HORRENDOUS find under our NEW narrowboats FLOOR
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2021
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A chaotic finding under our new narrowboats floor
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you'll be happy to know most of that stuff that you're scrapping off the hull floor isnt actually rust, its the bitumen paint that was originally painted on the floor to protected it. Your best bet is to scrape it, dry it, use a rust converter then cover that with a bitumen interior paint (i use hempel)
oh really that's interesting because we thought it seamed like a film, and t once the bottom was dry it actually looked in really good shape. thanks so much for your suggestions Luke :)
iou poor buggers! How heart-breaking.
Hi, I’ve been married over 40 years and in that time we have done many diy projects. At some point you will say I wish I never started this. That’s when it’s time for a really long walk, holding hands and remembering the excitement you felt and the end goal. Sending positive thoughts. Thank you for taking us on this journey with you.❤️
so so true, the last thing I want is for us to rip everything out, we want to really start our adventure, that's why we brought one, hopefully this makes room for an awesome new study and with a bit of luck the rest of the boat is fine, fingers crossed, thanks so much
You will most likley maka bigger mess cleaning and fixing the little mess, In any case good luck and have fun and make those memories! blessings and prayers sent from
South Carolina (USA).
Hopefully not Gary but there a good bloody chance hahaaa thanks for your comment 😀
It looks as if you are following in the footsteps of “THE BOAT THAT JAMES BUILT” . Im keeping my fingers and every thing else crossed for you. It appears that owning a narrow means never a dull moment. Keep smiling and keep those videos coming.
Aww thanks, we’re looking at it as a positive way to learn about our boat and boaty ways before we travel our full time, it’s more time consuming than anything, there doesn’t seam to be a huge amount of damage at this stage 🤞
absolutely need to get the boat out and have the hull surveyed now
That’s lots of money and first would be easier and better to get a diver to look at this or small Remote control/submersible which they have……….
We were always intending to get the survey anyway, but now even more so, thanks it’s all good fun they say haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot Could be as simple as a little pad welding to fill the thinner bits which can be done from the inside. I think a rough estimate is 10mm of rust is 1 mm of steel. Would give a save estimate of .5mm of steel removed from bottom by scraping but it looks like something close to 3-4mm in those low points is removed from the inside.
In the end you will know your boat from top to bottom, never a bad thing!
Exactly, will should hopefully have a good understanding of the boat then plus we can re kit it out how we want thanks Alex 😀
She is a keeper for sure
absolutely she's amazing :)
Wow!!! Better get her out of the water soon guys and have the bottom UT thickness tested , that water has been there a long time , replace the subframe with HDPE and add a vapour barrier
5mm rust = 1 mm good metal , good luck with her 😋
Thanks John the boat did have a survey about a year ago and the readings were very good, we do have the boat booked in for a blacking and survey booked in too. were pretty sure its worse than it looks and she's actually cleaned up really nicely now, thanks for your great suggestions we really appreciate it :)
You did an amazing job cleaning out all that rust, your a brave soul for even trying to do this yourself. I hope you found the leak and have been able to repair it
Thank you Karen it’s all looking as positive as it can really, will get there :)
You guys are such a delightful couple! Determined to do whatever you need to by yourselves if possible. I am enjoying your videos. Keep them coming👍👍
Thanks so much, we’ve always said will roll with whatever this new life throws at is, no need to panic :)
Goodness guys, that looks awful at first sight, and well done for getting the floor up, what a big job to take on, and Becca looked so happy doing it. I like that the both of you are staying calm (I would have lost it by now!). Your Vlogs are so watchable, its like watching a serial in a cinema (on a Saturday morning when I was young) where the serial left you on a cliff hanger. I can't wait until your next episode. Your Vlogs are great. Becca and Chris it's a pleasure to watch your narrow-boat journey. And what nice people you are too.
Aww thank you that means a lot, were so new to all of this, vlogs and boat life, just trying to stay positive and have fun with every part of the adventure, its a big job...luckly bex has got it under control haha
It looks so bad, but you did do a nice job in the end .Well done you two.
we got there in the end, Thanks 😊
Oh wow guys! That looks a big job but Bex seems to be an absolute pro at it 😃 great camera footage from Chris too 😉 Another great video guys xx
Thank you, bex is a blessing, will get there when we get there, this new lifestyle is amazing
The title was indeed correct, horrendous......... No amount of advice or hindsight will change what you have found or the amount of graft you will have to put into this boat, but wow guys, you just get on with it. It expect it would cost a fair sum of money to get lifted, inspected and possible re-plating, so I guess doing what your doing is as realistic as it gets. Becks is a keeper, what a girl and when that lady puts her mind to something, its getting done, well done, but in those moments of despair, walk away and take time for yourself. Great video guys and great to watch your progress.
