3. The Grand Tour of my Narrowboat and The First Supper . . .
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- (Sorry about the shaky start. It was very windy and I forgot to turn on the steadycam).
Only a few days to go until the launch of my Narrowboat, but in the meantime, join me as I take you on a tour of my new home.
Also, I think back to my first night on the Narrow Boat and cook up a tasty meal.
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I can’t tell you how much your videos have meant to me , I found them on Amazon a week ago and after watching the nightly news I watch one or two of your your videos as needed to restore my faith in humanity. Love your boat, love your sparse commentary , love the country side and Villages, love ya man. I’ve been wondering how I’ll survive when I catch up to your latest video. I’ve decided that watching again will be like listening to good music. Thanks
I'm very happy to hear that J. Have no fear, there will soon be the new motorcycle travels and after that, more canal travels. :)
Ditto here - and I might even start to like cooking now! Very therapeutic videos...
Kevin, my lovely Welsh wife and I love watching your adventures and consider you a kindred friend! We were both deeply moved about the goings on that certain, ill-fated NYE. Some souls carry a lot of pain and rage. We want you to know how courageous and lovely you are and that there's always more love than hate in this world.
Most appreciated and you're very kind James. Yes, I carry no ill feelings from that day.
The clever cubby holes and quaint artwork that specifically refers to the Aslan is absolutely one of a kind.
This video covers so many details that I've wondered about since watching the seasons on Amazon. Thank you!
Whit Hutchinson same here!
especially the inside tour
This is why I came here
Thank you for the tour Kevin, We love the show and are not ashamed to admit that we are a bit envious.
A true beauty. Some restore carrs, others motorcycles, all recapturing the charm of a gone by era. And you took it to a vintage narrowboat. Two thumbs up!
Love your videos it looks like such a fun time. Found you by chance on Amazon prime scrolling sailing and boating videos, I’ve been watching them after work to unwind from the day. Thank you for the great content 😊
You have a Grand Narrowboat. It's good your able to maintain it. It takes a lot of knowledge to take care of so many systems, not to mention the savings you achieve by doing it yourself. I notice you have no dog or cat. They are great companions. Much good luck to you in your new undertaking.
Your Amazon series is the thing holding back my anxiety about our current situation in the world. Such a pleasant relaxing show. The steady chugging of the engine. Your calm voice and commentary. Your comforting cooking.
As a landlock sailor I so enjoy your travels. Nothing better than seeing what a beautiful world we live in. Will get back to that world when covid is over. Watching your videos as gives one peace of mind .
I Just spent the last two weeks each evening, watching your first full series on Amazon, I’ve been living now in Georgia USA for the past 34 years and it’s been an absolute thrill to watch your shows, the English countryside is more beautiful now than I ever remember, those homes and gardens that back on to the canals are fantastic, the pubs and small towns are just amazing. My home town is Chester, I was born in Lower Bridge street a few doors up from the Bear and Billet pub, so familiar with every inch of the city, so proud you have spent so much time there....Oh bugger, now I’m home sick....
Love the series, the tour of your beautiful boat, and your humanity. The tea and food is very fun, too! More of those segments, please! Love the pork pies from the stands, the Tesco stops and seeing all your British meals. Your videos are the perfect stress relievers. And they bring a lot of pleasure. Fun seeing your engine too. Love hearing how it works.
What a terrific boat; you must be so pleased. Can't wait to see it chugging along. Cheers.
+CruisingTheCut
Thank you so much David. Yes, I couldn't have found a boat that's more 'me', I think.
thats one gem that is....
she is beautiful
Very nice!!! Quite Grand in fact! You should be proud of your progress. Ship shape and Bristol Polish..... but what do I know, I am from the coastal plains of Texas! hehehe....... very good very good.... Cheers and God bless
+William Jordan
Thank you William. Would love to visit Texas. When I hear the name, I think of ZZTop and Billy Gibbons, my favourite guitarist. :)
Kevin, I have been mesmerized by your videos. I discovered them on Amazon Prime and have watched virtually all of them. I see your journey as Campbell's Hero's Journey. I love your authenticity and I am rediscovering the English countryside. Thank you!
Really great to hear that, Sylvia. Very happy to have you along. Cheers for watching.
