126. Blacking my narrowboat and welding on new anodes, at Yelvertoft Marina

[@keithwelton]

The welder uses his chipping hammer not to test the weld but to remove the slag formed by the flux around the weld. The flux is the coating around the welding rod.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Ta

[@jameskirby1226]

Well done Sir,Well done nice job David boat looks Great.

[@vinny142]

"I'm amazed that they used a stick-welder" Why?

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

If you are welding thick metal, you need high amperage and possibly to be depositing a lot of metal into the weld, so a stick welder might be a better choice for what they are doing.

[@caskwith]

Stick welders are great, low maintenance, cheaper to run and you can do great work with them. Battleships were welded together with stick welders and they seemed to do ok. It takes a very skilled hand to produce a neat and tidy weld, especially on smaller items but for work as shown here they are ideal.

[@sysbofh]

Reallly, I don't know WHY I come back here. I don't own a boat, I don't live in the UK, and I WON'T buy a boat - too costly here. BUT the vlogs are SO well done, the production is SO good, and he speaks SO well.. I just have to see more! :D

[@CruisingTheCut]

:-)

[@MrAtheHun]

I can tell you, because I’m an expert. He wasn’t testing the weld, he was making sure no woodpeckers had taken up residence by pretending to be a dominant male woodpecker setting up home in the territory. Sometimes you just need to ask an expert. Your welcome.

[@westcoastphoto4255]

Wow. I can't tell how much I look forward to your videos. As a retired TV broadcast guy who worked with " TV News personalities" every day of my career, I can certainly see where your quiet sense of humor was developed. Keep up the good work.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you! Haha, are well much the same the world over then?! Shades of "Anchorman" maybe...

[@SamSitar]

how long did blacking the boat take in real time?

[@vic5594]

"At some point you have to stop listening to the internet or your head will explode" Sage advice indeed that we should all take note of

[@rustblade5021]

found out this about the little boat. it's a tug, named "Mouse", one of three. The other two are named "Mole" and "Frog". They were built and owned by Union Canal Carriers in 1979 for the repair project of the Braunston tunnel. they are small enough that they are able to turn around inside. too bad it's rotting away

[@pilotdane]

You've managed to make watching paint dry rather entertaining. Thank you for the behind the scenes boat maintenance.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you.

[@TheDenisedrake]

She, the mysteriously named boat, is looking fabulous! You take such good care of her and you take care of us with your interesting and entertaining videos. Thank you!

[@CruisingTheCut]

I must be the only person who refers to the boat as "it". I've never understood this custom for giving inanimate objects a gender! Glad you liked the video :-)

[@khan9946]

Wow boat came out after the work like a new one, fair play.

[@rochmel1409]

I couldn't believe how little mess you made on that nice new clean floor! Very interesting video, as always.Thanks.

[@haroldsmith45302]

I respect your conscientious attention to detail in maintaining your very attractive vessel.

[@stevebordian9873]

I certainly didn't expect special fx today. Well done, Rustolator!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you!

[@Duh6666666]

You have a fascinating way of life. I'm enjoying the picturesque views.

[@anthonymccabe7800]

Job well done, ..again, David. One thing; Gary 2, when he was welding the new anodes on, used an 'electrode', (stick welding to the initiated). This leaves a deposit, (slag) on the top of the finished weld. He used a 'slag hammer' to remove this by tapping the weld so that there was bare metal, ready for the new 'Blacking'. He wasn't checking to see if it held. Otherwise, a great video showing everyone how to do it, properly. (Be careful when 'touching up', you wouldn't want to end up being involved in the "ME TOO" chaos) Haha. LoL.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Ta

[@jiveturkey9993]

My favorite sound in the whole world is a Nitro burning Hemi and here I am binge-watching cruising the cut.

[@keithandlindabaldrey7413]

Another great blog. I Am watching this as I look out at 8 inches of snow in Southern Ontario Canada and the temp outside is -9 C. Even seeing the October day on your video warmed me up. I have enjoyed all of these blogs. The 15 minute length is just right. You provide a great mix of information both technical and scenery related. Thanks very much.

[@2Sugarbears]

It has been snowing off and on for two days.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos.

[@sylviapage8572]

The boat looks fantastic you did a great job. I also watched two adverts for your channel today, one before the video started and another at 8 minutes. I always love your channel so it’s the least I could do! Thank you.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Much appreciated, Sylvia!! :-)

[@kg5750]

I don't usually read comments and after these I can see why! Most people are 'experts' despite not owning a narrowboat. They don't actually watch/listen to the video. They ask the same questions over and over. You have the patience of a saint David! PS thank you for the fantastic vlogs 😊

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@roberthagood4770]

I'm from the U.S.A. and I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@robertpayne1153]

robert hagood , here here, same as myself from Los Angeles , California, interesting lifestyle and love your videos.

