an original and entertaining video , wishing you the best for 2024 🎉

Have been watching from almost the start and it is always a treat. Channel growth is well deserved, happy new year !🎉

Well done guys for at least trying to tow rambler, you did a good job. Congratulations on reaching 30k+. Well deserved. Have a very happy new year. See you in:2024. Take care. X🎉🍷 Ps Alan looked a bit underwhelmed about the new year.

The world needs more of your positivity!!!!❤❤❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Have a happy new year!!!

Nice one guys, Happy New Year to you all...and don't eat too many baubles Benny! 😄😄😄👍👍👍

Have a very lovely new year....and thank you for sharing...x.take care you lovely pair xxxxx

Congrats on reaching 30 thousand subscribers we love watching your videos

Happy new year guys xxx❤ congrats on 30,000 subscribers yeeeeeaaaahhhhh! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤ xx

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all three of you!!!

I wish good and happy new year for you guys,Ben &Emily!!🎉☺️✌️☀️🌻🙏🌅

Happy & Healthy New Year 2024 to Ben, Emily and little Alan 😊

Happy New Year.

Happy New year to you both I hope it's going to be a better year for us all and Allan.

Happy New Year! Congrats on the 30k! Glad you tried the boats tied up together. Learning experience

Happy New Year to you 3

Next year is going to be so fun with you guys, I can’t wait!❤

You could readily tow, but as you said, both the boats would need to be properly fitted-out, your towing boat would need a properly sized engine, and the appropriate gearbox. Happy New Year!

A very Happy New Year and just carry on being you! Congratulations on hitting 30K!

Happy New year onwards and upwards ❤

Cool vid once again, hope Christmas was good to you both and have an awesome New Years. Cheers from Canada.

Happy New year to you 3 🎉, be happy be safe and see you next year 😘

Happy new year! Thanks for all your hard work. I've been here since the start and really enjoy your content. Best wishes one and all.

Happy New Year! 🎉 I’ll look forward to buying a cd soon, thanks for the great videos

Happy New year may all your cruises be good ones

Happy and Prosperous New Year. I have enjoyed watching all of your vlogs. You have a different and unique vibe that obviously works. ❤

Happy New Year to you both

Happy new year to you three...see you all soon...

Happy new year lovelies ❤

Happy New Year and congrats on 30K. You videos are fantastic. I hope 2024 brings many new subscribers. Thanks for sharing.

Happy new year Ben,Emily and Alan... love your video's, can't wait to see what's in store for 2024.. keep up the good work 👍☺️🎉

And a very happy new year to you all. Love your vlogs I've been watching them for 4 months keep them coming.