SIX months of hard work...RUINED !!! awful narrowboat life :(
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If I were you I would go get a colour match , quick rub down of the whole cratch area & paint all of it . Then when Becks is back & sits inside the new cratch it’ll also be nice & freshly painted inside , & you’ll get 100 brownie points 👍
that would have been the right way about it, plus my old workplace do colour matches and there only up the road and very helpful, I just didn't think ...again haaa :(
@@TheNomadicCrobot redeem yourself man ! 😂
Mix sawdust with glue make match closer.also when you glue back together use biscuits and clamps.
Thanks for your advise! I'm glad I was thinking along the right lines as this is what I have done. Although without the biscuits but it feels very sturdy now. I've biscuits the rest of the planks together though...
Tragic accidents happen.
Heartbreaking for Beck's I know how she is feeling after all her hard work.
Yes,I agree that the board had a hair line crack in it which was not spotted.
Yes, you lifted the board up on its weakness point which was not sensible and has cost dearly.
I once renovated a flat which resembles the inside of your boat the hidden stress caused creeps up on you and you don't know it.
Beck's was hit with a sledgehammer after the accident.
I send you both my best wishes for recovery and the strength to finish the project of finishing the boat.
Take great care both
It is heartbreaking but I'm sure it's fixable too... hopefully we can bring it back 10 time stronger, not my best moment thanks david take care
Wood glue mixed with sawdust from the boards (if you have any), will help covering the cracks. Woodworkers use that a lot for similar things.
thank you, that sounds like a great idea :) as good as new??
Glue the break back together with clear epoxy resin, mix in some very fine saw dust so it's the colour of the wood and then sand the repair back and oil. Should hardly be notable after repair.
Agree and keep it clamped overnight til everything sets.
that sounds like a bloody brilliant idea...thank you :)
Mate, I'm gutted for you both regarding the work top, but honestly, that secondhand board had a massive crack right through it so no one is to blame, it was going to break sooner or later. Keep up the good work guys, you have turned a corner and things will move along much quicker, well done.
it was silly of me to pick it up there but at least it gives us the chance to make sure its fully stable now, this time next year it will be a thing of the past, haha
Go to B&Q and buy a pipe sash clamp say 1 mtr long then buy some water proof glue. Wedge the crack open wide enough to force the glue in put plenty on then clamp the wood together with the new sash clamp trying to keep the work top flat. If you have two clamps put one on top and one under neath that will stop it bending up. Cheers Doug from over the water.
Thanks Doug. It's great to get comments like these because it shows I must be getting something right! This is pretty much what I did so fingers crossed 🤞
Aged planking can develop grain separation cracks this can be fixed with horizontal pegs and compressed adhesive treatments (glue and clamps) and further cracking can be prevented by screwing in cross bracing at 90 degrees to the grain on the underside to stiffen the boards up and if places atop cut away frame work offer additional load bearing ability
Thanks Steve, I think also I made the boards quite a few months ago and they have been sat not stored brilliantly owing to lack of space and experiencing an array of narrowboat conditions and temperatures so I'm sure this will have contributed. Great advise thank you!
1 thing you can try. A little test first. Mix wood glue with the scaffolding boards sawdust. It should match the original wood. Apply on crack and then sand smooth. My opinion. You know what they say about opinions on line😂 just my 2 cents. 😎
Thanks for your advise Chris. This is indeed what I have done. Fortunately from the top the crack isn't really visible, it's the underside where it's really highlighted so aesthetically looks ok! I've just re-strengthened things!
You got in under control. Your the man!!
Haha!! I am the wo - man!! That was me Becks replying to you before about the gluing! 😂😂😂
I should have know. 🤷🏻♂️ your awesome. Chris is lucky to have you. I grew up in the eighties and love your collection of stuff. I still have all my LP’s & original Sony turntable.
Putting Japanese bow ties in there might be a little too tricky for you, but you could get kitchen worktop (butterfly bolts) and secure the crack from the underside
oh thats interesting thanks for the tips :)
get Becs (or your cute mate whose good with tools) to use some of the little biscuits glue and clamp it.
xx
ahhh that would be mighty maverick....im hoping to get him down very very soon thanks for your tips :)
I’m sure everything will be ok with the kitchen unit a little bit of would filler and sanding.