Bex has been amazing, she’s very eager. We were always ment to get the boat lifted for a blacking and hull survey anyway so that’s all coming, it’s all part of the adventure so we’re ready to take it all on, staying positive thanks so much 😀
Hi,so happy that it looks like the Hull sound.im going through the same as you.bought my narrowboat in July hoping too be on water in a few weeks,but unfortunately lots of problems so still in dry Dock.loads of hidden rust,spent £1200 on new plating everywhere. I have lifted a couple of floorboards & as you may guess the dreaded water.upto now 8 buckets of water,its only a few mm,takes about 8 hours to fill 1 bucket.i am hoping it is water leaking from old shower & chimney & windows,but I think will have to take all floorboards up like you to check.i admire you both so much with the work you doing,you are an inspiration to me too carry on.wish my girlfriend was like becca,mine helped me for 2 days & give up.lol.all the best tony
so sorry to hear, it can be so heartbreaking, we do think the truth of the matter is a lot of boats actually have this problem as a lot of inspection hatches are hard to access and the bilges will always collect water at some point so will need clearing, try and stay positive and use it as a great opportunity to get to know your boat, boat life is truly amazing and it will all be worth it in the end , good luck to you and your boat adventure and see you on the rivers and canals soon :)
Well done really love your they are a little bit different than all the others.
Quick tip. If you need to get rid of water in awkward spaces.
Throw a load of nappies down. Cheap ones from Aldi 😉👍🏻
Aww thanks Steve for the great advice, its so hard to try and dry the area, thanks glad were a bit different were just having a bit of fun with it all really, and trying extra hard to stay positive
Good luck crew.. Just lucky you've got a pub next door!
Exactly, thank you 🙏
Wow amazing hard work, but at least you will know it will be good for a number of years
yes exactly at least we know the state of it now and can keep on top of any future damage :)
love watching your journey on here, but trying to binge watch is very difficult trying to get them in the right order.. May I suggest you put the blog number in the title..all the best on your future life. PS we were clearing rust from a 50 ton historic tug boat when we went through the hull..!! Got it fixed before the tide came right in, There is a substance called Aquasteel that we use aboard. It converts rust back to metal and is also a primer. Not cheap but a little goes a long way.. If you do use it pour a little into a container and brush it on, keep the main container closed and do not return any unused to the original container.
Oh god that sounds really unfortunate, luckily you saved the boat before it was to late, yea we ha e just put our first few coats of something similar to aqua steel. Seams to have come out lovely, Thanks for your feedback on numbering the he episodes we really do appreciate knowing these things, I have added a playlist to our channel starting from the day we purchased the boat, does that help at all?? Thanks again and good luck with your own amazing boaty journey 😀
Should of had a survey in the beginning... better safe than sorry?? Friendly advice hall it out of the water and have a bloody good look at that hull l know it's a pain but it's a pain that could save you a lot in the long run.. hope every thing turns out ok for you though 😀😀
Oh definitely, we were always going to get a survey, we had one from a year ago from the seller and chatted to the original surveyor too and all the reading seamed very good 👍
Sadly a survey won't pick up water under the floor, only whether the hull is sound.
@@dakarimane395 you absolutely right, the previous survey had missed the leak too sadly
Amazed how positive you sound in the circumstances. Well done guys.
Thank you Ben 😊
Wow will be following you two I was sure it had a hole in it but looks so much better after Becky gets stuck in well done
Yeah it really goes to show how a little hard work can make a huge change? The hulls currently looking great, thanks 👍
Lots of hard work but when it sorted (and you got this!!) your have peace of mind. Good luck and fingers crossed for you both!! Sorry and little fella 🐶 looking forward to the next update ✌️💚
Thanks lee, at least we get to know our boat a bit, so ready fo it if it ever happens again 😀
Becks better to pull it up then leave it sort it now and it's done with, why is it men all way ask the girlfriend or wife's if there happy Lol 😂😁😁 cracking video knew this was going to be a class adventure keep smiling becks 😊
Thanks Charlie, best to get this sort of thing done before it gets worse 😀
Hi Becca Chris,,wow guys you got your work cut out now ,I so wish you had a survey before you brought this boat ,it’s going to take a lot of work to get this inside of the hull looking good , I hope the bottom of the outside of the hull is ok I am worried for you ,I not trying to worry you but after 40 years working on all types of boats I can’t help worrying,well till next time take care keep safe, John 👀👀👏🌹🌹🤷♀️🌹🤬🤬🤢🤢🇬🇧🇬🇧
well it seams the previous survey actually missed the leak too unfortunately so the water has probably sat there for quite a few years plus its probably the reason the seller sold it, its farrrr worse than it looks, she's cleaned up really nicely , thanks so much for your kind words John :)
Common source of water accumulation in the bilge is a leak from the water pump system. It can be a slow build up. One tell tale sign is if the water pump
Thank you I think it turns out there actually a few leaks on the boat 😀
This is so exciting :) for us.... Makes good viewing and your going to learn so much from this experience...
