Is There Logic To Sinking My Boat To Make It Float? | Workshop Diaries | Edd China

[@parrotraiser6541]

Ratty says to Mole: "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.". ("The Wind in the Willows".)

[@alexandergreenfield91]

That just brought back a very happy memory thank you.

[@PeterWMeek]

Beat me to it. And it is true. I spent my childhood and youth doing just that, and it has served me well as a source of remembered pleasures.

[@Gottenhimfella]

This motoring channel is a wonderful antidote to the Clarkson model - which I have come slowly to realise is in effect the monetisation of the polar opposite of virtue signaling. it seems to me that the fly in the otherwise wonderful ointment of FM capitalism is that whatever gets rewarded in the economy gets intensified as the generations roll by, witness the decent into madness across the pond. I hope this is an early sign of a counter tendency, to showcase old fashioned simple pleasures (and dare I say virtues) to moderate the excesses under which the Western world currently gasps and roils. And there is a timelessness about KG's insights in WitW which I'm grateful to you for reminding us of

[@EleanorPeterson]

Even as a very little kid, I loved Chapter 7 (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn). Mystical, magical, and refreshingly pagan. I imagine Edd would rewrite it as The Pipe Wrench at the Gates of Dawn... 🤭

[@Ratty_Rex]

.... and I'd say it again if needed. 🤣

[@schrodingerscat8621]

Edd, this episode was charming as hell. Really enjoyed seeing the boat in action, and seeing a mechanic equipped with proper tools to get him out of a jam. I guess you have to prepare yourself during a shakedown cruise. Makes me want to look for something simple and handsome like that boat of yours. 🚤

[@jphilb]

Edd always looks like he is having so much fun. Inspires me to work on my projects.

[@thomasgraham5842]

here here .

[@thomasnewbery7449]

Henley on Thames.... wow... In '63(?), my small boarding school, South Kent School (about 140 boys, in Connecticut) sent two "boats" to race in the Henley Regatta. Back in the States, they raced "fours with cox'n" (I was both a cox'n and Stroke in the Sixth Boat) but, if I recall, the Henley used "eights without", the Stroke position using one foot to steer the "shell". Chip Bettle (sp?) was Stroke. Wonder of wonders, our boat came in second to The Bank of England! We were ecstatic! No doubt, Henley was even more beautiful back then, but I couldn't go as, like most families, we didn't have the money. Wonderful old boat and motor, too. Loved the vid. Cheers!

[@coffeeguy6673]

The moral of the story is - if you're gonna go out on an old boat, make sure you got a top mechanic with you !! Enjoyed the ride along with you both. Full ahead both Mr China !!

[@markwoodger2]

Two top mechanics.

[@ThomasGabrielsen]

This brings back a lot of childhood memories. My father had a typical Norwegian 23 foot wood boat called "snekke" in Norwegian with a 4,5 HP four stroke engine built by Sleipner a company that still exist today. We had to deal with the leaking every spring as well, but I remember that my father had a little trick to deal with the largest leaking before launching the boat. He used a silicon-like material he added outside the largest cracks he could spot with a tarp over the inside of the boat and looked for light. This material acted as a seal until the wood had swelled enough and then it fell off. It was in this boat I learned about torque. One day we were out on the fjord there were about 10 small (about 8 foot) fibreglass exercise sailboats from the local sailing club that were stuck on the fjord with no wind that needed help, and they asked my father if we could pull them into the port. A posh dude with a racing boat with outboard engine, I believe it was 50 HP which at the time was pretty large, jumped in and said with a smirk that "I think it's better I do this.", on which my father replied: "Okey..." and winked at me. I didn't understood why, yet. When the man had fastened ten boats to his and started pulling I understood why. It barely moved. As soon as he turned up the rpm above idling the propeller spun too fast and it started to pulled air, it sounded like a mix master on steroids. He didn't get any forward momentum at all. After five minutes my father suggested that he could try. The propeller's wingspan on our boat was at least three times his and it had variable pitch. That way my father could set a normal rpm and slowly increase the pitch on the propeller and as soon as all the boats got up to speed we barely noticed that we pulled ten boats. My father told me, and I still believe he was right, that the main advantage was the size of the propeller. It pushed a lot of water on low rpm. Or boat didn't go fast, maybe 10-12 knot on full speed, but it maintained the same speed even if the boat was full of people or only my father and I. It didn't matter if the sea was rough, or calm. Always the same speed. Good memories!

