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Hey guys. A tip. When the boat is up to speed. Take the throttle down a bit. It is half the nois and you go just as fast. This has to do with the hull speed. When in top speed it pulls the hull down in the water and therefor you go slower. Because the motor overpowers the hullspeed. So when you throttle a 1/4 down then you go fast and thus less noise. Greatings from the netherlands
Oh amazing thanks for the tip, we will try this in the future, the engine is already quite noisy it would be nice to bring it down a bit, thanks again and hi from England 🇬🇧
Puncture a few cans of expandy foam & chuck em in the engine compartment 😉😆
We used buffalo boards on our decking and this helped cut down on the noise too. But great advise 👍
Not sure what revs you're doing, but I usually cruise along at about 1,200 rpm. Reasonable progress without making too much noise or wake. Cheers
Yo! The creepy building and land at 4:15 are the remains of the Bridge Boatyard. It was a base for part of the Hoseasons Hire Fleet. Changeover day was Saturday and you had to be back by 11am I think. Pick-up for the new hirers was about 2:30pm (but we’re talking years ago). There was a team of girls who cleaned the insides and my job was to clean the outsides - it was pretty manic. The best bit was piling on board once the boaters had left to see what goodies they couldn’t be bothered to take home - freebees for all us staff!. The boatyard was run by Terry Kelly who was a lovely beardy salty sea bloke who gave me a dinghy for my 16th birthday. It stayed open for a year or so after Hoseasons pulled out but the writing was on the wall as Greek holidays were dirt cheap.. had to sell my dinghy as nowhere to store it.... sniff.... Terry lived downstairs with a bar built into the front left room (!) where all the boat staff including my Dad got plastered after the last hire boat had left. Many happy memories working there and always sad to see it in such a state when I pass… The building on the right at 4:35 after the bridge used to be Godmanchester Hoisery which was a factory making undergarments and built in 1850 (that’s ten to seven in new money….) More useless info following to accompany your travels!
Oh wow what an amazing story, it certainly stuck out, and such a shame these building are just left to gather dust, I cam see how it would make a perfect hub for a hire company, such a great location 👍 I think we need to start researching our surroundings a tad more 😀
@@TheNomadicCrobot Have you noticed the architrave on the bridge at 4:22 changes in the middle? This is because it was part-funded by Huntingdon (left) and Godmanchester (right). Huntingdon had more money so they obviously wanted to show off! Used to row my dinghy into that archway at the hosiery4:35 - now that was creepy! Oh, don’t forget to find that Imray book! Happy Boating!
I moored against the wall of Hemingford Grey Church (11:00) the night before I was married. That whole stretch, Houghton Mill, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey and St Neots is really lovely.
Oh amazing, hopefully we brought bk a few memories for you 😀
Hi Chris and Becca……Regarding your buzzing phone charger…..your inverter is more likely a ‘modified sine wave’ type, which wont run anything apart from an old type radio and bar type heaters and will affect anything we all now use day to day as they’re full of electronics. A modified sine wave inverter can also damage these devices. You need a decent ‘Pure Sine Wave’ inverter as these produce the same as the grid does so everything runs sweet. The proper pure sine ones are expensive, and modified sine are as cheap as chips and we tend to use these as mud anchors……😁
That's an Interesting theory, as becca does think we have a sine wave, I have purchased a serge plug which will hopefully protect the laptop, but not sure if it's good long term??thanks again
Ahoy, make sure you have a pure sine wave inverter for your MacBook … they don’t like quasi wave …. My friend blew his 8 month old MacBook Pro motherboard when he turned on his engine, it sent a surge through the inverter - it was heartbreaking 😫
Ahoy narrowboat pirate, I did pick up a serge plug so hopefully that will help to not blow my laptop up, supposedly we have a sine wave but I'm not certain, i thi k its time to inspect,thanks for your help and good luck on your lovely adventures
have you been hiding your light under a bushel? I thought your range of expertise was limited to matching beats, exotic rum and grease nipples.
