I was so worried about the interview and convinced that the only useable part if it was that 'I live on a boar', that the next day I emailed over to David a lot of other material so that if he wanted to persist with this desperate endeavour he could use instead of the interview, but that I also could quite well understand if he simply wanted to retain his dignity and walk away from this whole sorry saga. I should also make clear at this point, that the David you get on Cruising the Cut is exactly the David you get off camera. Apart from a few high spots around the canal network, we just dont get the kind of breeze these things need.Plus they have to be put up and down each time you travel. And David, certainly did not put me under any pressure. I had always imagined that producing a well produced vlog entailed a lot of work. I havent done enough of the canals to be able to happily recommend somewhere; also everyones requirements are different.Plus hirers tend to do one of the standard circular routes so they end up back where theyve started, whereas Ive just dawdled my way on the various canals as Ive seen fit so my experience isnt similar to a hirer.Most hirers want to know about site-seeing places and which pubs to visit and on that front Im a dead loss as well as I just dont go to them. Vlog 279: Honey, I Shrunk the Narrowboat. Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. Most boats go along at 2-3mph, except some hire boats which are typically trying to get around a set cruising ring in a very short time such as a week. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. This gets stirred up each time a boat goes by and then hangs in the water so it looks dirty.The CRT do dredge parts of the canals occasionally but its an expensive business so sadly there isnt enough dredging done. I dont know of any narrowboats that steer from the front though there are some old, shorter, ones that had a wheelhouse slightly back from the middle. I presume the climate here just isnt warm enough for great clouds of them that you might find in other countries. An episode in which David encounters dogs on and even in the canal, spots some new canal-building work in Milton Keynes, and has a small diesel leak. MarySue Foster/5 things that made me happy, National Dog Day and Seeing Nature Up Close, This is Why Ill Never Invest in a Medium Format Camera, Editing Tips for Stunning Black and White Photos, How to Make Twitch EmotesQuick and easy, https://twitter.com/CruisingTheCut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor. Why dont you fit a wind turbine?Theyre quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and dont generate a huge amount of power. Thats calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you dont store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you dont want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you dont want to overhang else the panels may get shredded when you go through some bridge holes or tunnels.Using high output 400W LG Neon solar panels (1m x 2m dimensions), youll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Theres something retro, hypnotic, and relaxing about all this, which partly explains its popularity. Its working out what shots are needed and from what angles. I get buzzed by one or two a year. Countries United States. David Johns net worth is $1.1 Million. Her nose snuffling new growth and old stones. I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and I'm glad that I did. I went down to the big smoke to find out. The water tank under my well deck is huge and takes up the space where a thruster would go (plus the thruster would need its own battery and new charging wires run throughout the length of the boat from the engine room). And is Lorna your wife?I am long ago divorced and currently single (applications for the post of girlfriend are welcome ;-). Will you ever be visiting
?People often ask if Ill be going up a particular canal at any time. I deliberately refer to what I do as 'narrowcasting' - although it pains some podcasters who see the internet as a field ripe for plucking and the avenue to stardom. After leaving the Shropshire Union Canal, David turns his narrowboat onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, a journey that does not begin with good omens as he immediately picks up something large and soggy around his propeller. Bear in mind the boats pivot in the middle so as you turn, the back end is going out. I have put together a (short) list with links of some of the best known hire firms but this does not constitute a recommendation: click here to see the list, What about a route, can you recommend one for us when hiring?Again, alas no. Ive also heard it said that most people are right-handed thus their right hand is on the tiller so they stand on the left hand side of the boat; therefore when passing another boat coming towards you, both skippers will be on the side thats nearest to the oncoming boat.A recent comment on my vlogs also explained that the steering board on ships of old would be on the right (hence the term starboard for right) and boats would put into port on the left (hence the term port for left hand side). And even if I zoomed in from above it doesnt really tell you anything useful about the place. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: I would love to hear from you. The one where David begins his autumn 2018 narrowboat cruise along the Grand Union canal, starting at Braunston in Northamptonshire and chugging through a hateful tunnel before turning south. Perfect to sit back and watch with your favorite gin and tonic! Firstly, its unlikely a cordless drill would have sufficient power; a lot of the mechanisms can be very stiff indeed hence needing a decent length of handle on the windlass to get the appropriate leverage. Languages English. The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. Johns calls his 239 videos the diary of my life afloat. We took it slow and easy, Penny reacquainting herself with old haunts that were once so familiar to her. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel As I said in the interview, one of the main reasons I began the podcast was simply as an audio journal to keep family and friends informed about our life - and they would have thought I was completely mad if I started changing boat names and things! You can follow David on Twitter and Facebook. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2022. Secondly, without some kind of clutch mechanism, the drill would crunch the paddle gear into the end stop and ultimately this would cause wear on it, which costs the CRT money to repair or Or am I over compensating so that I am not being too overly familiar? Here's a vlog of two more days of cruising up the Avon, from Comberton Quay where the last vlog ended, through Pershore and Evesham, and up to Offenham. Its fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends whove done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsmans course. Do the canals ever flood? This is best series if you want to learn about narrow-boating. The steerers will wave and say hello when they pass each other, that is when the back of one boat passes the back of the other. You do sometimes get boats going past in the dark though. This isn't a movie or even a television show, it's a "video blog" or, as IMDB puts it, a "web series" that you can watch on YouTube, Twitter, or Amazon Prime. A presence that never took himself seriously, and often let us laugh at his mistakes so that we could avoid them, but who also had a gentle authority that we felt we could trust. Penny was finding getting around more of a trial. Please share our website with your friends and family. It has been known to happen but generally only in severe weather and often when a nearby river or stream overflows into the canal rather than the canal itself overfilling. Moorhens scuffling and splashing, turning the water and the air around them into liquid diamonds. The sandwich default is un-heated in any way. AND now see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021. There are a number of companies producing this type of box. David Johns is a skilled presenter, reporter, video journalist, and narrowboat enthusiast who has a welcoming, down to earth style that kind of grows on you. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022. How that is all put together at the editing stage is beyond me completely. If you still refuse then eventually legal proceedings begin with the CRT having the contractual right to remove your boat from the water. It was like I was locked inside my head and I could only sit there in paralysis while I heard my voice engaged in some weird stream of consciousness. Portable electric trolling motors are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but Ive never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). As for doctors, dentists etc, just stay signed up to your usual one and go in to any local surgery on a visiting basis if you need to; they dont need to know youre on a boat. It was just that Nighttime on Still Waters is about the love (and power) of audio worlds, spoken words, sounds, a shared space in the night of a complicated word. Do you need a licence to drive a narrowboat?Incredibly and unfortunately no. My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. That said, there are very few occasions when a bow thruster would really be needed. It was to be the final day of an unseasonably dry and warm spell. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. Helpful Why dont you put maps in your videos?Im not convinced that if I show a map with a location marked it would necessarily help anyone who didnt already know where it was to know where I was. Braving another substantial river like the courageous soul he is, David takes his narrowboat from Stourport onto the Severn and pops back to his home town of Droitwich along the way before returning to the river and continuing south to Tewkesbury where he begins what would become his most enjoyable journey yet, up the River Avon. There are no mains electricity points along the canal network other than in marinas (though I one of the Welsh canals has power points for a fleet of electric hire boats see vlog 169 but this is unusual). Having survived the terror of Harecastle Tunnel, David now has the small matter of Heartbreak Hill, a very long series of canal locks to descend. Or perhaps, it's more like I imagine it is how the ancient swineherds felt when the Greek gods appeared amongst them - like 'Oh, I know you so well' and 'that's really odd, you are real!' We also talk about of thousands of video views to get any sensible money. Animals encountered include swans, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, ducks, and herons. He reflects on his former life. I have done endless that is similar to this. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, its good stuff. Whats your fuel consumption?Ive never measured it but narrowboats typically drink 1-1.5 ltr/hour. Can you change the boats name and how?You can call a narrowboat wherever you want, pretty much, and rename it as often as you like (superstition holds that you should do this with the boat out of the water but I dont believe in all that nonsense).As long as you inform the Canal and River Trust so they can reissue your licence, youre OK. Boating is also a big motivation behind Cruising the Cut. In that case they divide up your monthly fee amongst every creator you watched that month according to how much of each creators videos you watched. Its fun and quirky, partly because of the extremely simple production techniques, and a good example of the expanding range of genres far beyond movies or TV. Many boaters do not paint the bottom at all! The weather's sunny, then rainy, then sunny again and the boat gets hung up on a ledge at one point. [4][5][6] He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which will be premiered at the Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2023. Following on from the last video, about wooden narrowboats, which are quite rare on the canals, heres another wooden narrowboat which is even rarer a fly boat, the parcels service of the canal network. Why not use a drone to look ahead and around corners?Not really feasible as a solo boater. Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. Evoking the spirit of pirate radio - on a canal. A few years back, my third years watched me amazed as I wept as I tried to follow their instructions on how to set up a WhatsApp groupthing. May rain casting rings on thrashed water,The flash of fin, And a watery thunder That rumbles along the side of the hull. And, curiously, the boats have been restoring the volunteers as well. We do get lots of houseflies and occasional wasps etc but theyre just the normal summertime pests. Another popular maker is: Galen Leather and their Portable Writers Box and Desk. Its therefore important to use wildlife-friendly washing products so as not to poison the fish, ducks, swans and other canal animals.A lot of people seem to get very irate about the grey water situation and I suppose in an ideal world, if we started again from scratch, wed be likely to use grey water tanks and have to pump them out. It would not be wise to operate the boat and a drone single-handed, your attention would either be on one or the other and that would not be safe. Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. I can joke about 'cheese sandwiches' (although, we don't), but what can he joke about? Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. I have to say, my admiration for you vloggers has grown considerably. Copyright 20012023 by Daniel B. Clendenin. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. CruisingTheCut @CruisingTheCut 229K subscribers Merch! There are not that many truly sunny days here and no matter what solar proponents say, if its cloudy and overcast, the resulting power is much less than optimal. An episode in which David experiences the most glorious week of narrowboating he's had to date as he travels up the River Avon from Tewkesbury to Stratford-Upon-Avon, including a trip down memory lane to his childhood. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Solar would make little difference even a 1kW 1.5kW array (which would take up valuable roof space that you often need to walk on and store stuff on) would only give decent output in summer and still then not much in terms of engine powering for a typical 10kW motor even if it uses less than full power for actually moving along. It felt like we were losing a reassuring presence. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. David's epic narrowboat odyssey along the Grand Union canal concludes as he returns to Braunston in surprisingly sunny weather for mid-October. Am I being too overly familiar? Tom Ford. No, far from it. There are no speed police or radar traps on the canals however; its more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though Im sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along theyd note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. Theyre really not designed for water thats not totally flat calm, and typically have holes in the hull (eg for sink waste outlets or engine cooling vents) just a few inches above the waterline so any waves could easily flood the boat. In which David travels south along the wonderfully green and lush Shropshire Union canal and admires several delightful old bridges along the way plus he gets admonished for going too fast. Jasmin from This Narrowboat Adventure has done an excellent video about a new phone app which you can use to get services from a local GP wherever you are on the network. I don't mean that at all derogatively, as if he is immature or, in some way, not fully formed. Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. David Johns Page 2 Cruising The Cut Author: David Johns Vlog 277: Without a Paddle September 7, 2022 Travels, Vlog 6 This is the third and final part of my An unheated boat in winter even in Spring or Autumn would be cold but thats precisely why narrowboats have heating installed. His journalistic training is not just in evidence in the finished product uploaded to YouTube. Plus he goes past the goose fields of Northamptonshire. Not very exciting but interesting and enjoyable. As a former boater ( although speed boats and water skiing) I kind of get some of the boating life. All Rights Reserved. It's the coiled spring of life and energy of someone who has never lost their curiosity and interest in the world around. Only in peak summertime are you likely to approach the solar panels maximum output and even then only when the sun is high.In spring and autumn, any solar is very variable and in winter its negligible plus the hours of daylight