[@get71grip]

Thank you for these diaries Ed. Never miss an episode 👍

[@jwvandegronden]

it really doesn't matter what you touch, the way it is filmed, your epic narration we've come to love so much and not to forget the perfect music and mixed martial arts of video editing makes it so much fun to watch! And it really doesn't matter what the subject is! A boat, for crying out loud. Loved it! PS gorgeous scenery!

[@dogbitefred6631]

Two proper Englishmen having a wonderful day on the river. What a beautiful boat! I laughed hard and thoroughly enjoyed the ride, thanks gentlemen!

[@obbewassenaar5203]

couldn't agree more.

[@kaywoodward9283]

New to this channel. I saw the boat and recognised it immediately. I grew up on the shores of Windermere Lake. My dad was a boat builder and made and repaired many boats like this in his time.

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Best KZbin video I have seen for many years, thank you for taking us along.

[@alanward4506]

When I was 18 I was one of the crew of a 210 tonne yacht MY Destiny moored in Kingston at the bottom of Sir Donald Goslings garden,Every morning after breakfast I would take a clinker dinghy like this one powered by a Seagull outboard from the mooring to Kingston Bridge to do the days shopping.Weekends I would take it upriver as far as Hampton Court this post brought back so many memories.

[@davidbutterfield2949]

That’s fantastic, much more character than a modern boat. 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@johnrussell5245]

In 1963, as a young lad, I had the most wonderful week on the Norfolk Broads with the Boy Scouts and our only transport (other than canoes) was an identical clinker built open boat to this with the same Stuart Turner engine. I got to drive it on several occasions during the week and it was during those moments I developed a lifelong passion for boats and boating. So thanks for bringing it all back to me!

[@jtr159]

Love all your episodes, but this was an exceptionally cheerfully splendid use of 30 minutes. Made my saturday morning! I really have to visit the UK. Thank you Ed

[@johnmorrissey3649]

Lovely bit of honesty and down to earth content and great to see Paul and yourself still buddies and hanging out . That my friend speaks volumes. Well done

[@rossgill5911]

I really loved that episode. Ed and Paul seemed to enjoy that meander wholeheartedly. Well done guys!

[@ernietetrault3403]

Ah, this takes me back to my youth. My dad had an old Old Town Whitecap sailboat (lapstrake construction) in the backyard flipped upside down on a few railroad ties. When I was about 14or 15 I asked my dad about it. With his help and instruction, we sanded it down, caulked the seams as best we could, repainted it, and made it seaworthy again. To my shock and surprise, while the boat was on the trailer he put a garden hose in it and proceeded to fill it about half way with water. Of course it leaked like sieve. When I asked him why he would do that he told me it was to give the wood a chance to expand and seal itself. Sure enough, after a couple days of soaking it didn't leak a drop! I learned how to sail on that boat, and it became a life long addiction. Thanks Dad!

[@Qspecialman]

Great stuff Edd. Some years ago, an elderly friend named Ray Brock and I built a steam launch. We built the engine from rough casting and installed it in a "Shellduck" hull. For steam my friend refused to go down the pressure boiler route as he did not want to get involved with "official" checks and certificates. So we built a flash boiler, sadly not quite big enough so the boat would go like hell for a short while then wait for the steam to build up again. Because Ray was not one for detail he used some plastic pipe for the fuel system. I have fond memories of this boat catching fire from time to time. Ray would then produce his hankie and start swatting out the flames....... with a comment, it's always doing the!