Hi Becca Chris,well you are on the good and proper nice to know you have had no problems with your engine sounds a bit loud ,I noticed you plug on your charging lead was not pushed home ,you may find your battery’s are not giving enough power to charge your laptop,I love this part of the river I have spent many a times on there in how boat,you both take care keep safe,John 😂🤣😜🤓🤓🤩🌹🌹🥵👍👏🙌🤬🤬
Its a beautiful part of the river , there's so much to see, yes the engine is a bit loud, it's a Ford transit unfortunately but seams very reliable do far, we have started bringing it down a bit when up to speed.yes it seams the charger doesn't like our batteries very much so we're looking into something that will hopefully work a bit better, thanks for your comments, always do useful 😀 👍 😉
Your Mac charger needs to be on a pure sine wave inverter which I assume you don’t have. It will get damaged if you keep doing it and they are not cheap.
I've heard this sinewave stuff a few times know, becca thi ks we do have it. I think our system need a good clean up,thanks for your advise
Thanks so much for your help,I may look Into one of these 12 volt chargers, could be alot lot cheaper, so much to learn
Just a thought... Take a page out of the logbook of "Foxes Afloat" and please add a little more detail about what you see along the way e.g. Hemingford Church, it's rare to see a church right on riverside; I had to search for it on GE. And that block of flats by the river just past the old bridge was once a hosiery mill. And I think that bridge next to it is nearly 700-years old. Might be of interest to some of your viewers. Otherwise, love your style of vlog, keep it up. OH, and yes, by the look of it, St. Ives probably is... Must go there someday to check that out.
Thanks for your kind suggestions, the plan all along was to research the areas before we get to them and build up the vlog with some history of the areas, I've just been so busy with the boat diy,journey and trying to get at least a vlog or two a week out that I've kind off forgotten , thanks for reminding me
@@TheNomadicCrobot Ahhh, no worries, you won't lose any Subscribers from the way you do it now, just something to think of for the future when you really get going. Good luck with the survey etc.
Thank you we always like to know how we can improve the viewing 😀
Becka, I have a 43 ft cruiser... On "The Northern Broads" No locks !!! I'll wait for yuh lol xx
thanks
I'm not far from you guys. I'm on the Wissey off the river Ouse. See you on the cut rippers...
Oh awesome yeah we were just up that way...who knows maybe will get to high five 👋 see you soon Will
Great Progress - keep the cabin boy at it Captain Becks, you know it makes sense. Great vlog.
She's pushing Me hard bless her...I will make captain position one day haha
👍👌❤🇨🇦,People also ask
Why does my computer charger make noise?
A "hum" or "whine" is relatively normal, and likely an innocent by-product of the transformer using electromagnetic plates to convert current. A "crackle" or "sparking" noise is potentially a sign of a failing transformer, and a potential fire hazard
That's interesting, thanks for your help, it doesn't sound massively safe but I have since got myself a serge plug so hopefully that will save my laptop but long term its probably not practical
We were moored right where you are in April! Great little spot 😍
It's a great spot though last night because of the summer holidays there were lots of kids there till about midnight , one even climbed on the boat though they were apologetic, I think in the future will probably go round the corner haha... we were waiting g for our first encounter
@@TheNomadicCrobot just round the corner past the next lock we moored up in what we thought was a lovely spot - next to a field of cows that were scratching themselves on our mooring pins - all very lovely till we woke up grounded the next morning with the whole boat at a 45 degree angle!! 😂 we didn’t realise the stretch we were on was tidal - I think the husband engineered it that way as I was rolling towards him all night in bed hahahaha
Oh is it tidal ? That's very Intresting because out boat is always tilting in the mornings, the spot you moored at looks extra shallow too
You are suposed to use peat-moss in the type of loo you have, not saw-dust. You can buy peat-moss in a garden-centre. Make sure it is not some for of compost.
