An absolutely fabulous film David. You captured the essence and the enjoyment of the event. Great interviews - very skillfully done. One word - "Fantastic"
Even though this video clip was filmed several years ago , I really liked it. Although it was filmed for our enjoyment I'm sure it also has some historic purpose . Thank you .
Lovely Vlog,great to see the old working boats. It reminds me when I used to go fishing at Marsworth in the early 60's and they used to cruise by. I used to curse them but now I wished I had taken more notice.They had their families aboard and they all looked dirty to me,little did I know it was near the end of an era for the working boats.
Congratulations on releasing episode 50. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching every episode aboard my sailboat in San Diego, California. Please keep up the great work.
CruisingTheCut My background includes vintage auto restoration and vintage canoe restoration, so this segment was really fun for me. I've tagged it as a "watch later" and will no doubt be watching over and over. Where I live, steam tractors are restored by local folks and they get their great fire, steam, and smoke belching monsters together periodically. The smells of the smoke from cedar kindling mingles with the smells of pancakes, maple syrup, and bacon sizzling. It's wonderful. And I'm sitting her eating my bran flakes and blueberries. Oh well....
That was interesting with all the old boats. Answered my query about steam boats and I loved the sound of the hit and miss diesel (Lister ?) I can't remember the proper name for them, I've mainly seen them as stationery engines.
This was gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. If I ever get to the UK, this event would be as high on my list as visiting a couple of the Heritage railways. Again, thanks for sharing this splendid video, now I think I shall watch it again.
Awesome...you got to cruise on that steamer.....love the tin tub....nice interview, very Professional... now I now where our Appalachian Music and Dancing came from..LOL...The Canal and Narrow boat owners is an amazing culture within itself...Great Job..
I believe you're correct. There are a couple museums in here In Pennsylvania dedicated to old oilfield equipment that keep a few operating as exhibits, and a friend of mine actually owns one that he's restored.
Hi from the Philippines,love your show,just the pleasure of great scenery,no pressure,where I live in the Philippines its 6 people to a motor bike,buses have people on there roofs,pressure unreal .just watching your show and dreaming of the peace and quite makes life worth while. thank you,
Great vlog..being a history buff I really enjoyed it. Hope you will do a vlog at the end of you cruising season with what you found as the pro's and con's of your experiences. Thanks Jim
Over the past two days I've binge watched the first fifty episodes. If I don't stop immediately I fear I'll fly from Los Angeles to England and live on a narrow boat!
I'm so glad I found your vlogs, so very interesting and entertaining. My question is rather blunt, who are you? You give clues, I believe you are/were a radio personality, but I don't think you've ever introduced yourself. I'm Jay ONeill a Hollywood television technical director, or as you would say a vision mixer. I've only viewed thru episode 53 so I have some catching up to do. Love your stuff and happy sailing or canaling or whatever it's called.
I wonder if my grandfathers saw any of these old boats when he shored there in the forties on his way to France...another to Belgum, to fight the Germans, probably not ...but still cannot help wondering. Glad to see some still working, surprised really to see steamers, As a yank i thought your emissions laws would have killed them. Yet another Great video sir....My wife is definitely hooked...so much so she watches the great British baking show on the telly when WE are not watching your vlog. She is disappointed Mary Barry is no longer a judge on the baking show.
Great review of that show David.... I particularly enjoyed the steamers, and also the sound of that single cyl. 'hit-and-miss' engined boat (worth the watching for that alone, as you said). I'm an engineer, and so I'm excused. Dave
Very nice! The president boat reminded me of Ford's model A's , you could get them in any color you'd like as long as it was black! At any rate, it looks like an enjoyable time.
I discovered your vlogs quite by chance during the lockdown, and am loving them, having spent several wonderful holidays on the canals myself (but never alone, always with up to 5 others - which, as you discovered with the flight of wide locks, makes locks so much easier!). I'm going through the vlogs in order, generally watching 5 a day. Having praised your work, may I raise just a little pedantic question: weren't they clog dancers rather than Morris dancers? I'm open to correction, so long as it's from somebody who really knows!
New to the whole bit. Been watching about 4 vlogs per day. Learn something every time, and I enjoy it totally. There are dozens more to watch with and no big rush, I’m moving along at just over narrow boat speed.
I've never ever heard of that style of dance. At community events here in Southern California, we usually see performances by dance students doing jazz or contemporary, and hula groups and sometimes Polynesian and Ballet Folklorico. Sometimes swing dancing too. I liked your interviews. It looked like a fun day. :)
Love the old bow lanterns specially the huge one on the president. I have noticed that a fair bit of boats don't run LED bow lights, I figured you would want the lower wattage and brighter lumens specially going through the tunnels or is it more to keeping to a traditional look?
