31. Trip to Welford on my narrowboat: part 2 (Grand Union canal, Welford Arm)
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2016
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This is the second and concluding part of my two-day trip along the Welford Arm of the Grand Union Canal (Leicester section). Part one can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBDkX...
In this video, we - my friend Neil and me, each on our own boats in convoy - continue along the arm to the end, moor up, go to the pub and then trundle back.
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Theme music: "Vespers" by Topher Mohr and Alex Alena, from the UA-cam music library
"Gnarled tree branches reaching out to snatch you from the boat" a poet
well my hubby has watched all your canals trip up to date so now its my turn to start from beginning and will catch up 2020 soon. gotta love the canals thou.
I love how you care so much for animals, that horse DID look SO sad.
I live on the edge to the Brecon Beacons national park. During lockdown it was amazing how loud the wildlife was without the traffic. Only thing I miss about lockdown.
"The Seaquel." It's almost too much to handle, but I love it. Well done, good sir.
Being profoundly deaf, everywhere is blissfully quiet to me, so I wouldn’t be troubled by the dawn chorus. Nevertheless, my wife and I intend to retire to be live aboards. David, you have convinced us!
The luxureous solution for the shower thing is to get one of those fancy thermostatic taps. They are absolutly lovely, specialy if the water presure fluctuates as it sometimes can be fast enough to even that out too. I wouldnt want to live without one anymore. :)
On the subject of noisy birds, I've noticed yours are quite pleasant. Where I live it's all crows, ravens, blue Jay's and hawks. They are horrible squawkers.
With respect to the shy horse 0:29, I'd swear he was wearing boots. Probably what he's thinking is, "great, a camera. and me in my shoddy boots."
Glad to see you in good spirits on a chilly day cruise.
First I must say how cute you look in you hat and glad you remembered all your supplies this time. 👍🏼 now on to this lack of filming on the locks you are forgiven this time but hope next time you can set up a tripod or something to help. Can't wait for more adventures to come.
Hahaha, cute is not the word that sprang to my mind. Perhaps you're due a check at the optician ;-) I think the lock filming needs about 4 cameras, it's going to be quite complex!
Earplugs at night. I lived in the country for years. It blocks animal noises & rain, but you can still hear commotion, if need be;)
Love the into on this one. I love it, very funny.
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Re watching while I am waiting for the next vlog. I know you say don't laugh at the hat, but still I snicker every time I watch this vlog, sorry David.
Looking at your photo under the title , I think Lord Admiral Nelson has been reborn.Love your vlogs.
Thank you!
Two solo locks and two successes. I'm sure that raises your confidence level. Congratulations on taking a small voyage to practice before the grand event. The idea of a solo lock still terrifies me. The best part is that now I am sure I will see more videos of cruising to follow. Just two more days until they toss you out of the marina. And the hat, well you don't have to see yourself, but you do have to feel whether your head is cold or not. Not cold is better.
I'll have you know they're devastated I'm leaving. Practically begging me to stay ;-)
I am truly jealous. Been binge watching from your beginnings and I could so stand a retired lifestyle such as this. You're a lucky fellow.
Impressed you managed the lock by yourself! Looks like the weather is going to be good for the weekend when you set off. Good luck.
I know! I'm so relieved about that! Cheers
As always, very entertaining! And quite informative. I look forward to your next production.
The next one's a bit ... different :-)
+CruisingTheCut: Well, different is fine. But please, no more jokes about selling the boat! My poor heart won't take it. Plus, it caused me to utter words that sounded very much of German origin.
Sehr gut!
That's quite a lovely hat. You don't look ridiculous at all; in fact? It suits you! 😊
The best sleep I ever had was when i was sleeping on my boat. Storms ,drunks, nothing woke me up!
Great stuff David. Looked like a wonderful time. You’re so much more experienced now compered to your earlier videos 😀
Perfect cruise. What a shame we haven't waterways like that in my country. Or I'd do the same thing.
Always enjoyable, especially with your excellent narration edited to perfection. Looking forward (in a nice way), to your first encounter with a deep lock where you will have to act like Fred Dibnah and climb up or down a sometimes long and "will it hod me" ladder.
One of things I took perverse enjoyment from was passing hire boaters who thought they knew it all and was delighted when they did not realise that in passing, the bows of the boat are pulled to the centre of the canal! many times passed a haughty hirer who was perhaps a bit too fast and quite arrogant, only to look back and see them nose in to the left bank!! Oh, happy days!
