So, I watched this video, then the next one...but I was so moved by the bit about the lessons learned part. When you told the story about the dogs I got so upset with worry about your lovely fur babies. Also, seeing Fran's expression on her face just tore me up. Fran, I feel your pain and I wanted to give you the biggest hug. We love our fur babies, they are family and if something were to happen to them it would be just devastating. I'm so sorry you went through that, and you too Rich, but I am really glad that it turned out okay. Big hugs and lots of love to you both.
Thank you. That still remains the worst experience we have had on the boat. So frightening for us all. Thankfully all ended well and they are both still with us but much creakier and older now.
I used to use an enameled cast-iron stockpot to bake yeast rolls on my wood stove. I know it is time consuming but in winter when in front of weaving loom there is nothing like the smell. Take care...thanks for taking me with..xox
Beautiful weaving! Love the colours and natural touched like leaving raised tufted bits for added interest. You obviously have a very good eye! Look forward to seeing it modelled by your lucky husband! 😄. It’s always a learning curve making such a. Huge change from your previous lives, but you are doing brilliantly well, I commend you both.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’m a natural hoarder, which would give me a big problem becoming such minimalists, and so neat and organised! Another thing really well done. Love how things fold up so neatly and can just slot away. Out of sight. It’s a real Tardis isn’t it. Thankyou for sharing your new way of life with us…wished I could magic myself there when you showed the fire going, gentle sound of weaving, and the medicinal glass of red wine!…yes I could willingly come and “slum” it with you anytime! Lol. Best wishes, stay safe, well, and happy, and please give your dogs water wings to wear when on the move! Lol… love Helen in Norfolk 🙋♀️😘💕☕️☕️🌻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🦋🐝
I love your loom, Fran and you're so talented! I worked for many years at Pendelton Woolen Mills (Washougal Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland Oregon) where I was a weaver and I ran 6 - 8 large looms at a time! The shuttles flying by at 60 mph! I also enjoyed seeing you take the helm and look so confident and capable. As I said I have watched all of these videos before but I'm enjoying seeing it again knowing how the next few years turn out. You have both grown and learned and taken to this life so beautifully and the dogs figure it out eventually too, don't they. I LOVE that little boat at 2:07 Gads, I could sit in there reading all day! Thanks for sharing!
Just found you on You Tube, so have only just started watching your videos..... my husband and I are hoping to search and buy a boat next year so your videos ars really helpful to us.... we also have a small dog and we were anxious just listening to your dog in water in lock saga..'scary!!!! Thanks for this video, its a big insight into making sure the boat we choose is safe for our dog!! Looking forward to catching up to your latest videos.... stay safe. Lynette x
Thank you for joining us Lynette. We learnt the hard way with the dogs and ever since have had them securely locked in the boat in locks. It was so scary
It was possibly one of our most frightening moments and so early on in our time on the boat. We had bad dreams for days but fortunately nothing like that has happened since
Oh my word. This isn’t a Vlog I’ll be showing “She Who Cracks the Whip” she’d go bananas if that lock incident with the dogs happened to our Murphy. He loves the water and is a very strong swimmer but the cold water wouldn’t do him any favours. As for the cost of ownership of a narrowboat. We all know it doesn’t come cheap. I’ll be honest, I’m looking for something a little more modern that doesn’t need loads of work doing to it if at all possible and I say that with tongue in cheek. We all have a budget to work with. Some more than others. What I’ve seen of Constanze she’s a lovely boat. So glad you retrieved the boat in the wind. Jono’s a nice bloke. I like his vlogs too. Take care you two plus K9’s too.
I'm so glad that both dogs are alright after their ordeal. It's something that is going to worry me with my own fur babies...when I eventually get afloat. The weaving looks great, very rustic.
Watching some older videos to catch up on Floating Our Boat's beginnings. I already enjoy the content but I know I'll enjoy it MORE now that I know Rich (and Fran?) are Rugby Union fans. Sorry to read about Ireland taking out the six nations the day before this video but great to see England back on top of the six nations last year. See you in the Rugby world cup - NZ next year. (Go the mighty All Black's, sorry, had to be said)
That loom looks amazing and so fun! 😍 Glad the dogs were ok, that sounded extremely stressful! Really enjoying your videos, we have so much to catch up on!
Awwwwww Fran ❤ watching this I can thoroughly understand your worry about that situation, but thankfully all ended well and yes sometimes the most valuable of lessons are learned in a tough way. But go forward with strength in knowledge and your beautiful poochies will be just dandy! ❤ serious man-crush on Rich tho!
Although we live in Las Vegas we enjoy your (among others) narrow boat Vlogs! We travel most of the year in our vintage euro style class A motor home, and also watch US motorhome/caravan Vlogs, and we've come to the conclusion the narrow boat Vlogers, with few exceptions like caravaner Canadian Slim Potato Head, are more relaxed and cheerful hence more enjoyable to watch, thanks you for your effort! After running across your site last week (November 2019) we started watching your Vlog from episode 1...
