I've been waiting for The Wash vlog, this was a nice warm up to it. George looked very fetching in his life jacket. Now we all just have to wait for the main event, and frankly I don't care how long the vlog is, the longer the better. Take care you three
I’m looking forward to the next vlog. Many years ago my grandparents did Boston to the River Nene on a 33 foot wooden canal cruiser. It was talked about in the family for many years afterwards.
Really looking forward to seeing your adventure. The anticipation has been spoiled a bit by David and Lorna already publishing their vlogs. Wished they would have waited until yours was out, its you Jo and Micchael that have done all the hard work to make the trip possible. I love following you travelling on the wayerways. It has given me something to look forward to during lockdown. Thankyou
To be fair to them both neither has actually published their videos (well, David's channel has a bit of an early release for Patreon subscribers), just wee little teaser bits ... there is PLENTY that hasn't been spoiled! M
Guys, very informative. Can't wait for your "Wash" Adventure. Very interesting listening to all the preparation you have had to do. There is supposed to be a lot of lost treasure in the Wash, but its all probably well buried in the seabed now. Take care.
Watched David's just now...you are certainly brave!...cant wait to see Perserveramce swimming around in that water...I found it just a tad scary myself.. Thanks for all the info very interestimg!!😊
Hey Jo, Michael and George - we are so enjoying your vlogs; catching up now on all of them from the very beginning :D! We had 6 months on the canals back in 2013 and enjoyed every minute but had to leave to return to Australia. We hoping to come back one day but in the meantime we live vicariously through all our favourite vloggers - thank you so much! All the very best for your journey across The Wash, looking forward to you all arriving safely in Kings Lynn. Enjoy! Bob and Karen, Brisbane, Australia
Excellently informative vlog - thank you. Was also good to see SNUBBY in the background - I was following his story on twitter, after he disappeared for a while, last year. (#GoSnubby!)
Technically, you are a class XII merchant ship (pleasure craft longer than 13.7m), so there are a few safety regulations from MCA, enforced under one of the Merchant Shipping Acts. Mostly, HM Coastguard doesn't typically care that much, as long as you're not endangering others. They largely let you do stuff at your own risk.
Yep ... the main one that seems to be a concern is having the proper nav lights and the all-round white. From what I've been told there's been a few times when someone's been caught out coming into King's Lynn at night with nothing but a headlamp and some blue LEDs, hence that was the most important thing we had to add to the boat, since we already had the VHF. M
Feeling quite excited about the Wash expedition. We did the 1/2 mile tidal section on the River Great Ouse from Salters Lode to Denver Sluice a few years ago. It was interesting to say the least - I filmed another narrow boat that got stuck on a mud bank and was spinning around a few times! There is a strong flow, as I'm sure you know, on the tidal section with frequent silting up, particularly near Denver Sluice. For me anyway, the area is fascinating with something like 5 waterways converging around Denver. Good moorings just passed the sluice on the right alongside a nice pub, if I recall correctly.
Kings Lynn was once the 3rd most important port in England. Many great voyages set sail from there including that by local Captain George Vancouver in the 18th Century who charted the north west coast of North America. The Wash is now largely filled in by silt from rivers and coastal currents although there is still a port at Kings Lynn. Really looking forward to seeing your crossing and where you are going from there.
It's definitely got some interesting history and connections to that of America, as does Boston ... it's so strange to see all the progenitor place-names! Minor spoiler: we didn't actually get to see much of King's Lynn ... that tide can really move you! M
Wishing you well on your adventure - even though it was a while ago now, but I guess you are off on another one after that! Hope you still had time to get an ice-cream from the passing van.
Wow, sort of complicated. Seems you just can’t up and go on a floatabout. I am impressed though of just how much of England one can traverse by waterway. Looking forward to you update of the Wash.
This was a great vlog and answered a lot of my questions about how exactly such a trip would work and how it would be arranged. I still can't help laugh about beautiful waterways called sluices and drains because that is just NOT the image I get in my mind when I think of those terms. Well, maybe that's changed...
