When BOAT LIFE gets EXPENSIVE! | We discover a new problem with our NARROWBOAT home | EP15
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- EPISODE 15
Highs and Lows of boat life! The week starts off great! Benny gets some DIY done and we take a lovely cruise to Burton Upon Trent to the boat yard where we want them to fix a suspected drive plate issue...BUT they find more problems...
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Ahh guys hope you’ve sorted it now! Loving the vlogs x
@@onwinnyrecs7447 Thanks so much :D x
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Wow! Brilliant, well done 👏🏻👏🏻🥳
Love your hair style, Emily❤
Hebden Bridge is great. Apparently it's full of Lezbians and stuff like that. Bring it on!
You have a Great Attitude 😜 ! Keep 🥲 Smiling 😹!
Not got a boat but your vedios of life are just the tonic you need thank you keep doing what your doing.
Use the waffles as the bun. I do it with cod steaks. I call it one-handed fish 'n' chips.
Hello You Three - greetings from Poland
I'm so very sorry about the broken engine mounting. I think if the damage had been caused when you got that sacking wrapped round the propeller, you would have heard to mounting go. On the video, it didn't look like a relatively new break. I think it's been there for a long time. I would be more than happy to make a contribution towards the cost - 1000GBP is a lot of money to find.
Loved your "naughty dinner", new overalls (James Bond action change!) and super clean floor plate. Good Luck with the record issue too.
A wonderful video. Full of your usual sunshine, fun and laughter and Alan of course. Stay safe please.
Hello Michael,
thank you for your lovely comment as always :) We're trying to figure it out but i looked at some photos of the engine bay not long before the sack incident and it was fine so i think maybe in moment of mayhem as the sack got caught it did happen then! Thats very kind of you to offer to help, please don't feel you have to but if you would like we do have a buy me a coffee account www.buymeacoffee.com/benandemily .
Yes the overalls are brilliant! and only £7 each! We couldn't not get them, even if they are HUGE on Emily 😄 So happy your'e enjoying our videos. Take care and all the best, Ben, Emily and Alan
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@@michaelpilling9659 Thank you so much Michael!
Hi from the north west corner of washington state. I'm a new to vewing your vlog and im injoying your layed back travels, Im not unhappy you didnt get a house in the country and we probably woundnt have herd of Ben and Emily and the hairy Alen. Your wheather is very much like ours it locks you in and you have to us your imagination to escape, Im doing the same with a motorhome. Safe and fun travels.
Ouch on the engine mounts. Best wishes. Your learning how to care and repair your home on the water.
Thank you :)
Hello, Question for your next Q&A. How do you juggle the boat and the van? Watching your episodes you seem to moor up and like magic your van turns up. 😅 Much love 😊
Love your vids love the cat you are so down to earth real thankyou
Hi, it was good to see you this morning walking along the towpath Ben you looked so surprised when we mentioned your vlogs, and how we really enjoy them looking forward to many more. (NB Bear Necessities)
Hello! Oh yes I was in the middle of wood hunting hehe. But thanks for saying hi 😊 Thank so much ♥️
Love the coverall bit!
Another great video, take care. I can't wait for the upcoming Daevid Allen video 😀
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Hi Ben & Emily, If you won't to stop rainwater getting into your engine bay, make a small frame to rase the cover above the floor, so that water will run past & out though drain holes at the stern.
The other way to keep out rainwater, is to buy a small 12 volt savage pump fitted with a micro-switch, operated by a float. this is how boats at sea keep the water out.
Have a great day. Thanks.
Thanks for the tips !
Good luck with your repair. Wonderful that your Dad can come and boat and cat sit.
He is kind to do so 😊
Supers video ben Emily thank '👍🔝❤🌹
I don't know if a toaster is expensive to run off grid, but I put waffles in the toaster 1 & a half times, then they're done. Cheaper than putting them in the oven. Haven't tried them in the air fryer, but I would have thought they would still be cheaper done in the toaster x
That’s near me…. I live over the hill near the rugby club in a village called tatenhill. Next time you are this way go to the bridge inn near the mooring you had. The food is lovely (Italian). X
May the eyes of the world watcheth and the gods of youtube bless thee monetarily... 🙏 ✨️
Awww 🥰💕 I second that blessing 💰💰💰
Thank you Rachel, you are very kind 😊♥️
Congratulations on your album Benny.
as a mechanic, an engine mount isnt a big issuue nor expensive, but its important its dealt with quickly othewise you engine will vibratte
I'm a former mechanic (and have a garage full of related gear to go with) and I'm always amazed at the damage you can sustain from sudden shock loads. Surprised it went for the bracket and not the mount mind. Ah well best off knowing than not...
