Our RUSTY narrowboat survey REVEALS ALL!!!... but will the rust bucket float again?
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With a bucket bath, I'd start at head and work down. đ€Łđđ€Ș
Never.... my heads grubber than my feet haaaa
Cheers! We will stop worrying about you both sitting on the bottom of the canal in a "non floaty" home, now. Looking forward to viewing the progressive restoration of your home and your banter. Becca's woodworking skills inspiring. Take good care of yourselves.
Thank you Vickie , its nice to have some goodish news...well in fact we were both more than happy with the outcome, now to get the boat finished up for our really adventure , can't wait :)
"Don't seem to set on fire" is a good thing! đ
haha exactly:)
I am 80 years old veteran had narrow boats for 50 years i all ways have them lifted ever two years for inspection and blacking the canals are not clear an moor
I now have a new narrow 18 monthe old two packed i lifted the boat out in may this year the hull was ready for redoing two pack not with a roller with a four inch brush
If you need any tips ask a old veteran đ€
That means alot Rodney Thank you so much hope you have a lovely week â€ïžđ
I waited with baited breath, then breathed a sigh of relief as it wasn't disaster. As old as the boat is, one would expect some work. So all in all you must be pleased. What comes next?
Sending the boat some â€
thanks yes were going to e giving the boat plenty off love, such a relief , I can't believe its taken us a whole year haha
It's the happy rust robots....lots of progress...great that you have moved and get to explore a little.. have fun !!
It's been so nice to finally have a little taste at what cruising life can be like, it's be so refreshing, hopefully the rest will follow soon ,thanks Tom
Hi Becca, Chris, Oh No! Another Cliff-Hanger. Glad the boat is looking well out of the water. Blacking is looking good too. Can't wait for the next installment. Good to hear the dramatic music again. Have a lovely week. Take care.
Haha sorry I couldn't help myself..its nothing major I promise, hope the vlogs don't get boring after all the drama ,thanks đ
Great Vlog Chris and Becca. The boat looks great with the welding and blacked. Hope the rest of the work gets done, and everything stays dry. đđ€ Kathy
Thank you for your kind comment, it's great to have the Hull all finished up, now all we need to do is get the inside half done and we can get ripping đ
Good morning both. Its Dave and Diane on Tickertyboo. Thanks for the mention in your latest vlog. It was such a surprise to see so many of the vloggers we follow in one place. And it was great to see you both. We have been lurkers to your channel basically since you started. You are so funny. And just love the way Becks gets stuck in down the engine hatch. Hope you have now got that leak sorted outđ€. Since seeing you moored at March; We have traveled up the northampton 17 locks. And a presently moored up opposite Gayton Marina. Let hope our paths cross again one day.
Dave and Diane xx
Oh and amazing Dave and Diane, was lovely to see you guys and must have been odd to see us all moored in the same spot, will be joining you soon hopefully and be popping our noses out at Northampton too, hope your having a great adventure, hope to see you again for a chat and a cuppa soon đ
Oh hell my heart is in my throat, again Iâm feeling like this is happening to me. Well looking good as you walked away but what do you mean by âwe thought they were going to fix the leak butâŠâŠ.â Youâve left us in the air. What a luxury it will be to gave a shower, is Bec going to build that too, wish I had her skills. OK guys we need another vlog tomorrow so we know how this whole thing went I wish you so much luck you so deserve it as youâve both worked so hard, you deserve a break. đ
so sorry for the cliff hanger..I couldn't quite help myself, there was a small twist getting the stern gland repacked in the way we thought the marina could, yes Becca is fully in charge of the bathroom, full steam ahead now getting it all finished , thanks so much for sticking with up :)
@@TheNomadicCrobot. I kinda love cliff hangers but Iâm so worried for you, and costs are such a worry, I was young once LOL. Your mum and dad were so lovely to pay for the blacking but parents do that, youâre lucky to have such lovely parents. Keep enjoying my lovelies, so loving following along with you. đ
Very good video kids!! I wondered what it would look like under there. Maybe some unconditional love keeps the Crobot a float. Keep going, very nice adventure for you both.