Since watching you creating your rugs ive bought a peg loom and wow its so tharaputic weaving never be as good as yours but its lovely trying Thank you for sharing it with us all xxxx
Take your chimney off too through bridges and tunnels. Some are lower than others and we lost about three (very expensive) chimneys over the years!!!!! Heartbreaking when you've just polished the brass on it!!! Haha
Cheers from Michigan, USA. I am so glad I found your channel. I have been binge watching the Narrowboating vlogs and so enjoy them. You two are delightful and your videos so well done. I dream of someday cruising the cut and working on my English genealogy too. I am delighted to see Fran weaving, I weave rugs on a large Union loom over 100 yrs old. Well done! Please keep filming, I am hooked!
Very nice video. I'm looking forward to watching your first four plus some in the future. I'm sure you've been told but traveling up is often called "locking up" while traveling down is, cleverly, "locking down". Cheers from an American gongoozler with future plans to travel the cut!
Hello from the USA. Love your videos so far. If you and look up Narrowboat Experience, those two girls did a full bathroom not only on a budget, but did it themselves. Good Luck
Hi Guys, Commented with you when Rich had the dreaded virus last year ,glad you appear to be well now. I'me doing your journey again from the beginning and am at Ep5 right now. At the end of it you passed a super looking dry dock with the clock on the roof, Where was that ?? please. I watched Ep115 earlier which spurred me on to start again. Many thanks for good stuff with variety. Stay Chirpy and safe. Proper Job
"Too much information"? Possibly, for innocent landlubbers. But although not a regular boater myself, I know that loos and allied info is the main topic of conversation when boaters meet!
Just found your channel so playing catch up. You may have come up with a strategy by now, but, You can buy a baby gate that is made of mesh and rolls back on itself to a couple of inches when not in use. Forget the name of them but they are widely available (Argos, Amazon etc), we also had a life jacket/harness for our dog that you could hook with the boat hook, they are a little pricey but I thought the fact you can fish them out when there is no easy way for them to climb out was worth what we paid for it. Our dog ALWAYS fell in within the first 24 hours of all our holidays and when he got older it got more difficult for him to climb out, especially around locks where the banks are mostly brick/concrete/shuttering or some other combination! I can only imagine how shook up you were having both of them in the lock!
I am a long distance away. Zelienople Pennsylvania USA. I have seen the doggie life jackets with handles to get a good hold of the dogs if you need to.
How scary that must have been! In our first week of boating we had a couple of mishaps that still give me the shivers when I think back.You are doing great - and the loom is fabulous!
Hello Fran - I was demonstrating SAORI weaving at Art in the Park at the weekend and a couple of boaters came by and told me about a video of a SAORI loom on a narrowboat - I thought it had to be you - so pleased to hear you are getting on so well - your scarf looks great! My boat has been renamed nb Tanabata (Japanese festival and story abut a weaver) and repainted and now has a floor so I will soon get a loom onboard. Hope to catch up with you on the cut some time! x
What a story, I guess you can read all the books, look at the video,s but it never fully prepares you, Glad you are still enjoying your new life style and the dogs thought what a lot of fun, must do that again, never thinking of mum and dad , well I guess that day you didn’t need to use the head so must have saved you one extra day before pump out .when you have stayed in your cottage and return to water , it will be interesting to tells us what did you miss, and anything you wish you could bring with you which is perhaps not possible. Will be looking forward to your next adventure, regards Mark
Sorry to hear about your pups, Jono has a life jacket for his Molly and she looks quite comfy wearing it. Your dogs will get used to living on a narrowboat. thanks for the post.
What a week you’ve had and the shock of the dogs falling in the lock. I’ve not experienced any locks that are as violent as that but I’ll watch out when we get to those. We keep our dog tied on the back but we have a cruiser stern so there’s plenty of room. A few people have recommended we tie the dog on the roof so he has a better view but we haven’t tried that yet. I’m not very experienced myself but I prefer to use the middle line round the bollard when I’m in the Locks. I don’t always do that but it does keep the boat steady. Not sure what you do. I love your loom. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Guys its all fun and full of learning. Use the centre line rap it forward and back on its self hand it back to who ever is on the helm and it will stop the boat moving forward.
Sorry to here about the dogs thankfully all ok lesson learned, glad your loving narrowband life, like the scarf, we make are own bread we will look forward to see how you make yours, All the best, cheers Chris
I noticed your solar panels and really you can use different amounts bringing them down to about 1 inch or so above the roof. Keep them flat and have four corner mounts so you can disconnect one side, lift and connect 12 to 18 inch extensions for in marina over winter. Suggest you look up RV solar mounting in southern USA as in California and Arizona. Enjoy your videos a lot.
Just watching your early episodes, really well done. In relation to your weaving, rich desperately needs a beanie, From Melbourne Australia, in lockdown again 161 days
Glad to see you are loving your boat in spite of the mishaps. I was weaving at the Saori Shed at the same time as you and now have my loom too. Great fun x. Take care, Stephanie x
Ah bless you both, what a fright, I would be the same Fran. We have a Miniature Schnauzer called Milo and a Scottie called Nelson. We have been boaters well on cruisers for many years on the Broads up your old neck of the woods, even owned a few. We have not been boating with the boys for the last 7 years as we lived abroad but back now in Blighty we are off to the Broads at the end of April. Your vlog reminded me to take care. Thanks for that and I am loving your vlogs and life stories...