I had to check. The boat tour is a close second to the Boat Liftout and Blacking video. Strangely half as old as the boat tour, but now more views.
We found your videos on Prime and are almost done with Season 5. They are nothing like our typical selection,but I find them incredibly relaxing. Thanks for filming your journey and keeping it honest. Chug on!
What a wonderful boat. It just ticks all my boxes: Boatman's cabin, engine room with a vintage diesel, tug deck and portholes throughout. Just perfect! I like the neat kitchen layout too. I just can't wait to hear what the engine sounds like. Thanks for sharing.
+kmanison
Thank you, I know what you mean. I spent months looking at boats on the internet, but ones that, as you say, ticked all the boxes, were as rare as hen's teeth. I thought I'd never find one. So when mine popped up, I just had to go for it.
I’m envious, that you are living on this beautiful boat and that you have all the canals to travel.
Hello Kevin. What a very well designed traditional cruising home and I think the quality and detail of your electrical and mechanical installation is very good. and what a rare and lovely engine. I was a post vintage thoroughbred car restorer when in the UK, until Margaret Thatcher shut down the Chatham Naval Base where I had spent fourteen great years. My wife and I changed our location from the South East to The West Midlands, and we bought Galton a traditional 65ft Gardner engined narrow boat, which we moored near Kinver on The Staffs and Worcs Canal, lived aboard with our dog and two cats and cruised the local canal network extensively. I worked as a boat builder/fitter for a local premier narrow boat builder for ten very good enjoyable years, in the nineties. We came ashore during this time and bought and restored a fifteenth century water mill and cruck framed millers cottage near Bridgnorth in lovely Shropshire. For the last seventeen years I have live in White River near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, and though long retired, I am a consultant at our local car museum.
Thank you so much for sharing🙏🕊✝️🙏
Your posts are so good I'm watching them all over again. Telly is dead. Long live UA-cam.
+fookdatchit That's great to hear. Yes, I haven't watched telly for quite a few years now.
That is a lovely boat. And the engine.....wow, can't wait to hear it.
Hi Brian, My Wife and I were sick for two weeks with the flu and we found your channel of the Amazon fire. We watched your entire trip around England on the Narrow boat (twice) and loved it. We are so glad you bounced back after the problem you had in series 5. You take care and down't give up the ship! Your friends Bill & Marlene, Dundalk Maryland USA.
Brilliant and thank you Bill. Pleased to have entertained you and your wife during your lay up. There's nothing worse than being stuck in bed, with nothing to occupy the mind. Cheers,
Loved the grunts of pleasure when eating cheese on toast with an oxo cube...never tried that but I am gonna... lolol..
This video was excellent, it wasn't on the Amazon Videos and I am glad I found it. I was curious as to the boats layout, now I know.
You have a truly beautiful vintage Narrowboat and i especially love the paintwork colours and the artwork on the doors and hatches, which compliments the original design and her name and voice - thanks for the tour, much appreciated.
What a life, amazing, away from the rat race, love watching your posts, be it on youtube when on tea breaks at work or prime at home, it always chills me out, priceless CHG, thanks dude 😊
That's amazing to hear Adrian and you're very welcome. Cheers, ☺
Awesome looking narrowboat
Cheers Anthony.
When you store your watering hose connect both ends of the hose to prevent bugs from entering the hose. Keeps them out of your water system.
She's looking good.
Cheers
+James Shanks Thank you James, that is a good tip. I'll remember that when I get back on the boat.
hhmmm .. setting in the heat in the high desert in Utah, USA and redefining the sin of envy watching your videos,,, what a great adventure and wonderful job you've done with that boat. Best of Luck and happy sailing!!
+Clint Johnson
That's poetry that is. :) Cheers and pleased you enjoyed the video.
Really like your show, very relaxing to view it ( on Amazon Prime). I was wondering what the inside of your boat looks like, and here it is. Thank you!
Such an unusual and traditional boat, amazing engineering. Looking forward to following your journey. Subbed.
+NarrowboatFever
Thanks for following. Yes, she is a beaut'. :)
She is a real beauty! Love the woodwork in the cabin
Looks like it is painted - as called, grained - rather than oak wood.
