your hard work and dedication to this project will be reaping rewards for years to come from many different places and people.

I might suggest a cyclone separator between the hose and the shopvac. You can install it on a 20 gallon plastic bucket and both ease up on the shopvac and also reduce the interruptions as you vacuum up the debris. I use them in my shop and they are invaluable. From New Hampshire, USA.

She's an absolute beauty! Her lines...😍 Very jealous, good luck and can't wait to see her shine again!

You may be surprised at what people enjoy watching. It is actually satisfying watching the cleaning and painting process. it shows more of the transformation from a rust bucket derelict to a completed project. Your videos could be a bit longer. Looking a lot better than the previous video. Well done. Veels geluk.

@swimspud

8 ай бұрын

Agreed! I love a good clean/coat Timelapse!

You have already done the hardest part: getting started. You got this.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Patrick we appreciate the support

Wow, so much progress since the last. Looking good guys. 😊

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Ron glad you can see the progress sometimes if feels like the progress is slow :) staying motivated to get it done !!

I am sure at some times it seems an overwhelming task, but it takes a while to get a project this huge to make progress. So every little thing that you both do today adds up to the finished end. So stay positive and it will get finished. It does look very nice since you've cleaned and painted. Thumbs Up!

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary not the easiest but at least she’s cleaner now !! Every bit helps :)

Interesting choice of boat…… but with its history I understand your passion to save it and make it functional……kudos you guys and look forward to future videos and your journey with the boat and restoration…….👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍(ps) love the dog❤

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

welcome aboard and thank you for watching

KZread algorithm working great today, love this type of content. A warm hello from a fellow Saffa living in the UK. Looking forward to more content on the boat build. Mooi loop

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

@zAnti_ welcome aboard Lekker to have fellow Saffas around !! We appreciate the support :)

Such an interesting narrowboat-barge! Never seen anything like it! Really excited to see your restoration project progress going forward! Yay!!🤩

Hi 👋🏻 guys from our holiday in Tenerife ☀️ I can’t but admire your mission on bringing this old boat back to life 👏🏻 I’m sure it’ll be a great project but wear PPE especially face masks 😷 in the hold when scraping that old rust 👍🏻 Hope the engine is sound its like the one James got with his new project 😀 Great stuff 👍🏻

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!! Hope you enjoy your holiday in the sunshine:)

Keep up the great work, I'm really enjoying the progress you're making

G'day from Australia, looking forward to the next video .

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!! 😃

A gas compressor and a needle scaler will be your friend. You, unfortunately, will be redoing some of this paint work. Do love the project!!!

You guys really need a sandblaster (but it would work out alot cheaper to get a professional in than DIY for sure) good luck with the project guys ❤

@Exessive-Gaming

4 ай бұрын

Yea they really missed the opportunity while is was a hollow shell, that paint job is very sketchy over dust and rusted rivets, Don't they realize the difference in a rusted rivet vs welded seam

It’s great that you have the opportunity to start your project home from a blank canvas and lay out your floor plan exactly the way you want, if this was my boat I would definitely put a thick layer of spray foam for a good insulation and if possible lay in an in floor heating system from bow to stern, plus a little cast iron coal burner in the living room area on those cold winter nights watching the tele in comfort, good luck and I’m anxious to follow your progress.

That is a great engine . I’m so happy that you found one in good nick .

Until you see a shot of you standing up at one end, it's difficult to appreciate just how big it is! Something of a beast of a project, that's for sure 👍 Hope you manage to get it water tight & secure before the bad weather sets in.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary, that’s for sure the video doesn’t do it justice sometimes with the sheer size of the boat, we will try capture it from a different perspective.

Awesome project. What a dream, I envy your find. Every step forward gets you closer. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks she’s a special boat !! We appreciate your support!!

I’d have at the very least needle gunned it before painting, preferably taken her out the water and shot blasted back to clean metal before priming and painting. I’ve restored a very old riveted iron narrowboat (1935 Haarland and Wolf Star class butty), I used an ex British Gas Compressor and needle gun with both chisel and needle points. Took weeks of work but once done and cleaned back to bare iron the primer coats went on a treat followed by multiple coats of two part epoxy floor paint on the inside of the hull. Used epoxy floor paint as it’s oil and diesel proof and really really hard wearing. 15 years later and the inside of the hull is still as clean and rust free as the day I finished painting. Lovely old hull you have yourselves….

@Tomm9y

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely, it's a waste of effort to paint when in that condition. Also the boat needs a survey to establish condition and hull thickness.

@jackdbur

8 ай бұрын

They are hiding the rust with that paint and in a few years it will peel off and have eaten into the hull.