[@Qspecialman]

But the best part Edd, was after the usual fire on board we would stop for a pre-packed lunch with Mrs Brock's mackerel paté, chilled rosé and prawn sandwiches. Which just goes to show you can have fun in style. On one trip on the medway river in Maidstone, after lunch we made a toilet stop in the public loos in the middle of the town. While we were inside the loos the pilot light one the boiler burner went out so when we started again we had a huge cloud of black smoke following us. It was like a world war 2 destroyer laying a smoke screen. Now that was funny!!

[@parrotraiser6541]

The second time a machine malfunctions in the same way, you really should listen to what it's trying to tell you, and fix it. (Especially if fire is involved.)

[@PaulBKal]

I can’t believe I’d enjoy watching anything about Stuart Turner motors, which were the bane of my life as a young man. They were in just about every 24-30 foot yacht in the 1960’s and 1970’s, would never start when you needed them, and were generally regarded as far better boat anchors than boat motors. But there you go, almost getting me all nostalgic!

[@dannyc4871]

This was brilliant. Even though it was non car based, it was still really enjoyable. Keep up the great work and I’m glad you both enjoyed your day on the river.

[@MrButtonpresser]

What a wonderful diversion from a crazy world. Two men in an old putt-putt boat and the charming English river backdrop! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

[@seangourley14]

Great episode Ed’s! Lovely all the bits of Henley I was so familiar with years ago. I think you may have been having fuel tank venting issues. Very common on old boats as the tank vent is normally just a tiny hole in the cap which easily gets gummed up. The engine runs fine until the partial vacuum forming in the tank starves the engine. You scratch you head for a bit (whist all the time the vacuum is clearing) and then it starts again and the pattern repeats. The lower the tank quantity the longer the period between stops as the greater the air volume in the tank. Taking the cap off the tank will prove if that is the issue and if it is a good clean/clear of the cap will solve it.

[@markdammes1947]

Common on old motorbikes too, take the cap off and listen for an inrush of air!

[@davidsolloway9349]

My Dad and I built a clinker built, some 50 years ago, very similar to yours. We did the same "sinking" test. So many great memories...you enjoy!

[@gregnash7918]

You never give up never, throw in the towel , never say I'm beaten. Like us all you make it work. On behalf of the world Ed your are..... one of us.

[@Zircon_215]

Brings back memories. As a young boy I had a clinker built boat … made by my uncle. It had been in my family for awhile … but from about when I became eight years old or so it became mine. Living on a small island off the coast of Newfoundland where there were no cars … well, actually only one old Willy’s Jeep … that boat was my pride and joy … my ticket to adventure … from late spring until it was pulled up in the fall. It didn’t have a motor though. I had to row everywhere I went. When I came back from my first year of university, I couldn’t find my boat. 🙁 It turns out my brother had chopped it up for firewood. Told me the transom was rotted away. It had been fine when I left … so don’t know how that could have happened. And the thing about it was, he was an excellent carpenter and could have fixed it. All I have left of it are the memories … and an old photograph or two.

[@stevecleaver8933]

Another great video, lovely to see Hafren back in her natural habitat, chugging along with just an occasional hiccup (which is to be expected of old engines anyway). What did amuse me was the amount of list she has with Paul on the one side & Ed on the other, should have kept Millie onboard to balance her out.

[@RAB157]

Loved it. A slow boat with China.

[@Hoaxer51]

Well Edd, you and Paul need to take her on weekly adventure just to keep her hydrated. What fun!

[@richardpearson4350]

Hey Edd, great video with Hafren now back on the river at Henley where she truly belongs!! I met you at Thames Boat House a few weeks ago when you were looking at a boat. If Hafren is not going to The Henley Festival next month you would be welcome to join us on my old 60's Freeman, that I showed you in the yard, as she is now all restored and back in the water. Plenty of room to cruise up and down 'The Mile' whilst the live concerts are being performed and firework show - I can't really think of a better way to spend a few Summer evenings!!

[@bigduginc]

I just dropped into a P.G. Wodehouse story with Bertie and Jeeves played by Paul and Edd. On a 90 F day here it was nice to be out on the water with you two. Thanks to you both.