Cruel but funny. I still don't quite compensate for the suction properly myself sometimes.
Good Morning David. Hope the weather on your side of the pond is lovely today!
Blowing a gale across the UK today!
what a lovely seaquel ;) a little on the short side, but then I'd watch your videos if they were hours long. glad your first lock went off without a hitch! looking forward to the weekend!!
also, the comment earlier about the fan blocking out noise; I use this technique too. when I can't sleep, I blink rapidly for 60 slow counted seconds and then focus entirely on the noise of the fan. works wonders with me.
+Gina Beans Well together the two parts were 13 minutes which I thought was a bit long hence why I split it.
Solution for background sound, is a white noise generator. I have one that can be set to plain white noise, waves and surf, rain, trucking water, and thunderstorm. I use the trickling water.
Still catching up on your videos since subscribing. Every time I have to be in a deep natural setting through the night the sounds of nature keep me awake. Put me next to an active train line and I sleep like a baby. Train, what? 25 went by during the night? Crickets, whippoorwills, and every tiny crack of branch or grass keeps me awake. My primitive brain just waiting for something to to eat me. Nice hat. Rather be warm than have perfect hair any day.
A good hat is important for boating.
Some nice North Face fleece and heated socks not a bad idea either if cruising in winter. Congrats on maneuvering solo through the Lock.
Oh, I have many fleeces!
A small glass bottle of hot water in each side pocket is ideal on a cold day (I use Oraldene mouthwash bottles whenever I'm working outside). It'll keep your all-important core temperature up, and you could also warm up any free hand by holding it from the outside of your jacket, and get straight back on the controls in an emergency without the risk of getting caught up on the pocket.
You can refill them from a flask when they cool down (although they last a surprisingly long time with your own body heat and a layer of warm air in your pocket around them) so you can stay at the helm, and for the purposes of narrowboating where water is a valuable commodity you can empty the cold water into a clean container and reuse it later as drinking water (or to refill the kettle for the next day's body/hand warmers).
Very exciting..your first lock
I've lived on the canals so long I forgot just how new and novel everything is for a newcomer. Great video, and very professionally made. Just one piece of advice... It's a good idea to remove your chimney when moving. Also set your solar panels to level. You never know when you will encounter a very low bridge, or overhanging branch. That meeting could be rather expensive. As you approach an unfamiliar bridge, have a quick look at the brickwork of the arch. If there are chunks of brick missing, or paint scrapes where boats have hit, be careful. Such things are very common in places on the canal network. All the best.
There were a few of those! Good points, cheers :-)
So lovely.
Very nice! Thank you.
City slicker. :)
:-)
Sorry if this comment is now irrelevant as I’ve only started to watch your vlog. About your shower, I might be out of line but do you not, in the UK, have lever faucets for showers. I haven’t seen double faucet appliances in such a long time I forgot they existed. A level valve allows you to turn the water on or off by pulling or pushing the lever. You adjust the temperature by either rotating left or right. Once you’ve found the right spot, you just pull of push the lever to always get the same mix of hot or cold. You can also get a pressure equalizing valve that will compensate for pressure fluctuations between hot and cold to maintain the same temperature. I’m sure your local hardware or plumbing store has them. Forget the doohickies, just change the valves to a single level faucet.
Good videos. I’m curious as to what was your profession before this because your videos and narration have very high production value. Sets them apart from amateur videos. You would have been a great radio announcer.
Take care.
Nice to see you visiting my home village.
I find these videos far more interesting than much of the output on TV these days. As your life on the cut unfolds, you cover lots of interesting topics. The relative trivia (or is that trauma) of re-upolstering furniture, dealing with the ups and downs of wifi aboard and getting a decent shower with a limited water supply resonates as I am a caravanner and many of the same rules and restrictions apply. As someone who has also considered buying a narrowboat but hasn't (yet) taken the plunge it's akin to living that particular dream by proxy. So, thanks very much for posting these excellent videos. I have many yet to see and am enjoying the journey with you.
Must have missed this one somehow so found it a nice watch....always enjoyable David, keep them going, ☺ xx
Nice to see you out and about Captain.....keep warm.
Trying to!
Great part two
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Lovely stuff.
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I'm so happy i jumped into your channel...i'm just two step from makeing a similar choice and your videos fill me with courage!
Thankyou very mutch and keep on with the great work!
Thank you and good luck with your decision!
