Our Narrowboat Is STRANDED On The River Thames! (GEARBOX FELL OFF!)

[@ItsOhJoe]

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[@rayterry3936]

Positive, Salter brothers, based in Oxford, owned her when I joined. In 1966, originally in White,

[@rayterry3936]

THANK YOU DANNI AND JOE, just watched your Stranded on the Thames Vlog, The Steamer you featured was my first job when I left School back in 1966 I Lived on her for at least 8 weeks, what a great surprise to see NUNEHAM, It had definitely put a smile on my face. I now have something to show my Great great grandchildren when I see them again. Thanks again Danni & Joe ,looking forward to your next adventure

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh that's so lovely to hear!! What a beautiful boat.

[@zendarko9259]

Met these two yesterday in Camden, keep pushing guys million subs before you know it 🎉

[@ItsOhJoe]

Great to meet you! Appreciate it!

[@mrben.4064]

You two are so SO likable!! 🤗 I have found myself following a number of narrowboats on here, you guys along with ‘most’ just do your thing…just being yourself and portraying yourselves with such humility! Not an ego insight…nor an ounce of smugness…just two young people doing there thing and being themselves, which is infections and so refreshing in equal measures! 🤗 Keep on Posting intelligent informative and highly enjoyable well made vlogs…your a lovely couple! 😘x.

[@ITZZZJOHNYYYYY]

i got into the rabbit hole aswell, these, boat life, the pirate women, and the fox guys the more i watch the more im convinced that its the life style i need!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you very much for the lovely comment!

[@JISJ1964]

There are some fantastic visitors moorings just outside of the fences at Windsor. If I remember it correctly the Minimal List couple even got a delivery of a new toilet right there.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh cool! We want to return during the summer to have a proper explore

[@davidbramley6730]

Hi Dan. You should use locktite on those threads and torque them up. Regards dave

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah the engineer used thread lock on all the bolts!

[@apollo11guy]

I moored in that same spot in Windsor on my 2-week solo trip from Oxford to Teddington Lock and return back in 1986. I recognized that steep dirt wall immediately. I didn't record how much the mooring was, but water cost 35p.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Awesome! Yeah same old steep bank 😂

[@oneshoan]

I started watching this earlier but I’m happy I waited to finish it after I’ve had a glass of wine! You say duck more than I do!!!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you! 😂

[@christinemarchant4678]

Glad you got fixed

[@ItsOhJoe]

Same!

[@JohnChappell-fh5sb]

Yeah, that was crown security following you there along the mooring at Windsor. You must be loving those electric locks. Lovely to watch you in areas dear to my heart. Beautiful river....

[@daisy9910]

Buy a lottery ticket! That has to have been the most well timed breakdown of all time. Lucky you were able to moor up.

[@ItsOhJoe]

So grateful for it to pick its moment!!

[@glennclarke9787]

Great vlog Guys, thanks for taking us on your trip. Shame you couldn't put your Drone up.❤xxx

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah gutted about the drone!

[@gerardosullivan1642]

Well done on your voyage ye are thinking straight around problems. Ye are getting good on each task.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@seanredmond4396]

Watch you fitting out your van and your boat you are gifted all the work you done and not forgetting your wife brilliant love your utube. SEAN IRELAND 🇮🇪

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks Sean that’s very kind!!

[@SaintSamIAm]

“Didn’t see the Queen” “She’s Dead…” 😂😂😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

😫😂

[@DaveGeog]

Well, the river did promise to be a big scary place compared to the canal. So pleased all that happened next to a lock landing (and even with a handy road next to you for the RCR van!)

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah it was a great place to break down to be honest 😂

[@BrettSirrell]

4:05 best bit of seed info ever…didn’t notice the seeds tho 😂

[@leedavies3629]

Nice one you were lucky there it did not go on the tidal river you wud av just gone with it but them gearboxes take some stick have a top week 🙂🔧🎥✌️

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah that would’ve been awful!

[@vadmal5210]

Glad to see that the birds are back again ... kind of missed them ... 😇😇

[@ItsOhJoe]

Must be migrating season!!

[@jpeg1991]

Props to you Joe. You're a trooper!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@juliet7703]

Just came across you guys. There's something relaxing watching your videos. Thankyou. Omg you have a bath.on a riverboat! I have never seen one before on a riverboat. Impressive

[@NoNoNadiaMoore]

YellowJacket wasps nest in the ground and look like bees if you are not familiar with them. :( Nasty, we have them over here in the US too. They go after your food at picnics & BBQs. A paste of baking soda on the sting will help draw out the poison. Glad you were able to get the gear box sorted straight away!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh thanks for that!