Beautiful Boat
What a beautiful boat... and having the knowledge, the skills and the confidence to carry out all that you have done is incredibly motivating!
Ahhhh, cheese on toast! I can almost smell it here. We call that dish you made toasted cheese toast. And we have the GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH! The mac daddy of cheese and bread. I use sour dough bread, it's crunchier. Toast bread first, then cheese slices in between the bread slices. Then it's off to the frying pan with a little butter on each side. About 3 minutes a side or until golden, buttery brown. On to the plate, slice sandwich in half. My grandmother said it adds a touch of class. I guess I can use all the class I can get! Surprising what stuff sticks to you during our march through life...
I’ve been watching on Prime, I live in Pennsylvania USA, really enjoy the peace of your canal rides. I’m making planes for an afternoon ride in Pennsylvania when Summer comes! Thanks 😊
Started watching your show and now can't stop now
I'm hooked. What a gorgeous boat.Instead of going back to tour Scotland I've tried to convince the wife to take narrowboat vacation.On to the next video.
+godangerdad Thank you for watching and pleased you enjoyed it. I've been touring a few times round Scotland on a motorbike. The scenery was from another planet, but canals are many things in one - oldy worldy, ever changing, very slow paced, a way of life and you just don't know what the next day will bring.
Absolutely brilliant boat, my favourite by miles. Many thanks for your video.
You're very welcome. ☺
Some onion tastes good with cheese on toast,enjoying your videos very much.thankyou.Love from Denmark.🍀❤️🔆
Love cheese and onion. ☺
Kevin I must say with what little time I have at night I enjoy watching your narrow boat show in the adventures you take me on. My kids think I'm crazy but who cares I've earned it. It gives me a perspective of a country I may never get to visit so thanks.
Thank you for the tour! My husband and I have watched your episodes and we have enjoyed them very much. Thanks for posting.
Loved the tour and seeing that lovely old engine, I can remember as a 16 year old swinging those Peters engines on a cold winters morning.
When I first got my boat back in 1995, had problems with starting and after checking contacts etc. could not find the problem. But narrowed it down to the master switches, I was at Henley to watch the regatta so popped in to Henley pleasures cruiser shop and picked out 2 switches, the assistant asked what was my problem and suggested just buying two keys 1st. Which I did and problem solved for a few shillings. So if you have the same problem check for wear on the keys lugs.
+Byard Sheppard Thanks for the tip Byard. :)
Watching 3 mouths of narrow boats I have learned a lot thanks 🤓🤓
Dear Mr Gent, If you back track to 29:11 look on your right hand side, you will see 2 plates in your plate rack for you to place your cheese on toast..which is crying out for tomatoes.. yummy.. lovely old time boat. Happy sailing.
Hi Pammi. Yes I bought those plates during the 4 weeks I was readying the boat for launch. The cheese and toast was on the first night. ☺
@@CountryHouseGent hi, I can't think of anything better than cheese on toast for a 1st night's nosh. :)
Yes, simple food for simple times.
That is a beautiful boat. I would buy that in an instant. Amazing.
Thank you. ☺
Marvellous. Simply great.
That Mclaren engine, is a beaut . Your boat was a very nice buy. You are lucky you are so handy.
I've been really wanting to see the interior of the boat and wasn't disappointed. I love watching your travels. When too much anxiety hits, I watch an episode and get into a zen state :)
Thank you Tara. I'm really happynto hear the videos help. Cheers, ☺
i found this series while in a psychiatric hospital, It has the same cathartic effect on me!
the boatsman cabin is the way to go lots of room to play with. that engine is a work of art.
Thanks indeed.
Aww this is great.. "Heston Bloominheck"... I say that exact same thing! Lol 😆.
I really enjoyed the tour; thank you for sharing.
Dream come true there. Nice craft.