Thank you Sharon, it's great to finally have some closer on how the bow is on the boat, she just needs a bit of love thank you
Hi Becca Chris,wow so so happy for you both it was a great surprise to me that it was in good shape under the water line absolutely fantastic,what other jobs are you going to have done how about the bow thruster? So you have a few years on her now witch will give you a lot of encouragement to finish the inside hopefully so nice of you parents to help you out financially bless them ,enjoy you few days away from the boat ,take care keep safe safe,John đđčđđ„đ„đ„đŠżđđđđđđđ
Thanks John, it was a big relief to see her come out like that, we wanted to take a look at the bow thruster but for now we're going ro leave it and just get the bla ki g sorted, it's been a fun journey and great to finally have a bit of closure on the Hull, take care đ
Ohh shes coming on nice!!! Good work!
Cheers Vinny , it's taken us a year to get the outside done,now to finish the inside haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot Get the Mrs on it mate. đ I would!
Hey hey nice one guys. Glad to see it wasn't really bad below the water line & you wouldn't have had to beach her on some far away beach with old tankers & cruise ships to be broken up đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Haha..its great to finally know that she far from sinking yet...iv got no excuse know but to climb down in that horrible water tank haa
Well carnt wait to see the out come of the actual leak but gd luck keep your chins up both tc Ann n Davidđđđ
Thanks so much, well it is stern gland related..there was just a bit of a twist to them not being able to go ahead with it straight away at the marina
Watched this superb update with more than a degree of trepidation whilst eating my morning bowl of muesli. The feelings of hope and fear were clearly exuding from you both as the surveyor tapped his hammer around the hull. The suspense was palpable. Despite a few repairs your lovely home is ready to cruise the canals for many more years to come. What a monumental relief and huge congratulations. I am sooooooo looking forward to watching the next chapter. Keep up the good work, all the very very best.
Thabks so much, yes it's quite nerve raking to finally have rhe survey after a year of not really knowing what we have, we were both really happy with the outcome and can now hopefully move on getting her fully ready for our big adventure...its been an adventure in itself just getting her ready haha thanks
Good to see the progress and then a cliff hanger..... the real problem still to be fixed. Looking forward to next video. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes. D
Sorry for the cliffhanger...I couldn't help myself ...its only a little hiccup I promise
Hey hey! Your surveyor was none other than Pat - a neighbour of mine from when we were on the Little Ouse đ€©. Good to see heâs being kept busy. He also works for the RCR and came out to us when we picked up a mattress on our prop in May last year on the Middle Level right by Stanground lock. Heâs a good âun đ
Oh amazing, we love Pat he's helped us out alot with his analysis of boats we've viewed in the past, he definitely seams to know what he's talking about and has helped us out a hell of alot, a true lover of narrowboats ,glade you know him đ
Hi Chris Becca, so glad all has worked out ok đ full steam ahead now you will soon be on your travels đx
I love the sound of that...full steam ahead.. no excuses now haha thank you
You are welcome, son. It was well worth it. Peace of mind. We wouldn't like to see you drown in that water tank, haha.
Thank you mum, you and dad were so generous, we couldn't have don't it without you, we can finally sleep at night without thinking we're going to drown haha
Glad the survey went reasonably well. Canât wait to see what happens next
Yes we were really happy with the way it went, especially after how the last year has been..what a relief, thanks for your Comment
Looking good. Loving cliffhanger central đ. Brilliant for 30 yr old boat. Canât wait for the next episode. Best wishes.
im sorry I could help myself on the cliff hanger front...just a small twist really , thank you :)
âIs that the normal amount of smoke to be coming in?â đ and also how the âflammable testâ is just the surveyor trying to set it on fire, and if it doesnât, all good đđ» đ
The boat world is so funny sometimes!
Glad the hull is all good and looking shiny! âš
If you are welding on the outside, the inner skin will get extremely hot also.
