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Maybe you should build a detachable rudder for the outboard for emergency purposes

30k subscribers and well-deserved! Thank you SO much for taking us along on your adventures. You guys are by far one of my favorite subscribes. I wish you all the best, and a wonderful and safe new year!

Emily's practicality is such a grounding force and a fine compliment to Ben's wee bit dream flights.No offense Ben.

When towing, I've been told the 2 lines connecting between the stern of the leading boat to the bow of the towed boat should cross over to form an X pattern. It works, probably an engineering thang and you still need someone on the towed stern tiller.

Guys! Ask James Bruton to design ya motors that can be steered, and raised/lowered remotely. Happy New Year!!!! ❤

For what it's worth, have you tried crossing to tow lines over like into an X pattern. This controls the sideways movement of the bow and stops the 'seeking' motion. Like you say, not all days are idyllic, especially when you need to be somewhere.

Practise will make perfect eventually --- The Workboaters and their butties always are a respectful joy to watch when they do locks with their whole box of skills and tricks and long ropes and short ropes and so on - Speed, efficiëncy, no movement or act to much- It all looks so easy when you see the professionals do it, right? 🤪😉 Congrat's on the 30+K - What an achievement 🍺💪🏽🏅

Rarer Forms of Wandering - just the title makes you want to listen! Keep sharing your creativity in 2024! Thanks.

Y’all er jus fun to be with. This old Cowboy from Arkansas would never be able to see what you show us. Thanks!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND ALAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO 30,000 So glad the tow went well. See you next year. Much love ❤️ ❤❤

Happy new year to you both looking forward to the new year and new episodes

Thank you guys I really hope you guys have a great new year to come I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. See you next year ❤

Hello from Canada Emily and Ben - I have used a tow-rope on the water, but on land I have also used a steel tow-bar which has the advantage of not allowing the vehicle behind to overtake me or bump in to me when I slow down. It might be possible to use something similar - you can even install one (wood?) on both port and starboard side of Rambler. Love your relaxed style - Happy New Year to you both - Stephen Burnett in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

I Love your vlogging about your everyday live . And especially, the musical,scenery breaks. I find the pacing of talking, quiet everyday movement, and straight up scenery (with Benny's original music) . passing bye, so peaceful to me. And watching y'all solving problems, and issues (cliff walk! Welsh canal😮) Reminds me how strong ,resilient ,adaptable a person/s can be . Wishing you two the best in the New Year . Congratulations 🎉 on 30k subs! ❤

Yet again another fab vid , me and the old girl love how you keep it real and normal not like some other boaters , one pair who i will not mention , happy 2024 looking forward to more great vids . Thankyou ❤️

Love the lived in boat with Benny and his survival station as a central feature 😂 looks like Benny ‘s next project is making a butty boat rudder.Nice improvisation.Anyway Happy New Year all👍

Congrats on the 30k🎉 Lesson learned from this one Benny is don’t run out of fuel! 😂 😂 😂 Happy New Year from New Zealand.

When towing, you are best off with cross-straps (the left dolly goes of the right side of the bow, and vice versa). Also, a rudder on the outboard will help even in normal operation. Tie the tiller straight on the towed boat will help. On sharp corners if you have someone steering, get them to steer the opposite way and the towed boat becomes a massive rudder which will help the motor do the turn. You would find it easier to tow with a deeper drafted boat as more of the flow will go under the boat, however for the weight of the springer I'm surprised the engine was struggling alot, but you do need to use more power than you would normally, and anything on the prop will make things worse. It is a useful tool in locks where you can get both boats into the same lock as then you free up a crew member for the operation of the lock.

Absolutely one of the livliest couples living on a Narrow boat with their precious fur baby Allen.👍⚘😺❣ So happy for the 30,000 subs.thats amazing 👍👍👍 Thank you Emily and Benny for sharing your journeys around the canals with us all around the world. I still think it is so unbelievable that we are all able to connect as we do through the internet. Lovely 👍😊🎊🎈🎉 Happy New Year to you both,stay stronf,stay possitive and always stay as lovely as you are. 👍❣😺⚘🎉🎈🎊 Also Thank you both for all your hard work in order to make these Grand videos.👍👍👍⚘⚘⚘

15:35 What a wonderful garden gnome!!! 😍 Great and bright 2024 for you, Emily, Ben, Allen and your boats! 🍾💞

Creamy garlic mushroom filled baubles - makes everybody's festive celebrations.