Great video as always! so quiet still there, we've got the holiday boats in full swing already here :)
Easter holidays, I imagine? We did go past a couple of hire / canal club boats but yes, quite quiet. Have any hit you yet?!
Great video! Lively narrative! I will definitely follow your narrowboat adventures as you go! Look after yourself!
Thanks!
good to see you lots your lock virginity! looked like a very pleasant trip out.
Haha, so late in life! It was very decent.
Great vid
Brilliant once again....
+Destiny “Way Up Stream” Tony Saxby Cheers Tony. How you getting along?
+CruisingTheCut Not too bad... Woodburner going well now. Some minor changes which I shall upload in next few days but slow progress mixing work and play... I am moored up on a private mooring while I get some of my other jobs done... hopefully all done by June.
Just in time for summer cruising! Excellent.
Good job
Looks like Houston is reading green on all those indicators. Now if only a first mate would turn up, it would make for a truly epic journey :-)
Who knows what the future holds?!
+CruisingTheCut oh, just noticed that there doesn't seem to be a thumbnail for the video, and was it Ian or Neil who went along with you on the cruise? :-)
There is a thumbnail but UA-cam keeps missing it off for reasons unknown. Very irritating.
the horse was just stunned to find out that the red head sold his royal oats
That's a bit cheeky to say this is how you do it, when you've not gone up the locks yourself. But, thanks for 'noisy' wildlife news, very funny. Of course, i don't even own a narrowboat myself !
I was relaying what I had been instructed by Neil, who is an experienced boater.
Not sure if you see comments to your older videos, but here goes. In regard to the shower valve, I have a similar condition with the one in our RV travel trailer (caravan). When shutting off the water while soaping up, mine seems to allow more hot water than cold when resuming the rinse. Can be quite a shock. Not sure what the cure is for either of us. Enjoying your videos and going through the older ones to catch up. Many thanks.
Cheers. I read them all 😏
Regarding the shower head shut off valve,here in the US we have a Company that caters to RV's by the name Camping world .
You might try their site for a new shower head with a built in shut off valve,that way it minimises the cold shot and keeps the head in proper alignment.
Really enjoy the Vlog,Actually look forward to each one.
Maybe but this valve does exactly the same job, mounted at the shower head end. Cheers.
Hope you don't mind but I've been binge watching your channel 😊 it's great I've seen you buy the boat survey Black it and make it your own & finally take to the water of course because you didn't film the locks did it actually happen 🤔😁
I am hooked great work captain ⚓
Correct,I was addressing the point you made about its causing a misdirection of the showerhead
+john hunt Ah, sorry. My mistake. Getting lost in lots of comments. Yes, it would sort that I imagine!
Hey. Place a one valve on the hot water line. It stops the cold over pressure. Place the cut off on the bottom of you mixer instead of your head. Hope this helps
I have just discovered your videos and love them. Brilliant quirky style. I live aboard a sailing boat based in a small Somerset harbour, but a boat is a boat and I totally understand the appeal of being a water gypsy whether sea, canal or river.
Thanks for tuning in! Cheers.
Ref: Shower valve. Sorry I was correct after all. Just let us know what you are about to buy, and I can advise (ha ha).Very enjoyable Vids. Best of luck. John
:-) cheers
What fun. Our very first night on the canal was spent at Welford. We had a wonderful meal at the pub and I remember the chocolate-on-chocolate desert as well. We had left Market Harbourough early afternoon after our "new boater" orientation; queed up for Foxton locks, which was our first locks ever and made it to Welford as it was getting dark. I do believe I remember the sad-looking horse, but it could have been an imposter.
Oregon reporting.
Perhaps he's a new visitor attraction? :-)
I'm enjoying your series just started watching yesterday so it will be several weeks till I catch up. In any case perhaps already recommended but you can find the sort of cut off for the shower you need to achieve your goal with the shower. The best for the purose to avoid the cold water overwhelming the warm, is one that does not stop the flow completely but greatly reduces it. Doing so prevents the issue you encountered. By the way that is caused by the cold water being denser than the hot. The slight difference in density permits it force the warm back and this is accelerated by it cooling it making it contract and make more room.
Just rewatched after a long gap and I know you said "don't laugh" at the head gear but I couldn't help it sorry.
i can see this in the future, fans will send you ice cream, and New York Strip steak on dry ice. cheers, and thanks for the videos,completely and utterly fascinating.
