Bad etiquette indeed. Your boat is in the lock so you get to say what gets opened when - and that's all there is to it. This summer on the Grand Union, there were signs with instructions on opening ground paddles first and holding off on the gate paddles until the lock was at least half full. Loved seeing the cows. Cheeky swan trying to take a nibble out of George! :D
Thanks both of you to remind me of zombie mornings and early bed time promises that never happen. You have been where I am so early mornings 5am are normal, get done what you can before the heat of the day gets to you, and by 9pm sleep is no problem even standing up George style, good cruise today and not busy aaaa... summer days in blighty.
Especially important to open the ground paddles as far as my boat is concerned as it would be all over the place. Sometimes it's just easier to do it yourself then you can do it the correct way . Loved doing the Trent last week they locks are all done for you by trained staff. Thanks for your vlog great as usual. Alan.
Just had too many run ins recently with people in a rush and no consideration for the boat in the lock... much prefer doing it ourselves if you’re not going to at least not bash me about while I’m in there! Love it when there’s volunteer lockies though, always do it right! M
Quite correct about the ground and gate paddles even with a 70' loaded trade boat we NEVER opened gate paddles until lock was at least half full. Thanks for another great vlog bringing back happy memories.
Peter Rice in that situation it's probably even more important! Sitting low in the water and with the boat taking the full length of the lock things could go wrong very quickly. In thirty years on the water one thing is evident- there is always someone who thinks they know better. Best to smile sweetly through gritted teeth and leave them to it, the chances of meeting them again are fortunately slim.
Back in the 70s/80s when I used to cruise on the canals, it was bad etiquette to open the gate paddles before the water level had raised to meet them. That's because the rush of water through the gate paddles can cause premature wear to the gate and the area around it. I guess ideas change over time. But back then the canal network had only just been reopened and we did all we could to make it last longer and not break it.🙂
About half of the gates still say on them not to open the door paddles until you’re at least half way up, though maybe they decided that impressing upon people danger to their boats was more effective than danger to the locks! M
Back in the 70's there were so few boats that queues at locks were rare and the gates got as much use in a day as they seem to get in an hour now. Many gate paddles didn't seem to have baffles either... or maybe they had fallen off.
@@MinimalList You're probably right that people will take more notice regarding damage to their own property sadly. Some of the lock gates back then were pretty dodgy.
@@malcolmelliott1876 yep, looking at the various canal vlogs you're right that there's more traffic on the canals. Back then if you cruised through Birmingham you'd be lucky to see more than a handful of boats on the move. We did the Titford pools IWA rally back then. I don't think Birmingham had seen so many boats fort years!
100% with you guys... "What would you like me to do?" should be the norm when assisting the boat(s) before you... Sound like you encountered my old granny.... " been driving like this for 50 years, never 'ad an accident... seen loads in me rear mirror, but never actually 'ad one". But there is always one who knows better... thankfully you usually meet them briefly going the other way.
I'm not sure where people get back-to-front ideas about which order to open ground and gate paddles. Definitely ground paddles first! (One of last summer's boating companions is a volunteer CRT lock keeper and he made it very clear that we must open ground paddles first.) Lovely vid., a reminder of a beautiful stretch of waterway.
Hi guys,can you tell me,when the both of you enter a long dark spooky tunnel,if you shout whistle,or sing your hearts out,does the tunnel Echo your voice throughout its entire length,if not ,is it in total silent absence of any sound,only the noise of your Diesel engine,thrusting your narrowboat along,subsequently out of the other end, carry on cruising,
For the most part the engine drowns out any attempt to sing or whistle... the majority of the echo is basically right on top of you, so the engine noise is amplified. Do occasionally hear others trying to sing, when there’s a boat of drunkards behind, but most of the time it’s just engine sounds and water dripping! M
Jo, it'd be fun if you'd edit together a video of a a cruise from George's perspective! Siera from Tula's Endless Summer has an entire channel dedicated to their dog's eye view of their travels. Fun stuff. And George is so much more of a personality!!
Another good vlog. We have found that the is alot of boaters that want to do the locks thair way, plus a few who just stand and watch you struggle. Hope George is OK after being attacked by the mad Swan.
