How Much Does It Cost To Live On A NARROWBOAT ? | How Do We MAKE MONEY in our TINY HOUSE? | EP24
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- EPISODE 24
This week we cruise from Nantwich to Wrenbury and talk MONEY. We give you a rough breakdown of our last years expenses living on our boat as full time continuous cruisers. We also talk about how we MAKE MONEY on our boat and how much boat life COSTS.
We encounter more boat issues on this weeks travels! We finally get onto the Llangollen Canal! Wales here we come!
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If you are new here, hello! We're Ben and Emily! We live on our 56 foot narrow boat as full time continuous cruisers with our cat Alan 🌟
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Good luck Benny and Emily if I was your age by the way I'm 85 golden oldie grand mother I would definitely give it a go especially being mortgage free you have cracked it god bless take care be safe keep sending your vlogs xx
I totally agree.
Thank you so much Gloria 🥰
Hello Ben & Emily, purely an opinion here, but the leaves issue seems very common this time of year to many other boaters and a quick shift to reverse and back into drive seems to rectify this for the majority of boaters. The nasty looking oil in weed hatch suggests that you may have become victims of some other careless disposal of a waste oil container by another boater that your prop found and burst, since it was old used black oil. Wouldn't hurt to pull dipstick and check level and colour of oil in both your engine and transmission? Also another subscriber mentioned the stern glandin your footage appeared to be dripping a little too much, and warrants checking tightness of stern gland rope and grease and grease canister? Hope all this helps put your minds at rest. David.🤔🤞
We bought our boat after losing our jobs after COVID lockdown. I sold my home and made a small profit after having it for just 5 years. So we have enough to buy a refurbished 50year old sail away. We've re built our boat with all recycled materials including our solar set up. We're very lucky to have a ST2 lister so 'dave' will run off the smell of diesel. We also been able to fund out lifestyle with the sale of our vans, which we lived in prior to buying the boat. We've tried to start a business, but it's not doing too well. We too are C C's. We're finding that being up North is cheaper, although there isn't too many services or CC's.
Yes we realised there aren't many services on the Rochdale, have you been on the Leeds and Liverpool much? Is it similar there? The Rochdale is also very hard work! Hope your business picks up! 🙂 Maybe see you on the canals some day 😊
@@BenandEmily we've been on the lower part of the Leeds to Liverpool since July 21, as every time we want to go up the flight the pounds are dry, cars have been thrown in, or it's closed due to low water levels. The services are poor. Services are far better once past top lock near haigh. The scenery is gorgeous too. The yarrow valley is very similar to the Calder valley. Maybe see you soon too. Have a nice time in Wale's
The selby canal is very nice also maybe look into naburn at York, the Ouse is a big river but the area is so so nice
It's uplifting to behold two really good people enjoying an alternative life while avoiding being owned by banks,lenders etc. Good luck going onwards. (the music's good too!)
I lived on a 22 foot sailing boat for 2 years and loved every minute of it, even though it was tiny. In comparison, your boat is huge and I can't see that you've given up all that much space compared with a house. As they say, you can only be in one room at a time, so a house is always going to be 95%+ empty all of the time. I'd definitely live on a boat again. It especially makes sense in these times.
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I lived in a 27' motorhome for 6 months and did not want to move back into my 2200 sq. ft home. I was soooo happy. I was doing a trip around the country in the motorhome with my daughter, two dogs and two cats. Everyone was happy. Even the cats!!
I lived on a58 ft narrowboat [solo] for about 5 years and loved every minute of it. About your problem with your engine .Don't worry. My mooring was in Chirk marina so the Llangollen canal was basically my home. Leaves on this canal are a pest,but if every so often if you feel as if your engine is losing power put the engine in reverse and rev the engine.This throws the leaves off in the same way as it drags them on. The black will be something that some idiotic boater has thrown in the water and your leafy prop has picked up. I now live in St Martins which you will be passing shortly unless you already have. I hope that I have put your minds at rest. Good luck.
Don’t listen to whoever thinks Mummy & Daddy pays for your lifestyle. It’s none of their business. Just Keep Smiling and doing what you do. Your doing Good Kids…. Your doing good 👍🏻👍🏻
Llangollen bottom lock is so much nicer after the repair last year, wider and so. I love you are doing this canal, it´s one of my favourites as a viewer.