You pointed out the white horse hiding behind the trees. I bet that horse is only a little jealous that he doesn't have a narrow boat, just like me; although, I don't know if I would or wouldn't be cut out for the boating life. The would guess the horse would probably decide that he isn't really cut out for the boating life if he got the chance.
Just a "non return valve" ( on the hot water side ) would do the job, just nicely!!!
An expected journey There and back again lol, very enjoyable. I remember a few years ago I watched a youtube vid of a guy boating solo invented and sells a simple remote control gadget to help at locks, might be of interest to you.
I think I know the one - operates the engine throttle. I wouldn't trust my boat to such a thing; it's largely mechnical and if it slips or the control gets over used, you'd ram the boat into the gates.
reat video I really enjoyed both part 1 and 2
Thanks Bob
Has anyone suggested that you get the shower to the perfect sweet spot and mark it with a dab of paint? You can then just turn it on to the perfect temperature by lining up the marks on the handles and the wall. Cost nothing but maybe a q-tip for a paint brush.
It wouldn't work, as that presumes the water temperature in the tank is always heated to a constant temperature.
here's a simple trick you might try...
get a paint stick, and once you find your chosen 'sweet spot' with the water temp, simply put a dot on the top center of each of the hand valves. This way you won't have to try to find your correct temperature again. All you'll need to do is turn the valves until the dots are back at the top, and 'wa-la'! Perfect water temp without the fuss!
Another very enjoyable video. Keep 'em coming!
Anything preventing installation of a thermostat controlled unit (1 knob for temperature and one for flow)?
No, that could be done. I just haven't got around to it!
For those noisy angry birds nights, a fan mounted on or near your head board creates a white noise like background to drown out most of the sounds. Choose one that don't require too much power draw or add another battery or two to your bank. I live near a road and the fan works smashingly
Unusual solution!
CruisingTheCut
I worked shift work for years. A different 8 hour shift every week. For sleeping in the daytime the fan worked better than all other methods combined. It's ca constant noise that is easy to get used to and drowns out all but the loudest sounds. Just find a fan who's pitch is not too high or low. The downside is , once you get used to it, it's hard to sleep without it. I use a USB fan like this but I installed a speed controller to get the right sound
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Here's a nice one for the bedroom
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Oooh! Foreshadowing.
You can buy a shower head for about £5-10 from Amazon that has a switch on it to turn on and off button, saves many litres and the water remains the same temp as it's already mixed.
Actually, I think you misunderstood his remark (or perhaps I did). He said there was a pressure differential between the hot and cold water. If they aren't the same pressure then there's no way a valve on the shower head could work in maintaining the water temperature because the water would backflow to equalize the pressure between the cold and hot (as I understand it).
x , actually the proper one for the shower head doesn’t turn completely off , so the water maintains the same temperature.😉 !
@@mrc1539 that's how the one in my RV worked.
i had these kinda valves before and i think mine when shut off allowed the hot water to get cold waiting. i had planned to get one of those small electric hot water heaters to act as a buffer during the hot and cold spells. but after some thought a few seconds of cold water was not worth the trouble and costs to add it.
Paused the video on the start of the return trip to make a cuppa, and was just taking a sip as you said "don't laugh"... well you wasn't to know so I can not really blame you.
You're a bloody good narrator, You should get a job in TV. Or a story teller, You should do some audio books :) Also.. As a very keen fisherman, I'd love for you to one day do a fishing video from your boat catching some very nice Canal Perch.
Thank you. I'm open to all TV narrating offers :-)
I know nothing about fishing though so I'll have to leave that to someone else.
You live on a canal, You have plenty of time to learn.
I am very much enjoying your vlogs, plus the wonderfully tranquil scenery you share with us. They are such a pleasure to watch. But poor sad horse - it looks as if his front hooves are chained (or should that be "hobbled") together.
Yes, I felt rather sad for the horse but I notice they did have blankets on which suggests that someone is taking care of them. Didn't spot the chains, will go back and watch my own clips again.
Great video again. Look forward to the next one. I'm sure you can talk for longer..6 minutes simply isn't enough for your avid viewers. :) Oh and Someone should adopt that horse..
I felt a 13 minute single video would be too long, hence the split. The horses had food and jackets so I think they're actually OK!!
i know im a little late but a 360 camera would be really cool i look foword to seeing that in future
What a lovely trip. I really enjoyed it. Slept well did you? Excellent. Where are we off to next?
Who wants to watch another covid-19 vlog? Gimme some vintage David and lets cheer up a bit. Yae Dave
(3:33) - What you need is a proper shower mixer tap but you'll no doubt know that by now.
