Weve been in the business since 1971 and our team has helped thousands of buyers realise their dream when buying a narrowboat. There are so many wonderful channels about narrow boating this is a play list of narrow boating videos. Free boat stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more. We have selected a few youtube videos that we think you would like to see. Download the canal and river trusts skippers guide to the ribble link here.
Our first 100 days afloat aboard the nutshell narrowboat part 1. In the first narrowboat series alan herd restored historic dover and now he takes it from birmingham to its old home base in brentford. How i came to be buying a narrowboat cruising the cut. Launch day for silver fox launching our new canal narrowboat. The boat dealer can make or break your boatownership experience. This narrowboat adventure is creating narrowboat life videos. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In this vlog as we explore britain by narrowboat, we. Boattube website walkaround videos and photo highlights from the biggest boat show in usa and canada. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or a choice of quality branded items on our online store at. Narrow boating downloads most of the downloads below open in pdf format. This involved passing through a total of 51 narrow locks, of which 28 need to be completed in a single day due to lack of mooring opportunities.
But, before you rush out and buy one, or give up a land base to live on one, ive tried to outline below some of the quirks of a life afloat all year round, and in particular,some things to consider. I do actually have an unprocessed set from erm about 3 years ago which includes a near miss with a british waterways canal river trust boat which proves you can do an emergency stop with a. Join us for a day in the life aboard our 30ft narrowboat bertha. He meets some of the people who used to carry goods along the route, and those who still live or work on the canal. Living on a boat or more specifically, living on a narrowboat. Adventures in zero gravity the unpredictable escapades. Lifes been busy and it seems i havent posted a video in a while in fact as ive got several unprocessed journeys i havent bothered capturing recent trips out, but ive missed doing them, so as i had a few spare days, decided to process another. Alan herd takes his narrow boat dover on an epic and nostalgic journey down the length of the grand union canal from birmingham to london, where dover was originally based. Narrowboat swept away on a flood tide, almost causing a boating disaster. Can living on a narrowboat be a cost effective alternative to life on dry land. Subscribe to our weekly vlogs and follow our journey as the foxes get afloat. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or a print from our gallery on our. Were running out of diesel, coal, and water so we need to move narrowboat silver fox during the lockdown to the nearest marina for supplies.
Everything you need to know about living on a narrowboat. Isolated on our narrowboat we decide to make an essential journey for water before. All sportstuff, airhead ho and connelly boating products and towables are available at the best prices. Youtube waterways videos found by andersen boats page 1. Im 12 years old, and my buddies and i go tubing whenever we can get my dad to drive the boat. I have been enjoying my time out afloat but have not been doing much photoforvideo capture, so there has been an absence of my videos for ooo too long. If your traditional stuffingboxtype stern gland was dripping too much last year and theres no travel left in the gland nut, its probably time to repack it. What length for youtube saturday, april 17th, 2010.
Please show your love and support by subscribing to our narrowboat channel. Adventures in zero gravity the unpredictable escapades of. Boat boating safety videos difference between standon and giveway vessels. You dont need to be an expert to hire a canal boat and each year around one fifth of. Having restored his narrowboat dover, alan herd travels in it from birmingham to london along the grand union canal. This is hosted every year on the dudley no 2 canal in netherton.
That said, some scary landings are actually great examples of. Buying a narrowboat part one the long slog to a life afloat. Jan 11, 2011 if you have a boat, you probably have some sort of inflatable tow toy. There are 103 videos about narrowboats on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The book is filled with beautiful, enthralling photography of the waterways themselves, the narrowboats that occupy them and, most importantly, every nook and cranny of their insides. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or a choice of quality branded items on our. My name is jasmin and i make videos about narrow boating for my channel this narrowboat adventure. The chinese boat then goes on to ram a second japanese ship. After getting whipped and tossed and bounced on a bunch of different tubes, my pals and i narrowed down our picks to a half. Starting out at the gas street basin in birmingham, the cameras follow dover through glorious english countryside as she travels 126 miles and traverses 178 locks. Video blogs of a narrowboat search results youtube. Tingdene boat sales new and used motorboats for rivers, canals, sea. Arent there any budding amateur cameramen out there to show ev. Footage shows the chinese fishing boat ramming into japanese vessels, putting the onus now on tokyo to respond.
Our bed was in the bow of the boat with gills in the stern. Watch travels by narrowboat one man, one boat, one life online. Whilton marina is the biggest narrowboat brokerage in the uk. Choice of boats always a large selection of boats available to view in one convenient central location, reducing the need to travel.
Canal holiday tripadvisor 5 star canal holiday just back after a week on the shropshire union canal on board fjord countess from andersen narrowboats. Boat sales on river thames, river severn, river wey. Narrowboat video gallery canal boat holidays uk hire. Narroboat blogs below is a list of 46 narrowboat blogs. Since 1999 boat tube has been the trusted leader in watersport inflatable tubes for boats. Shocking video shows canal narrowboat sinking in just 25. Last winter was a breeze but this winter has been much harder. The narrowboat experience living on a narrowboat in the uk.
If you have any that you feel we should consider including, please feel free to send your ideas using our contact form. Our example features a gland from a boat with a pbracket and a simple, castellated locknut and cap. Kalkomey is a private organization dedicated to providing boating education courses and certification and publishing boating safety education materials. After uploading our last little film to youtube, i have noticed there are loads of films of the inland waterways but most have only had hits into the 100s not the thousands or tens of thousands. Rivercraft tips for canal boats in summer, many canal and narrowboats venture onto the river severn. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for wide berth canal boats for sale. Here we talk about the process of actually coming up with a name for our boat. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or tshirt from our online store at. Now, we cruise the uk canal network, campaigning for mental health issues and recording our adventures on youtube.
