I think the DIY videos are the funniest. The commentary is class.

Finally a use for a spirit level on a boat.

I do admire the diligent care you give your boat and the fact that you didn't scream, " Oh bugger!", when you were flooded.

mikewlkr2 You are a star. Your videos are all entertaining from beginning to end. Watched them all now, and will continue doing so. I suspect you've done this kind of work before, as you are a natural. I wish you continued success. Mike

I have spent an enjoyable few evenings watching all of your vlogs in chronological order and I am now up to date. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see more of them.

You've become quite a handyman. Well done. You'll be rebuilding your engine before long.

To be honest , I think the maintenance on a home would be a lot more, cutting the grass, watering the grass and trees Etc. pruning, and other house and yard work. You did a VERY good job de rusting and painting. "WELL DONE, THAT MAN" I have enjoyed 55 of the vlogs I watched over a week. Thank You David for making these !

If the marina business ever dries up! I chuckled!

Good video, I like hard work, I can watch people do it for hours!

What you urgently need are two apprentices. Out on the Deep Blue unsuspecting first-trip apprentices always get these lovely tank cleaning jobs!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK LOVE THE VLOGS

This has been one of my favourite video's I love anything DIY !! Good job done.

another top production with brilliant camera views, edits and narrative. Also a top tip to put a spirit level on the roof when next out of water to ensure that there is a slight tip up at the front and level side to side.

I know this is four years old now but if you have to "do your gas locker" again, you may want to think about electrolysis. O-Level Chemistry is your friend. Fill you gas locker with an ionic solution (preferably not salt water), isolate your boat electrics, you'd have to plug the drain holes. Attach your boat chassis to the negative pole of a battery (your boat probably is negative earth), find a piece of scrap metal (sacrificial anode) attach it to the positive and dunk it in the ionic solution. It may work YMMV.

Nice job on both lockers a buddy has been a deckhand on a NYC ferry he like you hates scraping rust. He says I finally get from bow to stern and the chief says " take a day off the start in on the rust in the bow! " !! 34 years and 90% of my time. Is scraping rust. Time flies when your having fun narrow boating wish I was there with my own but the wife looked at me like I had two heads. Who knows maybe I'll hit the lotto Cheers from the states!!

Methods learned in navy to remove rust: use a hammer * for 95%, then a angle grinder, for the 4.99%, then the phosphoric acid for the 0.01%, then Rustoleum red primer and top coat. Safety gear: ear and eye protection for the hammer work, dustproof eye protection and filtermask for the grinding, and rubber gloves for the acid work.. * Steel is much more flexable then the rust so a good wack will easily break nearby crusty rust loose. Best learned by watching others wield the chipping hammers in the hot sun.

UPDATE! Let's see how the gas locker is doing 4 years on!

Its amazing how grand a narrative this struggle with the gas locker seemed to become. The drama, the action, the turmoil and the eventual triumph. After reaching this part in the series it seems like a full story arc's just concluded, whether it be intentional or not.

fantastic video once again !! please keep plenty coming

Years in the Merchant Navy has taught me that the only way to scrape away a rusty deck is to use a "Needle Gun". They are powered by an air compressor and will do a first class job in a fraction of the time it takes to do it with a wire brush. I would be very surprised if the Marina doesn't have the kit somewhere and they may be prepared to hire it for a few quid.

Excellent - full of useful information - as always.

For never having done this before, I think you did a pretty decent job of it. Earlier this year, I made a similar error sanding down some wooden deck furniture. I thought I had enough fresh air and didn't worry about a proper mask. I breathed in far too much wood dust and I ended up with my lungs irritated and breathing issues that lasted about 2 weeks. I learned my lesson. I was quite worried that I may have done some permanent damage to myself but in time it finally cleared up.

nice looks great,always something todo ,fair winds,,paul

Great job from a cinematography/documentary point of view. Shows you used to be in the biz!

I love Rust Converter I use it all the time on the farm, I have yet to have to re-due any particular job, I put rust converter on our Turkey Barn Feed Silo tanks on the outside ten years ago and painted it and it still is holding...my rust converter turns white the next day, and it says to re-scratch it with wire brush so I do... than paint ..strange stuff but it works...nice job...PS I love Marine Paint we use it on our Farm Equipment....little more expensive but worth every cent.....its Awesome....Cheers

Have a spot of tea..watch the ads and help him out!

great job David! & your banged up horn is killing me... hey at least you get a story out of it!

good job well done,congrats

Went past Yelvertoft marina a couple of weeks back was impressed with the separate slipway to the marina. Watching this for immigration and encouragement as the gas locker is on the list of things to do soon.

Jobs are well jobbed! Looks impressive

When it next comes out to do the well deck and lockers can a flat bar be welded into the well deck lockers corner so the water runs straight thru the locker and out the drain hole without swamping the deck locker. Be a shame to do it now and remove all that work but worth doing if grading back to bare metal. Another pleasurable video.

I snicker to myself every time I see that horn come by at 6:29.