That stuff in your weed hatch reminded me of an Oil slick and the rainbow patters in the water confirmed it for me! The water in the Llangollen suplies Hurlesdon Reservoir and so Shropshire with drinking water, OOPS! My Wife, my cousen her husband and I had our very first canal holiday on the Llangollen.We picked our boat up from Anglo Welsh at Bunbury Locks. and folowed the Llangollen as far as Grindley Brook Staircase Locks before turning around and returning. If you are enjoying the Llangollen now, just wait untill you get passed Grindley Brook, Its such a beautiful canal and only two locks all the way to Llangollen.
Possibly the best presentation of the costs involved in living on the canals.
Great vlog again guys 😊
Loved this. Thank you guys for sharing :) x
Hi, Ben and Emily, great video, we are Colin and Heather currently living in Ohio, and soon to be joining you all on the cut. You create very watchable content, you are doing great. The number of folks watching you is testimony to that.
Re your engine service you two were brilliant working together.
This is what I do, after an old change with a new oil filter, start the engine, let it run for 3-5 mins, it will have circulated the oil throughout the engine , ...... and filled up the oil filter, (on some engines that could be upto a litre of oil ) your oil filter, probably was a about a quarter of a litre , then make sure check and top up the oil level in the engine and check again. Then do the fuel filter.
I would also suggest you clean out the bottom of the engine bay of all the water and general gunge...... then you can tell if you have a leak, weather it is oil, or water or diesel or coolant.
Nappies are very good at soaking up stuff, and great for keeping the engine bay fluid free.
Are you giving the propeller shaft grease gland a turn or two (no more) each day. That could be a cause of a water leak in the engine bay , that said I think it is the overflow of the calorifier blue catch tank, which should be on you list of things you do on a daily basis before using the engine. Namely checking / doing: engine oil , grease gland turn, coolant fluid check, fan belt check tension with fingers .
Finally Your black gunge in the weed hatch issue, just a thought, someone could have thrown a plastic oil canister full of OLD USED OIL, that you hit with propeller.... that would have given you the symptoms.
Ben to save you putting you hand/arm through all that gunge, I suggest using a small can you could have scooped a load of it out of the weed hatch and then used a nappie to soak up the last of the stuff remaining on the surface of the water.
Just my thoughts. very best regards Colin and Heathet.
Looks like there are no regs / qualifications on the operational functions for these boats. Completely voluntary?
The canals appear crowded, with that many boats it’s surprising that it’s not more polluted.
17:00 I think that black oil is leaking from other boats, which your propeller collected and sprayed into the propeller shaft, it's not yours.
This is a really big help for me and my partner. At the moment we are saving up and looking at ways to live without the long lasting debts. But we both long canal boats a lot and looking at the possibility of buying one. You both have been a great help. Also I love your cat super cute 🥰. It’s been really nice to see a couple living together on a boat and just seeing what it’s like living on one. Thank you so much 😊
Gland nut should drop every minute...When needs blacking again check the prop shaft that it is not too worn... Make sure you bilge pump is ok and working.................................Robbie
Lovely to see your travels 🙂🙏👍
Just loving your videos.
Thanks so much for all your films and taking us on your travels.
good for you guys! happy and almost free of stress!
It’s been a pleasure to watch guys. Thank you for all your content. Loved it lisa xx ❤
I love the decor in your boat. So bright and cheerful and interesting!
You are much more in touch with nature and have more freedom with this lifestyle. I like it.
Emily you are a very clear speaker and getting better all the time. You’re engaging and positive and good with the camera, which is a natural talent. Since you had the filter off your engine and also opened the tap, I’d definitely have a look under the engine to see that nothing is coming out of those places. Check the engine oil level. I also wonder if the mechanic disturbed an oil seal on the output shaft, and oil could be running along the shaft to the prop.
That was my first thought, but then it couldn't explain the intermittent loss of drive.
Hopefully it was just leaves or some sunken mass of twine that fouled the prop, and cleared itself, otherwise I would be worried about the woodruff key that locks the propeller to the shaft. Any large amount of clogging around prop can cause it to become ineffective at driving the boat, so let's hope it was that.
Anyway great video informing us of the costs of constant cruising.
