- Видео 97
- Просмотров 516 761
Boat Life with Mel and Paul
Великобритания
Добавлен 27 июл 2020
2020 led us to boat life! We bought a narrowboat to live on board and change our lifestyle. We'll be moored up for a while in a marina while adjusting to life on water but hope to do some trips along the UK canals and document our adventures.
We're from South Africa and often miss all our family and friends. We were drawn to being RUclipsrs to share our lives with people far away and to feel connected, especially in such isolated times. We are always excited to get in touch and chat to this community we are building so please keep dropping us comments, that what this channel is here for - connection.
Along the way we hope to show you our new lifestyle, our DIY successes and failures (although holding thumbs we don't have too many of those) and mostly go on some adventures! So tune in as we make this boat our own and adapt to life on water!
We're from South Africa and often miss all our family and friends. We were drawn to being RUclipsrs to share our lives with people far away and to feel connected, especially in such isolated times. We are always excited to get in touch and chat to this community we are building so please keep dropping us comments, that what this channel is here for - connection.
Along the way we hope to show you our new lifestyle, our DIY successes and failures (although holding thumbs we don't have too many of those) and mostly go on some adventures! So tune in as we make this boat our own and adapt to life on water!
Our Summer on the Canals
Happy New Year! Call us fashionably late, come hell or high water we're gonna get through our Summer footage and enjoy the memories with you all! This is some of our pootle along the Ashby Canal. We love making these home movies of our narrowboat travels and we're excited to see what new things await as we continue our cruise around the Leicester Ring.
We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the joys of narrowboat living as much as we can and we're always grateful to have good folks like you along for the ride.
All the good vibes,
Mel & Paul
If you'd like to sign up and support us over on Patreon in return for a bunch of cool perks, sign up here: www.patreon...
We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the joys of narrowboat living as much as we can and we're always grateful to have good folks like you along for the ride.
All the good vibes,
Mel & Paul
If you'd like to sign up and support us over on Patreon in return for a bunch of cool perks, sign up here: www.patreon...
Просмотров: 3 142
Видео
RELIVING the SUMMER on our MOBILE FLOATING HOME!
Просмотров 2 тыс.2 года назад
It has been a minute! Quite a few things going on over the last couple of months and so it took us a while to get back in the swing of editing all out footage! With loads still to get through, rest assured that even though it may be sporadic we'll always pop back in and post a new video! We love making these home movies of our narrowboat travels and we're excited to see what new things await as...
RAIN ON OUR PARADE | LIVEABOARD couple cruises the Coventry Canal
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.2 года назад
No longer fair weather boaters we say! A little rain won't dampen our day - on we go! This one sees us continuing along the Coventry Canal on a rather wet day. We love making these home movies of our narrowboat travels and we're excited to see what new things await as we continue our cruise around the Leicester Ring. We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the...
NEW WATERWAYS TO EXPLORE | LIVEABOARD COUPLE
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.2 года назад
Summer holiday in our tiny home? We'll take it! This one sees us take a turn onto a new canal, the Coventry Canal. We love making these home movies of our narrowboat travels and we're excited to see what new things await as we continue our cruise around the Leicester Ring. We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the joys of narrowboat living as much as we can ...
WE BEGIN AGAIN | FREEDOM from the marina
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.2 года назад
Summer holiday in our tiny home? We'll take it! This one sees us kick off our cruise around the Leicester ring! Come along for a sweet summer evening ride as we say good bye to the mundane and hello to the glorious waterways.. We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the joys of narrowboat living as much as we can and we're always grateful to have good folks li...
RIVER LIFE | Tiny home cruising and Summer prep
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.2 года назад
And we're back! Here's a little of what went down for us in June! This one sees us on a River Cruise to stay the weekend for Summer fun, barbeques, off grid vibes and dinghy rides! We're here for all that this lifestyle throws our way, taking advantage of the joys of narrowboat living as much as we can and we're always grateful to have good folks like you along for the ride. Our videos are uplo...
Boaters tackle a VAN CONVERSION
Просмотров 3,5 тыс.2 года назад
And we're back! Here's a little of what went down for us in May! This one sees us get stuck into our Toyota Proace van conversion, exciting, and slightly overwhelming times! This is a solution for Paul to live in when he is a away at work and so we'll no doubt bounce back and forth over the coming months between boat life and finishing the van! 3 days of the first stages of insulating the van a...
WHAT HAPPENS when you LIVE on a BOAT?!
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.2 года назад
And we're back! Here's a little of what went down for us in April! This video tackles three common occurrences that go don when you live on a boat.. 1. You make great 'boater friends' and get to enjoy a day out on someone else boat for a change. 2. You continuously find yourself with something to clean - especially following the Winter 3. Things break/burst/fail/go wrong - this months' money pi...
NARROWBOAT Bathroom Renovation
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.2 года назад
Hello again! Here's a little of what went down for us in March! Mostly it takes place over a week of work on our boat bathroom. After discovering our gulper was leaking due to a rusty screw, we had a boat full of water to sort out and a floor to rip up so we could remove the shower and get to the pump. Paul tackles all the details for you here, and there's the little extra chats with me (Mel) t...
