minus 6 Fahrenheit or minus 21ish C in southwest Montana... the rivers are still flowing but with lots of slush and ice jams... saw a bobcat fishing and multiple eagles and owls by the river as well as a couple mink and muskrat...my wood stove is blazing and was just out on the deck watching the crescent moon set....stay warm you two...and thanks for sharing...
I have a Dickinson Diesel Stove, you will miss the real fire but just been able to leave the fore on 24/7 without needing to clean it is nice. Mine uses around 5-7litres a day in diesel, the downside is you need a fairly reasonable sized diesel tank to feed them especially if you don’t have a local easy source to fill up. It’s also better if you have a separate tank so you can use kerosene instead of diesel, even better if it’s over 500litres so you can get it delivered.
Do you have a dedicated diesel tank? Was there anything specific you needed to do to pass BSS with a larger tank. we want a separate tank so we can switch to kerosene if needed but we don’t have a big space.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience , I'm planning another smaller tank for the engine as I have the space, unfortunatly my main tank is only 400l and this tank will be around 150l. If the tank is over (I think) 27litres it needs a external vent and filling and I think the tank needs to be pressure tested (I need to re-read the BSS). I have a smaller 10litre tank to gravity feed the stove which I would recommend, this is fed by the main tank by a diesel transfer pump.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience i love coal,briquettes,turf and wood nothing beats the smell of a real fire and of course the crackling and spitting of wood and the sap within the wood.
@irish camper i am irish latvijan as my late granny was a latvijan woman and we had a boat for many years around banagher and shannon harbour,meelick,athlone but now i live in the uk with my darling fiance and aboard his nb there is a petit godin stove which can throw and has thrown some serious heat out which he hates with passion.35 degrees celsius at one point so now he has switched off our diesel central heating and replaced it with 2 elec fan heaters with 2 heat settings and aboard a small nb it works quite well with the exception of drying out the air which is a pain in the butt.
I love your videos.....you two are so happy and competent, able to do anything you set your minds to.. ..The camera work and editing are top notch!!!....the music is pleasant without being intrusive.....GOOD JOB girls keep it up.....by the way I am enjoying my "Narrowboat and steam train" #15/100 very much. Thank you.....Dave T
You mention 'gravity feed' for the diesel heater. Here in the Pacific Northwest many of the fishing boats use a small (few gallons, depending on stove consumption) day tank that's fed using the return line from the engine. Anytime the engine is running there's diesel filling the day tank. An overflow line returning to the main fuel tank prevents spills. There are a number of considerations; how much fuel is returned from the engine to the main tank, how often you run the engine and how big the day tank is. If you want to discuss specifics, I'd be happy to communicate privately. Good luck with the install. A warm boat in winter is a happy boat.
Lovely close shot of the Canada goose at 3:30. They are such beautiful birds, even if they are noisy and belligerent. Or, as Dozy and Dim call them, “long neck chickens.” ;-)
Wow! a very brief glimpse of our boat! It was behind the one for sale as you approached the boatyard you stopped at. The guillotine lock you went through (which just happens to be the closest lock to our house) is permanently open. It was built to prevent water flowing from the Stratford Canal into the Birmingham and Worcester Canal. Apparently the Stratford used to be 6 inches higher than the Birmingham and Worcester.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience We'll be there ourselves soon, the buyer for our house is hoping to complete the purchase before Christmas and we'll be spending the first month or so there before we move to Mercia Marina on the Trent and Mersey.
When Annamarie said that she loves to see the end of the tunnel, I resonated strongly with that. I am highly claustrophobic and would not be able to go into any of those tunnels without massive anxiety even if I could see the end. Indeed, sometimes just watching that segment of your vlogs where you are entering tunnels creates anxiety in me.
It's heartwarming waking up on a chilly December morning and seeing my narrowboat family has already published. Haven't heard from David or Jono yet, though. Cheers and God bless, girls. Thank you!
When I hit the 60s, the 60s hit back, and it now behoves me to keep warmer in winter than I used to :) On that, when I was a kid in Syndal (suburb of Melbourne, Australia) in the 60s, we had an open fireplace initially - which we couldn't use for the first few days after moving in, as our cat Sylvester hid up there to show His Imperial Displeasure, but thereafter was fed by windfall branches from a nearby forest (which will no doubt surprise current denizens of that good suburb). After a couple of years that was replaced by an "oil"-fired (probably diesel) heater, which was "the latest thing". Dad would turn it on in the AM, and I would always forget the air coming out was outside temp cold initially when I sat in front of it, but I couldn't be bothered moving and just waited for it to heat up (as stated, it would be a few decades before I started really feeling the cold). Oil heaters were big for a couple of decades in Melbourne until gas (I think from Bass Strait) was reticulated through the suburbs. (From the 1850s, gas used to be generated from black coal [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Victoria#History_2 ], but was only available in the inner suburbs. Locals may recall the North Melbourne football ground - in VFL days - used to be known for the gasometer [ www.nmfc.com.au/news/2017-02-22/arden-st-gasometer ], which was part of that old scheme.) Other forms of heating I've used are briquettes, kerosene heaters (which smell terribly), and application of multiple cats :) Another great video as usual - especially humour interludes from Comedienne Kath :) (Sorry: had to edit to get the links working)
Heres hoping the quote and the are both a wonderful experience. I your shop does well and y’all have a Wonderful Holiday Season. I worked for a trucking company that heated the shop with a diesel furnace run on discarded oil from the semi’s, worked great.