A clamp on keel / centreboard would help stability, then you could go around the coast to Great Yarmouth. Bit too long to get the silver propeller at Brograve Mill though ;)
Good luck with the crossing you are well prepared. Will you be travelling the length of the Great Ouse down to Bedford? There are some gorgeous parts to the river around Huntingdon, St. Neots, Barford.
@@MinimalList Sounds great hope you enjoy it. Don’t know how well you know the river but there’s quite a few moorings mostly EA and GOBA. Ely is lovely mooring times are checked most days, can get busy around Houghton/Hemingford locks on a nice day. There’s a big old lock at Castle Mills near Bedford where you might need long mooring lines and it’s a centre fill. Have a good trip.
Hi Jo and Michael, you spoke about fuel polishing to remove water and sediment from the fuel system. Have you thought of using a Racor Turbine series filter assembly with an aquablock filter element, these can be installed to replace the primary or secondary filter. These are excellent to ensure small amounts of water removal from your fuel, from the clear filter bowl of the assembly you can see sediment and water accumulating and can easily drain it out. Water in your fuel tank may allow the diesel bug to grow in the interface between the water and fuel, this can be combatted with a quality biocide solution or a dispersant solution added to the fuel in small ratios before you top up your fuel tank. I suspect that Jules fuels use it as you have spoken about a solution they have already added to their fuel in other videos. Another great video, as I have said earlier after watching your wash video your channel is the best. Regards a fan from Aus.
We actually do have a Vetus unit that does water separation (or, to be precise, does so when you can get ahold of the correct replacement units, which has proven rather difficult and nigh impossible since Covid), and we add biocide already. The main argument for the polish isn't water but sediment buildup on the bottom of the fuel tank, which can get stirred back into suspension with the rocking of the waves. Luckily our (then) new filters can take care of the very minimal problem we had, but some boats have a LOT more sediment than we! M
Strange hearing kings Lynn.and denver sluice areas im so familiar with having lived in King's Lynn for many many years. I was probably actually in Lynn at the same time as you visiting family
Hi Michael and Jo. Did I see that you've reached Wisbech? When you come up the Nene it would be really great to meet up with you in or near Peterborough.
This was proper "uptalk" as the sports journalists do before a match, thanks a lot, will be crossing fingers on one hand and hold my thumb on the other one once next episode comes! Hope I got it right, you are planning to to the longest possible crossing in open sea water possible here?
Well no, some boats have done Dover to Calais and apparently one nut once did London to Dunkirk ... I've also heard tell (but no confirmation) of a narrowboat that crossed from Blackpool to Belfast by way of the Isle of Man, though that may well be a myth. Technically it's possible, in theory, to make it to the Americas, though I wouldn't give you much odds of surviving to tell the tale! M
Did George have a haircut?? With his life jacket on he looked a bit like a shorn sheep :P Looking forward to your next video so much! Although David already revealed a few seconds of it in his last video :)
I'm looking forward to the Wash video, I very much enjoyed the Thames one. I've never been on the canals, but I've been on the Norfolk Broads a few times on hired cruisers and wondered if there's a route onto the Broads from the canal system?
It probably has been, I'd just been told a story of some Junkers 88s dumping their loads on their way home after getting lost in a fog. Must really have shocked the seals! M
Whats wrong with Fulney lock ? Im sure thats the one you call fobney lock? If so I live quite close to it & never see canal boats down here haha , i think theres a total of one narrowboat moored permanently in Spalding! Be cool to see you if/when you come! Id love to come get some photos!
Apparently its badly silted up to be used. That narrow boat *apparently* belongs to someone associated with broad gate homes. How true it is I dont know.
@@joncoe9046 no its not anything to do with Broad Gate homes they are a building contractor locally. However the registered address of Spalding water taxi Co is Broad Gate House which is the houses name(same as house number) not the company! That's where the rumors are from! Someone has simply done a Google search and confused Broad Gate homes with the address of Broad Gate House. There is also a broad gate(a road name) in the surrounding villages of Spalding!
@@Thefenlandpilot that's why I said apparently. Wasnt sure how true the information I was given was. I know the narrowboat was used once or twice in conjunction with the water taxis at xmas as a floating Santas grotto. I'm Spalding born and bred so do know the area well.
