Episode 25
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Our visit to Bath ends and we turn around to head back up the Kennet and Avon canal towards Reading.
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The music played in our videos is all royalty free and may not be commercially available, but here is a list of the music used. Some is shown on UA-cam.
Elder Kedem - 'You and Me'
Lior Seker - 'First Adventure'
Low Tree - 'Shaal Region'
Mark Tracey - 'Born Twice
Benjamin Thompson - 'Lullaby'
Feet On Water - 'Unexpected Moment'
Ziv Moran - 'Clouds'
Thanks for watching - love Fran and Rich
"It is" was the perfect response to numpty shouting from his boat window. Nice riposte!
Haha! I had forgotten that. Usually you think of the right response well after the event, but that day I was on the ball.🤣
Too bad everyone can’t be as polite and pleasant as the two of you. Stay positive.
Dear Fran and Rich,
Before you start ripping windows out and resealing them try a product called 'Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure' . The only time we had window leaks was after they were taken out and put back in when the boat was painted. Managed to cure all the leaks with this product which is a liquid silicone sealant. It will find it's way into the tiniest cracks/holes and seal them. It's available for most chandlers. Mark where the leaks are coming in when it's wet and apply this in the dry. It's not expensive and saved us re-refitting our windows.
Love the vlogs - avid watchers.
John Spencer thank you for that suggestion . I love the name .....it sound like a beauty product!. We will clean up the windows and have a look for this.
Fran X
.....BRILLIANT DRONE IMAGES OF THE AQUEDUCT!👌
Favourite dictionary definition of a boat - Boat: a hole in the water in which to pour money. (Only 2 years until retirement, then I can buy my next one lol:)
Hi rich and Fran we have just started watching your brilliant life we are only on your first Xmas love watching you we have a few to catch up on but watch every day several episodes love from glyn and Di we live not far from Fradley junction xx👍
Thank you so much for following us and good luck with catching up. x
This channel has a wonderful vibe about it, really nice.
"My beer and wine bill isn't included in the costs"...hahaha.....another great vlog..all the best...
As i go over your vids again, i am chuffed you guys visited Bath, where is buried one of my true hero's, in that Auther Phillip, the 1st leader of the colony NSW in Australia spent his later life there, and he is buried in Bath........................................'Onya Guys!!
As you can see I'm only on 25.Hope your ones to come show you guys in bad weather.Bet they are lovely things to be on in bad weather. Nice and cosy😍
this episode is a wonderful balanced view of canal living!
You probably dont care but does anyone know a method to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost the login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me
@Kason Dario Instablaster =)
Guys I love your videos. Unfortunately you do get people like that man on the boat but you handled it brilliantly well done 👍
I like the fact you show a bit of everything in your vlogs as most canal videos only show the beautiful bits, honest representation keep it up!!!!!
Do like the new FOB feature slot.......Richys Towpath Talkback......the close up camera angle with the punchy comments ......Naked chef eat ya heart out😂😂👍🏼
Thank you for sharing your lives with. Very interesting to have you go over your living expenses for the past 6 months.
Each time that I see shots of petals or leaves floating on the water, I can't help but hope that one of your woven pieces will be inspired by that, too. Love your work, Fran!
Wonderful as always Fran and Rich! I think it is great that you are living as you want to on the boat. Hopefully you get the leaks fixed. Really looking forward to your next video!
Free wood ok lets see it oooh its the end of the video :(
Great stuf thanks.
Greetings,, Kitty.
Your videos have been improving by the episode over the 6 months. Keep up the good work...
Thanks once again for another lovely vlog. Can’t tell you how much I love watching each episode. Your dogs are so well behaved too. I have two Jack Russells and the little boy thinks he’s a Rottweiler while the girl runs away every time I let her off the lead. Your dogs are angels by comparison.
Enjoy every minute of your lives guys.
Happy cruising.
andy murch thanks again for your support. Absolutely love Jacks. They have to be the most characterful dogs ever. You have to forgive them for being a little naughty.
Fran x
It seems some of the areas in Bath needs a bath, and some tongues need a toothbrush.
Love it ! 😀
Fabulous. Thanks for sharing! 💚
Im stuck in hospital at the moment and your videos are giving me a great uplift....thank you
Hope you're on the mend Gaz. Great we can be of little help xx Fran.
Amazed at the number of locks you’ve travelled through.
Heard about your channel from Robbie Cumming's video. Can't wait to watch!