@howardbeer5214

8 ай бұрын

YOU don't needle gun a riveted hull or it will start leaking !! Needs blasting for sure

@danbuckman5691

8 ай бұрын

@@howardbeer5214 I spent weeks needle gunning an old riveted iron hull. Then chopping out and replating. We also hot riveted all the new rivets to match the originals. All the footings both sides of a 70ft hull were replaced along with the swim on both sides. When she went back in the water not into single pin hole leak anywhere. So as long as the boats on the hard, needle gunning is 100% fine. I’ve owned / worked on and rebuilt many boats over the years, the oldest being a 100 year old wooden Cornish lugger, that had sunk so I re floated her and got her out onto the hard for rebuilding. Had iron, steel wood and grp boats in my time…

Great work so far. I personally would enjoy seeing some if the painting. The type of paint etc. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! & Thanks for the feedback we weren’t sure to include that but Don’t worry she’s a huge boat lots of painting ahead of us:) We will include these bits going forward

Someday your channel will have a million subscribers 🤗🤗

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Great work guys, wish the best of luck. Your work has been ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is going to be a nice build. Can't wait to see the progress.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Major improvements with clearing the hull out and getting some paint down. Looking forward to seeing the engine in place that will be a major point ticked off. Great work guys.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin, it does feel a lot better in the space now !! We shall be tackling the engine soon we need to make some steel mountings along with couplings etc so should get interesting:) thanks for support!!

Watching from Portland Oregon USA

Nice looking hull. Great potential. Welcome to the process!

You both need to be wearing face masks, protect your lungs.😊

@junglist1

8 ай бұрын

I second this

@jon-kp2rq

8 ай бұрын

pair of bedwetters!@@junglist1

@markparker2873

8 ай бұрын

And eye protection!

@moose6676

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍🏻👍🏻 USE PPE make sure it’s the correct PPE for the job. 👍🏻👍🏻

@jackofalltrades1206

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. There are all sorted of unknown hazards in that dust and just a few specs of say asbestos could be the start of a life limiting Illness.

She still got you working ey. No boom boom till the boats done

Nice the basic cleanup is done. 👍👍

Totally worth it ! Vroom, vroom!

what a nice work,i loved

Nice progress 👍

That's a really good living space in that barge.

Hello from South Carolina. USA. Good luck

Looks like good progress is being made. The sound is also better. Not quite there yet but much better. I will stay subscribed.

Watching from Mosselbay South Africa and afrikaans speaking and what a surprise to hear "spinnekoppies" ❤

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!! Your comment made us smile 😃

Awesome content What a lot of work and commitment.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

Wow, you two have made excellent progress!

I am so excited for the two of you . The video just flew by so fast . I was on the edge of my seat . I can not wait to see the next one . Good job !

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much :) this week’s episode should be a bit longer !!

Geniet dit. Ek sal julle volg op die een.

Great work guys. But as other have said, you cant just paint over the rust. It must be converted using rust converter or muriatic acid (the main ingredient in rust remover) from a farm supplier. Must be used before the paint or the hull will continue to rust underneath. Theres no point making it look nice only to find it falls apart around you. Save the heartache and do it right the first time.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate the advice we did use a rust converter product before the paint someone recommended to us, Priscilla forgot in her voice over to mention it. We would have loved to blast it but unfortunately it wasn’t possible with the companies available around us and we really wanted to get some paint down to protect the hull hopefully things will get easier !! This week’s episode we will explain more thanks for watching we appreciate the support

Glad you found an engine, once installed and tested it will save you so much time. You won't for one have to keep walking backwards and forwards to get petrol for the generator, you could charge batteries and use them. 👍

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks we can’t wait!! 😃

now you got an engine,your starting to get somewhere with the boat.i expect to see a bit of a slow down during the winter months but once the bad weather is out the way,you will get alot more done . happy days 💥👍👍

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Yes hopefully more progress soon don’t worry we will try to push on in winter hopefully it’s a mild one this year fingers crossed 🤞

A quick look at the comments and if you wear a mask, secure the dog, don't drive with your hand on the gearstick and prepare the surface with a sand blaster everything will be fine.😂 Just like eating an Elephant, a little bit at a time and you will get there.

Love the size of your boat, cannot wait to see the rest of your progress. Failing the engineer starting you can always borrow a horse to tow it further down towards your van, although you have a good neighbourhood watch where you are currently.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much !! That would be super cool towing the boat again with a horse after so many years 😃

we li9ke 2 see the work show us the painting next time

@DuoVagari

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback we will definitely do that

Bonjour de france, bravo pour ce beau projet...

