Don't lose £20,000 On Your Next Canal Boat Purchase! WATCH THIS VIDEO!!

In this video David shows you what the results can be if your canal boat is not prepared right from day one!
Bluewater Boats ensure that the best preparation is carried out to all of the builds and by doing that save's thousands of pounds down the road (or canal, or river..)
If you’re interested in a sail away boat build please contact us today on [phone] or visit our website at www.bluewaterboats.co.uk

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

A HUGE thanks to everyone who has watched this video and indeed subscribed to the channel. We've had quite a lot of interest about our products and services so to make it easier to contact us please visit warwickshirearts.co.uk/bwb/ and fill out the form to arrange a callback. Many Thanks BWB Team 🙂

[@MrAsBBB]

This guy is speaking so much sense. I work in the oil and gas industry and I have knowledge of how corrosion works. This is how it is. It’s not rocket science but it is something everyone should understand. It’s like car restoration, you can’t build on a sows ear. Excellent video. I have no idea how it appeared in my videos..All the best.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for your comment and feedback. Yes the algorithm has gone crazy on this video, not that we’re complaining 🤣😂

[@baitcommajail]

@@MevRB19Would you care to explain?

[@cousinjack2841]

As a prospective buyer of probably an older boat, this information is great. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to film and upload; and when I am ready to buy, I'll be in touch to see what you have available. Subscribed.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for taking the time to comment and subscribe. It’s really appreciated. We look forward to hopefully speaking with you soon.

[@margaretknight8690]

Great to listen to someone who is so knowledgeable in his field and who is not prepared to ‘bodge it and leg it’.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for watching the video Margaret and indeed taking the time to comment. We couldn’t think of anything worse than bodging a job. Especially a floating one 🤣🤣

[@heather333]

Subscribed. Very interesting to learn how boats should be cared for. Customers with this knowledge will help raise standards across the industry by putting the costcutters out of business, and supporting the real businesses. Thank you.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Welcome aboard and thanks for taking the time to comment 🙏

[@PaulRansonArt]

Great to see how you do the job right from the start. Hope this gets you lots more work and recognition for a job well done. 😎😎

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you so much for your comment. Best wishes 🙏

[@clivelee4279]

Thank you for taking the trouble to make this interesting and highly informative video.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you Clive. Glad you liked it 🙏

[@philipcastle1686]

A great video from an honest man,well done sir,you are a great ambassador for your company,best wishes,Phil.

[@TillerQueen]

I've seen people complain in boat forums that getting a boat ultra-high pressure jetted or shot blasted then epoxy painted is really expensive and they can clean the hull and stick bitumen over it but this video really demonstrates how that's a total false economy. I fear that some people are just patching things up for a couple of years then selling the boat rather than taking a longer-term view of the life of a boat so I'm going to share this video with anybody that doesn't understand how doing it properly is important. Thanks!

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

It is fantastic to hear that you can understand the necessity on having boats shot blasted. We are soon uploading another video in reply to some questions we have been asked regarding this. Keep watching! And thank you for watching 😊

[@TillerQueen]

@@bluewaterboatbuilder That's great, I will! Also I hope you'll forgive me for saying but during the aerial shot you could see somebody jet-washing the top of the boat. He's working at height and potentially on a slippery surface and could do with a fall arrester or something. 👍

[@tomthompson7400]

this is the kind of man you would want to do business with ,,, no messing and old school standards but with modern technology and systems in place to back it all up.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you 😊

[@tomthompson7400]

@@bluewaterboatbuilder Ive owned boats , Im a coded welder and a qualified weld inspector , Ive run car body shops and a fab company ,,, I know how to tell good from bad from a great distance ,,, you guys keep doing what you do , its a slow way to get rich quickly , but the reputation that builds slowly lasts longer . Happy and prosperous new year to all your end.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you and happy new year to you too 🤩

[@BradHartliep-kn9ud]

A Real #Professional who cares about #Quality and does the work properly the first time - next time I need sandblasting, hull inspection, weld repair and epoxy before painting you just earned yourself a customer ..