Hi, finding these type of videos terrific. Can' t have too many. Thanks

great way to clean a boat.

I just found your vlogs today, and I admire what you are doing.......

Wow.. thats a great Job there David... the blackening was strangely satisfying

Just a note about the use of rust convertor chemicals like the Fertan: DON'T dip your brush directly into the bottle, or pour the unused product back into the bottle! The Fertan and others chemically react with rust to "convert" it to a hard, plastic-like surface, and since your brush will invariably pick up some rust flakes, they'll be put back into the bottle. The next time you go to use the bottle of Fertan you'll find that they entire bottle has been "converted" and is now useless! In the States there are similar products from Rust-Oleum and others, available at Wal-Mart and auto parts stores, as it works well on rust no matter where it's located, and I've used it on cars for decades.

Well done, I love the way you handle your challenges.

ALWAYS well worth watching, learning and inwardly reflecting... A picture (well video ) is worth a thousand views - perhaps questioners on CWDF should look here first before asking qiestions......

You're very thorough with what you do, and the filming is very clear and easy to follow. I'm sure the lockers will remain free of rust for the remainder of the boats lifetime, hope so anyway. Can't beat old fashioned elbow grease for a good finish.

Usually, on larger boats, a tool called a needle scaler is used to knock rust off. It's a pneumatic tool with a bouquet of hardened steel rods that bang the rust loose.

Hiya David. Could you possibly cut a pvc pipe in half and glue it to the side in the well deck to fashion a culvert. Of course, cutting it in to the exact measurements. Possibly a coat of putty around it. (( Only thinking out loud )) 😊 great job 👍

Well done, that got me tired just watching you, bet you saved a ton of money by jumping in and doing it yourself, now all you've got to do is the outside paint, fun day's ahead :0) Cheers from the US of A

You are just SO enjoyable, thank you for the videos!

Got the same problem for the same reason. I've been wondering if I should wait until it's out the water next year so you have persuaded me. Great job well done. 👍🏼

Thanks so much for posting this, I'm about to tackle my gas locker & was going for a similar approach, great to see that it worked!

Watching your series on Amazon. I wanted to jump forward in time and see you do this job though.

Great job!

Using a vacuum when cleaning paint, rust, and such, works very well. Don't forget to wear your mask though. Some tools even have vacuum connections on them. For example: many powered hand sanders.

Looking good. I am dreading taking my water tank cover off to do a similar job with that. I may go for one of these plastic expanding water tank so I don't have to deal with corrosion any more.

I respect all the hard work you put into your boat. It is an inspiration and helps motivate me to work on my camper trailer remodel.

It is fascinating to watch the progression from "nah, just slap some Hammerite on top of it" a year ago, to "some Fertan, then some primer, and then a couple of layers of paint" today.

A good job well done!

Brilliant job done on the lockers Dave well done well done that will last for years

Such satisfying results. The state of the locker and gas locker would have bothered me too. Excellent work!

To keep the drain holes above the waterline, load the boat down at the back, it should lift the boat up at the front, you should experiment with sandbags if that works use heavier steel blocks. P.S. Love the vlogs, should make into full length series.

This was a lot of precise and technical work on your part. Very well done. It seems that the boat yard crew should have known to raise the bow so that any rain water flowed aft. Oh, well... Best Of Luck, and Happy Cruising

Loved it! Super helpful and fun video! :)

Great job bro looking good.

I noticed the hoses do not have the new hose ends. They are designed so if a leak occurs suddenly it shuts off gas. It also means you have to slowly open the valve or gas does come thru.

savage job well done

Presumably after the torrential rain you described David you re-named it the Not-So-Well deck ??!! 😎😲😨

Five years late but I'm just watching tghis as I'm about to do the same job. However, I'm very envious of your 'port locker' (5mins 56secs) - I consider myself to have a pretty well stocked drinks cabinet but that would take one heck of a lot of port!

Nice to see a #PoshBloke doing a bit of #DIY :-)

I wonder if it is a good idea to basically make a little dam inside the welldeck lockers so that any liquid coming from the welldeck is channeled right out the hole again without getting into the locker proper. After all the lockers are covered, so theoretically water shouldn't be able to get in there from above. if you want to try it out, you probably could use the silicon-esque stuff you used along with that magnet on the roof.

Job well done, mate

I would consider investing in a corded 4.5 inch angle grinder. You can get them fairly cheap from Screwfix and wire wheels for them are cheap too. They shift rust for breakfast and although noisy, make mincemeat of de rusting. I bought one years ago for £25 and have restored countless engines and other bits and bobs. It owes me nothing. You could use the marina genny to operate it. Just a thought.

These blokes are good guys lucky you 🤔🇬🇧and a nice place to live xxx

I don't know about that rust converter but the brand POR 15 you just paint on with a brush let it work per the instructions, basically it converts the rust to a different type of oxide that is more stable, black in color, essentially it's like bluing for firearms or tool blacking, it's a hard durable surface that protects the steel underneath. Then simply paint over it.