Alan is definitely the coolest cat on the internet.

Awww wonderful hitting 30.000 you sure deserve it don’t tow if you don’t have to Happy New Year to you both Allan too from us oldies 🤗🤗🤗👍

Happy new year to you two, love being part of your lives, now get tidying lol 🤗

Maybe towing isn’t the best way forward! Wishing you both a very happy new year - here’s to more adventures! 🎉🎉

Everything was going fine, the sun was out, the boats were fine, the crew was lounging…then came 6:09 into the journey and it all falls apart. But you know what? That’s a big part of what makes your journey different; most others don’t show the bad stuff, but you do. You make it real!

So pleased to find your channel this year and been eagerly awaiting each weeks update throughout! As an ex live-aboard I hugely miss life on the water and have to make do living beside it but your channel has helped me stay sane whilst adapting back to land. Great music benny (i play cornet and got lots of funny looks practicing that on the boat) and you make a lovely couple. Emily's eating face always makes me chuckle. One small ask - please do come back up north!! I'd love to see you over the rochdale and back around the huddersfield. It seems you did that just before starting the vlog 😞. Saying that you'd probably get stuck in a pound for months / years waiting for repairs. Seems almost impossible to get anywhere other than Leeds around here (wakefield) even in summer due to closures. All the best for 2024 - peace, love & narrowboats 🙂

Another gr8 B n E! You're like a shining light to look forward to each week! Your followers would agree, I'm sure. Michael

All the best for 2024 ben emily & alan thanks for sharing your travels & lives in 2023. that boat yard was charity docks owned by pete the boaty of the gilbert family , tesco's petrol station was 20mins max walk away. good to see towing didn't look to bad.

Towing difficulties , yup I understand your opinion . My experience was with a motorbike , weighing 500 pound usually , but the engine was not in it , as the frame needed a weld and the engineer was three miles away ! So I got towed my friend's similar 750 , using trebled up washing line . Do not try this kids , I made it , thousands would not and never again ! My lovely father in law had been a racer back in the days when he was younger , just after 1945 , and he and a mate would drive to races in their race cars . These cars were big block American saloons that officers had left behind that were cheap to buy as no one wanted as fuel was rationed then ; John converted them to run on methanol which was not rationed ...clever lad . Anyway , so they did their racing day one time and his friend's car engine failed . They had thought about this before and had a length of scaffold tube , clamps and tools with them . With both steering their cars home , joined by the tube , John became aware of being pushed by his mate's car which had mysteriously got it's power back again ! He had loads of stories and had pictures to back his claims , like racing with Sterling Moss . Sadly gone from us now , bless him . How this helps you I m not sure ! I wonder if you could devise a system where you push Rambler so that you do not loose the steering and keep Rambler from tipping sideways . Two scaffold tubes , one per side , might do it . If you must tow , what about two equal length ropes attached to opposite sides of the vessels ? In addition , maybe of use all the time on Rambler , some vertically mounted boards on the sides of the boat , of some width , might help with stability in towing and usual motoring . The boards could be swivelled up and down , as needed . This idea is not mine , it was used in ancient times ! Oh yes . Guy at my pub was a lorry driver . He had the honour of carrying a Bae Space Satellite on his low loader ( towing story) down south to some port , police escorts , the lot . He drove under a railway bridge that turned out to be too low and the satellite got knocked off its cradle . One paper reported the incident under the banner of ' Satellite Falls To Earth ' . Not a tall story at all ! Laugh , we wet ourselves down the pub . Have a great new year and leave the babies out of it . Alan might have kittens ! Lol . I am jesting , enjoy yourselves !

30k! Congratulations! Love your openness! Happy New year!

💗💗💗 Love you both!!

Like a beautiful garden gnome from a really nice neighbourhood

We have enjoyed your channel over and over again the narrowed boating is different for us here in California and we really enjoy you you 3 we hve about 12 narrow boaters we keep tack of Danni and Joe . all of yu stay safe .

Before the switchboard gets jammed up… Have a happy, prosperous and stress free 2024 🍻🍺🕺

Brilliant Brilliant episode

Happy new year to you both and Alan xxx

Love this channel.

