Narrowboat home Walkthrough - A Tour of our massive 60ft TINY home | our Off Grid DISASTER boat
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
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We are Chris and Bex, we purchased this disastrous 60 ft narrowboat over 2 years ago and still have yet to set sail forever due to a leak we discovered on day 2 of owning the boat.
Follow our journey rebuilding the House boat and retiring to the river and canals forever in the quest for an unconventional life.
Today we would like to take you on a tour of the boat, and show you how far we have come, and how far we have still to go.
The Gas Locker - • RUSTY narrowboat GAS l...
The Crash - • we WRECKED our NARROWB...
Our Cratch Covers - • HAVE WE GONE MAD? Comp...
The Water Tank - • NIGHTMARE mission to p...
The Fire Place - • we RIPPED our stove ou...
The Living room floor - • Boaty People WE HAVE A...
The Kitchin - • you won't BELIEVE wher...
The Kitchin floor - • By far the HARDEST JOB...
The Bathroom - • RIPPING up our boats f...
The Original Leak that started this all - • HORRENDOUS find under ...
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Can remember the videos building up to buying a narrow boat. Was gutted when you found the leak and other issues but now I'm thankful of it it's brought so many great videos and laughs loved watching this channel grow keep it up guys your doing great
Your not wrong as annoying as it has been it has given us some great content...I am getting sick of the diy now though 😂
This has been quite an adventure so far. I give both so much credit for your tenacity and not giving up on this dream. I hope 2024 gets you out on the cut and enjoying the fruits of all your hard work.
It has that! Thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say. Fingers crossed 🤞
Your almost there guys, cruising is on the horizon 😎 😊
so close now, thanks so much
Great to see Titan's bedroom.
haha love it
I think you’re right about keeping the Alde. From what I’ve heard, there isn’t much difference pricewise between gas and diesel when it comes to heating, but the issue is that you can only store a limited supply of gas on board. So really the solid fuel stove should be the primary heat source during winter and maybe get an Ecofan to blow the heat along; just use the Alde for occasional bursts, perhaps during spring/autumn when it’s too mild to light the stove. If you’re cruising, just use the engine for hot water.
My boat’s got an Alde, looks the same as yours, but the surveyor couldn’t get it to work and said parts aren’t available anymore for that model. It hasn’t been handed over to me yet and the marina is obliged to get it working or replace it so I’ve no idea what I’ll end up with.
your spot on, the Aldi will be used for emergencies and short bursts like you say and we will be eating the water from the engine mainly. good luck with your boat.....plenty of adventures in the horizon
Thanks for showing your boat.
Thank you for watching
You guys must be so proud of yourselves you’ve achieved so much and yeah a few minor things still to be finished here and there where you have almost finished but we all do that, they’re just those horrible little jobs. OK still a bit to do but it will be done and we all know it will be done well. I absolutely LOVE the kitchen. Good on you guys, the really good thing is you know exactly everything about your boat which makes it easier to solve any future problems that I hope will never arise. Well done Crobots, love you guys. 💕
Thanks so much Pauline, your continued support and encouragement really helps! I don't think when you're doing any kind of renovation you're ever really finished! There's always something else to finish off! Thanks so much 💕 Absolutely, we will know that boat inside out! Xx
So love you two. To be so young, in love and sharing an amazing in life that few of us will get close to doing. By far and above you’re my favourite people to watch on CZcams. If you should get a chance from your busy lives, I would love to hear Chris playing guitar and Bex singing.
what a lovely comment and what a compliment thank you, wed love to get the guitars out a bit more, me and Bex were talking of doing a guitar live stream one night for fun, watch this space
I think it’s time to form a narrowboat DIY group, to formulate ideas, and help others struggling to achieve their goals. You’ve got honed skills, that could be shared to less innovative individuals. You could have working bees, or brain storming sessions with like minded others, just an idea! 16:12 😊
thats a great idea thank you for sharing 😊😀
At least you haven't given up. You've cracked on and stuck to your guns. 🎉❤
Cheers Will, we havent quite yet thrown the towel in 😂😂
When you see it all in one go, as it were, you can appreciate the hard work you've both put Into it, whilst learning how to do things at the same time. Not to mention that you have very limited storage space for materials etc whilst doing it. It must be like one of those old number puzzles lol. Well done both of you 😊
thank you for noticing, sometimes we forget how much work has gone into the project...fingers crossed were all se for our 2024 cruses
All of the rainwater disappears down a hole in deepest darkest Cornwall I've heard..radiators throughout would be good too.
