Thanks James for taking the time to share the Crick show with those of us who have never been. Cheers fella, have a lovely half term with your kids and enjoy. Catch you on the flip side 😊

I've got to say James (as a non barge dweller) that the layout of 58 before you started renovation - seems to me to be the better layout. All the barges at the show seem to have a funny design. They all look fantastic fitted out with plush new gear - but have oddities with bedrooms you have to crawl in & out of, walk-through w/c midship, ect. I like that you can be piloting from the back, step down into a living area, then kitchen, then a separate washroom, & then to bedrooms & out onto the front. I do like the Tardis Cupboards that seem to be little cupboards that are huge inside. The curved fitted worktops were very eye-pleasing too, & the skylight idea really worked well - I think. Good luck with it all, & thankyou for taking us along on your adventure to Crick. 😊

Cheers on showing us the boats James we could never go now to old and unable to walk much or drive any more grand for sharing enjoy half term with the children tc the oldies 👋👍

I thought you'd said Midland Swindlers lol x

Enjoyed seeing all the boats 😊 thanks for a lovely video 😊

An enjoyable Vlog, I caught only one boat price quoted for the Narrows, £164K, would of been nice to let viewers know the price of the others, with a lot of them in excess of £200K especially the electrics. Seeing new electrics now hitting £300K from some builders. Thanks for the enjoyable vlog and the time you take to do them👍

@ 9:30, Steve Ellis lined out my boat, hull and cabin sides, roof, windows, doors. It's lasted years with just simple cleaning and a bit of polish. You can't get better craftsmanship than his, with real wood, too.

That first boat is so so clever ,, many great touches.

Thanks James, good to see the show from a builders perspective, not just a vlogger catching up with other vloggers. It's the small things in life that make it all worth while, a new door mat. Enjoy your time with the twins.

Good to finally meet you and say hello glad you all had a good time as we did

That Vetus mat, how cool is that. It will look great on your boat when you’re in the water - the final piece, the cherry on the cake, or just a great door mat for next winter 🤣. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I liked your reflections at the end and what you said about the smaller traders etc. thanks again and take care. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

Cheers... very well done. Thank you, James!

I was going to suggest you build a walk thru bathroom, it'd give you the room you need, love the galley.

I too am easily pleased, it leads to a happier, more fulfilled life. Re the bed under the tug deck, reminds me of the camper I lived in for a year that had an overcab bed, actually very comfy and you soon get used to the limited headroom...

Wow, the bedroom in the bow was different and very stlyish. We were gutted not to have seen you at Crick, you're such a hard worker and doing so well with project 58. Very inspirational. Enjoy half term with the kids. Hopefully our paths meet on the cut some day 😊

Great commentary James. Plenty to see and do. Have good week😊

Thanks James. It was good to see Crick. I couldnt go this year. Im pleased you had a good one and took something good from it. Have a lovely time getting back.

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So glad you had a good time at Crick and get to continue in kind of holiday mode with the kiddos. Looking forward to all of it with you. Leigh

Electric boats are great but I prefer my engine sound. Good presentation sir James.

thanks for showing us the boats James, I have to say your engine stands up to those manufacturer paint jobs 100%

The stainless steel boat I built in 1999 great to see her in the water all these years later ❤

Great video. So glad we got to meet you. One question you didnt answer - which was the best beer? We wanted to come back Saturday night but it was difficult, little man is autistic and he needed downtime. Was in bed by 6. adam did get on the braidbar and we had a long chat with rhe couple who own flutterby. Weve been watching their boat tours on youtube for a while so adam wanted to see if they were as good in the flesh and he wasnt disappointed. Our plan will probably be to go second hand at first, work our what we need and save up for the dream boat. think it definitely helped focus us to start thinking about the dream!

I think these electric boats/cars are going to be like Betamax.

Thanks James, very interesting. I went to our local Truck show , it is certainly a lovely community when you meet all the vlog creators, you know them, but they don't know me!!! Take care.

Thanks for show the new boat 🚢. It was nice to see them. Look after your self and the kid's

It was good to meet you at the show on Friday. Please keep making the vlogs as you are a great communicator. I will be keeping a look out for you on the return trip as you pass through Leighton Buzzard.

Grats on the mat :-) I still think you should be innovative on Project 58 by putting in a Pullman dinette at the stern, leaving bathroom and kitchen where they are, and either a second Pullman or L-shaped dinette next to the kitchen and then a pull-out sofa bed for comfy seats at the bow to connect with the seating in the well deck. That will sleep 6. 7 if you put in a drop-down single berth bunk length-wise above stern Pullman dinette.

thanks great vlog look forward to the next one your working so hard on this new boat bud ty for sharing it

I absolutely agree with you , James, we've been before but this was by far the best. We were quite surprised at how many vloggers were there! Obviously I knew you and Rob would be there, but not those that I knew had boats that were miles away. Crick is def becoming a gathering point for the waterways community.

Hello stranger ! Been watching a few other boaty peoples vlogs and found it all quite interesting. Told you though curves are awesome! Glad your having the kids, they’re a good bunch ! X

good vid

Lots of curvy furniture so no damage done to the girls heads as they walk around after you James .loved the first one with the gin fridge .