We have a Lockgate, converted Morso Squirrel, and it’s great! A friend, born on the working boats has one on the boat he lives on, and swears by (not at!) it. The Reflex stoves are very good, never had a Bubble so can’t comment, did have Kuranda when the boat was built and had lots of trouble with it, thus the Lockmaster! Do have, separate tank, double-walled flue pipe, nice long chimney when moored, down-draft diverter on the top of the chimney, and you will be OK! We rarely ever clean ours out, unless we're lighting it and letting it out all the time, you can get ”tablets” you burn in the stove to clean them, we use them about once every two years. Enjoy your stove, so much cleaner and more convenient than multi-fuel, if more expensive to run.
Your little ad for your artwork made me realise the print I ordered from you should almost be here so I rushed out to the letterbox and it was! Looks great, thanks so much. 👍. I love how well your cats travel on the boat too. 👍
i told you about drip feed oil fires a few months back, using old engine oil, but you poo hood the idea it is one of the best ways to heat an area quick, and if you do it right you can cook on it very cheep heat old engine oil its for free.
We do not have anywhere to store this oil in the quantity that we would need, and using our own oil would be good for a day- though we don't change it till we have 200 hours on the clock. We don't have a procedure safe enough to stop coke formation. Your idea is not sound on a boat. I'm happy to be corrected if you would like to link me to another narrow boater that has a storage tank outside and is using this procedure through winter.
Webasto Eberspacher are extremely temperamental working off 12V. Diesel stove a cleaner safer option A real fire without question is a preferred option for most but its the work involved in sourcing coal wood paper kindling constantly. Wishing you all the best of luck for your intended plans.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience The issues with a diesel stove is the heat is not a dry heat but a moist one. Hence the idea of a sealed back boiler radiator system to run off your stove.
DAVID SEDLICKAS if you’re getting wet heat from a diesel stove you’ve got a major problem! They work the same way as a coal/multi fuel stove, in fact mine’s a converted Morso Squirrel! Works really well!!
A canal I know very well indeed as I drive over that bridge by the guillotine lock pretty much every day :D The Stratford is certainly a lot more quieter than the roads around there are ;)
It's a bit I've not been on much. The B/W to city centre has been frequently frequented by me on a Wednesday evening as part of Pushbikes'* evening cycle rides. * Local cycle campaign group.
Awesome start to Sunday ladies! Hope the quote is within your budget. Nothing better than being warm and snuggly with cats in a bad winters day. Freezing here in Nova Scotia today although the sun is out. Love the cat flap. Hugs😎👍❤️🇨🇦
You can see the problem with a gravity fed system especially with no well deck at the Bow, which could of been the ideal place for a separate tank, as to use the natural front to back slope of the boat. Far more difficult with a rear tank, It will be all about getting the fuel line/supply right. Good luck.
So your having a separate fuel tank fabricated or just using your existing fuel tank? As I said it will all be down to getting the pipework right to deliver the fuel. Hope it all happens quickly and easily for yous before the cold weather kicks in. Stay warm.
Yay! A Sunday morning with my favourite Narrowboat ladies! It's always lovely to see you beautiful girls! Saddened by all that graffiti though! I can't make out how anyone gets any pleasure from defacing stuff! I'd love to just chuck the little b..... darlings in the canal! :-O
Randomly, I've jogged the towpath by that first stretch of canal from the junction to the tunnel and back again. Randomly because I live over 150 miles from that location :) Enjoyed the video, as always.
I started watching ur show on my smart tv and I'm really enjoying it thank you... Like its owner the smart tv not so smart. I just figured how to hit the like button so I've gone back as best I can and clicked 100 likes or so. Keep up good work but if truth be told the cats steal the show.
I enjoyed the video showing the canal, but I was disappointed that I have to wait to see if you got a quote you can live with. Oh and I received the notice about the video and I clicked on it as soon as I got it and it already had three views. Now I'll have to be content to just be one of the first ten to see it. lol Always nice to see the cats in the video. = )
I bought a cat flap door that locked and the smart cats disassembled the lock system and hid the pieces. I didn't like the noise it made so I have the door propped open all the time now. It is a draft but I can take the draft but not the noise of my rowdy cats crashing into the door at full speed at 03:00 AM. They knew I was asleep so they made it very noisy. Cats, you can't live with them and you can't live without them. My dog is a love and she sleeps all night unless there are strange non cat noises. The dog and the cats are best friends. and the dog growls if other dogs come near, she protects the cats.
That’s just adorable. The cats are part of her pack. We don’t like the noise either and they know when to be extra annoying with the tapping. However ours is locked from and hour before sunset to whenever we get up in the morning. We have to cover the flap with a cushion to stop them tapping it when it’s locked though.
Hi both! You were in the area i grew up in! The junction by the halfway house where you set off, my dad and friends used to swim there in the 1930's and 40's. I mentioned that we had passed you back in october a little further on than where film stopped today. So not sure if this is back then or what. Good luck with heater anyway. We live in Dorset now but go back up there on narrowboat holidays.
