Just discovered your video. Thank you for the instructions. This world of narrow boats is totally new to me. Am I was amazed that you have cats that are allowed to go ashore!. I would be afraid of mine running away. Don, Tampa, Florida, USA

THANK YOU GIRLS ONCE AGAIN. YOUR VIDS...THEY FEEL LIKE HOME. THEY ARE SURLY THE MOST RELAXING 10 TO 20 MINUTES OF MY WEEK.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Ladies, you do a outstanding job of teaching the procedure of using canal locks

What a lovely and quite informative video! Thank you ladies for taking us along, and for letting us know some of the intricacies of narrowboating. Cheers! DonP

I've been wondering how I will cope with locks on my own. I guess other boaters will just have to wait! Good video, thank you

Hale and farewell enjoy the rest of your lives it's been great watching you for all these years

Well explained.I remember when we did our first narrow boat trip30 odd years ago. Being told “If your in a rush you are in the wrong place” how true.

Well explained on how to manage a lock and great safety advice too....stay safe...thanks for sharing

Thank you for the instruction and the calm delivery.

Thanks for taking us along with you. I enjoyed our time with you this Sunday afternoon.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Thankyou ladies, nice to see a more detailed look at lock operation, idyllic locations as ever, love the cats :)

Thanks guys 😊❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Not only informative but really well presented in a calm, unhurried fashion. Lots of good stuff here. Good luck with the upcoming river, stay safe ladies.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks girls, great vlog. Now I understand how you get wedged in a lock - didn’t think about fenders. We don’t worry about that, as our locks are 3 boats wide.

An important aspect of boating well explained. Lovely photography too. Good to see you back travelling.

As usual a very enjoyable vlog

An excellent vlog. We are off to the Norfolk Broads tomorrow (we are very lucky, someone is lending us a very precious 1930s built wooden cruiser for a few days). No locks on the Broads, but your key recommendation of good communication is invaluable. Especially on the tidal Broads rivers.

Love the episode. I'm never going to travel on a narrowboat but I love knowing the many practical details, seeing all the scenery so that my own imagination of boating is more fulfilling. Continued safe travels and looking foward to something with a river😄

Loved it what wonderful country side you are passing through. You are so very lucky, It is nice we can share it to

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

It is such a lovely area. We are so happy to be able to share it with you.

Greetings to you both from Tasmania Down Under..... Lovely scenery, great informative vlog. Always enjoy them 🌸🌸🌸

All boaters should follow Kats instructions... I do... Ocean Operator, Capt F. Cass, tower of barges, far and wide. "Slow is how we Go" , above every helm I've manned. Thanks... the crew.

When going down in a lock I always leave the upper gate paddles up until I’ve closed the gate. Makes closing much easier with less resistance

Thank you for a very instructive vlog, as a novice boater that’s somewhat nervous about locks ( I’m usually a pretty confident person on the whole ) and what to do, and in what order , you have definitely eased my mind, thanks again 😃👍

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Love you top tips and instruction videos, even tho I'm in Australia nowhere near a lock. :)

Hello women, what a great video. I've learnt so much about locks from this one. Which is handy as I've just put deposit down on a narrowboat! Yey!! 😊

Not to be a nitpicker, but while watching the older vlogs of you on the Ewart I noticed that your boarding planks and boat hook were painted to match her color. Very ship shape! On the Lazy Daze, it looks like two boat accessories that you don't care about. You need to put them on your painting To Do List and make them a part of your boat. By the way, I love you two and your Vlogs and have been watching them from day one. Keep up the back and forth banter and the good work. I love it, John

I like the horn idea. I'll use that when I have crew.

Wonderful window into your idilic world. Very informative and entertaining. Unfortunately you were slightly upstaged by the ducks which were going under for a “ducking”. But only just. I enjoyed the time zooming by while on the cross bridge. Then in normal time while the boat went under. It expressed the time flow quiet elegantly. Keep sharing your wonderful times with all of us, our virtual guides to the canals. Thank you

Wonderful as always. So relaxing and informative.