The blue would be ok if you painted all the bow on the inside otherwise light sand and get the colour match 😊
I actually think Becca has big plans for that area so it doesn't matter a great deal, im a. bit worried about the patch on the room...thats farrrrr bigger :(
Hi Becca Chris now you got some work to do but y not get a carpenter to fix the split at leat it would be worth it in the long run ,painting what a difference in colour it will stand out a mile paint the whole forward part it would look better the patch work quilt lol hope it works out well ,John 🤔🤔🤔🙃🙃😢😢👀😩😫😤😤😠
Hi John, I have already started on the repair and she is looking good and strong again (the worktop that is!). As for the colour that might not be a bad idea!
I feel your pain.
Awww!! Poor Chris! I know how bad stuff like that can feel. I agree it looked weak anyway. So sorry! The Smurf comment though😂
oh I felt so bad...luckly I think it can be fixed...just one of those horrible things :) when in tough situations always rely on a smirk comment to make you feel better haha :)
Aww mate, if you ever need an extra pair of hands, gimme a shout. Us mechanical engineer types know a few things about stuff! I've got a bit of carpentry behind me as well as my welding skills. Becca will appreciate it but will never ask me for help. That girl is waaaaay too independent, but I guess that's why everybody loves her? Anyhoo, take it easy bud and hit me up for support. Much love to you both.
ahh bless ya buddy, will shout if it gets to much, there's definitely area were we would struggle, thanks so much dude, yes she's very very independent she been doing amazing...everything I touch seams to fall to bits haha
New cover is looking awesome, what a great addition. The countertop has other cracks so what is one more..... A little repair and sanding, a good sealer to smooth it all out and will be fine. Always looking forward to your next video Chris. Best wishes, D
thanks, its all such a slow process especially when I haven't got a clue how to do most of this stuff, thanks for enjoying our journey its certainly been eye opening haha
Hi Chris you should have painted over the whole thing not just bits that would have been grand for becks and done lots of tidying up even if just need piles that would have got you a big hug but u tried tc now Ann n David 😮😊
I think bex has actually got big plans for doing the whole section...so a quick little bodge isn't to bad...looks like I'm cooking dinner to isn't haha
Flipping Heck! I love your videos!. I imagine you are off your head on Wakkey Bakkey or Magic Mushrooms or paint fumes🤷♂️
Haha!!!! No just his normal self...
@@TheNomadicCrobot 🙂 Keep up the good work 👍
Sing’ bex the builder! Can she fix it !? Bex the builder, yes she can !!!’
One thing I like about you Chris you do give everything your all! You always try. Don’t feel too bad about the work top as it may of happened when it was in place and then you would have to pull the whole thing out! It is repairable for sure !keep smiling ☺️ Hope both of you lovelies have a great week! And the same to my fellow subscribers!
Aww thank you Mandy, I'm already underway trying to fix it so fingers crossed! And you are so right, better for it to have happened now when it's easier to remove and fix. He does indeed give things a go. I'm always telling him to be proud of his efforts.Thabks so much Mandy and the same to you x
@@TheNomadicCrobot my pleasure ! Love you guys ! X
It’s called Hulkage strength. 💪🏼
Haha! I did think he was turning a slight shade of green...
Great to see the slow progress all these little jobs can take a lot longer than you exspected everything is work in progress
they really can but were pushing forward now, half way there with the kitchen then onto the bathroom and were good to go...oh and we need running water and a proper solar set up..its never ending haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot im doing a 1990 campervan up its almost how i want it running hot water would be nice i heard kev say 1 rc boat could tow your canal boat here's a challenge for a collaboration
Love watching you guys. I am down in Australia and we have nothing like you have over there. Bec is awesome with the work she is doing, so caring, very impressed. Not your fault in cracking the worktop, old piece of wood easy to do. Really impressed will all you both are doing, thanks for the quality of your content!
Thank you for enjoying the channel, yes there quite unique really these narrowboats, both of us have always loved them and the life style it comes with, hopefully a few months down the line we can actually start enjoying the lifestyle how it's intended, hi from England 🇬🇧 😀
If you get some of the sawdust from the same wood, mix it with the PVA glue and it will blend in very well
Yay! This is what I have done!! No one will know a thing!!!