Ahh, my bad with calling it Fobney (that's on the Kennet) rather than Fulney ... the issue, per the EA, is some very substantial silting up against the tide-side gates. Apparently it's more or less a yearly issue, as silt is brought down the Glenn and then gets shoved back up the Welland on the tide, where it's dumped. Wouldn't be an issue if the lock were more frequently used, as the extra flow would scour out the silt. I was talking with the fellow who manages the EA assets on the navigations and they tried quite hard to schedule a contractor to come out with a compressed air lance to shift the silt out, but sadly there was just no room in their schedule to get in before we had to make our crossing. Keeping an eye on it the notice to see if / when it comes back into commission, but not sure we're up to another Wash crossing back to see it, so may have to rent a boat from the cafe in Spalding I've heard may be back in business soon! M
Have you read Narrow Boat to Carcassone by Terry Darlington - it's about crossing the channel in a narrow boat. Better not mention it to Jo because she probably won't like it.
LOLOL Is the guy named Darrel the guy that has two other brothers named Darrel ???? snigeringly.. CCHHEERRSS DID you flag down that ice cream truck for a sweet treat ??????
I am wondering if there is a requirement to employ a pilot, beyond good judgment and the insurance company's requirement? Is the pilot a person with significant local knowledge or does the pilot require license?
Basically they need to be someone with current charts and knowledge of the waters who worked commercially on The Wash. Typically they were or are an actual licensed commercial pilot (for either the Boston or King's Lynn Ports), though they can be retired from commercial piloting and I believe are technically known as a Wash Navigation Guide (as opposed to a Wash Pilot) when working recreational boats rather than shipping. There's no actual requirement in law to have one, technically all you need is proper navigation lights and a VHF radio and license, but insurance companies will either not cover you or will cover at a much higher cost if you don't have one. M
@@MinimalList Thanks much for the explanation. I suspected it would be something along those lines. I think I would be comfortable with the navigation side of the adventure but the notice required for the various locks and the tidal management etc. mentioned in your vlog was both informative and a surprise. I am both better informed and daunted!! LOL! Thanks again!
Though not typically known as daft, i had to watch it a few times to catch on. I did not see the diagram as a package came in and i looked away. That, combined with several other unusual circumstances, gave me the impression that i must have missed something. No, Ixve got it, for the most part, but do have a couple of questions. One, i figured out simply by saying that i had questions knowing it was one of the questions. Why would you need a pilot for a bay that was fairly shallow and had a few sandbars. Because of the sandbars, I would presume. Why do you need a light when you are leaving in the morning unless there are low clouds and poor visibility. Oh, duh. And then you say you don't typically need them except for later crossings. I heard you say it the first time but I had not yet put enough information together for it to be meaningful. Why the extra animals for the crossing? OIC, they live on the other boat and you are not transferring fosters for their new home. Got it. So the last puzzling thing was why David was riding on t he other boat. Not only is that none of my business or concern but I also remember that he slept on the floor the night before going on the Tidal Thames and I am also old enough to grab better options when they make themselves available. All cats are a lot tougher than they seem! I love cats and have a new one every year, except this year. A stray mother cat moves into my garage and has a litter of kittens every year. Or several mother cats or maybe she/them simply distribute their kittens when they start to bite. Who knows!?! After they are fed and weened, she takes them back and i am beginning to think she runs a crime ring somewhere. The last kitten was a sweet male (they are always male) who would lay down near my pillow and sweetly rub his cheek against mine and grin. Or whatever it is they are doing that looks like a smile. Totally off subject BUT I saw a National Geographic Documentary not long ago talking about how these sweetcats are not as domesticated as we think and are not that far removed evolutionarily from their ruthless ancestors. Good GRIEF I type too much!! I hope the crossing went well and I hope everything went swimmingly. Can't wait to see it! Thanks!! R
The pilot's needed to keep us on the current navigation channel between all the sandbars, and to safely navigate us back up as the tide comes in. Basically The Wash is the outbound channels of 4 major rivers all combined with some sea water and a heck of a lot of shallow bottom ... get it wrong and you're stuck on sand till the RNLI can tow you off! As for David being on the other boat, that started as a precaution for Covid rules and distancing, though the rules got let up as we got closer in and we could have had him aboard, though having him on the other boat means we get a lot more useful footage of our own! Hope you like the crossing video, dropping soon! M
I got a couple of quotes ... the lowest was £450, the highest £650, with both saying costs could go up depending on what they found. Apparently some boat yards can do a considerably cheaper service, but you've got to get to them ... portable units aren't cheap, I suppose. M
@@MinimalList I suppose it makes sense that the costs would go up based on what they find. Because depending on what they find they will have to dispose of fuel contaminated water, or dispose of fuel saturated filters and sediment, or both. I’m sure that the UK is similar to the US and that disposing of those sorts of things costs money. Cheers, Jeremy
Who does Stumpy belong to? Also, if The Wash killed off Bad King John than that is a good thing. ( can we get a certain ex-president to go for a swim too? 😉😉)
"Pre-Wash". 😀 Like it.