Great video, especially the drone footage
We are watching one or two episodes each evening, and we just got to this one. We watch as we eat supper. Loved seeing the cottage, and the village was beautiful! Fran, you amaze me as I don’t even back a car well! Rich, I have a question...do your Lady Bugs bite, and are they orange or red?
Here in Texas we have both colors, and they bite! Really enjoy traveling with you guys!
Hi Sue. We have red and yellow ladybugs here but we call them ladybirds. They do bite but not painfully and are not usually a problem to us. Thanks for watching x
I think leaky windows are very common, we had them when we bought the boat. We were advised to buy Indasa Polyurethane Sealant to use to in an emergency. We haven’t used it yet because the boat engineer at the marina we store the boat at looked at the windows for us. It turned out to be dirt in the window channels and blocked drain holes in the frame. He said this was why most windows leak! Since he cleaned the frames and unblocked the drain holes the windows have been fine. Hopefully your windows will be just as easy to fix because it’s terrible when the boat is leaky. Interesting to see the costs for your journey and we also find our consumption of wine increases when we’re aboard. We also love being on the boat together. I prefer it to being at home. Dogs, wine, internet, freedom and a husband what more could you want? Thanks as always for sharing you adventure.
Thanks Sylvia. We will try cleaning out the window drains and applying sealant first. It seams from looking at Facebook posts that leaky windows are so common. Well let you know how we get on.
The reason why so many windows and portholes leak is because the wrong sealant is used. Sikaflex or similar eventually dries out and cracks which leads to water ingress. Indasa sealant is used on windscreens and does not crack or set rock hard.
www.indasa-abrasives.com/global/en/catalogue/pu-sealer/
We have never had leaks on any of our boats since we have used this.
Glad you took our advice Sylvia. 😊
My favourite mid morning watch. Like you Rich, I'm of an age where I only have to hear or read those two words to hear the song in my head.
Have you started thinking about your Christmas plans yet?
Druggies everywhere sadly but the scenery made up for a bit of abuse. We have been showing your videos to some of our friends and the ladies among them have all gone gooey over your eyes Rich. They keep going on about being like deep pools of chocolate!
Keep meaning to reply but forget. I'm dining out big time on the pools of chocolate - cheers x
You two have the perfect personalities for this life.
Hello, hope you have enjoyed this glorious weather this week! x
Hi guys, seeing Richie walking the dogs at a good rate and the boat coming and going in the background made me wonder if a good amount
Of money could be saved if he were attached to a harness like the horses used to years ago once the boat has got up to speed cut the power and let man take over should be easier to tow then,
John Carr now there's a thought
Fran x
Thanks for giving us some figures for your first 6 months. It's interesting to know what things cost.
If you still have your car in about 8 weeks I’d be very interested in hiring or buying it so that I can get around to look at boats hope to arrive there last week in November let me know if this could be of interest to you cheers
Lovely to catch up with you. Thanks for the facts and figures. Helps us in Australia relate to your envied lifestyle more readily. Good luck with the repairs.
Rich, did you know there is a firm in Southam that can extend the length of your boat by adding in a new section. Would be cheaper to add a 7ft section than buy a new boat.
Thanks for the video, I'm glad there were no locks up to the trig point, you would have been there for a week!!, I assume it was a smack head who gave you the verbals, a sign of the times I'm afraid, you need to get those leaks done before it gets to bad, use good Marine type silicone from what I have seen from other sites, good luck.
Albert Rowe The legally dubious livaboards in bath were causing problems when we were there. There was an attempted boat siezure but the CRT, all of a sudden about five others came to his rescue, blocking the canal and causing mayhem. We would all love to live in the middle of bath for nothing, but the world doesn't work like that, if people can't afford the fees they have no right to live permanently on facilities designed for and paid for by visitors who actually adhere to the terms of their licence. To abuse others makes it even worse.
Hi Rich and Fran your vlogs are always a pleasure to watch and also very informative, I showed my beloved wife your recent vlog and she was impressed on how little your cost were for the last six months. We are still trying to find the right boat for us which is proving more difficult than we thought. Keep the great vlogs coming
hi you lovely people, just like to say lovely video as usual, I also think its going to be a cold winter this year.... but what do I know lol.
