Wow, that was a labour of love to take off all the slats to wax them individually. You must be really pleased. Glad you managed to get it booked in so soon, that was a stroke of luck. Well done 👍
Evening James, Could’ve just took every other piece of wood off to polish, seems more issues but enjoy your Christmas and best wishes for the new year 👍👍🍺
If you use extra-fine steel wool to apply and polish off the Briwax, James, you will probably find you can stop it clogging in the grooves, and it gives a lovely finish. I had a pine shop in UK, and that’s all I ever used. Also, a shoe-brush works well.
Really impressed at the way the bed support / shoe shelf came out. Looks really good. Also glad to hear that craning the boat out of the water won't be as horiffic as you thought it could be. Hopefully all shall be well.
Happy holidays! Looking forward to next years vlogs for all the mishaps a lot of fortune has happened too! Having a complete going over the engine and electrical befor you leave the marina might help latter on. Hopefully you'll be able to film it all. Thanks for all the vlogs keep them coming and I will keep watching! Cheers!
👞 The shoe cupboard looks amazing and the slated top looks lovely and compliments the other wood 🪵 Sorry to hear the prop has problems and you need to have boat craned out but it’s great the marina have been so accommodating 🛶
Do you ever rest James. !!. Top job as always. Really enjoy your vlogs . . hope the repairs are at the cheap end of the scale. Have a great Christmas James and take care.
Good news that they have you scheduled soon. Gives you some time to get some inside jobs done. Fingers crossed that the damage isn’t that bad. The cupboards look great. You have a great attitude. 😊
Glad to hear you've got sorted out for Christmas so you can at least enjoy time with your family, hope things go well in the new year. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family. Ian
Morning James. That bed bracket come shoe holder is absolutely fantastic especially using the old bed slats 🤩👍🏻 Shame about having Sloe Patrol lifted out of the cut after all the issues you had with the hull 😫 At least you’re near a boat yard that seems reasonably priced 👍🏻 So another fantastic boat lift and you’ll be able to see the underneath 🤔 Cheers Stevie 😎
James, moisture can be absorbed on the ends of the ply board, so you ought to put a sealer along all of the rough edges. Something like two part resin or oil-based paint that makes them super protected. Stops them from separating, splintering, warping, etc. The wax might also work a bit. I know it works well on regular wood, but the ply is just really porous and vulnerable on the edges.
I'm looking forward to the day (and I bet you are, too) when all the jobs are finished and you can just live on Sloe Patrol. Come to think of it--does that day ever come on a narrowboat?? I'm glad meanwhile you have time to finish some of those small jobs, take a breather and relax until after the holiday knowing that she'll be taken care of by the expert hands you've fallen into there. Cheers, James!
You just had to go and ‘Screw Up’ twice, didn’t you. 😉 Glad to hear of the plan for the first part of the year, sounds good. I like your version of ‘Wicked Game’, really fit with having to pull and reattach all of those slats. I complement your patience.
It looks really good, James. A quiet night in, polishing your wood. Is that a euphemism? ;o) That's your winter moorings sorted. Hard standing at £50 a week. All the best, mate.
Hi James , just spent a few hours catching up with the vlogs , my Mrs said he’s like you lay the floor then do loads of work on it 😂 looking good and I hope the prop is an easy fix till later merry Christmas to you and your kids 👍
Too late, but perhaps you could use a toothbrush, preferably a dead one, on the gaps in the slats? It's looking so good, and great to know you have a solution for the shaft work.
Any nice stencils about for spray painting your new cupboards - even your front doors? As ever a decent job done for our Advent calendar. Must look into working in London with digs @£7/day!!
Great job with the slats James, don’t think you need a live edge board there. Love your positive attitude to all your problems. Were you always like that or has restoring your narrow boat taught you that ?
Many years ago I worked in a chemistry lab where we used bunsen burners to melt the wax into the old, cracked, work benches. A heat gun would probably be safer. No need to buff up
James, really nice job! So what would you do if you did not go through the portal to the Dark Ages ??!!Lol??! for some BrieWax polish! Lucky, there are Mums!🇺🇲👍👌⛄🎄
Was doing some thinking tonight.......... This channel isnt just about "The Narrowboat that James built", but more like Young James's progress through life as it currently is. We sit and watch his construction projects and trials and tribulations of owning a boat. None of us wanting it to end. Im sure there is an Xmas present winging its way over to you soon :-)
Well shit. I hope it’s nothing too serious. But if you need a new prop shaft I’m sure me and the other James Narrowboat followers will help you out. Keep on keepin mate.
Not a bad idea at all. As compared to overplating the hull …. this should be a bargain. Let’s try to remember each other’s names …so that we can nudge a couple hundred subscribers or so. 😉
Me and the wife would like to pop by with some Christmas gifts on Thursday, hope you are around 👍☃️🎅🏻
Another good job done James 👍
I think the best compliment I could give you James is if I needed a boat doing I’d ask you. Boat is fab.
Well I’ll certainly take that!! Cheers
Wow, that was a labour of love to take off all the slats to wax them individually. You must be really pleased. Glad you managed to get it booked in so soon, that was a stroke of luck. Well done 👍
I, too, admire your outlook as you confront this issue. Well done on the bed/shoe piece. You have the patience of Job. - Leigh
Evening James,
Could’ve just took every other piece of wood off to polish, seems more issues but enjoy your Christmas and best wishes for the new year 👍👍🍺
If you use extra-fine steel wool to apply and polish off the Briwax, James, you will probably find you can stop it clogging in the grooves, and it gives a lovely finish. I had a pine shop in UK, and that’s all I ever used. Also, a shoe-brush works well.