But yes, the pressure will never be perfectly balanced when you've got two separate pumps, one for the hot, another for the cold.
Just be grateful that you got chilled rather than scalded.
It could have turned out so much worse.
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There is only one pump, not two; the pressure is the same on both sides.
@@CruisingTheCut Mmn. Very interesting and most curious. Yes, I think I have to rethink this one.
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love the hat! glad you managed the locks by yourself.
with regards the shower, perhaps when you have the water the right temperature you could use a permanent marker to draw a line (and a reference point) on the taps and then you would know exactly where to turn them to in order get the right temperature? especially handy when mid shower/soaped up?
Aha, yes but depends on water temp being constant for a given rotation of the tap...
A very nice canal trip. Keep that camera firmly secured to the boat lest some sagging branch knock into the canal. Don't want to be missing those good videos.
Haha, yes I'm awaiting the day when I drop it over the side :-(
(3:00) - I'm sorry Dave but owls don't hoot while they hunt.
They are stealth hunters.
They absolutely don't do any hooting when they are hungry and scanning the vista for tiny mammal movements.
They hoot to each other for various reasons.
But most certainly not when they are hunting.
I'm a townie too, but I have seen the odd wildlife documentary which, it seems must have been the one that you missed.
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They sell shower phones with a slide-open/closed rod in the handle...very helpful for "navy showers"/water saver.😇
:-)
I tried looking up shower phones but no luck, can you give me a website?
I was rather hoping you would show us you winding the boat :-)
It was a lot of forward and backward and cursing.
Great video I loved doing the locks on my own, couples would always be waiting for "my other half" to appear lol, then they were amazed I did it by myself. I wonder if a non-return valve on the hot pipe of the mixer would help?
Mmm, maybe. Only trouble is getting to it. Narrowboats don't seem to be designed for modifications sometimes, all my shower pipework is pretty inaccessible.
The shut off valve would work better if placed on shower hose on the faucet side of the hose. Turning the valve down to a slower flow would save water and not back flush the system
i love that hat hahaha
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You learnt very quickly to be prepared for your voyage, maybe the horse is dreaming of cruising the cut 🐴🚤 as well: After finding your vlog I watched a few random ones then back to the beginning so you may have filmed solo locks in more detail by now. If you have what number is it please ? If not would your latest camera that you purchased that you wore walking the cut help with one or two fixed on the boat ? 🚤 We need a Narrowboat emoji
.. the grassy knoll, beware Lee Oswald might be about ...
get a continental style shower mixer tap, heat and water on/offf taps are seperate once the heat level is set it stays that way till you change it irrespectivevas to how many times you turn off the water......
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Yes a thermostatic mixer valve might be better.
That poor horse did look rather sad. :-( He looked like he wished he could get out of the pasture and go on a little cruise with you.
Just caught up with this vlog David (in Sept. 2019 !). Sorry but I did laugh at the headgear - but I solemnly promise I won't do it again - hoenest Guv !!
After the first minute or so I was expecting you confess to be originating from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse :-)
I've got a towel, does that count?
there is a way around the water issue of yours though not sure how easy it might be. one-way valves one the pipes between the hot/cold turn valves should help. also putting the water shunt valve at the point where the hole connects to the hot/cold junction at the wall should help with the angle issue.
Thank you.
Yes, put it down there, and leave it for a litle trickle while washing, shaving etc. When opend up again the right temperatur is there imidently. Nice videos.
Thanks :-)
The things we do for you to keep the wolf from your door. All the way through an advert for ladder resistant tights....
The part I"m referring to has the shutoff built into the showerhead,it slides left and right
+john hunt Understood but this is effectively the same when screwed onto the showerhead, surely?
I couldn't help thinking about JFK, what with the stalking horse and the grassy knoll.
I adore hearing birds all night long. The only thing that bothers me at night are crickets. Do they really have a purpose? I think not.
On taking another, much longer look, pausing the video and viewing full-screen (instead of Theater Mode... I believe the "chains" are actually a bit of reflection from the uneven ground, churned up by those large hooves. Sorry for my error. As you mentioned, the blankets (and, the horses' well-fed appearance) suggest that they do indeed have a caring owner. Perhaps Sad Horse works on that lugubrious expression, in hope of getting a few tasty apples from narrow boaters who drift past his field! :)
Haha, yes, wouldn't it be great if that was all part of a cunning Horse Plan?!