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I remember you used to be the local ice breaker in Northolt too! Victoria did a grand job of carving a path through the ice, and when the pieces slid across and hit my boat it sounded like thunder!
wonderful to watch from a very warm Cape Town, damn it looks nippy. Wish we had canals here in South Africa, I think I could live the life of a boat man. Love the sound of your boats engine
Lovely video as usual, love the rope trick when opening the lock, it must save an awful lot of work scrambling up and down the bank when single handed.
I am trying to tell the engines by their sounds..is that a lister? Dont know how spelled so i am just guessing how to spell it. Thank you for the ride along.
Neat love your videos i just wish we could restore some of our old Canals here in USA!!!!! I also would like to know what kind of engine powers your boat it sounds very much like a John Deere 2 Cylinder ?????
On that last lock I noticed you opened it with a line.......the question I have is. Was there a special knot that you used that allowed it to hold fast in one direction, and slip free when you left the lock? ......if so what is the name of the knot?
It's not actually a knot - very few are on the canals as you don't want them to tighten up on load. It's a hitch, which is trapped against the rail post. When pulled away from the post it just loosens. The technique is called Thumb-lining (a more modern phrase I believe), or gate lining or mast lining.
Thank you for responding. .....right after I watched your video I watched another from the canal trust... they were doing two longboats with passengers and showed how it was done in the traditional way. They showed close up how that hitch was made and used it was great!..... thank you again for the response have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
It blows over the top, and is better this way in locks as it pushes it out. You can get a face full if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, but it not a problem once the engine is warmed properly up anyway.
@@assiebruins2545 I use Nicholsons papermaps for canals I'm not familiar with, but I have a good knowledge of most of the main canals in the UK now, so can get by without them for the most part. I also use canalplan.org.uk/ for planning.
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I remember you used to be the local ice breaker in Northolt too! Victoria did a grand job of carving a path through the ice, and when the pieces slid across and hit my boat it sounded like thunder!
very relaxing to watch, thanks.
Icebreaker !
British Waterways.
Loving your vids subbed 👍🏻👍🏻😊
There's something very satisfying about watching this boat break the ice.
Love that engine. Slowed to tick over for every boat. Pro at the tiller.
wonderful to watch from a very warm Cape Town, damn it looks nippy. Wish we had canals here in South Africa, I think I could live the life of a boat man. Love the sound of your boats engine
There goes the paint.
sounds epic
Lovely video as usual, love the rope trick when opening the lock, it must save an awful lot of work scrambling up and down the bank when single handed.
The ladders aren't always in the right place, and it's all a bit awkward when clothed up, especially when the sheets are frosty!
@@mykaskin I just wonder how many people see that and try it themselves.... only to find their centre line firmly hitched to the handrail.
I am trying to tell the engines by their sounds..is that a lister? Dont know how spelled so i am just guessing how to spell it. Thank you for the ride along.
im new here, do you live in the boat?
"Ледокол Ленин"... английская версия :)
:Translation: "Icebreaker Lenin" ... the English version :)
Indeed, it is! :)
very good to watch
Ice.
Again must be a great life on a narrow boat. I’d swap my home in Australia for a life like yours
Always a good watch! Thats a nice place to tie a widebeam, just before the bridge!
It was fine, there was loads of room.
It ok it's not a hire boat.
NB Icebreaker?
Berkhamptstead?
Neat love your videos i just wish we could restore some of our old Canals here in USA!!!!! I also would like to know what kind of engine powers your boat it sounds very much like a John Deere 2 Cylinder ?????
1953 Lister JP2 engine.
Aaron Stern you can see it started here: ua-cam.com/video/H5deIvEbA4A/v-deo.html
Cold day for it 😉
Hi Mike A Tupperware boat wouldn't last 5 mins cutting trough that ice ,Cheers.
On that last lock I noticed you opened it with a line.......the question I have is. Was there a special knot that you used that allowed it to hold fast in one direction, and slip free when you left the lock? ......if so what is the name of the knot?
It's not actually a knot - very few are on the canals as you don't want them to tighten up on load. It's a hitch, which is trapped against the rail post. When pulled away from the post it just loosens. The technique is called Thumb-lining (a more modern phrase I believe), or gate lining or mast lining.
Thank you for responding. .....right after I watched your video I watched another from the canal trust... they were doing two longboats with passengers and showed how it was done in the traditional way. They showed close up how that hitch was made and used it was great!..... thank you again for the response have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
How is it to always stand in the exhaust fumes?
It blows over the top, and is better this way in locks as it pushes it out. You can get a face full if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, but it not a problem once the engine is warmed properly up anyway.
One more guestion: do you use digital maps on a laptop or something else while navigating through the canals?
@@assiebruins2545 I use Nicholsons papermaps for canals I'm not familiar with, but I have a good knowledge of most of the main canals in the UK now, so can get by without them for the most part. I also use canalplan.org.uk/ for planning.
how do you turn that beast around? lol
Andrew Bowles carefully:) there are places that are big enough however.
and what witchcraft is taking place at 10:40?
Dennis Richards that is a traditional boatmans technique called Thumb lining, look it up on UA-cam for more information.
You mean "icy water"
Yeah, I was just being silly - but it does look odd when you're used to more runny stuff...
@@mykaskin it was an interesting video i'll give you that!
Great way to remove your blacking and everyone else's I suppose