DIY Blacking of my Narrowboat with Jotun 90 two-pack paint (2 pack) [Ep 29]
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2021
- In this weeks video I cruise to the Northwich Dry Dock on the River Weaver so that my narrowboat can ‘come out of the water’ and have her bottom blacked.
This is DIY blacking and I chose to use Jotun 90 2 Pack winter grade without sandblasting as the jet wash at Northwich dry dock is extremely powerful and Jotun 90 is designed to go on services without the need for sandblasting. This video shows how we did it, the reasons why and how it all went - I hope you enjoy.
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As a retired painter I roll my eyes at folks trying to paint so I thought here we go this will make me laugh. Tell your old mum she's a guddun she knows how to hold a. Brush and brush out the paint no runs I'll bet good job girls proud of ya! Cheers for now Marty Australia
Aww thanks Marty 😃🏴☠️
Hard hard work ❤
You two and Pudding could not be more adorable! Great to see your mom too. Stay well and thank you for the vlog.
Aww thank you 😃🏴☠️
Just love you guys. As a disabled person who can't get about as much as I used to your Vlogs really cheer me up no end.
All the best. Stephen 🦼
Aww bless you Stephen and thank you 😃🏴☠️ I’m glad they make you smile as I do try to have a bit a laugh without coming across as a mad woman 😂😂
Stephen - I love these videos for the same reason!
@@TheNarrowboatPirate You are a mad woman! :)
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@@TheNarrowboatPirate Heidi why can’t I get to buy me a coffee from your blog
I love your mum! God Bless you both,
Jackie is a star. That writing is so neat. Top job gals 💚
She really is 😄🏴☠️
When that music comes on I feel like a narrowboat rave is about to get underway with glow sticks and luminescent rum cocktails served under black lights. Good stuff.
😄🎵🏴☠️
Bugger. You pirates have all the fun
And, as a sign maker for years, I can say Jackie's Lettering is en pointe! Nuff said now.
Bless her we didn’t have any brushes left, so she had to use one that had been used on the blacking and it had gone hard, so she had to cut it with scissors 😂😂 she did a fab job 🏴☠️
Thanks for sharing this and for all the info! Made us feel so much better about attempting it ourselves!
Loved seeing more of puddin and Jackie too! Jackie is really talented! 😍🏴☠️
Thanks for watching guys 😃🏴☠️
Brilliant job, both of you and well done mum for helping. Jackie's art work is brilliant.❤
Thank you Sheila 😄 it’s always easier with a full crew getting stuck in 😄🏴☠️
Blimey Girls, you worked so hard !! You make a fantastic team. Love your vlogs. Look after yourselves xxx
Thank you 😃🏴☠️ we are still aching 😂😂
If I don't watch Robbie doing what?!?!
Great video, love seeing some of the more involved boaty jobs!
Lovely video as always. We would like to try DIY blacking when it's time. Not sure either of our Mum's would help though 😂😂👍👍🏾
Oh guys, it’s hard work 😂😂 we were aching all over, especially after doing the bottom as you are reaching upwards 😂 My mum came as she only lives half a mile away so it was handy and she loves it hahaa 😃🏴☠️❤️
Always a big job for sure! Here on Canada`s west coast we usually "dry up" during the full or new moon phase that create the highest & lowest tides for chores like a paint job &/or changing zincs. If further repairs are needed then a "ways" must be sought out. Otherwise, one is limited to a handful of hours at best on a "grid". Tie-up lines must be adjusted constantly until keel is on the beams w/slight list against the pier. Barnacles & other sea growth make it a necessary task at least couple times@year, even goes for small boats like skiffs. Love the lifestyle!