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you for your comments, it is only right to do the job right at the start to avoid problems in the future 👍

[@leondaniels4033]

We live in Wilmington, NC on the Intercoastal Waterway and have discussed having a wide beam canal boat to use on the waterway. Knowing that the Intercoastal waterway is primarily Salt Water, therefore we want a canal boat that is built our of one of the new Poly products opposed to steel or fiberglass. We are having a difficult time finding such a boat builder in the US but will continue our search for such a seasoned boat builder. If we lived in the UK you would certainly be the person we would want to talk with!!

[@spiritofsalt6780]

Thank you so much for making this video.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Our pleasure and thank you for taking the time to comment 🙏

[@glennclarke9787]

Great vlog Rachel, you're filming is really top notch. You make it so so interesting. Stay safe xx

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you and thank you for watching. More to follow 😊

[@patsyporter1266]

vey informative, thank you

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-ml3kf4yg8c]

Enjoyed this video, you talk a lot of sense. Thanks

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@chocksaway100]

Excellent video moral always get a comprehensive survey at a reputable yard.

[@leonbeeke4857]

your right on the spot! stuppid over painting eveywhere!

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you for your comments 😊

[@Milkybar3320011]

Ever thought about offering workshops to show people how to do the easy bits, I would get a lot of satisfaction fixing my boat (if I had one). Obviously some people wouldn’t know the difference between a flat head and a pozi drive, but others may be very adapt.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

The one thing that struck me from day one was that there really seems to be a mentality of "we've always done it like that" in the narrowboat world. Fine if those things work, not so fine otherwise!

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for watching and commenting. We do try and show the difference shot blasting can make to a boat especially to people who have only known boats to be built Without it

[@GaryThomsonJoinery]

This is very informative, I would love to do a fit put on the interior woodwork and fittings, perhaps I might get myself a project boat with a good foundation as you have described, Subbed, and looking forward to watching your skill on your channel. Thanks for sharing 👍📐🔨😄

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks so much for your comment and sub Gary. Great woodworking is a highly skilled profession. We’d love to see some of your work. Hope you find the right project boat 🙏

[@ItZFlipz]

I hope you get subscribers soon you do a good job unlike others iv seen who get more clients

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you for your very kind comment. Much respect 🙏

[@tonycamplin8607]

Very informative and interesting, I wouldn't have thought that a couple of mm of pitting was very serious though. Surely blacking narrowboat hullshas been done successfully for years. Not wanting to be critical but there are lots of good boats that have been treated that way?

[@gerardosullivan1642]

A honest business

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thank you 🙏

[@ExBellmonkey]

Doing it the proper way for the life of your boat . Unfortunately most boatyards don't offer this just jet blast and slap on blacking ..

[@ajw1467]

Great video what do you think about copper coat on hulls i read about in a canal magazine this month i always used on commercial trawlers i owed and had great results

[@StuartJones-qb5tt]

Very informative channel, What are your thoughts on the base plate a lot of people don't paint them? and watching your vlogs you don't mention the base plate either what do you do? Your thoughts please

[@deliawood1]

I know nothing about building boats but are there different grades of steel which can be used to build a narrow boat. I don’t mean thickness I mean the actual quality. It’s nice to hear someone telling it as it is. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for your comment and greetings from the UK to you 🙏 We may make a video specifically about the steel grades soon. Watch his space 👍

[@chevyimp5857]

How long do these epoxy coatings last and how can you tell if they have failed and need re-blasting?..Had mine grit blasted and expoxied from new... Best investment..seems to be holding up 15 years on with a sand and a couple of over coats every five years.

[@AngloSaxon449]

Would it be worth giving it a few coats of red oxide as another layer of protection ?