Thanks indeed, she is a beaut. Very proud. :)
Great vlog Kev. Even better 2nd time around. Oxo cube on cheese on toast, I must try. I used to work with a chap in Oxford who used an oxo cube in his mug of hot water, instead of tea or coffee. Take care (distancing is the answer). We haven't got covid in NZ except people coming home from overseas, but anybody coming back goes straight into quarantine for 14 days, or until they have a negative swab test. They quarantine in 5star hotels usually reserved for wealthy tourists , get fed restaurant meals and looked after very well. All free as long as you are staying in NZ for more than 3 months. When covid arrived here in New Zealand february 2020, we had a 4week total lockdown for everybody except essential workers, hospital and ambulance staff, police and fire, supermarkets and some petrol stations.(Schools, takeaways, restaurants, pubs, workshops, churches, no more sporting events, or any place people could gather, everything was closed) Anybody not able to work got paid their wages for staying home for up to 6 months. We were allowed to go out for emergencies and food, but we had been told the day before lock down to stock up for a month. After the initial month, there were a few pockets of covid still, most associating with churches or funerals where people had broken the rules, but they were quarantined, and essentially covid was eliminated. We had 25 deaths, mainly in rest homes. We have watched the rest of the world ? Dont know what I would've done without UA-cam and you guys who create these amazing vlogs. Many thanks.
What an amazing boat you have got yourself, hope you will have many great times on her. I cant wait to see her launched, and chucking along, enjoyed your video and look forward to seeing lots more . X happy boating
+Lynne Evans
Thank you. Yes, she has come together very nicely I think. I reckon she'll look awesome in the water?
Been watching you all day on my Now TV.. Loved everyone so far.. Love the cooking to and all your adventures.. Your living the dream,!
What a beautiful boat!
Lovely to see an engine room and boatman's cabin on a shorter boat.
+DavidUKesb
Yes, it's quite a rarity and testament to the original designers/builders skills for fitting it all in.
Absolutely Brilliant :), Glad I subscribed and started watching your channel here.
I wish you a great many happy years of trouble free cruising aboard such a magnificent vessel.
Cheers and ALL the best from Perth Western Australia.
Looking forward to following you on your journey. It's a great boat I've never seen so much in a 45 foot boat! Thanks for the video, I love narrowboats.
+Sylvia Page
Thanks indeed. Yes she packs a lot into a small space. :)
I know that this is an old video, but I've only just discovered you. Absolutely love Aslan and all the traditional features, what a beauty!
Cheers Andee. Yes I'm very proud of Aslan. She has a good soul. 🙂
love the on-demand water heater not hot til you want it hot. like the microwave stand.
Your very lucky !, what a beautiful trad.👍🏾
Greetings Kevin from an ex-pat Brit in northern Sweden. I’ve just ‘binge watched’ series 1-3 and I was with you for every inch of the journey. I enjoyed it all but especially the food - pork pies aaargh! Lamb vindaloo, steak and ale....I could almost taste it with you! My tastes are very similar to yours. I’m going to UK to see friends next month and I’ve already asked for pork pies from the local butcher...I’m looking forward to the next series. All the best to you and every success. John
Was looking up info on you're engine. You definitely hit the jackpot getting that.
Just a tip use equal amounts of flour, salt , and white vinegar, mix to a paste and apply to your brass mushrooms.. then scrub off . Will bring them up a treat
+M Grey
Interesting. Must give that a try. Cheers,
Wonderful boat. Thanks for the tour.
Lovin that Oxo cube idea....Does make a nice cuppa too with a touch of salt and pepper in for extra ooooomph.. Nice boat tour, look forward to seeing her in t'water.
+Penfold Smith
OXO drink, now that brings back memories. In fact, I think I'll brew one up now. :)
Absolutely, love her.
I'm so excited for you and I can't wait till you get on the canals. I'm sure you will have a lot to vlog about and I can't wait to see it. Best of luck for many years.
Can someone please tell me what an oxo cube is?
+Patricia Bowman
Thank you Patricia, that nice of you to say. Much appreciated.
+Patricia Bowman
If you don't mind, I'll answer your question in the next video?
Sure, I'm not going any where.
My favorite. I love this one! I bet you will be happy. Thanks for the tour.
Beautiful boat.. very neat and tidy.
Kevin just stumbled on your Amazing Amazon video, it's exelent thank you for sharing your experience, I've only been on a narrow boat once and really enjoyed it,
Your show is so relaxing love the views
Hello from the United States. Watched 5 seasons on Amazon Prime and finding extra videos on UA-cam is a treat. Hoping you will make more stops in Season 6. Love to see the villages and towns!
