Will My Boat Survive the Ship Canal?
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2024
- This week I take my Narrowboat The Rum Wench down the Manchester Ship Canal from March Lock on the River Weaver to Ellesmere Port. I explain what is needed to pass a Sea Worthy Certificate and everything you need to know about taking a narrowboat on the Manchester Ship Canal MSC safely.
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Thank you so much for watching. If you are new here, I'm Heidi and I live aboard my Narrowboat The Rum Wench and travel the UK's Canals in search of Adventure. After selling my house to experience an alternative lifestyle I bought a canal boat and a camper van which as a solo female who loves to travel, gives me the best of both worlds. I have recently got myself a new addition to the crew, a fabulous companion - my little rescue dog Bonny who is an absolute joy and the perfect First Mate. I also work full time off grid from my tiny home and trade at canal festivals as The Narrowboat Pirate aboard The Pirate Boat.
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Thrusting Cutlass by Heidi Manning
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Ahoy, Please note that you don't NEED a VHF Radio to do the Manchester Ship Canal as you can just call them on your mobile phone, however as we had one between us, we used it. Thanks so much for watching Heidi & Bonny xxx thepirateboat.co.uk
Great vlog Heidi, what sort of speed were you travelling. It did seem much faster than on the other canals. Bonnie was such a good girl she really has slotted straight into boat life. See you next vlog
About 6 mph … The Rum Wench flies on deep water 😃🏴☠️
I am proud of you for rescuing Bonny 🐾🐾
She rescued me - she is wonderful 🏴☠️😃❤️
I love that response. My beautiful Ada, a Staffie, adopted me and we are inseparable. She's a rescue too. @@TheNarrowboatPirate
It is good to see life jackets on.
“Take it up the ship canal”!!!!!!!
I spat my tea out. Lol
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Bonny is a perfect pup to travel with. You have done an incredible job training and loving her Heidi. Thanks for the wonderful video. Cheers.
Thank you so much! She can still be a bugger with the big ones 😂😂
Well done Heidi. You're positive attitude to life is inspirational 👍
Aww thank you 😃❤️🏴☠️
What a brave pirate captain and first mate Bonnie to traverse the high seas and Terra incognito of the Manchester sea canal. Thanks for letting me tow along very enjoyable. ❤Stephen 😊
Aww thanks Stephen 😃🏴☠️❤️
Heidi are you getting yourself ready to join Sandra in Ireland 🤣 Your getting quite adventurous! Is the music otter pocket a new piece of music, it’s lovely. Great vlog as usual❤️ Linda from Australia
Sat on my sofa in stitches laughing at all the brilliant innuendos - awesome humour! Only recently discovered the channel but loving the content - Happy Cruising the cut NB Pirate Heidi 🙂👍🏻
Aww thanks so much 😃❤️🏴☠️
What an exciting adventure for both you and Bonny. Bonny has come along so well when she meets up with other dogs. I remember the first few videos of her and how nervous she appeared to be. You were meant to be together.
Many thanks for taking the time you put into these videos and sharing them with us on the other side of the screen.
Mark
Alberta, Canada
Glad to see that you have taken proper safety precautions. High winds and low freeboard could be a problem. Excellent video as always. Much appreciated. Be well and stay safe. 😊
Thanks and you too xx
Gosh, that was a good screw at the hydro- electric power station! Isn't 1st Mate Bonny a good girl? Playing nicely with the two Schnauzers not a trace of aggression - all her training is obviously working well. Thanks to all the love she gets from "mum".
You're braver than me taking a relatively small boat on that big bit of water - my hero! Thank you again for sharing your life and travels with us - stay happy, and see you next week.
Aww thank you 😃❤️🏴☠️
Fantastic adventure Heidi and the Rum Wench really showed what she was made of, brilliant!
I have been meaning to complement your musical talents. I been recording and playing for many years and your melodies and arrangements are great but I especially appreciate your sense of percussion and how to use it to accent and support the rest. Very tastefully done!!! Bon(ny! voyage ❤️
Thank you 😃❤️🏴☠️
My First trip on the Manchester ship Channel☺ Loved it. the under water camera part was fantastic. loved the extended pole cam! be safe an happy boating Heidi & Bonnie 🐶🦜🥃🏴☠
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️ it was amazing
I've always enjoyed taking it up the ship canal!