Hi and thanks for your reply. We are picking up Tower Bridge from Bridge raft in Acle. So excited, we just adore the Broads however we are currently living in our house we rented while abroad near Windsor so we might just buy another boat and have it on the Thames. We have never been on the Thames?? Keep those vlogs coming I am so jealous of your new life on the water....Take care, Howie
Hopefully as you gain in confidence you will let your dogs run the towpaths likeJonno does!. Love the videos. Subbed. All the best from an old Pom in Western Australia😎🇦🇺👍
wow its a good job you happen to look down into the lock and notice jess in the water otherwise you could have gone off without her or even worse killed her by hitting her head with the bow, or even drowned her,so well done to you for being so observant, so glad she shook her experience off, and then you had to drag archive out I know he loves the water but in the lock couldn't he wait until you moored up, I know you said he lost his footing I was just trying to make light heart of the experience as locks are dangerous for humans let alone pets, just glad they were both ok
just removed our pump out tank for same reasons, and fitted a thetford c200 cassette toilet, and purchased a spare cassette really pleased no more pong throughout boat and no more £15 emptying fee. I was lucky pump out tank was only a plastic type I removed within 2 hours moved toilet and put a nice oak corner unit against hull were toilet was that quote is ridiculous have a go yourself water is already there in bathroom toilet only requires a cold supply and a 12v wire from your battery or fuse board job done that's if your tank isn't a welded into hull type good luck anyway if you want any imfo don't hesitate to contact me glad your experience didn't turn out tragic keep safe peeps
A scarf will come in handy as if you're a continuous cruiser in winter eventually you will be iced in and unable to move, at that point the CR & T won't be able to fine you for being in one place for more than 14 days. As being iced in gets closer the best idea is try and find a spot to moor up close to an elsan and water point. An elsan is where there are facilities to dump the loo, usually cassettes but if you do a search there are hand operated pumps available for those with pump out boats. Dogs have to fall into locks in order to learn its not a good idea to get that close. More male ducks than female ducks? Ever counted the number of males in a pub versus the number of females? Bathroom, Easiest way to slowly fill your tank is stop at a public loo or elsan point ( public loo for canal boaters only requires a CR& T key ) so your only going number one onboard. This bit of kit might come In handy during the winter when iced in ruclips.net/video/G2rW2LYoPUY/видео.html Back in the 70's I had a 35 foot RV that had an interesting option. It was a small pump that pumped from the black tank into the exhaust pipe a small amount of liquid that you generally couldn't smell in the vehicle behind me. It wouldn't pump unless you going 50 mph and the engine was at least 160 degrees. The system worked quite well until I looked in the rear mirror and saw an irate state trooper tying to figure out who soiled his windshield as the from of his cruiser was covered in smelly black goo. He turned into a car wash instead of pulling us over. I shut the system off then later that night discovered a electrical short that caused the pump to run continuously. There was another RV right next to me so we managed not to get a ticket. The system generally worked ok but this time at a long light the pump pumped quite a bit into the exhaust pipe that just went blaaaaaaaahhhhhhh all over this cruiser. I made sure I only turned the system on when I was on the interstate after that 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. Boy that trooper was mad. Not something I'd want to use on a narrowboat but a manual pump system will be very handy. Hope this helps.
Hi. Just discovered your channel and am going through your videos after subscribing so sorry if it’s a bit late or already mentioned but the ladies from the narrowboat experience did a DIY bathroom refit and might be worth checking it out if you’ve yet to do any bathroom work. Loving the videos so far and look forward to catching up to date with them soon 😀
Love your weaving projects and different fabrics. You talk about Rich’s art supplies...is he (or was he) an artist? 🤗 Someone is a good dog trainer too, because your sweet doggies are so obedient 😃
Hi Bonnie, Rich is very artistic and has dabbles in various painting styles and also lino cuts. Hopefully he will have more room on the new boat to do some more.
Going up narrow locks, keep the bow against the cill/gate. If you don’t, it moves back, you try to stop it by engaging forward and then it surges forward and no amount of reverse will stop it. So, keep it in forward against the cill/gate. Just make sure the bow doesn’t get stuck under the gate (it should have a vertical metal strip to prevent that). Once it’s got a bit of water in the lock, it no longer happens. I’m assuming there are ground paddles! You might get a very wet boat if it only has gate paddles.
I'd love a poncho made from that weave looks great :) Tom Baker wants his scarf back :p First day on a canal I met a guy who told me he'd just seen someones dog get drowned in a lock. It's idyllic but deadly.
I can see why most people don't have long haired dogs, such as Shetland sheepdogs.,,I can imagine the nightmares if having a dog go into the canal locke. I was upset enough when my sheltie went into my straight sided koi pond. And he weighed at least 50lbs when wet.....take care..
oooh i like the pump out toilette and not like the plastic way to expencive ones but the cassette is also a great solution you can store some extra cassettes on board but they all have to be empty one bye one. that is not a fun job at all. composting toilette is no fun at all. the plastic wil get britle and you could spring a leak and if you did a number 2 you have to clean it all. because your number 2 lays on the valve and when you open the valve it gets dirty. just try the cassettes see if you like them. They dont cost that mutch. Greetings from Holland,, Kitty.