[@mikepetergumball8337]

Lord Worpelston and Chichester Clam.

[@danielsells76]

It was nice to see you get the old boat motor running and then Paul and you having a lovely afternoon on the water enjoying yourselves

[@fowledupfarmer]

Wow, Ed. Are you sure you want to play in the same bracket league as the BOM boys? That's a big hill to climb! LOL. Seriously, though, I've watched and enjoyed your work for years. Keep it up.👍

[@Deckzwabber]

He's been there on an internship. He should know what he's getting himself into. I reckon Edd could do it too, if push came to shove.

[@stevenwilliams8152]

There's nothing like the sound of an old thumper driving a period boat along, and to do the shake down run on my favorite stretch of the Thames, i loved this episode.

[@digitaIgorilla]

Came for the boat, stayed for the BOM inspired bracketry.

[@someguyintexas1053]

Get The Funk Out!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[@Pugjamin]

Just needed a “make the noise”

[@michaelrussell5346]

I learned to row a clinker similar to this as a 9 year old ,in Port Phillip Bay Victoria . I remember that it was very heavy with lots of seaweed and barnacles stuck to it . We had no engine but would row up to a mile off shore to reach or favourite fishing spot and then back again .We would navigate to our fishing spot by lining up two of the church spires in St. Kilda. That was way back , about Coronation time. We always took an extra rowlock with us in case of disaster. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🤔 cheers from Downunder.

[@fernandolrocha]

Ed, how wonderful! The boat was fine and the scenery is great. Congratulations!

[@danf4616]

Hypnotic watching that old classic thump along! Great project. 👌

[@ericm8811]

Hey Edd China and Paul! Congratulations on your aquatic victory! Ride ride ride!

[@martencarlberg5442]

Great show, it is a wonderful little boat. A top tip for rehydrating the wood is to line the inside of the hull with wet newspapers and keep them wet with occasional sprays from a garden hose for a week or so. That keeps the moisture where it does what it is supposed to do without having a pool of water inside and outside the hull.

[@chillycan]

Lovely video - great editing, music and camaraderie... and the scenery is wonderful. More like this Edd!

[@Ianduncanqld1]

Love the bad obsessions bracket reference! 😂 always so good when you’re watching a KZbin channel and they’re watching one you watch too!

[@petert3355]

You guys are having WAY to much fun 🤣 Nice job on Hafren Edd, we really do need to look after those old boats/cars.

[@Jon_2218]

It's a very beautiful boat! I for one quite liked watching this. I could watch any content Mr Edd China puts out, he can fix anything. This was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated 🇨🇦. Thank you Edd and Paul, (Millie). More on this boat please.

[@frogandspanner]

Hafren is pronounced havren, which is also the Sefern. Now, to the boat: I have a copy of _Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding_ [highly recommended] in which the author, George Buehler, talks of the problem of drying out and wood shrinkage, so soaking the wood to make it swell and seal. Salt water is preferable as it preserves the wood.

[@gordon4385]

Buehler? Buehler?

[@EngineeringVignettes]

@@gordon4385 - It's his day off...

[@gordon4385]

@@EngineeringVignettes 😂

[@looneytoons2878]

Using a bout that leaks like a sieve is a great idea

[@alfbarbolani]

My COVID suffering has been relieved for 30 minutes. Thanks Edd, Paul and crew

[@twocvbloke]

A good recommendation (or a Top Tip!!! If you must!) is to have the spade terminals set up so the female terminals are on the positive feeds from your power source, and male terminals on the negatives going back, that way you're less likely to connect them backwards causing unintentional electron escapes... :D

[@eddchina]

I normally always do that, if I didn’t this time I blame the heat in the workshop and the excitement of getting on the river!

[@twocvbloke]

@@eddchina Well, call it an "oops" moment then, I often get my terminals the wrong way, usually the opposite to how I suggested, only realising after it's all done... :D

[@kevinshort3943]

​@@twocvbloke Or use some sort of Keyed XT style connector, that you can't mess up.

