She’s a stunning boat, who belongs to friends of ours, who were there and asked us to bring our dog too, we would never normally bring Twiglet to film a boat tour and certainly wouldn’t let her on the furniture but this was an exception and different circumstances 😊

Yes the CEO was paid around £214,000 which has caused much controversy. However the aim of our video was to try and make sense of the cost to boaters 😳👍🏻😊

@WidebeamandWellingtons If he's only on £214 G. Perhaps we should have a collection to make it up to £250 G so it'd be a good idea to put extra taxes on the Canal and River users until the situation becomes too expensive and forces everyone back into vans and caravans. Just an idea, can't have CEOs of a virtually privatised monopoly going around in rags etc

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Interesting we’ve never heard of that, apart from if you’re on high dose medication such as chemotherapy 😌

Aww thank you 🙏 and a very merry Christmas to you too x 😁

Guess really the only restriction is how much you want to spend! It would potentially be difficult to find all of this on a second hand boat so would probably be easier on a new build but would cost! You’d cover the roof in solar and have a decent generator a 1000L water tank and a decent size waste tank too, pump out toilets are absolutely fine and pretty easy the bigger the waste tank the fewer visits to the pump out. You would also need a good top of the range water heater for the bath probably 9kw and a substantial battery bank we’d say lithium. You could have a chat to Paula at Bespoke Boat Company she’d be able to give you an idea of cost and make it clear that you want lots of power etc 😁

@WidebeamandWellingtons thanks for the response :) I know it's a very ambitious project, yeah I wonder what they could come up with, I'm sure it can be done but the question would be how much! 🥺 Ha!

You’re quite right! Think there are bigger barges on the Tidal Thames where the bridges are higher 😁

It can be a lovely way of life, seems like you’ve started to do your research! There are many accessible boats, so maybe look at those for ideas 😁👍🏻

@@WidebeamandWellingtons Hi, I have been watching many many videos like yours and I write a list down as soon as I see something of interest such as features , ease of use, economy of value and certain boats have very beautiful decor that catch my eyes. When I told my mom about the Swan or Duck hatches she really loved that. My mom is a huge animal lover like myself and she was surprised that people even keep cats on their boats with a safety harnesses just like my dog has:) I am considering a lot of things at the moment but I have to take it slowly and discuss all of these things with my mom. All I know is my mom would love it because it's out in the fresh air, amongst friendly people who I am sure love to help novices, also the pace seems great. Planning things through carefully without overstressing along with eating healthily will help me a great deal as I have suffered with depression in the past. I will be busy enough to stay focusses and I get on great with my mom all the time. I love the adventure aspect which gives me a drive to keep motivated. I am going to book a little holiday for myself my mom and my sister and hopefully my niece which will be quite exciting for when the weather turns a little warmer with longer days of sunshine:)

That sounds lovely sorry to hear you’ve suffered with depression hope this can be the light at the end of the tunnel for you and your mum ☺️

Hi Liz, so glad you liked it we’re really pleased 😌 We actually made the thermal breaks for our windows. We went through the process in a couple of videos here’s the latest one 😁 DIY Double Glazing & Thermal Breaks on our Wide Beam Boat | 173 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZasYn-Vhderqs0

Thank you 🙏

Hi 👋🏻 thank you ☺️ not full time as yet but there a lot of the time 😁

Would you be interested in a permanent EA lock mooring at Boveney Lock with water but no electricity. It has parking, on the same side as the lock keepers house, no public access. Pm me if you are interested. 😊

Oh that sounds very interesting can’t pm on KZbin any chance you could pop us over an email? [email protected] 😁

Hi and thank you ☺️ we use insure4boats and never had any problem reasonably priced too 😁

Thank you 👍​@@WidebeamandWellingtons

Aww we’re so pleased you enjoyed it and yes please a tour would be fantastic 😁

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@ some very chewy fibre too! No need for Allbran 😂

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Haha 🤣 we got there in the end! And thank you so much, we love it 😁

Fabulous thanks for that 😊

Thank you, we thought so too 😊

Why on earth did WE say that 🤣🤣🤣

@ I do recall Richard wanted a camper van.