The wattage doesn't matter because when you're going through a tunnel the engine is running so power isn't an issue. The brightness can help (provided it's directed away from oncoming boaters). Gradually many boats are switching over to LED both inside and out.
On thing to be said for my little corner of Vermont are the English roots, that are still here. We have Morris dancer everywhere in spring, to insure a good harvest. Usually it is. If only we had canals.
I can imagine that in the early working period of the canals, they would always be that crowded and busy. And there would have been lot of horses competing for towpath space. Must have been fun passing other boats when horse drawn.
Forgot one more thing...My diesel i was planning to use for my wide beam.. If i used a John Deere two cylinder horizontal engine instead it would sound like the old put put you highlighted...any many many Americans would love it to have a put put sound from a farm tractor engine in a boat. Diesels are hard to come by but much more efficient than the common gas engines.
How can someone give a thumbs down. If they don't like, change channels without judging. I love your volg, sorry vlog. Game of Thrones is finished. Please keep your vlogs coming. Spell check on here indicates vlog is spelled incorrectly. I am always entertained and await the next one from down under.
Some of them at least are mis-hits, aiming for the like button and not really watching what they're doing. I know this from doing it myself. You'd think...
Hi, You have nice punchy colours in your videos. You mentioned in one post that you use Magic Bullet Looks software. Can i ask, what filter you use in this software for colour grading? I have this software but can't seem to replicate it. Thanks in advance.
Hiya interesting blog as always....thank you, I hope you enjoyed the festival. Question for anyone who can help. I have an inverter on board but the domestic freezer I have has alarmed out the inverter, so have turned the freezer off ( we are on the cut as I type so can't 'hook up' to a shoreline). However my voltmeter keeps dropping to below 12.3-11.9 we have started up the engine whilst we are moored - we are not 'travelling again until tomorrow - the meter goes up to 12.8 but as soon as the engine stops it drops quite quickly with just the domestic fridge and TV (240) on. As I said we will be underway tomorrow back to our marina and shoreline. My main worry is damage to the domestic batteries........so what is the lowest it can drop before I should start worrying? Look forward to reply.
When the engine is on you batteries should be reading around 14.4v if they were previously flat, as this is the charge voltage. Once charged, the voltage should drop to 13.2 ish. Fully charged and with the engine or other chargers off, they should read around 12.8 / 12.9V. If the voltage is dropping below 12.3 even after full charging then either your alternator's duff and isn't charging or your batteries are shot.
This submarine type, and all the other 'old' boats. with a bit of imagination you can sense how it was. I reckon life on the canalboats was harsh.Coal, steam, very cramped. But maybe also some kind of subspace with people who liked doing this work.
I avoid rallies of any sort like I'd avoid the plague. I'd be amazed if this day went by without a few short tempers as far too many people boats and animals manoeuvred in far too limited a space. Without the ability to take time to admire these magnificent boats in quiet peaceful contemplation of their histories I wonder what the point might be. Well filmed and edited video giving us all some highlights so thank you for that.
I have what is no doubt an odd question, but as a boat owner familiar with the lakes of north Texas, I was wondering what the insect situation is on those canals with the wild terrain so close on both sides of you? P.S. I love these boats and the whole history of the canals. Great stuff!
Loved the Sharpness and the thump of that single cylinder engine at 4:25 -- thanks for the visit and congratulations on the half-century.
An absolutely fabulous film David. You captured the essence and the enjoyment of the event. Great interviews - very skillfully done. One word - "Fantastic"
Cheers
Even though this video clip was filmed several years ago , I really liked it. Although it was filmed for our enjoyment I'm sure it also has some historic purpose . Thank you .
Loved this! So many beautiful old boats. Will be replaying it.
Some really beautiful boats there...and once again you do a great job of covering it.
Lovely Vlog,great to see the old working boats. It reminds me when I used to go fishing at Marsworth in the early 60's and they used to cruise by. I used to curse them but now I wished I had taken more notice.They had their families aboard and they all looked dirty to me,little did I know it was near the end of an era for the working boats.
Another class video. Thanks for showing us The Braunston Rally. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on The 50th episode. Nice interviews too, thanks for sharing your adventure.
Love the sound of those old hit or miss motors.
Great video Thanks for showing us The Braunston Rally
what a fantastic event thanks for sharing it with us all.
Thank you for bringing this to the world.