Thanks for the safety vlog , your getting good at this thanks girls

Wow,that was the best , very informative video, so much so i had to stop it while i cooked my bacon and eggs, so i started it over again so i saw it all. Thank you.

With our dog Teddy, he wears a life jacket for safety and he comes off the boat with one of the crew. He loves waiting at the side of locks making sure 'his boat' is ok lol.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Teddy likes to keep an eye on things!

We filmed at Yarningale last year! Amazing to see it in your vlog! Lovely place. Look forward to seeing your cruising vlogs 😀 Happy travels

Thanks for showing. I wondered how it works.

Thank you this video has really helped me understand the locks a lot more than I did

Cheers ladies a lovely vblog today. Another beautiful day on the canal stay safe👍👍👍🛥️🌞🌞🌞🌞

Great vlog as always...First time I've seen anyone explain the lock process so nicely and unhurried so thanks for this..cats don't like the wind do they mine puts her ears back and scuttles indoors then complains loudly....so it is always my fault...again

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks.

Living in Florida through your narrow boat,what a welcome treat,boat safely on

Another great one ,loads of info ,never on or near but interesting thanks from lreland .

Hello there, very interesting and enjoyable good camera work Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon

Smashing vlog there girls as always. That lock gate looked dodgy mind. The hinge looked like it was about to give way! 😂 😂 X

Fabulous video, as always..thank you so much!

Another good one lovely life ladies stay safe 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Love the videos

Great video. Nice to hear the birds sing over the sound of the water.

Thanks. Looks like a pleasant journey. Like the look of the windlass holster!

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

It is such a lovely canal!

I do enjoy your videos; well narrated, photographed and explained. This one was especially good. The tea and biscuits are my treat this morning (sent you a ''cuppa'). Thank you for sharing your experiences.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Glad that you enjoyed the vlog.

thank you very much! Enjoyed the trip!

I thoroughly enjoyed your lock lessons. And as usual, the scenery is beautiful.

Thanks for the knot tip at 2m 45s

Super vlog. Thank you

Those bridges and cottages are so pretty! ❤ xx

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

We think so too! It's such a lovely canal.

Wonderful...one of your best : ) ...Thank You!!

Loved this video. Some great safety tips there!

You're a great wee team. Just for a wee while I can forget my worries . Thank you xx

Very interesting instructional video, thanks.

Another enjoyable video❤❤

Excellent girls, excellent - great tips. I've got peripheral neuropathy so what with my balance I might as well just throw myself into the canal and cut out the middle man lol. Stay safe.

That was a very informative video ladies and so very much appreciated....you two really are pros at all these operations.....it all looks so fun and beautiful!

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Wow...great channel....some great tips...even thow I have never piloted a cannal boat its very intresting to see... P.s love the cats.......take care.. jim

Enjoyed your video as always...slow and steady will always win out in my book also...

GREAT SAFETY TIPS.. Especially about the horn . My friends and I do a lot of canoeing 🛶and everyone carries a Air Horn . If you hear a horn blowing then 💩 has hit the fan time for a rescue ...Glad to see you two healthy and out and about ..makes my Day 😁😁😁

Timely advice as we have lots of newbies coming on the cut as hire companies get going. Well done

Great advice from Kath there, "make sure you keep your fenders up, because you don't want to get wedged". We wouldn't want that to happen.......would we Annamarie?!! xx

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Hopefully its something that only happens once .

Loved this, I have just got onto the Stratford and the locks are very tight!

Thanks for the lovely video, it’s wonderful to learn more about how the locks work, and I agree with your “what’s the rush” perspective. On a side note, Annamarie I LOVE how you styled your hair! 💕💕💕 I have similar curls to yours and am growing them back out after several years of VERY short hair and you’ve given me a much needed boost to carry on through the awkward phase. 🤗

Thank you ladies, good stuff. Munchie is still my favorite.

