Opening canal locks with a block of wood
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- In this voyage log, Crank It Crew Producer Holly and her boyfriend Rory join us as we take on part of the Calder and Hebble navigation. Along the way we learn how to use the hand spike and even race our boats against each other on the river! Then I get bored and paint my boat, read a saucy book in the launderette and drink some delicious unfined beer in Pub of the Week.
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This was a fun few days Robbie!! And you did save us with the spike!
Top video as usual!! Looking forward to some sunny days cruising after seeing this video! 😊☀️👍
Thanks Holly you and Majestic Rory did me proud, absolute naturals. Can’t wait to put out the next one with your dog Sky in 🥰
You plank lol, Had me shouting at the screen "The other end". lol
I'm missing west Yorkshire now 😊 still got the spike upside down right to the very end lol! Great looking beer and very cute dog!
That was very interesting robbie I couldn't resist that title it didn't disapoint!!
Thanks Jasmine!
Love your videos, Robbie. Now if we could get Canal Boat Diaries in the States! #stuckinamerica
After a very stressful morning you have no idea how pleasant it is to see you and watch the video. Thanks Robbie.
Thanks Lazarus! Tried to message you on Patreon but couldn’t find you for some reason. 🤓
Great Name!
Much mirth reading all the comments about your use of the 'stick ' about you using the wrong end. You've got to give us something to giggle about and you didn't disappoint. Thanks Robbie 😉
He he thanks Anne yep perhaps more entertaining than educational this one!
Thanks Robbie, lovely to recall what summer was like, hope you safe from all the storms.
Yes all good thanks Christine, I’ve been v lucky compared to some
Why would you give this a thumbs down? We miss Summer!!!....... 🌧🌧🌧💚🌱❤️
Brilliant Robbie
Keep cranking it !
Great stuff, plus you boy racers cranking it up ! The simple phrase " round peg in square hole " also comes to mind re spike.
Now we all know what a "handspike" is. Nice one Robbie. Great video. Loved your camera work and commentary.
Well done Robbie
Looks like a lot of work with the spike......good that there is beer!
Hello men..good come back.have a good times.
Our boat Mouse is moored at Brighouse basin. I was hoping to spot her in the video. Unable to go to her because of lockdown so I have enjoyed watching your journey in the area and spotting familiar sights. Holly, Rory and dog were scrubbing their boat on the water point at Salterhebble last weekend while we were parked up eating a McDonald breakfast just before they closed. We laughed when the dog brought a stone to them put it down and fell between the planks on the landing stage. One very puzzled dog!
Loved It!!! and we Love you too Sir! Mark
What a fantastic voyage. Really enjoyed the video 👍
Ah thanks Chris!
That looked fun in the summer past.
Keep safe and dry Robbie
Crankin un plugged great stuff !
Hey Robbie, Great to see you again. Keep it Crank'n
A great watch Robbie......thanks for sharing
Cheers Ian!
ace vid! nicely cranked with the spike! lol
safe journey to wherever comes next!
Cheers Robbie, another great video. Your natural humour and personality always lifts these above the general level of canal vlogs.
Also, you may have inadvertently invented yet another batshit crazy English summer sport- freestyle narrowboat racing!
Unless there are hire boaters who have been doing this sort of thing every summer since the very first day that one man gave money to another man to borrow his narrowboat..?
I don't see it gaining Olympic status for a while, but it looks great fun. Slow fun, but great.
Ha ha cheers Tony!
Great vlog Robbie, old school at it's best with regards to the locks plus the beer looked absolutely fabulous... keep safe pal and keep on cranking... 🍺
Cheers mate yes you’d have loved them beers 👍
Good stuff Robbie, looking forward to more of the same
Nice one Robbie.
Great video Robbie, I guess we have to wait for the next episode to see you go up the climbing wall ;)
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I live in America but have been to Brighouse many times. Thanks for the video.
Great video - as usual! About those spike gears on the paddles...I watched the recent Minimal List video on their C&H trek and a CRT dude told Michael and Joe they could just 'drop' the paddle as opposed to 'gearing' the paddle down - go figure. Anyhoo...glad to see your surviving the recent 'cloud bombs' of water that's been dumped on your neck of the woods. Take care - be well! Ciao
Really liked this, this is good for me because I wanna go down this end very soon and didn’t know about the locks that need opening with the wood, very interesting, good work Robbie can’t wait for the next one :)
Cheers!