Thank you!
We are definitely planning a trip to England now. We may drop by London but our main goal is Braunston!
Congratulations on releasing episode 50. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching every episode aboard my sailboat in San Diego, California. Please keep up the great work.
50 up! well done , another good one, shame about the weather though, keep 'em coming Dave.
Another amazing vlog and some gorgeous boats
Great Vlog keep up the good work
Just lovely. THANK you so much for sharing this event!
Oh, the noise, and color! What a treat for the senses! Bring back steam, if only for the beauty.
:-)
CruisingTheCut My background includes vintage auto restoration and vintage canoe restoration, so this segment was really fun for me. I've tagged it as a "watch later" and will no doubt be watching over and over. Where I live, steam tractors are restored by local folks and they get their great fire, steam, and smoke belching monsters together periodically. The smells of the smoke from cedar kindling mingles with the smells of pancakes, maple syrup, and bacon sizzling. It's wonderful. And I'm sitting her eating my bran flakes and blueberries. Oh well....
Another well done vlog, see you all again soon... from the Rileys in Philippines
I've just finished watching the entire 50 vLogs and absolutely loved them all!! Good for you!!
Wow, that's a marathon viewing session! Delighted to hear you enjoyed them. Cheers.
Just when I start to think you may have sunk or sold up, here comes another great watch. Well done you!
No, just busy and the vlogs take a lot of time! It was only a week or so!!
+CruisingTheCut but like you favorite tv series or whatever you watch.. the next one just seems like ages :)
:-)
another great vlog, thank you. Nice little interviews too, I think I'll visit this event next year, looked really interesting
Another great video please keep them coming
So many people love their boats. It is a real community.
Fantastic even 2010 was my last visit, must book it off next year!
Keep up the amazing work
Congrats on vlog no. 50! Fascinating to see the heritage boats.
Cheers!
7:34 what a beautiful little cask of what since I have no other information I am forced to assume is Amontillado
I did like that honk and the engine man's dungarees!
That was interesting with all the old boats. Answered my query about steam boats and I loved the sound of the hit and miss diesel (Lister ?) I can't remember the proper name for them, I've mainly seen them as stationery engines.
This was gorgeous. Thanks for sharing. If I ever get to the UK, this event would be as high on my list as visiting a couple of the Heritage railways. Again, thanks for sharing this splendid video, now I think I shall watch it again.
Watch it many, many times! And doubly so if UA-cam plays you an ad first ;-)
Enjoyed the video. An interesting day out.
Awesome...you got to cruise on that steamer.....love the tin tub....nice interview, very Professional... now I now where our Appalachian Music and Dancing came from..LOL...The Canal and Narrow boat owners is an amazing culture within itself...Great Job..
I especially liked the steam engine and the sound that the hit n' miss engine makes! Thanks!
4:10 i think that is a hit and miss engine. i love these
I believe you're correct. There are a couple museums in here In Pennsylvania dedicated to old oilfield equipment that keep a few operating as exhibits, and a friend of mine actually owns one that he's restored.
Yes hit and miss. Early Bolinder engines ua-cam.com/video/gzIzgJIiITA/v-deo.html
Yes, that is actually my local fuel boat! She has a web article on her written by the owner, just look up “South Island Maria emu” :)
Hi from the Philippines,love your show,just the pleasure of great scenery,no pressure,where I live in the Philippines its 6 people to a motor bike,buses have people on there roofs,pressure unreal .just watching your show and dreaming of the peace and quite makes life worth while. thank you,
Thanks. Crikey, what a contrast it must be!
Absolutely love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!
Cheers Sean
Great video! My grandparents owned and operated the marina in Braunston in the 50s and 60s- would love to make it to this event
Cool! What a great family connection!
4:15 I can almost smell that and it sounds like a Korean drum
Absolutely brilliant, thank you.
Very well reported! Love the history...makes me think about coming to have a look after Covid maybe...
Thanks for taking us along
Great vlog..being a history buff I really enjoyed it. Hope you will do a vlog at the end of you cruising season with what you found as the pro's and con's of your experiences.
Thanks
Jim
Another fab vlog !!!
Over the past two days I've binge watched the first fifty episodes. If I don't stop immediately I fear I'll fly from Los Angeles to England and live on a narrow boat!
I can't see the issue with that!! ;-)
I'm so glad I found your vlogs, so very interesting and entertaining. My question is rather blunt, who are you? You give clues, I believe you are/were a radio personality, but I don't think you've ever introduced yourself. I'm Jay ONeill a Hollywood television technical director, or as you would say a vision mixer. I've only viewed thru episode 53 so I have some catching up to do. Love your stuff and happy sailing or canaling or whatever it's called.