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

bonjour merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé

Great vid

Lekker man lekker. Hello from Mossel Bay South Africa.

What an amazing home you will have. Please protect your eyes and lungs when doing dusty work or using toxic paints. 😊

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, we will definitely take better care next time :)

Fantastic project, I can't wait to follow your journey. May I offer a word of warning, please be really careful running your generator inside the hull, I know you've not got any windows and plenty of ventilation but carbon monoxide is a real danger. Not having a go, just want you guys to be safe.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the advice definitely something to be more careful with ! 😊

its going to look fantastic !

Following here from Brazil. It's a beautiful boat and a great project, I wonder what it would be like to live on a boat like this here on the Amazon River.

Ja! I thought so Saffers! I'm definitely going to keep up with you, sterkte, vasbyt!

I saw your boat on the GU and thought it looked an interesting if daunting prospect. Respect for taking it on; you two are brave!! Those kids who untied her did you a favour as now you know she floats and didn't sink on her journey across the cut and back, so it should be OK to move her, but I'd invest in some bilge pumps as she may spring a leak when you do so. I am sure you will be checking all the steel and iron work before installing any timbers or other internals. Make sure you check out the regs regarding "overplating" before committing to any repairs to the hull.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin your right we did say this at the time at least we know she floats!! Will definitely need to get some bilge pumps installed but the hull seems solid so far fingers crossed we planing to get it checked out soon! So stay tuned !

That is going to have a LOT of room when it's done.

My thoughts too. You won't regret wearing one vice ,not. Nonetheless enjoyable vlog. God bless n have fun!

Amazing job on the cleanup, outstanding I must say so be very proud of yourselves.

the best 2 parts of owning a boat, are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.

Bitte Bitte mehr von diesem Projekt an Aufnahmen machen ein ganz tolles Projekt habt ihr angefangen 🤗🤗🤗👍👍

Industrial vacuumed cleaner

Hi new subscriber, this project looks very worth while the best of luck with it and can't wait for more progress cheers 🍻

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul appreciate the support !!

A bicycle with a trolley system would help moving items from your vehicle to the boat.

♥

At least you found the right engine for it 👍👍👍👌👌

Wow, what a project! It would be interesting to know the difficulty you had in getting the title for the barge, that must have been a whole rigmarole. Vasbyt julle, julle twee is 'n inspirasie vir ons expat Saffas! Groete uit Surrey.

Do longer shows and get volunteers to sand/sandblaster outside and paint party

Please don’t forget to wear your protective gear. Masks,gloves,safety glasses to protect yourself. How can you enjoy the fruits of your labor if you have worked yourself sick in the process.?😮

I wouldn't shy away from the painting videos. Theres 8 hour videos on KZread of paint drying.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback we will include some painting luckily we have loads more to do 😃

Also I noticed from when reading the comments below, be aware that the coating you apply to arrest the corrosion on the inside may also inhibit any external hull repairs. ie contamination when welding from the outside to patch up thinned steel hull

glad you have made all these mistakes that have been pointed out to you numerous times , they all mean well , some times you just have to wing it. enjoy the show get your popcorn.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more sometime you just got to go for it !! And work it out on the way otherwise you may never get started 😃

Super. :) Pozdrawiam:)

Great progress and if that engine is a good one, upwards and onwards!

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much hopefully we will be serving it very soon and then the mammoth task of trying to fit it, cause it’s crazy heavy !! :) thanks for watching

I do love a good project and you certainly have one there. Great to see an old boat coming back to life. I'm currently renovating a small 2 berth cabin cruiser so I know how you guys must feel. Just wondering if you have a budget? Do you know what she was originally called or are you going to give her a new name? Keep up the great work and I'll look forward to the next video. :)

Enjoyed that guys 😁😁😁😁

ya, you should add more info on the paint segment, like why did you come to decision on paint, logic behind it, how many layers, etc... it almost like another episode itself already. lol. You can set up camera so people can see the change! similar to what you did in this one with cleaning! A few more camera angles with magnetic mount should would help alot ;).

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback will definitely cover this in more detail:) thanks for watching

Just wondering if you've thought of having the boat towed to where you need it. There are people out there who do that. Great looking boat too, I've never seen one quite like it, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Don't skimp on the prepping, it will bite you on the arse! Lots of good information in the comments too. Good luck! 😊

@shropshireladoutdoors743

8 ай бұрын

That's what I would do it needs to come out of the water so would make things much easier

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Adrian, we did struggle to find someone who could help tow us but fortunately We came up plan which we exploring in the next episode :)

Exciting project

You have worked hard since last time but as a few have use face and lung protection hope the engine works out alright see you next time on the move good luck 😊😊

Looking good guys 👍

For sure dusk masks you need to protect yourself.