[@mikebe2090]

A job very well done. I hope your feeling very proud. There's nothing better than seeing a well maintained narrow boat on the cut. 👍🎉

[@Beessential]

You have made me want to jump on a fast jet to England and then slow down on a narrowboat. What a life...very jealous here on the Great Lakes.

[@georgemachappy]

Cracking up at the replacement of old Gary with new Gary :D

[@dragmit]

I love hard work! I could watch it all day!

[@BTFOOMNY]

work is a four letter word. so is four. and word. and boat. love your videos and adventures. I was a little surprised that Jules Fuels didn't carry some food supplies, too.

[@GapBahnDirk]

A fair bit of work that! A job well done and cups of tea well earned.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers

[@karlrichards]

I love all these videos. I haven't got a boat but one day I may have one.

[@eddieohearn17]

If the yard tells you it doesn’t matter if it rains or the hulls is a little damp, they are lying and just want to get the job done and money in their pockets. You are very detailed, and as a builder and repair guy in various yards you do a great job of explaining it to folks who know very little.

[@nickfay2359]

Just came across these vids last nite. Quite a curious life yeah? Love the beautiful ways folks personalize their narrow boats. Definatly worth a look if i ever make it to the UK. Thank you David for such well done videos!!

[@Wildmutationblu]

You have picked a fantastic way to live. Great video editing, especially @9:34

[@Crewsy]

When you showed the boats bottom the bare steel appeared to be as good as new so it appears as though no blacking is needed as you said. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@orange70383]

I've noticed you sometimes seem to doubt your DIY skills even though each project you have undertaken has yielded professional results, it is inspiring.

[@Limefarmmarina]

Hi David and viewers. A nicely shot video with some good commentary. Overall very helpful to other boaters. My only real difference of opinion would be regarding your comments on blacking the base plate (minute 14 onwards). You have obviously been given the same spiel as many other boat owners on this point, which to be quite honest harks back to the distant past. There is one simple reason that the base plates were not blacked, and that is because virtually no yards on the canals had docks or slipways which allowed access to do such work. This didn't matter so much in the days of working boats that did a lot of miles as the base was constantly rubbing in the silt which kept the base clean. Eventually the areas which were rubbing hard ERRODE thin rather than CORRODE. However with today's boats which are rarely covering the miles of old, the base does corrode. Not so much at the edges or at the stern where errosion still is the primary cause for metal loss but the remainder certainly will corrode if left unprotected. So going through the reasons given to you I'll dispel a few myths. Firstly if its only mainly the water line which corrodes why do we bother to paint all the sides when we could just paint a band a foot wide along the water line? If it is merely the presence of oxygen which aids corrosion, and you say there's not much O2 at 2ft down. How do the fish live down there? In fact now that our canals are so much cleaner the O2 levels are far higher than ever before. Not to mention anaerobic corrosion which does not require the presence of O2. As for the blacking rubbing off, well it does in places as mentioned. However where it doesn't the steel remains protected. You are correct that if your'e boat has a 10mm base plate it will take many years to corrode all the way through. However it doesn't happen like that in practice and it will be pits which form. These pits can grow rapidly deeper and will require remedial work if they get too deep. If there are many of them eventually the base may need over plating, which is a costly exercise. The simple fact is, that if a yard can not lift the boat into a suitable working position to carry out base plate inspections and work, then rather than losing your custom they will spin all the above yarns as to why you needn't bother. The choice is of course yours, but if you want to protect your entire hull you need to black the base. And that is why more yard such as mine are investing 100's of thousands of pounds in the correct infrastructure to do the job correctly, rather than relying on a few old wives tales to keep our businesses going.

[@p52457]

You may not be a welder or a cattle rancher but you present exceptional videos : HD or 4K images, intelligent succinct comments, and very informative !! You have a 36 HP Narrow boat with blacking below the water line and eat cheddar cheese( sharp) sandwiches for fuel and you don't fish the canals. For 50 yrs of age, you are doing marvelous.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@stevecooney1361]

Hi as your channel was the first I saw and joined I have just had my offer accepted on a 55 ft trad traditional boat today. At last I can start my long awaited journey

[@CruisingTheCut]

Wow! Terrific news. Excellent. I hope it proves to be everything you want it to be. Let me know how you get on. Cheers :-)

[@joyeyoder4783]

lol the new freckles are too cute!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Long since washed off :-)

[@TribalHARRY]

My narrowboat had a 6mm baseplate from new. It was built in 1992. At the time of purchase in 2018 we had a full survey which showed, at its thinnest, the baseplate was down to 5.4mm. Never blacked. That's a loss of 0.6mm of steel in 26 years. I'd say the don't bother team are in the right when it comes to blacking a baseplate.