Jess is a rescue dog. She was described as a black Lakeland terrier but everyone seems to think she is a patterdale so the jury is out. She is a great boat dog though.
Fran any chance you can do a vlog on how u thread your heddles on your loom in such a small space and how you do your warping ect!! im not on a narrow boat (yet its a dream i would love to fulfil) but i have limited space in my crafting room and if you can do it in a width of 6' then it gives me hope in the small space i have in my room...
Ha ha, it is not always easy. I am definitely going to do a little weaving video in the next week or so now I have got to grips with warping. I did it once to make sure it was ok, now I can film it so keep an eye open. X
Forgot to ask one question that you had raised, pump out verses cassette etc. I had always though pump out would have been better because of little need for yourself s to do anything apart from pumping out. But I could be in error, most interested to get your views on the different types and in your opinion what works for you and why, regards Mark
Hi Roland. The only issue we have with pump outs is the cost at £15 plus it mounts up over a year probably to around £300 ish. Jury still out for us and need more investigation. Thanks for taking the time to watch and show an interest. 👍
Tel Jenkins Hi, thank you for watching the video and thanks for your message. I’m glad you are fascinated by Saori weaving. My loom is the WX60. I bought mine from Amanda at Beautiful Cloth who also lives on a narrowboat. She helped me set it up which was really useful. Here is a link to the uk Registered Saori stockists. I know Amanda can post looms out to you and they are fairly easy to set up, but I recommend a quick course at one of the registered studios if you can get to one. I hope this helps. Fran xx
Thanks for the info Fran, we moved on to narrowboat last June partly inspired by your vlogs and we love it, there’s always something new to learn. We had just started to revisit your videos and it’s great to see how quickly you both settled in your own inimitable style, we always look forward to your next episode, so when we looked at the Saori episode, my partner Monica loved the possibilities of weaving on our boat and wanted to learn more. Out of interest, what is the footprint of the loom when set up? Thanks again for all the work you and Rich put into your vlogs. x Tel
We should be able to set it up in our kitchen area as we have a drop down table. It’s pricey but looks well made, we’re definitely going to check it out. Hope you’re feeling better today, heard on the foxes live stream the other day you were under the weather. x
Just sub'd and now time to catch up! Always nice to see new youtubers, fresh, inexperienced and honest :-) Thanks for sharing your journey, cheers Happy. PS dark shadows might indicate a problem with your ticker, are there any Doctors on the canal network?
Sounds awful with the dogs that's been my concern watching those with dogs. Can you get the life jackets for them with the handles I've seen.. Glad all well, good to share..
We have always been concerned about life jackets being a hindrance and getting caught up. We learnt our lessons with the dogs. They are both much more water wise now and we are very careful with them.
Wow. So glad they made it. That scarf is 😍 gorgeous. Having fun watching your start.
So, I watched this video, then the next one...but I was so moved by the bit about the lessons learned part. When you told the story about the dogs I got so upset with worry about your lovely fur babies. Also, seeing Fran's expression on her face just tore me up. Fran, I feel your pain and I wanted to give you the biggest hug. We love our fur babies, they are family and if something were to happen to them it would be just devastating. I'm so sorry you went through that, and you too Rich, but I am really glad that it turned out okay. Big hugs and lots of love to you both.
Thank you. That still remains the worst experience we have had on the boat. So frightening for us all. Thankfully all ended well and they are both still with us but much creakier and older now.
I was crying with the dog story
Oh my goodness my heart was in my mouth when you spoke about the dogs falling in!
That was one of our worst experiences yet. Fortunately we learnt from our mistakes.
I used to use an enameled cast-iron stockpot to bake yeast rolls on my wood stove. I know it is time consuming but in winter when in front of weaving loom there is nothing like the smell. Take care...thanks for taking me with..xox
That's a great idea!
Beautiful weaving! Love the colours and natural touched like leaving raised tufted bits for added interest. You obviously have a very good eye!
Look forward to seeing it modelled by your lucky husband! 😄.
It’s always a learning curve making such a. Huge change from your previous lives, but you are doing brilliantly well, I commend you both.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I’m a natural hoarder, which would give me a big problem becoming such minimalists, and so neat and organised! Another thing really well done.
Love how things fold up so neatly and can just slot away. Out of sight. It’s a real Tardis isn’t it.
Thankyou for sharing your new way of life with us…wished I could magic myself there when you showed the fire going, gentle sound of weaving, and the medicinal glass of red wine!…yes I could willingly come and “slum” it with you anytime! Lol. Best wishes, stay safe, well, and happy, and please give your dogs water wings to wear when on the move! Lol… love Helen in Norfolk 🙋♀️😘💕☕️☕️🌻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🦋🐝
Hi Helen, Getting rid of stuff was a bit difficult at first, but we really don't miss any of it now. Glad you're enjoying our lifestyle
I love your loom, Fran and you're so talented! I worked for many years at Pendelton Woolen Mills (Washougal Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland Oregon) where I was a weaver and I ran 6 - 8 large looms at a time! The shuttles flying by at 60 mph! I also enjoyed seeing you take the helm and look so confident and capable. As I said I have watched all of these videos before but I'm enjoying seeing it again knowing how the next few years turn out. You have both grown and learned and taken to this life so beautifully and the dogs figure it out eventually too, don't they. I LOVE that little boat at 2:07 Gads, I could sit in there reading all day! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Lyn. I don't think my shuttle will ever go that fast!!!!
