NARROWBOAT | Our LIVE ABOARD lifestyle has a HIGH RISK MANOEUVRE | Episode 53

[@mickymouse1232]

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[@cruisingontheborder]

Thank you

[@johncharley9791]

Just a quickie, best to put cable grommets in the bulkheads when passing cables through, this prevents vibration wear or chaffing on the cables against the wooden drilled holes.

[@johnbackhouse3742]

Brilliant manoeuvring by the chaps at the boatyard, I bet you are relieved that went well.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi John yes we were so pleased they did the most amazing job… we felt so safe in their hands 👍 glad your enjoying all the vlogs 💕

[@ionizer24]

That can’t have been an inexpensive day! Good video. Thanks.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi so pleased you enjoy the video. The marina we’re great, fantastic service. We felt very safe in their hands… so should we say crane 👍👍 . X

[@ulmerulken]

Oh, look at those painted pipes @27:32 Good find!

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi. Thanks for your comment. Yes they were a thing of beauty. It was a very nice church inside. 👍❤️

[@tanyacurtis2884]

Very fascinating watching the procedure of getting the boat back in the water. Love watching your videos.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Glad you enjoyed it. Lovely having you on board 💕

[@lovelyskull3483]

A fascinating video. I was nervous when your boat went back in the water but I didn’t need to be. Such skilled people lowering your boat. Also your wifi guy was brilliant. Thank you so much and cheers.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi so lovely to read your comment 💕🙏🙏. You were nervous, 🤣 imagine standing there, so many creaks and groans for the ‘big machine’ as we went over the top of the other boats but the worst was the slope on the back of the trailer 🤯🤯. But we made it, floating again 👌

[@briandavitt4201]

Dam. I fancy that life style

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Brian great to hear from you, it's a great lifestyle.

[@juliedouglas2888]

Hi Guys great to see you back on the water with new HiFi. Great vlog.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Julie 💕 thanks so much. We’re so pleased you enjoyed. It was quite nerve racking but they were so professional at the marina getting us back in. 😀

[@suzannehague5203]

The look scrary but a good job done you feel relax and enjoy your travelling on the.canal all.the best for now 😊

[@cruisingontheborder]

Thank you! Will do! It was scary seeing our home in mid air!! Love the comment thank you x

[@fionaboss1512]

Wow that was nerve wracking watching that process. Very interesting to watch though 😊

[@cruisingontheborder]

Glad you enjoyed it Fiona… a scary but rewarding day at that. Thanks so much for your comment 💕

[@jerrybailey5797]

This is how they got tye idea for Thunderbird 2 , International Rescue 😅😅.... Actually lf they did it with Thunderbird 2 your boat would've been put in one of the pods , then when it was finished the pod would've been dropped in the after and your boat just slide down the ramp 😉 👍

[@jerrybailey5797]

Great to see you got Border Rever back in the water safely . And you've got a new router sorted 👌 👍

[@cruisingontheborder]

Woah Jerry. Your obvs a Thunderbirds fan. Not sure what happens in ‘the pod’? It was scary enough in real life as you saw. 🤣🤣

[@cruisingontheborder]

Yes Jerry we are back floating again.. the WiFi is great! 👍❤️

[@theubiquitusgastronaut8273]

Thanks for the top tips. Always interesting

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi again. Thank you for your lovely comment. Glad our tips are helpful and interesting . 👍❤️

[@mishkawp8200]

Ooh, scary seeing the boat dangling over other boats!! Congratulations on getting all the required tasks done 👏👏👏

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi lovely comment 👌 thanks for taking the time to message us. So pleased you enjoyed our latest video. It was so scary but rewarding at the same time 😀

[@richardlyd7450]

I used to work on debdale marina...the big machine that moves the boats is called Dorothy!... great bit of kit!

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Richard great comment thanks for that, we didn't know the 'beast' had a name. Amazing piece of kit.