Oh how interesting thanks for your suggestion 🙂
Glad to see you out and about at last
Finally a small taster of what's to come 🙌 it's been absolutely amazing so far, what a life...outside of the boat haha
Hi Becks and Chris, great to see your on the move and cruising along. Have a good journey. Looking forward to your blacking Vlog. 💚
Thank you, so far so good, a few days to pick up a bit of confidence again, will be nice to finally get the blacking done and have the dreaded survey too 😀
Great vlog looks fabulous. Enjoy the journey we’ll be following you all the way 😄
Thank you so much, its been amazing so far, we're kind of used to the boat just being a wreckage inside now ha 😄
So very glad your cruise is going well and gd luck for the blacking etc well doneAnn and David👍😍
Thank you Ann and David , it's so exciting to have a little glimpse into how this life can be 😀 truly magical
Hi Becca, Chris, it's great seeing you are on the move. Nice cruise too. At the end of the Vog, your mooring lines were a bit odd. You had put out spring lines. Notice your bow was drifting out. One should pull back on your bow line and then Moore up, On the stern, the line should be moored to the rear of the stern. Having the extra two spring lines are very helpful in windy or bad weather conditions. I loved the Vlog. Thank you. Have a great week. Take Care.
Thank you for your helpful comment, I personally am pretty bad at tieing the boat, I just go with what seams secure, the bow was actually sticking out because the Hull was touching the side at that point, though yes it doesn't look right...maybe meet time we will need our plank haha...thabks again see you on the next one 😀
Great a lovely day and no trouble, now we have to worry about this leak. So what was the problem with the power, it just worked the next morning. It was a pretty ride. You’re really doing well getting these vlogs out, I honestly didn’t think you could do all the work you’re doing, have some time to yourselves and produce vlogs at this rate but you’ve done it. Oh ME of little faith, well done, you’re not just producing vlogs you’re producing fun good quality vlogs. Thanks guys, stay safe and I wait for your next update. 💕
I think our leasure batteries must have run out, luckily the starter motor is separate so we could start and then on our travel managed to top the leasure batteries up. Just a small leak that hopefully won't get in the way..its to do with the stern gland and has started to let water from the river in alot more than normal since cruising. Thanks for noticing I've been working like a work horse trying to juggle the boat and getting the vlogs done, thaks again Pauline
Lovely to meet you guys. Sorry we didn't get to say goodbye. Safe travels keep enjoying boating ❤️
It was so lovely to meet you guys too. I just said to Chris when I saw you had gone that I was going to message you on your Facebook jewellery page! I hope you have a lovely rest of your week and a great party too. Take care xxx
Great vlog, guys 👍
Good to see you enjoying yourselves 🙂
Looking forward to your next video, Gail and Graham 🇦🇺
Thanks Gail and Graham..thanks for sticking with us on our journey 😀 hi from England 🇬🇧
It appears that the best minds on the planet Crobot have developed warp drive ability. 👽
Should they be admitted into the United Federation of Planets? 🤔
Haha love it, you are starting to see the cracks of our alien selves..soon you will all be part of our species 😄
If your engine starts but your lights went out it would suggest that your leisure batteries (separate from the engine starter battery) are knackered or the alternator isn't charging them. You mentioned that your battery was down below 9v (not sure which one) but I'd say that whichever battery that is needs replacing. If it's one of the leisure batteries (there's normally more than one) then I'd replace them all! Lead acid batteries should not be discharged below 50% capacity (about 12.06v) or they will lose capacity quickly!
Thanks for your suggestions, yes I had heard that replacing all the batteries is the thing to do as one bad one can damage all the rest. It's a complete minefield of boaty puzzles. I think we may need to get someone to test them all again 🤔
Another fun trip shared with us. Thanks so much. Best wishes.
