very interesting and informative video, i lived on a boat for a year and was constantly harassed by british waterways ,who tried to push me into a full time mooring no were near my work and and i wouldnt be able to live on it full time ,but that hasnt put me off i miss the lifestyle and would get back to living on the water tomorrow if i could

Ok im gonna step out on a limb here as a live aboard myself here in the states and the narrow boaters have always fascinated me. So when i got a chance to go to England the first thing i did was head for the canals. Now the majority take pride in their boats just like here at home. The only difference i saw was the lack of pride of their moorings and the surrounding area of the boat. Yes i anchor here on the river and pay no rent but i keep the area clean of trash and i own a mower and a hand operated weed whip to keep the brush down. There i found that to get to some of the moorings you had to wade through waste deep grass and trash left behind by other boaters. When i asked why not clean up the area and maybe the government and land owners would have a different take on the boaters i got the same answer from everybody. Its not my trash, why should i clean it up that is the waterways job.Some areas are beyond being called a dump and it was all left by the boaters. We have a saying here in the states. Don"t shit in your own back yard and you will not attract flies. Take a little British pride in your waterways. Clean them up, scrape and paint the locks, mow the grass, paint over the graffiti and turn in those dumping their trash and garbage on the banks. Start yourselves a narrow boat association and work with the waterways. Yes they might be an ass but if you treat an ass like an angel they will come around.

Thankyou, .... I'm learning...Thishas been a big 'eye-opener'..Although my daughter is 19 and grown up now, I am impressed by the flexibility of parents with children 'on board'. I'm not all 'rosey-eyed' as a newbie!..but I do love the idea of this style of life. I feel it it my bones ..that this lifestyle change is right for me, and look forwardto meeting lovely people ...on the canal. I am a chef, and would love to provide home made bread for my fellow water-gypsies... - for free of course! :)

There are different types of license most of these people seem to have opted for a CC license which is a constant cruising license. This means by opting for this they would agree to the 14 day rule. They could pay for the more permanent version and stay in a mariner or paid facility. It is a case of you pay your money and make your choice, a contract for a CC license, by its very nature, means moving by an agreed amount.

6:32 Use composting toilets on your boat.You can also incinerate the sewage in your wood stove.Composting toilets cost nothing to use.

Enjoyed ur video. I live in USA. Been on a boat since I was 2. Wouldn't give it up for nothing. I will die on my boat. But rent a slip with electric, water, trash & TV. The only thing I have to mess with is the waste. I can go about a month before I have to dump. It's a shame these people r forced to move after so many days. These people seem to respect the water. Others who don't live on boats don't. Which is a shame. Everyone should have to take a class for 3 mo. before they even own a boat.

Live n let live......

Thank you lovely video I have just got my first boat and really looking forward to joining the water system. Firstly I have to figure out how to paint my boat back to a loving boat so any tips more than appreciated. cheers

Hi, It was made by a company called 'True Vision' so they will have either commissioned it or more likely found it in a sound library and paid for a licence to use it Toshiro123

It hurts me to hear how a free country, fought for by our country men in the past, is over ruled by an entity or entities. Let us stand up for all that is ours, embrace such ways of life and learn from a pandemic that the people own this land and water and entities are merely the peoples service not the holding us to ransom or pushing people away from what people want.

Very interesting. Inspiring as well...people doing what they must to get by :)

I don't think the Canadian government would tolerate anything like it . Cheer's and good luck !

But you knew this before you moved onto the boat. I see the Canal over seers makes a bit stiffer rules but I also see boaters stretching the rules their way as well. I see this along the line of the issue we have here with " camping". People come to our city because we do allow camping of a sort in the city. But humans being humans they stretch this rule and that rule and now we have camping that was not originally thought of. There is many sides to all these issues. It does seem that if your using a boat to live because housing is to expensive then that seems to be out of line. The canals seem to be looked on as recreational and not substance. Best wishes to your problem.

maybe if the community could embrace them more. Once a week have a fair. the wordsmith could do well. boom up with local farmers and make it a farmers market.

Very good thanks where is musicfrom please?

In ways seems the same challenges all of us have that are the worker bees of society.

how much do moorings cost? are they hard to come by?

Boat...bring out another thousand !

The moral of the story is the government is always making it harder

Slips in this part of uk cost £300 $700 per month ////

what happens if you tell the waterways to go do one ? to me there are too many laws on boaters who just want to live a peacefull life and be left alone .what happens if you can,t move your boat because your engine has broken down and don,t have the money to fix it ?

If everyone is forced to move every 14 days...just so another boat can come along and take that same spot, what exactly is that really accomplishing? (haven't seen the laws -just seems like a dog chasing its tail(?)

Here's an idea, want to stay in one place, buy a mooring. Want to remain in an area where you work/take your kids to school? Buy a mooring. Can't afford a mooring and choose to continuously cruise? Then move. The issue is that these people want to be listed as a continuous cruiser while staying in one place so they don't have to pay council tax, mooring fees etc, then moan when British Waterways (Now CRT) pick up on it and send you a letter. CRT aren't picking on you, you are breaking the rules and turning the towpath into your personal slum.

That's a million £ question - it's not stated in Law

There is no such thing as 'a continuous cruiser agreement'. If you are referring to the license then boaters are bullied into paying for one. The 'rules'on the canal do not take into account that people may live on their boats, they are based on the old working boats.

What kind of distance is required for the boat to be moved every two weeks?

I think me and the waterboard would not get on from day one I don't do authorities telling me what to do

16:12 they're moaning about difficulties, look at the weight of that plank !!!

Unfortunately you pay your money you take ya choice don't pay any money your options are slim couldn't they combine some sort of council tax for this privilege

This is what your teeth will look like under Obamacare.

Winnie Wallace.... These people seem to want it all and even more. Most of them are a bunch of free loaders. Stick a camera in front of them and they'll moan for England. After watching this I decided that canal boat life wasn't at all like I'd imagined.. If you want a stressful life,? Get a boat.

wow you must live a lovely life in your house , would you sooner it was just holiday boats making you more money dont we have the right to choose our life style in england anymore . your sounding like a jobs worth

If you have a fixed place of work, or children in school pay for a fully legal residential mooring! Don't abuse the licence and spoil it for other boaters by moving a few yards every two weeks on same short stretch of water. That's not "navigating" by any stretch of the imagination. This canal passes through some of the most expensive places to live in the country. Why do certain types think they have the right to live there for next to nothing?

no spell check.

Boats are for boating not mooring. If you want to stay in one place and not be disturbed by boats that are moving moor in a marina or better still get a caravan.

That man with the 2 yr. old baby daughter looks like Peter Sutcliff & to old to have a lil child that young.

Oh dear all I am hearing is moaning, you lot chose your way of life and unfortunatly living on the cut means rules and regulations something we all have to abide to. But living on a boat looks much harder, having to dispose of your own shit must be a pain, not like us who are land dwellers who just flush. So where is the point of living afloat, there are so many obstacles to get over and a pretty price to pay, in all ways.....

I'm so confused. I don't feel any sympathy for these people. At the end of the day they chose this life, and if they refuse to buy a permanent mooring why should anyone give a shit? The councils are the ones forking out to keep these canals looking great. They're not exactly giving much back!

16:12 they're moaning about difficulties, look at the weight of that plank !!!