who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. I should also make clear at this point, that the David you get on Cruising the Cut is exactly the David you get off camera. 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He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot "narrow boat," and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022. I wanted to avoid being responsible for the cognitive disorientation I encountered as a seven year old when I found out that the dashing Tony Archer from Radio 4's the Archers, looked like my Uncle Bert or that the person who played little Shula Archer was in her 30s! Dont eat them, youll likely give yourself something nasty from the water.See https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs for the CRTs Fishing Questions page.For the various types of fish in the canals, see https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species. Boats that move around do not since they are not resident in any council area. David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. A sort of surprise that they look the same, but also out of place, like seeing your teacher in a karaoke competition - something, I should say, which has never happened to me, so I have no idea why that example popped into my mind. We had watched him before we had even bought a boat. Are you married? Plus I have recently (vlog 139 onwards) taken to adding specific Google Map links to my start and end points for each video. Lorna is not my wife, it was a little joke I made in one of the videos because we see so much of each other, and a lot of people thought I was serious. 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. It was a dark period of personal crisis. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel theres enough space to two to pass albeit carefully. At one point I had even thought of using a pseudonym for the Erica. 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. This show is the perfect antidote to all of the crap that is American network TV and all the junk that streaming services regurgitate. Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022. 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. Did he go hiking or just sit around and edit videos? Thiswebsite has ads on it from Google; that also earns a few pounds each month, literally just enough to pay for the website hosting! Enjoyed the scenery and the interesting tidbits of information about life on the canal. There are a number of companies producing this type of box. In which David leaves his travelling companions behind and continues solo along the beautiful Trent & Mersey canal. Solar would make little difference even a 1kW 1.5kW array (which would take up valuable roof space that you often need to walk on and store stuff on) would only give decent output in summer and still then not much in terms of engine powering for a typical 10kW motor even if it uses less than full power for actually moving along. Its only the ads that pay, I get nothing for views of the videos themselves unless youre a member of YouTube Premium. Vlog 279: Honey, I Shrunk the Narrowboat. So, he quit the rat race. He is also someone who is good at his craft - and when I say good, I mean GOOD! A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022. And really, they look just like every other supermarket Ive ever been into (!!) By that point the camera on my boats bow is 50 feet further forward so its missed it. The scenery is lovely, there are fields, small towns, some city scenes, church steeples, bridges, obscure side routes, and so much more. The boat has very little space to store things and I prefer a minimalist, uncluttered, lifestyle. Your mileage may vary and that's fine. David reaches the furthest point of his canal cruise, at the interestingly-named "Cowroast" - be assured, no cows were harmed in the making of this episode. Her nose snuffling new growth and old stones. Although normally prohibited to powered craft, with permission of the Cam Conservators in winter you can take a narrowboat onto the Cambridge Backs where the river Cam flows behind many of the citys historic colleges. Thats calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you dont store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you dont want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you dont want to overhang else the panels may get shredded when you go through some bridge holes or tunnels.Using high output 400W LG Neon solar panels (1m x 2m dimensions), youll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021. Doing multiple takes of the same thing from different angles. Can I visit your boat?As I am no longer living aboard and have sold the boat (see this video for my reasons), no! 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 It is also why it has been such good news that the move does not mean turning his back on the waterways. David continues his cruise north along the River Soar, wears a funny hat because it's cold, and turns from the Soar onto the River Trent rather briefly, before joining the Trent & Mersey canal to head east across the UK. There's no snow but it did feel jolly chilly. Creative Commons Licence. 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. We had a very Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. just aisles with food on shelves. He relishes a simple cheese sandwich. Evoking the spirit of pirate radio - on a canal. He had in a peculiar way become part of our lives - 'Oh, I think David did a vlog on that! Whats your fuel consumption?Ive never measured it but narrowboats typically drink 1-1.5 ltr/hour. Is it cold in winter?No! It was to be the final day of an unseasonably dry and warm spell. The sandwich default is un-heated in any way. Only in peak summertime are you likely to approach the solar panels maximum output and even then only when the sun is high.In spring and autumn, any solar is very variable and in winter its negligible plus the hours of daylight are much shorter too and the angle of the sun much lower (Its not always possible to angle the panels at the sun and even so, the other factors mean the resulting power will be far less than in summer).On an average 57 foot narrowboat you have space for about 2.3kW of solar. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. If I ever win the lottery or am bequeathed a lot of money from the very rich uncle I never knew I had, I will buy a narrowboat and spend many hours of many days in many years traveling the canal and river system of the United Kingdom. Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. Ive also heard it said that most people are right-handed thus their right hand is on the tiller so they stand on the left hand side of the boat; therefore when passing another boat coming towards you, both skippers will be on the side thats nearest to the oncoming boat.A recent comment on my vlogs also explained that the steering board on ships of old would be on the right (hence the term starboard for right) and boats would put into port on the left (hence the term port for left hand side). A lot of damage had to be rectified both to boats and the canal infrastructure afterwards. see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg, see vlog 69 I did about just such a craft, vlog 244 which was all about electric boats vs diesel. 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. There are spooky goings-on along the canal (or are there?) They need a really decent (and constant) strong wind to even start generating, let alone creating their rated output. He navigates the many tunnels and locks. 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. He is a naughty boater. Having survived the terror of Harecastle Tunnel, David now has the small matter of Heartbreak Hill, a very long series of canal locks to descend. The time had come for me to go and have a look around a couple and see if they are for me. Then he turns around and starts back but with a diversion for his narrowboat along the delightful Wendover Arm. Can I sent you a gift, whats your address?Thats a very kind thought and thank you but although I did once, several years ago, accept an unsolicited gift (a hoodie), I now prefer not to receive items and politely decline such offers though I really do appreciate the sentiment. A few years back, my third years watched me amazed as I wept as I tried to follow their instructions on how to set up a WhatsApp groupthing. 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. How long was your boat, who built it and when?Its 55 feet 11 inches and was built in 2000. Am I being too overly familiar? How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. Following on from the last video, about wooden narrowboats, which are quite rare on the canals, heres another wooden narrowboat which is even rarer a fly boat, the parcels service of the canal network. It's like, as soon as the camera was pointed at me, all rational thought, ability to string a sentence together, even to retain some semblance as a human left me completely.

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