NARROWBOAT | Blacking our FLOATING HOME goes badly wrong!! | Episode 52
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2023
- Hi Guys
Welcome to our latest episode in our ADVENTURES in our TINY FLOATING HOME.
So we arrived at the time in every narrowboats life when you just need to get her out of the water and tickle her bottom, with that we mean black it and protect it. This proves a real challenge, are we up for it, do we succeed, join us this week for a rollercoaster of a ride.
We also decided it was time to upgrade our power set up and in doing lots of research we found the most incredibly helpful and professional company to take us through that process. See the link below to Alpha Batteries, John their MD has revolutionised our power availability on Border Reiver, we never need to worry again. Michael takes you through how the whole process worked for us.
www.alpha-batteries.co.uk
It’s a real adventure we promise you that.
We hope you enjoy a look at our ADVENTURING LIFESTYLE xx
Season 2 | Episode 52
We are Jackie & Michael and we travel the British waterways network on our 57ft narrowboat Border Reiver. Join us each week for our latest adventures as we explore the UK.
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Hi… Originally the Blacking was just Tar or Pitch and when it was being painted on it had to be heated up a lot ( in old photos you would see various buckets dotted around the Boat on the fire or braziers being heated up ) it had to be heated because it was more of a solid state when cold ( just what you need on a Narrow Boat).
The temperature and humidity is pretty important when painting the more modern paint ( blacking ) ,obviously steel is a cold surface and you will have hot spots and cold spots,old saucepans come in handy for the process of decanting from the big paint container.
You have two options :-
1 : Heating up the big tin on a portable gas Hob using a diffuser on the flame so it doesn’t burn the bottom of the Tin,you then use your saucepan to get a pan full and either use a brush ( preferred ) or put that into a paint tray for the roller ( not cheap tray’s but metal ones as they hold the heat better ).
2 : Decant the blacking into the saucepans and warm them up using portable hobs ( No diffuser necessary ) and use a brush ( because the blacking is hot it goes on lovely and smooth and will start to set/dry as it cools down ).
Boatyards have done it this way for years and it is a lot quicker and you will actually use less blacking than if you did it cold.
Top Tip if you are going to do it Cold, you must make sure that the brush or roller is loaded as much as you can with blacking,it’s the complete opposite from where you would be painting a wall say,if you don’t have enough paint on the roller or the brush you will " Drag " the coat off beneath from what you are painting.
Great video ❤
Hi.
Thank you for such a comprehensive explanation.
Lots of it makes perfect sense and we did think it was a temperature prob in the end. Fortunately we got it sorted.
Thanks again for your great comment,
👍❤️
Full marks 👏 you 2 did a really good job!
Thank you!! 😊 back breaking work but we got there in the end. Good fun though... as long as Michael keeps making me a coffee!! xx
Great job on the blacking and you can’t beat chocolate biscuits and a cup of tea heaven
Hi Colin.
Jaq needed a choccy biscuit after her sterling blacking work. We both did!
Thanks for your comment Colin 👍❤️
Nice 1 Johnny you sorted out these 2 movie stars God bless you both John 😊
Hi
Thank you for your comment. 👍
LOve all the places you take us to. SO glad to see so much of the country. My English ancestors would appreciate it, too.
Our pleasure!
Jackie, nice paint job on the stern! 👀👍
Thanks! 😊 It wasn't bad was it. Great to hear from you Barry.
Hi Jackie and Michael , really enjoying your channel, keep up the great work!! A big thank you Jackie for helping me through Bosley locks, in this tremendous heat🥵
Hello there, wow what a day that was 🥵🥵🥵 incredible. We all did so well, I think 26 boats got through in the end. So lovely to meet you today, pity we couldn’t get ice cream 🍦. See you further on the Macclesfield 💕
Great job doing the work yourself. You're properly motivated ! Congratulations.
Hi Sian.
It was a tough job but it saved us a lot of money so worry it in the end. 👍❤️
Nice work! Preventative Maintenance is so important.