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What an experience, marvellous, Heidi. Flying into Manchester again in 2 weeks. Always admired the canals, Rosalyn Australia 🇦🇺
Oh wow, have an amazing time 😃❤️🏴☠️
Water, adventure, ships, locks, dogs, coffee, rum, and good friends. What more could a person want? Oh yes, and the music is pretty good also. It is morning here, but I will raise a toast of rum to you later on this evening and probably watch this video again.
Cheers 😃🏴☠️❤️
Never had any doubt the Rum Wench would pass, off on a new exciting adventure, another fabulous video x
Thank you 🏴☠️😃❤️
You had The Rum Wench plowing a proper wake on the Manchester Heidi. Bonny has come a long way in being a good shipmate!
She is wonderful 😃❤️🏴☠️
Heidi, the way you rode those ripples as you took her up the ship canal was the highlight of my week.
Aye, 5793, i'm only here for the innuendoes !!
😂😂 they just slip out
@@TheNarrowboatPirate I'm just in awe. The fact that the ship canal was wide enough for three of you at once was simply spectacular.
We played the cheers game. Every time you said “ship canal”, we had a drink. Couldn’t stand up at the end of the vlog. 😀
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Proud of you as Punch I was. Brilliant, Heidi... so pleased for you and well done with all those preliminaries but worth every bit. Well done. Full of admiration I am. Dead proud. The hairs on the back of my hair were all standing up. Great stuff. Best wishes, Pam x
Aww thank you 🏴☠️😃❤️
I remember seeing ships going through the fields as a kid, grew up in that area.
One day...
Thanks for bringing the memories back.
Thanks for watching 😃🏴☠️❤️
Brilliant to see the Rum Wench going at it full speed, good for the exhaust! Bonnie looked very comfortable too, she has become a great shipmate and like her mum she likes a biggun! Safe travels, joehoe!❤🦴🥃
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My father was a navigator on Manchester Liners and spent a lot of time on the ship canal. There’s some wonderful then and now videos on RUclips showing how Salford Quays has changed👍
There's a very famous song about the Irish Navvies and their hard working life called McAlpines Fusiliers. Well worth looking up on RUclips.
Lovely video as always and Bonnie looks so settled and happy xx
Wow. That’s was so interesting and exciting also, can’t wait till next week. Cheers
Delightful as always. Love the travels and atmosphere of the places that you capture so well. Great seeing you with friends.
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Interesting video thank for sharing.Keep the videos rolling 👍
Another great (and informative) vlog. That was an Archimedes Screw used to generate that power. Windsor Castle has a similar setup somewhere on the grounds powering the Castle (it was Prince Philip who got that installed).
Years ago Mum used to make all sorts of fenders. She used a nylon rope that was good for ten years of UV exposure (normal nylon rope would break down after a couple of years), and she had a tweak to the normal design (of bow and possibly stern fenders) that was a few extra turns of rope where it would rub against things (lock gates, other boats), so if this got badly worn that extra rope could easily be removed and a new section added, thereby increasing the working life of the fender.
That Lister engine of yours is decent. The Rum Wench had quite a bow wave when you were on The Manchester Ship Canal. If the weather had been nicer you could have towed a few water skiers behind you!
Thanks James, your mum is a true legend and yes I didn’t even open the Rum Wench up full 😂🏴☠️❤️
You are an amazing lady such a lovely outlook on life l suffer from anxiety and watching your lovely videos helps me relax and escape. Keep the good work up look forward to following you more on your journeys threw the stunning country side best wishes mike
Aww thanks Mike, I hope things get better for you soon xx
Hi, this is John from NB Steve. You mentioned a lack of waves to (play with) experience, if you are ever "down south " go to Teddington Lock from Lyme House or the other way round . There's plenty of waves and that's without big boats, FYI the waves are bigger at Lyme House so you have the option of getting used to them starting at Teddington or the SHOCK of finding them straight away at Lyme House. Either way, it's all good fun, a bit scary but not dangerous.