Haha I'm not really sure, becca told me if its small bursts it "should " be fine, so hopefully becca and the surveyor had me covered đ hope to see you guys soon
I had my fingers crossed for you folks. Well done you.
Thank you đ
Live how you very calmly ask him to wait a few seconds bc of the styrofoam! Iâd be all out of sorts! And yay for moms and dads.
haha... lucky it didn't fully cash fire...we were very lucky to have a bit of help paying, these things are so expensive :)
are you seriously still in March? I love you guys and your videos, but I would expect a little more progress on the inside of your lovely boat. Maybe just a tidy up. Keep going, you'll get there! Or Becks will - love her!!!!
Thus video was actually from a few years back but yes we are still at the marina in St neotsđ€Šââïžthanks Connie
My wife and I have just embarked on our journey. We've bought an old cheap ex hire boat and transported it to a field in Devon. It's on sloping ground so it's arse is at the top of the slope. It's had a bash to the rear and the swim is below 4 mm. Right now I'm making templates for the steel sheet. We've got 2 years to do it before retiring onto it.
oh wow how amazing...what a lovely plan, and im sure you will absolutely love the life style, plenty of time to get her ready for living on :)
Wow it looked better than I was expecting, That's great news! đ»
With the extra hull thickness The Whistling Wombat has, could you take it out to sea for adventures as well?
I would like to maybe take the boat out to the wash, but full on sea action could possibly be asking to much of her...though she's probably more than capable , thanks for your comment :)
Fantastic news. I'm relieved on your behalf đ
Thanks so much đ
Good luck with the rest of the survey, really enjoying the vlogs.
Thanks so much Ian
Love your vlogsđđŒI am new so still catching up on past onesđ
Thanks for enjoying our journey đ
Tense moments whilst you describe the event, bitting finger nails !!
30 years old expect rust
Glad she's not too bad
The bow deck needs sorting and as you say a cratch cover will go a long way to help.
I am pleased for you both
Your blind gamble got lucky
Some are not so lucky always a rust survey before purchase
That said, surveyours can fail in their duty of care !
Keep safe warm dry and virus free both
Thank you David, yes your absolutely right the server we had from the seller was only a year old and the surveyor had missed the leak, so many things can be missed. We're quite confident with ours now , and still ha ebt spent to much on the boat it's just alot of time to correct her, thanks for your message
Boat seems to be very much like life. A little bit scary now and then, but in the mirror it isn't that bad. Thank you đ„°đ
Thanks Rolf what a lovely analysis, your absolutely right đ
Chris, Bex, if "Wombat" had a new and heavy base plate welded on to reduce the requirement for ballast, why have you got all that ballast? Wasn't the new base plate enough? Is there an optimum draft for the size of boat? What happens if you block-up those drain holes? Are they no longer used? So what replaced them? Sorry for so many questions but you are the subject of discussion and debate between me and an old shipmate of mine who now lives in Arizona, where all they've got is desert!
Oh amazing ,glad we can be a conversation piece, the holes should leagaly be 7inches above the water when I looked I to it but we're obviously we're lower now because of the base plate the holes sit lower, I think there fine if there connected to something but to just have some of them open on the inside is quite dangerous I think, so we will have to put new ones in when we know we're there going to be needed, I'm bot really sure about the ballet situation..I would probably think we wouldn't need ballest as it sits very firmly in the water compared to other boats.. but we noticed it had ballest so thought it must be there for a reason, someone did tell us you still need it along the sides to keep the boat stable however heavy the baseplate is, so we've part taken some out, but may end up removing more if it seems OK, thanks for your questions đ
@@TheNomadicCrobot Thanks for the prompt response, I'll tell Arizona Pete. Think it best if you get those drain holes blocked-up whilst you have a welder to hand. Just run some water down the sink/shower/basin to see which ones are still in use. You already know which one serves the bilge pump. Might also be a scupper for the well deck? Maybe your Surveyor could advise on ballast needs? I think autumn's approaching 'cos there's a nip in the evening air. Stay warm and happy blacking.