Over a grand? That's a bit steep to fix an engine bracket. You could take that off yourselves, get it welded back together - £50 max.
It was the cost for the gearbox work and parts as well, and no we cant weld or have the tools or know how required to do that job. And it didn't cost that much in the end any way 😊
Ben you are so funny! You both are great!
Guys, you could just mix baking soda and vinegar.... paint it onto the plate leave it for 5 or 10 minutes and then wipe it off with the scouring side of a washing up sponge. PS this works on pretty much any hard surface. We use it all the time to clean the UPVC of old grime on houses we renovate.
by the way I have also had the idea of using those metal things in the drill and it was near impossible to control.
Grime house metal, a new direction . Next album
Yes it is a mental tool..
Ok will try that... I will try any thing haha
Hello again from the foothills of Mt Rainer, Washington state.
Always enjoy the updates on your vlog ❤️
Well hopefully you will be able to get your engine issues sorted and not cost you to much 🤞as always sending out a ton of love and positive thoughts and prayers dear family 🙏❤️💐
Thanks so much, that is thoughtful of you ♥️ It all gets sorted but I will save the solutions for the upcoming videos ♥️
Aww bless you three😢, so sorry about your engine sending hugs 🤗🤗🤗glad it’s getting sorted x
Thank you 😊
because after a while of scratching the follicles of hair on the cat start to hurt cause they are swished in the wrong direction to the lay of the hair - like if you've ever had a hat on for too long and it has swished some hair in the wrong direction...
I will have something of what you are drinking
Yes my cat dislikes it's hair being rubbed the wrong way, will only tolerate it for a shirt while
Thanks Leejan, she's funny, she asks for belly rubs and enjoys it for a while then suddenly decides she doesn't any more 😄 will keep this in mind
Boats, being boats, break much too much costing us our green. Thanks for the episode.
You got that right! Thanks for watching :)
Cats nipping you is their way to show their love. A bite is different.
Heavy duty buffer and tube of aluminium polish
,LOVE the whole package! I just smile my face off with pure peace and enjoyment of both the vlog, and the wonderful music. SO glad I found you two. ..and ALAN.
Ahh bummer!! Hope all is sorted soon for you. Loved the last bit with Allen watching herself 😂
Thank you! I know she is so funny isn'y she...
That's what boat stands for,,, brake out another thousand .
Awwww si very sorry for yr troubles hooe it get sorted very soon you looked so sad n down with the news chin up both n tc now Ann n David👍🤞🙏🏻
Yes all good in the end 😊♥️ Thank you Ann and David
Dang it! So sorry to hear about the motor troubles. Hope you all will be abundantly blessed with lots o’ cash 💰 to help with the issues.
Thanks again for sharing your lives, The Mister & I look forward to every episode. Good luck this week with your adventures 🍀💕
Thanks so much! Yeah it was rubbish news but its all fixed and sorted now :) Thanks so much for continuing to follow along with our videos :) So happy to hear you guys look forward to watching them 😊 x
Haven’t watched this yet, but just wanted to say how much I love your videos, I look forward to them going up every week !
Thanks so much Life on Water 😊 It means a lot
Emily - this is a comment not directly about your vlog, but about your Etsy on-line shop. You have just sent me two little peas in a pod (for my partner obviously) and a whole family of peas in their pod as well (this for my daughter, her partner and her children). They are lovely and I know that both my partner and my daughter, both daft as brushes, will be delighted with their presents too. So thank you - Tim
Aww lovely, thank you so much for buying from my shop! I hope everyone loves their peas!
When your Album gets to number 1 you can buy a new Boat ! Hope it all gets sorted out soon and you can then look forward to years of Laid-back crusing . The overalls will keep you warm
in the winter.
That's the attitude I like! Thanks 😊♥️
In one of first videos on your channel, you can see the mount has a crack. It may not have broken completely through but it is visibly cracked.
I wish you all the very best much love love the vids✌️✌️✌️❤️❤️
That engine mount breaking and engine dropping might be putting pressure on the drive plate making the noise because it’s out of alignment. That engine mount leg looks a bit on the underengineered side. I’d get it welded up and reinforced.
Yes the mechanics suggested that also, and we get it sorted in a good way as you will see in our up coming videos..