One thing to look out for is if you have a water spread of 3 mph, don't forget the water is probably doing 6 mph so your closing speed on anchored objects is 9 mph which is 3 times normal canal speed and you need to turn away from them much earlier. This is something we hadn't realised at first and made the journey quite interesting !
All the best, keep doing what makes you happy,
John.
It’s on my list to do that 😂😂🏴☠️
Hello Heidi ... you got to be a proper pirate on deep water in this video. I could tell you were both thrilled and a tiny bit stressed and a whole lot of cold. The Rum Wench seemed to just dance on the ship canal and I really enjoyed the ride. (I kept my life jacket on just in case.) -- You really are a teacher ... you always share the history of where you are and point out interesting things about what is happening. I love you as a person and I love the knowledge you share. Bonny is one heck of a First Mate - you two are doing right by each other. Where do I go to buy your music now? I am missing a couple. Love to you and Bonny from Gramma Lainee ... save a spot for me next week. I will be here.
Aww thanks so much Gramma Lainee, I still need to finished a few pieces yet but when I do I’ll let you all know and put them on band camp …. Thanks so much for your support 😃❤️🏴☠️
Well Heidi I have watched all your videos in a week, loved following your adventures,
You are such a breath of fresh air, looking forward to following you in real time now instead of being seasons behind 🤣 Thankyou for all your hard work, your filming and content is amazing 🤩
Thank you so much! And for staying with me through them all 😂😂 it’s great to have you onboard 🏴☠️
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Mark 😃🏴☠️❤️
@@TheNarrowboatPirate You're welcome.
Wow what a trip. Thank you for sharing. Great vlog as always xx
What a wonderful way to live. I would love to go on a river boat holiday one day. I’m in Australia and would want nothing more than to travel through the uk. 💕
Do it 😃❤️🏴☠️
Didn't see the Pirate Flag Hoisted ! !
Or were Customs and Excise watching ? ? { nudge, nudge, wink, wink !}
Glad you enjoyed it !
Certainly were some big Un's there !
Stay safe !
Stu xx
It was so windy I would have took off if I had that flapping about 😂😂😂
@@TheNarrowboatPirate Ha Ha Ha ! !
Really enjoy your adventures onthe canals and your camper van , Bonnie is so gorgeous stay safe on the Manchester ship canal Happy travels ❤ xxx
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Love your watching your adventures 😊
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Thanks Lovely Heidi for taking us along on this fantastic Pirate adventure on the Manchester ship canal with your friends on their boats. It was lovely to see Little Bonny playing with her new friends which shows that she is really enjoying life with you and you've shown her that life is for having fun, so well done you. Thanks also for the very interesting historical info'. I hope that you and Little Bonny are doing well. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Thanks so much Stevie 🏴☠️❤️😃
Hi Heidi little tip for you 😊, I noticed you had half a cup of coffee.Have you tried pressing the button twice with the same pod you can have a normal cuppa, Love the vlogs Bonny is coming on well now x
I love strong black coffee 😃 if I go to a cafe I get an americano with half the water or a double shot … it’s the hot hit I need and then there is more space for rum when required 😂😂😂 but thanks so much for the tip 😃🏴☠️❤️
Heidi, I think you were so brave to do the Ship Canal all alone on your narrowboat, despite being with the other boats…we did it on a tug boat going from Manchester to Liverpool and it rained all the way but was so interesting. I do look forward to Thursdays and watching your vlogs each week.
Aww thanks Liz 😃🏴☠️❤️
"Dreamed a dream, by the old canal, kissed my girl, by the factory wall, dirty old town, dirty old town". A friend at college nearly bought a huge wide beamed old wooden coal barge, it was £150. You were basically buying the diesel engine in it. We talked him out of it! Used to work in and old factory building above the Rochdale canal in town and could walk to the Bridgewater canal and down that to Stretford and home to Firswood. The legs were younger then and the land next to our street was a farm.
Ooh they may be interested in the next video I’m editing then as it’s historic boats 😃🏴☠️
Your an inspiring character, love you videos they bring a smile and make me laugh. Have a great journey and adventure. Just binged watched your campervan holiday amazing.
Aww thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
What a great voyage down the ship canal, shame it wasn't a nicer day for you.