@@chrisyarnold6205 Actually it could lead to overheating and so reduced power as everything expands (check your oil level guys) ... also all those leaves could be clogging the water intake for the engine cooling which again would lead to overheating and the motor not feeling well. Anyway their vids are a month behind so I'm sure it's all sorted by now
Laughed a lot watching this ❤ brilliant - thanks for taking us along. I was moored for five years in Hebden, good times 😀
great to see young people doing what they want to do and doing it with a balanced attitude,,,,hope they are still doing it in 20 years from now,,,,
Your adventures together are super special, thanks so much for taking the time to edit your filmings and share them! Alan is having the time of her life😺Keep em coming you guys xx
Just found this channel.great watching this..good luck with the cold weather and look forward to the next video.👍😀
Nice one guys. Thanks for the insights and details of your boat life. It seems you keep on having problems but, between you, you manage to come through with a smile on your combined face. Cute little Alan does her bit of course. Continued success and happiness on your travels. 😃😃
You Guys are Outrageous Outstanding Awesomeness 😎!
Thank you!
Love the video ❤ I live in Nantwich and walk the canal each day! Best wishes and keep posting those videos! You got a new subscriber xx
I think that is the cutest I’ve ever seen Alan. 😊 Another great vlog, thank you both. X
Hello Benny and Emily. Another great episode guys thanks for sharing and always a pleasure watching your video's. Hope you both well ❤️ you both. Martin xx
Wow, 36 minutes just flew by and I loved every single one of them, thanks! Subbed & liked
Love this video 👍 really well produced. Great music and really informative 😊 didn't know how interested in canal life I could be.
Beautiful pictures well put together with a wonderful vibe. Its like a big warm hug. Thank you so much. Cheers
I have been watch your vlogs, and love the interaction between you all. Great to see real people being real. and so laid back at times. Its been a nice to see the change in time over the time you've been on-line.
Looks like you have it sorted. Totally agree with you on the leaves and lock tar.
Great vid as usual thanks for the insight on running costs and fingers x that engine now running ok looking forward to the next episode
Emily and Ben and Ms. Allen you girls are the best! thsnks for sharing your wonderful life! Great answers for the questons.
Great music throughout your vlog. Enjoyed watching.
First time watching, thoroughly enjoyed and will go back and watch the rest. Subscribed too.
Big like 👍👍👍
Wow! wonderful sharing friend.
Great upload 💐💐💐
I love the scenery and how you live on your boat. I live in the desert in Arizona so I love the green trees, canal ect. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the intimate details. Lifestyle hacked!
I’ve just found you in the last couple of days. Im binge watching backwards. Brilliant videos. You’re naturals. And Alan is a joy to watch.
A beautiful video guys. I’m so impressed with what you have achieved. A big well done to you. Rewarded with that beautiful refreshing pint. Stay safe guys 👍
So relieved your boat problems have been resolved 👍 Another enjoyable vlog ❤ Love the masks, bit of green man going on 😂 I hope you enjoyed the party. Alan is so cure. Fab music. Thanks
There is somehow a beautiful symmetry about turning down a cottage with damp problems… and then ending up with a narrowboat ?
Quite possibly hehe
I am always fascinated by your episodes & the photography that seems so simple with quick scenes. The collection is always a superb production. Thanks so much for this segment of the Llangollen canal: It is beautiful.
a lot of talent packed into a narrow space 👏🏻
Really enjoyable and informative vlog, very clearly and well outlined Emily , lovely music and footage. Thank you. Looking forward to your journey on the beautiful Llangollen, hope your latest problem is soon sorted. I loathe going down the weed hatch. Always something with a boat, hopefully easily sorted🤞❤
Hello, I wish you both choice Blessings. You deserve them.
Fantastic vlog. Nice to see the road from littleborough to todd to hebden , used to live there 30 years ago. Keep the vlogs coming, canal life in the countryside seems timeless.
Really interesting video, It's great to hear the facts. Don't let anyone question your lifestyle or how you got there! I couldn't see you two living any other way and it's amazing that you found what works for you. I seriously considered something along these lines, more like a bus in a field with the lack of canals in the southwest but saying that a mate lived on his 34ft yacht for years in the estuary and that worked for him. I'm a self employed creative like you guys and bought the cheapest house I could and 3 years on I'm still renovating it, a lot of experience gained over the years in the way of skills but not the adventures that you have had. Boats, houses or vehicles are never cheap to maintain but it's worth every moment to live the life that works for you!