Love all these little shows. I work on sundays and like to relax to these over a cuppa when I get in. Somehow, the operation of that funny lock was missing though. I would have loved to see that working. Please keep up the shows though, no criticism meant.
Haha, I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and just came back inside after shoveling a foot of snow off the porch. Another 5 to 7 inches of snow expected before all is said and done. Life in the great white north is a challenge, isn't it. But watching The Narrowboat Experience can even brighten up a blizzard.
The sun is shining, peanut butter sandwiches and a nice cup of tea for breakfast and a new Narrowboat Experience episode. Is there a better way to start the day?
Yeah I had that issue with a pellet stove we used to use to heat our old house. "Bang bang" control was just not practical to adjust temperature, so it had to be run and just use the fan to convey the heat to the house. Basically, we ran it on the lowest setting and only when it was quite cold. It was way oversized for the small space in that house. is there such a thing and radiant heating for these boats? We really enjoy that in our new house and there is quite nothing like putting ones feet on a warm floor in the morning. I suspect circulating warm liquid under the decking could be problematic, but if insulated well during installation (construction), it might work rather well.
Hello, Its always exciting to see a new video out. I'm an American fan and I have a question... Both of you from time to time wear what look like a hand knitted or crocheted hat or scarf. Being both a knitter and crocheter myself, I'm wondering if one or both of you make them or if you have a friend or family member that does? Thanks for sharing your journey with us all...
Oh that’s right you have one too. Everyone we spoke to loves it and we are very very excited. The negative comments are usually from people who ‘know someone’ who couldn’t light their stove. lol. What type do you have.
We have a Lockgate morso. Once you have the technique for lighting they are simple. Nice and warm this weekend and dries the boat out fantastically after being left for 2 weeks. X
Would of been really cool if you had stopped at the locks to read the fabulous board that tells you the history of the locks ,and there age, it separates ownership of the two canals
It makes me fill good when you move on the canel for some reason. So keep on traveling. Thanks again for letting me share the journey.Happy belated Thanksgiving & Happy Holliday to you.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience it is indeed, above the Tardebigge flight and Hopwood.... I did it in 42 minutes, anxious to get through, 50 minutes would be more steady.
I am hanging on to your shirt tails. Next job I need to do is put in a cat flap to keep the heat in. Then... I need to install my Webasto heater and replace the multifuel stove with a diesel/parrafin heater. There is one that I like that has a pump up fuel tank, so no gravity or electricity required. Expensive but silent and well made. Will need to fit a fuel tank as I am petrol driven. Thanks again you lovely people.
Here's a suggestion then - get a conversion kit for the engine so it'll run on LPG/propane etc. - and similarly use propane for heating. Should be a cheaper fuel as it's not taxed like petrol. Engine won't have quite the same power but it should be ok. Research it.
Had to laugh at the advert in the middle of the Vlog it was for: Cats! Lovely gentle vlog, hope you get the fire sorted soon. Now off to the shop to see what takes my fancy! Take care
A friend of mine had a thermotop. He asked me to install a thermostat which i did. (Im a mechanic/electrician) The webasto thermotop worked for 3 weeks then packed in
Good afternoon Anna Marie and Kath. My wife and I have been watching your vlogs for ages. But never sent you a message. Very enjoyable and professional they are too. We thought you might like as bit of input regarding your fitting of a Diesel Bubble stove. We did what you are doing ten years ago. (No lock volleys in those days). you have it so easy......Only joking ;). Like I said we had a bubble. Along with it came a few issues. Don't let this put you off your bubble stove. Though you may well have had it fitted by now. The main issue we had was the fire blowing out on windy days. Mostly for some strange reason when my wife was at the bottom of a lock. Which would fill the boat and lock with white acrid diesel smoke? And meant we had to open every window and door to vent out this poisonous white smoke/Vapour. Which also vents out the heat we had spent ages achieving. We always had to try and moor up wherever we were. The first time it happened. it frightened my wife to death in the lock bottom. I wrongly(now not to), Attempted to relight the hot fire. Do not do this !! It lit with such force that it singed my beard. You may now be laughing. We are now. But not at the time, as I lost my eyebrows and lashes as well. The blowing out only happened when the wind was blowing across the boat in a certain direction. It didn't matter if it was north/south/east or west. The good news is we found a 99% cure for this problem. Put away your normal china man's hat chimney cap. And buy a revolving one. It probably has a proper name. We got ours from the chandlers at Norbury junction. They are (were) agents for Bubble. Until you get used to knowing how to start and run and clean a bubble you won't like it. That only lasted a couple of weeks in the middle of winter. Ah yes, you do need to clean the bubble out. Bloody dirty oily job it was. But only once a fortnight. Bonus is no wood and coal ash to get rid of. I will stop now. If I have put you off, I'm sorry. But for warned is for armed. Love Dave and Diane. xxxxx PS. Recently saw our lovely narrowboat "Urquhart Castle" for sale on apollo duck. Under semi trad narrowboats. Check her out. I refitted everything on her. Keep posting. Give our best wishes to David AKA "Mooring the cut".
Thank you. I have to say this is your best comment ever. lol. Welcome to commenting. Thank you also for your knowledge. It is valuable to us. No the fire is not installed yet but we will look into the revolving cap.