Hi Randall great comment 👍 you are so right it is. So pleased you are enjoying our videos.
They're called tunnel bands :) Great vlog.
Great comment… perfect 👍 we did didn’t get chance to research it so perfect you’ve dropped us a comment. Cheers Paul.
I’m a Blue Collar Guy… it’s never hard work… it’s fun man … pure fun. I can’t believe you put all that gear on …🤣 boats looking really good … nice battery set too! If you’re in Market Harborough say hello to ‘my station’, Market Harborough Train Station … love that town.
Hi
Thank you for your comment.
Not sure we’d describe the blacking as fun but we got through it even though it was a tricky one as you saw.
Market Harbrough was lovely. We spent a fair bit of time there.
Take care 👍❤️
Beautiful work but hard. Your boat looks fabulous. Such a wonderful video, thank you.
Hello 👋 great to hear from you and thank you so much for your kind kind comments. Yes incredibly hard work but satisfying and a lots cheaper than a marina doing it. Hope you keep watching and enjoying x
Very interesting, glad it went well in the end. Well done.
It was all down to temperature in the end... just shows you are never too old to learn. x
That’s a great job done. Well done. I was really impressed with Jackie’s red and white painting, very precise painting and looks great xx
Thank you so much for taking the time to drop us a comment 👍 it means a lot. The whole blacking process was a real challenge great teamwork! Thanks for the compliment about my tunnel bands 👌. Next week we go back in the water… another interesting day 🫣
Nice to see you have access to professionals to install your battery's. I've loved following you two on your adventures
Hi Steve
Yes it really helps sometimes. That task was above Michaels pay grade! 🤣🤣
The home of England's rugby World Cup captain.
Hi Michael 👌 you are very knowledgeable thanks so much for taking the time to drop us a comment. Love hearing from you 😀
ARE You using Two Pack, If not that's what you shod be using on once and then no more
Thank you very much for sharing be happy take care Awesome video
Hi LILO love the comment, so pleased you loved this one.. a very challenging few days but we got there in the end x
As it rained, it may have washed a little grease or wax or some other contaminants that provented the coat to set properly?
Sadly it turned out it was a temperature issue and once we understood that all was well. Thank you so much for your comment and the extra information. J&M
solvant entrapment not long enough between coats to cure
Hi.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
That was one of the possible causes. The drying/curing time for the paint was 6hrs bit we left it at least 24hrs and in some cases 48. At least we sorted it in the end I guess. 👍❤️
Hello Jackie and Michael mick from Hull really enjoyed this episode hope you are both very well and I will look forward to your next episode 😊😊xx
Hi Mick
Glad you liked this one. It was a messy time!
Take care Mick 👍❤️
Also in battery compartments, used rubber or rubber based paint on the compartment floor .
Hi another great suggestion to. Thank you .
Good to see you got that painting the blacking done , bet you're both glad it's over until next time 😂.... l know its an lmportant job to do , you both did great 👍.... like painting the outside of a house with sandtex. One of those jobs that need to be done. You're narrow boat looks good as new again Jackie and Micheal. And good to see you got you batteries sorted 👍
Hi Jerry lovely to hear from you 💕. Yes a huge job ✔️ off the list. Hard work but satisfying!! The batteries are perfect… no power issues on BR now 👍. Take care 😀
Great episode, we are looking at replacing our batteries so it was soo helpful. We will definitely get in touch with your bloke to talk it through
Hi.
We are glad the episode helped. John at Alpha batteries was unbelievably helpful and he was brilliant at talking it through with us. Their batteries are very competitively priced too. They have every type you would need depending on your budget. Do give them a ring and please let John know we recommended them to you. Let us know how you get on.
Thanks again and good luck 👍❤️
Another great vlog, looks like a good job of blacking.