FLOODING our floating home | TROUBLE from NARROWBOAT life
Просмотров 10 тыс.2 года назад
Hello! Time actually went quite quickly for us this month - here we are with everything February brought us. This video takes you through our month of highs and lows, highs being time spent exploring the city together and lows being the weather and of course the biggest low of all - flooding the boat! You'll see, we're not so happy.. Still, we're here for all that boat life throws our way and w...
ONE YEAR IN | FULL TIME NARROWBOAT LIFE
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
After what might be classed as the longest break in RUclips history, we are BACK!!! WE MISSED THIS SO MUCH! This video takes you through our Christmas together, our New Year apart, past plans and future hopes and dreams.. We love Narrowboat life and we love sharing it! Our videos will now be uploaded once a month, usually the last Monday of the month, but we'll surely update you as we go. We lo...
FLOATING SOLO | Narrowboat life
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
This week it's just me! While Paul is away and hard at work - doing what it is he does with planes.. You get to hang out on board Annabelle with me! It's Halloween weekend and even though it's pretty chilled out at the marina when I'm on the boat alone, I like to think we have a good time. Below is the link to our Patreon if you'd like to jump on board our journey.. www.patreon.com/melandpaul W...
The REALITIES of NARROWBOAT LIFE
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
Things just got real! Before we knew it Paul was back at work and let' just say he's not exactly working down the towpath.. But so far its been a few weeks and it's going well. We thought we'd just share with you a little of the mundane realities of life.. As much as we'd love to cruise and it's a dream to own this boat, we also put everything into it and now is the time to save a little, work ...
NARROWBOAT STERN REPAIRS | Finishing touches at the dry dock
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
We are done! This video sees us wrapping up our time at the dry dock with the last of the blacking, (in between rain and making fires in the cold) and popping the rudder back in so we are good to cruise home.. Thanks so much for watching our journey it's been stressful at times but as always, when we look back, a whole lot of fun! Thanks to you all for watching, and if you're already a subscrib...
VETUS STERN GEAR REPLACEMENT | New NARROWBOATERS DIY the job
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 года назад
VETUS STERN GEAR REPLACEMENT | New NARROWBOATERS DIY the job
NARROWBOAT in a DRY DOCK | Replacing our propeller
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 года назад
NARROWBOAT in a DRY DOCK | Replacing our propeller
A SHINY NEW BOAT ROOF | NARROWBOAT DIY
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
A SHINY NEW BOAT ROOF | NARROWBOAT DIY
Our TOUGHEST BOAT JOB to date | NARROWBOAT DIY
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
Our TOUGHEST BOAT JOB to date | NARROWBOAT DIY
NARROWBOAT LIVING | an UPDATE from the 'in between'
Просмотров 4,1 тыс.3 года назад
NARROWBOAT LIVING | an UPDATE from the 'in between'
HIGHS & LOWS OF BOAT LIFE | NARROWBOAT DIY
Просмотров 5 тыс.3 года назад
HIGHS & LOWS OF BOAT LIFE | NARROWBOAT DIY
1ST TIME AT THE CRICK BOAT SHOW | Narrowboat life UK
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
1ST TIME AT THE CRICK BOAT SHOW | Narrowboat life UK
TWISTING INTO TINY BOAT SPACES | NARROWBOAT DIY
Просмотров 3,3 тыс.3 года назад
TWISTING INTO TINY BOAT SPACES | NARROWBOAT DIY
NEED TO MOVE | NARROWBOATS ARE MADE TO CRUISE
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.3 года назад
NEED TO MOVE | NARROWBOATS ARE MADE TO CRUISE
CRUISING comes to an END | NARROWBOAT LIFE UK
Просмотров 15 тыс.3 года назад
CRUISING comes to an END | NARROWBOAT LIFE UK
BREAK DOWN | our NARROWBOAT got TOWED
Просмотров 8 тыс.3 года назад
BREAK DOWN | our NARROWBOAT got TOWED
NARROWBOAT Liveaboards REALITY | BOAT LIFE UK
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 года назад
NARROWBOAT Liveaboards REALITY | BOAT LIFE UK
STUNNED along the SHROPSHIRE UNION Canal | BOATLIFE UK
Просмотров 12 тыс.3 года назад
STUNNED along the SHROPSHIRE UNION Canal | BOATLIFE UK
NARROWBOAT LIFE UK | MUST SEE views of SMALL TOWN England
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.3 года назад
NARROWBOAT LIFE UK | MUST SEE views of SMALL TOWN England
Have you given up???
Mm I think you should BLACK the Keel
Hi Mel and Paul We are the new owners of Annabelle 2024..........Mark and Wendy
He's doing all of the work while she holds the camera. It's always the same on every RUclips video.
They make bigger rollers !!! lol. Fine job guys!!!
