Ah thanks for the lovely comment!

Thanks so much!

Thanks so much!

Thank you very much!

Thanks John!

That’s interesting! Hadn’t really thought of that

Thank you!

Sounds idyllic! Thanks for watching!

And you’re right about the money hole!

Thank you! Glad we’re of use entertaining people at least! 😂

Yeah it’s a great feeling to basically be at blank canvas stage!

Flattered but wouldn't go that far! 😂

Thanks Arthur, yeah that's what we're hoping will happen - we've made a start (will be in next weeks video!). The LED strip is a great idea!

That’s reassuring! We’ve gone by the phrase if it looks right it’s right, the board not square and it definitely isn’t level so no point going crazy with the measurements! 😂

Will take a look at this, thank you!

Just finished my build and as above strip lighting in the kitchen is good, got mine from aten lighting in the motor home section not boat and love it.

Thanks so much!

Definitely good to take a step back some times!

Thank you!

Thank you! Yeah making the most of being able to use the marina whilst we’re there!

Thank you! We have actually bought black pipe, but at just about the right diameter, probably could’ve bought 5 lengths of black soil for the same price but it’s done! 😂

Thank you so much 🙂

Thank you Barbara! Yeah the footprint isn’t much different to a shower tray and Danni really wanted a bath so it was a no brainier!

Thanks so much!

Thank you! That’s a good option we’re still considering at the minute!

Thank you, we hope so!

😂😂 we definitely won’t be writing said book either!

Thank you!

That’s really sweet thank you! Yeah every week it’s surprising to look back at how far we’ve come!

Thank you yes we went with the proper gland in the end (we fitted it in the lastest video). Such handy connectors!

Thanks for your support!

Thanks Paul!

Thanks so much! Definitely for entertainment purposes 😂😂

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks Keith!

It’s so cute isn’t it!

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Thank you! Yes we’re in love with the fridge!

Thank you!

Thank you! 😂😂 that’s reassuring, these boats are never really finished are they?

Thank you! It’s so cute isn’t it

Thank you! Yes can’t wait, it’ll be so cosy!

We edited out a few swear words 😂 but just trying to enjoy the process as we’re living some peoples dreams at the minute, we’re really fortunate and just remembering that when it gets tough

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Ahhh that makes so much sense now you’ve said! 😂😂 hopefully we never have to do it again but now we know. Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! Can’t wait to actually fit the fridge & bath - well everything for that matter!

I dunno, man, the avacado green hue of that fridge is giving me flashbacks to the 1970s. Those who didn't live it just can't grasp how deeply traumatizing those polyester leisure suits were. 😉😁

@@scottfw7169 Reminds me of that mitchell and Webb sketch. Avocado bathroom!

Thanks John! Yeah we’re happy with the light positions, just wanted to make sure it was the right decision before cutting 14 holes 😂😂

Ah that’s a good idea on the wall units, will look into that! The tape on the floor is also handy but I guess you never get a proper feel of things until it’s 3D, with our layout we’re sort of bound by where things will be (as the bed is what it is being a small double it leaves a small path to one side) and the bathroom is bound by the size of the bath etc etc

@@DanniandJoe I'm sure there are solutions for just about every eventuality somewhere on KZfaq 👍 Though I personally wouldn't run the wires for the solar through a mushroom vent but as you said it's your boat! Keep up the good work

@@alipuk thank you! No you’re right, we have run them through a proper inlet in the end, just made more sense

Thanks for the tips! 😂😂

Thanks yes we did think of this but plumbing was a bit trickier and the door is an issue!

It’s such a nice place there! Really refreshing beer that - similar to Jubel Peach if you haven’t tried it already, you can get it in some Sainsbury’s or online!

Indeed!

Thank you! Yes this one was a bit of a feature length 😂 I guess it’s space vs permanent storage with a fixed bed, we’re hoping to attach hinges that allow us to get under the bed easily enough

@@DanniandJoe i mansged to finish a hat, got one more and two neck warmers to make and then i will be posting them to you guys for winter.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you yes not a bad idea that - the only thing is we’re potentially hanging things from the ceiling, I guess you could make sure you screw into one of the rafters rather than the sheet itself but felt plywood would be sturdy enough

We’re running think lengths of cedar down the sides to make a feature out of the gap!

Yeah that would’ve worked!

We did think about this, would need to see where the steel beams run across and if they’d hit the trap, also a bit scary cutting into our lovely floor 😂

@@DanniandJoe Yeah, after all the work you put in to it, that would be scary.

😂 thank you! Yeah we can’t wait, hopefully the hard work pays off!