[@John-L-1961]

Hi both of you. Really interesting seeing the boat out of the water having all the work done, the Blacking looks like a lovely job (NOT) 🤣. The big machine used to lift the boat up and over the other boats is what we in the shipping container transport world call a straddle carrier, used in the docks to move the containers about and lift them on and off the trucks. The ones in the docks are quite a bit taller so they can stack containers 3 high.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Our pleasure! We are so pleased you enjoyed it. The blacking was challenging but we got there in the end. That is such interesting information about the crane, we think this one came from Holland and it was rebuilt on site at Debdale and modified. We hope you get chance to watch some of our other videos. Look forward to hearing from you again. Jac & Michael x

[@patriciabracken7546]

Well done guys with the blacking of boat, and WiFi. Enjoy your journeys

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Patricia thank you for taking the time to comment, we’re so pleased you enjoyed it. Onto some serious cruising now 👍👍

[@thefurrybstard1964]

I can only imagine how stressful it was watching the crane carrying Border Reaver! James reminds me of Tony Haygarth, if you remember him.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi great comment, we had to google Tony Haygarth... we'll be sure to let James know. It was a little stressful, suppose they are insured but not something we'd want to test out. Thanks for the comment Batman. Hope your'e enjoying the older ones?? J&M

[@thefurrybstard1964]

@@cruisingontheborder Not watching them in any order, just when they turn up on my youtube recommendations. But I'm definitely enjoying them.

[@tinkeringwithmark1186]

Someone should a spray boat wash, underneath one of the bridges. Lol!

[@cruisingontheborder]

What a great suggestion. Love it

[@tinkeringwithmark1186]

@@cruisingontheborder Thr driver gets a shower too. Lol!

[@gazmalks8918]

Bet you’re glad you are safely back in the water? Very nerve racking 😁 really enjoyed the video as always have a great week 😊😊

[@cruisingontheborder]

Thanks Gaz, yes all safe and sound and floating again. So pleased you enjoyed and thanks for the comment 🙏🙏

[@graham907]

Wow what fantastic team work, experts in action, well done to you all.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Thank you so much 😀 scary at the time but a great episode to look back on and see what we achieved. Glad Jac wasn't the crane driver.... ha ha x

[@janoakes9267]

Wow I bet that was nervewracking when they were getting it in and out!! Great Vlog, shame the weather didnt play ball for you though! 🙂

[@cruisingontheborder]

Thanks 👍 Jan. Great comment and yes it was a little nerve wracking.... argh!

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi guys, I’m a new viewer , I just love narrowboats unfortunately they don’t have them here in Australia. Hopefully one day I’ll get over there and hire one for a week or two. Keep up the good work. Good to see you splashdown with your narrowboat , Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺 from the big island 🏝️

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi. Great to hear from Aus! We have quite a lot of subscribers from Australia so you’re in good company. Only yesterday we got chatting to 4 Sydney residents who were on the canals on a hire boat having a great time. So maybe one day you could come over and do the same. We post a new video every week so make sure you hit the subscribe button to be the first to know when there’s a new episode. And in the meantime there are plenty of our back catalogue videos to be going at 🤣 Take care and hopefully you can drop us some more comments as you follow our narrowboat journey 👍❤️

[@iand4422]

Boat looks great and I’m sure your glade that you are back in the water it was good to see it being lifted out and back into the water again

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi 👋 thanks for taking the time to comment it means a lot to us 😘. It was challenging but so satisfying and now we’re cruising again it’s wonderful.

[@davidbassett4577]

Another interesting Video Michael & Jackie. I’ve seen a narrowboat being lifted out of the Grand Union Canal down at Bletchley; but that was just a mobile crane & the boat was put straight on to some sleepers in the yard .. not seen anything quite like that moving monster lifting beastie .. must have been a few heart stopping moments when you saw Reiver Border swinging above the other boat! Your new wifi connection looks good too .. much better I am sure.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi David. The lifting machine was a real beast! The noise it made as it did it’s job was immense. Nerve jangling moments though as you saw. The WiFi is excellent. The tilt airel is a brilliant piece of kit! 👍❤️

[@colinturner4158]

Nice to see you back on the river enjoy your videos.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi again Colin Yes it’s good to get going again. The jobs were much needed but there’s nothing like cruising. 👍❤️

[@foxy7674.]