Thanks so much we really appreciate it 😀
What a horror story , amazing and credit to you that you’ve kept in good spirits
You ether laugh or cry hahaa it’s actually not as bad as it looks, just a lot of work 😀
In St Ives (off to pub) Market day here Monday and then off to St Neots and Eaton Socon if you're around 12pm Tuesday - I come bearing FREE beers!
Oh brilliant we loved Ely, can’t wait to head back that way, thanks so much for your beery offer unfortunately we’re not In The area that day, hope to catch you soon 😀
Wow such a mammoth job.... good on you two .... as with most other peps comments... fingers n toes crossed that all goes well from now on XXXX cheers Debz from Oz
Thank you and Woaw all the way from oz amazing,it’s a hard job but shouldn’t be to costly 😀
I can't believe how positive you are - I would be crying. I've just bought an old 'project' narrow boat and am now wondering if I should rip the floor up too!
Oh amazing, have you got an inspection hatch? You can kind of get a gage and then go from there, a project boat was always one of our options but this one has slowly started turning into one haha thanks Keith 😀
Wow Chris your solucky to Have a Becca, well done Becca, mine is out for full boat inspection in 24 days, fingers crossed she is all good, all the best guys
Becca has done amazing bless here, I can't wait to get the boat out for a proper inspection, were pretty sure it all looks far worse than it is , thanks :)
Hey guys! LOVE your vlogs.. my first narrow boat is being transported to my mooring in a few weeks and can’t wait to start my own proper nosing about and tinkering a la Becky style! Love your pragmatism, I think you’re attitude is great. You just gotta pick the boat you love and get on with it in the end! (I’m a hatch addict too so I see why you love Wombat!). All the best to you, can’t wait to see what you do with her.
Your boat chooses you so we didn’t have much choice haha good luck on your boaty adventure, so far this life style has been absolutely amazing, thanks so much for your lovely comment 😀
Yay new video 😛
Yep I would be crying if I found that, good luck getting it all sorted, :)
thank you, will get there eventually fingers crossed, its more time consuming than cost we believe :)
I don’t know if they make one for sure but think I saw where you can get an alarm for water leaks that set off an app on your phone with any water detector in space you need watched. Seems like this would be a great item to have on every narrow boat new and refit. I feel so bad for you two. Just getting the boat with so many high hopes and ready for adventure. Unfortunately your becoming narrow boat dyi experienced. Hopefully you will be able to fix quickly and have no further problems and on to what you planned all along. Best wishes, susan
Woaw that would be a great idea, boats seam to get a lot of leaks, and people just don’t realise till it’s too late, yea we’re slowly becoming one of those boat diy channels haha suppose it’s all part of the new life, thanks for your lovely comment
You would be amazed what a MEACO dehumidifier will achieve in drying out even areas you can’t reach. Good Luck.
The boat did actually come with one but it gave in just as we started it up ☹️
Get in there Becs, top graft and nice bit of 'keeping calm' when that floor panel came up. The steel cleaned up OK when the top rust came off eh? I reckon you def need to get a surveyor to check what youve got left of the baseplate though. And you might need to go further up the boat though and look up there.. gulp..! good luck!
Yes it came up nicely , well done be bex, we’re definitely getting a survey, though we’re not to concerned, the last survey from a year ago had very good readings thanks 😊
Oh gosh that looks terrifying! All the best. I hope the rest of the hull is better. 🤞
Thank you Glen 😀
Ah I feel your pain. I've owned my preloved boat for nearly a year, a couple of months ago the floor started to go spongy. A bit of exploratory digging later & it looks like I'll have to replace the whole floor due to wet-rot spreading through the ply.
Looks like someone just put a new ply floor over the previously rotting ply floor, then laid wood effect vinyl over it.
It passed it's survey with flying colours. It's amazing what isn't picked up in a survey.
Best of luck!