So good to see the Wombat is sound. You have the best vlogs, I follow you because you are such fun and keep me smiling. I saw all those chalk marks and my heart sank but after your explanation Iâm thinking - not bad, not bad at all. I really hope it brings you great peace of mind and confidence to carrying on with the refurb. I must say for all your inexperience the jobs you both have done are really brilliant. Oh by the way get a cratch cover to keep the water away, even if itâs a beam and tarpaulin for the winter.
Thanks so much for your lovely message, we're both really happy with the outcome, not bad for a boat that age at all, it just needs a bit of love, we are currently having the covers made so that great, thanks again and thanks for sticking with us on our quest to hit the canals
"Lookin' Good - Brackenwood" đ
Thank you đ
I hope you have changed Whistling wombats cathotic protection.... A stray current will ruin your prop& rudder.
Yes it was one of the first things I thought about when we headed into the marina. Galvanic isolators! Cheers Jeff x
Thanks for the cliff hanger đ
sorry...its only a little one...nothing to big ...I can't help myself haha
Yay new video time đ€đ»đđ€đ»
Thanks boaty neighbour đ
The time to get a survey is before you buy a boat. The only point afterwards is for insurance purposes.
We done it for peace of mind as we couldn't get one in the lockdown
That's a good weld đ
That's great know thank you
Fair play for getting it sorted and it will give you peace of mind. My boats been platted and I didn't have a clue what that was. Now I know it's another layer of steel on top of my old steel I'm happy because I've smashed this hull hard many times and I believe it could of puncture my old 6 mm plate. The yard told me that even new plate is never 6mm dead on. It's usually anywhere between 5.5mm to 6 mm so yours is like new still apart from that little bit. I've got to get mine out asap. See you on the cut rips. If you see me make sure you stop for a cuppa. Ta Ra rips.
oh thats really interesting thanks Will, yes I think a lot of boats are platted really, it was quite hard finding one that wasn't, but for 30 years I think the wombats done great, absolutely Will would love to meet you for a cuppa one of these days :)
I think you did the right thing getting something else to paint it looking good but will it float? great video can't wait till the next one
thank you, yes it seams silly not to really, at least we know its done well :)
You have an extra plate on the bottom. Ask him can you toss the ballast out.
I feel we really dont need the ballast its such a heavy boat, yes I should have asked him :)
AWWW SUSPENSE!!!!!! :)
sorry...I couldn't help myself...only a little one...nothing to big
When i have to do a birdbath, I go from top to bottom, wash the dirt down..
never....do it the dirty way....foot to head đđ
G Morning new Subscriber, we've had Cruiser,s over the year,s but always fancy'd a narrow boat,enjoy, d your Video,please,d it wasn't worse,your main problem ON UTUBE is there are so many Vlogers on here,Blessings Happy cruising
Thanks Steven, yes there's quite a few channels now.. all seam great and doing there own spin on boat life
Well i have seen some that were bad . so it looks okay to me as it is an old narrow boat.
yes the boat seams fine luckily
Spray bottles are great for showering, fyi.
who needs a shower anyway ??? haha
Ooh, another cliff hanger ending to the vlog. You do like to keep us on our toes. Hope all turns out well with the leak, but I guess we have to wait a little longer to find out.
I'm sure it was the camera angle, but it looked like the rudder stuck out further than the button fender?
im so sorry haha I couldn't help myself, just a small twist to the stern gland, Thursday will be posting our next part, thanks so much ,oh thats interesting ill have to take another look :)
BUT what???? Dont leave us all hanging too long Dude
Seriously tho glad the boat is looking good out of the water and didn't need too much welding. Thought that would of been a job for Kev đ€Łđ
so sorry just a small twist on our stern gland re packing... Thursday will have the next video up, thanks so much ...kev used to hate weldin...no chance haha
Head first mate!! Then work your way down till you get to Willy do your legs then back to the private part
nooooo. nuts first...then the face!