[@rogerj.fugere3570]

Thanks for the specs. I was wondering........................rj

[@alt9741]

David, it continues to be a pleasure watching the vlog. It's absolutely the best KZbin channel!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you, that's very kind!

[@richardwheeler7954]

A friend just recently recommended this channel. I rarely watch youtube but found your vblog fascinating. I knew about the English canals but nothing else. I have now watched all 126 of your vlogs. I really appreciate your very professional videos especially when I compare them to many other videos.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy them. Cheers.

[@gazgazmag4729]

Hi there David, so very pleased you answered my question before I had an opportunity to ask, now I understand why you decided not to black the bottom plate of your narrow boat. Regards, Garry

[@drhandle4498]

This is the second time I have seen this vid - your channel is highly entertaining and informative, just the thing to watch whilst crocheting attractive slip covers for a pair of ski boots - but I'd forgotten about the anodes. The sacrificial anodes. One eye is now twitching as I have traumatic flashbacks to chemistry lessons and lectures sat through in a previous century; I fear that tonight my dreams will be haunted by galvanic electrode half equations, brandishing their reduction potentials threateningly as they demand "Balance us! Balance us! BALANCE UUUUUUUS!"

[@CruisingTheCut]

Hahahaha

[@cpotisch]

dr handle Balancing and calculating RedOx equations is the worse. Glad I’m not the only one who feels that pain!

[@cjw2661]

Always enjoy your vlogs. It was great to see some green grass for a change. We've had approximately a foot of snow here (Michigan U.S.A) in the last 24hours. Have a wonderful day !

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thanks Connie!

[@pnachtwey]

The emblem in front looks like a Seattle Seahawks emblem. I'm a yank but if I were to move to the UK I would only consider a narrow boat. This seems to be a lot like having a truck camper in the US or Canada. The US and Canada does not have canals like the UK does. Truck campers and narrow boats seem to have a lot of the same issues except truck campers don't need 'blacking' I can't believe you got this done so quickly. I have done maintenance on sail boats. That paint is noxious. New Gary was handy with the welder. I learned something about using magnesium anodes for fresh water instead of zinc. Inside condensation is a big problem for truck campers too..

[@Mpp31provo]

I was just thinking, "Why not the bottom of the boat?" and then you said..... "I know what you are thinking..." Brilliant timing. Great episode, thank you for sharing.

[@tsscnorthants]

By the power of Screw fix! Classic! So funny😂

[@CruisingTheCut]

:-)

[@theblunderinggaloot7826]

I was waiting for the "I AM THE POWER" climax - glad to see David didn't wear the He-Man costume though

[@w.mozart3048]

Love your Vlog. It is soo British, in a very positive way. Thanks and keep it up.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you :-)

[@Jrez]

12:20 That would be an ineffective method for testing whether it's on correctly, probably a heavy mallet would be more up your alley for that. He's actually cleaning off the slag from the weld with a chipping hammer. Welding like that (shielded metal arc welding, or SMAW) commonly called stick welding, uses a metal rod coated in flux and different gassing materials which, when the rod is heated, form a glassy coating and also floods the area with protective gases to prevent the molten metal from seeing atmosphere. The air we breathe is actually terrible for the weld and leads to bad stuff like porosity (think swiss cheese). Basically all types of welding have a method of protecting the molten metal from the atmosphere, either via a gas shielding or slag coating, or both. It is bad to leave the slag on for several reasons, not just because it looks better, but to properly inspect the weld for things like cold lap and undercut, to paint over, in case another bead is to be put on, and because there can be a chance it could lead to more rapid rusting of the joint or some other deterioration of the weld by creating a pocket for trapping moisture. It's also not good for stuff like that to be flaking off into the canals all the time. Sorry, I just love welding. I'm so happy to have found a profession I have a passion for, and jumped at the chance to explain something I actually know about that others might not. I did go on a bit long about slag, but I wanted to illustrate that in welding, the actual time spent welding is almost always just a fraction of the total job when compared with fit-up and cleanup. It may take me 45 mins to prepare a part for welding, and my actual time under the hood melting metal could be 3 mins. To burn a whole stick like that guy had is often about 60 seconds.

