Consider two, 57-foot-long boats coming from opposite directions. Plus lots of other topics I could cover, I hope. I joke with my friends about this interest phenomenon and call it A big bad case of the low Ts. (male and female alike) Extremely funny! There are not that many truly sunny days here and no matter what solar proponents say, if its cloudy and overcast, the resulting power is much less than optimal. Cheers. Unfortunately, 2021 doesnt look much better. Cheers! Sneaking ahead and watching the great Electric over Diesel generator river run. David Beckham gushed over his 'perfect' wife Victoria on Tuesday - shortly after the couple enjoyed a romantic getaway together in the Alps.. He really knows how to present a subject well and can do interviews and report on the goings on along the canals in a professional way. Happy new year! Thank you for taking the time and effort, in making hours and hours of videos for Cruising the Cut. I only recently discovered you on Prime and now currently working my way through your YouTube videos. I am not surprised you are struggling. Why not use a drone to look ahead and around corners?Not really feasible as a solo boater. Wow, loved watching and then the end. Also, due to the shallowness of much of the canal network, any blacking on the baseplate would be quickly scraped off in many areas. DOCUMENTARY; The real-life adventures of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to spend his days cruising gently along the historic canals of Great Britain at 3mph So while I shall look forward to seeing you down the road, thank you ever so much for making my life better. Hello David. None the less, whatever direction you do endup taking, stopping the videos, new boat, new location etc etc, i wish for you nothing but the very best and thank you for the dedication you have had to your channel, for sharing your travels and life aboard your boat. Yes, Im hoping Ill feel recharged after a bit. Is it cold in winter?No! Anyway, look after yourself and have a better new year! If the boat ever goes up for sale, it will be through a broker and yes, I would announce it on the channel. Its fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends whove done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsmans course. Rest assured there are at least two more seasons for Prime still to come before they catch up with where I am on YouTube :-), I grew up along side the Birminham & Worcester near Hopwood; the brightly paintled narrowboats always caught my attention & instilled a calming sense of freedom when they chugged by. I (David Johns) quit my job in 2015, sold my house and went to live on a narrowboat. Thank you! Regards, David, Dear David, as much as I dislike the message I do understand! All of these videos were very well presented and enjoyed by many! May rain casting rings on thrashed water, The flash of fin, And a watery thunder. Boaters do pay an annual fee to the Canal and River Trust which covers provision of waste disposal services etc. Life is better when it goes by slow and you can enjoy it worts and all. Just found your videos on Prime. Lots of Love Tracey. Passion is everything! Thank you for tuning in and Im so glad they bring back wonderful memories. The main important thing is: It is YOUR life, you must enjoy what you are doing and ENJOY whatever you do! What happens if you overstay on a mooring?The CRT have towpath rangers who patrol and note down boat licence numbers and dates; they will issue an overstay notice requiring you to move if you hang around too long. Hence its not generally advised! They need a really decent (and constant) strong wind to even start generating, let alone creating their rated output. Ive really enjoyed your videos over time. David was once a local news reporter for a major TV channel in the UK and did this for over a decade, as well as working on local radio. An unheated boat in winter even in Spring or Autumn would be cold but thats precisely why narrowboats have heating installed. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. The reason I'm blogging about this is that in October 2019 the vloger, former TV presenter David Johns*, came to Liverpool to experience crossing the Mersey estuary in a narrow boat. Do continue to enjoy your boat. Love the vlogs as we see places where we would like to go.then maybe try them. Why dont you fit a wind turbine?Theyre quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and dont generate a huge amount of power. I say he should do whatever makes him happy and if he wasnt feeling it with living on a narrowboat, then he should make whatever change is needed to help him feel better. I'm David Johns. How Can I stay in Touch with Cruising the Cut. Thank you so much. I had heard you were banned from leaving (quite extreme, I thought, Id have imagined coming back was more of the problem). How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. Sir, I would simply like to thank you for your series, Cruising the Cut, Seasons 1-4. I get buzzed by one or two a year. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute("id","ae08fd0ebc537953908e189669cabfe3");document.getElementById("ab9e42216e").setAttribute("id","comment"); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Do you need a licence to drive a narrowboat?Incredibly and unfortunately no. Hi David, Id love to do some of the French canals though. As for doctors, dentists etc, just stay signed up to your usual one and go in to any local surgery on a visiting basis if you need to; they dont need to know youre on a boat. Come back when a fresh wind carries with it some new found enchantment. The videos the last 5 years you can see and hear that in your videos. Lovely to hear of your three year old enjoying the videos too :-). Manage Settings Damian. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. Cheers. The canals are all about slowing down to a crawl, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature around you and taking a substantial time out from the world outside. Also, when you are going past moored boats, it is required (and polite) to slow to an absolute crawl, generally at engine tickover or just over, so that you dont rock them or pull their mooring pins out this really does happen when boats go zooming past with no regard for anyone else. walker county inmates mugshots; current white nba players; imagery in act 2, scene 1 of julius caesar; tammany trace subdivision covington la; nombres que combinen con alan; exemple d'analyse d'un article scientifique ppt; catherine sarrazin mother; ex council playground equipment . The novelty has won off now after 5years maybe. We love the insight into your amazing lifestyle please give us something to look forward to! Danie Pretorius. I started watching the series on amazon and was really interested. My other idea for you is to take over where Huel Howser (Californias Gold) left off and begin interviewing everybody associated with the canals including random lock volunteers and the maybe several owners of those majestic homes you fancy along the banks. Watch with Prime. Thank you Peter, I hope to be back before long although since we are now in another full lockdown, who knows, Hi David, Happy new year to you! Congratulations on becoming lead cutter. Certainly your out of that so-called Honeymoon period.. and to take a break from any aspects of our daily lives, especially when it is all starting to feel like forced attrition, i think noone could, would or should begrudge you David.. David, your VLOGs have been so wonderfully informative and enjoyable that it is no surprise there have been so many positive comments following your video yesterday. That rumbles along the side of the hull. There are others but not a patch on yours. Initially videos of my travels, I now document . CanalBoatUK is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. See production, box office & company info. Good luck to you wherever this takes you. . If you are selling your boat let me know about it ;-), Haha thank you. A variety of sources: rain, rivers, boreholes, reservoirs. Enjoyed your informative and sometimes witty scripts and your video quality is excellent. who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. Sorry to see you go but you have to do what you have to do. But you must be happy in doing them. I know I have really enjoyed this channel since its creation, offering some of the most informative and well-presented narrowboat based content around! My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. Thanks Daz. FRANKFURT REBELS. Take the time off and do whatever your heart (and the world will let you) desires. Highland Dreamer, Thank you both and happy new year to you too! And even if I zoomed in from above it doesnt really tell you anything useful about the place. David sighted that he had fallen out of love with cruising his narrowboat and was moving onto land to secure a land-based home for his future retirement (or this is the impression I got from watching his announcement anyway!!). . Cheers. So keep well, stay safe and enjoy 2021! Portable electric trolling motors are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but Ive never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). Hi David Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes. Hi Peter. David then decided to sell up his land-based home and a lot of his possessions and live a more nomadic lifestyle cruising the canals of the UK. The CRT has an excellent page explaining it all, at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day but I have also done a video all about it, see vlog 247 (The Leaudown). Dear David, It would not be wise to operate the boat and a drone single-handed, your attention would either be on one or the other and that would not be safe. Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. Cheers. Thus at the height of summer, the panels might provide sufficient motive power as it was used but none to recharge the batteries as well.At any other time, youd have to let the panels charge the batteries for longer such that in spring and autumn it could easily take several hours to recharge for an hours worth of movement.Without an additional (conventional) generator therefore, pure solar on a canal narrowboat is only suited for weekend breaks and day boats but not constantly cruising liveaboards. Can I visit your boat?As I am no longer living aboard and have sold the boat (see this video for my reasons), no! Your planned break is well earned and a change of direction will no doubt be beneficial and a refresh for you ( I wouldnt mind being able to do something of the sort myself ). I hope you