I seem to be working my way backwards with your videos. Why is it I get this warm feeling when I see old engines and what a boat I must say. Now to try and find your first video and start watching in sync. Nutter oxo cube on toast lol.
Great boat! So unique and full of character. A very comfy home.
👍👍👍👊😎
Been watching your show on Amazon Prime. Love it. Helps me not miss Jolly Old England so much.
Awww don't be lonely.. Start of a new life and a load of u tube friends to boot 😄..I'll be following your adventures for sure, been green with envy, naturally x
+Andy M Thank you for your support. Sure, the loneliness sort of evaporated as soon as I was able to move onto the boat and start work.
Thank you for posting such a fabulous and detailed video of your beautiful narrowboat! Enjoying your show on Amazon very much!
I'm watching you on Amazon. Thank you ever so much for sharing your journey! It is so exciting and you are so generous ! Wishing you and Aslan the best always.
You're very welcome. Thank you,
I do hope you will put a metal shield around that stove before you put a fire in it. You didn't say. I can tell you love this sweet boat. Happy cruising.
Amazing video
Really like the very tidy exterior and your nice mods !! . Love that awesome very accessible engine !!! I hope you have great adventures. Great to hear your commentary without mindless music in the background !!! CHEESE ON TOAST !!!!
+Chewligan Many thanks and yes, the canals are a unique and wonderous place to be. I'm glad you like the videos, cheers.
Very solid boat.
When the survey talks about "hammer test" I think he's referring to the solid sound the hull makes even where rust is visible.
16:30 steel, when oxidised (rust) expands by 7-11 times its thickness.
So 2mm of rust is approx 0.2mm of steel.
That Epping stove looks great, Antique piece never seen anyone else have one in all boats and vlogs ive seen , i bet there rare
Cheers Robcop. Yes, they are getting difficult to find these days, though they do pop up once in a while, for a price.
The little Epping stove is so cute. Thank you so much for the tour, really enjoyed it. The engine is very unusual
YOU'VE CAME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN , HATS OFF TOO YA MATE !
Thank you CJ. Yes, feels like a different world now - and about to repeat it all again. 🙂
The hidden tunnel light switch is such a feat ! Nice boat, discovering your channel, very cool. Thank you !
Mate, that's just great, good onya .. you'll be living the dream🇦🇺
+Mark May Cheers, very kind thank you. :)
Good Day, Country Gent! Mississippi is watching you! I actually saw you first on Amazon Prime, then subscribed to your UA-cam channel. Oh Wow, what a life you live! A wonderful dream.
Cool, Mississippi is an area I would love to visit. The ancestral home of the Blues. ☺
Fantastic series watch you all the time
Great boat! thanks for the tour.
Very nice work!
+Jim Clark Thank you Jim.
Awesome job on the alterations ect, and man what an engine, cant wait to see your boat launch and first voyage, 👌😎✌️
+George Stephen
Thank you George. Yes, I am quietly delighted with how well everything has come together, if I say so myself. The solar panels are a particular favourite of mine. I've had the engine running a couple of times, mainly as demonstrations for other enthusiasts in the boat yard, but it's on the canal that she'll come in to her own. :)
I keep teasing myself with live aboard life, its just taking the plunge and committing. Well done and good luck.
+Jon P
Thank you. In my brief experience of narrowboating, I would say throw caution to the wind. I've no regrets, so far. :)
I want to do this! Best videos. Very relaxing.
Great to hear that, Jennifer. I think that if you have a desire to do something and it fills your every waking moment, you will eventually do that thing. Everything starts with a dream or idea? Cheers,
G’day from an ex-pat living in Brisbane, Just come across your UA-cam videos and loving them. Looks like you’ve got a lovely traditional boat there & I’m looking forward to catching up on a few of your first trips in Aslan these next few weeks (it’s school summer holiday time here so I have plenty of free time as I only work term time)
Cheese on toast with an oxo cube,I must try that sometime,my favourite is Worcestershire sauce. Looking at a boat in the morning,thanks for the inspiration.
Cheese on toast with oxo cube, well that's a new one on me and I will definitely be giving it a try, you have beautiful boat there and I wish you well. Regards