Hello Heidi, got to be careful here as I don't want to offend anyone, may I say you and Jack looked amazing in overalls, you are the kind of ladies that don't mind breaking a finger nail, I think that all of you Women, and I am calling you Women not just female solo boaters are amazing, respect ❤️❤️☕️
Aww thanks Nigel 😄🏴☠️ it was hard work that 😂😂
When you do it yourself, you know what was done . Looks great ! ❤️
Thanks Jan, it was hard work, but luckily Matt was around doing the other boat so he did keep an eye on us to check we did it all correctly too which made us feel more confident 😃😃🏴☠️
That’s a nice bottom you have there! All shiny and new. You and Jackie and Mom did a fantastic job on it. That looked like a lot of work😜. I hope you had a well deserved rum after that job😍
Thanks Dawn, my arms were aching so much afterwards, that I couldn’t even lift the glass to my lips 😂😂 full recovered now though hahaa 🏴☠️🥃
Came back to watch this a second time for those fantastic drone shots of such an incredible industrial location, chock-a-block full of history.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
i love pugs. old pugs are my favorite. its hard to see them get older, but you love them no less. :)
Awww yes, and Puddin has his good days and bad … sometimes he runs around like a lunatic and then a couple of days later he can’t walk from one end of the boat to the other without falling over …. But as long as he is happy ❤️
I've just come across your channel as I'm thinking of leaving van life as England is making it harder and harder to live on the road , boat life seems alot more friendly and quiter , who knows ? Great video ❤❤❤
It’s a wonderful life but can be quite expensive and bloody hard work but I absolutely adore it 😃🏴☠️
Hi Heidi, Thanks so much for taking us on your narrow boat adventures. I didnt know their were so many canals and locks still in working operation in general.😅❤ 21:00
Over 2000 miles of them 😃🏴☠️
Ms. Heidi, I love your videos, your music in this episode reminds me of the days playing Donky Kong video game
Cheers! 😂
It was nice to show and tell how much paint you used and how much it cost, incase somebody was concidering doing it themselves for the 1st time .
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
Great job, ladies... top effort; if only we had canals in Australia...
It's interesting to see the folks who DIY this process versus the folks who pay to have it done. Thank you for sharing this in-depth view of the process!
Thank you for watching Brian 😄😂
Great video. The show coat really made the boat look good. I see your really take pride and take good care of your boat. Jackie is a good painter and steady hand. Good way to build muscle. Thanks, really enjoyed watching.
Mmmmmm jet wash. I bet you like that!!!
Awww swanlings want hug them all 😊
I really like the details. I don't own a boat anymore (oh lord, how many times in 28 years I painted my bottom) but the details are fascinating because I know how important they are. But ... LOL! at the two of you dancing by the side of the boat ... I really did laugh out loud. The two or you are scrumptious. Mom is lovely, beautiful too. :-) She's old enough to know stuff, I like that. The hoses off the side are a great idea! Yep, gotta take care of your boat ... and she'll take care of you. Wow, Jaks is brilliant at calligraphy. LOL, kiss kiss. 🙂
Aww thanks Ann, it was hard work that blacking 😂😂
Thank you for interta
ining me brian
Always GREAT seeing the Captain & Krewe of the RUM WENCH.
Thanks Don and thank you for watching 😄😄🏴☠️
Hello Hide my Sweetheart, so you going to get your bottom wiped and painted lucky you ,how nice to see your Mum helping out with the painting,Jackie helping as well so nice to have good friends true friends,got to say it’s so nice to see someone doing the job correctly not many people paint the bottom but you Hide you do it how it should be done people say it’s a wast of time doing the bottom it just get rub of when the boat hits the bottom of the river bed but you are using the right paint it’s goes hard mmmm I wish lol 😂,also a nice clean shiny bottom goes through the water better more economical on fuel,well done all of you first class job I see you all get a pay rise lol 😆 Jackie you done a great job on the Stern looks fantastic x you left your mark I see it looks just the job ,fantastic blog enjoyed every moment of it nice to watch people working lol 😝 till next time take care keep safe, John 🤷♀️🤷♂️🌹🙌🎅🏻🎄😆😝❤️❤️👏🙏👍🔥🔥🔥❄️⛈
Thank you so much for your lovely comment again John 😃 it was hard work, but I’m glad it’s all done now 😂 We took lots of advice and especially from the Dry dock themselves and they were fantastic and also on hand to check everything we were doing, as they were blacking the boat next to us, so we felt confident having them around 😃 I’m still aching now 😂 and yes you are right about the bottom, even if some of it scrapes off, the bits of paint left in them pits will stay there and it was quite easy to get underneath at the Northwich Dry dock, I’ve never been able to get under at all the other ones I’ve been at 😃😃🏴☠️
Good research, well done.Not many do the research properly as far as paint systems for steel goes but you have and I have and it shows.Good luck to you both 👍
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Just happened to see this 2 years after posting and just after I had watched some video of the battleship New Jersey going in dry dock. Pretty much the same thing. Maybe a few more buckets of primer.
