Category: Video

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Vlog 329: Carpet Diem

Posted on April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 by David Johns

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of my cabin cruiser “Twiggy”, I have ripped the carpet out of the front cabin, as you will see in this video. You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs, as they say.

Vlog 328: The steepest lock flight!

Posted on April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by David Johns

Opened in 1774, the Bingley 5-Rise lock flight is the steepest in Britain and still going strong today. The Canal & River Trust held a media day to celebrate this milestone and I went along.

Vlog 327: The Stream in the Sky

Posted on March 24, 2024March 26, 2024 by David Johns

At 220 years old, the world-famous Pontcysyllte aqueduct in north Wales is doing very well for its age but it does need a lot of care and maintenance. Every 20 years it’s drained of water for a full inspection and I’ve been along to see what the Canal & River Trust’s engineers have found this time around.

Vlog 326: Spaghetti Hoops

Posted on March 17, 2024 by David Johns

This is a follow-on from the previous video where I began to strip out the carpeting and wiring from my boat refurbishment project, named Twiggy.

Vlog 325: Wire in the hole!

Posted on March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 by David Johns

I take the first steps towards refurbishing Twiggy!

Vlog 324: Dreamboats!

Posted on February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 by David Johns

Join me on detailed tours through three brand new luxury liveaboard narrowboats, one widebeam, two cabin cruisers and a narrowboat for hire, all at the BoatLife show 2024!

Live from BoatLife 2024 (replay)

Posted on February 21, 2024February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Welcome to BoatLife 2024, the indoor boat show at the NEC in Birmingham! I am going to wander around the stands, in particular the inland boating section, and see what’s on offer this year.

Vlog 323: Cupboard Love

Posted on February 6, 2024February 24, 2024 by David Johns

I thought it worth getting on with something so as to get the ball rolling on the refurbishment of Twiggy, my Microplus 600 cabin cruiser.

Bonus video: realtime canal cruising (Slow TV)

Posted on January 26, 2024February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is a bonus video, not a vlog or suchlike but the bow-camera recording as narrowboat Nautilus Enterprise cruised from Crick Marina to Yelvertoft while we filmed for video #322. There is intentionally no commentary, just the sounds from the (electric) boat.

Vlog 322: Make It So

Posted on January 16, 2024February 24, 2024 by David Johns

In May 2022, I published a video about a narrowboat being built for a couple who had specific mobility and agility requirements following illness. This is a follow-up video to see how they’ve been getting on with it since launch.