Just found you on You Tube, so have only just started watching your videos..... my husband and I are hoping to search and buy a boat next year so your videos ars really helpful to us.... we also have a small dog and we were anxious just listening to your dog in water in lock saga..'scary!!!! Thanks for this video, its a big insight into making sure the boat we choose is safe for our dog!! Looking forward to catching up to your latest videos.... stay safe. Lynette x
Thank you for joining us Lynette. We learnt the hard way with the dogs and ever since have had them securely locked in the boat in locks. It was so scary
That must have been terrifying. Good for you for sharing what you learned from it 👍
It was possibly one of our most frightening moments and so early on in our time on the boat. We had bad dreams for days but fortunately nothing like that has happened since
I'm happy i follow people like you.
Oh dear...bet that was a shock with the dogs....big learning curve for you all
It always. They have always been safely locked in since then at locks.
"You lucky people", how I envy you, thanks!!!
Oh my word. This isn’t a Vlog I’ll be showing “She Who Cracks the Whip” she’d go bananas if that lock incident with the dogs happened to our Murphy. He loves the water and is a very strong swimmer but the cold water wouldn’t do him any favours. As for the cost of ownership of a narrowboat. We all know it doesn’t come cheap. I’ll be honest, I’m looking for something a little more modern that doesn’t need loads of work doing to it if at all possible and I say that with tongue in cheek. We all have a budget to work with. Some more than others. What I’ve seen of Constanze she’s a lovely boat. So glad you retrieved the boat in the wind. Jono’s a nice bloke. I like his vlogs too. Take care you two plus K9’s too.
I'm so glad that both dogs are alright after their ordeal. It's something that is going to worry me with my own fur babies...when I eventually get afloat. The weaving looks great, very rustic.
Watching some older videos to catch up on Floating Our Boat's beginnings. I already enjoy the content but I know I'll enjoy it MORE now that I know Rich (and Fran?) are Rugby Union fans. Sorry to read about Ireland taking out the six nations the day before this video but great to see England back on top of the six nations last year. See you in the Rugby world cup - NZ next year. (Go the mighty All Black's, sorry, had to be said)
We'll be watching with you x
Gorgeous scarf.
Thank you
That loom looks amazing and so fun! 😍 Glad the dogs were ok, that sounded extremely stressful! Really enjoying your videos, we have so much to catch up on!
Thanks so much! 😊
Awwwwww Fran ❤ watching this I can thoroughly understand your worry about that situation, but thankfully all ended well and yes sometimes the most valuable of lessons are learned in a tough way. But go forward with strength in knowledge and your beautiful poochies will be just dandy! ❤ serious man-crush on Rich tho!
Thank you so much!!
wow...love to see you weaving...never heard od SAORI WEAVING...used to weave on a big Hattersley loom...great fun....until something went wrong....
Great video
Although we live in Las Vegas we enjoy your (among others) narrow boat Vlogs! We travel most of the year in our vintage euro style class A motor home, and also watch US motorhome/caravan Vlogs, and we've come to the conclusion the narrow boat Vlogers, with few exceptions like caravaner Canadian Slim Potato Head, are more relaxed and cheerful hence more enjoyable to watch, thanks you for your effort! After running across your site last week (November 2019) we started watching your Vlog from episode 1...
Thanks for watching. We watch a few motor home vloggers and love Slim Potato and Expawers. 👍
Since watching you creating your rugs ive bought a peg loom and wow its so tharaputic weaving never be as good as yours but its lovely trying
Thank you for sharing it with us all xxxx
That was my first attempt and I have s lot to learn but it is so relaxing . Well done you
Take your chimney off too through bridges and tunnels. Some are lower than others and we lost about three (very expensive) chimneys over the years!!!!! Heartbreaking when you've just polished the brass on it!!! Haha
I love your hippy weaving.
Sorry you had such a fright with the dogs. The weaving looks great 👍
The scarf looks fantastic and the bread vlog sounds great
What a talented lady! Awesome weaving skills! Great vlog! 😀🤘🏻
Weaving on a narrboat ,,,,Wow, Fran this is so nice to watch !!!
Cheers from Michigan, USA. I am so glad I found your channel. I have been binge watching the
Narrowboating vlogs and so enjoy them. You two are delightful and your videos so well done. I dream of someday cruising the cut and working on my English genealogy too. I am delighted to see Fran weaving, I weave rugs on a large Union loom over 100 yrs old. Well done! Please keep filming, I am hooked!
Cadence Chrome thank you so much for your wonderful comments. Fran is weaving a bed throw at the moment I’ll show just for you in the next vlog 😀
Fran's a bit of a natural with that tiller.
Very nice video. I'm looking forward to watching your first four plus some in the future. I'm sure you've been told but traveling up is often called "locking up" while traveling down is, cleverly, "locking down". Cheers from an American gongoozler with future plans to travel the cut!
CallmeRogerRoger thanks for watching. I never knew the locking terms. Hope you get to cruise the cut soon. 👍
Hello from the USA. Love your videos so far. If you and look up Narrowboat Experience, those two girls did a full bathroom not only on a budget, but did it themselves. Good Luck
Hi there, yeah we checked out their bathroom vids so we will prob tackle ourselves - gulp!
