click here for my Frequently Asked Questions page! Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. How did the boats of old go through tunnels without a towpath? Lorna (aka London Boat Girl) has done a comprehensive video about it, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg. The simplicity in the way theyre edited and narrated. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes. Documentary 2019. Thank you! Can you take a narrowboat to sea?People have done taken narrowboats across the English Channel but it requires extensive preparation and some alterations to make them seaworthy as well as a calm day and nerves of steel. And really, they look just like every other supermarket Ive ever been into (!!) English. Enjoyed your informative and sometimes witty scripts and your video quality is excellent. I have never visited your part of the world and had no idea that cruising the canals was taking place. List of other boat-tubers: www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk/links/. How long was your boat, who built it and when?Its 55 feet 11 inches and was built in 2000. One of the reasons for Remini's departure from Scientology in 2013 is because she had first asked about Miscavige's wife's absence at the marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in November . You just dont see it on my videos. We have a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland and plan to be narrowest tourists someday soon. Took time to develop these resources but find the boating community there outstanding. Portable electric trolling motors are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but Ive never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). David Johns is on Facebook. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. That said, the canal limit is 4mph but really, thats too fast. Starring David Johns Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Watch for $0.00 with Prime Watch with Prime Start your 30-day free trial Buy Episode 1 HD $0.99 Cheers! Camera wont pick anything up. How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. Enjoy the down time, and the new ideas and new adventures and look forward to seeing your first vid in new series. Thanks. Totally understandable, and while I enjoy your cruisin vids, can sure understand how what you do in life has got to have some fun in it and some, cant think of the word, but you have to enjoy what you do. So thank you kindly for that. Im pleased to say my parents are recovering well, and your series has really genuinely helped me to find some calm and re-centre. This year has been crazy and next will be more of same for a while. When something you once loved to do becomes a chore it is indeed time to step back. I lived in Rugby the last 15 years while my daughter attended the eponymous school. A narrowboat needs only 1-2kW to move along (once it has begun moving) thus a 20kWh battery pack could sustain 5-10 hours travel (presuming standard lead-acid tech ie 50% drawdown before recharge) and presuming the battery is not used for anything else aboard (though in reality most electric-focused boats use it for domestic purposes as well so the battery and solar system has to support that too)However, solar is not so reliable in the UK. The shell (hull) was built by G&J Reeves and the interior fit-out was by Millburn Boats. He really knows how to present a subject well and can do interviews and report on the goings on along the canals in a professional way. Roughly. Journal entry: 11th May, Wednesday. I. am a retired licensed professional mechanical and electrical engineer, age 78 living in Memphis, Tennessee, USA (of course). I have put together a (short) list with links of some of the best known hire firms but this does not constitute a recommendation: click here to see the list, What about a route, can you recommend one for us when hiring?Again, alas no. David was once a local news reporter for a major TV channel in the UK and did this for over a decade, as well as working on local radio. I have to say, they were the sunshine of my day, the sugar in my tea and such a welcome break, here in Seattle. An unheated boat in winter even in Spring or Autumn would be cold but thats precisely why narrowboats have heating installed. Rest assured there are at least two more seasons for Prime still to come before they catch up with where I am on YouTube :-), I grew up along side the Birminham & Worcester near Hopwood; the brightly paintled narrowboats always caught my attention & instilled a calming sense of freedom when they chugged by. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. Man throws up in court as his wife is jailed for biting off part of pub landlady's ear during boozy bar brawl. Hi David, and if not somewhat belated i wish for you a very Happy , interesting and evocative new year sir. After a windstorm dropped a large branch near the house, I bought a cheap pair of chisels and decided to make a stool. I hope that taking a break can rejuvenate you as well, in these difficult times it is easy to forget to breathe. Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. Theyre not great but I still prefer them to the main alternative which is Pearsons, although many boaters swear by those guides. Id love to do some of the French canals though. I have been working all through the Christmas period, obviously without being able to see my family, worrying about them and every day worrying about what I might be picking up at work and bringing home to my wife and two young children. When boats were horse-drawn and there was no towpath in a tunnel (because to build one would require a wider tunnel which would cost more), the boats would be legged through; a plank of wood laid across the bows, two men lying flat on it and walking the boat with their legs out to reach the walls of the tunnel. Take the time off and do whatever your heart (and the world will let you) desires. Can you fish in the canals and do you eat them?You can fish if you have the appropriate licences local angling groups tend to have the rights to each stretch of canal so talk to them. Glad you like the videos. Thanks Jim. Bruce Martin, Hello Bruce. Typically, a canal might be maybe 4-5 feet deep in the middle (the canal bed tends to slope upwards slightly at the edges). English. Take a bow, but dont fall in! You can just rock up at a hire firm or