You did a fabulous job showcasing the event. I’m disappointed you had no bubbly in that new portable fridge!!! Shame on you, but you probably were right in your selection. In the South a good host always knows what to serve, lol. I cant wait to see and learn about the movie set. Safe travels home.

Thanks for these detailed walkthroughs James. The calorifier position on the Braidbar is genius! Definitely worth copying. The only downside would be the coolant pipes from the engine would have to be protected well. That tug deck looks like a bit of a gimmick unless it's a guest bedroom and you regularly have guests. But plenty of nice storage touches.

Enjoyed the vblog James the new boats were intriguing with the cupboards and use of space the wide beams the first you looked at all I could of was mini bowling alley such was the space offered tremendous I coming back to uk next in May so perhaps I will make the effort to come to Crick show 😊😊

Great vlog James , it was great to meet you , Rob and I must apologise but I've forgot the name of the other guy that was with you. Cath was over the moon she got to cath with you. Cheers and have a lovely trip back to project 58.

Sorry to have not met you when we were at Crick but great to be able to meet you on the Buckby Locks on your return journey.

Looked like a great weekend- some great boats on display but I’m sure you’ll come up with your own unique layout anyway. The most important thing us that it suits your needs. That turning staircase looks like a good option and far better than many boats. Enjoy half term! 😊

Glad you had some down time mate. Cool you scored a Vetus mat. The glass roof is interesting but I'm guessing if your moored up in Paddington with flats all around the residents might be in for a surprise 🤣 looking forward to seeing the return trip with the twins. With expert locky Arthur 👍

Nice on getting a vetus floor matt for project 58, I can imagine you could have spent a small fortune on bits to kit out both sloe patrol and project 58 if your bank account could handle to battering 😂🤣 absolutely love the stainless steel boat 👌🏻Hope both had the best weekend and that you are fired up to get back to the rebuild and refreshing project 58 and any little bits sloe patrol may need 🤗🤗

Nice tour.

That Braidbar was amazing, nice job with the walk-throughs. How many of those 37 beers are left?🍻

That return companionway is a thing of beauty from a safety, storage and pure aesthetics. Also loved the angled hob in the galley. I've always thought that having the hob so close to the walkway was dangerous, particularly with children aboard. Skylight is an idea as I understand you can get translucent solar panels - perhaps as the skylight itself. Great to see what is possible but also to see that a widebeam is a genuine alternative to a house! Not sure about the low level bedroom - but you do only sleep on it, do to speak.😮 Enough beer?

James, I really liked all the slide-out storage options in that high-end boat. I would like some of that in my home :D

Good to see you at the show, I was hoping to see one of Collinwood's Pioneer Range boats at 9ft wide but there wasn't one on show, I like the idea of a 12ft widebeam but I can imagine it being very restrictive to move about, 9-10ft seems a good compromise. The prices between the Narrow and Wide Beams did not seem that great and often comparable. Braidbar are based in Higher Poynton, just down the road from where I use to live, they are lovely boats... not cheap.

Omg jimmy you have got some work to do love under the well deck on that. Getting design in CAD

Good to see those widebeams without any internal fittings. Truly cavernous, but I value the go anywhere capability of a 58 ft narrowboat.

You're going to need very deep pockets, James. Enjoy the trip back with the twins. All the best, mate.

Don't know how you do it! Great videos but the same day that the things happen! I try and keep up to date but am always at least a week behind😂

On the Oakums boat, that magnetic door holder on the drawer under the oven/stove would become a tad annoying after a while. Having to push that drawer back in each time, as you had to with your foot, would become tiring pretty quickly. You’re either going to remove the thing, or attach a stronger magnet on the other side just to keep that drawer closed - all sounds like a bit of a faff just for a door catch that you probably don’t even really need.

Oh ... what a lost opportunity to get a second center line 😀

Id have a hybrid all day long...no brainer

London Pride in a chiller? WTF, James!!! Nevertheless, fascinating video as always.

Morning star was the best boat

Midland SWINDLERS 😂🤣

guessing you arnt looking for a sponsor from Midland Chandlers lol. The tiller pin people were great. I want a honey badger pin but there just isnt any and they were helpful suggesting I find a brass badger and then make it into a pin

Whatever happened to bunk-beds stacked above each other? Seems the most kid friendly solution? Hope the weather holds for your cruise back down here.

Nice when you can get a few things happen on 58😅

Glad you had a blast mate. What does Rob do for a living or is he retired as you both spend at lot of time in the same area

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@ 15 mins. Who did your hair, James? So....hmmmm...

By the way, have you seen other stainless steel boats? Leigh

Those Beta Mar hybrid engines, how much £££ ????

but wouldn't a skylight get in the way of solar panels ?

Did you get inspired for project 58 maté because that was the plan

How much Dinero?

add more battery capacity

🫵 yours is the best video on the boat show? I’ve bought a new thetford midi prima 4 and you can see a gap at the end of the control panel? The thetford half midi had a nice surround?