Mel it pained me to see you scrubbing that mould with no face mask, even if wet there is a small risk of airbourne particles and that is no joke, naughty naughty 🤨
Impressive, hard work but worth it, well done 👏
Xx
Im having to go into dry dock to have exactly the same weld done on a Liverpool boats rudder, and exactly the same it was supposed to be done by the seller after survey, it was one of 2 key jobs the seller faked, seems to be a thing in boating, dishonesty, and similarly the seller did a sh.. job of blacking the boat so im getting it blacked also, couple of grand down after less than a year
👍👍👍👍👍👍😎🇵🇱
You have done well because you are young and fit, and have an income, i enjoy your vlogs, you have come such a long way since your first days, you are very honest!
👏 respect to spencer for his comment 😂
Just came across your video and wanted to let you know my dad named this boat when we first had her after me, so finding your blog that she is still going makes me very happy 😊
Am I picking up a South African accent? Do you mind If I ask as a fellow South African living in the UK how you deal with residential status as a continuous cruiser?
Happy New Year and hopes for success in 2024!🎉
Wishing you a Happy and Prosperous New Year 🎉
Would have been nice if you asked advice, no you can't paint at night! You paint when it can dry! Someone would have told you that, the trouble with being a talker and not a doer Mel is that you can talk that poor guy into trouble, it's painful to watch narcicist at work, poor guy 🤦♂️
Hi. We miss you. Have you stopped vlogging?
Bunny chow !! Love it must be from Durban ?
Hope you two are keeping well your vlogs are missed.
What a good idea regarding your window covers did not think of magnets was going to do something similar with poppers but the magnets are a simpler solution. They will also be a real help in very hot weather.
Are you guys okay?
Have you two abandoned us?
any updates? don't mind watching your videos
Nothing from you for ages, have you finished you tubing? Hope you’re ok. X
Hi Guys, We've just joined your channel, we are gone back to you purchasing Anabelle, What sort of work do you both do?😊 see you next time xx😂
You left the tricky part out of video. How did you cut and reattach metal frame?
That's what I thought too. Showed all the easy part of cutting material with scissors, then none of the metal frame. What did they use to cut it with? How did they reattach it? Very disappointing
Has work taken over or has the dream ended???
Watch out for them young bucks 😂
Another one bites the dust?
Hi guys hope all is well, when are you back ?
Love the videos but please give them numbers
Hi guys , love your vlog ..we're ex Capetonians and currently buying a NB , just wondering if I can ask is Paul a chef ? I'm thinking of something similar re work on and off so I'm interested to know how you guys balance things out , cheers Jon 😊
Hi, it’s 4th. March here, in Thailand, very warm, quite a contrast to the UK, hope you’re travelling well, looking forward to your next vlog. 8:47 😊
Hiya - Just found your channel! I think Paul may have helped get our boat up and running at Mercia! Very much appreciated and he really helped get our boating adventure started! Dunno if I said thanks at the time but thanks!
What DJI you flying Cuz? ;)
Hi. First time watching your vlog. Just have to ask are you South African too? I’m about to start renovating my own narrowboat
Yes South African! Good luck with the boat!
Happy New Year! Such a lovely break. I sit here in Colorado, looking out at our beautiful snowy scenery with yet another session in the tractor of scraping away at the ice in the driveway. Winter is def a “thing” whether on a boat or on a farm! We got this! Hang in there! I wish we were looking forward to another holiday in the UK out of Sawley Marina. Sadly, not this year.
Ah! Good luck for the rest of the season!! Summer will come eventually 🙏🏻😂 hang onto your memories and I’m sure you’ll be back on a boat in the future xx
Happy New Year you two! Always nice to see your lovely faces! Looking forward to see what 2023 has in store for you brave adventurers! xxx
Hey Marg!!! So good to hear from you man!! Thanks for getting in touch I hope you and the fam are well, I hope 2023 will be a super one for you🙌🏻🫶🏻
Brains of a rocking horse
She thinks she is ermarican 🤣😅😅🤣.o well there's always one
Nice to have a quick update as I’ve missed your positive upbeat vlogs. All the best for 2023, and hope we see you again soon x
Thanks Paul, so much appreciated! All the best to you to!
Good to see you both have a grand 2023 the oldies 👋👍👍👍
Happy New Year and thanks for the update
Happy new year Munros. cYaz Soon
Thanks Greg and same to you!
Lovely to see, you again. All the best for 2023 and happy cruising.
Awwwww you were at our Marina ❤️
Nice to see you both again and a happy new year. Enjoyed that little trip back to the summer, put a smile on my face. Take care , until the next one x
A smile on the face is all we hope for through this! Thank you🫶🏻🙏🏻
Lovely to see you two again👍👍good news I have just bought a 54ft one on the Lancaster,dog next as soon as I get the jobs done I want finished lol 🥂🥂
Fabulous news John! All the best with your boat jobs🙌🏻
Happy New Year to you both. Looking forward to seeing your vlogs this year. 🍺🍺
Thanks Stuart and same to you!🙌🏻✌🏻