A great vlog and first hand advice thank you.
Thanks for watching Stephen 😃🏴☠️
Great job.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
A joy to watch ladies and amazing talent Jackie has to do that sign free hand.
We didn’t have any brushes left, so she had to use one that had been used on the blacking which had gone hard, so she had to cut it with scissors 😂😂 she did a fab job 🏴☠️😂
you ladies made my day thank you
Aww thanks for the lovely comment 😃🏴☠️
You are both amazing.The boat looks Great!
Aww thanks Kelli, we are both still aching 😂😂
Jackies sign writing is amazing, well done ladies and Pudding for supervising
Thank you for your lovely comment 😃🏴☠️
Looking good!
Thank you! Cheers!
FANTASTIC, well done and a joy to view.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Really informative - thanks. Will be heading to Northwich !
Great job girls thanks for posting👍👍👍
Thanks John 😃🏴☠️
Wow!! You guys! She looks amazing! Great work!’
Thanks Jayne, we are still recovering 😂😂
Really enjoyed this informative vid.
Thanks Swampy 😃🏴☠️
Excellent job
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
Heidi, your face just before the cut at around 15:12 after Jackie says “just like paint” I lost a mouthful of tea 🤣
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😂😂😂
Thanks Heidi for making me laugh, quite literally watching paint dry :)
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Great job girls love the finish product happy sailing ⛵️
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
I’m quite fond of a black bottom meself :)
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It’s better than nasty chips!
Well done ladies!! Team work makes the dream work!!
Haha thanks Rick 😃
You two are so funny . We Love your vlogs . Look forward to next one, keep up good work on boat aswellx
Thanks Caz and Ed 😃 we are still recovering 😂
nice to see girls actually doing the hard yaka, well done, you all have a great day, especially in GB, super nice over here in good old Australia, ha ha
Great vlog with plenty of good blacking ideas for other bods to consider. I like the use of the aluminium paint which should in theory act as a seal and prevent rust. The cost of the paint was expensive, but should give you a longer in-water time i.e. 5 years plus, as against the usual 2-3 years for comastic type applications. Long may the 'Rum Wench' and its crew sail the inland waterways :)
Thanks Mark, I’m going to get her out again in 3 years though to check her over, as the problem with the canals lately is I often hit trolleys, bikes and various other bits of crap thrown in and the canals seem to be getting shallower and shallower 😂😂 if she still looks good I will leave it longer the next time 😃😃
haha, the Nauty Lass 21 , didn't know Robbie had been in there !
I really enjoy your music! The boat looks fab! You make me giggle every time I watch, thanks for that!
Aww thanks Evie 😃 glad to make you giggle 😂🏴☠️
Thanks Heidi for a fantastic vlog, what a great job of blacking your bottom. Take care and all the best. Stevie x
Thanks for watching Stevie 😃🏴☠️
Cracking job, the boat is looking fantastic. Time for a drink Ha Ha me harties. 🙂
Hahaa always time for a drink 😃🏴☠️
Grand job that!
Thanks Andrew 😃🏴☠️
First one of your vlogs I've come across and really liked it. You made a good job of the 'blacking' a real 'proper job' it seems to me. Gave me a few laughs and smirks too so will be subscribing and going through some of your earlier stuff.
Aww thanks Christopher, I hope you enjoy 😄
We just did the bottom the the boss’s 65’ Viking and his 50’ sail boat, (I’m the captain) there was four of us doing the work, we didn’t do both boats together but one week apart, we sanded both hulls, epoxied all the under water metal parts, then anti fouled both. It was hard work, dirty, filthy, nasty, and hot! ☀️🔥🥵 so I certainly know what’s involved in dry docking a boat!
Looks like a tough messy job well done by a great team. EXCELLENT vlog too - entertaining & informative. - I look out for your posts every week down here in NZ. Cheers.