[@coach59uk]

Thank goodness that happened before you reached the tidal Thames, especially this time of year. Glad you got it sorted 👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah really grateful for it holding on until we were through Chertsey otherwise we’d have had to turn around!

[@davidcharleston1314]

Khan will be hiding in they bushes looking for your boat number pmsl great vlog guys 😊

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@billywindsock9597]

What an eventful week. Glad it is sorted.

[@ItsOhJoe]

All good fun! 😂

[@penneynoss9552]

Hi Danni and Joe, I’m glad you are up and running again and safe. Joe I would still be whining about that sting!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Glad your gearbox got sorted.😊

[@ItsOhJoe]

Snap!

[@daveallen63]

Most likely Yellow Jackets, they tend to nest in the ground.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah someone else mentioned those, hadn't heard of them before now!

[@thepilgrim4473]

Ask the engineer for the “specific torque” for all those bolts Joe and check ‘em regularly. You might want to think about adding an AquaDrive or Python Drive cv joint with thrust bearing welded to the hull. It also has the added advantage of removing at least fifty percent of the noise from the engine as it’s transferred directly to the hull. Costs a few shekels mind you, but peace of mind is invaluable in itself eh?

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah the engines pretty loud when sat inside. The problem with checking the bolts is they’re hidden inside the bell housing which forms the two rear engine mounts so the engine has to be raised to check them - awful design 😫

[@thomascoyne157]

Well there you have it ,you’ve got too make sure all are in place and nut’s are kept tight 😂 You could always get Dan to check them periodically joe 😂😂 have fun👍👍👍👍👍👍🎥🎥👌

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@isobelchapman9548]

Am just glad you are both ok and that Pennybun lives to cruise another day!😅

[@ItsOhJoe]

What is she like hey? 😂

[@sandyprosser805]

Well done you too it was a great video maybe not for you but you handled it like the professional two you are! Here’s to a better week, take care😮

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@matthewwoodward2738]

Danni should bring a model. She is beautiful 😍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Haha thank you

[@annjarvis9300]

Awww glad all got sorted befor you got in more troubled waters tc both the oldies 👍👍🤗🤗

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah couldn't have happened at a better time really!

[@PinkLittleElephant]

Make sure you have an anker and chain for the short tidal bit down to Brentford.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah we’ve had ours aboard since the river Avon, luckily didn’t have to use it 😂

[@akilby8022]

Welcome to my weekend cruising area between Windsor and Maidenhead. Great mooring at adjacent to Bray Studios where you started and again at Dorney lake where you washed your roof, free moorings just before the lock cut on way through Windsor on your next visit. Great to see you your journey evolving. Be lucky ❤

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh what a beautiful area! We really didn't do it justice with our rushed week but hope to come back one summer and really explore it!

[@akilby8022]

It really is beautiful, exactly why we picked Windsor for our home mooring. We will be looking out for you on your return from Rococo ❤

[@123gazs]

I always said when i was traveling to London that i would stop at Windsor but was nice to see it, love the adventure and every video i seem to learn something,

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@ItsOhJoe]

It was fun to have the boat there!

[@LamboPhoto]

Danni - check that he used all 4 screws for that hand soap bracket instead of just 3 😂 Gutted about the gearbox, but it was only a matter of time until it went, and you couldn't have picked a better place. Glad you got it sorted quickly. Hope you made it to Brentford ok today. Cheers both 👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@senta2431]

Hi Danni, hi Joe, once again another great video. Windsor I was stationed there in the late 1970 with The Blues and Royals 4 years I think then we moved to Germany where I have been ever since. Sorry to hear about the gearbox. But thank God you got it fixed to beable to carry on. Looking forward to next weeks video. Take care and have fun. All the best Steve.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Ahh amazing! Thank you!

[@bernishepherd4611]

You know when you're in trouble when you get 'Jowwwwwwwwwaaaaaaa' 😂😂😂

[@leedaniells6628]

Well done guys 🥰

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@PK_Blinder]

I've never heard so many ducks in one episode... 🤔😉😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

It’s got it’s fair share this one!

[@billharris6886]

Hi Danni and Joe, sorry to hear of your breakdown. I'm glad you weren't cruising through downtown London. Being the propulsion system is all mechanical, your failure is quite common. You need at least 6 cylinders for an engine to have a smooth flow of power coming off the crankshaft. With 4 cylinders, the output is a series of power pulses, which loosens those bolts attaching the flywheel to the gearbox. Those need to be tightened regularly but, since they are hiding under the flywheel cover, they are easy to overlook. Fortunately, the Tech was able to get things repaired without a trip back to the marina to pull the engine.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks Bill! Never really thought about that with 4 cylinders - 6's do sound and feel lovely though. I've got a bit of a thing for 5 cylinders like my old Volvo!