It really is, they can miss quite a lot really, they seam to get the structural stuff more but even then warn in the terms and conditions that things can be missed, sorry to hear you have to go through this it’s a real time consuming job, not overly expensive, just a lot of hard work. It’s surprising how many heartless people there are that are willing to cheat a sale and hide major faults just for there own happiness and profit,luckily the boat market is booming so you should still be able to make a positive from your purchase 😀
Cor blimey you’ve got a mountain to climb but you seem to be making good progress,power to your elbows
it is a lot of work. but we do have time....and we do have bex hahaaa thanks Shane :)
Wow I look forward to these updates good job kevs got welding skills you two could make some good content from this. Well done for ripping it all out if you need a hand putting it back give me a shout
Thanks Iv already been on Kevin’s case haha thanks so much for the support 😀
We found the exact same problem in the back of our boat when we bought it nearly a year ago. As it turned out the standing water was only the first symptom of a badly kept boat that had many other issues which have taken the last year and many months more to resolve. I'm proud of what I've accomplished and learned a lot from the process, but honestly in retrospect I wish I had backed out at the first sign of trouble, while I still might have had the chance
Oh really so sorry to hear that, unfortunately there are so many people trying to do a number on people, we always wanted a survey but it didn't work out that way, and the previous survey had missed the leak anyway , it has been great fun so far learning and rebuilding the boat, hopefully it docent get to much, good luck with your future boat plans :)
OMG I think I would end up crying if I found that. How do you keep so calm and relaxed, have you found where the water is coming from.
it was defiantly a shock, but from day 1 we prepared ourselves that we would have to carry out work on her, pretty sure it looks far worse than it is, its all part of the fun....kinda haha :)
Great content guys, ps I remember fishing by the weir in my yoof
thanks so much, fishing is definitely a thing we have to try, it comes along as part of the life style , thanks again :)
Becca puts you to shame Chris you lazy loafer!! Rusty remover FFS!!! She is amazing. Her face at 11:58 is heartbreaking! Following your story and hope all works out well. Looking forward to seeing how this latest drama develops...Good luck!
Thank you, Becca really is amazing she’s done such an amazing job,she actually really lovely doing it, I need her to give me some more lessons 😀
I think with that amount of rust, that leak looks over a year old, which means the year old survey missed that. Hopefully it's something that you can fix and not to costly.
We’re pretty sure it can be sorted, it’s more a case of time thank money too by what we’ve been told, Unfortunately I think your probably right, it seams to have been missed on the previous survey report but it also showed great hull readings so we’re positive it’s nothing to serious 😀
Ah yes,...The detested oxidation! The absolute and ultimate scourge of the iron bottoms!
Owww interesting thanks Rick
I’d be checking my water tank bottom as well, hopefully it’s not rusted. What a mess to find, fingers crossed there are no holes in the hull. Whoever sold this had to have known about this, wouldn’t you think? Are there any records that came with it as to when she was last hauled out and surveyed? I don’t know the laws there but here there’s a law about non-disclosure the seller is liable for. If they know something is wrong with something they are selling and don’t tell the purchaser that’s non-disclosure and you can take them to court to return your money or to pay to fix whatever they hid. Might be worth checking out. Good luck, hope it’s not serious🤞
hi, thanks for your interest and comment, the water tank is rusty and does need a bit of work unfortunately, it seams the leak was coming from the hot water tank, but we also found a few other leaky areas. Im quite sure the seller would have known but we've actually gotten it quite tidy now, we did have a survey from a year ago from a legit surveyor who we even talked to on the phone , but it seams he probably missed this unfortunately, probably why the seller tried to sell the boat quickly, as bad as it looks we honestly don't think it will be long until we have the boat ready for our adventure, thanks again :)
Wow I’m guessing u got the whole floor to rip up. Should there be ballast there too ? Feeling it for u. Love your positive attitude. Take care.
There is some ballast in there we just haven’t reached it yet, hopefully the bottom of the boat is the only bit we have to do as the water should have only really sat down there but will see, whatever happens we’re going to have fun doing it 😀😅
I go after the company that did the last survey tell them the issue and if they offer no recompense publish there details to all.
Unfortunately it’s normally in the co tract that if they miss anything it’s not there fault :(
You learn by doing it YOURSELF, Chris. Put the camera on a tripod and pitch in. Things will get done faster.
I must try harder haha
Another great vlogg hope you can both sort out the water damage to your hull what was the first piece of music used and was maverick your brother coz he looked like you chris
Thanks for your comment, I get most of the music from epidemic. So not overly sure I’ll have to check for you, yes and no… the maverick could well be my long lost brother 😅
@@TheNomadicCrobot if you could let me know what the track was called it would be much appreciated
Bl**dly Hell both, so sorry to see. And like others have said, reminds of the boat that's James Built! I know you will get it done, stay positive :)
Thanks Phil, will get there, all part of the fun they say haha
It's not to bad. It looked terrible at first. Great vlog as usual. What editing software are you guys using please? I'm sick of my film maker pro glitching and voice out of sinc. See you guys on the cut with a shiny new floor...Niceee.