Wait for this weeks video😂 I’m just editing it now …. Weather was horrendous 😂😂
Thanks for vid Heidi, glad you finally found a canal that your bottom doesn't drag along(mind out the gutter please 😂).
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Was waiting for you too say bout the drink 😂 cheers !
Thanks Heidi for the video .Wee Bonnie makes a great navigator
She is amazing 😃🏴☠️
Heidi, your tune ‘Otters Pocket’ sounds brilliant!
Thank you, I still need to finish it 😂😂
What a fantastic video Heidi. I had to watch it twice. xx
Thanks so much 😊
Took us right back to when we did the trip, the other way round. Your description is spot-on - exhilarating!
I loved it, even with them very strong winds 😂😂
Glad you weren’t fighting whitecaps. Bonnie seems more socialized. Thx for the adventure.
Thanks for watching 🏴☠️😃❤️
Well done Heidi and Bonny. I really enjoy your vids, including the camper van vids. very best wishes from Pete an old truck driver.
Thanks so much Pete 🏴☠️😃❤️
Enjoy,your journey!!
Stay Safe!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🫂🫂🫂
Thank you!!
That was an exciting thrilling video. Well done to you and Bonny for finishing that journey through the Manchester Ship Canal.
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Very expensive to get tugged off glad yous agreed to tug each other off 😊.
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That was amazing! A big bit of water! Well done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Coffee Kraken’s our favourite. Coffee and rum, what’s not to love 😃
Cheers 😂🥃🏴☠️
Love the OTTERS pocket!!!!!
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Great cruise Heidi. Loved the music Otter pocket.💚
Heidi i love any drink that has a coffee flavour. infact I love anything coffee.😁
Me too!! And thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
great vlog and music, lovely to see Bonnie having a good time with the other dogs, when she's on the roof she really watches everything- are you sure she;s not captain now
She rules the roost 😂😂
Very brave to go on such a big ship canal. Very well done ❤
Thank you so much!
An absolute first class vlog very interesting I have visited the museum and I loved it so interesting and you made it more interesting love to you both x❤
Many thanks! 😃🏴☠️
Nice weather up there... Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷.
Oh don’t rub it in 😂 I bet it’s gorgeous there 🤣🤣
Keep well out of the way of the ships, they move very quickly and when they come close they are so huge. I remember sailing near Miami, and big ships come out of the port in Miami. First you see them way back, five minutes later they are right in front of you. It doesn’t take them long, it’s very scary they go so fast. They can’t stop on a dime, it takes them a while. Anyway, thanks for making videos, I enjoy watching every week.
Thanks for the tips 😃🏴☠️❤️
Thank you so much for this window into a world that is so different from my life here in California. It looked like you were going really fast compared to your speed on the canals. As always Bonnie is a delight to see.
Haha yes it’s a whole different ball game on deep wide water 😃🏴☠️
Love the Beanie you had on at the beginning of the video. Cheers
Thanks!
Well done Heidi another great video 😊
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
Wow, the Manchester Ship canal looked amazing, think we’ll have to do it one day! Loving your new camera angles too! Speak soon matey! xx
Thank you 🏴☠️🥃❤️
@@TheNarrowboatPirate ❤️
Ellesmere Port is a right shite hole but the museum is brilliant. My heart melts everytime I see Bonnie ❤🎉
I loved it there … very friendly people 😃
Lovely we Loved it! So fun and informative! The best entertainment on a Saturday night...we save you for Saturdays you are that good!
Heidi l would love your latest music/CD how can l get this??
Cheers the Cornish crew James and Shelly
Awww thanks so much … I’ve a few more tracks to add to my website but they are not finished yet 😂🏴☠️
So exciting! what a great trip! Yes, here in the Pacific Northwest of USA (on huge Puget Sound and up into Canada) the opposition of water current versus wind can create havoc, especially if you're trying to moor/dock your boat and one force is moving your boat in one direction and the other force is moving your boat in the ANOTHER direction and you have only one engine and one prop and YIKES! But we all help each other, and it's way ok to simply back out and start over, no egos involved. I just looked online on Google Earth about your journey. Wow. What an adventure. You sure are finding them. :-) Good on you! Oops, a nuclear power plant on the left ... we have those in the USA too ... we need to dump them! Go solar and wind. No Heidi, don't you be skipping anything! We want it all. 🙂
It’s not nuclear thankfully …. That would be very scary to live next to one of those 😃❤️🏴☠️
To be pedantic the council is CWAC ie Cheshire West and Chester. Used to be Cheshire many years ago.