Hi Julie, love the comment 🙏🙏🙏. We were pleased with it, the second coat was very stressful in deed!! But we got there in the end 💪
Hi Jackie, lovely to meet you both today. I saw you both at Red Bull Locks. We were very lucky and they let us through the tunnel. Hope enjoy your day and it was lovely to meet you both. xxx Clare xxx
Hi Clare it was so fab to have a chat with you today. How was the tunnel? Did you get through ok? We stopped at Westport Lake after our tunnel experience. It’s a lovely walk around the lake 🏃♀️🏃♀️. Where are you off next? We’re heading to heartbreak hill 💪. Stay safe 💕💕💕💕Jackie & Michael xx
Well done folks. Money saved = more ice cream (a hidden plan me thinks🙃😂)...
.Oh yes 🍨 makes me very happy!! I should be a tester for magnums 🤣🤣
It is so entertaining to watch you blacking your boat. (I’m glad to watch from my couch and not to do such backbracking work). But your spirit of working together is just awesome !!
Hi .
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment.
It was really hard work and frustrating with the blacking but it was good in the end as you saw.
Take care 👍❤️
@@cruisingontheborder wondering why you blacked the sides of the hull but not the bottom of it?
Good work though and informative and entertaining video. Thanks!
Hi great to watch I have the same Wifi it’s works really well a great company.
Hi Peter.
The WiFi we have Installed is excellent as you will know. We show how to install it next week.
Take care and thanks for the comment. 👍❤️
Lovely tunnel bands Jackie ❤ I had the job of repainting ours 😅
Ah ah maybe tunnel bands belong to ‘Jacqueline’s’ 🤔. Thank you for the comment and compliment xx
great job. better than watching cricket. I always say watching cricket is like watching paint dry hehehe. I am in Qld Australia &love your vlogs especially exploring the villages & towns on the canals.
Hi and wow great comment thanks 🙏 . We never thought we’d be preferable to watching the cricket… we’re so pleased to be able to bring you a little of the British countryside and explore the towns. Lots more coming, keep watching 💕
May I ask, why haven't you blacked the bottom of the boat?
Hi Michelle.
We do the base plate every other blacking so it will get done next time.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a comment. 👍❤️
It’s pretty pointless actually …
Yes many do say that too. It just gets dragged off on the bottom of the canal as you say my friend. 👍❤️
The band's are called tunnel bands and help with visibility in tunnels . Stems from the original horse drawn boats with no electric so no navigation lights
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I didn't see a DC to DC charger, to regulate charging?
Hire a space heater and warm up the metal hull, this will dry out any moisture and the paint will stick better. Also, key up surface and degrease before painting . It will last much longer to
Hi great comment thanks for taking the time to message us. Thank fully we did all the prep as recommended it was just the temperature issues.
The black bits are ok I suppose but the red and white bits are brilliant and look like they were done by a professional!
Great comment 🙏 for it. Each comment means a lot to us. I was very pleased with the red and white… think I got my lines straight 🤞🤞
Hello Michael and Jackie you should have called me I'm a x painter would have come to help😊
And yes we used to put pot of varnish in a hot water jacket made it go on easy oh use frog tape gives you good line's with no bleeding love you both keep up the good work 🎉🎉
Hi David
We would have deffo taken you up on your offer!
Warming the backing up deffo helped but it was very frustrating!
Take care David ❤️👍
Have you ever considered installing a small hoist crane on the deck of your boat. We have one in the bed of our pickup truck for loading heavy cargo- and it is a back saver to say the least.
Hi great idea thanks for that. They do take up a little too much room for us to have sadly.
Great job. Why doesn’t the base plate get painted? The tunnel bands look awesome - fantastic painting there Jackie!! 😊
Generally you are supposed to do the base plate also however many do not as most places you can pull your boat out the water do not have stands high enough and so comes the hassle of finding a place that can, there is also a bit of a misconception that you never have to because the base plate should be at least 10mm thick and so will last for ever and will constantly rub on the canals floor and so any new blacking will simply rub off and while this is true on poorly maintained canals with bad sediment build up it should never be the norm to scrape.