Thanks for watching.
Delightful! I can’t wait to cozy up to your adventure! Well played.
suggestion have a look for a collapsible dog crate, might pay to put them in a crate near locks
The dogs are fine now. It was our mistake not to make sure the doors were locked properly
Hi Guys, Commented with you when Rich had the dreaded virus last year ,glad you appear to be well now. I'me doing your journey again from the beginning and am at Ep5 right now. At the end of it you passed a super looking dry dock with the clock on the roof, Where was that ?? please. I watched Ep115 earlier which spurred me on to start again. Many thanks for good stuff with variety. Stay Chirpy and safe. Proper Job
Great happy attitude to life
Good video as always
numberplate guy thanks for watching 👍
"Too much information"? Possibly, for innocent landlubbers. But although not a regular boater myself, I know that loos and allied info is the main topic of conversation when boaters meet!
Unfortunately it is the most asked question
Just found your channel so playing catch up. You may have come up with a strategy by now, but, You can buy a baby gate that is made of mesh and rolls back on itself to a couple of inches when not in use. Forget the name of them but they are widely available (Argos, Amazon etc), we also had a life jacket/harness for our dog that you could hook with the boat hook, they are a little pricey but I thought the fact you can fish them out when there is no easy way for them to climb out was worth what we paid for it. Our dog ALWAYS fell in within the first 24 hours of all our holidays and when he got older it got more difficult for him to climb out, especially around locks where the banks are mostly brick/concrete/shuttering or some other combination! I can only imagine how shook up you were having both of them in the lock!
I am a long distance away. Zelienople Pennsylvania USA.
I have seen the doggie life jackets with handles to get a good hold of the dogs if you need to.
How scary that must have been! In our first week of boating we had a couple of mishaps that still give me the shivers when I think back.You are doing great - and the loom is fabulous!
A Life Full of Meaning thanks for watching. Lessons learned the hard way x
Hello Fran - I was demonstrating SAORI weaving at Art in the Park at the weekend and a couple of boaters came by and told me about a video of a SAORI loom on a narrowboat - I thought it had to be you - so pleased to hear you are getting on so well - your scarf looks great! My boat has been renamed nb Tanabata (Japanese festival and story abut a weaver) and repainted and now has a floor so I will soon get a loom onboard. Hope to catch up with you on the cut some time! x
Hiya! You need doggie life jackets and a composting toilet. Job done. Enjoy yourselves!
What a story, I guess you can read all the books, look at the video,s but it never fully prepares you, Glad you are still enjoying your new life style and the dogs thought what a lot of fun, must do that again, never thinking of mum and dad , well I guess that day you didn’t need to use the head so must have saved you one extra day before pump out .when you have stayed in your cottage and return to water , it will be interesting to tells us what did you miss, and anything you wish you could bring with you which is perhaps not possible. Will be looking forward to your next adventure, regards Mark
Sorry to hear about your pups, Jono has a life jacket for his Molly and she looks quite comfy wearing it. Your dogs will get used to living on a narrowboat. thanks for the post.
Marian Jacobs Thanks for watching. Glad you’re enjoying and thanks for your comments 👍
What a week you’ve had and the shock of the dogs falling in the lock. I’ve not experienced any locks that are as violent as that but I’ll watch out when we get to those. We keep our dog tied on the back but we have a cruiser stern so there’s plenty of room. A few people have recommended we tie the dog on the roof so he has a better view but we haven’t tried that yet. I’m not very experienced myself but I prefer to use the middle line round the bollard when I’m in the Locks. I don’t always do that but it does keep the boat steady. Not sure what you do. I love your loom. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Guys its all fun and full of learning. Use the centre line rap it forward and back on its self hand it back to who ever is on the helm and it will stop the boat moving forward.
Peter Rutter thanks for the advice and thanks for watching 👍
Sorry to here about the dogs thankfully all ok lesson learned, glad your loving narrowband life, like the scarf, we make are own bread we will look forward to see how you make yours, All the best, cheers Chris
I noticed your solar panels and really you can use different amounts bringing them down to about 1 inch or so above the roof. Keep them flat and have four corner mounts so you can disconnect one side, lift and connect 12 to 18 inch extensions for in marina over winter. Suggest you look up RV solar mounting in southern USA as in California and Arizona. Enjoy your videos a lot.
Just watching your early episodes, really well done.
In relation to your weaving, rich desperately needs a beanie,
From Melbourne Australia, in lockdown again 161 days
Ha Ha! I think he may need some convincing x
You poor people in Victoria.. Jane From Adelaide Australia 🇳🇿🌈
Loving your vlogs!!
Glad to see you are loving your boat in spite of the mishaps. I was weaving at the Saori Shed at the same time as you and now have my loom too. Great fun x. Take care, Stephanie x
schezzade Hi Stephanie. Thank you for watching. I hope you’re loving your loom as much as I am mine. It’s perfect for the boat. X
lovely vid...