Aww thanks so much for watching Martin 😃😃🏴☠️ we are both still aching 😂
What a fantastic informative volg. Thank you so much. We live on a Dutch barge and had it out last year. We had the whole bottom replaced (shes 120 years old!) We also used 2 pak but where we have difficulty getting the ol’ girl out of the water, she had 5 coats of undercoat and 5 of top coat. (All the yards that used to take boats out around here seem to be closing down, they’re as rare as hens teeth!). During the welding we had 3 fires on board (one of them quite serious) but were SO glad we got it all done. We’ve got to look after our old girls haven’t we! Thanks once again for the work you do on the vlog. XX
Oh wow that sounds a bit scary with the fires …. We are very lucky here as lots of boat yards but not so many you can get all the way underneath 😄🏴☠️ thanks so much for watching and comment Nick ❤️😄
Wow fascinating, learning lots from your fantastic vlogs 🏴☠️thank you 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Aww thank you Gee 😄🏴☠️
Jacky looks like fun.
I wish I had the means to live this way. I'm stuck in a horrid dinky town in the butt crack of the USA 😒
You made a wonderful job of your blacking, very well done ladies!❤️😉
Thanks Janis, we are both still aching from the ordeal 😂😂
What a great job girls Iam enjoying watching from my arm chair what a interesting dry dock you will be ready for your winter adventures
Thanks for watching Kath 😃🏴☠️
Really like your vlogs too
Thanks Steve 😄
Love the writing on the wall it looks great, long may it last👍
Yes it looks cool 😃🏴☠️ let’s hope so eh 😃
Hi from NZ we love your vlogs and we both hope we look as good as you guys when we are 72 ! Hang on just had my 73 birthday and bugger don’t look any near as good as you guys mid thirties we recon . Kia Kaha !
😂😂 thanks so much for watching guys … hahaa that 72 year old thing came from a comment I had on UA-cam asking if I was in my early 60s 😂😂 I know the camera shows everything but jeeze 😂😂 we are late 40s but feeling 72 after all the blacking 😂😂 Kia kaha!
Your amazing. Love your videos. Just about to sail away from Spain.
Oh wow, have a fabulous time 😄
Love the painted sign. I was hoping you would add one there before you headed off! 😊
That was fantastic. What a great job. Well done. Mrs pirate ladies.
Aww thanks Will, it was hard, dirty work 😂😂
@@TheNarrowboatPirate yeah it looked bloody hard. Well done though.
Great video, stumbled across your channel when lookin for something else. 🍺"all for rum & Rum for all"
Cheers and thanks for watching 😃🏴☠️
Cutiest dog ever, lots of sexual innuendos and two lovely ladies.
Never been on a narrow boat or ever had any interest but I randomly stumbled on this video and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Well done.
Awww thanks so much for watching and your lovely comment ❤️🏴☠️
Dear Heidi Thank you for providing me with some precious memories of my home and its beautiful canal system I'm originally from Kidsgrove but spent my previous years around Scholar Green, Rode Heath and the Red Bull wharf and pub I've lived in the U.S. for twenty five years now and I was fortunate to have a friend who owned a narrowboat which he moored at Redbull when not travelling. I really enjoy your exploits and have subscribed to your channel. I look forward to seeing your future adventures stay warm and ATB
Thanks Paul …. I cruise passed all them places in future videos if you keep watching 😃🏴☠️ beautiful places and thank you for subscribing 😃
Awesome job ladies and you’re absolutely right about filling in the baseplate pits, as it will slow down further pitting.
Excellent vlog and very entertaining!
Thank you, we had some brilliant advice from the dry dock 😃🏴☠️
Lots of hard work, but she sure looks ship shape & Bristol fashion now! 🏴☠️
Thank you - we are still aching 😂😂🏴☠️
Learn something every day, never new they were called tunnel bands at the back of the boat. Always feels better when you’ve attended to your bottom 😳😳
😂😂 yes the bottom is feeling good 🏴☠️
I paid 2k to have my boat blacked with 2 pack but it was all done for me. I’ll be doing it myself next time.
Good tip when painting and it’s going to cover your face Vaseline face first. Probably some knocking around on the boat 👍
Lots of hard work but I love to paint too. Love your videos. Great job. Looking forward to going back your previous videos to see what/ where you have been. Take care. Travel SAFE. Sandy from "Across the Pond".
Awww thanks for watching Sandy 😃🏴☠️
Hey girls a cracking job done there !! Jackie's got a good eye & steady too. Will be interesting to see how the paint lasts. Love your channel you crack me up with your quips etc.