Hi.’
We chose not to black the base plate on this occasion but we do the base plate every other blacking. As Eqinox says, many choose not to but we do but only every other time. 👍❤️
@@EQINOX187no your not.
No point painting the bottom as the canal I shallow water and any paint will be just scraped off.
@@snowflakemelter1172 You are utterly incorrect and clearly clueless, standard UK specifications for canal construction going back many years is they there are at a minimum 4.5 foot deep with the UK average actually being closer to 5.5 foof, the average narrow boar will sit 2 to 2.5 foot into the water meaning that at any point a narrow boat will have over 2 foot of clearance at minimal, so no the base will never scrape the bottom, but as i mentioned there are a few poorly maintained areas that have not been dredged and you might scrape the bottom but this is soft sludge and mud but this will not remove the blacking.
The fact you do not know this and are saying "no point painting the base plate is evidence to ignorant and clueless you are and i am willing to be you have not owned much less maintained a narrow boat
So I think what you're saying is that John from Alpha batteries wanted to make sure you got the right batteries..😁🤣😂🤣
Hi Jonjon.
Did I mention .. We got new batteries from John at Alpha batteries, he wanted to make sure we got the right batteries. That’s John at Alpha batteries! Yes John.. you know.. John..
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@@cruisingontheborder That's good to know. So if I ever get the courage to buy a narrowboat and need some batteries, I'll go see John at Alpha Batteries. 🤣😾👍
Mention our name if you do 😀
Tunnel bands on the back
Hi Max.
Ah yes that’s it! I knew I knew it but couldn’t remember the name, thanks for the memory jog! 👍❤️
Great vid guy's. does anyone black the bottoms (Underneath) and how is that done. I'd imagine the boat has to be lifted or tilted??
Yes bottom's get blacked as well. Great question! That's even trickier than the rest we showed you. Hope you're enjoying all our little waterways adventures. J&M x
I've always thought a detachable crane would be useful for lifting heavy items like gas bottles etc. Similar to the ones farmers have on the back of their vehicles.
Hi great comment thanks for taking the time to message us. In Europe a lot of the large commercial vessels have a full size car on and have a huge crane just for that purpose. We’ve seen one for bikes etc. Gas bottles are very tricky and heavy!! Saves going to the gym! 😄
Eric, it sounds like you’re our man if we need one ☝️ thanks 🙏
Too funny - I was thinking the same thing- anything with a block & tackle would be a great help
Hi michael & jackie see when you took off old paint to re blacken it I didnt see u put on an undercoat that could be the cause thats not adhering to the underside ,see previous narrowboat episode (narrowboat pirate) heidi when she reblackened her boat she put on an undercoat on first then blackened it and it remained on hers just a suggestion luvin ur channel also carry on cruising the canals & rivers😊
Hi Andrew.
But many narrowboats have an undercoat before blacking. We have blacked a few boats bike and that’s the first problem we’ve had. It all turned out well in the end and the blacking was perfect 👍❤️
how dare he say you cannot have A CHOCY biscuit with a brew, enjoy
Hi Foxy.
I don’t think I’d ever stop Jaq having a biccy even if I tried. But it’s good to bants with her. She does love her chocolate! 🤣🤣❤️👍
Hi Jackie & Michael
Blacking looks a nightmare job, well done for your perseverance, I think I would have lost my patience
How does the 2 pack Epoxy method compare cost wise with it supposedly lasting longer?
Thanks for showing us all the dirty jobs, it's not all a bed of roses 🌹
Take care the 2 of you
Lot's of love
Jane & Martin.
Hi Jane and Martin
Apparently 2 pack is more expensive but we’ve never used it. Some say it can get rubbed off easily but having never tried it we wouldn’t know. It’s a good method though and lasts longer than the normal blacking like we used.