[@phuzz00]

There's always something to be said for having female terminals on the 'hot' side, that way it's harder to accidentally touch anything that carrying current (eg, a mains plug). If you want to ensure you don't plug things in the wrong way around, use different sized (or shaped) terminals for +'ve and -'ve.

[@katelights]

@@phuzz00 you can use a female on the hot terminal, then reverse the ground connection. exposed ground generally not a problem.

[@strokenumber3]

Very enjoyable video and that boat is a beauty: I remember having my first fiberglass dinghy after having an 8ft clinker pram for 5 years. So much better - lighter, faster, more buoyant, no need to 'swell' the hull start of every season, no stripping and marine varnishing - but of course not as nice looking. Thanks again for your videos, one my favorite YT channels (along Millyard and RRC).

[@briangilbert3884]

Dear Edd- having replaced a number of faulty terminal that were wired exactly as you describe, I'd like to suggest an alternate way to wire spade terminals. The problem is that moisture eventually finds its way into mechanical connections and corrodes the copper vs different metal of the connector. First thing (I've forgotten this step a number of times) slip on some heat shrink tubing. I remove the little plastic bits from the spade terminals. I then crimp AND solder the wire to the terminal, which greatly reduces the chance of corrosion later. Once the connection cools, I smear some of that sealant on the connection, and then cover the mess with the heat shrink. (don't use an open flame to shrink the tubing, the sealant can catch fire and burn). Best, Brian Gilbert, author Fix It And Sail, The Complete Trailer-sailer.

[@TheByard]

I took my 1930s carvel 30ft. boat to the Classic Boat Rally twice and enjoyed the weekend having a few beers with my fellow Dunkirk Little Shipmates. The last three years I owned her we spent the summers cruising Belgium and Holland, overwinter her in Yerseke where she was kept in a climate controlled shed. Each spring I'd drive over a week before float out, dump a few buckets of water in the bilge with a cow salt block and get on with anti fouling etc. The yard would leave her in the crane strops for the day and water ingress was manageable I'd go onto a marina berth for the night with a standby pump handy. The took very little time to tighten up and we'd be away cruising. New the boat had twin Penter engines fitted, later these were swapped for laid over BMC's and then I put a pair of Ford tranies in. I was told the Penters were made before Volvo came on the scene but did not trace this. Good to see the old Stuart engine band once the fuel is sorted she will be a great day boat, well done.

[@paulmurphy8182]

Classic boats are like classic cars...charming and timeless ..well done Edd and Paul a great team

[@16jan1986]

And allways leaks....somewhere

[@looneytoons2878]

Using a bout that leaks like a sieve is a great idea

[@16jan1986]

@@looneytoons2878 All wooden boats leaks and even older fiberglass will always have water in the bilge, it all depends on the amount

[@looneytoons2878]

@@16jan1986 But now there are way's to stop them leaking so why did they not do that ?

[@riverakers]

Nothing more relaxing than watching an episode of Ed China’s Garage!

[@stephentootle6388]

Looking forward to this one. Loved the last video with the boat engine, made a nice change 👌

[@Speedline1958]

What a beautiful vessel and restored with the ultimate passion you have for all things mechanical..... awesome job

[@ramboj7924]

the most surprising thing was seeing a range rover actually work

[@briantitchener4829]

Yep, up there with a Jeep.

[@kevinchamberlain7928]

PMSL!! Harsh but very fair!

[@douglaspealing5608]

I'd beg to differ. Mine has 410 000km on the clock and actually doesn't give a shit about it. Just keeps on chugging

[@ramboj7924]

@@douglaspealing5608 engine/year? Ive had a few so speaking from experience

[@douglaspealing5608]

@@ramboj7924 3.5 EFI 1987.

[@Random12231]

Such a relaxing episode, the old boat is wonderful. The time on the river looked so peaceful. Had to pause and admire the absolutely gorgeous boat in the background at 20:30 as well

[@paulsmith3151]

A nice relaxing & “slow” watch. You can’t beat a bit of messing about on the river!