[@nairbllebpmac4179]

First off David thank you for yet another relaxing and informative video. Your hard work paid off and your boat looks good as new. As always thank you for sharing.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers

[@10p6]

Nice video. Before this video I wanted a 60 ft boat, now as I do not like painting or sanding I want a 12 ft one, or 60 ft stainless steel :-)

[@bowmurbandit]

You sure do look after your home David. Yet another 1st class vlog. (Y)

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@ruston1200]

Regarding rust, as a general rule, 1mm of steel, are giving 10 mm of rust, so your bottom plate can in theory "give" 100mm of rust, before any catastrophic events:)

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

I like your channel. I just stumbled on narrow boats and i think its an amazing world to be part of. Definitely something different and with the rebuilding of many of the British narrow canals and the rebuilding of much of the land infrastructure on the side it looks like a unique way to live. I never knew people lived like this.

[@Seabee_133]

I'm from the other side of the pond in the US and I have just found your channel and another called The Narrowboat Experience. I find this mode of travel so intriguing and relaxing. Wish we had something like it in the states. I looked at the canal maps online and you have quite the network of canals to traverse. Thank you for your channel.

[@garyabc]

Me too

[@jackrea7857]

We do, it's called the Erie canal. 130+ miles of canal as well as other smaller canals in other states.

[@OslerWannabe]

Canals large enough for navigation are problematic in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada. Kansas, Nebraska, Florida - more convivial, topographically, but why bother?

[@mongofan1]

Seeing your boat after so little time since the previous blacking, I now see For Sale statements reporting 'last blacking 2010', or so, with a much refined eye. Thanks!

[@davemccarter6481]

A few things your anodes dont look too bad and the the addition of the centre anode was a good idea , however anodes types are used not just for fresh or salt water, it all depends on the material the vessel is made of that determines the type of anode used and in some cases a mixture of ferrous and non ferrous anodes are used to cover all bases.

[@johnw.7584]

Great job on all your videos. I look at a lot of blogs but yours is over the top on everything.iam in Oregon,USA take care keep them coming..

[@beeble2003]

So, Braunston tunnel has a crick and Crick tunnel doesn't. Somebody didn't think this through.

[@ikonixx]

Well done, David! She looks beautiful. So glad that she's getting the TLC that she deserves.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Ta

[@stilcrazychris]

It looked great after you was done. GREAT JOB. But you looked like you had black chicken pox... lol... That was nice that the marina made a deal with you. And now you can say you was the 1st to use it. Happy boating, Chris P.S. I have a question. Where do you leave your van when your on your boat?

[@CruisingTheCut]

I'm currently paying for a mooring so it can stay there if needed.

[@robvanessen2925]

Always a pleasure to watch your adventures David, cheers...

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers

[@dougdern3246]

Living on Lake Superior in Michigans Upper Peninsula I'm around boats daily when the water is not hard. I've become fascinated with this series on KZbin. Really does look like something I would enjoy traveling and renting a boat for a month and experience this adventure.

[@urbanrider7981]

This is a great channel and David posts fabulous vlogs.chris

[@jackrea7857]

If your boat is transportable enough, you could always travel up the Erie canal. The Erie canal used to run between the Atlantic ocean and lake Erie, now though it's only something like 130+ miles long or so, supposed to have some really outstanding scenery.

[@mischef18]

Arc welding rods create slag so this is what he would of chipped off. Really liked the video and your commentary of it. All the best bro.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers Ken

[@maykevin5]

They need to have rolls of plastic to lay down before parking the boat on it. That concrete will look bad after many paintings.

[@aeromoe]

I really enjoy your delivery style and the quality and content of your videos. As a Yank having lived in England for three years (85, 86, 87) I had a wonderful experience. I've been back since then for several short (too short) visits. Love this stuff...keep it coming please.

[@jugglerjim01]

0:56 "Where I first fell in the canal." Soooooo, how many times have you fallen in then??? 😆

[@CruisingTheCut]

Just the once!

[@deanfawcett7113]

Nice one! :) Thanks for explaining why the no-paint on the bottom. Makes perfect sense.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Cheers. Some do, some don't!

[@modestadventurers]

I prefer Old Gary but because of my magnanimous nature I’m prepared to give New Gary a chance.

[@markwhiting4322]

the original Gary in 1645, invented the wheel, not many people know that, as he just got on with it.........