First timer here I come.. Loved the video and Alan is cool cat.. Will definitely watch again
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much :)
Hi hope all goes well with the album as it should 🎉. When in business I had a couple of pickups with aluminium and they came up great with traffic film remover. The channels on your rear deck look like drains that drain overboard via flexible pipe we’re always cleaning ours leaves and dog hairs. Keep vlogging 👍👍
Thanks Stephen!
Wishing you the best of luck on your engine service. Better to know now than latter.
Thanks Jim 😊
Take care, make sure you are both eating properly, winter is on the way, keep fit and well. Love your vlogs. Your such a wonderful couple. Good luck with the album. If you can buy some chemical metal, this way if you have metal break, you can do a temporary fix. Saying that it lasted on our Land rover step for 3 year's lol, and is still going now. 11 years on. Take care and Blessings XXX
Thanks so much Karen 😊 Will get some of that!
I pray all goes well. Enjoy the festival
Thank you 😊 It does go well as you will see in our upcoming videos.
I just love your videos. You both always have such a positive vibe about you no matter what and it's infectious ✨ best of luck with everything 🍀
Thank you so much!! So happy you're enjoying our videos :)
Hiya, sorry to hear about your engine mount, that sux! Glad you able to get it sorted. Great video as always..loved the photo shoot 😄👍🏼 and again love your sounds Ben, so good. Allen looked like and owl with that bit of fluff stuck to her lip.. My cats do the same, love the tiggles & strokes, then suddenly it's enough.. i read somewhere it's because their fur gets static, the minute that happens they want us to stop...makes sense 😄
Anyway Njoy the festival, hope ya up an running soon. Take Care, see you on the next one 🌼🌿
Thanks Che, yes Alan can be a bit nippy, but more in a playful way 😊 Hope you are having a great week 😊♥️
Hope your all sorted with the broken mount now...always something with a boat either small or big. .. Loving the overalls bargain... Hash brown waffles yum I'm off to find some... Hugs to Alan.. And you two of course 🙏
Thanks Janet 😊
Hope it gets fixed soon 🤞🏻
I found you after watching van life videos - RUclips’s algorithm actually worked! Anyway, we’re not in the market to live nomadically, but our lives are now no longer rat race, so I find your adventures such a joy to watch. I laughed out loud at what you said about someone collecting their own hair in the sack that fouled up your propellor! That concept would make a great strand for a novel…
Thank you so much for watching , glad you found us 😊
Subscribed.. We lived on boats for years.
Hello! Thanks for subscribing! :)
Still watching from beginning
While your engines out it's a great time to use some rustzilla Rust hardener and repaint your engine compartment. And possibly the motor too. Good luck
Doubt they remove the engine, just lift it enough to get at the mounts without it dropping through the bottom of the boat when they're all loose.
Thank you, engine doesn't have to be removed thankfully😊
Can't believe that those Techs just didn't weld that broken mount!!!
That's what they did 🙂
I like your slow pace though:)
I wondered where my lifetime bag of hair had gone! 😉 😂 Hope you guys get it sorted
Hahah yep there it is!
Install a automatic bilge pump this would make life easy no more vac
I had a heating system put into my house recently- $13,000. Oh well. A write-off when I go to sell it.
Hope boat gets sorted and your on your travels. Are least you didn't carry on for things to get worse. I thought that great bag of hair might have been an old horse hair mattress from the victorian days 🤣Enjoy your festival, Benny good look with the record launch.
Thank you! Yes I'm so glad they spotted it, it seems we came a long way with a cracked mount...
Sorry to say this, but that engine mount would have been a pretty easy fix for an engineer (wink wink). I suspect that sack getting wrapped around the prop could have done that because even though your engine is only small, it will still have a significant amount of torque when the prop got stopped dead. I've seen small diesel engines shred flexi couplings when the prop hit something solid in the canal. Diesel engines have very heavy flywheels with a lot of momentum, which can be enough to shear propshafts or snap propeller blades clean off!
Hi guys. Love watching your channel, it's magic. My cruiser stern didn't have any edging around the flooring support channels and after a tip I received, tried using hosepipe cut down the middle all along the length and then cut to size. This didn't work as all the hosepipe I could find was plastic lined and made cutting it much to much hard work. I tried this - Metal House Extra Large black rubber car edge protective trim 14mm x 16mm from amazon (seems I can't leave links in comments) and it does a great job sealing against the rain however it does leak a little but you need to clean out the channels and overflow holes regularly. It also aids in engine sound deadening. I'm still catching up on your vlogs and look forward to every one.
Safety glasses with those Chinese wire wheels if you value your sight
Sorry to hear about your boat but at least its all fixed now and you can be on your way making music and memories.