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

What a beautiful old boat. Great to see her getting use to the drink again.

[@apiaryandy2478]

That boat actually moves well with that small motor. I love how it lists to the side Edd is sitting on!

[@stuartd9741]

Lol! yeah She went a fair clip once that engine got going.

[@steveosshenanigans]

@@stuartd9741 she did indeed

[@bubdedoh7395]

I love this video. It reminds me when I was 14 or so in the 70s. My Dad and I went on a fishing trip with our neighbor and his son across the street. My Dad rented a boat, but the neighbor brought his. It was an aluminum John boat. We started out together in the river, but we came to an island the neighbor went one way and we went the other. When we met back up with the neighbor he was standing up casting his fishing line, the boat was full of water about to go under and the son was bailing as fast as he could with a coffee can.

[@MrGMawson2438]

I've been watching this on Sunday with my dad 👌

[@AshenShugar0965]

Greetings from Australia. Edd. Edd. Edd. You need salt water to seal wooden boats. Tap water will not do at all. Fresh water rots wood. She's a lovely craft. I'm glad you have her on the Thames.The salt in that water should have you sorted. Use her often to make sure. Great series. I've always enjoyed your content.

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

It's amazing how fast water comes in through small gaps. I nearly lost a 40' Pinnace due to a plate covering a skin fitting lifting after a trip from Cowes to London. The gap was maybe 2mm x 20mm but I needed to add another bilge pump to keep on top of it.

[@FSHSKainon]

The Cinematography and Soundtrack is Wonderful. Cute wood n metal you have there

[@eg1885]

Anyone interested in the flash of text at 20:17, it says: "That's one mean looking cygnet but We're pretty sure there aren't that many Great White Sharks in the River Thames, certainly knott this far up the non-tidal reaches... we'll, except perhaps for loan sharks and car dealers!"

[@kieranjamieson]

I wonder which car dealer Edd had in mind when he wrote that...?!

[@JaggedJimmyJ]

Doing God's work

[@christaylor8325]

A lovely series. I particularly enjoyed resurrecting the Stuart Turner. But, I would suggest, 1) A couple of buoyancy aids whilst afloat 2) An anchor and warp 3) Larger paddles or oars 4) Enjoy!

[@stuartd9741]

Nice to see Hafren's maiden voyage. She's goes a fair clip once that engine gets going.. Would sound a bit more relaxing with the engine cover on. ..I guess this boat ride was a Shakedown test to see if anything broke or er, sunk 😳. Anyways when Paul said " I'll grab the tiller* I immediately thought: "A tiller the Hafren" (Attila the Hun). .. Must say that one classy way to be picked up from school😎 Oh, always nice to get the funk out. Good stuff 👍

[@gunner678]

Dear me I've missed old Edd China's tinkering. Cheered me up no end.

[@johnobiro5202]

She sits nice and sounds nice in the Water Ed. Love the quality of the filming.👍

[@thomasbradley4868]

Nice to see something that still works 💪 I was born in 1958 my self.

[@handyjayes1]

I wasn't expecting it to be as fast as that!

[@Geto-Dac]

This episode was the best! Love the boat , really beautiful boat, nice scenery, you guys are great, everything was just perfect! Thank you for this!

[@Slider68]

I've always wired emergency bilge pumps to non-switched power sources (basically directly to the battery, through a fuse). If you want your bilge pump to protect your boat from sinking when the engine is off or when you are not around, it needs power to do so. It is much preferable to abuse the battery than to have the entire boat sink...

[@clinkerboats]

Excellent episode Edd, as a boat restorer, enthusiast and former owner of a launch with a Stuart Turner P55, this is spot on; really enjoyed it.

[@brassedoff2437]

Loved this project, still motor based but with so much more to it to make extra interesting.

[@morokeimoon443]

I don't even know why my KZbin recommended this but I'm here for it. It's been years since I watched Edd!

[@mrautoservices7354]

That was one of the best episodes i have watched, Really enjoyed the boat content.