[@jameswatters9592]

When you black a boat is it usual do underneath as well

[@tenenuk]

my boat was gritblasted and epoxy coated 7 years ago , thinking possibly time for a recoat , is this as easy as cleaning and giving another coat of the same , any tips would be welcome thanks

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Steel boats act as battery plates allowing current at low voltage to pass through it hence corrosion. There is no protection against this unless measures are taken at the time of construction of the boat. And as we know they are not.

[@user-xw6wj2qh5n]

Yes, the old worn out 'that's what we've always done'. I hate that phrase and feel like telling them (in the case of boats - I would adapt for other scenarios) why not stick to using dug out canoes then? They were good enough for centuries. I am very impressed with your attitude to hull protection. I've been watching narrow boating vlogs very closely for a few years now and have to say I hate the idea of blacking. I grew up on sail boats, so it was always about ensuing whatever you put on was well keyed so that it adhered fully all over and did its job. Epoxy wasn't what it is now. Can I ask what your philosophy is about protection for the base plate? I hear some saying paint them and some claiming it is a waste of time due to shallow canals. Does epoxy stand up to scraping the bottom of canals very well? (shopping trolleys and other metal/stone things not included.) I am looking at the best option to end up with a boat to live on in retirement as a continuous cruiser for as long as possible once I retire back to UK. I'm wondering about the possibility of finding the right used boat and reworking it to suit what we are looking for - big windows with sills brought down as low as possible to be able to see out while sat on a sofa/captain's chairs, squared off cruiser stern to be able to have a fold down wheel house rather than what amounts to a tent, electric propulsion backed up by plenty of solar and a generator in a 'hospital enclosure' (we are both averse to the noise of diesel cruising) plus a few other simple tweaks not commonly found on conventional narrow boats.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for watching. A majority of boat owners don’t shot blast and black the base plates, this is usually due to the additional cost. We have just delivered a bespoke narrowboat the owners wanted to protect their investment the best way they possibly could. In order to protect your investment the best possible way we would always advise to shot blast and paint the base plate.

[@md2320]

So you don't recommend blacking. I've not got a boat but I like to learn about things I'm interested in. Tips for if I buy a boat.

[@frogandspanner]

I have just stumbled across this channel, and have now subscribed! What do you mean by 'overplate'?

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Overplating is when the original steel hull has pitted so badly and therefore needs to be overplated

[@user-tz6oq1xq1x]

very interesting. whats rough cost of sandblasting and painting hull for a 70ft narrowboat. are you confident it can last 7 to 10 years.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for reaching out. We are indeed. Please call us on [phone]. We would be happy to talk with you about your narrowboat.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

You can also email [e-mail]

[@d4dan734]

I would question the sacrificial anodes on the boat. They seem to be the same size and shape of a new one? Be careful who you buy your anodes from.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for your comment although I’m not quite sure what you are trying to get across. We bolt on magnesium anodes to all of our boats that are on the canal system. 😊

[@rayholmes4402]

I got it the first time … no need to keep repeating yourself! 😂👍🏽

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for commenting and we shall certainly look to avoid reputation in our future videos. We are just passionate about getting the message across 🤣. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@user-zs8mf5dv2m]

Your passion for doing a great job comes across in your video. My Dad was a carpenter/builder, he also put quality first. @@bluewaterboatbuilder

[@kierankay100]

I may be wrong here everytime I’ve seen grey primer used rust spots always appear personal I use red oxide primer and I’ve never ever had this problem in fact it’s probably the best stuff I’ve ever used I’ve just done the hand rails on my boat to see the outcome …. Always used red oxide to stop my Land rovers rusting out I may be wrong each to there own I just thought I’d see if anyone agrees with me or thinks it’s a terrible idea I’ve always had great results with it and I’m not a pro at all ……. 😅

[@ismzaxxon]

How long have canal boats been in existence. How long has epoxy been around. I wouldnt come down too hard on bitumin pain. Still being used in Australia on wooden hull vintage vessels.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for watching and your comments. It is a proven fact that epoxy coatings last longer and are more effective than Bitumen. However it’s great to hear bitumen is lasting for you over In Australia 👍.