Thanks for watching! We plan to live on it full time, we sold our van earlier this year which we lived in prior

Aah, ok. Wasn't sure if it was your own house that we sometimes see in the vlogs. Really enjoying watching you both.. 🍷🍷

So it’s roughly 5ft across if you went wall to wall, so you’d only get one piece out of an 8x4 sheet, so rather than buying 8 sheets we used 4, but definitely would’ve been easier to manage and the grain of the plywood would bend better but we’re on a bit of a budget and timber prices are still crazy at the minute

@@DanniandJoe Get that perfectly. If I'd known I would have made a small gift in exchange for the eminently watchable videos you produce.

Sorry guys but you did buy 8 sheets so why not use them,the grain should always run the same way as the batten s as it will warp between the battens as you say you have the cost of cedar don't you as well. Just thought it might be best to tell you. All the best.

@@robertwren8878 We bought only bought 4 sheets of 5.5mm for the ceiling (and 4 sheets of 9mm for the stud walls). The ply has settled really well, once the exposed timber strips running down either side are fitted it will be fine

😂😂 The band is Tigerblood Jewel, the song for ref is Gold In Our Pockets

We hope so!

When we cleared out all of the ballast underneath we did take this into consideration, also the washing is being fitted along with a log burner on the opposite side

If you don't have ballast below the waterline then you don't have stability and in worse case roll over like a sail boat without a keel,what about if your cruising in high winds or you hit the nearside or far side ledges when passing on coming boats ?

@@robertwren8878 There’s ballast along the whole boat, just less on the side that the appliances are being fitted, check out some of our earlier videos we go through the process

Danni and Joe Sorry I replied to your comment saying you had taken it all out.lol. I was in the construction trade for 50 years that's why I mentioned the ply. Are you aware of all the legislation coming in as to coal,wood,Gas,Diesel and oil? Glad I'm out of it now people have got to find a lot of money with conversions,every house included if there not all electric. You know thinking about it I wonder what will happen in London low emissions on the Regents canal and the river lea navigation to name a couple? God bless.

Good shout!

Good tip! Will remember that if we do one again!

Yeah exactly that!

Hi Terry, no problem at all. So the urinal can be emptied in Elsan points & public toilets I’d imagine would be okay - you can add little tablets to keep the smell down or a bit of eco toilet chemical & empty and rinse when full, we’ve got a spare bottle as well incase we can’t find somewhere sensible to dispose (they come with lids so you can store and transport them safely). Composting wise we need to do some research but essentially you do your business and optional add sawdust, ash from the fire (when cool) or a few other options, once the bag is full it should then be moved into a separate composting area, which can then take a few months to break down into actual compost, then used or id imagine then safe to dispose of in nature (subject to landowners consent), a lot of people have been ‘bagging and binning’ - just binning the bag of poop when it’s full but this is being banned by the Canal and River Trust, this article is a good read from CRT canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/boating/boating-services/water-points-and-sewage-disposal/separator-composting-toilets

Thank you! Yeah it’s a shame about the ban but I can see both sides of the argument - we’ll have a separate container for the poop to go about it’s composting duty and then find a use or find somewhere to dispose of it responsibly! Good luck with your search for a boat, let us know if you’ve got any questions 🙂

That’s a good option to increase headroom, although no matter where the bath is put it’ll still mean a squat shower but boats are full of compromise

Good thought! We’ve got a mini Belfast which is fairly shallow compared to full size ones, as a worst case we could connect up to our automatic grey water pump (which is doing the bath)

We bought it from Midland Chandlers, it’s the smaller of the two they have, think it’s 1220x620 or something

Good advice it’s just one of those things getting caught up in the moment and forgetting

The 1st was definitely the hardest!

They didn’t actually come with any & a friend who fits narrowboats out said CT1 would be ample, the three that we’ve now replaced properly have sealed fine fortunately!

It seems to gradually hold its position over time, so less and less stress as time goes on

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😂😂 thank you!

Think we used 9mm hardwood throughout ply on the walls

@@DanniandJoe thank you 😊

Yes it’s surprising how the space has shrunk, we’ve only known it as an entirely open shell but once the stud walls are up we’ll have a much better sense of how it’ll feel

That’s where the electronics cabinet will be, we’ve sorted the layout now and are happy, should see it in next weeks video!

Bit late now but lesson learnt! It’s settled luckily quite well

Thank you!

Yeah I guess we could’ve cut the board in half and put 8 half sheets up instead, didn’t think of that!

Thanks Jon!

Thank you! Yeah it’s crazy, really grateful & slightly overwhelmed! 😂

Thank you. Weirdly It’s not drooping, it’s actually the tension in the ply as someone else pointed out, the better way would be half sheets and fit them the other way but lesson learnt - luckily the tension has settled considerably and when the timber strips are fitted along the edges it’ll straightened by them