The long fenders you have are also used lengthways. You put a rope at other end too and tie them fore and aft. So they lie horizontally along the side of boat. Tyres are useful but leave marks on boat and clothes!

Why don't those who frequent the Westminster bubble, stop treating us common people like bloody children...

@clannyst

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well said

great vlog bud and id love to see any one who has had a visit from the smoke police its just ridiculas

That chimney behind yours was giving some good black smoke.

My family had Ovoltine during WW11 here in the States. Work at home is never done. Happy day. Til we meet again.

COMMON SENSE BREAKOUT. You may notice that the fenders have attachment points at both ends. This is so they can be used both horizontal and vertical and also grouped together to prevent them from being pushed into voids and making them next to useless.

Thanks James... really enjoying your videos from afar. Being a bit of an amateur DIY'er myself, I sometimes find it entertaining to watch as you painlessly, or maybe painfully, work your way through different solutions and strategies. Also, being a traveller, I enjoy hitching a ride as you navigate the locks and canals. Great sense of humor btw...and a personal demeanor that makes for pleasant viewing. Cheers mate!

Meanwhile those in charge fly everywhere, whilst telling us what we can and can’t burn…. Stuff that.

James, get some small car wheels complete with hub, inflated. Pop a rope into the middle, drop them over the side so they float (level) they will give you much more stand-off and roll with the hull and bank. Some folk use wheelbarrow wheels, but I think they’re a bit small for the job. People use these on the Shropshire Shelf, where your issue is a pain!

"We are the Ovaltineys, happy girls and boys" was the song we all sang as children! I actually preferred Horlicks or milky coffee - the latter I still drink if I have trouble sleeping. Love the haircut James! 👍

Well m8 , after my last message to you approx 3 weeks , I've bought one ,52 ft semi , already on hard standing at kilworths sister wharf (same owner) , stripped it inside already to cut the bottom off next weekend , already organised new plate and tack fitting and back to standing for me to weld up , not broke 10k yet 👌🏼 Keep up the vids , it's my main inspiration source 👊🏻

Fender issue, how about placing a plank outside of two fenders on ropes for the steel type piling , yachts do it all time when mooring on that type of bank . Short scaffold planks are ideal and double up as gang planks when needed

Like your hair cut James 😊very nice. Love the story about ovaltine remembered drinking it as a child lol windows look lovely.Also with crazy prices for fuel, of course people will become desperate and use whatever means to heat their homes, the government are so clueless, or don’t care 🙄great video

Loved it when you brought comedy into your video, going for a silly haircut was hilarious.

Interesting about the ovaltine, I used to love it as a child, now a granny I prefer cocoa cooked on the hob with nutmeg. 😁

Stay warm and safe fixing the stove. Spring is soon coming. Hot summer, days warm summer nights ,birds singing, children laughing ,lazy sunday's, no worry's. We are all waiting for that time of the year.

I laughed so much James at you making Ovaltine...loved it as a kid...just a side note my daughter lives in a really beautiful flat in the Ovaltine factory and I have spent many a lovely time walking the path between KL and Apsley..cheers from Chile

There are a lot of canals that will be find themselves in ULEZ areas, which will put Diesel engines in the frame.

I was told when I had a wood burner installed that you must never use house coal in a multifuel stove. As a build up of gases from the coal can cause the stove to explode.

That's it lad, keep following those rules and you'll soon be skint ;) The only power a government has, is the power YOU give it!

Horlicks is nicer! Cadbury used to do an Ovaltine-alike, called Bournvita. Showing my age... Those windows aren't clean, James. Cleaner, maybe, but definitely not clean. 🤣 All the best, mate.

Please don’t loose one of those tyres into the cut. Can you imagine. Trying to get them off your prop through the weed hatch!!! Tie your red ones horizontal with the ropes at an angle that should do the trick.

thank goodness you've matched the curtains !!

as a kid I remember trawlers used to use old car tyres to protect them from bumping in their moorings..

Thank you for the update James, windows look very smart 🎉👍

Level teaspoons!!!

Nothing worse than a postwar smell -bless you James ❤

Very enjoyable vlog👍 you seem very happy and contented. Nice to see

Never a moments rest on a boat. Always something to do, I guess its just a different type of stress than modern day living.

Thank you James. I learned something new, I never knew Ovaltine originated in England. I just remember that as a young child it was a nice treat to have on a cold winter's evening. Your boat is looking great inside and your hard work is paying off. God bless.

@KoffieMoffie

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Actually Ovaltine started life in Switzerland and was called Ovomaltine. But it is part of British life although it is a global brand. I buy it in my local supermarket here in northern Thailand as I did when I lived in Johannesburg many years ago.

A small note of warning re Log Burner stoves. Several years ago my son was living on a narrowboat on a boat without log/coal burning heating, but moored near to other boats that had their stoves going overnight. One night he was woken by his CO Alarm. There was enough Carbon Monoxide drifting from a nearby boat to set his alarm off inside the boat I'm sure you do, but take care.

