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Thanks baza the briggs master massive

Yes I remembered to put inserts in. I used to run a building company so I do have a fair few skills. I would have preferred to use copper as well. I much prefer the process. The problem is using copper on a boat when the engine is running, it doesn't matter how much you secure the pipe back. It vibrates and makes an awful racket. Plastic pipe is much more forgiving.

@Inspiration2022 yeah, all that vibration probably not good for copper joints. I'm half way putting a copper warm air pipe through the boat, surface mounted at ceiling level, only time I run the engine is when driving the boat so not a big problem for me.

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The point is I'm in a wide beam too and I could easily pass. So I'm clearly making the point people don't need to be so aggressive. Maybe just get better at their own skills.

You might want to check up on your history. Wide canals and locks were created to move cargo around the country more efficiently and one of the things they used were wide beams.

@Inspiration2022 I'm quite up to date thank you. My old man was a working boatman, and my grandfather was also a working boatman, I was brought up on a working narrowboat and am fully aware of the conflicts that wideboats caused with narrowboats, even back in the working days.

@@VintageDieselCenter yes, I'm sure it's always happen. I'm sure there was a time when narrow boats started to have diesel engines in. They were hated too by the people that still had horses to pull them along. I personally try and be kind to everybody I meet. I also think it's a massive attraction to have all types of boats on the water. I have people come up to me quite often to see if they can have a look around and nine times out of 10. I show them around the boat. It really is a lovely way of living and very low impact on the planet which I try and impress on people when they're having a look around my boat or just chatting to me.

Vintage what ever your name is! Seriously you really do need a history lesson and a chill pill! 😅

You have no choice. It's not upto you.

Infact they pay more money into the system than you do 😂😂

The narrow boat canals as you describe them usually only have single locks. ie only one narrow boat at a time can pass through. That's as I remember it. Been a long time since those trips!

Couldn't agree more. Wide beam boat owners should always be mindful where they more up and also narrow boats should also be mindful of wide beams trying to pass them too. I come across narrowboats quite often moored up on bends just before a bridge with no consideration of other boaters, especially those in a wide beam.

Beam is the width of a boat 👍

Anything bigger than a normal 7 -ft narrow boat. My bait is 12 and 1/2 ft wide. A lot of people think they're Dutch barges but they're not. A Dutch barge is just a style. White beams are just canal boats but wider

Thank you so much! I really really appreciate the support.

No not till in fact I would suggest you go to 12.6 as you will save a lot of money on tax. As soon as you go to 12.6 you don't have to pay the dat because it falls in a different category and not a luxury. And wouldn't she have practiced? It will be very easy for you to handle

@@Inspiration2022 thanks

@@Inspiration2022 do you recommend the northern or southern wide beam canals?

@@GrahamSwan-yi5gw I think there's beautiful areas all over the country. But if I really wanted to get the most out of the boat I would consider taking it over to France. The rivers and canals are absolutely beautiful over there.

Well for me having a wide beam it's great having a lot more space. Having a family on board but also if you want to be totally off grid. Having the extra space for solar panels and extra water and being able to run your boat with the normal appliances you would find in a home. These are all things I wasn't able to have living on a narrow boat. I didn't even have a washing machine on my narrow boat so I was forever taking my wash into a laundrette or my mum's. And having to continuously run the engine every couple of evenings to keep the batteries charged I really didn't like that not only was it not good for the planet but the noise just used to really get on my nerves. Now I have the energy to run all of the appliances without any concern and I never after put the engine on to charge the batteries. The bubble checker it's really important. I'm surprised you don't think it's essential. Every time I change my gas bottles I always check my bubble checker. Not only is it part of my boat safety certificate to have it on board, it's peace of mind knowing I haven't got any gas leaks or gas accumulating in my boat. You may want to look into this. Do you live on a boat yourself?

It's all very easy to do if you know what you're doing and not so easy if you don't. Luckily I've got quite a lot of experience in the building trade in the past. I used CLS 3x2 for all of the stud work making the walls very rigid and solid. I saved a lot of money by looking on the marketplace Facebook that is to source a lot of materials saving myself a lot of money. Stay in contact. I'd love to hear your progress

The canal and River trust have been talking about this for quite some time. I personally wouldn't have an issue with paying a bit more but we take no more space up on the banks and mooring points than any other boat so the argument is. Would it be fair to charge wide beams more?

I'm currently in the process of making another video about all of this, as well as a visit to a battery suppliers to explain how they do the calculations of the lifespan of the batteries. Hopefully I'll have that done in the next couple of weeks.

@@Inspiration2022 oh that'd be great thank you 🙂

Thanks for your input. Got some good points there.

4860 watts Which I think is a massive amount

@@Inspiration2022 Far out. That's going to keep you going once you got it running.

All external grade plywood. Didn't seem to be necessary to use marine ply and it's been up for more than 2 years now and hasn't been a problem at all. Do you have a project that you're working on?

Not had an issue so far but saying that it's always tight on the sides because of the width of the boat. It teaches you to be a good boat handler very quickly. Especially when you've just painted it.