Ah bless you both, what a fright, I would be the same Fran. We have a Miniature Schnauzer called Milo and a Scottie called Nelson. We have been boaters well on cruisers for many years on the Broads up your old neck of the woods, even owned a few. We have not been boating with the boys for the last 7 years as we lived abroad but back now in Blighty we are off to the Broads at the end of April. Your vlog reminded me to take care. Thanks for that and I am loving your vlogs and life stories...
Howard Eastman thanks for watching. Where will you be on the broads? We had a fab week there last September 👍
Hi and thanks for your reply. We are picking up Tower Bridge from Bridge raft in Acle. So excited, we just adore the Broads however we are currently living in our house we rented while abroad near Windsor so we might just buy another boat and have it on the Thames. We have never been on the Thames?? Keep those vlogs coming I am so jealous of your new life on the water....Take care, Howie
Good luck and as Fran is a cockney we will be heading to the Thames at some point. Keep in touch.
Will do Rich, I wanted to ask you a question regarding the purchase of your boat is there anyway to contact you? facebook??
On Facebook I’m Richard Pike
Awesome video
Great vid guys. :)
Hopefully as you gain in confidence you will let your dogs run the towpaths likeJonno does!. Love the videos. Subbed. All the best from an old Pom in Western Australia😎🇦🇺👍
Love the weaving!
Thank you
very nice, cheers!
Glad your dog's are ok. Sounds like you got 2 crazy dog'. Best sort the bolts out asap 😊
wow its a good job you happen to look down into the lock and notice jess in the water otherwise you could have gone off without her or even worse killed her by hitting her head with the bow, or even drowned her,so well done to you for being so observant, so glad she shook her experience off, and then you had to drag archive out I know he loves the water but in the lock couldn't he wait until you moored up, I know you said he lost his footing I was just trying to make light heart of the experience as locks are dangerous for humans let alone pets, just glad they were both ok
just removed our pump out tank for same reasons, and fitted a thetford c200 cassette toilet, and purchased a spare cassette really pleased no more pong throughout boat and no more £15 emptying fee. I was lucky pump out tank was only a plastic type I removed within 2 hours moved toilet and put a nice oak corner unit against hull were toilet was that quote is ridiculous have a go yourself water is already there in bathroom toilet only requires a cold supply and a 12v wire from your battery or fuse board job done that's if your tank isn't a welded into hull type good luck anyway if you want any imfo don't hesitate to contact me glad your experience didn't turn out tragic keep safe peeps
Thanks Paul. We’re just gonna have to bite the bullet and go for it. 👍
A scarf will come in handy as if you're a continuous cruiser in winter eventually you will be iced in and unable to move, at that point the CR & T won't be able to fine you for being in one place for more than 14 days. As being iced in gets closer the best idea is try and find a spot to moor up close to an elsan and water point. An elsan is where there are facilities to dump the loo, usually cassettes but if you do a search there are hand operated pumps available for those with pump out boats.
Dogs have to fall into locks in order to learn its not a good idea to get that close.
More male ducks than female ducks?
Ever counted the number of males in a pub versus the number of females?
Bathroom,
Easiest way to slowly fill your tank is stop at a public loo or elsan point ( public loo for canal boaters only requires a CR& T key ) so your only going number one onboard. This bit of kit might come In handy during the winter when iced in
ruclips.net/video/G2rW2LYoPUY/видео.html
Back in the 70's I had a 35 foot RV that had an interesting option. It was a small pump that pumped from the black tank into the exhaust pipe a small amount of liquid that you generally couldn't smell in the vehicle behind me. It wouldn't pump unless you going 50 mph and the engine was at least 160 degrees. The system worked quite well until I looked in the rear mirror and saw an irate state trooper tying to figure out who soiled his windshield as the from of his cruiser was covered in smelly black goo. He turned into a car wash instead of pulling us over. I shut the system off then later that night discovered a electrical short that caused the pump to run continuously. There was another RV right next to me so we managed not to get a ticket. The system generally worked ok but this time at a long light the pump pumped quite a bit into the exhaust pipe that just went blaaaaaaaahhhhhhh all over this cruiser. I made sure I only turned the system on when I was on the interstate after that 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. Boy that trooper was mad.
Not something I'd want to use on a narrowboat but a manual pump system will be very handy.
Hope this helps.
Hi. Just discovered your channel and am going through your videos after subscribing so sorry if it’s a bit late or already mentioned but the ladies from the narrowboat experience did a DIY bathroom refit and might be worth checking it out if you’ve yet to do any bathroom work. Loving the videos so far and look forward to catching up to date with them soon 😀
Love your weaving projects and different fabrics. You talk about Rich’s art supplies...is he (or was he) an artist? 🤗 Someone is a good dog trainer too, because your sweet doggies are so obedient 😃
Hi Bonnie, Rich is very artistic and has dabbles in various painting styles and also lino cuts. Hopefully he will have more room on the new boat to do some more.
Going up narrow locks, keep the bow against the cill/gate. If you don’t, it moves back, you try to stop it by engaging forward and then it surges forward and no amount of reverse will stop it. So, keep it in forward against the cill/gate. Just make sure the bow doesn’t get stuck under the gate (it should have a vertical metal strip to prevent that). Once it’s got a bit of water in the lock, it no longer happens. I’m assuming there are ground paddles! You might get a very wet boat if it only has gate paddles.