Wait till you get to Spin-Dry! M
@@MinimalList Well I hope you don’t get rinsed on the Wash.
George looks quite the boat-dog in his life jacket! - and I am really looking forward to the Wash-Video!
He is used to his harness so I don't think he noticed anything different.
Thanks for the explanation of the Wash.
Hope it was helpful
Looking forward to watching captain pugwash and his motley crew crossing the wash
Hope you like it! M
Thank you for all the information. It’s a complicated trip and it’s nice to have an idea what’s it entails. 👍🏻
Definitely takes some pre-planning! Glad you liked it! M
Goodness gracious, this is so exciting! It sounds as complicated as planning for an intercontinental airplane flight!
Its pretty straight forward. Having the pilot definitely helps.
Beautiful place.
I've been waiting for The Wash vlog, this was a nice warm up to it. George looked very fetching in his life jacket. Now we all just have to wait for the main event, and frankly I don't care how long the vlog is, the longer the better. Take care you three
🙂
:-)
We bumped into Narrowboat Chef last week, they had just paid £600 to have their fuel polished 😱
Looking forward to the crossing vid 👍
Wow, that is pricy! Vids out tomorrow.
George's life jacket... "Suits you sir".
Good luck on your High Seas adventure. You've been well advised and prepared. See you on the other side...🤞👍🙂
Any mooring you can swim away from! ;-) M
Can’t wait, to boldly go, where so few have gone before… a wash to go!
Not long to wait now
Oh man I cant wait. The suspenders are killing me. So so exciting . Good luck 👍
Not long to wait now. Which reminds me, I should stop replying to comments and start editing.
Surprising amount of non mechanical prep and knowledge. Can't wait for the crossing video!
Coming soon!
Fab vlog. I can’t wait for the Wash trip. Do take care you lovely people and enjoy your crossing.
Thank you.
Loved the ice cream van in the background 😍
No ice cream this time but watch the next video.
Can't wait for the Wash cruise. Bon voyage!
Coming soon!
Thank you for sharing this information. I’m looking forward to seeing your wash adventures.
Coming soon!
Thank you. That was indeed useful. Especially the map.
Glad it helped
Oh wow, thank you. That is so nice to hear.
I’m looking forward to the next vlog. Many years ago my grandparents did Boston to the River Nene on a 33 foot wooden canal cruiser. It was talked about in the family for many years afterwards.
It's a pretty wild trip, kudos to them for making it! M
I was relieved to hear about the planned stop at a sandbank, having seen David’s vlog!
Definitely very planned
@@MinimalList Are you stopping at the circular thingy (Outer Trial Bank)?
Really looking forward to seeing your adventure. The anticipation has been spoiled a bit by David and Lorna already publishing their vlogs. Wished they would have waited until yours was out, its you Jo and Micchael that have done all the hard work to make the trip possible. I love following you travelling on the wayerways. It has given me something to look forward to during lockdown. Thankyou
To be fair to them both neither has actually published their videos (well, David's channel has a bit of an early release for Patreon subscribers), just wee little teaser bits ... there is PLENTY that hasn't been spoiled! M
Michael’s Sesame Street shirt rocks!! Looking forward to seeing your progress across the wash.
Its from TeePublic. There are some great designs on there.