"Super human strength?" Well, of course. Creatures from Planet Crobit have to deal with a different gravity and atmosphere than us earthlings.
Blue paint? Here's my solution. Look at the smallest entire panel you could paint. Mask it off if you need to, and paint that entire panel. Yes, sand it first, really well, do a couple of coats with a tiny roller, fairing it off with a small brush. Doing an entire panel will look better, more uniform. If necessary, paint adjacent surfaces, but that you can do later.
I keep giving the game away...I need to learn to be more secretive haha, thanks for the roller advice I never thought of that..great solution ...obviously were we come from rollers are used as cutlery
Personally for a crack like that I'd use epoxy. You would need to tape underneath to stop it running completely through but that's the point. It should run into the crack then set hard both filling the crack and gluing the two boards together. PVA glue is unlikely to run into the crack and doesn't fill gaps well though it would work on the cut out part because you can smear it on and clamp them.
thanks for your tips, Becca has nearly got it done actually, she's used glue and fed other ideas, hopefully it will be good enough, the epoxy idea sounds great would have never have thought of it :)
In fairness to Chris, its been shown that there was a hidden fault in the work top and its better to be found NOW rather than when all the kitchen is done up with tiles and stuff, so well done Chris for finding the natural flaw in the wood. The paint probably looks much brighter because the old paint has faded and also been treated with rust converter which stained the paint black. Maybe fade the new paint into the old but regardless, better blue paint than red
I love your theory...it was silly of me to lift it in that area, but like you say...probably good find and fix the boards before there fully installed. I think were fine with the paint protecting the boat...it being off is a bit annoying but at least the boats protected for now...and we can find the proper colour in the future, thanks for your comment :)
The kitchen bench can successfully be fixed I say Chris, sure you may see the join but you can make it look like part of the timber grain, I was expecting much worse, happy it wasn’t what I was expecting. The paint. Ummmmm. Maybe I should look at a new paint job for the boat with my Lotto winnings. LOL, but I am determined. Sure it’s a different blue, and sure you could have matched the two blues but had you done that it wouldn’t have been so noticeable of all the effort you’ve put in to fix the rust when Beccs gets back, just giving it a brighter spin. The covers are going to be amazing, they really do give you that much more living room. Take care, love, love, love watching you guys. See you soon. 💕
Hi Pauline, Becks here! I'm very lucky in that the crack doesnt really show from the top of the worktop but mostly from underneath so I have already started on the repair! Haha!!! Aww yours so lovely with your lotto winning offers!!!! I think he has done a good job on the paint but yeah perhaps a bit more of a colour match in hindsight would have been better bless him! As for the covers they are so ace!! Super happy with them 🙂
Thanks so much for sticking with us ❤️
@@TheNomadicCrobot. Beccs you guys are just so bloody great I so love watching you and look forward to your next video. You’re amazing girl, how do you know all this stuff. I’m so glad you’ve saved the top so much work went into it. We have to get this Lotto sooner or later, I get a ticket every Tuesday and Saturday, I so want a narrowboat but I want one of those with remote control, have you seen them, David showed them ages ago on Cruising the Cut. We’ll get it and it will be when your up to big and expensive jobs. Cross your fingers. 💕
That's so lovely of you to say thanks so much Pauline 💗 I don't know really. I've always loved getting stuck in to try new things, I always see it as an opportunity to learn. My dad has always been great at pushing me in that way too. Aww il keep my fingers crossed! No I haven't heard of the remote control ones!! Thanks lovely. I hope you're having a lovely weekend x
You need to insert a bowtie or 2 across the cracks to hold the pieces together.
Thanks David. I have already got a strengthening bar (I'm sure not it's correct name!) spanning across the back boards but I may just add some more across the crack now. Thank you!
Wweeellllll……It’s not your fault the board split. But, the paint color is another story. I don’t know how mush paint is but maybe buy a can that is color matched for Bex? The cratch covers are going to be great. You can do it Chris! 😊 Kathy
Thanks Kathy it turns round we actually have a colour match paint shop just round the corner so I'm going to run in and see what I cam find, it qas definitely my fault but the crack certainly didn't help
@@TheNomadicCrobot don’t be so hard on yourself. The crack was there. I don’t know either of you but my gut says Bex will not be blaming you when she gets back. Yeah for the paint store!!! 🤗 Hang in there Chris.