oh absolutely radiators are essential .....owwww Cornwall that doesn't surprise me, thanks for your comment
Watched every single one of your videos and marvel at all your achievements. It must seem painstakingly slow for you both but you really have done a lot of work. Looking forward to your next steps on your journey and getting the essentials completed so you can start your canal voyages.. Cant wait for your new adventures but I have still very much loved watching all that you both have been doing along the way to get your boat ship shape :)
Thank you for the support, it really has been a slow process but the times gone fast, and savings even quicker haha we cant wait to become a cruising narrowboat channel
Awwww what a lot if hard work but worth it you soon be Crusing when the weather gets better all praise to you both luv from the oldies xxx🤗🤗👍👍🌟🌟
a slow start to the year but were all set to et cracking again, thanks you lovely lot ❤️
Great tour ! Keep it up you are getting there ! Thanks for the video , ! Can’t wait to see Criss do yoga on the roof 🤪
Thank you for watching 😊😀 watch this space for my yoga display 😂
Not all heroes wear cloaks :)
Amazing to see it all put together like that. What a journey it has been following you through all of it. I am so happy that there aren't that many whoops left& cant wait for you guys leaving. I think it's smart getting the work done that's easier to do while on shore power& leaving the small stuff for when you start cruising.
As I mentioned before, 2024 will be the year for many of us ;)
Amazing & fantastic job guys! Truly beyond well done. I am also so happy for you that the light at the end of the tunnel no longer is a train, but indeed is the finish line; that allows you to finally go.
Again, you two are Heros.
Cant wait for next weeks video.
Thank you for all the love and support, what a lovely message, we are itching to go but have to really do the essential parts, its very hard when you have to work out how to do all these things. Thank you so much for being part of our adventure
I think ( having seen your attempt at driving and maneuvering )that you should wake up the Bow thruster option because , well...If an errant current can push you so fiercely you need to be able to correct your alignment under bridges and close places ...just a thought...
I would love to get the bow thruster back, its a long boat, it would definitely help
Can’t wait to see your travels ❤️❤️
Thanks for all the support 🙏 ❤️
nice video you two u r always looking happy hope to see u soon
Thanks so much Dougie 😊
Great progress you both have made 🎉
thank you for joining us 😊😀
Hi Chris, so pleased to hear its no longer damp down there!
Thank god....it been a nightmare
With this presentation of your achievements so far you can be really proud of yourselves.
I wonder how many it´s out there that have given up long before they even started the DIY.
But of course, if Becc is really fond of DIY, you can allways buy an old bus, to convert into a mobile home on wheels.
Thanks so much 😊 It's easy to forget how far you've come. Well apparently there have been many at the marina we are at that gave up on their boats along the way and sold them instead of finishing off the work as it got too much. Perseverance is key. Haha!! Oh wow! I'd love that!
Well done guys, you are finally getting there, pat yourselves on your backs for all of your hard work so far !
I live on a 70 foot trad stern floaty home and my back cabin has an L shaped seat with storage underneath…. I find it a very practical extra space. Four wardrobes and extra cupboards for stuff ! Foldy bike, fishing gear etc !
Just throwing some ideas to you for your back cabin….
All the best
Gary
weve done alot looking back, it can be really hard at times.oh woaw thats a long one, yes I think something with storage underneath would be really helpful. weve actually just been looking at arrangements today
Thanks Gary have a great week
Do you plan on fixing the bow thruster? Seems it would be quite handy. 😅
they are more hassle than worth tbh.
it would be nice to I think it would be very handy
Hi Chris and Becks. Great to see the progress here and closer to your end goal. 👍🏻
Just as some info here as I’m not sure, or can’t find the episode where you purchased your new calorifier as you’ll be able to heat your water 3 ways.
If you got a Surecal/Surejust one, this is a marine calorifier and you’d need one with two copper coils (twin coil calorifer) so your engine can heat your hot water and the Alde gas boiler can heat the hot water and any radiators you’ll be installing, so thats 2 ways you can get hot water, the third way would be from shore power, with an immersion heater…..the marine immersions for narrowboats are rated between 1000W - 1250W at 230V AC…..great for when spending time in marinas as you can switch this on and heat your water via electric….takes a while to heat the water this way depending on how much water the calorifier holds of course.