Narrowboating! Glad you like it. See www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk/f-a-q/
and now Mr. O Neill has me likewise engaged and enjoying the series mightily!
Excellent!
I wonder if my grandfathers saw any of these old boats when he shored there in the forties on his way to France...another to Belgum, to fight the Germans, probably not ...but still cannot help wondering. Glad to see some still working, surprised really to see steamers, As a yank i thought your emissions laws would have killed them. Yet another Great video sir....My wife is definitely hooked...so much so she watches the great British baking show on the telly when WE are not watching your vlog. She is disappointed Mary Barry is no longer a judge on the baking show.
Hooray. Not in order but have watched all of your vlogs. More please.
How very confusing for you. Go back and watch them all again, starting at number one!!
Thank you very much! Absolutely delightful :)
Loved the "army of Mr Chads". Congrats on you half century. You do know that Morris Dancing is martial art? (one for the Terry Pratchett fans)
Your enjoyment of Morris dancing is proportional to the amount of alcohol consumed.
Couldn't get to Braunston - so thanks for sharing. Another great vlog 👍
:-)
A reminiscent look at peace of old England . very nice.
All 50 done, ill now have to wait for episodes like everyone else :( Great channel!
Thank you. I'm ashamed to say I haven't even begun to edit the next one :-(
Very well done. Professionally made. Loved it.
"Filmed for the sound alone" you are certainly correct about that. It sounds as though petrol has been added to a tank full of diesel.
What a show love your videos and your boat
Great review of that show David.... I particularly enjoyed the steamers, and also the sound of that single cyl. 'hit-and-miss' engined boat (worth the watching for that alone, as you said). I'm an engineer, and so I'm excused. Dave
:-) Cheers
Wonderful sound. And I'm not an engineer. Thank you David.
2016...Excellent video. Really enjoy antique boat festivals.
Beautiful boats.👍thanks for sharing. Top
Very nice! The president boat reminded me of Ford's model A's , you could get them in any color you'd like as long as it was black! At any rate, it looks like an enjoyable time.
I discovered your vlogs quite by chance during the lockdown, and am loving them, having spent several wonderful holidays on the canals myself (but never alone, always with up to 5 others - which, as you discovered with the flight of wide locks, makes locks so much easier!). I'm going through the vlogs in order, generally watching 5 a day. Having praised your work, may I raise just a little pedantic question: weren't they clog dancers rather than Morris dancers? I'm open to correction, so long as it's from somebody who really knows!
Awesome channel. Thank you for uploading.
Thank you!
And here I am at episode #50 enjoying your content.
New to the whole bit. Been watching about 4 vlogs per day. Learn something every time, and I enjoy it totally. There are dozens more to watch with and no big rush, I’m moving along at just over narrow boat speed.
Episode 50! Ah, yes, the summer of 2016. What promise. Let us see what the future brings!
...FINALLY 50 down! So fun!
another good video - I like the diversity, I logged on and didn't expect this .... it's nice
Thank you
Yikes! I do hope that boat at 0:28 was renamed...
Hahah! I was just about to comment on watching the video here in late 2020 and spotting that name :P :P
My god that's amazing
I've never ever heard of that style of dance. At community events here in Southern California, we usually see performances by dance students doing jazz or contemporary, and hula groups and sometimes Polynesian and Ballet Folklorico. Sometimes swing dancing too. I liked your interviews. It looked like a fun day. :)
It's very "English"!!
Thanks for another nice video. I really enjoyed it.
Great vlog thank you
I think the hit and miss engine makes the perfect sound for a narrow boat. Only thing is, I would keep falling asleep1
Love the old bow lanterns specially the huge one on the president. I have noticed that a fair bit of boats don't run LED bow lights, I figured you would want the lower wattage and brighter lumens specially going through the tunnels or is it more to keeping to a traditional look?
The wattage doesn't matter because when you're going through a tunnel the engine is running so power isn't an issue. The brightness can help (provided it's directed away from oncoming boaters). Gradually many boats are switching over to LED both inside and out.
On thing to be said for my little corner of Vermont are the English roots, that are still here. We have Morris dancer everywhere in spring, to insure a good harvest. Usually it is. If only we had canals.
How do you know all the dancers were called Morris? Brilliant video once again. Look forward to the next episode.
:-)
Wow.... fifty already!
Excellent video.... I only wish I'd been there.