Creaking cracking chaos @ Crobot cottage
Get your teef around that one 😂
Will you please not use that cracking sound of the worktops again. it sends shivers down my spine and makes my heart sink...🙃 👍
sorry :( it is a very horrible evil sound
Could have been a split all the way through…..either drill and dowel or biscuit joint will sort that out….to hide your crack on the board side….sand some wood …drop some superglue in the crack and add the sawdust in the crack build it up higher then sand down
I mean it was my bad for picking it up at that weak point, then the board already having a weakness completely through it over the edge.... am I running away from my mistake ?? haha
That was always going to split. Nothing you did. Luckily the distressed look is what you were already going for. 🤪
Buy some navy blue and add white until you get the colour 🤗
yeah there's a good idea...maybe even some mud haaa
Your timber worktop can be fixed in several way, would love to help if you haven’t got sorted already
thanks so much for your support, Becca seams to have its under control now bless her, thanks again your too kind :)
Oh no. No wonder you were banished to the snoring room. It's now you've snapped my worktop room. You can mix glue and sawdust to cover it up. Nevermind these thing happen. Hello Becca.
haha its all making sense now Will, I like the sawdust theory, im going to have to try that, for the time being im finding a place in the bilges to hide haaa
Hi Will! Thanks for the advice, im already on it 🙂 It will be grand im sure!
Six months on worktops, at this rate you will drawing your pension before you get the boat finished🤣
unfortunately we focused on so many parts of the boat at the same time haha
Hi Chris, What a shame about the counter top, but as you said, there was a flaw in the wood. Your doing a great job with the rust and repainting it. Loved the dramatic music has returned. Hope Becca has a great course. Great Vlog. Take Care.
Thanks, im sure will get it fixed, I was silly to pick it up at that corner really, but yeah...what a great excuse to use dramatic music haha...love an excuse :)
I can see you've made things better than they were, but not as good as they were before they got as bad as they are now.
That's pretty much boat life alot of the time! 😂 Thanks Mike.
Rust bad & paint good + Consider having a warm boat when the lady returns w/ a coal fire or a bottle of rum (fire water) -
Haha! Love that! Fire water 😂
What a pair of planks 🤣
Yep! Sounds about right!!!! 😂
So you never thought. Hey maybe put a little black in the blue paint. But if you look at the RAL 5010 it might be your color
oh a RAL expert?? I actually used to work for a silk printers so should have know better...and actually could quite easily have gotten a colour match...I just didn't think it would be that off, I think we need one thats got a bit more purple in it maybe?? will sort it...one day haha
Bring it to the workshop and can domino joint it and clamp/glue it all tight
Aww thank you! I have actually already got the repair underway and so far so good 🤞
that sound 😱 it hurts
It's horrible 😞
Oh my
Yeah you definitely need to make it up to Beck's , find a local carpentry business and pay the £50 or whatever to get it fixed.
Then there's the takeaway, flowers and bottle of wine
Aww he doesn't have to make anything up, accidents happen. The best thing to come out of it is a lesson learned!! I'm already on to fixing it! I can't help myself 😂
Softwood scaffold planks aren't really suitable as worktops anyway. It will just rot around the sink.
Hmmm 😮 Well hopefully I've prepared and treated them well enough that we can get round that! It's the whole weird some hard wood is softer than soft wood and some soft wood is harder than hard wood thing! We shall see I guess 🤞🤞🤞
Use -Jenolite- to dab onto your rust spots it will kill rust dead. Then treat area as, bare metal.
Ooh thanks for the tip John!
@@TheNomadicCrobot thank you for your reply..nearly all DIY supermarkets have a paint matching service you obviosly need to take a bit of the coloured paint with you. Next you do not need to use marine material on repairing your rusted area and spots I would you suggest you use body filler like p38 to infill damaged corroded body work. Might be worth chatting to a car body repair specialist for some good advice on preparation upto final painting. Finally different types of paint do not always go well together. Such as oil based water based and cellulose based paints keep up the good work and remember you are never to old to learn so if in doubt ask most professionals are only to happy to offer advice even over the phone.