Thanks for that. I thought I went on a bit. But glad to help you both. I'm sure everything will be fine. Don't expect the heat to be as good as the multifuel stoves. You won't be having the doors open in the winter with a bubble stove. But then again yes you will. Just turn it up to max. But watch the level of your diesel go down. Bye for now. Dave and Diane.
We have a lockgate diesel stove, best thing ever. As for being oily to clean out, You must have had a problem. We clean ours out once a season, about an egg cup full of dry carbon and thats it. They need a good long double skinned chimney for a stable burn. If the flame looks anything but gas blue once up to temp it needs adjusting. We cruise all day with ours lit, never had it blow out. Lockgate now supply the Refleks stoves, perhaps they can recommend an installer?
Yes definitely. We haven’t measured it in this boat but Ewart was at least one or two degrees colder in the floor. We will measure once the stove is in.
Shame about the arson which severely damaged the listed toll house at Kings Norton Junction last February. The building was fully shrouded when I went past in October. Shame about the graffiti on the guillotine lock which is different every time I see it. However, nice filming to restore the calm. Can’t wait to see the progress on the stove.
Remember you will need a new BSS for the boat once your fire is fitted, so make sure everything complies with the BSS regulations, as if anything goes wrong once fitted and no new BSS to cover the new installation you won't be covered by your insurance.
Hey guys. Do you think that now Rob Cummins TV show has been broadcast that the canal's will be more popular with people taking holidays next year to experieince crusing?
Saddened by all that graffiti. With the temperature you mentioned you definitely need a heater, too cold for me. Are reverse cycle heat pumps available for boats? Or haven’t you enough power to run one of these?
minus 6 Fahrenheit or minus 21ish C in southwest Montana... the rivers are still flowing but with lots of slush and ice jams... saw a bobcat fishing and multiple eagles and owls by the river as well as a couple mink and muskrat...my wood stove is blazing and was just out on the deck watching the crescent moon set....stay warm you two...and thanks for sharing...
Yah!...My Sunday wouldn't be complete without The Narrowboat Experience. Lovely blog as always ladies.
Thank you
I have a Dickinson Diesel Stove, you will miss the real fire but just been able to leave the fore on 24/7 without needing to clean it is nice. Mine uses around 5-7litres a day in diesel, the downside is you need a fairly reasonable sized diesel tank to feed them especially if you don’t have a local easy source to fill up. It’s also better if you have a separate tank so you can use kerosene instead of diesel, even better if it’s over 500litres so you can get it delivered.
Do you have a dedicated diesel tank? Was there anything specific you needed to do to pass BSS with a larger tank. we want a separate tank so we can switch to kerosene if needed but we don’t have a big space.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience , I'm planning another smaller tank for the engine as I have the space, unfortunatly my main tank is only 400l and this tank will be around 150l. If the tank is over (I think) 27litres it needs a external vent and filling and I think the tank needs to be pressure tested (I need to re-read the BSS). I have a smaller 10litre tank to gravity feed the stove which I would recommend, this is fed by the main tank by a diesel transfer pump.
Just watching you traveling makes me relax and enjoy the journey
So glad. Thanks for watching
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@@TheNarrowboatExperience we are purchasing a drone to start a proper yt boating vlog channel like thousands of other boaters in 2019
Good evening to you both, good idea the diesel stove, low maintenance, no dust, no bags of coal to handle, constant heat
Can not wait. For all the reasons you mention.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience i love coal,briquettes,turf and wood nothing beats the smell of a real fire and of course the crackling and spitting of wood and the sap within the wood.
When I lived in my boat I had a diesel stove and it was fantastic, you will love the ease of use.
@irish camper i am irish latvijan as my late granny was a latvijan woman and we had a boat for many years around banagher and shannon harbour,meelick,athlone but now i live in the uk with my darling fiance and aboard his nb there is a petit godin stove which can throw and has thrown some serious heat out which he hates with passion.35 degrees celsius at one point so now he has switched off our diesel central heating and replaced it with 2 elec fan heaters with 2 heat settings and aboard a small nb it works quite well with the exception of drying out the air which is a pain in the butt.
I love your videos.....you two are so happy and competent, able to do anything you set your minds to.. ..The camera work and editing are top notch!!!....the music is pleasant without being intrusive.....GOOD JOB girls keep it up.....by the way I am enjoying my "Narrowboat and steam train" #15/100 very much. Thank you.....Dave T
You mention 'gravity feed' for the diesel heater. Here in the Pacific Northwest many of the fishing boats use a small (few gallons, depending on stove consumption) day tank that's fed using the return line from the engine. Anytime the engine is running there's diesel filling the day tank. An overflow line returning to the main fuel tank prevents spills. There are a number of considerations; how much fuel is returned from the engine to the main tank, how often you run the engine and how big the day tank is. If you want to discuss specifics, I'd be happy to communicate privately.
Good luck with the install. A warm boat in winter is a happy boat.
Wonderful viewing, so tranquil yet entertaining. Great music.
Glad you are feeling better!
Love your up-do with natural grey! 🍀
Love the wooley bonnet
It is also very warm
Lovely close shot of the Canada goose at 3:30. They are such beautiful birds, even if they are noisy and belligerent. Or, as Dozy and Dim call them, “long neck chickens.” ;-)
Wow! a very brief glimpse of our boat! It was behind the one for sale as you approached the boatyard you stopped at.