Your right it does look worse than it is, just a bit time consuming, it’s a good opportunity to dive head deep and enjoy learning about boaty life, I’m using Final Cut Pro on Apple Mac, thanks Will, can’t wait to hit the cut 😀
@@TheNomadicCrobot Cheers for the info.
I see you've now got a wet vac, have you got the nappies yet ?
The way I check the bilge is add ballast to one side at the rear and allow the water to collect and vac it out, then place some nappies down to absorb anything left and leave for 24hrs then remove and replace them to see if they absorb anymore.
Owww awesome we have heard that nappies become a boats best friend haha yes we managed to borrow a wet vac which was amazing, thanks so much for your comment
Live love ya videos guys 🙃
Thanks so much Simon 😃👍
@@TheNomadicCrobot 😳 finding that underfloor I do feel for ya both .. but keep plodding you'll get there 🙂
Thanks, we’re honestly fine with it really, we’re very new to boating so a great opportunity to get to know our boat before we travel off, I think it looks worse than it is 🤞
@@TheNomadicCrobot I had a 30ft narrowboat named Nelson ...llangollen canal lived on few yrs .. Great time..many problems like ya self's..good on ya 😉
They say the best days of owning a boat are the day you buy one and the day you sell one haaaa
wowwwwwwwwwwwwww
Very good work Guys - Hey Chriss, how would Becca fancy commuting to work & - is she good at geriatric care? .. 'cos I'm 77 y.o ex-Londoner in The Hurunui, New Zealand with lots of neglected jobs ready for her.
Hahaa I’m sure bex would jump at the chance, she can’t be stopped at this pace, just yesterday she was telling me she want to rip the entire boat out and start again fresh, fair play, love her passion for getting her hands dirty thanks Martin
im such a child!! i was the 69th upvote and I said "nice" to myself!
"NICE" hahaaa
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If the water pump has been kicking in even when you’re not running any taps.
I know this may be ugly talk but does this mean you've got to pull up the whole oak floor and clean the bottom like that from stem to stern? I don't see any ballast bricks down in the bedroom area so if there is any ballast in the boat, that's got to be the lowest point I'm guessing. Great positive attitudes guys! When is your next inspection due on the hull where an inspector comes out and measures the thickness of the hull?
We were pretty much going got get the boat out now for blacking and a survey but it’s all been delayed now with the leak but it will be happening, we’re hoping the worse of it will be at the back, and we did want to refit the shower room too so fingers crossed it looks a bit better under there many thanks Gregg 😀
Chin up could be worse could be a widebeam! #halffull
Exactly hahaaa😂😅
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yayyyy now were talking
Where did the leak start from
We believe it came from the hot water tank, though there was also a small leak under the shower, it’s definitely not coming from outside which is good 👍 😀
That’s one superb Lady you have there, getting down and dirty while you Film 😂😂
She’s amazing, I’m so lucky to have her get dirty for me 😂😅thanks Bill 😀
Why is there no ballast under the floor?
No a previous owner had an 8mm base plate added to the boat for when he took it over to Ireland by sea, so it does have a very heavy sturdy hull 😀
@@TheNomadicCrobot wow a narrowboat crossed the irish sea !!!
What on earth was that hole in the hull at 11:02 it must surely be deeper than the thickness of the hull.
it is scary, an we have chatted to someone about getting it fixed, its 8mm thick..and out hull is 12mm so its quite a bit, plus the rust too, so odd, but were on it, Thanks for your comments always a pleasure :)
How do you know the thickness of the Hull base plate? Without having taken it out of the water. I'm surprised that a narrow boat crossed the Irish sea. Living in Dublin was looking to buy one pre-brexit from the UK. My understanding is they come over on a lorry.
A previous previous owner supposedly an 8mm base plate added so that the boat would handle better over the sea, we had a previous survey from a year ago and we chatted to the surveyor that carried out that survey too just for extra information
@@TheNomadicCrobot 12mm base plate is a shit load so if its true you have the thickest base plate. Looks like you've found the leak and you are going to dry it out.. I'm wishing you the best. So I hope you get going. Cause I'm going to enjoy your adventure with you. But just saying don't believe. " this thing runs on an oily rag"
That boat is......... Scrap........who sold it... Barnacle Bill.
Hahaaa it’s actually not as bad as it looks… that’s we keep telling ourselves anyway 😅
If it was me I would take the boat out of the water
Absolutely, thanks davie