John thank you so much for taking the time to share so much useful information. We really appreciate that and will be sure to take your advise ☺️
@@TheNomadicCrobot you are welcome and I am sure you have viewers who are skilled in some of the work you are undertaking. I am impressed with your attitude to problems, and do not get too down hearted when things go wrong
Hope she locked the power tools while away 😂
I certainly did...
You could do with a biscuit jointer. Chin up! You're doing a grand job between you. Great vids entertaining as always! 👍
thats a great shout...as good as new , thanks :)
I don’t think the boats cursed. I think you’re the curse Chris 😂😂😂 just don’t touch anything else. Leave everything to Bex to sort out 😂😂😂
I agree thats a greta idea...ill just make tea to keep us both going haha
😂😂😂
Chris don't beat yourself up about the work top, it was an accident and you didn't do it deliberately. And if it was cracked it would have done that whoever held it. Can you get another tin of paint which is colour matched, and paint a second coat over the blue bits like a top coat and then it would look fine.
Yeah I've told him that. Accidents happen. Just take a lesson from it for the future and make sure to hold things by the heaviest part as it also ripped the worktop connectors apart and pulled the two pieces of worktop that I had connected for the 'L' section apart too!!! No harm done just a bit more to do!!
Also good shout on the paint idea! Thank you!
It is not your fault I am a carpenter and Joiner and it’s cracked down the grain it happens when timber dries out 🤗
I mean I should have picked it up in a better spot...but yeah I think it probably went a bit brittle over the months, cheers Paul
For dramatic effect, after breaking the kitchen top your better half had spent two weeks making.
The use of a little makeup to give you a black eye would have been hilarious. Unless of course, you used the make up to actually cover up the black eye you probably deserved!🤣🤣🤣
Haha I'm choosing to hide down in the bilges for the time being.. she will never fond me there
Chris I know you don’t want to do the complete boat but why not just sand down the section you were working in and complete that part, then at least it’s completed
it actually turns out Becca has big plans for that part of the boat, watch this space
🤣😂🤣 Chris you are trying.
alwayssss haha
I think you need to sand the rest of the blue and paint the lot inside the cover.
its funny you say that...watch this space , Becca has big plans :)
Errrrrr.... maybe fill wood crack with rust shavings and paint with Ku rust....or rustolium...!!!!
Haha!! We've got plenty going spare!!!!
That must have been awful after all that work. You can probably fix the small piece with a few dowels and some glue. It will all get sorted out.
I feel sooooo bad :( thanks Karen
@@TheNomadicCrobot - we all mess up occasionally. She's loves you, this will be a memory you laugh about in a few years ( if she doesnt strangle you first ) Just kidding. Everything can be fixed
Awww defo a weak spot there, just unlucky it was you that found it Chris. It’ll all work out tho. Great vid buddy, apart from seeing you in your shreddies just before my tea haha. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. Hope the course goes or went ok 😉
lets face it...im just trying to move blame haha yeah sorry about that...noone ness to see the odd ball poking out haaa cheers buddy
@@TheNomadicCrobot hahahaha. I had my hands over my eyes, just in case haha. Looking forward to the next one buddy. Really makes my day when the notification pops up 👍🏼👍🏼
Chris,
Thin some of the paint down a little and roll the whole panel.
thanks...I may just need to hide it some how...oh yay I have a cover haha
I think I would have painted actual panels or from gunwales down? Have enough paint there?