Bon Voyage. Mes Amis. So looking forward to the crossing. Stephen
Thank you.
The tension builds! Watch out for those aggressive French fishing boats.
We were watching out for all boats!
Guys, very informative. Can't wait for your "Wash" Adventure. Very interesting listening to all the preparation you have had to do. There is supposed to be a lot of lost treasure in the Wash, but its all probably well buried in the seabed now. Take care.
Thanks so much!
Watched David's just now...you are certainly brave!...cant wait to see Perserveramce swimming around in that water...I found it just a tad scary myself..
Thanks for all the info very interestimg!!😊
Looking forward to seeing Davids vlog too.
Hey Jo, Michael and George - we are so enjoying your vlogs; catching up now on all of them from the very beginning :D! We had 6 months on the canals back in 2013 and enjoyed every minute but had to leave to return to Australia. We hoping to come back one day but in the meantime we live vicariously through all our favourite vloggers - thank you so much! All the very best for your journey across The Wash, looking forward to you all arriving safely in Kings Lynn. Enjoy! Bob and Karen, Brisbane, Australia
Thank you for watching. Hope you make it back soon for some more canal adventures.
The start of another great adventure, hope all goes well. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks 👍
Definitely looking forward to the Wash!
Thank you.
What a build up......
... Love it!
👍🏻
Not long to wait now.
Excellently informative vlog - thank you.
Was also good to see SNUBBY in the background - I was following his story on twitter, after he disappeared for a while, last year. (#GoSnubby!)
Yes, we loved Snubby's photo bomb.
Thanks for the information.
Our pleasure!
Good luck guys, have a wonderful trip. Eagerly looking forward to your video.
Thank you! 😃
Technically, you are a class XII merchant ship (pleasure craft longer than 13.7m), so there are a few safety regulations from MCA, enforced under one of the Merchant Shipping Acts. Mostly, HM Coastguard doesn't typically care that much, as long as you're not endangering others. They largely let you do stuff at your own risk.
Yep ... the main one that seems to be a concern is having the proper nav lights and the all-round white. From what I've been told there's been a few times when someone's been caught out coming into King's Lynn at night with nothing but a headlamp and some blue LEDs, hence that was the most important thing we had to add to the boat, since we already had the VHF. M
Best of luck if you haven’t done it yet. Or well done if you’ve done it.
The video has just gone live.
Oooh sounds so exciting
Exciting/terrifying
I watched Narrowboat Alba just the other day, looked exciting but scary.
Lots of fun.
Really looking forward to seeing you go across the wash. I think you are very brave not sure I would have the nerve. X
Not long to wait now.
Watched all your vlogs now from start to now loving them from Scotland keep them coming great viewing 👍
Feeling quite excited about the Wash expedition. We did the 1/2 mile tidal section on the River Great Ouse from Salters Lode to Denver Sluice a few years ago. It was interesting to say the least - I filmed another narrow boat that got stuck on a mud bank and was spinning around a few times! There is a strong flow, as I'm sure you know, on the tidal section with frequent silting up, particularly near Denver Sluice. For me anyway, the area is fascinating with something like 5 waterways converging around Denver. Good moorings just passed the sluice on the right alongside a nice pub, if I recall correctly.
Its safe to say there is a very strong flow!
THE TENSION IS KILLING ME!
Not long to wait now.
I’m looking forward to this .
Thank you. Not long to wait.
Kings Lynn was once the 3rd most important port in England. Many great voyages set sail from there including that by local Captain George Vancouver in the 18th Century who charted the north west coast of North America. The Wash is now largely filled in by silt from rivers and coastal currents although there is still a port at Kings Lynn. Really looking forward to seeing your crossing and where you are going from there.
It's definitely got some interesting history and connections to that of America, as does Boston ... it's so strange to see all the progenitor place-names! Minor spoiler: we didn't actually get to see much of King's Lynn ... that tide can really move you! M
Jo looks calm :)
Apparently I am a good actor!
It's shocking that you're missing a silver propeller location, but understandable. I'm looking forward to the wash crossing vlog!
Not that shocking. If the navigation is closed there is nothing we can do.
