"DISASTROUS" narrowboat hatch installation!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 12. 04. 2022
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How (NOT) to replace your Narrowboat Hatch Windows
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Thanks for cheering me up yoooose two đđ. I really like the colour of the bare old metal on your shutters, itâs got a bluey greenish tinge. đđ»
Haha it has, maybe thatâs what colour the boat used to be?? Thanks so much glad your enjoying our vlogs it makes it all worth it đ
I just bloody love you two! You make me smile so much xx
awww thanks that's sweet, hope your adventures are going well? can't wait to make it onto the cut :)
We admire your humour and positivity in the situation you are in!
Can really see the improvements youâve been making starting to pay off! So excited for you both đ„ł
Haha I think you have to laugh and have fun with it in our situation, but we will be joining u guys on the canals very very soon fingers crossed⊠I might even let you have a spin on my new vacuum đ hope your adventures are going well đ
Get your boat finished I can't wait to bump into you two sum wear on the canal system your so fun loving and absolutely a good laugh good on you
Aww cheers David canât wait to share a few drinks with you on the cut, will be there soon⊠hopefully , thanks for your support đ
Hi Becca, Chris, I love the way the two of you just get on with things. Your up for any challenge. Loving your water Hoover, ok Titian. Chris well done on the hatches, and a great technique too. Loved it. Becca, Loving your planks, and like Chris you have your own technique which gets great results. Always look forward to your Vlogs every week. An Excellent well put together Vlog. Have a great week. Take care.
Itâs become part of our Narrowboat adventure now haha itâs nice seeing things work out though, hands off ⊠I love my hoover haha yes Becca does amazing ⊠we both blag it really. Thanks so much for your continuing support it makes making these vlogs all worth it , have a great week âșïž
Hi Chris and Becks, Chris it might be too late but maybe use your multi-tool or some kind of saw to cut the screws off first if you're getting rid of them it'll make it easier to get the wood off your hatches. Then maybe you could just glue the new wood on I've seen people do that. Becks take care of yourself đ€ Hope you have a great week.
Yes that a great idea, I think it may be easier just to get shit of them and start from fresh, yes I still need to find a proper strategy, many thanks for your comments, itâs always lovely to hear your thoughts đ
Love seeing the scaffolding board work, B! Lovely
Thanks sheâs doing a real amazing job bless her đđ
Great stuff. Well deck Becks sorry well done Becks for getting stuck in. Well done you mate for DIY rust Hoover man..I still reckon your thrust tubes leaking. Looks rusty as hell. I could see a damp patch on the tube. Good luck....See you on the cut rips...
Haha cheers Will, Iâm not the best at diy but Iâm a mean hoover especially now I have my own haha yea you could be right, I actually say one wet too, we are working on getting them looked at, look forward to hopefully catching you soon on the cut đ
I saw a CZcamsr use cat litter in a container to remove moisture from damp cupboards. Worth a try.
Oh amazing idea⊠and a great excuse to get a cat too yayyyy haha
The only problem with spray foam is if you need any welding done đ§l see Bex is well on the way to discovering how to make fire ! Only joking you both are doing a terrific job. đ
Oh right yeah thatâs a good point, yea sheâs worked out how to make fire now⊠unintentionally mind haha thanks you Tony đ
Top job guys, Like the late great Rory Gallagher song 'Brute force & ignorance ' (God I'm old đ) on those window shutters was the only way to go. Love watching you both whip this narrowboat into shape. Thanks for the videos.
Aww thank you for the encouragement, I donât think thereâs to much that can go wrong , canât wait to have up ready for cruising, cheers for the support âșïž
You guys are so funny! if you're looking where water comes in i find using that industrial blue paper towel laid across the floor will show up where drips come from quickly...
Yes we did want to put something down there as soon as it gets dry, thanks for your great suggestions and support đ
great channel and content, I love how you work well together and tackle this project, I am watching all the past videos
Thanks for joining us on our adventure đ
Hi Bex, try a simple dowel jig. Easy to make (see CZcams) loads easier than your homemade biscuits.