Great video again folks! Well done! 😃
Oh, meant to ask... Didn't you cut the wrong line for the sink anyway? The outer edge was the butler sink's "lip" which is what you'd need to rest the offcut on ? No? (Asking for a friend lol)
thanks, yes I think we might actually think about doing the whole area now. yes I think there have been a few other complications with the cutting of the sink but we do have a plan how to save it, cheers Gary
Get yourself a Buscuit Jointer and jobs a goodun.
not a bad shout at all ...ill be in good books again :)
'The Split!' .... I do feel sorry for you BOTH! .... BUT! .... Looking on the Bright-Side ..... That WAS a Fault in the wood ... You should look on it as a 'Real Stroke Of LUCK' ... Much better to split 'before' you finish - than AFTER! .... (That was always going to split) ..... You'd be doing Becks a favour by Splitting! that last section and Glueing it back together - because that WILL Split once you get water on it 😞 .... Keep on 'Cracking' On ..... 🙂
Cheers Pete.. I definitely helped it go, I felt terrible, but yes maybe in the long run the crack in the wood could have caused a few problems along the way....hang on am I just trying to get out of taking blame?? 😄 🤣
Hi Chris , I want to apologize for the rude name I called you. Fact is I had the stomach flu when I wrote that and I think I had potty words on the brain. Honestly it’s better it split before it was screwed down or you were out on the cut. Now the weak spot can be mended. Next time when you glue it mix some sawdust with the glue, then it will match and fill in the crack better. The paint isn’t to bad ,maybe you just need to paint further out to cover the black ring. Unless I’m seeing things.
Haha that's OK I think I fully deserve it. I definitely have some making up to do, ether that or gide haha at least we can try and give it some extra strength now so the split won't reappear in the future 😀
Who's to blame? Probably the paint manufacturer that can't interpret your very clear demands
exactly....they should have the exact right blue paint sitting there especially for me haha
Is the bit of Work Top you cut out ,going to be Wide enough to sit on the top edge of the Sink ? ?
I think we planned it slightly wrong but we have got a plan how to save it, well noticed though :)
well, all i can say is, at least the boat suits your personality. And to be honest, Life should be about the adventure, and you certainly are having an adventure with that boat....
cheers Dean.. so my personality is rusty?? haha .... yes its no biggy.. I recon we can come back to it at a later stage...you havent seen the roof yet haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot I have to be honest, I watch your diy skills in the same way we all watch David Brent in the office mate 😉😂
was expecting to see you walk the plank 🙂
dont give her ideas haaaa
He cunningly broke the plank so that it was unwalkable :)
😂😂😂
How you liking the Nick Cave book? Great editing 😂
Paint work by the unreputable painting company Bodgit & Scarper. 😁
😂😂😂 brilliant!!!
Hey guys why not use epoxy to glue/bond them together?
Thanks guys that's a good shout. I have however already started on the repair and used a sawdust/glue combo! Fingers crossed it does the job and if not then I know what else I can try!
@@TheNomadicCrobot pva and sawdust will do the job. With it being a counter top in a wet area I’d look at sealing the wood. Looks very good what you’ve done keep going!
Sorry mate,just leave it to Beks 😂
I agree haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot haha 😂👍
Did you go to the Frank Spencer school of painting lol
more than bloody likely haha
My advice, Hide.
I need to find a good spot haha...maybe in the bilges ?
Does anyone in the UK fix up old narrowboat and sale them on tv
I don't know! That's a good point. I think I did see one on George Clarke's amazing spaces once...
Is she still your girlfriend?🙂
You gotta wonder haha
Cor blimey,I hope bekka isn’t too pissed off about it bless her
im just going to hide for now haha
I'll be A case of that Soda 🤣
Yet I'm in. Crack on.
haha thank you
Hi Chris, there’s a number of comments saying wood glue, they are right. Buy a decent all weather PVA wood glue (remember the surface will get wet in use) and it will be stronger than the wood. Glue it, clamp it and rub sawdust over the squeezed out glue. I also like the ideas put forward to paint sections of the boat, but not seeing the whole thing it’s hard to say!?? 🍕🍺🍺🍺🧁 for Becks
Thanks Stevee, just Becks here. This is what I have done but with the addition of sawdust to hopefully create a firmer bond... We can just pretend the boat has some sort of blue chicken pox for the moment 😂😂😂
when you go cheap you get cheap
This is very true John!
😂😂 looks terrible new till of paint. cratch cover look well nice at least there cover some of that paint 😂😂
yes I think the cover saves me...wait until we need to use it on the big patch on the roof haha
@@TheNomadicCrobot to cold for me now roofs next summer got 3 coats of no nonsense red primer on 😂 ok except for the red streaks from the rain down my cream newly painted sides.😭