Thank you for another great video🙏💕

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

And a thanks to you for watching!

My wife and I enjoyed every minute please take care and thankyou

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Tried watching other narrow boat YT channels, but none are as good as yours, forgive me for straying from the straight and narrow boat tow path.

Good morning ladies,another great vlog and so instructional,it should be required viewing for all new boaters .Annemarie dear love you long blonde tresses but I almost wince sometimes when you are doing your paddle thing, I'd hate to see your hair get caught in those black greasy things. Kath I loved your illustration of full power GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Cheers guys happy safe cruising

Another great vlog

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for another wonderful video. My wife and I so look forward to them. Helen however does have a level of deafness and when you have the mike close to the running engine she hears nothing. I realise there's no answer to this, really just wanted to let you know.

Hi ladies. Thankyou for this informative vlog. Very useful. :) I do like watching you guys it's very relaxing. Between yourselves, CHG and David from Cruising the Cut I have been inspired to sell my house and I am currently looking for a liveaoard to continuously cruise on.

very good vlog

That lock around 9:43 looks like it is near the end of its useful life.

Great video, very informative. Did you notice the Split bridges? They were made like that so the horses pulling the the barges didn’t have to be uncoupled when passing through them. Stay safe.

I was introduced to your channel a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been trying to catch up with all your videos. Next week I am going up to the Norfolk broads on a boat that is quite similar to a narrow boat but wider. I’m really excited as I feel that I’m sort of living the same life as people who live on boats for a week. Hope you have a great summer on your boat.

@dianepitt5342

4 жыл бұрын

I love the Norfolk broads....no locks

That was a very interesting vid!! I have never been on a narrow boat, but am planning on having a canal holiday next summer with friends, and those safety tips will be really helpful!!👍 great channel, keep up the good work!👍

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you are able to get your trip booked and have a great time.

Hi girl's hope your having a good day. Great vlog you make it look easy.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Thanks for another phenomenal Vlog. Love the cats sleeping surrounded by their toys. Catch you later

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

A few good points on safety girls! one thing which moorer did on our marina did, was use the boat as a bridge in a lock, he misplaced his footing stepping onto the roof, slipped in between the N/B & lock side with the grand result of a leg in plaster & still hobbling around a couple of years after (short cut = very long cut). Please can you add this comment on your next Vlog thank you.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Ouch!

Thanks again for keeping me company for breakfast time.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for having us along for breakfast!

Lovely vlog as usual and informative. Annemarie your hair is getting so long. Looks lovely. Love the technical sounds Kath makes. Hugs to you and the kitties. My friend just brought hone two 12 week kittens who are delightful. Hugs

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

As per normal, I loved your vlog...🙂

Good morning from Florida lovely ladies ! Thumbs up !

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Very help full vblog today for us newbies still to set off on the cut . Yep still not gone anywhere......

Honestly, I knew that the U.K. had canal systems but it never dawned on me that people **lived** on Narrowboats and just floated to and fro. So this whole concept is really nifty to me.

I had trouble sleeping and a video by y'all is a lovely way to pass the time! I was a dairy farmer and did a lot of field work. I learned that hurrying was a great way for equipment to get damaged and people get injured or killed. I also love picking up some differences in dialects. Cill was one I didn't realize until I saw a shot of it painted on the lock as I'd only ever seen sill. Tick over was another as I'm accustom to idle for such motor speed. Understanding that one I find the usage here even more odd since we do use turn over to mean starting an engine. My first experience of this, and beginning of a bit of fascination with dialects, came when I was in Montreal nearly ten years ago. I was recovering from surgery and a bit bored so I watched when the local news came on the television in the common room of the recovery residence. There was a report on some proposed legislation and said that it was tabled. It went on to cover ensuring debate and I was confused for a moment until I realized that where I'm from "tabled" is used in the same context for the opposite meaning (technically temporary set aside from active consideration but in practice anything tabled usually is never considered again.)