Wishing you well on your adventure - even though it was a while ago now, but I guess you are off on another one after that! Hope you still had time to get an ice-cream from the passing van.
Thank you. No ice cream this time but watch. the next video.
Wow, sort of complicated. Seems you just can’t up and go on a floatabout. I am impressed though of just how much of England one can traverse by waterway. Looking forward to you update of the Wash.
I mean you could, but you might soon come to regret it.
SPOILER ALERT. You can relax. I know you made it in good shape. Got a peak of George in Lorna's teaser. Great intro to the care you take to keep safe.
Yep, all safe and sound on the other side.
This was a great vlog and answered a lot of my questions about how exactly such a trip would work and how it would be arranged. I still can't help laugh about beautiful waterways called sluices and drains because that is just NOT the image I get in my mind when I think of those terms. Well, maybe that's changed...
Thanks Justine, So nice to hear it was helpful. I know what you mean about the drains and sluices, they are much nicer than they sound!
A clamp on keel / centreboard would help stability, then you could go around the coast to Great Yarmouth. Bit too long to get the silver propeller at Brograve Mill though ;)
Good tip! But I rather think that were I to start building one Jo'd divorce me! M
Good luck with the crossing you are well prepared. Will you be travelling the length of the Great Ouse down to Bedford? There are some gorgeous parts to the river around Huntingdon, St. Neots, Barford.
That's the plan!
@@MinimalList Sounds great hope you enjoy it. Don’t know how well you know the river but there’s quite a few moorings mostly EA and GOBA. Ely is lovely mooring times are checked most days, can get busy around Houghton/Hemingford locks on a nice day. There’s a big old lock at Castle Mills near Bedford where you might need long mooring lines and it’s a centre fill. Have a good trip.
Thanks for the tips
good vid
Thank you.
Could you remind this newcomer to your channel why you are making this trip. I thought it was only necessary for widebeams? Good luck on the journey.
Just because we want to!
Hi Jo and Michael, you spoke about fuel polishing to remove water and sediment from the fuel system. Have you thought of using a Racor Turbine series filter assembly with an aquablock filter element, these can be installed to replace the primary or secondary filter. These are excellent to ensure small amounts of water removal from your fuel, from the clear filter bowl of the assembly you can see sediment and water accumulating and can easily drain it out. Water in your fuel tank may allow the diesel bug to grow in the interface between the water and fuel, this can be combatted with a quality biocide solution or a dispersant solution added to the fuel in small ratios before you top up your fuel tank. I suspect that Jules fuels use it as you have spoken about a solution they have already added to their fuel in other videos. Another great video, as I have said earlier after watching your wash video your channel is the best. Regards a fan from Aus.
We actually do have a Vetus unit that does water separation (or, to be precise, does so when you can get ahold of the correct replacement units, which has proven rather difficult and nigh impossible since Covid), and we add biocide already. The main argument for the polish isn't water but sediment buildup on the bottom of the fuel tank, which can get stirred back into suspension with the rocking of the waves. Luckily our (then) new filters can take care of the very minimal problem we had, but some boats have a LOT more sediment than we! M
Strange hearing kings Lynn.and denver sluice areas im so familiar with having lived in King's Lynn for many many years. I was probably actually in Lynn at the same time as you visiting family
Sadly we didn't get to stop in King's Lynn. It wizzed by in a flash!
@@MinimalList if you ever get the chance kings Lynn has some very good historical buildings. It was once a very important port
Hi Michael and Jo. Did I see that you've reached Wisbech? When you come up the Nene it would be really great to meet up with you in or near Peterborough.
No, we went to the Great Ouse not the Nene.
Interesting introduction. Very useful - thanks!
Thank you.
This was proper "uptalk" as the sports journalists do before a match, thanks a lot, will be crossing fingers on one hand and hold my thumb on the other one once next episode comes! Hope I got it right, you are planning to to the longest possible crossing in open sea water possible here?
Well no, some boats have done Dover to Calais and apparently one nut once did London to Dunkirk ... I've also heard tell (but no confirmation) of a narrowboat that crossed from Blackpool to Belfast by way of the Isle of Man, though that may well be a myth. Technically it's possible, in theory, to make it to the Americas, though I wouldn't give you much odds of surviving to tell the tale! M
Did George have a haircut?? With his life jacket on he looked a bit like a shorn sheep :P Looking forward to your next video so much!