[@ExBellmonkey]

How long is your waiting list being one of the few that offer this?

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Please email us at [e-mail] so we can arrange a call.

[@Orchardcommonceramics]

Could you vinyl wrap a boat??? Even if it lasts for a year

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

I am sure there are companies out there that will do this, but like you suggest may only last a year due to cruising damage so I would imagine an expensive option.

[@katienorthenmore1892]

Do anodes make a difference? Why do some boats don't have them? Many thanks .

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Yes anodes do make a difference. We will be uploading a video soon to explain the necessity of fitting them along with other questions we have been asked on this video. Stay tuned! 👍

[@phenogen8125]

What is the scrap value of boat 3 ? It looks a rubbish quality build with wavy rubbing plates only tack welded/glued on and awful detailing of stem. I totally concur there is lacking appreciation of not only using appropriate prep (shot blasting) and paints (epoxy) but applying correctly (rigid respect for humidity and temperature, cure times between coats, application methods etc). Seems to me too many people who realistically cannot actually afford a boat buy one with romantic illusions of a more affordable existence; instead left captive in an extended ditch with devaluing asset unlike real estate which is invariably cost effective, and cheaper to maintain, in longer term.

[@TERRYB0688]

Wonder why they don’t make the hulls of stainless steel

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Due to the cost of stainless steel, even more expensive than mild steel and also not heavy enough.

[@Wyrm1701]

Beats me why boat builders don't simply use marine-grsde stainless steel, and then galvanise it.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

We are shortly uploading a video to some questions on this video that we have been asked. Keep watching! 😊

[@dallassukerkin6878]

@@bluewaterboatbuilder I shall look for that one as it is a question that has niggled at me for ages as to why narrowboats seem to be made from a poor choice of materials for their environment ... and don't get me going on the atrocious quality of their power plants! There just seems no excuse for it beyond that's how it's always been done.

[@ExBellmonkey]

Aluminium is a good alternative however it's more prone to damage being softer . I think more expensive too.

[@johndelaney5889]

Rather than putting unnecessary labour into a boat that isn't really worth it, why not make it impossible to be put back in the water. And make it into a glamping pod type of air bnb dwelling that will be forever land based.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Nice idea but we are in business to either build from new or to repair them for owners and put them back in the water 😊.

[@alanjameson8664]

Are the sacrificial anodes zinc? They don't look like they have been doing their job. I have heard that in fresh water they should be aluminium.

[@Hyoscyamus369]

What’s all this mumbo jumbo about sacrifices ! I thought it was the salts that got up to satanism and witchery not us god fearing Jesus loving bargees

[@quavernote4307]

Buy a Sea Otter Narrow boat all Aluminium no sand blasting needed fantastic boats needs a guy like Elon Musk to invent Narrow boat now !!

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for commenting. However unfortunately Sea Otter are no longer trading so not sure that’s an answer to boat owners problems. Shot blasting is still the best way to protect your boat

[@ocean686]

Problem is the quality of the steel. Newer the boat, poorer the quality - Chinese import these days. I had 1929 iron build - still floating around somewhere - bit of paint every now and again to make it look good, but no pitting. Engine was 1930 - 2 cyl cov godiver (used in fire trucks) Only spares needed was inj nozzles, everything else remove,clean,put back. No money pit, and thump-thump all day.

[@bluewaterboatbuilder]

Thanks for your comments. The steel industry in the UK is virtually nonexistent due to decisions beyond our control I’m afraid 😢. Hence the need to import steel from China/Taiwan etc. however it still remains the same that the best thing to do with mild steel is to blast it and remove all of the contaminants 😊

[@paulchrisoconnor4260]

Amazing! Someone who knows what sa2.5 is.