Stay as you are guys love you both so much .Happy New Year to you 🎉❤❤

Happy New Year, Ben, Emily, and Alan.

Thanks for the trip guys, and a happy new year to you too xx

Happy new year to all three of you , 🎉👍💐

Have been watching from almost the start and it is always a treat. Channel growth is well deserved, happy new year !🎉

The world needs more of your positivity!!!!❤❤❤ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year, Emily, Ben and Alan xxx

Been a pleasure watching you guys. Happy New Year! Congratulations on 30k subscribers

Hello …it’s just crazy how people hate on narrowboaters these are peoples homes I’m in the USA and love watching your videos and life styles also a big fan of Amy and Wes boattime ..stay safe

Two amazing souls takeing us all on a lovely journey have an amazing new year.

DIY a sheetmetal sailing rudder above the outboards prop is a simple solution to improve handling while under tow. 👣🕊👽

Happy New Year to you both, I wish you the best of everything!

Wishing you both a very happy new year Ben & Emily

Thanks for an original and entertaining video , wishing you the best for 2024 🎉

Beautiful people and well deserved!!!

thanks for making saturdays the best day of the week, love you guys so much, happy new year and love to alan.

Happy New year to all of you and You means the two of you and Allen.

What a time you had!

We love you guys. Peace from Berkshire.

Lol! Your pregnancy comment did give me a good chuckle! Do love you both and look forward to seeing you in 2024, along with Alan. Love the way Alan never changes his expression

Happy New year to you 3 🎉, be happy be safe and see you next year 😘

Happy new year to you three 💜💜🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉👏👏 Enjoying and looking forward to the next one. Xx

Have a very lovely new year....and thank you for sharing...x.take care you lovely pair xxxxx

Happy and healthy new year to you both ❤

Happy New Year to you three🤗

Congratulations on 30 k 🎉 Happy New Year ❤xx

Happy New Year to the three of you 🎉 I’ve loved every moment with you from the very beginning, congratulations 30k . We are so grateful that you are sharing your narrow boat journey. Amazing vlogs and music. Thanks, love the three of you ❤

You guys rule. ❤

Congratulations on the 30 K. Thanks for all the great videos this year and all the very best for 2024.

congrats for the 30k viewer thanks for sharing happy new year peace and love from Québec ❤

🎉30k!! HNY to you both and cuddles for lovely Alan ❤

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all three of you!!!

Happy new year guys, I really love your videos

Nice one congrats on 30 k you had about 300 when I stated following you have a Top new year big up Alan she rocks 😸🥕🎸✌️

Congratulations on 30k. Love you guys and your videos... Happy New Year. X

All the best for the new year 🍻

Love you guys so much, Happy New Year take care out there

Happy New Year !❤❤❤

Now you know. Don’t run out of fuel. You two are a blast. Happy New Year

From one youtube channel to another congratulations on 30k and happy new year

Happy new year both 🎉❤❤❤

Keep up the good work. Love watching you guys From Queensland Australia

Happy New Year! Congrats on the 30k! Glad you tried the boats tied up together. Learning experience

Love watching you two,especially as you have covered water ways that we have been on,hopefully we will see you as you continue your travels. A very Happy New Year to you all x

Happy new year 🎉

Happy New year 👍

Next year is going to be so fun with you guys, I can’t wait!❤

U both did amazing towing rambler.Happy new year to u all 🎉🎉

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you 3

Happy new year! Thanks for all your hard work. I've been here since the start and really enjoy your content. Best wishes one and all.

Happy new year 🥳 🎉!

Happy new year 🎉 love your blogs 😊 thanks to both of you xx

Congratulations on reaching 30thousand subscribers,really enjoy watching what you get up each week whether it be history or what you build on rambler.more Allen cameras please

Wanted to let you both know that we were inspired by you to get our cat the exact same bed you got Alan and the exact same harness, our cat also hates everything we get him, but loves the bed. Yet to try the harness though… happy new year to you both.

Happy new year to you both

Thank you for keeping my spirits up all year , 💝🎉best is yet to come .🤗👋💚☘️🇨🇮

Happy New Year to you both

great video. the stress of towing 😁

Happy and Prosperous New Year. I have enjoyed watching all of your vlogs. You have a different and unique vibe that obviously works. ❤

_HAPPY NEW YEAR!_