[@bradleyrounds13]

Well done Edd! Love the boat, simple and plainly elegant

[@Hotrod1965]

I absolutely love the boat and I greatly enjoyed seeing the sites during your river trip. Makes me want to visit your part of the world! There's nothing like that here in Oklahoma USA.

[@pashvonderc381]

Get yerself on a plane Larry, you’ll love over here..

[@Wdevries]

Excellent! So satisfying to see and must be to let such a pretty Stuart engine work after so many years.

[@grendel1960a]

as a general principle, important stuff like bilge pumps is wired direct to the battery, bypassing the isolator, which feeds everything else, the bilge pump needs to be able to work any time the boat is on the water, even between trips out

[@ironhead2008]

Yeah, you never know when there's gonna be a downpour.

[@Yvolve]

For sure! A friend of mine had a boat and he was gone for a month or so, he got a message from his neighbour because it was sinking due to heavy rains. I ended up laying on the pier, holding a bilge pump in there, as it was so low, it would've sunk if I had gotten on. Took forever, but it worked. It turned out his pump was wired like Edd's, so it wasn't doing anything while docked.

[@duncangrainge]

Excellent video chaps, particularly as you chugged past Henley Sea Cadets building that my late father commanded for many years and built the new unit building and then you chugged past Leander Rowing which my Son rows for as well as British Rowing. Thanks for the memories ✌️

[@kgabris3387]

I've always wanted to tour the Thames. Thank you for the delightful ride Edd! I couldn't have asked to board a more charming vessel and I much prefer going 8 Kms/hr on the water than 108 on the roadways. What is next? May I suggest a vintage aeroplane?

[@steveosshenanigans]

What a delightful way to spend your afternoon

[@anthonycullen8596]

Well at least Hafren has less holes than John's Range Rover😄 Top episode again guys.

[@gregnash7918]

Ed has anyone ever told you ,(this being from all people around the world) you are one of us . The masses that blead a knuckle or smash a thumb and yes strip a thread..... aarrrgggggghhhhh. On behalf of the whole world........ you are loved. G

[@Hvitserk67]

Letting the wooden planks in the boat draw water to make the boat waterproof as the wood/planks expands is called in Norwegian to "trutne" the wood/planks (from old norse þrútna). It was the same technique used to get the Viking ships afloat (or any wooden boat/ship for that matter). I also think I recognize the introduction to "Tante Annas Polka" with Lillebjørn Nielsen or at least something very similar. A beautiful boat with nice historical ancestry.

[@davesmith60]

We call it taking up here!

[@doctormccarty4137]

Helpful voltage trick (learned on the Pacific) is install a .5 watt white LED light. This eliminates need for voltage meter. Once wired, you can tell the voltage easily by the color of white. White LED yellows at around 10 volts. When .5w led dims, voltage shows time to start motor. Added bonus, LED helps vision when dark. =)

[@richardlazarski4553]

Lovely non sinking moment! Good to see another rescue on the mend

[@ironix1]

Lovely footage of a very special place. Most of my family were born and bred in Henley. I used to stay there in my school summer holidays. I remember jumping off the bridge into the middle of the river with all of the other river rats back in the seventies!! I doubt very much that you are allowed to do that now!

[@johnheard2814]

Just a thought for you Ed on this boat project if it would be beneficial to use some bees wax and rub in the cracks between the boards to help seal it?? As a young boy I had a boat made of cypress wood and it too had to be kept wet to seal itself. And as I grew a couple of years with the old boat I learned to during storage keep a fair bit of water inside her so when summer came around it was ready to go back in the water and minimal leaks. But my dad used some kind of wax I assume it was bees wax but not sure to help slow the intake of water until it swelled up tight and it of course stayed in the water until winter but even then I'd still put a couple gallons in the bottom to keep it hydrated in the boat shed and when I got ready to go out fishing I'd simply bail her out and be underway. So I'd like to pass on that tidbit of information to you. Hopefully it'll be beneficial for you!!