@thefloatingapothecaryroman16

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I used to live in a van, and my co2 alarm went off in traffic many many times

@samuelfellows6923

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😬⚠️

@nickytanton107

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@@thefloatingapothecaryroman16 wow interesting

@888ssss

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@@nickytanton107 breathe that rush hour boys....

A hair trim before the window trims. Both look good, one rather dapper.

Another trick would be to put your fenders on the bank vs on the boat. Just don’t forget them when you leave!

My multi fuel stove is one of the Norwegian standard eco ones. I only burn kiln dried logs and smokeless coal as I am in Birmingham. My guess is that some people will burn anything they can get their hands on and smoke the whole street out. How they will measure 3g of smoke per hour is anyone's guess!

James rope with rub through the blacking. I used car tyres just like you have but with thicker rope and it’s rubbed through to the steel… hole saw a hole through the top like you did on the bottom and feed the rope through the middle so the rope stays away from the blacking 🤙✌️

This is a similar problem to securing alongside some piles, but your solution would not work there. If you get a couple of scaffold planks and hang them next to the bank./piles, and then put fenders between the plank and the boat side. works great.

I never use any treated timber, it puts PCBs in to the atmosphere and is there forever.

I thought on the treated timber front. It was the treated decking timber they were talking about.

I find that the instructions for Ovaltine makes for a rather cloying drink. I just use a coupleof heaping teaspoons, fill the cup with boiling water, and cool it with milk. Glad to see you paired up those curtains. That's the sort of thing that would drive me nuts. Now that the curtains look good closed, the window framing makes it look finished when they're open. Looks great.

Another great vlog project 57 is going to be very interesting can't wait for that to begin wishing you well

Enjoyed watching you fix things, sorting out the banging, love your easy manner. As a student nurse in 1976, I took great satisfaction in making a perfect cup of Ovaltine for my elderly patients late at night. Secret: add the Ovaltine to the milk in the pan, it dissolves and the starch grains cook, making a really smooth flavour. Only 2 teaspoons, as others have said on this thread. I'll tune into your posts again, thank you

That tire is better than on my car lol

Nice video 😊thanks for the update

Excellent as ever James, hope you're keeping well.

Enjoyed your video their and have a interest albeit no experience or knowledge whatsoever in longboat - looks interesting and could be time enjoyable - I have subscribed to your channel and who knows what might follow in my limited future . Best wishes

You've just reminded me to get some Ovaltine, trouble is also tend to eat it straight out of the can

Great video James and curtains look better. Have great 😊

Nice one jimmy like how you copy the tyres

Nice to see you puttering about James. The trimmed window looks good. And btw, your curtain-maker most certainly matched all the pairs. Whether you like them matched or askew is up to you.

The name of the narrowboats own by Ovaltine wwer Albert and its butty Georgette. There was a jingle, and children had a "decoder ring." There was a group called The League of the Ovaltineys. Just a little information from an unpublished book I wrote about the canel women during WWII. And, thank you, James for matching the prints on the window coverings. I still don't feel that the print fits in with the rest of the decor. Free advice from a person who holds a 4-year degree of interior design from a school in NYC.

Ah, good old Ovaltine! (If you've never seen "A Christmas Story", I highly recommend it!)

You are extraordinary! Is there no end to your skills?!

Thanks James, our home is off gris, using propane gas to cook and a wood burner. We do have electric. Great to see Slow Patrol's progress. Take care and hope all goes to plan with the 2nd boat.

Hello James, i'm from the Netherlands, so i don't know how to explain in correct English: if you take 2 lines extra, 1 from the front of your boat and the other end mounted on the land (on the rear side of your boat, and a second rope, mounted on the rear of your boat and going to the front, so it looks like a stretched letter x, then your boat cannot move.

@advandrunen2501

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@@IDKline that must be the english word ! 😃

Hi. I think the instructions telling you to use 5 teaspoons of Ovaltine is a clever marketing ploy, to make you buy the product more often. 4 is plenty mate.

Hi James. Had a great chat with Rob yesterday. He's a smashing guy and can't wait to see where you two end up this summer. Alistair the Bookkeeper

Great idea with the tires, they could also be used as tire swings when the weather is better for the kids (after a rinse). I was reading about the new fire rules in the Times the other day and was wondering how that was going to affect you. As for kindling, do the restrictions include natural wood/branches you find on the tow path? Ovaltine, your dads’ not the old and neither am I. The whole decoder ring with Ovaltine, shows up every year here with the “Christmas Story” movie. Congrats on Project 57! That sounds very cool. Finally, glad you went to the barber and no longer look like a mad serial killer 😎 in the mornings. Take care

Hi James, your boat is looking really good. Great idea regarding the re: tyres. I remember Ovaltine, we used to have it at home when I was young. Take care.

@nickytanton107

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I still have Ovaltine the chocolate version that you make with water, I struggle to buy it now though only from Morrisons and Waitrose I wonder if it is because of the sugar tax.

You have a nice way of living...