Mike Shipp. Sound advice Mike. Thanks. Only gate paddles on this stretch so far.
I'd love a poncho made from that weave looks great :) Tom Baker wants his scarf back :p First day on a canal I met a guy who told me he'd just seen someones dog get drowned in a lock. It's idyllic but deadly.
Dad's Kitchen Thanks for watching. Yes more efforts to make sure dogs are safe required.
I can see why most people don't have long haired dogs, such as Shetland sheepdogs.,,I can imagine the nightmares if having a dog go into the canal locke. I was upset enough when my sheltie went into my straight sided koi pond. And he weighed at least 50lbs when wet.....take care..
I guess a model train layout it out of the question 🤔🤔😂
Dogs will be Dogs.
oooh i like the pump out toilette and not like the plastic way to expencive ones but the cassette is also a great solution you can store some extra cassettes on board but they all have to be empty one bye one.
that is not a fun job at all.
composting toilette is no fun at all.
the plastic wil get britle and you could spring a leak and if you did a number 2 you have to clean it all.
because your number 2 lays on the valve and when you open the valve it gets dirty.
just try the cassettes see if you like them.
They dont cost that mutch.
Greetings from Holland,, Kitty.
What kind of dog is Jess? She's very cute! I agree about the doggie lifejackets. It may be a good investment.
Jess is a rescue dog. She was described as a black Lakeland terrier but everyone seems to think she is a patterdale so the jury is out. She is a great boat dog though.
hi long time see same one weaving make mats blankets go see enjoy the boat live
Fran any chance you can do a vlog on how u thread your heddles on your loom in such a small space and how you do your warping ect!! im not on a narrow boat (yet its a dream i would love to fulfil) but i have limited space in my crafting room and if you can do it in a width of 6' then it gives me hope in the small space i have in my room...
Ha ha, it is not always easy. I am definitely going to do a little weaving video in the next week or so now I have got to grips with warping. I did it once to make sure it was ok, now I can film it so keep an eye open. X
Forgot to ask one question that you had raised, pump out verses cassette etc. I had always though pump out would have been better because of little need for yourself s to do anything apart from pumping out. But I could be in error, most interested to get your views on the different types and in your opinion what works for you and why, regards Mark
Hi Roland. The only issue we have with pump outs is the cost at £15 plus it mounts up over a year probably to around £300 ish. Jury still out for us and need more investigation. Thanks for taking the time to watch and show an interest. 👍
The ladies of "This Narrowboat Experience" did a total bath remodel. Check their videos & you'll see how they did it.
Ken Stickles thanks Ken. Just been and had a look. 👍
Great video, you’ve now got us hooked on Saori weaving, what model loom do you have and where did you buy it?
Tel Jenkins Hi, thank you for watching the video and thanks for your message. I’m glad you are fascinated by Saori weaving. My loom is the WX60. I bought mine from Amanda at Beautiful Cloth who also lives on a narrowboat. She helped me set it up which was really useful. Here is a link to the uk Registered Saori stockists. I know Amanda can post looms out to you and they are fairly easy to set up, but I recommend a quick course at one of the registered studios if you can get to one. I hope this helps.
Fran xx
Thanks for the info Fran, we moved on to narrowboat last June partly inspired by your vlogs and we love it, there’s always something new to learn. We had just started to revisit your videos and it’s great to see how quickly you both settled in your own inimitable style, we always look forward to your next episode, so when we looked at the Saori episode, my partner Monica loved the possibilities of weaving on our boat and wanted to learn more. Out of interest, what is the footprint of the loom when set up? Thanks again for all the work you and Rich put into your vlogs. x Tel
Hi Tel. The loom is about 1m square when open, we only have a 50 ft bost so it is not so easy to move atiund when I'm weaving, but we manage.
We should be able to set it up in our kitchen area as we have a drop down table. It’s pricey but looks well made, we’re definitely going to check it out. Hope you’re feeling better today, heard on the foxes live stream the other day you were under the weather. x
Is the music Nick Mulvey? Nice vlogs.
Just sub'd and now time to catch up! Always nice to see new youtubers, fresh, inexperienced and honest :-) Thanks for sharing your journey, cheers Happy.
PS dark shadows might indicate a problem with your ticker, are there any Doctors on the canal network?
Huh????
You mentioned the dark shadows/bags around your eyes 05:32..... huh your welcome.
@@mhappy01 Oh! Ha ha. Well that was a year ago and I'm still here. Thanks for subbing.
No worries, worth checking though. An ECG will only take a few minutes and might help you live the dream a little longer ;-)
I need a poncho....or serape, you know...
where did you find that kind of lovely wife? i need to get to that place right now xD
Thank you. Unfortunately gals like Fran are few and far between. X
@@FloatingOurBoat i can not agree more. cheers 👍👍
Brill vlog
Sounds awful with the dogs that's been my concern watching those with dogs. Can you get the life jackets for them with the handles I've seen.. Glad all well, good to share..
We have always been concerned about life jackets being a hindrance and getting caught up. We learnt our lessons with the dogs. They are both much more water wise now and we are very careful with them.
@@FloatingOurBoat oh I see yes good point.. glad both well and ok. Love & Hello from Australia, have family in UK and Scotland
take a look Journey with Jono shower room.