Thanks for the positivity Roy, you are right 😊
Howdy B & E!! Thank God it wasn't any worst! It's like owning a house, things will eventually. It's just a nasty surprise when they do. May all good cosmic energy be poured upon you both!!!!
Aww thank you! Yes we were expecting things to break and such, so just took it in our stride after the initial surprise 😊
To late now but if it were me I wold find a good welder and have it fixed in 10 minutes It would end up stronger . Happy Trails
That guy that saved your plant has some special ninja skills, I defo would of nose dived straight in if I'd of tried that 🤣 as for engine problems they're surmountable (get what I did there 🤣) hope it goes okay for you x
haha i know! I couldn't believe he did that just for my plant! so nice :) hahah i see what you did there 😄
Ouch, but look at the repairs as an investment and then it doesn't hurt so much! Good news is that if you had continued cruising, you would most probably have damaged the bearings in the gearbox, which would have been several more hundreds of pounds. Enjoy Burton, the mixture of beer and marmite in the air is quite unique!
Yeah glad we found it when we did!
Bad news about the engine mounts guys, you never know what’s around the bend I guess.
I can see you’re not letting it get to you which is great to see, keep them coming and stay strong!
Thanks Ed! 😊
Trying to keep water in or out is a nightmare.lve just done a test run on a 1/16 scale canal lock /basin water feature and despite being meticulous the gates leak but in all the right places ! Engines - Hmmm a necessary evil . Unfortunately you need a workshop for that one ,Ouch !😱
Hi guys , I think you need to keep those metal channels under your rear deck boards clear of crud , when it rains heavily it is stopping the water draining away.
Thanks Bernard :) I know it looks like we never clean them hahah! but we do, they fill up surprisingly fast!
Going back to your Q&A video when asked what is the worst thing about boat life? Well, I’m a boater and this is by far the worst thing! Unexpected, un-budgeted, expensive repairs. It’s a real bummer. Although I was managing my day to day expenses on my occupational pension it is the unexpected repairs that made me go back to work and get some cash behind me for a rainy day. I hope all is well for you and your engine issues get sorted quickly. Very good luck.
Thank s Paul, yes good point there, it's the first time it's happened to us!
Eeeeshk! Hope all goes well! Our engine mounts aren't broken (touch wood) but we have been advised it's time to replace so we are preparing to get that job done 😬 we hadn't realised what a big job it would be till the guy told us x
All fixed now and they managed to fix it rather than replace, but it would be a good job worth doing for sure if they've advised you to do it :) Good luck guys!
Wilko’s also does the pick and mix and probably cheaper.
Just discovered you guys and I’m already in love with Alan, that’s one happy cat!! - love the peace and tranquility of your videos and life style even in times of drama..
Thanks so much for your lovely comment Richard! :)
So sorry about the engine problems. Thankfully you were already at the boatyard . Did Benny get his haircut again or was this before the Q&A. Excellent Vlog. Thank you for sharing. 🙏😊🤗 Kathy
Thank you 😊 It was before the Q & A . ♥️
Your life right now, and mine, has the makings of a country and western song..sorta like " if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all". Keep your chin up and carry on. That's my advice for me....
Thanks Marjorie 😊♥️
You guys are so good! Love that you do all the work yourselves ☺️
Brillo pads for that Ally foot plate
another great vlog and i only just recovered from ya making me jump this mo
Thanks Drew! hehe, so sorry, it was probably a bad time to say hi as you were just about to go under that bridge too! Hope travels are going well :)
@@BenandEmily YER IM GOOD AT GNOSIL MOVING TO MOZZ I BE LOOKING AROUND BEFORE I SET OFF LOLOL BE SAFE YOU TO KEEP UP THE GOOD VLOGS PS SOEEY ABOUT THE CAPS MIGRAINE
@@drewmxx3969 Hope the migraine goes soon!! Prob see you today then :)
First it was 😮 but then that’s canal life I guess…in the slow lane, yeah! Hey Benny, a musical question…who are you or have been influenced by? 🙂 and just letting you know I’ll be back in the UK in a couple of weeks; going to view some narrowboats 😉
I would use the opportunity to check and maybe replace the silent blocks under the engine mountings. They're not that expensive, a lot cheaper than the labour cost for lifting the engine and fixing the broken mounting I would say. I would also check the prop shaft. Vibrations and/or a misaligned engine can wear out the prop shaft. And that can cause water coming in through the propeller shaft. Could be cheaper to do now than to spend another grant next year. But check with the mechanics. Their advice is worth more than my very distant opinion ;-)
Yes they had a good look and helped sort it out as you will see in our upcoming videos.. Thank you 😊
I'm guessing the rubber under your deck is used to dampen sound vibration not to keep water out, and increasing water tracking into your engine bay. You need a small lip in the underside of your deck edges so the water will drop down into the gutters. I hope you understand what I mean. ( Water can not run uphill).