I’m sure everyone knows what I meant 😂😂
loved it Heidi and i love your sense of Humor always makes me smile look forward to the next one take care lots of love ❤
Thank you so much!
Beautiful camera work and edit! Also very much enjoyed the area history and backstory.
Aww thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
I really enjoyed watching your video from here in sunny Cyprus. We are ex pats and also ex shared ownership narrow boaters. It was great to see where we had previously moored up in Elsmere port. It seems that when you moor there you actually become an exhibit of the museum! Thank-you.
Aww thank you …. The weather here is terrible at the moment 😂😂🏴☠️
The narrow boats look so tiny on the Manchester ship canal, I think I would love it but also would be far more nervous you are so positive a real inspiration thank you for taking us all with you.
Thanks so much ❤️😃🏴☠️
Ahoy Cap'n and FM Bonny- yay I've finally caught up watching yer fab vlogs. I loved the van travels with Sandra ( hope she's back safely in Ireland enjoying the rain 😆) am looking forward to more high jinks on the 'high seas'! I'd just like to say a BIG thank ye for keeping me entertained and 'sane' whilst i was in hospital for 4 lonnng weeks, ye made me (and a few nurses) laugh with yer cheeky innuendos!!
😂😂 Brilliant! Happy boating Captain and best wishes from Ireland.
Ps i love yer new tune, Otter's Pocket- very ambient 👍
Don't forget to wear yer life jacket ye rebel! ❤🌈🏴☠️
Awww get well soon xxxx and thank you 😃🏴☠️
Heidi, you bring such joy every Friday over here which is when your vlogs lob. Bonny is a bonus . Thanks!
Thank you 😃❤️🏴☠️
You see Bonny can get on with others, it’s a question of practice, just like mum. 😂😂😂😂
It’s big dogs that she doesn’t like not little ones 😂😂
@@TheNarrowboatPirate just like mum ❤️😂😂😂😂
What an adventure indeed. Wow you were moving ! Brilliant. Thank u for sharing this. Best wishes
Aww thanks for watching and commenting Trevor ❤️🏴☠️😃
Massive!
Another Thursday and another new adventure. So looking forward to following you're adventures in 2024.
Its also amazing to see how Bonny has become so content.
Till next Thursday, take care Heidi and Bonny
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Wonderful adventure! Love seeing Bonny romp with the other pups.❤
Rum Wench really rode the Manchester well and made you proud as we are of you your so inspiring. Love your attitude to life and all its challenges keep going girl we are right with you. 🥰Trevor &Linda xx
Wow, thank you
🏴☠️You & Bon are salty navis now! 🦜🚢
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Well done Heidi and Bonny so emotional to watch you must be so proud of your achievements.❤️X
Aww thank you 🏴☠️😃❤️
Bloody brilliant Heidi. Thanks, so nice to have you and Bonnie back
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
LOVE that HAT !
Blimey good effort...I went on the Gloucester n Sharpness and that was big, ship canal though is another level...Nice one Heidi👍
Thanks Dave 😃🏴☠️❤️
i noticed that there was enough room in that coffee for a little rum
Always but I can’t when single handed on the river … I’ll save that for the calm of the canals 😂🏴☠️
Great video, great journey!
Thank you 😃🏴☠️
Thank you another great and educational video least I know the day of the week with you guys ! Be safe !
I was at a steam punk event at the Waterways Museum this weekend.
I've stayed for a few nights on my boat at the museum. It's very evocative when the museum is locked and you are in there on your own!
I loved it 😃❤️🏴☠️
Fabulous vlog, thanks for sharing your amazing adventures xx
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Another great video.. ❤
Thank you 🤗
Yes, Brave Heidi, it was a proper pirate adventure, You are amazing. Thank you for taking us along.
Thank you 😃🏴☠️❤️
Blimey the ship canal is huge!