Canal boat interior layouts
I’ll start with traditional narrowboats because by far and away they have the most variations in their designs. Widebeams and cabin cruisers will be mentioned further down this page. Interior
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I’ll start with traditional narrowboats because by far and away they have the most variations in their designs. Widebeams and cabin cruisers will be mentioned further down this page. Interior
Continue readingIn 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.
Continue readingThis is a follow-up to the last Vlog which was all about narrowboat toilets, hence the odd numbering of this Vlog. In this, I show you how I took out and replaced all the seals, vents and slides inside a Thetford C200 toilet cassette.
Continue readingA much requested video, this lengthy ramble discusses the three main types of narrowboat toilet, namely the cassette (eg Thetford or Porta Potti type), the pump-out, and the new kid on the block, the composting loo. There is much discussion of poo and wee and even a brief shot of it going through a pipe. You have been warned!
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