job well done, enjoy cruising once again, enjoyed the music.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Foxy 👍 thanks for the lovely comment so pleased you enjoyed it. We love choosing the music to accompany our adventures 😉. Keep watching lots more fun and exploring to come 💕

[@johnmullin1188]

Lol my favourite 2 movie stars you looked like the blues brothers it's nice to see your little princess back in the water must have cost a fortune God bless you both now you can keep on sailing for many years all the best John 😊

[@cruisingontheborder]

Good evening John so lovely to read your message, you made us both smile 😃 👍👍. It all went well in the end. Now for the cruising! Hope you continue to enjoy 😉

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

Just make sure that slings and ‘D shackles’ are ‘in date’ and all lifting procedures have been fully checked and signed off BEFORE ANY LIFTS TAKE PLACE. Guys, you deserve a medal… there were to many lift exchanges going on there and while it looked safe, from a construction supervisors perspective, having been involved in countless lifts, you were a lot braver than me moving your home like that? Boat looks great btw🙏🏼

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi loved the comment. Clearly you have an insiders view on this and yes three lift processes to get us back in the water 🫣🫣. They did a fab job, we were so pleased. BR is back fighting and cruising again. Keep watching for our next adventure 😎

[@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882]

Just a tip, Spring wood Haven Marina, on the Coventry Canal winch out for blacking, far less hair raising … also, at Taylor’s Lock you are 200 meters from one of my compounds … electrification of the Midland Mainline, now taking place. At Taylor’s Lock recently and near the great glen aqueduct…. I reported the pound there recently (empty) and a wide beam adrift, roughly where you moored up for a G&T… take care🙏🏼

[@janhjorth965]

I get where you are coming from, but certs on shackles and d-rings will not be available unless they are nearly new (or from when they were new). Nothing prevents you from being your own from a hire firm, but that would be impractical. Personally I would rather ask when were the slings last out of the sleeves for inspection……they are a much higher risk….oh and get tha hydraulic topped up to eliminate the pump squeal.

[@janhjorth965]

The lifting process with spreaders bars remove much anxiety…but 3 lifts are an unnecessary extra complication..they need to break the jackhammer out and make space for the straddle carrier directly over the launching dock.

[@davidhall4079]

Nail bitting when they lift boat but all safe and good 🎉back on the water exploring the nation waterways all the best 👍 keep up great work xx

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi David. Yes it was a worrying time seeing BR dangling inched above a line of other boats! All good in the end as you saw. Now back where she belongs.. in the water! 👍❤️

[@janhjorth965]

Clearly an outdated (for previous work) straddle carrier from a container port….no reason to suspect I would not be up to the job if they keep it certified. It even still has the container lifting attachment, solely with the minor modification of adding boat straps. That is a very solid setup.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Wow very interesting 🧐 didn’t know that. Pleased your enjoying our cruise adventures 💕

[@antarcticarian5061]

Great to see you back on the water and BR in her natural habitat. Pleased that you had a very successful time at Debdale Wharf Marina which has some excellent and skilled staff for all your needs. Glad the WiFi is working out for you and I think I'll upgrade mine to the Mimi Tilt Antenna this coming winter - another one for the job list. Looking forward to future episodes of this year cruise.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi James. Thank you for your comment. Glad you liked the WiFi installation. We had an expert do it for us which really helped. It has changed our digital life totally with no more worries about getting a signal. The router/ antenna combination were carefully chosen by our expert. He made a great choice. 👍❤️

[@RetireMentalityChallenged]

Very slick antennae setup. You'll love that. Boat looks great and I've noticed a lot of folks doing what you've just done and they all seem just about as rejuvenated as their boats! ;^)

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi 👋 thanks for your lovely comment. It means a huge amount to us. We’re so pleased with the WiFi it’s such a bonus having quality consistent wifi on board. Yes we and Border Reiver feel very rejuvenated 👍👍. Keep watching more cruising next week!!

[@jolewis-brown6608]

A really interesting video. I held my breath on several occasions but great to see BR back in the water after all your hard work. A question - what about the bottom plate? Does that ever require maintenance?