The guillotine lock you went through (which just happens to be the closest lock to our house) is permanently open. It was built to prevent water flowing from the Stratford Canal into the Birmingham and Worcester Canal. Apparently the Stratford used to be 6 inches higher than the Birmingham and Worcester.
Oh excellent. We met a viewer there living in his boat. Nice.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience We'll be there ourselves soon, the buyer for our house is hoping to complete the purchase before Christmas and we'll be spending the first month or so there before we move to Mercia Marina on the Trent and Mersey.
It's so cool just to move along slowly on water and have such beautiful views all around you.
It is lovely
When Annamarie said that she loves to see the end of the tunnel, I resonated strongly with that. I am highly claustrophobic and would not be able to go into any of those tunnels without massive anxiety even if I could see the end. Indeed, sometimes just watching that segment of your vlogs where you are entering tunnels creates anxiety in me.
It's heartwarming waking up on a chilly December morning and seeing my narrowboat family has already published. Haven't heard from David or Jono yet, though. Cheers and God bless, girls. Thank you!
So glad thanks
When I hit the 60s, the 60s hit back, and it now behoves me to keep warmer in winter than I used to :)
On that, when I was a kid in Syndal (suburb of Melbourne, Australia) in the 60s, we had an open fireplace initially - which we couldn't use for the first few days after moving in, as our cat Sylvester hid up there to show His Imperial Displeasure, but thereafter was fed by windfall branches from a nearby forest (which will no doubt surprise current denizens of that good suburb). After a couple of years that was replaced by an "oil"-fired (probably diesel) heater, which was "the latest thing". Dad would turn it on in the AM, and I would always forget the air coming out was outside temp cold initially when I sat in front of it, but I couldn't be bothered moving and just waited for it to heat up (as stated, it would be a few decades before I started really feeling the cold). Oil heaters were big for a couple of decades in Melbourne until gas (I think from Bass Strait) was reticulated through the suburbs. (From the 1850s, gas used to be generated from black coal [ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Victoria#History_2 ], but was only available in the inner suburbs. Locals may recall the North Melbourne football ground - in VFL days - used to be known for the gasometer [ www.nmfc.com.au/news/2017-02-22/arden-st-gasometer ], which was part of that old scheme.)
Other forms of heating I've used are briquettes, kerosene heaters (which smell terribly), and application of multiple cats :)
Another great video as usual - especially humour interludes from Comedienne Kath :)
(Sorry: had to edit to get the links working)
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lovely well presented ....Thank you ...
At least you had a nice day for your journey. Sunday morning vlog. Awesome!
Yes. It was lovely.
Heres hoping the quote and the are both a wonderful experience.
I your shop does well and y’all have a Wonderful Holiday Season.
I worked for a trucking company that heated the shop with a diesel furnace run on discarded oil from the semi’s, worked great.
We have a Lockgate, converted Morso Squirrel, and it’s great! A friend, born on the working boats has one on the boat he lives on, and swears by (not at!) it.
The Reflex stoves are very good, never had a Bubble so can’t comment, did have Kuranda when the boat was built and had lots of trouble with it, thus the Lockmaster!
Do have, separate tank, double-walled flue pipe, nice long chimney when moored, down-draft diverter on the top of the chimney, and you will be OK!
We rarely ever clean ours out, unless we're lighting it and letting it out all the time, you can get ”tablets” you burn in the stove to clean them, we use them about once every two years.
Enjoy your stove, so much cleaner and more convenient than multi-fuel, if more expensive to run.
By the way, DO have an Eco fan or similar, they are GREAT!
Very nice to know thanks. We love the look and design of the Refleks
Looking forward to seeing how you get on with the installation of the fireplace. Cheers John
Can't wait to share it
Another Enjoyable Blog keep up the good work ladies
Great start to my day, your vlog and a cup of tea
Excellent. I agree
Your little ad for your artwork made me realise the print I ordered from you should almost be here so I rushed out to the letterbox and it was! Looks great, thanks so much. 👍. I love how well your cats travel on the boat too. 👍
Ah good back to Sunday morning viewing. I'll get my tea.....
Yes indeed x
Thank you. 👍
Kath's 100% right - Tunnels ARE awesome!
i told you about drip feed oil fires a few months back, using old engine oil, but you poo hood the idea it is one of the best ways to heat an area quick, and if you do it right you can cook on it very cheep heat old engine oil its for free.
We do not have anywhere to store this oil in the quantity that we would need, and using our own oil would be good for a day- though we don't change it till we have 200 hours on the clock. We don't have a procedure safe enough to stop coke formation. Your idea is not sound on a boat. I'm happy to be corrected if you would like to link me to another narrow boater that has a storage tank outside and is using this procedure through winter.
Hi Ann -Marie and Kath , we’ve got a diesel fire ours is at the bow fed from our diesel tank at the stern no problems 👍👍xx
Really good to know, thanks.
Webasto Eberspacher are extremely temperamental working off 12V.
Diesel stove a cleaner safer option
A real fire without question is a preferred option for most but its the work involved in sourcing coal wood paper kindling constantly.
Wishing you all the best of luck for your intended plans.
I won’t have coal again, or wood it’s way too messy for me.