I would get the windows done ASAP as well, especially in the bedroom. but keep moving and having fun thats whats it all about. xx
Great to see you both looking so relaxed and well. Get those leaks fixed ASAP, it is going to be a harsh winter allegedly xx
I have rain water coming in from the mushroom vents, on closer inspection it looked as though as with heavy rain, the drops where bouncing back inside the vent and then dropping on to the dinette, so may I suggest incase you want to take them apart, just check if they are dripping from mushroom dome or from seal hope that helps
Brian Rees Thanks Brian but it is too much water to be bouncing back. Definitely from the seal!
Brilliant guys well done 👏👏👏👍
Hello you two. Glad it's going so well. Think we might need to start a woodpile like you :)
Another awesome episode, many thanks guys...
Hi Guys love all u stuff sounds like a Great life
What an absolutely superb video ... down to earth and friendly presentation of all aspects of boating, and costs thnk u both very much, Davie x
Davie IMRIE thank you for your lovely comment and thank you for watching
Fran x
So sorry your visit to Bath was flavoured by the local characters. Please don't feel picked on, they abuse all and sundry! Also sorry I missed the chance to catch up with you and say hello! Happy boating!!
Another wonderful video Fran & Rich. I just love the inside of your boat. I am really curious about your weaving machine Fran - could you point me in the direction of more information about it on the interwebs please? Thanks so much x
Hi Nicole
The loom is called a Saori Loom. It is a unique loom designed and made in Japan and has a lovely story behind it. I had a trial lesson when we lived in Norfolk and was instantly hooked. There are about 6 Saori centres in the uk and others around the world. You can find it all on line if you search for Saori weaving. Here is a link to the lady who started me off. I hope this helps
Fran X
www.thesaorished.co.uk/
@14:42 From time to time I have noticed that you leave your ropes laying on top of your solar panels. I have seen several videos on UA-cam about installing solar panels on RVs and boats and whether to install more than one panel in series or in parallel. One of the videos (Gone with the Wynns) tested what the effects of obstructing even a portion of one panel had on the production of power from the solar panels. They found that even the shadow of one of their halyards that fell across one of the panel severely reduced the power produced by several panels when wired in series. Just giving you a heads up of one more thing to look at. One of the other videos found that there was less-than-expected negative effects of having dirty solar panels which I guess was good to hear.
Thank you Bill, that was always unintentional but we have corrected the problem now. Thanks for your input
Have you got fenders ? Can’t see them . Just wondered . Happy travels
Ahh leaks, I've been playing catch up myself at home...first my steam machine started leaking in the steam room, then the shower from the back of the body jets, my sons room in the back bedroom started leaking through the ceiling, had to cut a patch out and hit with flashing and a heatgun. Washing machine rinse hose cracked, repaired it and cause another leak to the sink, and on top of that my freezer just started leaking water out of the bottom. I'm just glad I'm not the only one experiencing leaks :) but why do they all come at once !!!
Love the videos.... thought I would watch them from #1 and am loving your journey into full time liveaboards. Interested in your costs.. I am now confident that I can manage on my pensions... thanks!!! Please let me know which drone you bought, if you wouldn't mind... Best regards from Alberta, Canada
Thank you for a lovely vlog. My home canal. As a family we lived in Bradford on Avon. And remember the canal before it was navagateable. Did you stop in bradford
Hi Steve. We did stop in Bradford and it is a beautiful town. Will spend another day there on the way back. Thanks for watching
Fran x
Great vidoe if you haven’t past it just after bridge 126 there are lovely woods and lots of pine cones and sticks. Also Fran we got some apples there.
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Hi ya guys. Just a little line to thank you for the vlogs. You have inspired us so much we spent the weekend looking at boats to start our own narrow boat journey. Any must haves or must nots you can advise in buying a boat from your experiance so far.
Best wishes
Kevin n Karen
Hi Kevin. We're glad you have been inspired by our life. The biggest bit of advice I can give us don't wait too long for the perfect boat. I think you always change your mind about what you need once you are aboard so have a look at a few then just go ahead. Some people spend years looking when they could be cruising. For us it was more about the lifestyle and the travelling than having the perfect boat. Hope that helps
Fran x
WooHoo! Free wood! Question: Is it apparent that many watercraft moored along the canals have not moved in a very long time?
That does seem to be the case. many are on long term moorings but there are some that just look as if they have been abandoned. Such a shame!
Some boats have not moved in a long time and as people live aboard the authorities have difficulty evicting them. Unfortunately it's the only way some poor souls can afford to live, thanksfor watching.
From the inside of the boat it probably felt as though you were filming them through the window while they went about their nefarious activities.