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It certainly was, crazy how quickly it turns and floods again 😬🥲 we’re all good though thank you ☺️

We do remember! Richard has been looking for crumble to go ever since but has never found one 😂🥰😁

Hi 👋🏻 we bought a fogstar we’re pleased so far 😁

⁠@@WidebeamandWellingtons oh excellent, I thought of buying the Frogstat “Beast” 608amp, thou wasn’t sure of putting it in the engine bay because of the heat, would be very interested to see how you guys get on with yours.

Hi 👋🏻 We have 300 useable amp hours. We’re no longer on shore power hence why we fitted the lithium. Our water tank is 500L and lasts around a week we do have a gauge for it. Our black water tank is 250L but we have a compost loo as well, we think it used to last around 2 weeks of continuous use. 😁

@@WidebeamandWellingtons thanks for that info - how long does the 300 amp hours last? I’m guessing you have a generator to recharge the batteries

It really depends on usage so tea difficult to gauge, we don’t have a generator, we use roughly 160 over a weekend 😊

We don’t think all new technology is good but for us this is and we have done a lot of research 🧐 😊

@@WidebeamandWellingtons We agree Richard good choice - we’ve used them for years no problems at all.

Great video again guys, just wondering why did your batteries run out of power? I thought that having a generator meant that when your batteries were 50% the generator would automatically run to recharge them?

Unfortunately we don’t have a generator 😬

@WidebeamandWellingtons I'm so sorry guys , I thought that you did 😬 Perhaps you said that you might get one at some point in the video where you changed your batteries before 🤔 keep up the great content 👍

We’re really happy with ours, it has a built in temperature sensor and heater and we can monitor it much better than our previous lead acid 😊

Good quality properly monitored lithium batteries are used throughout the marine industry with no problems. All mainstream marine insurance companies cover them. Agree with your choice Richard great upgrade.

Hi great videos do you only have the boat to live on thinking of going that route thanks.

​@@WidebeamandWellingtonswe went 400 ah lifepo and left one AGM 230 gel in the bank and it's a game changer as you say guy's ⚓👍

Lifepo4 is lithium iron not lion lithium ion and do not have the same risks and insurers know this

Unfortunately with the amount of sewage discharges in the river and actually seeing frothy brown foam that smells of sewage we just don’t trust them 😬😷

It’s built into the battery 😁

It was great to get out, floods back again now though 🥲🤪

Thank you ☺️

Hi it was episode 146 😁 Back DOWN the HOLE! More Jobs on our Wide Beam Canal Boat | 146 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2HUo6mrna5lp8k

@ Thank you 🙏 Looking to do ours on our widebeam. It’s been outstanding for a while 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣 Merry Christmas to you both 🌲

Aww and to you too 😁

Hey, would that be Fogstar battery?

Yes indeed 😁

Is easier said than done when you’re trying to watch battery consumption on a boat 😬😊

It’s definitely becoming a more expensive option but then guess everything is going up 😬😊

Aww thank you 🙏 sounds like you’re in a beautiful spot too 😁

Don’t think there is any MDF used all handcrafted wood 🤣

Hi she is a lovely boat. For more details and to answer your questions it’s probably best to address them to the broker: www.boatshowrooms.com/used-boats~boat-feed-detail~2005-Replica-Dutch-Barge-57~9184219

@@WidebeamandWellingtons Why would you do a vid on the boat if you don't know the basics about it. Any fool can point a phone at something and say , Isn't that pretty. Would you buy a boat that looks pretty, only later to find out it sucks back 10 gallons an hour at idle

Thank Swanny 👍🏻 really helpful, although we do hear that the Basingstoke is becoming a bit of a nightmare! We’re all set for the cold weather, hopefully we will stay toasty 😁

Ah yes 9ft must be a really good size, narrow enough with the extra space 😁 thank you were pleased with the thermal breaks 😁

Ah yes that’s a good tip with the ribbon 👍🏻 we weren’t worried about removing the front ones, but again the magnets would be a good idea if you did want to remove them 😁

We do have a humidity meter 😊

Thank you 🙏 we were happy with the result ☺️ We do tend to get a lot during the winter but it does all depend on weather etc 😊

I guess you shouldn’t but let’s say we might have done 😉

Hi 👋🏻 we use them to take them out, it’s quite easy to push them in with your hands 😊