You’ll find that Alde gas boiler will chew up a 13KG gas bottle in a of matter of days if used constantly, as these are usually installed on hire boats or leisure boats that are used in the more sunnier months and is used to take early morning chills off or late night ones because of the amount of gas these use.
Switching to a Webasto unit like an Evo 5 would for sure be a costly exercise but uses diesel and is much cheaper to run.
Like the Alde system, this would heat your hot water and any radiators you install.
I can’t stress enough how important this system needs to be installed and used correctly to save frequent breakdowns.
The other thing with a Webasto heater or any version of these (please not any of the Chinese copies, these are just horrible things and are not worth the tempting price tag) is that they need good DC voltage for them to start and run, so your electrical system would need to be healthy and set up nicely.
Like you said Becks, your solar needs seriously upgrading for when you’re out cruising the network.
My company specialises in all aspects of Marine Electrical as well as Webasto heating systems for inland waterway boats.
Would be more than happy to have a chat with you both on any points here regarding the electrical set up including solar and Webasto heating, even if the heating would be later down the line. You can contact me on justin@exactlelectrics.co.uk
👍🏻🙂
yes we have got ourselves a twin coil, 55 litre in the end. the Aldi boiler will be more a back up and used in short bursts here and there our main source of heat were hoping to get from the engine. The Sebastopol is something we would love to invest in when moneys a bit better....plus it's worth testing the Aldi while it works and just see how we get on with it. Thanks for the heads up on the Chinese ones as a few people have mentioned them...I also imagine there may not be a warrenty.
Thank you for reaching out to us Justin will save your email for when we come to that stage, many thanks
Great to see the shenanigans with The Titan again
hes never to far away 😂😂
That little video was so positive that you will have to change your intro from explosions and lightning bolts to show flowers blooming, puppies and kittens, sparkly unicorns and rainbows. Not really. Maybe once would be funny. After all, you've developed a brand. Viewers have expectations! 🤣
The Titan reference reminded me. We have acquired a somewhat smaller household god, known as "Air Stream." I am renovating my study just so it can have a place to live. We had to go smaller and sexier than Titan, which over here has the manly name of Rigid (pretty sure it's the same product-just trimmed in orange instead of yellow).
Did you know that the Wombat can be seen from space? After your last episode, I checked on line to get an idea of the extent of the flooding. I wasn't actually looking for it, just keyed in the names of a couple of towns you mentioned, zoomed in, and there she was! Hmmm. If the Wombat can be seen from space, why don't other aliens pay you a visit? 🤔 Just don't invite any Vogons. We already have enough of them on this planet.
Thats it...a slightly lazy one maybe as we're gearing up to get our DIY on again. oh woaw....I cant imagine it being sexier than the Titan though?? haha
oh thats cool....I wonder why they havent picked up on us being away for so long ... and lets hope they dont pick us up and take us home before weve had a tiny bit of cruising done
Lots of work to do yet, but I’m sure it will be a great adventure for you both, and us that’s keeping an eye on you lol. Will be such an achievement , and you will meet lots of subscribers on the way. So hurry up to the kennet and Avon nr Hungerford. Cheers, Geoff.
Thanks so much Geoff! We are looking forward to the adventure but yes, a fair amount of work to get through beforehand! Haha!! We will do! Hope to see you there! 😊
Thank you for taking all of us in your home :) nice to see, you have done a lot of work, having in mind that in the summer days are longer you will finish soon 👍 God help you! 😂 joking...❤❤❤
You're very welcome 😊 I think we just need to stop sleeping completely. Then we can work through the nights and finally get it all done 😂 ❤️
New to your channel & love the enthusiasm you both have. Have been a continual cruiser for almost 20yrs on an older boat & wish you both all the fun and good times ahead 🦆💕
Thanks so much for joining the party, we cant wait to get on the rivers and canals ❤️😊
Great video thank for sharing.Keep up the great work both 👍
Thank you 😊
Hello Becks & Boyfriend, hahaha forgt his name. But your both so nice honestly, always enjoy watching your vlogs. Keep them goinig cause they're so good to fallow. Take care xx Anna from Verona.