[@spartacus9852]

VERY NICE TO SEE A PART OF THE RIVER IN A CLASSIC BOAT 👌

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Edd, I love this boat and enjoyed your engine video. Please, oh please remove what appeared to be steel screws you installed the bilge pump with and replace with stainless or brass. Nothing worse than steel screws in the bilge they will rust and rot the timber. i would have painted thebilge around that area before fitting new pump and used a better sealant tbh. The stuffing box will have some graphite rope packing which may need changing too but it all looks good so far. An old boatbuilders trick when relaunching a dry boat was to release fine sawdust under the keel. it floats up and is drawn into the gaps and plugs them nicely I have donethis with good effect on a 48' fishing boat that was making lots of water. Andy UK

[@PeterWMeek]

"Iron sickness" is to be devoutly avoided. Stainless doesn't work well in an anaerobic environment, either. Stick to bronze (real tin/copper bronze; none of that alumin[i]um bronze or silicon bronze).

[@JackWilson327]

Lovely boat! Excellent that you got her back on the river in nearly original nick.

[@colinsvid]

You should have put it in salt water, that fresh water will help the timber rot faster, and those rollers on the trailer should be replaced with beds covered in carpet, to spread the load, but it’s a beautiful boat, well done for getting her back in the water

[@carstenbergmann8464]

What a mechanic! What a scenery! Looks amazing.

[@whispjohn]

When I was a teenager I was at the HMS Worcester, a nautical training ship. Every winter we would rig the whalers to davits and get them out of the water, the next spring we would lower them down and leave them hanging from the davits. We were doing this one year and checking they were hanging just right when the cadet next to me piped up "why don't we take them off and tie them up alongside" and I said, "Because they would f**king sink you idiot"! The second mate who was our instructor on all things seamanship just looked at me and laughed, I was relieved. Yes you need to let the planks expand while soaking and they were that well built, once that procedure was done we hardly had a leak and they were well used. No engines either!

[@richardhemingway6084]

Hi Whispjohn. I was on the Worcester too. Last days from 1973 to 75.

[@wigglepig115]

A small world! I initially trained at MNC in the new building, now sadly long gone.

[@whispjohn]

@@richardhemingway6084 I was there 66 to 69. I did my apprenticeship and left that area of work because I needed to know a couple of things, WHO AM I and WHY AM I HERE AT ALL. I think it was a necessary thing for me. I discovered the answer to this lies within us all, check the Prem Rawat channel, I met him 50 years ago and he revealed to me a thing called "Knowledge" a method to go within and understand the WHO and WHY problem. This is about knowing, we need to understand our own existence. So I found out, so can everybody.

[@richardhemingway6084]

@@whispjohn My epiphany, was stood on the bridge at night, stars down to the horizon. A lump of metal, floating on the surface of a globe, with nothing between me and the heavens. A mere mortal in the vastness of space. With me in the sole care of the crew sleeping and working below. Now retired, but loved the life at sea.

[@bartvermeulen6515]

Just great fun. Thanks Edd & Paul.

[@Olichi60]

I am enjoying the boat content. The Hafren is a lovely boat, I like everything about her except the font used for the name which looks too modern to me (70s?). I would like to see the name repainted in a more period correct style.

[@eddchina]

Absolutely, we were hoping to get it done before we popped it in the river but definitely hope to get it done before the Traditional Boat Festival!

[@Olichi60]

@@eddchina Perfect, I am looking forward to seeing what you choose.

[@ironhead2008]

@@Olichi60 Yeah, that font screams "Flower Child" or "Disco" not "Old Salty"

[@michaelprochaska6907]

@@eddchina On the other hand, it's a nice memento of the fact that multiple generations have used the boat & the font is actually old enough that it's now vintage!

[@jimr8198]

A cruise on the Thames would be great about now. As my 45, 46, and 47 th great grandfathers were the first 3 kings of all England, I feel like I recognise the places I see on the videos and the Telly. Although I have never been there, it must be in my blood. In 1966 I was in the USNavy and we were scheduled to visit England, Scotland, and Wales, but a last minute change sent us to the South of France. I suppose there could have been worse places.