[@scottwilson5624]

thank you for explaining the anodes; I've been hearing them referred to for a while now without the vaguest idea of their what or why.

[@rick5793]

Maybe a dumb question but why not do the anodes before you re-coat the hull?

[@RVgeeks]

Your boat looked GORGEOUS as it was being wheeled out of the shed, David! What a fine job you did. And the Screw Fix special effect was truly superb. We pictured you shooting the "after" shot in the protective suit, as you shook about while coming out of the transformation. Well done! The lightning and thunder effects were much more dramatic that the grinding sound of the Tardis fading out. 😀

[@CruisingTheCut]

I'm hoping Hollywood beckons ;-)

[@MagicaLucem]

You mean....you mean .... You mean ...it wasn't real!!!!???? Shock Horror. But we all know you are the cruising super hero. .. Oh shucks .. you're joking! Phew ... for a moment doubt snuck in... Of course it was real. But didn't you do well. A brilliant blacking job. What a gorgeous job. Ta for this video. Faith restored!

[@JoeBlow-24]

Those appear to be Zebra Mussels, they are an invasive species both where I live (Michigan, US) and in the UK.

[@pizzaivlife]

also from michigan and also watching this late at night tonight- weird!

[@racerroy1]

You made the right decission to work under cover, I worked in a Boat yard in the winter of 1962 and was replacing planks while it was snowing outside on the slipway. It was bloody cold all we had for heating was a 40 gallon drum we burnt old scrap wood in, which when it was stoked up and burning right you couldn't get to close too, after that winter we built a shed which covered the entire slipway and it was super to work in and we could paint/varnish almost anytime. Also I just found and watched your vlog on the River Avon which brought back many memories from the days I was boating, [when it was affordable] back iny courting days.

[@bren106]

The one important amount you left out was how many cups of tea it took to get to the end of the blacking.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I lost count :-)

[@sumpyman]

Ha! When I did mine at Hallingbury Mill marina on the Stort, they were kind enough to supply a beer garden!

[@TheTheirishlad]

She is like a new boat, so much work done by you. well done.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Looked like the quickening there, "There can be only one" :-) Welding next to a block of magnesium? That could have become a very bright affair.

[@jasminewaltho6104]

I found it very interesting watching this, and I agree with you blacking it inside makes perfect sense to me also.It was nice to see the different steps you took be for blacking and you explained things very well. I think you have done a really good job and you should feel pleased at a job well done and give your self a good pat on the shoulder

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thanks!

[@darranlister3712]

Damned if you do damped if you don't at the end of the day it's you money lol love the videos

[@rgbii2]

Not sure if it's a typo or play on words, but either way, the "damped" is funny :)

[@CruisingTheCut]

:-)

[@kaymax7031]

Such satisfaction in doing it yourself. Looks great, David. Well done.

[@valerieh.708]

What are the costs of each aspect of this process? Use of shed, anodes, paint, welding etc.

[@MichaelsMustang]

Excellent vlog, I imagine you saved quite a bit of labour costs doing the blacking yourself and of course the satisfaction that you did it. The boat looks great.

[@TheEPROM9]

Might seem like a stupid question, but why there the old anaodes removed after painting instead of before as it would have probaly led to more thouching up with the paint.

[@TheHellishFrog]

I suppose - the hull that close to anodes - is the most protected hull. Paint add little to the protection, compare to the slab of magnesium. Again - I just suppose that, I may be wrong.

[@CrackedCogInTheMachine]

Probably time constraints. Guy with the welder probably couldn't do it for a day. Paint it while you wait and touch up the welded area later saves time.

[@katherinekelly5380]

Wow! Really enjoying the beautiful scenery 👏👏👏👏 I’m fascinated as to how one could review a shed - and now I know! 😃

[@BFDT-4]

Chiming in more than a year later, but what did you have to do to keep the floor from being all mucked up by prep and painting? Did you use tarps or was the surface protected so all you had to do was do a clean up with a broom, vac, and/or cleaning solution? I am very happy to run into your vlog, as I have always been fascinated with canals and canal boats.

[@CruisingTheCut]

I didn't have to protect the floor as it's a workshop so is expected to get paint-splattered.

[@BFDT-4]

@@CruisingTheCut - "floor" Well, OK, I was just wondering! Thanks for replying. I started with your last video, and jumped back to the first. It's so interesting, I will binge watch for a while later today. We are in the Americas, BTW.

[@patmancrowley8509]

Thanks! I had a good laugh at your speckled face at the 8 minute mark. What a hoot!