Hope your both well. ❤️👍
I'm sure your blacking problem was due to the low temperature. The manufacturer provides a temperature to drying time table and below 10deg C it takes a long time, it's not a winter job or even spring come to that. Did you remember to treat the inside of your weed hatch? I think the colour of the Tunnel Bands goes back to the preference of the various carrying companies but now is a matter of choice, it does help visibility in bad weather/tunnels. Enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.
Hi
Ah.. no I forgot the inside of the weed hatch! Next time..
We are pretty sure it was a temperature thing that caused the blacking issue. Several other boats were blacking at the same time though without probs so maybe it was just us. We got it sorted in the end though. 👍❤️
Gas! There are plenty of ropes on a narrower boat
Hi John.
There are.. good thinking Batman! I suppose we got it done without a dead back again so all good. 👍❤️
Are you sure you got any paint on the boat?? Just kidding, it is looking fine! Thanks for another entertaining video!!
🤣🤣🤣 I did think that… Michaels space suit was covered in it! Mine however was like it had just come out of the packet 👌👌. Great comment thanks for taking the time to leave it x
Michael why wouldn't you choose Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries instead of old school lead acid batteries?
Hi.
We chose the AGM batteries based on cost and the huge amount of cycles. We are hugely satisfied with the batteries. 👍❤️
Tunnel bands
Hi
Thank you. Just couldn’t remember the name.
Now we know. Thank you for your comment 👍❤️
The Boat looks Fab. Especially the Red & White on the Stern.
How often do you need to get the Thickness of the Hull Metal checked?? Im guessing the insurance companies need to know the thickness when you insure it do they?
Hi
Thanks. We are glad you think BR looks good after having her bottom treated!
We don’t need to check the hull thickness, it’s only a requirement on older boats so we are good. We had her/him serviced before purchase and the hull thickness was excellent so no worries. ❤️👍
@@cruisingontheborder I seeeee. Cool thanks. That’s good then. One less Cost to worry about 👍🏻
I bet you really wish you could apply the Blacking with a power sprayer. Either way, working hard to maintain something makes you appreciate it all the more.
We do, now this was a little more stressful, particularly when it started to come off... it was also back breaking!! We'll give you a shout when we do it next time. Ha ha
@@cruisingontheborder My going rate is a slap up dinner and some of your famous scones!
That was a messy but very necessary job Michael & Jackie. well done for preserving and getting it done despite the peeling issue at coat two .. look forward to seeing her be put back into the water in the next episode. Thank you for all your lovely videos … can I ask where the clip in your intro was filmed where Jackie is having a good lick of an ice cream? Was that in Henley upon Thames ?
Hi David love the comments 🙏🙏. Next weeks is a real treat as well as being so scary seeing your home suspended above other boats 🫣🫣!
The ice cream was Marlow, the store was Amorino… the whole process was a work of art and was one of the best tasting 🍨 I’ve ever had. I had to sit down in the shade to devour it 🤣🤣
@@cruisingontheborder sounds like it’s another exciting episode .. thanks for letting me know it was in Marlow .. I knew I recognised the town but couldn’t quite put my finger on where!
Will see if I can visit it next time I’m down the south of my county visiting the tap room at the Rebellion Brewery in nearby Marlow Bottom!
David make sure you visit the ice cream 🍦 shop!! Shouldn’t be missed 👌
I love your banter! Very entertaining 😂! Especially painting the stern 😂! Lovely videos guys! Well done with the painting 💪
Thank you so much… all this is our natural banter 😂😂😂 we’re both as cheeky as each other 👌
Dont buy stuff at a Chandelry its premium price and most is available elsewhere .
Hi.
Thanks for leaving us a comment.
We were aware that things are more expensive at chandlers but time was pressing and we had our car there so needs must I’m afraid. 👍❤️
You know how the old wooden boats had there bottoms covered with copper to stop them from falling apart, would doing this help your boat????
Hi.