Thought the same. You're not likely to stop it coming in, easier to collect it and/or redirect it.
Thats a very good point! Thanks :)
Hi. Love your vlogs. As I’m from Ireland I thought you’d like to hear the proper and correct pronunciation of your boat’s name. ? It’s , ( the simple way ) Roe ( or Row as in row the boat ) Roe Sheen Dove. Roisin is Irish for Rose, and Dubh is Black in Irish. Get that great name on your boat. Cheers. Don.
Thanks Don! 🤩
7:29 future home of the stage? 😁
Sorry to hear of the mount breakage. Think of it this way- they will give you all new, and she will be back to her quiet self.
Oh ho could well be! Yes we definitely come out with a quieter engine!
@@BenandEmily 😁👍
Its always wonderful to see you three again. I do hope you put some diesel bug inhibitor in with that 117 litres. A quick question Emily. Do you sing? Thank you for a lovely video even though it cost you a bomb. Cheers
Thank you 😊 Emily is reluctant to sing sadly, even to me 😢
Ben & Emily - That sounds so expensive. Big bills like that, which you've not planned for, can be really worrying can't they? Scary. You both look quite concerned too, with good reason, but at the same time you are both very up beat and positive. A lessen to us all. My advice is - get yourself off to your festival and let your dad cat sit. While Alan manages things with the boatyard - Tim
Thanks Tim, yes all is good in the end, we are sort of mentally prepared for the unexpected 😊 Festival was good and we get the engine sorted in the upcoming videos ..
Just watched your video Emily and Benny. You sound a bit down hearted which is understandable the situation your in. Anyway thanks for sharing, it will all turn out good ❤️you both. Martin.👍👋😁
Thank you so much! Yes all good in the end, I will save the conclusion for our upcoming episodes 😊
We are loving following you guys!! Keep up the good work and hugs to that beautiful Allan!!
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks for another great video guys. Sorry to hear about your engine. Have the same River cottage book too. We're veggie and it's great! Although putting weight on now as we're late 40's. Have a wonderful time at the festival. We really miss festivals as we have no one to home sit the boat and look after our lovely dog. You're very lucky to have a parent who'll do that. My Mrs daughters won't stay on the boat and dog sit either, cos they don't do compost toilets, although they loved them when they went to festivals and 'alternative' lifestyle villages in Wales when they were little...lol. We've been looking at Ben's other You Tube channel. We love his music. Do you know the guys from Mobius Loop?
Aww thank you, yes we try to use recipes from there, though his portions are small for us haha.. Thanks so much, I hope you get to a festival some how. Thanks for supporting my music channel, I'm gonna be uploading more videos very soon! We did have a great time at the festival thank you, in fact Mobius Loop played there! I have met them before and they are from Preston where I grew up.
@@BenandEmily awh! I'm from Chorley. Had many a good night at The Warehouse
Thank you for this, Im sorry about the boat but I know it will all be good. Love your music Benny and the Shine song is my fave. Must purchase the album, is it on CD? All the best.
Thank you so much! Yeah its always fixable :D
Yes, Ben's album is available on vinyl, CD and digital 😊 bingo-harry.bandcamp.com/ 🌟
I don`t know if it true. My friend has a boat at Grimsby and he tells me things that go on there. He said one person wanted an engine out a boat so he undid it and roped it to a bridge and waited for the tide to go out.
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i was there two years ago and non of that was there all filds thay had done the road and the school and a few houses
...are you able to repair all things on your boat! and are you sure thats before you going on your jurney ? beware, this is seamanship. (excuse ma timber rotten spelling, i m from saxonia ..) ;-)
Ouch, expensive. Branston pickle originated in Branston, absolutely love it but forgot it existed so guess what's on my shopping list now to go with vegan cheese.
I love Piccalilli too now I come to think of it. Bet it doesn't come from a place called Piccalilli though!
We didn't see the Branston museum sadly ...
Love watching your travels, the ups and downs of boating.
Hope the engine work doesn't cost too much and gets fixed soon 😃
Fingers crossed!
Hope you get the engine sorted without breaking the bank and good luck with the album launch Ben. Sounds great, ❤
Thank you ♥️