enjoy your next project, whatever it might be! Certainly I can well understand that making videos and doing all that dialogue would not be at all a joy compared with simply turning on ones television set and watching from a reclining easy chair. You make great stuff. I look forward to your long format in depth videos. The sandwich default is un-heated in any way. Thank you again and I hope you will be able to make a few more cruise videos again in time to come. Most boats go along at 2-3mph, except some hire boats which are typically trying to get around a set cruising ring in a very short time such as a week. Its just that the focus of the content has changed. Lorna, aka The London Boat Girl visited our boat at Crick with David Johns of Cruising The Cut. David, Hello David. Glad you enjoy them! Secondly, without some kind of clutch mechanism, the drill would crunch the paddle gear into the end stop and ultimately this would cause wear on it, which costs the CRT money to repair or maintain. I wouldnt take my own boat over though, Im more likely to hire one. Theyre really not designed for water thats not totally flat calm, and typically have holes in the hull (eg for sink waste outlets or engine cooling vents) just a few inches above the waterline so any waves could easily flood the boat. At first I was able to help with the locks etc . Hello Elizabeth. I tell you the things about boat life that others are too nice to talk about" She is a very candid lady, and she LOVED Sea Glass Thanks. If you have a permanent mooring on a wharf or in a marina, you can often have post sent there though it depends on the contract terms. I dont know of any narrowboats that steer from the front though there are some old, shorter, ones that had a wheelhouse slightly back from the middle. Thank you Danie, I really appreciate the comment. A couple of years ago there was extensive winter damage on some of the northern canals due to flooding which even raised up boats onto the towpath and left them there once the waters receeded. May the very best of your past turn out to be the worse of your future. Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. There are more van videos to come! Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. Whodathunk a man and his floating flat would become an over night success. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. What does it cost to live aboard a canal boat?There are a huge number of variables which mean there is no simple answer to what does it cost? Please make a cup of tea, get comfortable and take a look at my Vlog 66, Vlog 67 and Vlog 68 plus the more recent Vlog 213, all of which go into the costs in excruciating detail. The handsome viaduct you filmed on Rugbys outskirts at Hillmoreton used to carry a railway line, long gone, now much used by bikers, walkers and horse riders. By what name was Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) officially released in India in English? In short, not really worth the effort according to most sources Ive read. There are no speed police or radar traps on the canals however; its more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though Im sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along theyd note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. Hey guys, welcome back to the channel!I am your host and in this video, I am going to inform you about the YouTube channel Cruising The Cut.You ought to have. Unfortunately, due to a bit of an issue with Amazon (to do with showing the show in the UK), I am unlikely to compile Season Five but new videos will always appear here on this website and on my YouTube channel. That said, there may be some cruising on other boats or other waters that could I might film, depending on the pandemic of course. David Johns, a computer engineer and long-time resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland, passed away January 7, 2022 at the age of 56 due to complications relating to COVID-19. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a466f7fa279cfeb3faa3721fc2cbb4ba" );document.getElementById("ga9fca26c7").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. I hope to feel more energised about it all after a couple of months not doing it! I must admit I do enjoy your interview vlogs and hope that you can carry on with that side of boating. Thanks John. How fast can you go on the canals?Asking how fast is to miss the point of narrowboating. I produce videos on several YouTube channels, each with a different niche: Cruising the Cut (narrowboats, canals and other boaty matters); Vandemonium (campervans); UKAirscape and Tubeshootermag (camcorders and filming gear); DavidExpert (random gadget reviews) and David Reads Stories (exactly as the name suggests) Well, thanks for the excellent vlogs so far, thoroughly enjoyable and you need to enjoy the knowledge the hordes of other narrowboat vlogs now out there were highly likely inspired by yours. Im sure I speak for lots of us in that we will miss your happy face and funny escapades. Im not sure what Ill be able to do yet, the pandemic is quite restrictive but hopefully that will start to clear later in the year maybe? Theyve been a absolute joy to watch. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. Youll be missed. 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