You should not be looking as he is welding. He should have told you that. Heâs fine with the full face protection. Itâs called Arc-eye, or welder's flash, it is an inflammation of the cornea, caused by ultraviolet radiation from the arc during welding. The sufferer is usually unaware that they have been significantly exposed until several hours later. It is very painful and can cause real lasting eye damage.
I hope you are both ok. I have had it lots of times while welding just getting a flash for a split second, it feels like your rubbing sand into you eyes. Hope you are both ok đ
no we weren't really, just in-between hearing him doing it, thanks for letting us know though, yes it can be very damaging , I may have caught it a few times :(
Professional wenching device - The Narrowboat Pirate? lol
Haha we love the narrowboat pirate â ïž
10 mm steel bottom 8 mm sides and 6 mm top .Well 10 mm steel alot of steel rust out even in 30 years
It really is, we had to expect something to come up really, we were very happy with the result thanks Jim
bottle of bubbly with that result
Time to party đ„ł
Doesn't look as bad I thought it would be with what was going I was expecting a disaster you got of lightly with the all the crap you went through
Yes I think so,thanks David, it's great to finally have the full story and can safely now live inside her, fuko steam ahead now now excuses haha
Would have plated over the bow thruster ducts more trouble than theyâre worth in my opinion never needed them on my Gary Gorton tug.
Yes we have been tempted as we have heard there a pain, we don't need them really, but we may get them fixed at some point ,oh amazing love a tug
@@TheNomadicCrobot The pipe is likely very thin being 30 yrs old not blacken once - so I am sure you a bilge pump nearby or some Flex Tape - he he - what could go wrong - ha ha - on the other hand 3 yrs to the next blacking is time to save a $1000 for a thruster
You didn't get the bow thruster holes plated over then?
No we might actually try and get it going again at some point, it doesn't seam to be the problem with leak at the moment but yes we have heard there more trouble than there worth
I've heard said that the bow thruster tunnel should also be backed....did this happen?
Oh right I'm not really sure they do it but they may have done, thanks for your suggestion đ
Hey guys,
So glad youâve had your survey and got your bottom blacked. It means lots more wonderful videos for fans like me.
I canât wait to see Beccaâs lovely counters and what other uses Chris can find for the TITAN.
You may already be familiar with the guy in the link below, but I swear he must be a distant cousin to Chris!
czcams.com/video/m7wbAbc9PFk/video.html
Enjoy!
Dianne
Thanks for your lovely elmessage Dianne, my cover is blown...I am Indeed tape man haha only joking ..thanks for the video.. he's great in such a weird way, yay we're so happy to finally have the bottom done who knows we may even get the inside finished to one day đ
When you take an (old) boat out of the water, you always discover things that need mending. Our boat is from 1992 and she also always needs some things fixed when she goes out of the water. Anyway, better to have the boat checked every few years than to ignore maintenance and then suddenly find out the boat needs massive works to stay afloat. Sail safe !
Yes exactly, people forget about looking after these beautiful boats, we're going to give her the love she deserves and keep on top of her đ
Pulled out buy a good old fordson
What a beautiful machine đ
@@TheNomadicCrobot love the ford and fordson u have just got to love how the old things are built especially if u compare it to today's teco machines
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Whats the name of the surveyor, I'm going to need one soon
Pat Tierney... a great chap
Thanks, when we get our boat I will hunt you down
That BUT bit sounds worrying....gulp
Haha I couldn't help myself..sorry đ
2 coats min? 1 coat not enough..
I cant quite remember how many coats they done , but there a really great marina
Steel water=rust
"professional Wenching device' oh er Mrs :)
spot on haha
Looks niceâŠ.seriously âBUTââŠ.hateful!
Sorry I couldn't help myself...its only a small hiccup
Could have been so much worse
We were actually quite happy with how it went , it really could have been
i thought Blacked was that site with black dudes and white chicksđ
hahaaa.. no sorry not this time