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Agree
Your diesel stove can be fitted with a back boiler so you can make the maximum use of the heat.
Yes we are aware, however we do not want this addition. Thanks
@@TheNarrowboatExperience
The issues with a diesel stove is the heat is not a dry heat but a moist one.
Hence the idea of a sealed back boiler radiator system to run off your stove.
DAVID SEDLICKAS if you’re getting wet heat from a diesel stove you’ve got a major problem!
They work the same way as a coal/multi fuel stove, in fact mine’s a converted Morso Squirrel! Works really well!!
very pretty!
A canal I know very well indeed as I drive over that bridge by the guillotine lock pretty much every day :D The Stratford is certainly a lot more quieter than the roads around there are ;)
It's a bit I've not been on much. The B/W to city centre has been frequently frequented by me on a Wednesday evening as part of Pushbikes'* evening cycle rides. * Local cycle campaign group.
Awesome start to Sunday ladies! Hope the quote is within your budget. Nothing better than being warm and snuggly with cats in a bad winters day. Freezing here in Nova Scotia today although the sun is out. Love the cat flap. Hugs😎👍❤️🇨🇦
Yes we hope so too
You can see the problem with a gravity fed system especially with no well deck at the Bow, which could of been the ideal place for a separate tank, as to use the natural front to back slope of the boat. Far more difficult with a rear tank, It will be all about getting the fuel line/supply right. Good luck.
no, in fact the decline from our stern and the short skip and jump to the saloon is perfect for the gravity feed.
So your having a separate fuel tank fabricated or just using your existing fuel tank?
As I said it will all be down to getting the pipework right to deliver the fuel. Hope it all happens quickly and easily for yous before the cold weather kicks in. Stay warm.
Hi ladies hope all is going well with the new fire looking forward to seeing your next vlog take care x
Mine was a Refleks stove, gravity fed, performed 100% with little maintenance.
I know that boatyard, I grew up around there. The Stratford was part of our playground, we’d ride our bikes along it to Earlswood lakes Togo swimming.
People who need people are the loveliest people in the world
Very true
@@TheNarrowboatExperience thanks for replying have another great day tomorrow
Good luck and hope you get sorted soon.......that was a lovely cruise......thanks for sharing
we hope so too
i love your show
Another very nice series coming up. Thank you ladies ❤️❤️
We hope so
Yay! A Sunday morning with my favourite Narrowboat ladies! It's always lovely to see you beautiful girls!
Saddened by all that graffiti though! I can't make out how anyone gets any pleasure from defacing stuff! I'd love to just chuck the little b..... darlings in the canal! :-O
Randomly, I've jogged the towpath by that first stretch of canal from the junction to the tunnel and back again. Randomly because I live over 150 miles from that location :) Enjoyed the video, as always.
I started watching ur show on my smart tv and I'm really enjoying it thank you... Like its owner the smart tv not so smart. I just figured how to hit the like button so I've gone back as best I can and clicked 100 likes or so. Keep up good work but if truth be told the cats steal the show.
that's dedication, 100 likes, thanks.
very nice!
nice, i noticed the flap on the 'ice vid' keep up the good work
Hey ladies ! That Gallatin lock looks like something from midevil times !
I enjoyed the video showing the canal, but I was disappointed that I have to wait to see if you got a quote you can live with. Oh and I received the notice about the video and I clicked on it as soon as I got it and it already had three views. Now I'll have to be content to just be one of the first ten to see it. lol Always nice to see the cats in the video. = )
We thought it only fair that you guys wait with us lol
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Come on, it's 3 am here. But I can wait. = )
We genuinely are close to real time at the moment and aren't hiding anything. The process does not seem to be quick.
Just had a nice cuppa in my new Munchy,Alice,& Molly mug 😎
Makes a good cuppa doesn’t it ❣️
I haven’t had tea in a proper cup for years I usually just use a pint glass or canning jar and 2 bags, but in this it stays nice and warm:)
Yes, I agree, It's sort of a nice texture, a bit thicker than usual and does stay warm.
I bought a cat flap door that locked and the smart cats disassembled the lock system and hid the pieces. I didn't like the noise it made so I have the door propped open all the time now. It is a draft but I can take the draft but not the noise of my rowdy cats crashing into the door at full speed at 03:00 AM. They knew I was asleep so they made it very noisy. Cats, you can't live with them and you can't live without them. My dog is a love and she sleeps all night unless there are strange non cat noises. The dog and the cats are best friends. and the dog growls if other dogs come near, she protects the cats.
That’s just adorable. The cats are part of her pack.
We don’t like the noise either and they know when to be extra annoying with the tapping. However ours is locked from and hour before sunset to whenever we get up in the morning. We have to cover the flap with a cushion to stop them tapping it when it’s locked though.
Hi both! You were in the area i grew up in! The junction by the halfway house where you set off, my dad and friends used to swim there in the 1930's and 40's. I mentioned that we had passed you back in october a little further on than where film stopped today. So not sure if this is back then or what. Good luck with heater anyway. We live in Dorset now but go back up there on narrowboat holidays.
Love all these little shows. I work on sundays and like to relax to these over a cuppa when I get in. Somehow, the operation of that funny lock was missing though. I would have loved to see that working. Please keep up the shows though, no criticism meant.