"big floating cows passing by by now", wait, I resemble that remark. Sorry, some lines just write themselves. LOL. Thank you for sharing and God Bless, Paul from Florida. P.S. George is very cute. :)
Every single lock on the Marple flight has a warning notice on the top gate - "Gate paddles produce strong currents. Do not operate the gate paddle until the lock is at least half full". But really that is missing the point - if you are helping someone you do it the way the person navigating the boat asks you to do it.
We tried, she couldn’t hear us well, but we kept trying to get her to do the ground paddles first. She simply refused to believe it mattered which went first. M
@@MinimalList At that stage a long pointed stick, whip, paint gun, water pistol or other suitable non fatal medium range attention seeking device.... like the boat horn,... should come into play. :-)
Gosh Michael who woke up the wild life if your still "snoring" till eight , oops answered my own question . So George got goosed and you watch a wild bovine orgy in the fields and dealt with a grumpy boater . Id say a full day. So all the best for the next vlog and Cheers from OZ.
Emma (Narrowboat Girl) had some guy basically take control of the paddles when he thought she wasn't filling a lock fast enough. Because, of course, he figured she was 'just a girl.' Even at 12, Emma knows, 'our boat in the lock, we call the shots.' There are all kinds out there.
Are there a lot of abandon barges on canal? Permanent moorings on the waterway? I was told only a 2 day parking of the narrow boats? Why does he keep checking his phone! Is he board ?
There aren’t too many abandoned boats, though you do see a few. There are quite a few CRT service barges ties up in various places, they’re those large steel hulls with no cabin and just a big cargo area. They position them so they can run and get one if needed to do some hauling without traveling too far. They’re usually on the non-towpath side. And yeah there are also permanent moorings for rent in some areas, some from the CRT others from private landowners on that side. As for my phone, it’s either me listening to podcasts or it’s receiving texts from Jo or it’s related to the work I’m doing on our days not cruising. M
Definitely open ground paddles first, especially if you are on a 60/70ft boat or you could flood the bow ....just saying . Aw wee George and the Swan 😚
In locks like that I always tell other folk "thanks for offering to help but I'll do it me self".....hope that bug didnt lay eggs in ya tab lol...love watching ya videos but that music....its like the needle as stuck😜
Hi. I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Enjoyed your video. My only criticism is too much fast forwarding. Hard to enjoy the country side. I'm going to find time to binge watch as much of your old videos that I can. Keep up the good work.
For slower edits of the countryside, both Cruising the Cut and Foxes Afloat are wonderful channels. And all are doing relatively the Mid-Lands of England.
The time lapse is for us a practical consideration... we’ve got limited storage space for video and not enough batteries to keep switching out for real time shooting, plus real time footage is much harder to comb through and edit, so by doing it this way we can get more episodes out in a practical time frame. But we do know it’s not everyone’s favorite. M
Bad etiquette indeed. Your boat is in the lock so you get to say what gets opened when - and that's all there is to it. This summer on the Grand Union, there were signs with instructions on opening ground paddles first and holding off on the gate paddles until the lock was at least half full. Loved seeing the cows. Cheeky swan trying to take a nibble out of George! :D
Those signs were also on some of the locks she’d just opened! M
You guys are living my dream. Keep the videos coming please.
Will do! M
You two crack us up with your ‘early’ starts. The last time we went up Tardebigge we (two) had finished and moored up by 10am.
Early is relative! ;-) M
Thanks both of you to remind me of zombie mornings and early bed time promises that never happen. You have been where I am so early mornings 5am are normal, get done what you can before the heat of the day gets to you, and by 9pm sleep is no problem even standing up George style, good cruise today and not busy aaaa... summer days in blighty.
Ahh, for the days of a 9pm bed time and an early morning cruise. We seem to never get to sleep before midnight anymore! M
Seems like a lot of Canada Geese at about mid-video. The scourge of Canadian golf courses and parks!
But the national bird! A true patriot and all! M
Hi.
Just found your channel... 😊👍 am enjoying this as I catch up through your past episodes.
Welcome aboard! 😊
Especially important to open the ground paddles as far as my boat is concerned as it would be all over the place. Sometimes it's just easier to do it yourself then you can do it the correct way . Loved doing the Trent last week they locks are all done for you by trained staff. Thanks for your vlog great as usual. Alan.
Just had too many run ins recently with people in a rush and no consideration for the boat in the lock... much prefer doing it ourselves if you’re not going to at least not bash me about while I’m in there! Love it when there’s volunteer lockies though, always do it right! M
True. Cutest vlog dog! (Whew! Been holding that sentiment in for a while)
We don’t disagree
Quite correct about the ground and gate paddles even with a 70' loaded trade boat we NEVER opened gate paddles until lock was at least half full. Thanks for another great vlog bringing back happy memories.