You guys should get a tricycle with a basket for the trips to the van

Doing an fantastic job guys, but come on PPE so that you can enjoy it in later on instead of breathing like a pit pony from whatever in that boat.

Ek hoop die motor sal julle help om die boot nadir te kan kry want dit Kline julle het a redelike ent om te stap. I had to think as I have not used Afrikaans for many years as I left SA 26 years ago and moved to Australia All of the best Cheers Bill

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Bill we appreciate the support hopefully everything works out well with it :) don’t worry our Afrikaans is getting rusty too !! 😃

Massive progress

There is this stuff called evap-a-rust it eats the rust and stops it from doing anymore damage

Fantastic looking boat , as it's been said face masks a must lead paint ? RAT'S PEE ? etc ; not good , play on as if it was the case , better be safe than sorry , good luck with your endeavour , just remember it takes two to tango .

wow its going well 🎉🎉

You are a great couple and what you are doing is very intresting can you please make longer episodes

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Hi Michael no problem will do next week should be really good thanks for watching!

@michaelwharton1561

8 ай бұрын

@@DuoVagari thank you for the reply, keep up the great work

@michaelwharton1561

8 ай бұрын

I watch Ship Happens also they do what seems boring stuff but becaues thay are an intresting couple like you two it's intresting and worth watching

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

@@michaelwharton1561 good to know we appreciate you enjoying the videos means a lot to us both :)

Looking good

Hello, you two: uppphhsss - that looks like a lot of work! So I would have sandblasted it and vacuumed everything! It's pretty quick - it probably took me 2 days to do the interior. Well, of course: everyone does it the way they can! Is it not possible to rent or borrow equipment from you? You need a compressor - a small one is enough and a few attachments. The sand for sandblasting can be vacuumed off immediately at the lance - so you can use it again and again - after cleaning! I would have applied paint the same way: sprayed! well, yes: everyone does it like that...... It's always like this: the more effort you have to put in - and the longer it takes - the less fun it is. I looked at your films: a lot of people tried it - only the lower shell, the boat is from one manufacturer - everything else was probably added by other people! How did the water get into the boat? In some places the gaps are thicker: could it be that water came through the sheets from outside? The sheets just lie on top of each other and are only pressed together by the rivets! Have you noticed in which segments there was water? I would check to see why there is water there and whether the rivet connections are in order. Otherwise the boat will constantly leak: it will let water in! Here in Berlin they used to build such prams - there were a lot of small shipyards everywhere. They spread bitumen - a sticky stuff like that - between the iron plates and then riveted it! I would take a closer look at that! Better to look too much than to overlook damage! If the sheets are not on top of each other - there is one place that particularly caught my eye - then the steel sheet and the rivet are susceptible to rust. I suspect the rivet is a different material than the sheet metal! In 2:07 there is a place like this - on the left it looks ok - on the right the gap is larger - there is a place with water at the bottom. I can't tell exactly - it's moving on too quickly... The trailer for the engine looks narrow - just vertical metal sheets. That's probably not enough: you have to fasten the motor and make it adjustable, and also provide a shaft compensation coupling so that the non-aligned shafts of the motor and screw shaft don't wedge themselves, jam and cause damage. well, yes: I think: you already know what you're doing! and if not, I'm happy to help! It remains exciting: I enjoy watching you! Greetings from Berlin!

It’s looking great what you’ve done so far why aren’t you wearing masks with all that dust not good for your health 😊

Will you use block paving for ballast as it’s easier to move around and install

This is literally ground zero. This will take ... Years!

First thing you should have done was get it out of the water cleaned inside and out gotk it shot blasted and painted

@FloydsFripperies

8 ай бұрын

the first thing should have been a survey, theres holes above the water line, they have no idea whats under the waterline

Propellers have come a long way in the last 20 years. Somewhere in the future, I'd recommend looking into a newer design. Will safe gas (petrol to you I suppose) as well as improve torque. Watching from across the pond to the y'all in the lands of most of my ancestors - that I know of.

that is pretty big. i haven't seen a narrow boat that size in a while.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed she’s one of the biggest on the grand Union canal. Thanks for sharing & watching 😃

Hi looking good guys Ankers for power use

Looking forward to seeing how you both get on with this project . The engine looked great , very clean , hope theres no problems thrown up when you have it serviced . What are you painting the interior with ?.

@DuoVagari

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Roy, the engine does look like a good find but will only find out when we get our hands dirty trying to get her serviced and started :) we used a rust converter and Hammerite black paint on the floor of the hull as it’s a paint formulated to be applied directly to rust.