Awww thanks for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment 😄 and thanks for watching too Howard, I’m glad you enjoy 😄🏴☠️
Looking good we’ll done
Thanks Kathleen 😃🏴☠️
Just found your channel, I once walked the Oxford canal from Oxford to my hometown of Rugby. Was bored to death, not the life for me...I've lived in NYC for over 30 years. But I enjoy following your adventures and love and will use your word Twunt.
Haha thanks Christopher … it isn’t for everyone but I absolutely adore it 😃🏴☠️
Best thing is I can use it in the states, people get so upset when I use the "other one".
Great Job! Thanks for taking us for the ride in the dry dock.
Thanks for watching Kert 😃🏴☠️
@@TheNarrowboatPirate Heidi.. Just 'happened'😊 upon your channel here and have watched quite a few of your fantastic Vlogs. Question please.. How did you paint the areas between Boat and trestle..🤔 Liked and subscribed.... 🛥👏👏☘
Thanks for the entertaining and informative video - great work, great result. I had the same question as Dale Rex below, thanks for posting an answer. From Australia.
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Well done you pair 👏👏👏 having done mine this year I know how much hard work goes in and I didn’t do my bottom. Nice to see an diy job using different products instead of bitumen based blacking
Aww thanks you guys, we are both still aching 😂😂 we went for the 2 pack as they do a lot of the much older boats in the Jotun here and they all rave about the place, so I thought I may as well give it a go 😃 I’ll probably scrape it all off when I smash into my next lock, but it’s worth a try 😂😂🏴☠️
you looked tired but it will be worth it and u can sit back and enjoy yor hard graft
Thank you 😄🏴☠️
Well done you three. Great work in VERY difficult conditions. Puddin is great! Obviously, he was just supervising, but he did that well :) (I made sure auto-correct didn't change the little man's name this time!)
Thanks Ronnie, it was bloody hard work that 😂😂
good vid on the cut keep it cranked on cut blacking look good good job thanks lee
Thanks Lee 😃🏴☠️
The music you make and use on the videos is really good you are very talented. Watching the antifouling brought back memories of my last 30 years of antifouling jobs I have done and the worst bits having to lie on your back to do the underneath and keel.
You did a great job.
Thanks David .. yea it was hard work 😂
hiya girls loved the vlog and so impressed with the fantastic job you did on your bottoms, we're still looking forward to getting out on the cut once our house sale gets completed I'll certainly try and make as good a job when the time comes for us to do ours, cant wait. Thanks for the very informative and inspiring vlog keep them coming all the best have a great Christmas and a very happy new year
How exciting Allan, a new life chapter awaits. Will you be going boat hunting or have you one already sorted?
@@TheNarrowboatPirate no we haven't got a boat sorted yet, they seem to be selling so quickly just now, we do nt want to look too seriously yet until the dosh is in the bank and we're located in France just now but as soon as the house sale is completed we'll be back in the Uk, we have lived in France for over 22 years so time for a change, while we're still able to hopefully manage life on the cut, We're still discussing types, lenghts etc, we're avid youtube watchers, thanks for all the effort you put in bye Allan
Who says women can't do whatever they want. A fine job there. I hired a woman during covid because she lost her job as it was closed. Best employee I've ever had. I love your channel, I'm trying to catch up from the beginning as well.
Aww thanks for watching Bryan .. I hope you enjoy the previous videos 😃🏴☠️
Never forget that although Fred Astaire was a fantastic dancer, Ginger Rogers matched him step for step...backwards...wearing high heels.
Brilliant x
Thank you Dave 😃😃 we are still recovering 😂😂
You have certainly earned your place on the canals
Cracking job Heidi and great vlog, you two certainly put in some hard graft, but I’m sure it will be worth it, I expect you two may have celebrated with a rum or two, and well deserved,take care girls and all the best to you both , and of course Pudding.
Thanks so much Chris 😃 my arms were aching so much, I couldn’t lift the Rum to my lips afterward 😂😂 but we are all good now haha 🏴☠️
Great work doing your own blacking! Great video I agree with you that Robbie Cummings is great viewing!
Thanks Helly - yes we love Robbie 😃😃🏴☠️
Just discovered your channel and love it! My dream is to own a narrowbaot one day.
Love the vlogs, glad I found them
Thanks so much for watching Matthew, hopefully see you on the canals very soon 🏴☠️🥃
@@TheNarrowboatPirate I live in Cornwall and we have none sadly. I just enjoy watching it on UA-cam so much I can see myself doing it . Its a dream