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thats really interesting, thanks for sharing. We occasionally run into issues with different things having different meanings being from different countries.

@ms.chuckfu1088

4 жыл бұрын

Hello. I've found a kindred spirit. "Tabled" drives me crazy. In meetings with Americans, "tabled" means the same thing as "shelved. I still don't get it. Anyway. Have a lively day all.

@DanielleWhite

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNarrowboatExperience There's a reason for the saying of the English speaking world, "a people divided by a common language."

Well done with your windlass instructions(never leave the windlass on the spindle), so many boaters leave them on. I won't go near a lock if a windlass is left on the spindle, it's just too dangerous.

12:45 "I need to generally pick up the crew" "She does prefer it" Very well-timed punch-line.

Very useful info, as usual from you two! Nice to see the off-shift crew members getting some rest (amongst their toys, of course) :) Looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey down to the basin, and hopefully there're some more "Through the Hedge" episodes coming up (what, hinting, no, not at all, me?) as that means you get some fun adventures in! Stay safe and as always, thanks so much for sharing your videos with us. Maybe if my country ever gets its collective ass in gear about taking C-19 seriously, we'll be allowed back out into the civilized world. We've sent in our passports for renewal in hopes of using them this winter or early next spring. *Fingers crossed* Right now there's a 6-8 week delay on them so since we can't legally go anywhere (no one in their right mind will allow US citizens into their country right now, for good reason), we figured it was a great time to renew them. Maybe sometime in the not terribly distant future my wife and I can pick up some prints in person at one of your future fairs/public events!

I've never been on a narrowboat, though I have once spent a day on a barge here on the wider Irish canals. However, I grew up near a canal, and now live even nearer to it. I walk the canal a lot, and have often helped boats through locks by giving a hand with gates. All the locks around here have double gates, so having a person on each side of the canal makes things easier.

@TheNarrowboatExperience

4 жыл бұрын

Thats kind of you to help out the boaters. It does make it easier.

@qwertyTRiG

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNarrowboatExperience I don't hang around locks waiting for boats, but if I'm near a lock when a boat comes through I'll lend a hand. It's fun.

@qwertyTRiG

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNarrowboatExperience Any chance of ye popping over to Ireland with your boat? You can pop them on a truck and bring them over on a ferry. Quite a few people have.

I was always told that by using your hands on lock gates you are only using the strength in the top of your body, but if you use your bottom/legs then you are using the full strength of your body.

It is so nice to watch your vlogs on Sunday mornings. The cats looked like they were down for the count! How long does it usually take to do that many locks in a day? It was lovely seeing you again. Keep safe and healthy. xxx Dana

Another great video. I was going to ask how a single person would do it and you covered that. (CC even put you on the top of his list of narrowboaters vlog list!) Question on when others help you how do you coordinate that? Meaning, the crew and helpers (not including the CRT Volunteers) working the lock. Also, I would point out that it is always good to ensure you pick-up the correct crew member!

Really enjoyed this video and you’re very nice young ladies 💙

nice one girls very good vlog

Engine sound effects, fantastic! 😂 I still don’t know how someone can get wedged except on a cill

@robiniddon7582

4 жыл бұрын

The lock walls narrow on the way down. Sometimes they also bulge out due to the walls shifting over time. If you leave your fenders out then as the boat descends you can get stuck. The only way to resolve is to carefully refill the lock until there is wiggle room to lift the fenders. Sometimes locks are so tight that even without fenders it can be tricky. The Llangollen canal had CRT manned locks last summer because they were so tight as to require supervision.

I have always liked those barrel roofed cottages. You are probably past it now, Lengthsman's Cottage at Lowsonford is a good example owned by the Landmark Trust that you can stay in for canalside holidays.