I loved Ovaltine as a child, but it was expensive luxury for our family. It’s the malt that makes it yummy 😊

@squiggymcsquig6170

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I haven't had it in years and recently saw it in a store. Almost bought it until I noticed the price....still an expensive luxury.

Malted barley I think! Tires make great bumpers. Good for working on your lashing skills.

Pleased to see at least one pair of curtains matching. I don't have OCD but it was driving me crazy.

@PinkLittleElephant

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James could probably get more pairs to match ... but some may be upside down so the tags would have to be sown on the other end

@MrOVERANOUT

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@PinkLittleElephant worth doing to balance the Ying and Yang.

@crisdeeming2758

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Put a d shackle through the tyre .drill holes as you did for drainage.

Kings Langley well I remember it well because when I was a teenager in the 70's I worked at the Ovaltine factory by the canal. Used too get the 322 bus from Hemel

@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt

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You still see the 322 !!

@stephenboyd4934

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@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt when I left the army in 1979 I actually become a bus driver & drove the 322 as well. But I moved out of Hemel Hempstead 30 years ago, so no idea if it still is running along that route. I also worked at John Dickinson's factory along the canal before I joined up. As kids we went fishing along the canal dodging the river warden because we never had a fishing license lol. There's a very humped bridge that had a pub called the Albian I think / maybe it's gone now.

you can use wheel barrow wheels they float flat and take less room when storing

Glad to hear that Project 57 is close to a go. Like the haircut, but the rebel in you gave in on one set of curtains. 🤣😂😅 People will now be offended be that. For powdered chocolate I always preferred Nestles Quick, I don’t like the malt taste. Glad you sort out the fender situation for free no less! Great job James. Another great Vlog. 🙏😊🤗 Kathy

When you put your hand in that fire you clearly proved the theory of no sense no feelings :)

Thicker fenders or run them horizontal, use a holesaw to make bigger holes

On the Opposite wall facing your hot water heater put a mirror thus allowing you to see the controls of the hot water heater

Another convert to the joy of tyre fenders😀

No pins needed with contact adhesive. You apply to both surfaces, let it dry then offer up the two surface, the timber will stick immediately.

Put the wax on with 0000 wire wool for a cabinet finish!

Matey. Would hanging your original fenders horizontally not work? With a line at both ends? Like a hammock… bridging the void in the steel.

Yachties use fender boards for your fender problem, easier to store / user than tyres.

Buy a Private Jet like theyuse to push out CO2 and get a Yacht that makes more

i use fender boards for your situation with regards to the mooring problem

I believe the fuel law for heaters applies only to fixed heaters not portable heaters. One could argue that being on a boat it's not fixed! 🤔

Milo is better. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

Windows looking good! Love seeing how far you have come since we saw you working on her at North Kilworth. Nice to see Lady Hester there, was wondering how they were doing. Looked for them a couple of times when we popped up to see old neighbours in marina, would have been nice to catch up with them (we bought Thomasina around same time they bought Lady Hester and remember how gobsmacked he was at us heading straight out 😁). Interesting about house coal, is that referring to anthracite?

@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt

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Oh wow what a small world it is. They are OK but most importantly they are on the cut. Living the dream. Anthracite is fine - house coal is banned but it’s very different. You’d know if you had bought house coal because these days it’s hard to get and dodgy to trade

You often see tyres hanging off the sides of small boats in seaside harbours

not treated timber but coated timber. tanalised is treated timber..

"Smells well post war" - perfect description of Ovaltine, hate the stuff! There are better beverages that use malted barley :).

good vid

Put a plank between the fenders, problem of banging sorted...

In my 69 trips around the sun I've never had Ovaltine either.

Hi the is an evan easier way to stop your fenders rolling into the concave void & that's to tie your fenders horizontally so they can't role into the inner void of the paneling. Also think on with you lifting tires full of water evan with drain hols in them over & over isnt going to help you much with good health. I iHope that helps for the future. Have a good day and take care. ...Jim.

use a wooden suspended plank between the bank and fenders.

If they cant fit a smart meter to it, it worries them.

House coal smells so nice though!

Use a long plankbetwen the fender and the bank

How about fixing the fenders to the steel piling, boat shouldn't move that much? Just a thought....

They want to keep you in the energy loop.

13:04 for the actual part about new rules.

They (Ovaltine) may have meant level teaspoons.

They can't tax wood, so they don't want you finding free wood to burn.

@nickytanton107

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My husband use to go into the forest and for 40 quid he could fill his trailer, NOW you have to have a 500 quid course to be able to cut up the wood. Death and taxes the only this you can guarantee

Ovaltine mixed with hot choc powder (half/half) is kind of like a Malteser flavoured milky drink 😊

@nice2nettles

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Interesting! I wonder if that would work with Horlicks?

@nice2nettles

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Update: yes it does!!

Will you be affected later this year by the ULEZ expansion ? You do have a car still right ?

You need a plank between the bank and your fenders.

You wi be making your own clothes soon James 🤣

Pin the fenders on the pilings

Car tyres are needed or maybe lorry tyres because they are bigger