Thanks for joining us 😃
Nice to see you pass by today when I bobbed my head out the duck hatch,hope all went well 😊
Always watch you both 👍
All the best
Thanks for saying hi, you have a lovely 'bee' boat, sorry I was caught in a moment of panic trying to work out we're I need to go 😅 it gets easier I'm sure, look forward to saying hi properly next time ,hope your enjoying your adventures 😊 take care
@@TheNomadicCrobot I would of been exactly the same…I hope you have a lot of luck on your side and all goes well for you both from now on. Looking forward to your next blog and seeing how you got on ❤️
It is gorgeous on the water👍
Amazing it really is
For about 6 months, I spent Monday to Wednesday in st Ives for work at raf Wyton. Lovely place with a pub that served speckled hen in 1.5 pint glasses. I used to stay at the dolphin or at a B&b that had an Indian restaurant. My dad rang me once while I was there. I said I’m in st Ives. He said “Cornwall. How nice”. I said wrong one, not quite the same, but still a nice place. 🤣
Haha brilliant, it's lovely here though summer holidays now so there are lots of children being loud till 12, but a taster of how life will probably be at times. St Ives is lovely...we've found an amazing curry restaurant and are gu ting desperately for this mega pint 😋
You might find the Charger does not like the mains voltage from the 230V inverter, the cheap inverters do not make a very nice output waveform. it should be a sinewave at 50Hz but they tend to be a series on steps in voltage which look a bit like a sinewave but is not. this can cause noise in some devices.
Oh that's Intresting I think we need to seriously look into it, becca feels we may actuate a sinewave one but we're not certain, thanks so much for your advice 😀
@@TheNomadicCrobot is your inverter a modified sine wave or pure sine wave? Modified sine wave inverters are cheaper but are not suitable for sensitive electronics like computers or TV's. Would be wise to upgrade to a pure sine wave inverter for peace of mind. They should safely run any device.
Modified sine wave is only really suitable for things like fridges and washing machines or power tools. Stuff without complex microchips.
St Ives is very nice best moorings at the waits down the side channel.
Yes I'd love to get the boat down there again,a little tucked away but there always seam to be a bit busy, thanks for your comment 😀
Re lap top. Check connections In plug socket. Great vlogs. I would love to see you making more music.
Loving the vlogs. Well don.
More likely to be that the boat has a modified sine wave inverter rather than pure sine wave. This will be quite hard on the filter components in the charger and may cause them to buzz and will probably cause it to fail in the end.
Love the channel, always fun!
Thank you were really hoping to get some more musicy bit done, nice to know it was enjoyed. I ha e since got myself a special plug thing which will hopefully stop my laptop exploring 🙃 haaa
Oh that's Intresting thank you , I will talk a good look Into this, must be a way to use the thing safely on the move 😀
St Ives a great place to eat and have a drink 🍺
It really is...Great curry house we have used twice now
Good stuff.
Glad you're having fun
Thank you it's been amazing
Please, please , please , don’t ever get professional. Like you guys and your vlogs just as the are !!
Awww thanks you,I don't think we could be professional if we tried...we'll maybe becxa haaa
Hi guys hows you're journey going 😀 my money's on you getting back to Eaton Socon before Alf and I do 🤣
Hia, we went past your boat twice now, hope its getting finished up, we're just moored up outside of St Neots and are heading back into the marina today, hopefully the re-entering will go smoothly, looking forward to catching up with you and Alf when your down next 😀
Wonderful! A new viewer from America. What accent do you have? You sound like Peter Noone.😄
Haaa that's funny, I come Hertfordshire so God knows what accent that is, a mix of posh and Cokney probably. Thanks for joining the crew 🙌 😀
6v is way too low for your battery & that sort of treatment will degrade it very quickly. You can get a battery monitor & it will switch off the electrics at a set voltage to prevent over discharge.
Oh brilliant thank you, I have since got myself a serge plug to hopefully stop my laptop exploding ,though the noise is still very present
@@TheNomadicCrobot Try & eliminate a faulty charger by plugging it into a "normal" plug (one that's not connected to your boat system) & borrowing a friends charger to see if you get the same noise when plugged in to the inverter on your boat. A surge protective device is more intended to suppress spikes coming in from outside. It won't save your laptop if the charger decides it wants to go up in smoke & take your laptop out with it.
Thanks for your advice, I don't think the charger does it when plugged into a household socket so it seams to be something to do with the power coning into the boat
Taking it easy.....at full throttle?