are much shorter too and the angle of the sun much lower (Its not always possible to angle the panels at the sun and even so, the other factors mean the resulting power will be far less than in summer).On an average 57 foot narrowboat you have space for about 2.3kW of solar. A sense of aliveness that is contagious. It's nonstop action in this episode as David continues along the lovely, tranquil Trent & Mersey canal in search of a haircut. Plus I have recently (vlog 139 onwards) taken to adding specific Google Map links to my start and end points for each video. WebCruising the Cut is THE BEST series Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022 David Johns is an amazing host and everything about this show is equal parts wholesome, informative, and relaxing. Of all the vloggers, I think that is why for so many of us, his news that he was selling his boat to move on land, hit so deeply. Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. Your best bet is to phone a few, get a feel for what they offer, and ask around on the canal forums to see which ones people whove used them recommend. WebHeres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. He stops at pubs and villages. David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. Why do you steer from the back, not the front?Because with 40, 50 (indeed up to 72) feet of solid steel boat, you really need to stand at the back to see what its doing when you manoeuvre it; bear in mind they pivot in the middle so when you turn left, the back goes right and vice versa) not seeing what the back is doing could end up with you bashing a lot of moored boats on these narrow canals. How do you / Why dont you paint the baseplate of the boat?This is a source of much debate, a bit like what type of boat toilet is best. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. The time had come for me to go and have a look around a couple and see if they are for me. A retired fed trying to make what remains of my life meaningful in South Dakota. The boat has very little space to store things and I prefer a minimalist, uncluttered, lifestyle. More seasons, please! Initially video logs . No doubt my text arrived on his phone as he was driving home! How do you get post and what about registering for a doctor?Your mail can go to a friends or family members address plus there are postal redirection services you can sign up for that will either scan and email your letters to you or forward them to a location of your choice, which you can update as you move around the canals. His YouTube channels include:Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUKVandemonium (campervans): www.youtube.com/VandemoniumTubeshooter (camcorder / gear reviews) www.youtube.com/tubeshootermagUKAirscape (informal camcorder tests): www.youtube.com/UKAirscapeDavid Reads Stories (exactly as the name suggests): www.youtube.com/DavidReadsStoriesDavidExpert (gadget reviews): www.youtube.com/DavidExpertTV, Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. The CRT has an excellent page explaining it all, at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day but I have also done a video all about it, see vlog 247 (The Leaudown). When David Came (Cruising the Cut) The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. How much easier it would be if you could steer your boat with remote control! I know his sense of humour; he does not know mine. And along with the beautiful I dont get anything if the viewer presses Skip on the adverts so if you like my videos, Id be grateful if you could grit your teeth and try to let at least some of the advert run!The sums are tiny; its a fraction of a penny for each advert view, so you need tens (hundreds!) Thus at the height of summer, the panels might provide sufficient motive power as it was used but none to recharge the batteries as well.At any other time, youd have to let the panels charge the batteries for longer such that in spring and autumn it could easily take several hours to recharge for an hours worth of movement.Without an additional (conventional) generator therefore, pure solar on a canal narrowboat is only suited for weekend breaks and day boats but not constantly cruising liveaboards. A boaters term for the canals is a cut, because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. Brings my blood pressure down. After that, a beautiful few days of cruising along the Middlewich branch of the Shopshire Union Canal is in store. All fish must be returned to the canal alive except non-native species which must not be returned. He stops at pubs and villages. David continues his cruise north along the River Soar, wears a funny hat because it's cold, and turns from the Soar onto the River Trent rather briefly, before joining the Trent & Mersey canal to head east across the UK. David Johns canal-based YouTube channel is Cruising the Cut. Unlike rivers theres virtually no current in the canals except for whenever a lock is emptied, and with the canals being so shallow and having a lot of trees on the bank, theres an awful lot of silt lying at the bottom. Then he turns around and starts back but with a diversion for his narrowboat along the delightful Wendover Arm. In his second year of narrowboat ownership, David Johns took it on a more extensive voyage involving five rivers, one Victorian boat lift, many canals and a lot of wildlife! Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2022. If you have a permanent mooring on a wharf or in a marina, you can often have post sent there though it depends on the contract terms. 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