Oh interesting Iâll pass the message along thanks so much đ
It may be a bit late now ,but when cutting out the slots in the Scaffold boards. It would be easier to Drill out most of the slot , after first cutting the straight sides with the multi tool. Just use a Drill with the right diameter,to fit the slot.
Yea your probably right, there is also a drill tool that we did search for, Becca just takes the job into her own hands and gives it here special Becca blessing, thanks for sticking with us đ
Hi guys do love your vlogs. Becks your doing a great job with those recycling scaffolding boards. Chris you do make us laugh but your will to have a go sure the side hatches will turn our fine. Have a great Easter
Thanks so much, aww such sweet words, its all getting there slowly, a new job comes up every day but will get there very soon, happy easter đ„ đ°
Best way to eliminate condensation is ventilation. I've used a 12v Pc fan to blow air through to control condensation on my boat.
oh interesting thank you for you advise, the condensation situation has seamed to have stopped for the time being
I think the time is Very NEAR!! where we see the 'Front End of the boat' - ONLY! - sticking out of the water đ€Łđđ€Ł
Noooooooo đ đ
Cant go wrong with a Titan, i inherited mine, itâs been the best thing about the boat so far đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
the titan continues to amaze me ever day... this isn't the last you will see of her haha :)
Awesome show, your enthusiasm is wonderful to see. I would have taken those doors off and burnt the wood off in a nice bonfire. (there's a reason I'll never have a boat, or maybe reasons....)
we keep burning old rotten bits of our boat....soon there will be nothing left haha
Wow go you ! Making good progress both of u. Best wishes.
thank you, hope your adventures are going grand :)
That Titian is awesome, I got one too. Heads up, which is totally obvious but I keep forgetting myself. If your going to vacuum up sawdust etc, make sure the Titian isnât positioned with the exhaust/blow facing the dust when you turn it on đ€Łđ€Ł
I havenât worked out how to use the blow settling yet so I might just keep well away haha the titian is amazing⊠Iâm so lucky to have one as my Very first hoover đ
Glue and screw it, on the doors. Kitchen worktop is looking very professional. Well done
thanks, yes I think that's the route will probably go cheers :)
Guys, just a long shot, but are you getting the water in after filling your water tank? I'm not familiar with how your water tank is, obviously, but it's just possible that water could get out of the air admittance valve (if there is one). This could happen if you have a tightly fitting hose end on the filling hole and there is nowhere for the pressure to escape to. Just maybe.
You could fix the new hatch woods on with silicon - it'll seal against the elements and can be rather a good adhesive.
we haven't had any water in the tank for months, so any water coming I is ether rain or river, we do believe it is probably rain but you can never be to sure, yes we were originally told it was the water tank though with run a few tests and it really doesn't seam to be coming from there, thanks so much for your suggestions , yes my friend has already gives me a few tubs of adhesive for the hatches, seams the best option :)
Where have you two gone ?
We miss you.
Oh thanks for wondering, we didnât have a huge amount of footage this weeks so we didnât want to put a boring vlog out but the next one should be ready for Tuesday fingers crossed , thanks so much đ
Newspaper would be cheaper than nappies, we use them when there is water tracked into our car's floorboards. It soaks it up and is disposable.