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi. Yes it was a nervy time for us as we were hanging inches above the boats below! We chose not to black the bottom plate this time. We do it every other time, so it will get done in 2 years. Many say it only gets dragged off on the bottom so not much point. 👍❤️

[@neilmurfet3392]

The skill of the crane operators always amazes me. I worked at Gayton marina in Northampton for a while and used to help with the craning in and out of boats.......Did you have to put a SIM card in the router to select a provider? All the best Tricia and Neil......

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Tricia and Neil The crane operator in that beast was excellent and he was dealing with inches below and to the sides! Yes we use an EE unlimited data SIM card £35 pcm. We have not had less than 20 download speed anywhere yet and often get far greater speeds than that so all good. The tilt airel is brilliant. 👍❤️

[@pocketchange1951]

👌👍❤️🇨🇦, new sub, Gr8 content

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Pocket Change 💕 wow a new sun all the way from Canada 🍁 where about are you? We have family in Canada. So pleased you enjoyed it, hope you manage to watch all our episodes 👍

[@mickclark427]

Hello Jackie and Michael mick from Hull really enjoyed this episode hope you too are OK xx😊😊

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Mick yes thank you all good and so pleased she’s back in the water. Now the real work begins… cruising the UK’s waterways 👌

[@mickclark427]

I am really glad for you she is back in the water and I will look forward to your next episode xx 😁😁

[@johnmayo27]

I like your boat and the colors are nice and wish that I could do that but I am in USA 🇺🇸 and they don't have boat 🛥 like that and the water 💦 ways. John E. May-0 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@cruisingontheborder]

Great to have you onboard John and lovely comment. Thanks x

[@elsestelema6273]

I hate to think how much the insurance is for that crane!

[@cruisingontheborder]

Good comment and yes agree it must be a fortune 😀

[@corneliusdejong6490]

Hello dear friends! were is the marina? i hope one day i can see your beatiful ship in real!!

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi. The marina we used to get our jobs done was Debdale Wharf Marina. Thanks for your comment 👍❤️

[@claire4486]

Are you related (Jackie) to Paul from narrowboat unlocked? You seem very similar.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Claire. We met Paul from Narrowboat Unlocked at Crick this year but no we are not related. I do have a brother but he is land based. Hopefully he should be appearing on our vlog this year so you’ll get to see him 🤣🤣. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙏 Jackie 💕

[@janoakes9267]

Glad I'm not the olny one think that!! Lol!

[@bolllochead]

Do you need to dry dock every year? What are the additional costs like for this? There are so many other things you need to think about!

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi thanks for the question. No we only need to go out of the water every 2-3 years for blacking. The lift in and out is approx. £350 x 2. Then if you do the work yourself like we did its cheaper. Hope you liked the scary lift back in.....

[@ionizer24]

Starlink gives 175Mbps upload and 103 Mbps download. Not sure of the price over there but in canada a monthly mobile subscription is $150 CDN.

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi we pay about £35 per month… not sure how that compares. We get really good speeds with our new WiFi 😀

[@ionizer24]

@@cruisingontheborder yours is much more economical! About $65 CDN.

[@Smokeyham]

Does the flat bottom hull not need blacking as well? If so, do you have that done at a separate interval?

[@cruisingontheborder]

Yes it does and we did do that as well, just forgot to include the footage... argh!!

[@SueNordberg]

Hi. xx

[@cruisingontheborder]

Well hello!! What took you so long! Better late than never I guess. Welcome onboard xxx

[@paulreynolds5114]

Can I ask in total with these marina fees out the water & paint what it cost?

[@cruisingontheborder]

Hi Paul thanks for your comment. Every marina is slightly different in their charging depending upon their processes. Ours was around £350 per lift and we had a lift out and back in the water again. The blacking paint I think we mentioned in the video was around £200 for that large drum. As we mentioned it was a lot less expensive to do the blacking ourselves and more satisfying if a little frustrating at times. Hope you continue to watch and enjoy our adventures 😀👍

[@Sco1ful]

Stupid non-boater question, what about the underside of the hull, does that not get blacked?

[@cruisingontheborder]

Great question and yes it does. Just as important as the sides.