The canal and River trust have license support offices and spotters that monitor the entire network. They literally walk and bike the entire network taking photos of boats. So

@@Inspiration2022 oh OK. Well keep on moving. Enjoy the journey pal

Yes, I agree. But can everybody afford it?. Extremely expensive

If you want to message me in private, go to my Instagram and message me there. Inspiration_on_water. I look forward to hearing all about your new boat

Hey man, Was a pleasure speaking with you earlier. True gent!

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

Yes, a little bit but still I can get quite a lot of the network. For me the choice was to have more room and sacrifice a little on where I can go. And I'm glad I made that sacrifice to be honest. Are you a boater or thinking of becoming one?

Yes, it can be a little stressful sometimes trying to navigate around especially through the tunnels but I wouldn't want to change that. It literally keeps you on your toes.

It was made for me for the 47k the prices have shot up quite a massive amount now. Almost double in only 2 years which is crazy. They blame it on the steel price, but I'm pretty sure steel prices dropped dramatically in the last year, however their prices haven't.

​@Inspiration2022 Thanks... ye I've seen the prices of materials shoot up during covid when supply chains stopped, and have stayed higher even now. Can't even blame it on fuel costs as that's settled now... energy costs haven't though so there is that I suppose. Lucky for you timing it just right 😂, can buy a house the prices some of those widebeams are going for at the moment.

I'm about to upload a video about this subject. So watch out for that. I have great 5G and 4G signal and my signal strength can be up to a gigabyte a second in some places, but quite often. It's well over 100 megabytes a second so plenty adequate for running everything on the boat. I have internet enabled thermostats light switches, smoke alarms and cameras that I can connect to anywhere around the world and I do quite often. So I needed to find a good solution for the internet. Are you a better or thinking of becoming one?

Hi, thanks for getting back to me so soon. At the moment I have no boat. For the last 12-18 months I've been considering a change, I've looked at van conversions, old buses, plot of land with a yurt! Lol! So many options out there. Most too small (vans/narrow boat) or too remote (yurt). Then I found the widebeams, mobile, spacious and like yours elegant and versatile. But you know, lol, you gota have tinternet lol!

It sounds like you've had some bad experiences with white beams? Do you live aboard a boat or do you have a holiday boat? And what part of the country are you from and what are the conditions from where you are like?

And thank you for watching the video 👍

Yes they do patrol it all every 2 weeks. A canal and river trust warden walks the canal in their area and takes photos of your boat and upload them with the license number so they are constantly spotted on their system.

Yes, I think that is definitely one of their considerations and currently I'm moored up next to a boat that has been in the same place for at least 2 years and I think it has been abandoned. Such a shame.

A friend of mine has got a 10 ft x 60 ft and he is very happy with it. I think a 10 ft wide makes it a lot easier to handle and you definitely will have more options of where you can go. Mum's 12 and 1/2 ft. Wide. And it definitely restricts me.

However, I do think it was the right choice for me and if I could get away with a 14 ft wide I would do

I will take it on board

You know I can't remember but I will have a look over the weekend and let you know if I can.

How are you getting on with your fitting out of your wide beam?

@Inspiration2022 very well thank you 😊 Definitely more challenging then i though it will be , but getting there .I would say we are 60% complete , doing everything ourselves so far , youtube ,research and trying to think outside the box . We are on hard standing at the moment ,in 4 weeks time planning to get the boat to the canal. Not looking forward to painting, seen you was struggling, big boat isn't it 😆

@@efkaster44 It certainly a task during the painting and I'm about to do it again as soon as the weather gets better before I add more solar onto the roof. I will have 12 panels and 18 leisure batteries. So plenty of power for all year round. One of the worst things I hate to do is put the engine on just to produce power when I know I can do it from the solar. Whereabouts are you put in your boat in and will you be in my neck of the woods Leicestershire?

@Inspiration2022 we going to Sawley Marina end of this month , we not self efficient just yet ,don't have solar panels and only basic leisure 🔋, so we need access to hook up . I'm sure once we finish the boat and start cruising will bump to each other 🍻

It sent me would be a great thing if the price is came down. I feel one would be very tempted in doing another project

Thank you very much

I find having the bath roster is enough for my boat. And the tiller is quite adequate for the stern

Yes, definitely as it was the silt built up on the edge of canal. And because of the flooding I didn't even know it was built up there until the level will start to drop again. What do you think? It would have mattered the size of the boat if anything. It helped that I was bigger and was able to shift my weight over into the deeper water.

@@Inspiration2022 thanks for reply. We are tossing up between a narrow boat and wide beam.. any advice? 😬

@@Samantha-xr4mx I had an narrow boat before the wide beam. If you want to see all of the network and some of it is absolutely stunning, then a narrow boat is definitely the way to go. However, I chose a wide beam because I wanted more comfort and ordinary living and there is a massive amount more space. It's like living on a floating apartment. But with the size of a wide beam, it takes a lot more concentration and skill to handle. Bow thrusters are a must on the vessel I brought. I would highly recommend if you can go and have a look at narrowboats and wide beams and even better have a go staring both.