Not sure what a copper bottom would do to our boat. Some are having a zinc coated bottom done now but not heard of copper. Thanks for your comment. 👍❤️
👍👌❤️🇨🇦,
A challenging few days for us. 🤔🤔 🥰
What happens to the very bottom of the boat, is that not blackened?
Yes that gets done as well. Thanks for the comment.
Did you check the date on the paint.
New subby
Hi George
Welcome to our channel. Thanks for subbing!
I did check the date. All was good. Think it was a temperature problem.
We post a new video every Wednesday so lots more adventures coming up! 👍❤️
My wife also picks faults with my painting it must be a woman thing 😆😆 good to see you managed to get a chocolate break in 👍great video 👏😊
Hi Gaz.
I should have just left it to Jaq! She went over what I’d done anyway as you saw so it would have been easier to chill and watch! 🤣🤣🤣
If only married life was that easy 🤣🤣
No one told us it would be easy Gaz! 🤣🤣
Hi guys, silly question from a non boater, do you blacken right underneath the hull if so how, there doesn't look like there's any room?
Great question John thanks for the comment 🙏. The base gets done next time and yes you’re right so little space. We’d do it when we’re hanging in the strops… more on my hands and knees looking upwards!! Look forward to that experience 🤣🤣🤣
I ask another narrow boater and they weren't sure but, speaking of paint colors, I've noticed some narrow boats have a multicolored trim on the front, usually along the top. Some I've seen have colored triangles like red, blue, yellow for example, on the top of a post mounted on the front. Others have multi-colors on the top trim along the bow. I was wondering if you may know if they mean anything. They look like they could be something used by boats in the past to indicate what kind of cargo they carried or maybe the area they were from or... ? Thanks!
Hi Roger thank you 🙏 so much for taking the time to drop us a comment. Now we hadn’t heard that idea, it’s s very interesting one and maybe you have something?!?! Does anyone else know?? 😀
Just for the record it’s chocolate biscuit time of the day or night!.
How much of the bitumin did you use to do your boat? Did you get through the whole 20litre?
Hi.
Jackie says it’s always. Choccy biscuit time!
Yea we used the whole 20ltr tin.. 3 coats. 👍❤️
I tied a rope to my gas bottle to lower it off my boat and the same with getting the new one back on. My boat is out of the water and has been fir two years im sick of waiting for the ork to be finished
Hi 👋 what a great idea. A least there was two of up to lift it up. Hope you’re back in the water soon 🤞
hi can you give me the full details of your Ariel as when I went onto the website there was lots :) if you could tell me exactly what the code or full item description as I would like to order one , PS your you tube is our look forward to each week
Hi Chris
The Ariel is a game changer! Really great piece of kit with a very high gain.
Here is exactly what we have
MIMO MAG ANTENNA
Product ID:
MIMOCOLMAG TS
It is from Badland uk.
Good luck and do let us know how you get on with it
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how you do bottom of boat as its on the ground
Hi
We only do the base plate every other blacking but some do it everytime. It’s personal choice. The boats are lifted and put on high chocks so we can get underneath. 👍❤️
@@cruisingontheborderand do you lift the boat up to shuffle the chicks along, so you can paint the bits that were previously supporting the boat?
Need a tub of pussers boot topping, remember having to paint that
Ah.. your right my friend. I’m sure if I’d have put the call out to a few ex Navy friends like yourself we’d have got it sorted in no time. Jaq could have brought the blacking brushes etc back in my old pussers grip.. still got your too?? Take care my friend and fair winds..
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@@cruisingontheborder What map books do you recommend, that covers all the canals, rivers and other navigations, that also has max aircraft, beam etc. I know most stuff is on the inter web but I still like to use books, all best
Hi .
We use the Nicholson guides. There is one for every canal and river. They are detailed and have lots of info from dimensions to historical facts etc.
Hope that helps?
It's not dride properly in places.
Thanks for the comment, as we mentioned the temperature was a problem but we rectified that and it all went really well in the end. Hope you liked the way we presented it all. J&M x