Peter Rice in that situation it's probably even more important! Sitting low in the water and with the boat taking the full length of the lock things could go wrong very quickly. In thirty years on the water one thing is evident- there is always someone who thinks they know better. Best to smile sweetly through gritted teeth and leave them to it, the chances of meeting them again are fortunately slim.
Exactly! Ground before gate... it even says so on many of the locks! M
Back in the 70s/80s when I used to cruise on the canals, it was bad etiquette to open the gate paddles before the water level had raised to meet them. That's because the rush of water through the gate paddles can cause premature wear to the gate and the area around it. I guess ideas change over time. But back then the canal network had only just been reopened and we did all we could to make it last longer and not break it.🙂
About half of the gates still say on them not to open the door paddles until you’re at least half way up, though maybe they decided that impressing upon people danger to their boats was more effective than danger to the locks! M
Back in the 70's there were so few boats that queues at locks were rare and the gates got as much use in a day as they seem to get in an hour now. Many gate paddles didn't seem to have baffles either... or maybe they had fallen off.
@@MinimalList You're probably right that people will take more notice regarding damage to their own property sadly. Some of the lock gates back then were pretty dodgy.
@@malcolmelliott1876 yep, looking at the various canal vlogs you're right that there's more traffic on the canals. Back then if you cruised through Birmingham you'd be lucky to see more than a handful of boats on the move. We did the Titford pools IWA rally back then. I don't think Birmingham had seen so many boats fort years!
100% with you guys... "What would you like me to do?" should be the norm when assisting the boat(s) before you...
Sound like you encountered my old granny.... " been driving like this for 50 years, never 'ad an accident... seen loads in me rear mirror, but never actually 'ad one".
But there is always one who knows better... thankfully you usually meet them briefly going the other way.
So wish they were all going the other way! M
@@MinimalList oh dear..:-(
I'm not sure where people get back-to-front ideas about which order to open ground and gate paddles. Definitely ground paddles first! (One of last summer's boating companions is a volunteer CRT lock keeper and he made it very clear that we must open ground paddles first.) Lovely vid., a reminder of a beautiful stretch of waterway.
Half the time there’s a notice on the gate saying which one to do first, so I’ve no idea how people get it wrong! M
The two of you are certainly looking good.
Thanks! M
Neat video!
Looking forward to watching more vids!
More coming soon! M
I love to watch your videos.
Thanks! M
LOL love hearing about George's shenanigans.
He’s always shenaninganing! M
Loving the cometary on the vlog keep them coming...thanks for sharing
Will do! Thanks! M
Hi guys,can you tell me,when the both of you enter a long dark spooky tunnel,if you shout whistle,or sing your hearts out,does the tunnel
Echo your voice throughout its entire length,if not ,is it in total silent absence of any sound,only the noise of your Diesel engine,thrusting your narrowboat along,subsequently out of the other end, carry on cruising,
For the most part the engine drowns out any attempt to sing or whistle... the majority of the echo is basically right on top of you, so the engine noise is amplified. Do occasionally hear others trying to sing, when there’s a boat of drunkards behind, but most of the time it’s just engine sounds and water dripping! M
Jo, it'd be fun if you'd edit together a video of a a cruise from George's perspective! Siera from Tula's Endless Summer has an entire channel dedicated to their dog's eye view of their travels. Fun stuff. And George is so much more of a personality!!
We might have to do another GeorgeTV at some point! M
Another good vlog. We have found that the is alot of boaters that want to do the locks thair way, plus a few who just stand and watch you struggle. Hope George is OK after being attacked by the mad Swan.
Thankfully George didn’t even notice the feather felon! M
As always a lovely vid to watch thank you both. We moored at Stone, it was lovely. Thank you for sharing your travels with us xxxx
Thanks for watching them! Hope you found the Oatcakes and Milkshakes! M
"big floating cows passing by by now", wait, I resemble that remark. Sorry, some lines just write themselves. LOL. Thank you for sharing and God Bless, Paul from Florida. P.S. George is very cute. :)
Thanks! And yes, we agree, George is extremely cute! Just wish he hadn’t learned to take up the entire bed with his cute! M
Every single lock on the Marple flight has a warning notice on the top gate - "Gate paddles produce strong currents. Do not operate the gate paddle until the lock is at least half full".