[@billharris6886]

@@ItsOhJoe Each cylinder puts out a power pulse of about 130 degrees of rotation so, for each 360 degree rotation of the crankshaft, with a 4 cylinder you end up with 2 - 50 degree periods without power. That deadtime induces a noticable vibration in output power from the crankshaft. A 6 cylinder by comparison has about 30 degrees of overlap in power per revolution. The average person doesn't know (or probably care) about this, but being an engineer, such things interest me.

[@mattbarber1987]

Only ever seen you smashing them massive pegs IN but never how you get them out again. I'd love to know!

[@ItsOhJoe]

They actually pull out really easy (which is great - until a boat passes you too quickly!)

[@falmouthtony]

Sorry you had the gearbox issues but so glad you broke down in the right place and were able to get it fixed with relatively little delay. Don't know how you feel, but when I did more or less what you're doing years ago, whilst I really enjoyed the Thames thing and all the extra interest, I found it kind of therapeutic to eventually get back on to the more relaxed and laid back way of life on the canal network. Take care and hope your mechanical problems are over now. Your videography is brilliant and so enjoyable to watch.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah definitely feel more at home on the canal for sure. It's been a great adventure though!

[@dingnextstop]

Hi again Joe, sorry to see the gearbox parted company with Engine?… silly question but did you use long enough studs and either Nylock nuts or at least thread seal? The engine/gearbox joint takes a hammering every time you put into drive, imagine the force created by the BMC engine against a small gearbox… it will find the weakest point. Vibration will affect “Nut/Stud” tightness hence you must either use thread seal, lock washers or indeed Nylocks. It’s all a learning curve mate, I hope no serious damage has been done to stern shaft… 👍🏻

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah honestly can't remember what I used when I fitted it but it's whatever was on there before - it's lasted a couple of years to be fair! The RCR man Pete said that those are the longest bolts that would fit but he did use lock washers and thread lock + there was a bolt missing from when I fitted it so 6 bolts vs 5 we should be good for at-least another two years! 😂

[@dingnextstop]

@@ItsOhJoe brilliant… at least no damage to shaft… well done!

[@CruisingTheBroads]

Couldn't have timed that breakdown better. Extremely lucky it wasn't either later on the tidal section, or earlier alongside one of the weirs! If you revisit Runnymede, maybe consider a hike up the hill to the RAF memorial. As well as being extremely poignant, with memorials to some of our greatest heroes, there's an amazing view across London and Heathrow.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah honestly if it was an hour earlier we may have been stuck north of Chertsey and blocked off from heading south on the Thames for the year! It was a very rushed trip on the Thames we’d love to spend a whole summer exploring - will save Runnymede for a decent trip cheers that sounds great!

[@Dieferdan]

You would have thought that with all the money the Queen had, she would’ve built that castle a little further away from the airport! All those planes going over 🙈

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@markd3250]

I tell you what. Since I've been watching your videos for awhile, I added you two to my prayer list and it looks like it was just in time lol. Glad you're okay, and hopefully there won't be any more drama like that! I think I'll keep you on my prayer list too.

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂 yes probably for the best! Cheers!

[@theoilybeard3287]

You can always mark the nuts/bolts to see if they're shifting! See the wheel nuts on buses - it's a quick visual check to see if any are loosening, maybe when you check oil before cruising. I prefer to use loctite on everything, it really helps, and tends to keep corrosion away too. There are different grades - blue is fairly easy to undo - red you'll need to heat up the soften it to undo, but is fairly permanent in it's effect. Green - good luck undoing that! I've used green in error before, only way is tons and tons of heat! There are different grades of bolts as well of course - I remember having to buy special ones to fit a propshaft since the standard ones will just shear fairly quickly.

[@davidday6838]

Hi D+J well if doesn't rain it pours, I'm allergic to wasps stings i swell up bad, i suppose Danni knows the correct term, i tell you now there would have been a lot of duck quacks going on. Thank god you're with r.c.r. i hope you're journey gets better, great content as always. You're going to need a lot of £10 for mooring fees, be safe.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@Paulssock]

Great video, love both of you, so genuinely nice hapoy people! Amazingly we are sitting abord our just purchased narrowboat, can't wait to get going!

[@ItsOhJoe]

How exciting! Hope you get on okay with it!

[@petewarby7158]

Yet again, lovely video, thank you for sharing :)))

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@CaptainK007]

A mere sprinkling compared to Titan storm Crobot.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid thanks leew

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers Lee!

[@howardthomas1490]

Very interesting video ❤

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thank you!

[@sameshipdifferentday2024]

Looking for advice! When you run the engine to charge the batteries do you just run it at tick over? And for how long do you charge it? We have not got a clue!