I watch this video after coming in from a winter blizzard in northern Minnesota.
Haha, I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and just came back inside after shoveling a foot of snow off the porch. Another 5 to 7 inches of snow expected before all is said and done. Life in the great white north is a challenge, isn't it. But watching The Narrowboat Experience can even brighten up a blizzard.
The sun is shining, peanut butter sandwiches and a nice cup of tea for breakfast and a new Narrowboat Experience episode. Is there a better way to start the day?
There isn’t! X
Hope all went well the owners of the boat yard Gary & Sara are friends of ours 👍🏻
Very helpful there.
Lazy days is looking mighty fine all freshly blacked. Great vlog thank you ladies 🛥 no emojis for a narrow boat 😕
Thanks we are proud of her.
Keeping toasty warm is my concern out on a mooring too. When the Pacific storms its rock and roll on a sea can.
Yeah I had that issue with a pellet stove we used to use to heat our old house. "Bang bang" control was just not practical to adjust temperature, so it had to be run and just use the fan to convey the heat to the house. Basically, we ran it on the lowest setting and only when it was quite cold. It was way oversized for the small space in that house. is there such a thing and radiant heating for these boats? We really enjoy that in our new house and there is quite nothing like putting ones feet on a warm floor in the morning. I suspect circulating warm liquid under the decking could be problematic, but if insulated well during installation (construction), it might work rather well.
Artwork received!
Glad Kath is talking more lol
Lovely peaceful journey! Hope you get a good quote.....!
Thank you.
Hello, Its always exciting to see a new video out. I'm an American fan and I have a question... Both of you from time to time wear what look like a hand knitted or crocheted hat or scarf. Being both a knitter and crocheter myself, I'm wondering if one or both of you make them or if you have a friend or family member that does? Thanks for sharing your journey with us all...
Kath is a knitter and I am a crocheter- so good to meet a fellow crocheter.
A fireplace would 'behoove' us. What a nice word I'm learning here. I 'loove' it (see also Annie Hall, W. Allen).
You won’t look back once it’s installed. Easy and clean to use. Hope the installation goes ok :)
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Oh that’s right you have one too. Everyone we spoke to loves it and we are very very excited.
The negative comments are usually from people who ‘know someone’ who couldn’t light their stove. lol.
What type do you have.
We have a Lockgate morso. Once you have the technique for lighting they are simple. Nice and warm this weekend and dries the boat out fantastically after being left for 2 weeks. X
Brilliant, great to know.
Sure miss going down the canel with you GIRLS. I hope you travel the canel again soon.
I'm not sure what you mean
@@TheNarrowboatExperience As you travel the canel in your video.
wish I was closer, would install it for a meal and pint and a boat ride, but the commute from Canada is rather long, cheers!
Thanks for the offer though
Great website. I will have to buy the mug.
Would of been really cool if you had stopped at the locks to read the fabulous board that tells you the history of the locks ,and there age, it separates ownership of the two canals
It makes me fill good when you move on the canel for some reason. So keep on traveling. Thanks again for letting me share the journey.Happy belated Thanksgiving & Happy Holliday to you.
We love it too.
We missed your trip through Wast Hill Tunnel.. I found that one one of my biggest mental challenges of canal living so far.
Is that the one that is 50 mins long. It was hard. I agree.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience it is indeed, above the Tardebigge flight and Hopwood.... I did it in 42 minutes, anxious to get through, 50 minutes would be more steady.
Yes it was long and I did have to dig deep.
Lazy Days looks very handsome with its new blacking.
Thank you. I agree
Cath has a fab hat
good luck :) you will work it out
I am hanging on to your shirt tails. Next job I need to do is put in a cat flap to keep the heat in. Then... I need to install my Webasto heater and replace the multifuel stove with a diesel/parrafin heater. There is one that I like that has a pump up fuel tank, so no gravity or electricity required. Expensive but silent and well made. Will need to fit a fuel tank as I am petrol driven. Thanks again you lovely people.
Here's a suggestion then - get a conversion kit for the engine so it'll run on LPG/propane etc. - and similarly use propane for heating. Should be a cheaper fuel as it's not taxed like petrol. Engine won't have quite the same power but it should be ok. Research it.
Excellent. I saw some lovely small diesel stoves when researching. Mostly from reading canal world posts.
Blake Lavac was the heater I had in mind. It may not be powerful enough for your boat, but it will be spot on for Mrs. Mouse.
Had to laugh at the advert in the middle of the Vlog it was for: Cats! Lovely gentle vlog, hope you get the fire sorted soon. Now off to the shop to see what takes my fancy! Take care
Very on topic then lol
I can’t wait to get my boat. Can I ask what video software you use? Thanks guys hope you are warm for winter.
iMovie or Final Cut Pro
A friend of mine had a thermotop. He asked me to install a thermostat which i did. (Im a mechanic/electrician)
The webasto thermotop worked for 3 weeks then packed in
Good to know. It's our only heat source and we really can't afford to mis use it at the moment.
Good afternoon Anna Marie and Kath. My wife and I have been watching your vlogs for ages. But never sent you a message. Very enjoyable and professional they are too. We thought you might like as bit of input regarding your fitting of a Diesel Bubble stove. We did what you are doing ten years ago. (No lock volleys in those days). you have it so easy......Only joking ;).