But really that is missing the point - if you are helping someone you do it the way the person navigating the boat asks you to do it.
Yeah, many, many locks have that sign... I’m not sure how the point gets missed when it’s literally spelled out! M
Great Job.!^ain't life grand!
Thanks! M
George you tube gold. Great vlog too.
Thanks! M
100% ground paddles first....for the exact reasons Jo said. I possibly would have told the person....’please let me do the lock gear thanks’ 👍🏻
We tried, she couldn’t hear us well, but we kept trying to get her to do the ground paddles first. She simply refused to believe it mattered which went first. M
@@MinimalList At that stage a long pointed stick, whip, paint gun, water pistol or other suitable non fatal medium range attention seeking device.... like the boat horn,... should come into play. :-)
Poor George
You two are obviously BIG TROUBLEMAKERS!
HUGE! M
Where can I find the music list on your vlogs? I looked under info but didn’t see anything. Sport to bother but this episode, loved the music.
Sorry, I don’t always remember to put it in the description. This one is called Casey Don’t you Fret by Dan Lebowitz.
Thank you!!!
Gosh Michael who woke up the wild life if your still "snoring" till eight , oops answered my own question . So George got goosed and you watch a wild bovine orgy in the fields and dealt with a grumpy boater . Id say a full day. So all the best for the next vlog and Cheers from OZ.
Definitely a full day... just wish I’d had more sleep to have room for it all! M
Emma (Narrowboat Girl) had some guy basically take control of the paddles when he thought she wasn't filling a lock fast enough. Because, of course, he figured she was 'just a girl.' Even at 12, Emma knows, 'our boat in the lock, we call the shots.' There are all kinds out there.
Those sorts of people are incredibly annoying... there’s no such thing as “just a girl”. M
Is an English Springer compulsory on a narrow boat?
They should be! But alas no! M
No any friendly, over hairy dog is fine.
lovely as always but Jo you seem a bit down beat for the last few?
Are there a lot of abandon barges on canal? Permanent moorings on the waterway? I was told only a 2 day parking of the narrow boats? Why does he keep checking his phone! Is he board ?
There aren’t too many abandoned boats, though you do see a few. There are quite a few CRT service barges ties up in various places, they’re those large steel hulls with no cabin and just a big cargo area. They position them so they can run and get one if needed to do some hauling without traveling too far. They’re usually on the non-towpath side. And yeah there are also permanent moorings for rent in some areas, some from the CRT others from private landowners on that side. As for my phone, it’s either me listening to podcasts or it’s receiving texts from Jo or it’s related to the work I’m doing on our days not cruising. M
@@MinimalList You are obviously the same height as me, as you often use the same "Look no hands" steering method in order to read, write and scan.
Don't mean to keep bothering you, but OUCH!! Careful of Kermit's eye!
He’s a tough frog, he can take it! M
Definitely open ground paddles first, especially if you are on a 60/70ft boat or you could flood the bow ....just saying . Aw wee George and the Swan 😚
Even just our 57’ can get itself into bow flooding position if I’m not prepared for you to open them on me! M
In locks like that I always tell other folk "thanks for offering to help but I'll do it me self".....hope that bug didnt lay eggs in ya tab lol...love watching ya videos but that music....its like the needle as stuck😜
I’m listening for bug youngins... I’m expecting something like rice crispies in milk, but who knows!? M
Hopefully the bug did not lay eggs in your ear. LOL
Been listening, just in case! M
Cranky swan!
Extreme crank! M
Onerous ?
Hi. I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Enjoyed your video. My only criticism is too much fast forwarding. Hard to enjoy the country side. I'm going to find time to binge watch as much of your old videos that I can. Keep up the good work.
For slower edits of the countryside, both Cruising the Cut and Foxes Afloat are wonderful channels. And all are doing relatively the Mid-Lands of England.
The time lapse is for us a practical consideration... we’ve got limited storage space for video and not enough batteries to keep switching out for real time shooting, plus real time footage is much harder to comb through and edit, so by doing it this way we can get more episodes out in a practical time frame. But we do know it’s not everyone’s favorite. M
@@MinimalList Thank you for your response. I am going to try to adjust to your style of video making and will continue following your channel.
Always a bit depressing to see an abandoned, half-sunk boat.
Indeed it is. M