Lovely vlog as usual Robbie 👍👌
When you've got wood, a tight fit is always better than a sloppy fit - whaaaaaat!!!!!! (not too rude you think?) The guy did his best to try to explain it, oh well another life lesson learned lol. Keep em coming buddy.
nice and easy geezer good vlog as per usual
Lovely vlog as usual Robbie carry on cranking,oops nearly said the wrong word 😂👌👌
@6.07 Narrowboat surfing - yeah man!
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No offence Robbie , I love your films but I couldn’t believe that you used the wrong end of that spike , even after that guy clearly showed that you hold the tapered end, which makes sense as it gives you a better grip. I must admit it really cracked me up , but great video, all the best mate, and don’t forget fat end goes in, oooow Matron!
I agree, you should have put the fat end of the spike in the capstan to fill up the square hole, (7.30 mins in) this would give you more control and make the spike last. Otherwise you will be bruising/damaging the end you should be holding. Love your BBC4 series, best narrow boat program showing what it really like. So pleased you have another series coming up.
I know - just goes to show even I get it wrong once in a while 😂
Been waiting for your next video, excellent!
The shape of the slot where the spike goes in is a bit of a clue as to which way you use the spike.
Cracking vlog 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I kept thinking about the video NBH made about the Calder Spike a long time ago. I wonder how Phil (I think!) is getting on and if he’s still between boats 😁. The river looked so beautiful in the video. I’m feeling very envious of your lifestyle. Mind I was feeling the same when you were in Venice. Maybe I just need a holiday! Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
Yes sounds like you need yourself a holiday Sylvia! Phil is in good spirits, have spoken to him a couple of times and even tried to set up a trip on my boat but his MS unfortunately seems to get the better of him I think.
Robbie Cumming luckily I have a trip to Prague arranged for next week! I’m going to see a Russian clown Slava Polunin, if you’ve never heard of him google Slava’s Snow Show it’s amazing. If you like mime of course! I do and saw Marcel Marceau at the Royal Festival Hall many years ago. I’m sorry to hear Phil is unwell. I loved his channel and saw your episode where he helped you on the river Ouse l think! I know he’s probably already aware but would you mention Dr Roy Swank’s treatment of MS using a plant based diet. There are good articles on Dr T Colin Campbell’s nutritionstudies.org website and Dr Michael Gregor’s nutritionfacts.org website. Hopefully he’s already familiar with this work but just in case he’s not I would appreciate it. Thanks very much.
Narrowboat Helen eye, ee probably was but ee’s a southerner! I’m so sorry to hear you’re not well. Take care and best wishes for the future. In my opinion you were always the best and most handsome of the BoaTubers 😁 I can still hear your intro music ringing in my ears and the black finger nail!, of course! 😁x
One advantage of a handspike over a windlass is that it floats.
and if it gets cold you can burn it
Perhaps a line of bespoke handspikes is in the future.
@@BruceJSkelly i made my own
Robbie the broad end of the handle goes in the mechanism,the thin end is your handle to open the lock.
Oh I hadn’t thought of that Alan thanks for explaining it to me 🤪
Come to Oregon. We have loads of microbreweries. Or, if you're not inclined to share a pitcher with a yank, hit Vancouver B.C. Granville Island Brewing; Pale Ales, Pilsner, and the Island Lager is the Bomb!
as a painter i sure hope i dont find myself using the urinal next to you!
It looks lovely up there. I am missing summer :( I have a spike on my boat, it was on when I bought it and it used to reside in Pocklington, York. Apparently there are two types and the other is a Driffield Spike. No idea which one mine is. I was going to donate it to someone for firewood as I didn't know what it was until I watched a BoatTuber video..
Now you know!?! And a Driffield spike? Sounds interesting... will have to find out more about that one.
Love the shades over specs look 🤓😎 I think you were using your bit of wood the wrong way round 😉
Cheers! Oh do you think?!😂
Robbie ...You & i know the Calder is gonna literally float you into the Pub of The Week.
Say Hi to Dasel in Hebden Bridge. Probably in the same leather strides 20 years. Luckily!