haha thats ok, its Chris, thank you so much for all your support..2024 is our year, have a lovely week
What a very positive and delightful video!! I thoroughly enjoyed that my lovelies xxx
Thank you Mandy, we wanted to give a new year update, so a slightly different one have a great week xxx
Thanks for showing us around! So impressed with the work you guys have done on your home, especially those steps ❤
Thank you so much what a lovely comment
You guys have done a sterling job 👏 ❤
Thank you ❤️
Thanks for the tour. Best wishes getting the water heater and plumbing hooked up. That should be fun. Stay warm and safe, D
Thanks for joining us again, all ready for another 10 years of DIY 😂 have a lovely week ❤️
Really liked this 👍
Thank you ❤️
Leave gas boiler in place, fit a Webasto, and plumb so you can use either gas or diesel in case Webasto packs up,
Can purchase a complete Webasto Thermo Top C boiler, Refurbished for around £400 inc exhaust, pump etc, either DIY fit it or pay to get it fitted
That's not a bad idea!
Where have you seen them for that price? I've looked before and never come across anything that reasonable!!
Love your videos , keep up the great work .
You make me smile even before i watch the videos lol
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Great crash, hoping you would show that again, looking forward to more in the summer🤣🤣
oh god....no more crashes pleaseeeeee 😂😂
You two have accomplished so much and I have to say I have enjoyed watching from Bex turning trash into treasure, to Chris using power tools and his lovely relationship with the Titan. I hope that this year is your year to get cruising. I will be watching regardless. BTW James hasn’t posted in awhile (has a new job) so I wonder if he has even seen the video where you ask for help…..but ended up not needing it. You can do it!
😊🤗 Kathy
Hi Kathy, we really have come a long old way, and it's time to settle into the DIY parts again. fingers crossed that this is our year thank you so much for all the love and support we really couldn't do it without you and your lovely comments
@@TheNomadicCrobot Your more than welcome. BTW James posted for the first time since before Christmas and I as well as several other people told him about your video! 😊🤗 Kathy
Hi guys if you are tiling your bathroom it would be a good idea to tank the shower area xx
Thanks Tina! Would you believe I bought a tanking kit only about 2 years ago! We will get to use it one of these days. Thanks so much for mentioning it xx
@@TheNomadicCrobot your boat is looking lovely all your hard work is paying off xx
Good video. Thank you for sharing. I didn’t even have to drink wine while watching 😂
Thanks , a bit more of a chilled one, were not quite ready to dive right back in to DIY😂😂
You've done a brilliant job. I've really enjoyed watching progress and I'm looking forward to whatever happens next.
I could be wrong but I have a feeling that the gas bottles might have to have some thing for keeping them in place in the locker for the BSS. Might be worth checking.
Thanks so much for joining us on our journey ☺️
That's really good to know thanks so much for mentioning it. We will see what we can find out. Thanks again 😊
Hey guys, we have watched your journey from the very start, love your videos.
Just watched this video, ref the back room... why don't you do a cross bed? Would work well with the space, means you could then put a dinette where your current bedroom area is next to kitchen,Would look amazing and better use of space ❤ just a thought, Adam & David xx
Hello! Aww thank you so much for watching and joining us on our mad journey!
That's a great idea and we have deliberated this in the past. Maybe it's an idea we need to revisit again. Thanks so much for you lovely comment ❤️ xx
@TheNomadicCrobot You are welcome, it has been a mad journey for you both and just hope you get sorted very soon,it will look amazing I'm sure! Each to their own and all that but I think the bedroom where it currently is, looks a bit odd/out of place for your boat, you could always try doing it as a temp job to try it out and see if it works for you both? The dinette could always convert into a guest bed as well? Dual purpose, any way I'll ssshh 😉🤣🤣🤣 xx
Nice one guy’s I reckon you will be off by spring on the move cruising the cut what you reckon 🙂🔧🎸✌️
2024 is our year fingers crossed...times running out
Hi Guys, I can’t wait for your out take vlog, Chris the old tool flip must have gone wrong a few times 😎🤣🤣👍🏼
haha....it lands perfect every time....honest 😂😂
@@TheNomadicCrobot 🤣🤣
I love the horse shoe on the fire but it needs to be upright to collect the luck love the channel ❤
love this ❤️❤️
Hey what a superb summary, having followed you from the very beginning, it was interesting to recap on some of the many projects you have accomplished. There were a few tears along the way but a massive pat on the back to you both for the progress so far. It’s all part of life’s rich tapestry.