[@ksmith3997]

Just watched, I now have anxiety about the bottom of your boat! 😄

[@thewebtutorguy]

A very interesting and informative vlog. Love your professional narration and .....oh yes....the special effect.😊👍 Cheers.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you :-)

[@never2late454]

"Old Garry went off to another marina so they hired a new Garry" I was in the middle of taking a drink at that moment and laughing so hard it shot out my nose.

[@davidoickle1778]

Only a "Gary" can do this work, apparently. LOL

[@joebuchanan9563]

I thoroughly enjoyed you 'vlog' (I guess that's what you call it) about blacking your boat. One of the things I like most about your videos are the locking sequences. I worked for 20 years as a Lock & Dam Operator for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at LaGrange Lock & Dam, mile 80.2 on the Illinois Waterway. LaGrange is one of 8 locks on the waterway and it is the most southern lock. This waterway connects the Great Lakes and Chicago with the Mississippi River. I have locked tens of thousands or commercial barges as well as pleasure craft thru LaGrange. We were in operation 24-7, 365 as they say. The English canal locks are quite small and quaint in comparison, but they were an engineering marvel in their day and is wonderful to see them still in operation. Thanks again for a most interesting and informative presentation.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Glad you enjoy it! Cheers

[@doncates2954]

I lived in Beardstown, made many visits to the laGrange locks

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

Absolutely paint in the dry. Much better result.

[@Jennifer62389]

Love your "moon dance" moves around your boat.🕺

[@patmancrowley8509]

I realize this video is 4 years old and you've sold your boat and moved into a proper residence. But I wanted to tell you that new Gary was tapping the welds with a chipping hammer because he "stick welded" the new anodes on. Stick welding leaves a crust which must be chipped off so that you could apply a proper blacking to the area. F.Y.I.

[@joshhunt5274]

Cruising the cut watching from Michigan USA when the welder was tapping on the welds of your annodes he was knocking off what they call slag its a build up caused from the metals bonding together and in order to get a solid weld u need to knock that slag off before you make the second pass... I love the videos keep em coming

[@richardpaine5923]

A bit naughty not to protect his nice new floor with dust sheets or something.

[@CruisingTheCut]

Nah, that floor is going to get totally trashed by all the work that's going on in that shed very quickly indeed.

[@ridgerunner66]

Nice job. Boat looks great. Always enjoy your films. Thanks for sharing with us. Davin

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you

[@shinypuppy1014]

Were was that cute little boat? I want it

[@CruisingTheCut]

Braunston but apparently the owner doesn't want to sell.

[@shinypuppy1014]

CruisingTheCut shame

[@TugboatMatt]

I really enjoy your videos. thank you very much for all these videos and updates! your boat is very nice!

[@CruisingTheCut]

Thank you!

[@cliveshergold9467]

I love these videos, and I'm picking my way around them because life is too complicated to binge-watch. So I hope my question is not answered elsewhere (I have tried to search, but it's hard to find nested answers). Now my memory of magnesium is from school chemistry lessons; it is a soft metal that burns easily and violently with a bright flame. I would be very reluctant to get nose-to-nose with a big lump of the stuff while wielding a welder of any sort that works by heating metal to very high temperatures. OK, he's welding a steel strap, but what if a stray spark lights up the lump of magnesium? I assume I'm missing something?

[@cliveshergold9467]

Got curious; went looking. KZbin may not have all the answers, but it does do a good line if 'What happens if...?' kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6eUeGulltutr68 It may be harder than I expected to set a block of magnesium alight (though I wouldn't want to do so; it may be almost impossible to extinguish it.)

[@rogerj.fugere3570]

I had the same thought. I probably would have done a bit more shielding of the magnesium. But I think a piece that large takes far more to ignite than what we played with in high school......................rj

[@michaelwood211]

Splendid content. You almost have me wanting to move to England to live on a narrow boat. Lol

[@TheBookofLab]

ive never once been interested in boating in my life. how tf did i get here?

[@Sam-pn2kc]

Same here cant stop watching him

[@vadmal5210]

Second time around your vlogs. Hm. I'm getting old and forget things. Maybe it's why I can do the vlogs all over again. On the other hand your vlogs are well done, worth to see at least once more!

[@jbaldwin3092]

why didn't you remove the anodes before blacking?

[@alex-E7WHU]

Was thinking that also.

[@DavidMNewbold]

Wow! That blacking job made the hull look brand new again.

[@CruisingTheCut]

It's amazing what a transformation it makes!