(me thinks he's still on a hill) :)
Ha ha ok I will! Yeah flooding is so bad round here, can’t believe what some people have had to go through esp in the Calder valley
How many pubs did you two hit first that you couldn't figure out to put the big end of the stick into the matching sized hole.....LOL
What can I say! You can never be truly creative if you know exactly what you’re doing?!
Robbie what are y you like try using the wood the right way up m8 lol ,interesting video love to watch them but today it made me laugh hehe , keep them coming, John 🥃🥃🥃🍺🍺🍺
I know ha ha!! Just goes to show how little info is out there (CRT website for example) - Holly and Rory didn’t even know they needed one until they met up with me!
i think a few more pints and you might have got the courage up to do the climbing wall....and worked out the right end of the stick! haha
My local town brighouse and miller's wins it for me .
Well apart from having the Handspike the wrong way round, you did not do too badly. The thin end is the one you should hold and the thick end goes into the Ground Paddle. You should have contacted us before attempting your trip. It was invented to keep southerners out of our waterways (joke). Regards Mike Fretwell Secretary Calder Navigation Society.
Ha ha I know unfortunately my common sense seems to only extend as far as smartphones!! He he thanks for the comment Mike!
@@RobbieCumming Admitting you're a Zombie is fine.
nope even if you can piss you defo cannot paint - as a tradesman I should be a dab hand at it but I am fatal. somewhere I lost the knack and muscle memory.
and yes those paddles are a pain but an experience none the less.
keep it up, glad to hear you got another series on the beeb
Thank You for the piss/paint comment !! ...that's a permanent and will be used in the US : )
Ha ha excellent!
Nice One! Edumicalation.
That's not a word (yet)
Love to know why someone thought using a piece of wood to open paddles was a great idea !
I'm sorry to say it's null points from me to Mr Cumming for his spike handling !! 😱😱😎
That’s fair! 😂
What no Crafty Fox in Brighouse? Not sure when you were there but it'd just opened when I was moored up at Brighouse basin in September(ish) time. Ace pub, amazing beer.
Ahh I was there in June!
Summer is just around the corner...:) Any storm/flood films in the pipeline (as it were?)
No, I was prepared for it but thankfully have been very lucky
How much is a Hebble Spike? Thanks for the vlog can't wait for the river levels to go down and get out there hopefully in the next few weeks. Cheers.
Paid £17 for mine! Better off making your own if you can I think!
@@RobbieCumming blimey there's an opportunity there to undercut for an enterprising individual I reckon.
Great vlog again Robbie!! I’ve been waiting for you to upload!! Can you tell me where I can get a map for the waterways please?
Yeah sure here’s a good one: opencanalmap.uk
Thanks a lot I appreciate it. Safe travels 👍🏻
GREAT VID ROBBIE. BUT I WAS WONDERING , HOW MUCH DID THEY ROB YOU FOR IN THE MARINA FOR THAT STICK?
£17!!!!!
Naughty boy! Breaking wash? or is that ok on a navigation? I know it is bad on canals!
have you got measurements for that piece of wood so i can make one
4" x 2" or 3" x 2" hardwood about 3' long, tapered to about 2¼" x 1¾".
Do you burn wood or coal stove?
Both
Must be where my name ‘Hebblewhite’ comes from.
When did you find out to turn the rightend down on the spike? 😂
Actually when I was editing the video 😫
@6:25 - the slowest race in the world. There's a slug in the top right overtaking you both.
The question is, wood, is it the best invention known to man? I believe it is....
Have you got blue tinted windows on your boat .
No
Hi mate, Daft question but,.......where did you get your hat from?.......;-p
Not at all - found it on amazon somewhere!
And if you cannot work out the SPIKE ,then use it has a cricket bat lol.
So...Robin of Locksley was a real person? I thought him/her a myth. So much to learn, so little time...
I know right! 🤯
Lyn I've put my foot on a spike
😂
Nice video, Robbie. If you want to sound like a local when saying "Brighouse" , try pronouncing it as "BRIG-ARSE"
Got it 😎👍
No more Vampire killing ?
Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
"Don't try this at home" Yeah, do it on someone else's boat.
He he he
Really?
Lovely vlog as usual Robbie 👌👍
What went wrong here must be typo on repeat 🤪
No worries thanks for the comments!