Category: Video

Posts including videos

Snowy Scenes

Posted on January 24, 2021February 24, 2024 by David Johns

In part to prove I’m still alive, a brief selection of snowy scenes from the marina this morning.

Vlog 238: Channel Update for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

A fireside chat where I update you on what my plans are for 2021 – which starts with taking a break for a couple of months.

Vlog 237: Just nod if you can hear me

Posted on December 10, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I did a video about this very early on when I got the boat but I’ve changed the components since then so here’s the updated version.

Vlog 236: Your Plastic Pal Who’s Fun To Be With

Posted on December 2, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

An alternative to the tradition steel narrowboat, fibreglass (GRP) cruisers are long-established on British canals and rivers. Often cheaper to buy, both new and used, but with drawbacks such as a more fragile construction and less suitability for living aboard, especially in winter, they are a popular choice particularly on rivers. In this video, I speak to a chap who bought a Viking 26 and absolutely loves it.

Vlog 235: The Chair with the Panda on it

Posted on November 24, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

For those on small or disconnected canals, who want a boat that can be taken out of the water easily and moved elsewhere, there is the Wilderness Trailboat; an incredibly cute, fibreglass (GRP) lightweight craft that you can practically put in your pocket!

Vlog 234: Christmas Cheer

Posted on November 14, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

With Christmas coming and small businesses ever more in need of your support, I thought I’d do a video highlighting a smattering of the arts and crafts that many narrowboaters sell from the canals.

Vlog 233: Tide Up

Posted on November 7, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

In this vlog I take the narrowboat through Newark-on-Trent and head to Cromwell lock, where the river becomes tidal. That would be my end point for this session of cruising videos before I stopped for winter. More videos will be forthcoming nonetheless.

A Spooky Tale of Paranormal Matters At Sea

Posted on October 31, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Just a quick bonus Halloween video of me reading a short ghost story from Project Gutenberg.

Vlog 232: Heart of Gold

Posted on October 28, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

In this vlog I continue down the River Trent, from Holme lock to Hazleford lock, giving the engine some rarely-used revs yet still being slower than another boat that was doing the same trip.

Vlog 231: White Water Narrowboating

Posted on October 20, 2020February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Just to be clear, and to avoid spurious accusations of “click bait”, I do believe it fairly obvious that there will be no actual travelling down any white water in my narrowboat in this video. “White water narrowboating” is very clearly an oxymoron. With that out of the way, this is my trip from Beeston through Nottingham (on the canal) and out to Holme lock (on the River Trent)