[@ItsOhJoe]

Hey no worries! So just on tick over usually - it depends on what setup you’ve got really. Ours for example; 780ah of batteries - they’re standard lead acid so only half the capacity is usable - 390ah - so if they’re completely flat our setup would take 13 hours to charge (390 ➗ 30a from the charger) Usually you’ll just be topping them up if you’re not cruising so even an hour or so will help Hope of help!

[@sameshipdifferentday2024]

@@ItsOhJoe That's great, thanks as always!

[@ItsOhJoe]

@@sameshipdifferentday2024 we’re learning a lot as it’s our first time CC’ing through winter & with knackered batteries and no solar you don’t realise how reliant on an engine you are! (Or generator)

[@LC2350Photography]

For how long have you had to book for Brentford? Last time I went through there (must be 30 years or so ago), you just rocked up and went through.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Honestly not a clue when it started but yeah they need 48 hours notice now

[@LC2350Photography]

@@ItsOhJoeHow annoying !

[@Redf322]

Honey on a bee sting, vinegar on a wasp sting.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Didn’t know that! Cheers

[@shogun666able]

More than likely a ground Hornets nest, if it was you were extremely lucky you only got a warning, it they had of swarmed it would have been a hospital job.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Oh crap!

[@nobblynobody]

Blimey, its all go init. To be fair, I can't see the Serious Organised Crime Agency bringing charges against you two, of all people ;)

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂

[@kylebromley6066]

Where did you get your flat cap? I typically wear a Boston Scally. Greeting from America 👋

[@ItsOhJoe]

That ones from Scotland, made with Harris tweed I’ve had it probably 5 years or so!

[@kylebromley6066]

Nice. Looks like premium craftsmanship.

[@samwright8599]

A lot of money considering they do nothing to maintain the waterways ❤❤❤

[@ItsOhJoe]

Shame!

[@Dore60]

👍

[@ItsOhJoe]

Cheers!

[@biburybill]

Who fitted the gearbox😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

Guilty 🙋🏼 😂😂

[@stanholt684]

Looks like bees? Lives in the ground. I'm guessing yellow jackets, not bees

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah someone else mentioned yellow jackets!

[@jamieelliott5205]

Lmfao didn’t see the queen

[@ItsOhJoe]

I genuinely forget sometimes! 😂😫

[@JohnGlover-e5c]

You could have fixed that.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Oh 100%, but haven’t got the right tools, lifting equipment etc on the boat & I pay for a service so happy to use it. Cost me £25 (as we were inside the M25) and two cups of tea 😂

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@ItsOhJoe]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnsutherland6322]

Spend some money on your engine and gear box instead of all these electronics they don’t make sense

[@ItsOhJoe]

So when videos are ‘sponsored’ that’s how we earn money, these videos take my whole week to film & produce they’re my full time job. KZbin itself doesn’t pay enough so companies pay us for little adverts and give us gadgets. That’s how KZbin works in general even on the large channels. We’re saving for much needed engine work and have something lined up in the new year. But yeah no adverts no channel unfortunately!

[@neilyeomans9805]

Glad your sorted and moving again feel your pain as I live on a narrowboat as well lol😂

[@ronselby8535]

As they say me old there must be two of you as one of you couldn’t be that stupid!! Now when you have an hour free check ALL your bolts in the engine and tighten accordingly. Have a look at Narrowboat Will when he checks his engine, he never leaves anything unchecked. 60 minutes out of your life could save you a hell of a lot of grief in the future. Really enjoy your vids however,sometimes despair 😂😂😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

😂😂😂. We were just in such a rush with so many time constraints I was worried I’d find loose bolts. Now we’re through the rushed part it’s definitely time for some much needed care in the engine bay

[@ItsOhJoe]

Worth noting that if we didn’t make it through Chertsey lock that day then we wouldn’t have made it off of the Thames, didn’t have so much as a day spare to fix anything if we did find an issue so it was either send it or turn around

[@ronselby8535]

Well done me olds sometimes it’s the only way to learn😂😂😂

[@ItsOhJoe]

100%!! 😂

[@richardanderson4796]

OK the horse has bolted, but maybe a weekly check on the whole engine to tighten all the bolts ect to the correct torque would have stopped that. Glad you got it sorted.

[@ItsOhJoe]

Yeah definitely will in the future - the only thing with those bolts is they're fitted to the bell housing which is also the rear pair of engine mounts so they can't be accessed without having the engine lifted up!! Crazy design really.

[@richardanderson4796]

@@ItsOhJoe In that case locking taps would be good, but you will have raise the engine to do that.

[@martinworrall5888]

I’m very surprised that you didn’t check when you first heard the noise being you are mechanically minded, tut tut🫢