Loved this one! It was nice to share cost with us on your Vlog. Speaking personally I thought it was smart to buy the boat outright! Alan is so darn cute! Thanks so much for all your hard work putting these Vlogs together. Mark in Colorado! X
Awesome video's guy's !!! What a great lifestyle you's have ... Thanks for the video's , we Canadians love this stuff :-)
Ah....my favourite narrow boaters! Super episode guys and helpful for my retirement plans, thank you. Your music is constantly on Benny and keeps me calm and happy.
Saturday is now the best day of the week.
Black stuff was oil. Also, the stern gland seemed to be letting in more water than what's ideal. 1 or 2 drops per minute.
Thanks for the video 👍❤️
Agreed 100% oil and that engine is a ticking time bomb. I would get that checked out sooner than later.
Came on to say the same, the gland was dripping faster than it should, i recon that black sludge was the packing grease 👍
@@Dirt-Diggler ah yes, why didn't I think of the oil coming from the gland. 👍.
My experience is many years on large water pumps and working on gland packing changes. Boating experience is about 7 holidays 😀..........
When turning the greaser by hand ideally you'll want to turn it a few turns every few days and feel some resistance then do an extra half turn. I'll say 2 or 3 turns in total. The 2 nuts on the packing gland will need tightening up slightly first though. Nip the nuts up and then give them an extra half or full turn.
The nuts on the picking gland should be tight enough to only let 1 or 2 drops per minute through when the propeller shaft is running.
With the nuts applying the correct pressure on the packing gland that should be enough to reduce water coming in and stop that grease going out into the weed hatch.
If the nuts can't be tightened any more it'll probably need packing replacing. The packing is like square waxy rope. Maybe 4 or 5 correctly cut and positioned with the join at 1/3 spacing around the shaft.
Leave packing replacing to an expert as you don't want them all coming out and water pouring in, although a temporary long term fix could be too add an extra 1 or 2 sections of gland packing on top of what's already in there if those nuts are already fully tightened. But it'll be best to get a competent DIYer to have a look.
Or do some research first 👍
Hi we believe we drove through some spilled bitumen, as it was bitumen in the weed hatch. I'm not sure how oil from our engine could get into our weed hatch? Our engine is fine, but thanks for your concern 😊
@@BenandEmily check the drops from the gland though. 1 or 2 drops a minute is ideal. 👍
Thanks for sharing your great experience from south Korea.
It's always so interesting, seeing what you guys are up to! The photography is particularly nice in this one. Since I live under a very large tree, I am inspired now and I know what I need to do- have begun gathering up what's left in the yard and planning my full-body jumpsuit, hoping it comes out as splendid as your masks, Benny! ❤ All of my best to Alan. 😸
Great vlog you two, those pumpkins were brilliant you have a very talented family and of course you both are to 👍🙏
So happy that that the UA-cam algorithm suggested your channel. What a lovely charming young couple. And it's fascinating to see life on board a narrow boat. Good luck and every happiness to you both. Subscribed and looking forward to following your adventures.
I do hope the engine problem has cleared and keep producing the great vlogs.
great tube as always . i am getting on a bit and you are the only countryside i see , so thanks for that. as an old mechanic if its as you say leaves on the prop, i would think one, or more , has got under a seal on the prop and could be oil or grease getting out into the water. if it has cleared i would still check all grease points and oil levels to make sure they are ok. luv you.
Thanks for the living cost breakdown. Absolutely love Alan. Glad your crisis solved. You are so talented Bennie, as are you Em. Thanks for a great vlog!
Love you guys ❤
I love the masks! You’re so creative. I hope you get your engine problems sorted soon, the black gung is worrying! I loved this vlog, Alan is absolutely amazing, so cool and calm. Lots of love. xxxx
Another great video, #mythbusters 🤣🤣 those pumpkins were amazing, the discolouration in the water is oil residue by the looks, hope everything is OK, beautiful part of the country you are in at the moment.
BRILLIANT FRIENDLY VLOG, both being so brilliant , Not forgetting your Alan. Cheers xxx
WOW! fabulous masks, You're very artistic Ben although all the leaves I collect by the wheelbarrow full go on my compost piles for the garden next year for the veggies & flowers. Love following your canal journey.
Ben and Emily, I enjoy you vids. Happy New year best wishes for 2024
Loads of detail that most of us would not consider ... nicely done 😎
Love the channel! It is growing fast! Glad I found it.. Your Feline and I share the same name 😊Best regards from USA!