Great vlog! What was the mad bloke shouting at you for? 😂
Hi you two!. We have no idea what was wrong with him. I think if it hadn't been us it would have been the next passing boat. He was off his head. Funny but sad too!
Fran x
One of the things that I worry about leaving our house behind is the thought of dealing with shouting, angry people and vandals. Stresses me!
Foxes Afloat I can only imagine "canal rage" is waay less frequent and less dangerous than road rage which can happen anytime, so try not to sweat the small (rare) stuff. If it all goes wrong there might be a 3mph "chase" down the cut 🤣 Love your channel guys btw every time I've dropped in. Toodle Pip !!
Foxes Afloat . Don't forget you can always move away from other boaters or an area if it's not friendly. Not so with your house. Nearly everyone has been so friendly and interesting so try not to worry
Fran x
Floating Our Boat Thank you, Fran 😘
A couple of days ago I was looking at portable toilet website addresses etc as I think they will be everywhere soon in public places etc
And I thought of a website address
Free2poo.com
Lol as a brand etc
And in this blog you mention the cost of a poo lol
The loom is something you had to bring along from your previous life. I've noted you've blacked out the boat's former name. Do you plan to re name her?
The name was already blacked out when we bought her. Yes we will rename her Constanze. Thanks for watching.
Captains Log Fran
How do you keep leap frogging your car? Do you have to drive it forward to where you next want it and then catch a train or bus back to the boat?
PHIL MITCHELL usually we walk back but have occasionally left the car for longer then got train/ bus. Hopefully the car is going in the next week so we will be free 😊
Floating Our Boat Winter''s coming. How about donating it to the homeless Veterans Society?
Re your costs, how much have you spent on mooring fees??? You're continuous cruisers at the moment, but if you want to stay put somewhere the mooring fees can be astronomical!!!!!
So far we have only paid twice for mooring and that was on the Thames at about £6/ night. We don't intend to moor up anywhere to stay, so mooring should be a minimal cost.
Fran x
Floating Our Boat I see, If and when I buy a boat I'd want to stay put for a while here and there, a few months at at time maybe. Looking into marina fees, some reasonable but some extortionate!!!
Thanks for posting and thanks for your reply...
if they were that miserable then lay off the wacky baccy if that is how it makes you...how do those costs compare to what you would have spent on the house....is there any way you can tie the planters down to secure them???
Little bit of a drug problem lol
Please mention the day and/or date in your vlogs.
I look forward to the future when they rip out the engine put an Electric engine & a battery bank. Just think of the space for batteries if the fine was removed. Couple more solar panels decent inverter electric hob decent size fridge no more fuel cost or replacement parts for the engine... Fran just think you could get a washer & dryer with that electric conversion..... My question would be on the road if you have a hybrid or full electric car you pay no road tax with it being zero emissions. Now if you did a full electric conversion I can't see why river or canal authority's can charge you for a toll if you're environmentally friendly considering that's what everybody is trying to promote I don't think anybody with sense in the justice system would stand to fine you for not paying a toll considering they don't for hybrids or full electric vehicles on the road..... Mind you I'm thinking ahead 😂😂🙈
P.s is that engine air cooled or raw water cooled because I don't hear the exhaust fishing water sound. Load that's sound on broads hire boats.
Jonny Jones unfortunately electric boats / battery technology is not there yet! Everyone suggests solar charging, but there is simply not enough roof space on a narrow boat. A narrowboat takes 3 to 5kw of power to maintain a walking pace cruise speed. For the sake of argument, let's say 4kw. This is the typical output of a domestic house solar install comprising at least 12 panels. Even then, it only produces the maximum 4kw for a few hours each year, when the sun is perfectly positioned and the sky clear. A narrowboat has room for perhaps 6 panels max, so 2kw max output. Most of the time it's cruising, so at varying angles to the sun, or passing under trees. You could never generate enough power. Sure, you could plug in to charge, but given marinas are miles apart in some sections, and would be overwhelmed, there is nowhere to do so. Best option might be a hybrid system with a small diesel generator designed to operate at maximum efficiency.
Most narrowboat are keel cooled. A tank against the hull transfers engine heat to the canal water, without the problems of sucking in raw water along with weeds, debris etc.
What do you expect he had an eu flag on the back of his boat , obviously wants to go in the opposite direction to all those trying to get in here . I would have helped him emigrate if he had spoken to me like that . ha ha