brokerage, pay your money and head off down the canal with no experience, test or licence whatsoever. Its got loads of very expert people who chip in but the only thing you have to watch is that sometimes the discussions veer (quickly) wildly off on a tangent, which is unhelpful, or occasionally descend into vitriolic arguments. The boat has very little space to store things and I prefer a minimalist, uncluttered, lifestyle. Cheers. Sir, I would simply like to thank you for your series, Cruising the Cut, Seasons 1-4. Thank you! Genres: Adventure, History, Documentary. Hi Peter. Passion is everything! Please stay healthy, and I look forward to your reemergence whenever and in whatever form best suits you. One thing I personally would LOVE to see more of is this: night time shots, life aboard the boat at night, scenes of the evening skies or stars, din din aboard the boat, that sort of thing. Vlog 275: Cruising the Canute. Living in N.Ireland we used to visit my granny over in England and the absolute highlight for me every year was a visit to Foxton Locks. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. I dont do much either, just eat a meal and watch telly or YouTube (see my Day in the Life in Lockdown video). After a few tough early minutes, St. John's kicked the defense and offense into high gear, earning a 94-59 exhibition win in their last tu We live in Australia, Im Australian and my wife is English, and weve had our boat sitting on hard standing there for the last 16 months (Australians are banned from leaving the country). Yes, Im hoping Ill feel recharged after a bit. The steerers will wave and say hello when they pass each other, that is when the back of one boat passes the back of the other. Best wishes. Hi DavidI must be psychic. Cheerio, Jobim, Thank you Jobim; the refilling of my tank is underway! "Best Of Cruising the Cut" Play all 187. David at Cruising the Cut still has a lot to offer the narrowboat community even if he isnt living and breathing the live day to day , If you are an avid fan of David and his Cruising the Cut channel, I would love to know what you think in the comments section below . The 40million canal restoration in central England CruisingTheCut 1.3M views3 years ago 137. We have a sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland and plan to be narrowest tourists someday soon. from Tony Garden. You know, its beginning to sound like youre missing your TV reporting days. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures! Oh, I can imagine just how your wife is pleased! This last year has been a pain for us all and must be even more lonely when youre a single handler. And you do the documentary well. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Get enough views and this will eventually add up. Have fun & take us with you. A rather lovely video to end the season sees David firstly having a new stove pipe custom-made to crown the chimney he'd fixed in Episode One and then, on an utterly glorious day in mid-summer, he takes a trip to Welshpool to see, and experience, a horse-drawn narrowboat. This is a re-cut and reimagined version of the YouTube format to give it more of a TV feel for the Amazon series. Hello! Firstly, producing Travels By Narrowboat 'is' my job. Will you film a shopping trip for us please?Its likely not something Ill do because if Im going shopping I dont want to lug the camcorder along as well as the bags of food. Congratulations on becoming lead cutter. Have a look at Vlog 74 which is all about heating on narrowboats. I'm 53 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. I used to paddle a canoe. Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. Do I regret my decision? I enthusiastically support any direction you intend to pursue. just aisles with food on shelves. Cast & Crew. Theres not much to see at night its dark! Thank you for taking the time and effort, in making hours and hours of videos for Cruising the Cut. May you find your way back to joy. Why dont you have a generator?Dedicated diesel generators (ideally in a silenced enclosure) are great but fantastically expensive many thousands of pounds even for little ones. Do continue to enjoy your boat. David is survived by. Have breather and keep safe ok? The water tank under my well deck is huge and takes up the space where a thruster would go (plus the thruster would need its own battery and new charging wires run throughout the length of the boat from the engine room). Im not sure what Ill be able to do yet, the pandemic is quite restrictive but hopefully that will start to clear later in the year maybe? Really find them very informative. Many boaters do not paint the bottom at all! Consider two, 57-foot-long boats coming from opposite directions. We are in the sad situation of having our own boat, which we normally spent 6 months a year on, but are no longer able to do so due to the virus. So hybrid solutions are the only reasonable option. Thank you for a lovely gentle series of programmes. Best wishes. Take care. Thank you Tracy; I shall post the occasional update until my proper (albeit reduced) schedule returns! Do the canals ever flood? A. There's two reasons. Cheers. David, Whos Deborah Johns? I knew what this vlog was going to be about before I watched it; I had the feeling you were feeling a bit dejected. My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. Most boats go along at 2-3mph, except some hire boats which are typically trying to get around a set cruising ring in a very short time such as a week. If you are selling your boat let me know about it ;-), Haha thank you. Our earlier travels with younger family peaked our interest but your vlog pushed us to jump in. CanalBoatUK is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Jill, Your email address will not be published. Its therefore important to use wildlife-friendly washing products so as not to poison the fish, ducks, swans and other canal animals.A lot of people seem to get very irate about the grey water situation and I suppose in an ideal world, if we started again from scratch, wed be likely to use grey water tanks and have to pump them out. Shall post the occasional update until my proper ( albeit reduced ) schedule returns ( London. A lovely gentle series of programmes your part of the French canals though and do whatever your heart and. 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