Onwards to fiftyone!
Steady on, gorging yourself will make you sick!
That particular ship has already sailed ... It's ok I picked up some single malt based medication and all is well.
Phew.
thank you for this post, from this canal boater want to be from the states
Fantastic video. Very informative. Thanks.
I can imagine that in the early working period of the canals, they would always be that crowded and busy. And there would have been lot of horses competing for towpath space. Must have been fun passing other boats when horse drawn.
I like you're boat, with the lack of flower prints inside and out!
Thanks. I'm not a flowery prints kind of person :-)
So enjoying these. Based in Bangkok, the 'Venice of the East' but you really wouldn't want to travels its canals.
Absolutely fabulous, forgive the pun, but you are becoming so professional that you will soon have a slot on the TV!!
Been there, done that. Used to work in regional TV news. And radio. Cheers
well done
Forgot one more thing...My diesel i was planning to use for my wide beam.. If i used a John Deere two cylinder horizontal engine instead it would sound like the old put put you highlighted...any many many Americans would love it to have a put put sound from a farm tractor engine in a boat. Diesels are hard to come by but much more efficient than the common gas engines.
Fantastic
How can someone give a thumbs down. If they don't like, change channels without judging. I love your volg, sorry vlog. Game of Thrones is finished. Please keep your vlogs coming. Spell check on here indicates vlog is spelled incorrectly. I am always entertained and await the next one from down under.
What does spellcheck know anyway eh? Glad you like them, cheers
Some of them at least are mis-hits, aiming for the like button and not really watching what they're doing. I know this from doing it myself. You'd think...
Busy busy think it is not for us but nice to see. Keep posting. M
The strange sounding engine is what's called a Hit and Miss engine here in the US.They were used mostly in pumps and other farm machinery.
I must find out what it actually is!!
We hired Wrekin from Union canal couriers at Braunston and had a wonderful week
That was a bad ass hit and miss narrow boat
A++ video.
Have you been on all the canals, how far north have you been?
Furthest north would probably have been the Anderton Boat Lift.
all i can say isWOW!
Hi,
You have nice punchy colours in your videos.
You mentioned in one post that you use Magic Bullet Looks software.
Can i ask, what filter you use in this software for colour grading? I have this software but can't seem to replicate it.
Thanks in advance.
Hi. I took one of the presets and tweaked it a bit to my own liking but I can't recall which preset I started with, sorry.
Hiya interesting blog as always....thank you, I hope you enjoyed the festival.
Question for anyone who can help. I have an inverter on board but the domestic freezer I have has alarmed out the inverter, so have turned the freezer off ( we are on the cut as I type so can't 'hook up' to a shoreline). However my voltmeter keeps dropping to below 12.3-11.9 we have started up the engine whilst we are moored - we are not 'travelling again until tomorrow - the meter goes up to 12.8 but as soon as the engine stops it drops quite quickly with just the domestic fridge and TV (240) on. As I said we will be underway tomorrow back to our marina and shoreline. My main worry is damage to the domestic batteries........so what is the lowest it can drop before I should start worrying? Look forward to reply.
When the engine is on you batteries should be reading around 14.4v if they were previously flat, as this is the charge voltage. Once charged, the voltage should drop to 13.2 ish. Fully charged and with the engine or other chargers off, they should read around 12.8 / 12.9V. If the voltage is dropping below 12.3 even after full charging then either your alternator's duff and isn't charging or your batteries are shot.
+CruisingTheCut thank you for your reply, will check batteries. We got home with amps to spare and no on shoreline. Happy Cruising
This submarine type, and all the other 'old' boats. with a bit of imagination you can sense how it was. I reckon life on the canalboats was harsh.Coal, steam, very cramped. But maybe also some kind of subspace with people who liked doing this work.
I avoid rallies of any sort like I'd avoid the plague. I'd be amazed if this day went by without a few short tempers as far too many people boats and animals manoeuvred in far too limited a space. Without the ability to take time to admire these magnificent boats in quiet peaceful contemplation of their histories I wonder what the point might be. Well filmed and edited video giving us all some highlights so thank you for that.
It's the canals and therefore very amiable. Rage at an event like this would be rare.
great stuff...
Did that day give you any ideas for yours?
I have what is no doubt an odd question, but as a boat owner familiar with the lakes of north Texas, I was wondering what the insect situation is on those canals with the wild terrain so close on both sides of you?
P.S. I love these boats and the whole history of the canals. Great stuff!
Yes, I'm not sure what you're asking. There are insects. They don't plague the boats (apart from spiders maybe)