Great job-sooo much work🥴

It looks so much better! And your marina guys are very helpful it seems!

You can now add Rustmaster to your Lockmaster narrow boat honorific :-) Looks like all that hard work was worth it.

That is pretty!

So many ‘helpers/experts’ posting here on this one, David. 😂

3:36 HAHAHA! No shame in proving your hard work my friend!

I prefer the bow arrangement where the gas bottles are stored in compartments on the well deck and what you have as your Gas locker is the water tank. It means the legally required gas locker bottom vents are above the water line.

Bravo! Good job.

I was thinking to myself "Why not use that blacking on the inside too if it's good enough for the outside?" and then you did, plus paint. Water is going to have a tough time getting through that.

nice work

From my experience I have found many of the rust treatments have disappointing long term effectiveness, including the one you are using. A treatment that I found to be most effective was to clean as much rust off as possible and then paint the steel with a Shellac based lacquer (I have used a product called Renewit) which has the effect of penetrating the deepest rust and sealing it up against oxygen so stopping further corrosion . For the paint finish, add some of the lacquer to the primer as well. Once applied then apply paint systems on top. In a wet environment I would suggest something like Epoxy pitch as used on the oil rigs. A further comment would be to finish paint the inside of lockers etc with a light colour finish. In your case you may find welding in a new floor may be required at some point in the future if the rust has deeply penetrated the steel, which is looks as though it has.

All done with no cheese butty in sight.But it,s going to protect the boat far into the future,well done that man.Now get it back into the water and show us some ducks.

"Ran like Niagara". Ever been? That's my home province; we're visiting this summer. I'll post a picture for you.

Neat work!!!

Fab job guys 👍

nice job all over. looks terrific. i wonder if there is a better way of venting the gas locker that you dont get water coming in to it. i understand why the vents have to be so low, but there has to be a way of getting the vapors out but keeping the water from coming in.

You did a good job..

If you ever have to do that sort of rust removal again an angle grinder with a twist steel wire brush and a “stripper wheel” (not as fun as it sounds but certainly dirty) will make fast work of the rust.

hope you welded the hole up to stop the water getting in and drilling another one above the waterline

Mean while back in the Bat cave LOL :-):-):-):-)

Damn good job of work done proper! :D Hmm... I wonder if you could mount some sort of ball valve on those waterline drain holes to stop water slopping in so much.

A year or so late but. Have you looked at using a truck bed liner spray like Rino lining in these areas? Your channel got me hooked on Narrowboats. I do own a 25 foot sail boat unfortunately there is a serious lack of canals here on the west coast of the US. I can sail by the Queen Marry and surrounding cost but your views are spectacular.

Both my grand parent died from a propane gas explosion when LPG being heavier than air pooled in their basement. Hate to see those low vent holes at the water line. However un less U raise the floor up some, you can't raise the vent holes above the water line....

Pipe with bend facing towards stern on waterline would probably stop water from entering when going ahead and in locks

I know I am late to the party on this, and I am not really sure how this applies to narrowboats, but you should use caution working on old paint as it could be lead based

Hi. vent must be with the floor, because the propane butane gas is heavy and stay on the bottom. someone has designed it wrong, because it was enough to lift the bottom of the chamber above the water line

You can fill the old hole up and make a new one above sealevel, no more water coming in!

Thought you were being quiet, apart from the "Royal visit" to the girls and cats, so this explains why not a good plan having running water going through compartments, better to get rid from roof over the side, but it's not an ideal world, still looking much better now.

Can I get my yacht to that hardstand ..those guys are amazing ..they actually came back and lifted your boat ..wooh that is service ..here is a story ..one of my clients has this 126 year old wooden river boat much like your narrow boats ..the keel bolts had been eaten out with electrolysis ..OK ..on to the handstand they set the boat down over a big puddle of water in mud ..I asked them to move the boat away from the big paddle of water and mud as it was the keel I would be working on ..they would not ..so I call my client sent him a picture of the disgusting mess a few hours later they turned up with a small trailer of gravel ..which just turned the mud into thicker mud ..omg ..oh it get better than that ..as the job move along with the keel bolts I need the boat lifted and the blocks moved so I could get to the rest of the keel bolts ..asking for this they would not . 2weeks of crawling around in mud and gravel I was starting to regret the choice of hardstand ..anyway I again have to call the client ..standing in front of the hardstand owner the client called him ..OMG.. To talk to the hardstand owner I had to talk to my client..my client gave me full authority at the start of the job ..I could not believe the uncooperative way of doc yd 5 Whangarei .my client is very high up in the wooden boat Association of Auckland city he love's his 126 year old skipjack ..I got all the work done ..but the hardstand was a nightmare ...

8:12 That was a classic MacGyver

i would weld a tube in locker so water goes straight thru to the outsides and not in the locker as for the gas spot well not much there unless you can do same thing so water flows out at some point if its level probably not but a angle would work for steel boat makers for future boats if nothing else