Thanks Robert will keep that in mind in the future , cheaper the better đ
Great to see your progress is doing well ( deck diaries) đđ»
haha thanks Shane always :)
Also just in case you canât get to the yard because of the lock,they have a crane at buckden marina (unless itâs through the same lock to get to it lol)
I think it is through the same lock isnât it
Hi Guys I love watching your vloggs all the way from Blue Mountains Sydney Australia đŠđșđ»đđ»
Oh amazing hi sunny Australia from rainy England , thanks you for enjoying or channel, it makes it all worth it đ
fab vid brooooo :D
Awww cheers sis đ
If condensation is a problem. You could try spray foam insulation in that area to stop condensation.
thanks for your kind advice, will definitely be looking into it :)
I don't want to see any disasters I want to see you cruisingđ
awww thank you that's sweet :)
Hi. Have you considered that the hatch in the floor of the front cockpit is a weedhatch for the bowthruster. In your videos you show a square steel box going from the bowthruster tube to the cockpit floor. This may not have been blacked for a long time and is usually made of steel which could have started life when new at 4mm thick. I kindly suggest that all the boat including bowthruster tube and weedhatches and water tank are surveyed for thickness when you get the boat out of the water.
Also the water pipes under the floor are not a good idea as any leak can not be seen.
On the narrowboats that I have owned I have found leaking joints after winter even though the water was drained off to prevent damage from freezing.
Good fortune and can we see a video down the weedhatch over the bowthruster propeller?
oh right...yeah I never thought of that, I did say to Becca how the hell its meant to be blacked, as obviously in time it will rust, yes were currently booked in for it to get looked at, but it will still be a few months, yes we are going to try to keep all the new pipes above the floor if we can, yes I will try and put some footage of the weed hatch up in the next vlog for you, I wasn't present at the boat when Becca and her dad were seeing to it so we only managed to get some mobile phone footage, but ill try my best to Russel through it and let you have a better look, thanks for you advise Simon :)
đđđ at last the Vac Use the other hole on the Titan the blower what i do to dry out the water a little.
oh right yeah that's a great point actually thank you :)
Good little smurf
haha :)
We got one of those brilliant
There awesome đ
And out came the marigolds !
There always close to my side đ
You know you really should let the lady have free access to the vax, and if she could put the duster around as well that would be great. I noticed once that my socks had creases in them. When I checked the ironing board there was rip in the cover! That woman of mine had not looked after it at all. Good job I got 2 for ÂŁ5 from JML ! Does she think I'm made of money ? Anyhow at Christmas I will put an elastoplast repair kit in her Christmas card. I suppose what I'm asking is can I come to yours for Christmas dinner as I don't believe I'm getting one .
haha she's not allowed anywhere near my TITAN...hands offff haha
If you have a leak by the bowtruster, how come you put all the water you suc up from there back to the canal? It will come back again?
that's a bloody good point haha thanks Rolf
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Oh dear what is he doing now !!!.... have you found the leak yet...??... keep him away from expanding foam..!!... actually could be hilarious..
haha yes keep the expanding foam welllll away
@@TheNomadicCrobot oh go on...get a can...!!!
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Haaa brilliant đ
don't you just love a wet vacuum as long as it sucks and not blows that's all you need to care about đ€Ș
Luckily I havenât worked out how it blows yet, but great bit of kit⊠especially when you keep getting leaks haha
More great works going on, but should you really have taken sole possession of the Titan? Does this not leave you responsible for all jobs requiring a vacuum?đ€Ł Still, another step forwards.
yes I see what you mean... what if the novelty and excitement wears off? haha then ill be lumbered with it all Thanks Gary
I swear you do the incompetence on purpose
how rude??? I thought I was an expert?? haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot clickbait is clickbaitâŠâŠ.anyway still love watching you guys
I thought it was an act too!!! Its almost painful to watch sometimes. LOL
If not, God bless Becks. She is a saint and trooper.
Remind me not to call you for any repairs of any kind.
Thank you
Why are you mucking about with side hatches when you haven't got to the bottom of your leak yet that is the only thing you should be concerned with you should have a canvas sheet over the cratch area the steps should be left open so the thruster tube area can breath and dry out and you should be in there with your scrapers and wire brushes cleaning it up so you can see what is going on nothing else matters as this is the only thing that could sink your boat
Becca has actually scraped under the bow thruster, but we do still need to treat it, were going to get someone professional to take a look if the leak continues, though we do feel we may have cracked it now, so we may not need to go down that route