Like I said we had a bubble. Along with it came a few issues. Don't let this put you off your bubble stove. Though you may well have had it fitted by now. The main issue we had was the fire blowing out on windy days. Mostly for some strange reason when my wife was at the bottom of a lock. Which would fill the boat and lock with white acrid diesel smoke? And meant we had to open every window and door to vent out this poisonous white smoke/Vapour.
Which also vents out the heat we had spent ages achieving. We always had to try and moor up wherever we were. The first time it happened. it frightened my wife to death in the lock bottom. I wrongly(now not to), Attempted to relight the hot fire. Do not do this !! It lit with such force that it singed my beard. You may now be laughing. We are now. But not at the time, as I lost my eyebrows and lashes as well. The blowing out only happened when the wind was blowing across the boat in a certain direction. It didn't matter if it was north/south/east or west. The good news is we found a 99% cure for this problem. Put away your normal china man's hat chimney cap. And buy a revolving one. It probably has a proper name. We got ours from the chandlers at Norbury junction. They are (were) agents for Bubble. Until you get used to knowing how to start and run and clean a bubble you won't like it. That only lasted a couple of weeks in the middle of winter. Ah yes, you do need to clean the bubble out. Bloody dirty oily job it was. But only once a fortnight. Bonus is no wood and coal ash to get rid of. I will stop now. If I have put you off, I'm sorry. But for warned is for armed.
Love Dave and Diane. xxxxx
PS. Recently saw our lovely narrowboat "Urquhart Castle" for sale on apollo duck. Under semi trad narrowboats. Check her out. I refitted everything on her.
Keep posting. Give our best wishes to David AKA "Mooring the cut".
Thank you. I have to say this is your best comment ever. lol. Welcome to commenting.
Thank you also for your knowledge. It is valuable to us. No the fire is not installed yet but we will look into the revolving cap.
Thanks for that. I thought I went on a bit. But glad to help you both. I'm sure everything will be fine. Don't expect the heat to be as good as the multifuel stoves. You won't be having the doors open in the winter with a bubble stove. But then again yes you will. Just turn it up to max. But watch the level of your diesel go down. Bye for now.
Dave and Diane.
We have a lockgate diesel stove, best thing ever. As for being oily to clean out, You must have had a problem. We clean ours out once a season, about an egg cup full of dry carbon and thats it. They need a good long double skinned chimney for a stable burn. If the flame looks anything but gas blue once up to temp it needs adjusting. We cruise all day with ours lit, never had it blow out.
Lockgate now supply the Refleks stoves, perhaps they can recommend an installer?
I can't believe I just ordered an objet d'art from a Brit on a boat!
Hope you didn't have to travel to a lot of yards before you found someone to install your stove. Very enjoyable vlog, thank you.
"Cruising boatyard to boatyard, avoiding winter closures" a certain friend of yours will be demanding royalties for pinching his cruising style.
Keep warm this week ladies. Temps are meant to drop in the UK .
How much insulation does a narrowboat have topside? I reckon the floor is probably the coldest sitting in the water.
Yes definitely. We haven’t measured it in this boat but Ewart was at least one or two degrees colder in the floor. We will measure once the stove is in.
@@TheNarrowboatExperience Cool....hmm perhaps a poor choice of words. 😎
Hope you all are feeling better.
Shame about the arson which severely damaged the listed toll house at Kings Norton Junction last February. The building was fully shrouded when I went past in October. Shame about the graffiti on the guillotine lock which is different every time I see it. However, nice filming to restore the calm.
Can’t wait to see the progress on the stove.
Surely rather than silver propeller, for doing all the tunnels it should be a black propeller?
Possibly with a tiny white spot on it for the light at the other end?
Good point
lovely trip. golly winter coming and no heat.....ugggghh.......get it sorthe quick. could soon be stuck in a frozen canal...Hope not. x
yes, exactly. We are working on it.
Remember you will need a new BSS for the boat once your fire is fitted, so make sure everything complies with the BSS regulations, as if anything goes wrong once fitted and no new BSS to cover the new installation you won't be covered by your insurance.
I look forward to the next instalment. Lovely looking canal pity about the graffiti.
Annamarie wait until you get to Standedge Tunnel, that is a "doosy". Love your work and we now have our badges.
Glad you have your badges x
Cant wait to wear them on the cut, only 105 days to go.
Fantastic count down.
Hey guys. Do you think that now Rob Cummins TV show has been broadcast that the canal's will be more popular with people taking holidays next year to experieince crusing?
You never know.
Can’t find part 2
Hello ladies 👋 xxx
You haven't showed us the style of stove you ordered. Are you getting a Bubble or an all chrome cylinder?
Yes, maybe that should be part two.
Always lovely to view one of your trips.
Do you have something changed with the 🎤 or is the engine a bit noisier than before? Or is it just me? 😰
Have y'all done the Harecastle Tunnel?
Saddened by all that graffiti. With the temperature you mentioned you definitely need a heater, too cold for me. Are reverse cycle heat pumps available for boats? Or haven’t you enough power to run one of these?
Yes it comes down to the power. A gravity feed diesel stove would be ideal.
How did the quote go?
it was fair
Are you both well?
Getting impatient for part 2😂😂