Although David already revealed a few seconds of it in his last video :)
No he didn't have a hair cut in this video but he has now.
I'm looking forward to the Wash video, I very much enjoyed the Thames one. I've never been on the canals, but I've been on the Norfolk Broads a few times on hired cruisers and wondered if there's a route onto the Broads from the canal system?
No, you can't get from the Canal system to the broads, unless you take a sea route around the Norfolk coastline.
I'm not sure we'll brave the long way round on Perseverance.
@@MinimalList I'm sure it would make entertaining viewing, maybe not for all the right reasons.
Hope it's a calm day. King John died of dysentery at Newark Castle.
Thats good because it is on track to be the longest one yet.
I think for this one trip, you should have renamed your boat 'we're all going to...'
I think Perseverance works too.
King John also lost his Crown Jewels in the Wash,not something you really want to do.🙃
So they say.
Ooh nasty.
Should have taken his fishing magnet!
It's probably been bombed more often by the RAF than the Luftwaffe. There are two bombing ranges, RAF Holbeach and RAF Wainfleet.
It probably has been, I'd just been told a story of some Junkers 88s dumping their loads on their way home after getting lost in a fog. Must really have shocked the seals! M
Whats wrong with Fulney lock ? Im sure thats the one you call fobney lock? If so I live quite close to it & never see canal boats down here haha , i think theres a total of one narrowboat moored permanently in Spalding! Be cool to see you if/when you come! Id love to come get some photos!
Apparently its badly silted up to be used. That narrow boat *apparently* belongs to someone associated with broad gate homes. How true it is I dont know.
@@joncoe9046 no its not anything to do with Broad Gate homes they are a building contractor locally. However the registered address of Spalding water taxi Co is Broad Gate House which is the houses name(same as house number) not the company! That's where the rumors are from! Someone has simply done a Google search and confused Broad Gate homes with the address of Broad Gate House. There is also a broad gate(a road name) in the surrounding villages of Spalding!
@@Thefenlandpilot that's why I said apparently. Wasnt sure how true the information I was given was. I know the narrowboat was used once or twice in conjunction with the water taxis at xmas as a floating Santas grotto. I'm Spalding born and bred so do know the area well.
Ahh, my bad with calling it Fobney (that's on the Kennet) rather than Fulney ... the issue, per the EA, is some very substantial silting up against the tide-side gates. Apparently it's more or less a yearly issue, as silt is brought down the Glenn and then gets shoved back up the Welland on the tide, where it's dumped. Wouldn't be an issue if the lock were more frequently used, as the extra flow would scour out the silt. I was talking with the fellow who manages the EA assets on the navigations and they tried quite hard to schedule a contractor to come out with a compressed air lance to shift the silt out, but sadly there was just no room in their schedule to get in before we had to make our crossing. Keeping an eye on it the notice to see if / when it comes back into commission, but not sure we're up to another Wash crossing back to see it, so may have to rent a boat from the cafe in Spalding I've heard may be back in business soon! M
Enjoy the Great Ouse, will you be calling into Ely on the way, Also enjoy the aircraft as its been busy with Airforce One arriving
Thank you. We are loving it so far. Will Definitely visit Ely!
It's a shame that there's no link to The Broads.
No, unless you go round the coast I guess.
Have you read Narrow Boat to Carcassone by Terry Darlington - it's about crossing the channel in a narrow boat. Better not mention it to Jo because she probably won't like it.
We have a copy on the boat but I never really got into it.
LOLOL Is the guy named Darrel the guy that has two other brothers named Darrel ???? snigeringly.. CCHHEERRSS
DID you flag down that ice cream truck for a sweet treat ??????
No ice creams were had in Boston.... watch the next video though for ice cream consumption.
I am wondering if there is a requirement to employ a pilot, beyond good judgment and the insurance company's requirement?
Is the pilot a person with significant local knowledge or does the pilot require license?