After recreating the 1979 hire boat holiday which took us to the ashby canal, we decided to head to the black country boating festival. The journey from here to windmill end junction on the dudley no 2 canal is approximately 50 miles. How to install and watch tv on a canal narrowboat youtube. The videos range from how to start a narrowboat to overplating a narrowboat. A walker catches the dramatic moment a narrowboat sinks in a canal in a matter of seconds. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or tshirt from our online store. Whilton marinas youtube videos have been created to help you learn all about narrowboat and how to use them. Once our gas heaters on, though, the boat heats up really quickly. Narrowboat life answers all the questions weve wanted to ask about the ins and outs of liveaboard life on the inland waterways. They can be crewed by experienced inland canal boaters or newbie holiday makers you may notice little difference if either is on a major river for the first time. The vessel was on the kennet and avon canal in whitley, berkshire, when it was suddenly swallowed up by th. This is a very quick video to introduce cruising the cut, a video blog on youtube by a man who quit his job and sold his house to live on a narrowboat on the canals of england and wales.
If you dont have acrobat reader already, download the free reader here. We sold our home and built a brand new canal narrowboat that we live aboard and travel the uk canal network as continuous. Plane landing videos top 10 craziest plane landings. The volume can be set to low as background music or much louder for a disco dance. Erie canal video gallery below are some videos of erie canal. Weve finished building our new liveaboard canal narrowboat and its time to. We run two successful youtube channels the narrowboat experience and art by annamarie. Landing a plane is a tricky proposition under the best of circumstances. The narrowboater can find themselves in a built up urban environment one minute and then, rounding a bend in the canal, very quickly find that the canal takes on a much more rural and bucolic nature. In 2019 we sold our home, gave up our jobs and built our new home, a 57foot canal narrowboat. You can have your own space on the site where you can create your own blog. Living on a narrowboat all year round narrowboatinfo. I know they must seem ridiculously long for such a short boat, but the little boat has a 40 beam. All of them should be active, although some people post more than others and some havent been posted to in years.
The internal fitout of our new narrowboat, silver fox, is almost complete. We were moored opposite trinity marina, hinkley which is located on the ashby canal. So when boating life asked me to make a wish list of new tubes and then go out and ride them all, i was all over it. Narrowboat afloat grand union canal birmingham to london alan herd part 22 duration. Tune in to view life on the waterways with black prince holidays and watch our latest canal boat videos. How i came to be buying a narrowboat july 23, 2015 october 19, 2016 heres my first video blog, describing how i came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the uks canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. All sorts of romantic notions are conjured up by those four words. Boat tubes by sportsstuff, airhead, connelly and ho offers the lowest prices on ski tubes and inflatables.
I have edited the 10 part series into 3 parts, with the random filler short features on other. I needed a drink so pulling on my jeans and trainers i made my way into the sitting and kitchen area in the middle of the boat. A dealer that is dedicated to service and with a good reputation among fellow wakeboarders on the lake is more likely to provide positive buying and ownership experiences for you than a dealer four counties over with no rep on your home waters. Aug 19, 2016 a walker catches the dramatic moment a narrowboat sinks in a canal in a matter of seconds. We had to pass through hers to get on deck to operate the boats controls. During the coronavirus lockdown we are currently closed to the general public. Grab yourself a foxes afloat mug or a print from our gallery on our online store at. We sold our home, quit our jobs and had a brand new narrowboat built from scratch to live aboard and cruise the uk. Jul 23, 2017 im gonna run down my top 10 boat tubers narrowboating youtube channels. Bickerstaffe boat company bickerboats buying a narrow boat made easy rya.
Starting out at the gas street basin in birmingham, the cameras follow dover through glorious english countryside as she travels 126 miles and. Im gonna run down my top 10 boattubers narrowboating youtube channels. Black rose is a spacious one owner boat delivered in 2017, serviced in 2018 and blacked with a full. Download over 64 narrow boats royalty free stock video footage, motion backgrounds, and after effects templates and more. Apr 22, 2014 if your traditional stuffingboxtype stern gland was dripping too much last year and theres no travel left in the gland nut, its probably time to repack it. Whilst living on a widebeam canal barge, we also sing, do photography, teach photoshop, create music, read scripture and love comedy. There is no better way to experience this beautiful area than aboard one of our modern, spacious houseboats. I should know, because i recently had the chance to try some of the best new tubes you can buy. Sure, the thought of sitting on a peaceful canal bank on a warm summer evening, gin an tonic in hand hand, without a care in the world is appealing, but is life afloat really like that. Narrow boat follows alan through the transformation process and then on to the iwa national boat show in a bid to win first prize for his efforts.
If you dont have any music or forget to bring some then we can supply music but do let us. Imdb everywhere find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Not only was this to be our first festival, it was also our first time trading from the boat. Canal videos the uk canal system provides a wide and varied collection of backdrops. Boattube walkaround videos and photo coverage from the biggest boat shows in europe, usa and canada 2015 toronto boat show. We post videos on the narrowboat experience once a week these can be anything from renovations or boat maintenance to cruising the canal or exploring areas we visit. But if your favorite tube is leaking or showing its age, this might be a good time to shop for a replacement, as there are some exciting new rides on the market. This narrowboat adventure is creating narrowboat life. Also, we dont really use the shower on our boat because its very small and uses up a lot of the water, so we shower at our studio, which can be a pain.
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