Haha yeah maybe 😅
Hi are you already at foxes marina yet I could take you out to town to do some shopping. Graham
That's so sweet of you Graham, sorry we're actually nearly back home know just a bit behind on the vlogs with all the travelling, hope to see you next time we head through which should hopefully not be long at all
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Looks like Becks has done a brilliant job, definately not "Bog Standard" 🙂
Haha, watch this space for the spin off "Beccas bogs"
Slowly sinking sounds so scary, hope all is ok.
It's not as bad as it sounds...we hope..just a new leak that will hopefully not get to bad by the time we get to the marina ,thank you
Oh no, that did scare me. Hopefully it's a easy fix.
Yay, Crobot day! Good to see things going so well, although whilst you're on the move, we don't get to see Chris's wonderful DIY skills 😁 Also, no Titan action. Good luck on the next leg guys.
Exactly..I was worried people would start miss my amazing DIY skills haha.. there will always be a spot for the Titan watch this space 👌 😀 thanks
Ahead you go and we will follow! If you think your battery is low, and you start the engine successfully is it realy smart to shut the engine out again? Is'n it better to keep the engine running until you finished the daytrip? T U 🥰😇
Haha cheers Rolf, yes your probably right, I think we just guessed it may have a separate starter battery so got a bit cocky, always great to hear your wise words 😀
Fab vlog. What’s this sinking thing u mentioned tho ? Hope ur ok. Best wishes.
Yes just a small new leak, from the river , but it's only small...I think 🤔 stern gland issues that have rapidly increased since cruising, thank you 😊
If your batteries were down to six or seven volts they are totally fritzed. But the alarm would likely have sounded around 11 or so (which is still very low). With the panels producing charge the volts you read are prolly higher than the charge the batteries are typically holding.
Thanks for your help, yes an alarm went off on the inverter but we've been careful not to let it drop that low since and have been OK. Only one light comes on when starting the engine and then turns off after running a few moments in, the leasure batteries do seam to be charging as we have been having more power after our cruises, thanks again
They are all cows, no bull! 🙂
Exactly haha
Go crobots🍻🤪👌
Yayyy thank you 😊
Just a question when your in your car you drive down the left side of the road but when you boat you mainly are on the right side of the canal is that preference or is that a law?
I'm not sure if it's law..im not sure there are many laws driving a boat,which can be good and bad i suppose, but yeah me and becca were discussing this the other day, staying right is the right thing to do , how odd 🤔
The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea also apply on rivers and canals. So everyone passes port to port, unless signalling otherwise.
Hey fantastic! I got caught up on the last few vlogs just now. You finally got moving! That's a good two weeks traveling around and enjoying yourselves back and forth to your hull blacking thing. I hope all goes well!
EDIT: Oh yeah, your laptop charger noise. I am guessing the problem does not occur when you plugged into a regular power grid. I could be wrong. I think it has something to do with inverters, ac/dc conversion, etc. Maybe stop at a gas station or something and see if the noise occurs there?
Thanks for your help, yes it doesn't seam to make this noise when plugged into a household socket, I just don't want to damage anything, there's so much to learn, it's lovely to be able to experience a bit of off grid boat life, mooring up we're we please,just amazing 😀
Charger sounds fooked chuck it
Hmm Intresting 😒
@@TheNomadicCrobot - it's a waste of energy inverting 12vDC up to 240vAC and then using a switched mode power supply to get the 240vAC back down to the required voltage for the laptop. Best to get a direct 12v adapter.
@@danensis you tuck the words out my mouth
What’s the story on that big derelict house? Murder? 🤔
It did look mega creepy... maybe we should have stopped and investigated...take the Titan along for protection 🤔
@@TheNomadicCrobot titan 😂yes! Although I don’t think you should stop there 😱 it’s far too scary looking. I’ll have to watch again and get the location for a deep dive into what the heck is going on there.
Just to confuse you, you have cows, heifers, bullock’s and bulls.😂😂
Now that has just opened up a whole new tin of worms....I thought I was getting somewhere 😄
@@TheNomadicCrobot haha