You guys work so hard as a team. And how far you come. You ate totally self sufficient. Love to watch Alan going in and out for a wander .thank you both for a great Vlog much love
Just found you guys on here! Love your vlogs. Living a vicarious narrow boat life through you! All power to you, love the way you just get on with things! Hope that black stuff didn't ruin the propeller. I realize you have to learn a lot of the way with narrow boats, but nothing is impossible!! All good wishes to you both and Alan of course! 🐈
"The houses we could afford were damp, so we thought why not buy a home that's half underwater instead"
Exactly hahah! 😆 yeah it can be a bit damp in here too to be fair! Not quite as hard to heat as a house though. And at least it's cheaper and we have no debt! 😀
Only found this channel a couple of days ago , watching in random order and really enjoying your boat life , lovely couple and great to watch whilst the other half watches her soaps 😊
Finally, that's cleared up! Winter is setting in here in the Great Lakes state, and I'm curious how you two handle the winter months. See you in the coffee break room. Tah.
I really enjoy watching your videos you seem like such a wonderful couple and I love your artistic side as well. There are very few people who follow their hearts because it is often scary to make that choice. I am genuinely happy for you keep up the good work and I know I will keep watching love from Canada.
I am amazed at how some people make their money and you two are proof of that. All I can say is well done, fantastic, you deserve it for being ingenious.
Love you 😍 guys so much. Would love to have seen more of the gig. Have been trying to get my head round the black gunk in the weed hatch but can't think of anything. Take care, be safe xx
Love the carved pumpkins. What a great venue. Glad your boat was ok. You would think with all the fees the CRT Charge they would keep the canals in better condition. Alan is living the perfect life.💚
Perhaps your best yet and I wanted to hug you both. I've been with you awhile. Thank you.
Sending coffee your way soon
What a wonderful episode best so far
Thanks Simon!
Well done kids! Free @ last......much respect from Cali!....👏🏻🥂👏🏻
Ben, I love your fashion sense.
Brilliance vlog guys! So interesting ans grounded. Emily you are so dry and have a great sense of humour ( I laughed at the your explanation re. The engine and sludge?) Lovely couple not out to be someone your not , just loving a happy, simple but interesting life. Good for you both! Really enjoy your videos thanks again xx
Great video and information now subscribed as just found you so now we will catch up on your past videos
Brilliant couple living the dream and loving Alan the cat 👌👌
Hi Just watched your vlog which we enjoyed we are heading back down the Llangollen good to meet you in the basin hope to see you again
David and Ruth nb life's Too Short
You will love Llangollen..as a kid there, horses pulled the boats....see the falls there, stay safe.
Glad all went well with the prop. I’m slowly working backwards thro your videos and hope to find one travelling along The Shroppie thro Tilstone and Beeston, so if you haven’t done that yet I will look forward to when you do. In the meantime, good luck and have a nice Xmas and most importantly Take Good Care of Alan she is lovely.
Emmie: oooooh what amazing leaf masks!!! 😃
Stuart: hahaha! Benny looks like Benny but with leaves on his face! 😂
Glad the boat started moving again, that black stuff looked stressful! Thanks for sharing and loved the combination of informationing with vlogging
Just came across your vlog. I got home after a lovely amazing week on a narrow boat with friends along the canal in North Wales following the Pontcysyllte Aquaduct and Chirk Aquaduct. You are a lovely talented couple, take care.
And l used to grumble about half hour trip to play at the folk group!but it was always worth it .Thanks for the mobile economics lecture .l ran out of time to go boating again .but still have a horse /music/artwork etc .Had to restrain myself from shouting out “it’s the leaves” ha ha 👍
In looking at my ancient Nicholson guide, your first night on the Llangollen appears to be within a few hundred feet of where we spent our first night on a narrowboat way back in 1981. It was to turn into a long love affair with the canals of the UK and France. Looking forward to more of the Llangollen.
You're so laid back. A great advertisement to the narrowboat life.
Thanks for the great info guys, I'm saving for my first boat at the moment going to try n get 30k for 40 to 45ft so about bang on what you said. Aiming for this time next year to start boat shopping:)
Another great vid. It's very interesting to see the cost breakdowns. It goes to show that you don't get something for nothing in this world; no matter how hard we may wish otherwise!
In the mid eighties, I was happily owned by Alan's absolute and complete doppelganger; mannerisms, appearance, the whole box and dice. Her name back then was 'Tiss', or 'Ts', derived from tortoise shell. Not very imaginative but she seemed to approve! She's long gone from that life now but I'm happy she's found you two for this one.