Basically they need to be someone with current charts and knowledge of the waters who worked commercially on The Wash. Typically they were or are an actual licensed commercial pilot (for either the Boston or King's Lynn Ports), though they can be retired from commercial piloting and I believe are technically known as a Wash Navigation Guide (as opposed to a Wash Pilot) when working recreational boats rather than shipping. There's no actual requirement in law to have one, technically all you need is proper navigation lights and a VHF radio and license, but insurance companies will either not cover you or will cover at a much higher cost if you don't have one. M
@@MinimalList Thanks much for the explanation. I suspected it would be something along those lines.
I think I would be comfortable with the navigation side of the adventure but the notice required for the various locks and the tidal management etc. mentioned in your vlog was both informative and a surprise.
I am both better informed and daunted!! LOL!
Thanks again!
Can I ask,was there another way to get to where you ended up, and you really went out in open water just for the fun of it? I thought it was scary.
Yes. There is another route but it would take a lot longer with many more locks. We did this for the fun of it
Though not typically known as daft, i had to watch it a few times to catch on. I did not see the diagram as a package came in and i looked away. That, combined with several other unusual circumstances, gave me the impression that i must have missed something. No, Ixve got it, for the most part, but do have a couple of questions. One, i figured out simply by saying that i had questions knowing it was one of the questions. Why would you need a pilot for a bay that was fairly shallow and had a few sandbars. Because of the sandbars, I would presume. Why do you need a light when you are leaving in the morning unless there are low clouds and poor visibility. Oh, duh. And then you say you don't typically need them except for later crossings. I heard you say it the first time but I had not yet put enough information together for it to be meaningful. Why the extra animals for the crossing? OIC, they live on the other boat and you are not transferring fosters for their new home. Got it. So the last puzzling thing was why David was riding on t he other boat. Not only is that none of my business or concern but I also remember that he slept on the floor the night before going on the Tidal Thames and I am also old enough to grab better options when they make themselves available.
All cats are a lot tougher than they seem! I love cats and have a new one every year, except this year. A stray mother cat moves into my garage and has a litter of kittens every year. Or several mother cats or maybe she/them simply distribute their kittens when they start to bite. Who knows!?! After they are fed and weened, she takes them back and i am beginning to think she runs a crime ring somewhere. The last kitten was a sweet male (they are always male) who would lay down near my pillow and sweetly rub his cheek against mine and grin. Or whatever it is they are doing that looks like a smile. Totally off subject BUT I saw a National Geographic Documentary not long ago talking about how these sweetcats are not as domesticated as we think and are not that far removed evolutionarily from their ruthless ancestors. Good GRIEF I type too much!!
I hope the crossing went well and I hope everything went swimmingly. Can't wait to see it!
Thanks!! R
The pilot's needed to keep us on the current navigation channel between all the sandbars, and to safely navigate us back up as the tide comes in. Basically The Wash is the outbound channels of 4 major rivers all combined with some sea water and a heck of a lot of shallow bottom ... get it wrong and you're stuck on sand till the RNLI can tow you off! As for David being on the other boat, that started as a precaution for Covid rules and distancing, though the rules got let up as we got closer in and we could have had him aboard, though having him on the other boat means we get a lot more useful footage of our own! Hope you like the crossing video, dropping soon! M
I’m curious. How much did they actually want to polich your fuel? No need to say who it was.
I got a couple of quotes ... the lowest was £450, the highest £650, with both saying costs could go up depending on what they found. Apparently some boat yards can do a considerably cheaper service, but you've got to get to them ... portable units aren't cheap, I suppose. M
@@MinimalList I suppose it makes sense that the costs would go up based on what they find. Because depending on what they find they will have to dispose of fuel contaminated water, or dispose of fuel saturated filters and sediment, or both.
I’m sure that the UK is similar to the US and that disposing of those sorts of things costs money.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Sorry ,but did,nt King John lose the crown(or at least the Jewels) in the wash....
So they say.
Who does Stumpy belong to? Also, if The Wash killed off Bad King John than that is a good thing. ( can we get a certain ex-president to go for a swim too? 😉😉)
Snubby lives on the Wobbly boat who is crossing The Wash with us and was moored next to us in Boston.