One query though, a few months back you had a charming gentleman measure up the boat for some bespoke cratch covers, has this fallen through or are they to be imminently fitted? All the best. x
Thank you for joining us and supporting us for so long, its been quite the adventure, yes Im expecting a call from the guy...I think there very busy and we haven't really been pushing for them as weve been busy too, watch this space have a great week x
cool vid on the channel thanks
Thank you 😊👍
Haven't watched it yet but somehow I think it will be brilliant. Must admit I noticed the word 'crash' above in the comments so I was immediately drawn to your channel.😅😅😅. I have been watching since day 1, however many years ago that was.....😅😅😅
yes we all like a bit of a disaster dont we....our adventure has well and truly been one from day 1😂😂
All good then you two.
For “do it while we are on the boat” I’m to
lazy to ever do it. Lol
haaaa....can I join you?
is that the bridge wear that other narrowboat got stuck in the floods
No but it looked very similar, it had us fooled
Great video, but the resolution was a bit grainy.
oh really thanks for the heads up
so how meany times have had to pick up all the CDs in the bedroom?
1 million times exactly 😂
Have you looked at the chinese copies of the wabasto water heaters? Much cheaper.
thats interesting thank you ....whats the warranty like?
I've looked into these, you pay for what you get, if you're going down the diesel heating rout it's worth getting your diesel tank polushed@@TheNomadicCrobot
@@TheNomadicCrobot I wouldn't bank on any warranty. But they were about £300 last time I looked, probably less by now. So you could just buy a whole spare unit to keep on hand.
Similarly, you can buy the air/space heaters for about 80quid. I've been using one as my main workshop heater and has worked flawlessly for about 2 years so far. (So have a couple of friends). And spares are pretty cheap and available.
If it was me....(thank the Lord it isn't)...I would live in a van on site. By literally gutting the areas for refurbishment, you would find that progress would happen in a blink of the eye. A bit like decorating a room in a house. Clear the furniture and it takes 2 days to decorate. Fail to do that and you would take ages to move stuff around whilst painting, injury time too stumbling over obstructions! Plan to stay static until 95% of the work is done, if you take to the water too soon, it never will get finished, living with wet paint. dust and mess, is not the canal boat dream that you hope for. Sorry that I appear so brutal, but this is WAR against decay!!! John
its funny you say that, iv said of to bex how amazing it would be to have an extra boat to store things because there just isn't anywhere to put anything. The painting we will probably do on route because were just so eager to get get going but the bigger jobs will be done at the marina , thanks for your comment and suggestion John
Would it be of any help if I sent photos of my back cabin to give some ideas?
Ooh yes please, that would be amazing thank you ☺️
Sorry but I can’t work out how to send photos to you?
All the dark wood makes it very dull
Thats interesting , what part of the boat are you referring to??
Where is the titan? Has he gone on his winter holiday?😂
hes hibernating 😂
@@TheNomadicCrobot lol
@@TheNomadicCrobot I was wondering where my postcard was lol
In my eyes its not a 100% genuine Nomadic Crobot Episode unless we hear either Chris or Bex mention the words "Bow Thrusters". I encourage everybody to play the Nomadic Crobot "Bow Thruster" drinking game. Go back and watch all the previous episodes and raise a glass to "Bow Thrusters" 🍺 and....🤔dont forget to like and subscribe.👍✅ 😋
Hahaha!!! That's so very true! My word can you imagine!!! Jeez! The amount of drunkenness we'd be responsible for 😂🤣😂 😋
The storm makes a Narrowboat sink by pulling up moorings & chris was not driving - czcams.com/video/eO0bccr6zko/video.html
what a sad situation, the poor people, god could you imagine me driving in the floods...we would be sunk in seconds
Xx
why whistling wombat
its just what the boat was called when we purchased it
I wish all the best for the future, stay safe wrap up warm . chins up.
Do you live on u
Narrowboat
We Indeed do 😀
I think your yellow leg wears are illegal
yes maybe 😂😂
Kinda turning into just one long repeat these days guys.
yes this episode was a repeat of all the jobs we have done to date, thanks for watching
Followed you from start but now getting repetative 2 years of bow thruster leak..yes you bought a boat yes it had a leak..we know
Wow there’s no need to be an arsehole
it was a video about everything we have done, so yes certainly repetitive