Safety in numbers I always travel with friends boat is safe whilst I am at work

Also, going through with only one gate open and swiping the closed one. They wonder why so many are leaking.

Thanks sandy - you too

Thanks for the tip - I’ll give it a go

Flo - I don’t think 10 year olds are allowed on non-child friendly videos. Someone should tell your father…….oh that’s me 😉

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Hello there and greetings from the canals of England. I’m glad you found my channel and liked the video. They’re not all like this, sometimes there is some questionable boat building work taking place. Enjoy and thanks for the comment

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt I am for sure going to look through your upload list :P I used to watch Cruisingthecut a lot but He have sold his boat and are only doing interviews and stories about the Cannels now adays so have been looking for a new channel to get my boat cruising fix from :P

I know right

OK I don’t know who any of those people are but no doubt Rob will do your comment isn’t entirely lost !! I know what you mean about the pram hood - I was thinking of a Californian roadster too Cheers bud

Yeh, well, the old man here knows all those people and I remember loving that film when I saw it as a kid. Was Jeff Chandler in it, Billy? He was one of my favourite action movie stars.

@@richardpos1 don't think he was. I love that movie. One of the things I like about it, is some of British cruisers from the actual battle are in the movie. The movie is older than I am but think it is a better naval film than most

Do you remember Away All Boats Away … another great navy war film …

@@richardpos1 you mean the great film about "Beach-head Belinda". Love that movie. Have you seen "In Harms Way?"

Ooh yeah that place is sweet

She made it onto the “best of last year vid” !! Things in that department are good thanks pal and yea the gas man is coming - change of personnel annoyingly

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt You have more patience than I for sure waiting for a gas man. You work so hard to support your kids James. It's a joy to see. It's not always easy to be a good father but you have made it so. Happy Days!

Great video! Love the part with you and Rob cruising alongside each other. You are lucky to have such a good friend. The voiceovers were great. Glad the double breasting cruising went well. Sloe Patrol looked really sharp! Thanks James for sharing. 🙏🤗😊 Kathy

That’s a good term to know / thanks

He’s got a few - he wants to do some work on her this year

We didn’t overstay in Berkhamsted, besides there was a closure behind us so the tend not to log boats around the closure as often they wait for the closure to end

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt the near fact that you have been to birkhamstead several times this year is against the rules you are supposed to move at least one kilometre every two weeks and not return going up and down the same patch as you call it is not allowed I’m not having a go if you can get away with it great but my experience is if I stay even a couple of days over I get the dreaded email from crt

I have a folding bike but the towpaths are so muddy is more hassle than it’s worth

The roof is curved to allow water to run off easily. Mine actually has a an angle in the middle and less of a curve

I was given it as a gift but I’ll try to find out for you

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt very apt 😁. Appreciate that, thank you

Andrew my answer to both is sadly I don’t know. My gas man is being tricky so I’m getting a new one so it’s NOT up and running yet. The 6 is just fine from what I’ve heard and is easier on the water pump too. I have not heard anything about the winter fuel allowance and even the fuel guy didn’t know an update so I’m sorry I’m not much help there mate

She is - serafina is 70” and mine is 43”

They’re doing LOADS. I must say their teams on the ground are brilliant. They are changing lock gates and wall repairs mainly. But filming them requires permission etc but I’ll take a few bits of the canal changes and machinery used

Annoyingly not yet. I could do with a few hundred quid

I know!!! Mine is 42” and his is 70” The project 57 boat is 57”

The jury is out whether a chimney hat is beneficial. Any rain soon that does land evaporates

One guy we spoke to and suggested he didn’t stop there was so aggressive and defensive - they know what they’re doing is wrong. Nearly crashed a couple times too !!

She's a hybrid, I think James told some info about her propulsion when they were cruising into London last year.

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Yes it’s a hybrid although that footage was diesel propulsion!! It’s a very quiet boat. Electric is silent and quite an experience

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt thank you James 👍

No although he’s looking at getting some