Everything looks so nice, what a labor of love! (And so sorry you have to be craned out, but as usual you see the positive side of the situation!)
Really impressed at the way the bed support / shoe shelf came out. Looks really good. Also glad to hear that craning the boat out of the water won't be as horiffic as you thought it could be. Hopefully all shall be well.
Happy holidays! Looking forward to next years vlogs for all the mishaps a lot of fortune has happened too! Having a complete going over the engine and electrical befor you leave the marina might help latter on. Hopefully you'll be able to film it all. Thanks for all the vlogs keep them coming and I will keep watching! Cheers!
👞 The shoe cupboard looks amazing and the slated top looks lovely and compliments the other wood 🪵 Sorry to hear the prop has problems and you need to have boat craned out but it’s great the marina have been so accommodating 🛶
Do you ever rest James. !!. Top job as always. Really enjoy your vlogs . . hope the repairs are at the cheap end of the scale. Have a great Christmas James and take care.
Good news that they have you scheduled soon. Gives you some time to get some inside jobs done. Fingers crossed that the damage isn’t that bad. The cupboards look great. You have a great attitude. 😊
That green is a really nice colour James 👍good choice 👌
Glad to hear you've got sorted out for Christmas so you can at least enjoy time with your family, hope things go well in the new year. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your family. Ian
Morning James. That bed bracket come shoe holder is absolutely fantastic especially using the old bed slats 🤩👍🏻 Shame about having Sloe Patrol lifted out of the cut after all the issues you had with the hull 😫 At least you’re near a boat yard that seems reasonably priced 👍🏻 So another fantastic boat lift and you’ll be able to see the underneath 🤔 Cheers Stevie 😎
James, moisture can be absorbed on the ends of the ply board, so you ought to put a sealer along all of the rough edges. Something like two part resin or oil-based paint that makes them super protected. Stops them from separating, splintering, warping, etc. The wax might also work a bit. I know it works well on regular wood, but the ply is just really porous and vulnerable on the edges.
Ohh Gordon Bennet James, but Sloe Patrol did break down is the best spot by the sound of it!!!! Take care.
I'm looking forward to the day (and I bet you are, too) when all the jobs are finished and you can just live on Sloe Patrol. Come to think of it--does that day ever come on a narrowboat?? I'm glad meanwhile you have time to finish some of those small jobs, take a breather and relax until after the holiday knowing that she'll be taken care of by the expert hands you've fallen into there. Cheers, James!
Perks of boat life the jobs never end lol
Busy, busy James, always working away. Hope you have a bit of a rest over
Christmas. Great news your booked in. Take care of yourself. Cheerio x
You just had to go and ‘Screw Up’ twice, didn’t you. 😉 Glad to hear of the plan for the first part of the year, sounds good. I like your version of ‘Wicked Game’, really fit with having to pull and reattach all of those slats. I complement your patience.
The shoe storage and bed support looks great now its all done .
It looks really good, James.
A quiet night in, polishing your wood. Is that a euphemism? ;o)
That's your winter moorings sorted. Hard standing at £50 a week.
All the best, mate.
Hi James , just spent a few hours catching up with the vlogs , my Mrs said he’s like you lay the floor then do loads of work on it 😂 looking good and I hope the prop is an easy fix till later merry Christmas to you and your kids 👍
LOL....Now thats a great new door James !
Love your videos, you should have tried using a have dryer or small torch and tried warming up the wax to melting it in
Looks real nice james...merry Christmas
Too late, but perhaps you could use a toothbrush, preferably a dead one, on the gaps in the slats?
It's looking so good, and great to know you have a solution for the shaft work.
Old toothbrushes always come in handy for something.
Any nice stencils about for spray painting your new cupboards - even your front doors? As ever a decent job done for our Advent calendar. Must look into working in London with digs @£7/day!!
Great job with the slats James, don’t think you need a live edge board there. Love your positive attitude to all your problems. Were you always like that or has restoring your narrow boat taught you that ?
Many years ago I worked in a chemistry lab where we used bunsen burners to melt the wax into the old, cracked, work benches. A heat gun would probably be safer. No need to buff up
James, would a hairdryer on the cracks not melt the wax?
The side above the shoe box needs adjusting a tad ( under the window) maybe it’s just me.
Have your self a merry merry Christmas ;-)
do you have enough water to last 3 weeks?
too late now but couldn't you just removed every second board to wax and waxed the remaining boards in situ ?
James, really nice job! So what would you do if you did not go through the portal to the Dark Ages ??!!Lol??! for some BrieWax polish! Lucky, there are Mums!🇺🇲👍👌⛄🎄
I'm in favour of the Radiohead covers, tell your dad 😃.
Was doing some thinking tonight.......... This channel isnt just about "The Narrowboat that James built", but more like Young James's progress through life as it currently is. We sit and watch his construction projects and trials and tribulations of owning a boat. None of us wanting it to end. Im sure there is an Xmas present winging its way over to you soon :-)
Remember to check to see if any of the blacking was missed from the last time it was put back in the water under the straps.
👍👌🇨🇦❤
unfortunate james go fund me ? at least you entertain us and interesting as well
more Radiohead
Well shit. I hope it’s nothing too serious. But if you need a new prop shaft I’m sure me and the other James Narrowboat followers will help you out. Keep on keepin mate.
Not a bad idea at all. As compared to overplating the hull …. this should be a bargain. Let’s try to remember each other’s names …so that we can nudge a couple hundred subscribers or so. 😉