Building a Plywood Canoe in 8 Days to Cross England | Ep 1

[@JacobHarrell]

Hey Builders! The adventure will continue with episode 2 out next week! BUT I could use your ideas about how I can add to the canoe and make it even more wacky, or use it in a wacky way. Any ideas? 🛶

[@cboals]

Tea and biscuit station?

[@lynnemarie7885]

Jacob, your mixture of buoyant over-confidence and gentle self-deprecation together with wonderful storytelling and excellent filming always deliver. I also love how you get in over your head and do it all anyway. Some people are built like this.

[@ambermarquand]

Very proud wife!! 😍 how you come up with these ideas I still don’t know, but you did it 🎉🎉

[@dimitrijepavlovic6932]

When I saw few months ago the video about you having a cancer I thought in myself no way "is this guy going to die" my father first showed me your video a year ago and I was stunned about your surviving skills hahah, I am glad that you are alive living your best life man 👍😀💪

[@dimitrijepavlovic6932]

Just continue with these awesome videos

[@Mark723]

I have now seen it all: Jacob hair drying a canoe; Jacob cooking dinner on his disassembled, slightly damp, canoe (actually, you are preparing dinner on the canoe - the dinner is being cooked on the stove top); Jacob embarrassingly slapping his own butt with a butt strap; and Jacob asking Jacob if he has an itch "down there"...I don't think I will ever be the same. Thanks for your wonderful self-effacing humor - you are the tonic this world needs to maintain its relative sanity. Your video production quality remains excellent, and like a fine wine, gets better with age. Cheers from your second-biggest fan - that's because Ian who lives just down the way is at least half a stone heavier than I am... "I am continuing my naivete when it comes to timekeeping, because whilst the glue is curing, I've decided I need a paddle." Words I have been hoping to hear for years, and from a man who is justifiably pleased and enthralled with his homemade paddle. "My boat floats; the paddle paddles!" Thank you, Jacob, for being your brilliant self!

[@JacobHarrell]

Wow Mark another incredibly lovely message! Although i'm surprised you used the word "sanity" in relation to me 😅 I hope you are well! p.s. Say hi to Ian from me 😅

[@antw6666]

BBC give this man his own show! Throughly enjoyable, well edited and amusing, the whole family enjoyed it.

[@JacobHarrell]

What a dream that would be eh! Thanks for watching along, see you next week 🛶

[@mistychenoweth9716]

You’re back! Yay!

[@cyndeeh]

Dude,with your personality, you should easily have a million subs!

[@tannisslimmon]

I agree!

[@HelenMordarski-ws2go]

This was fantastic. I'm so impressed

[@geoffburrill9850]

Very much enjoyed your vid, and your canoe came out very well. You know what you need now? To add a sail!

[@jasonclark1149]

What a joy to watch. I was a bit sad when you sold the houseboat; I loved all the work you put into it. This had those vibes, plus Muddy! So happy to see you thriving after your cancer. Can't wait for episode 2.

[@JacobHarrell]

Cheers mate!

[@Williamshearsvideos]

What a beautifully crafted edited and lovely made film, can't wait for ep 2! Also I want Maddy as my dog!!!

[@aromaz6401]

Another fantastic video

[@debbiecoull6957]

Good to have you back. And, the video was amusing. Debs

[@JacobHarrell]

Cheers Debs!

[@jldrumm]

You're back! This is good stuff!

[@kimmatura3564]

Great adventure so far! Can’t wait to see the rest!

[@peadar-o]

Good to have you back 🤗

[@vioxin]

Just watching this brings back memories. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@sdouglas9003]

So glad you’re back with another wacky adventure! I’m sure you would have finished the build in 4 or 5 (well, maybe 7), days had the weather cooperated. Muddy must give you so my energy!❤

[@JacobHarrell]

Muddy takes energy I think 😅

[@tgarwood18]

Insane mate! Well done

[@JacobHarrell]

Cheers buddy!

[@alexblizzard8039]

It's so great to see you again! Good luck to all of your projects!)

[@JacobHarrell]

Thanks Alex :)

[@DavidJVMusic]

Great job!

[@bunkster6]

Brilliant canoe build Jacob. Love your videos. Reminds me of a book I read as a teenager called Rascal, where a kid and his grandfather built a canoe together. Since then I have built a variety of different boats. I might try a canoe like yours next.

[@JacobHarrell]

Oohhh that book sounds great/heartwarming! I’ll check it out :) And you should, one of the best things I’ve ever built!

[@TheArcSet]

Sorry to hear about it, but glad you're thriving and thank you for sharing this.

[@dphnb]

It's so nice to see a new video from you! Can't wait to see episode 2!

[@DrDLJT]

Yay! Great to see you back. Absolutely love your videos!

[@ronnieb3351]

I love your videos Jacob, full of humour, insanity yet always success in whatever you do. You must either keep your wife amused or drive her nuts :) but I’m sure I speak for all your followers you bring us such joy thank you x

[@JacobHarrell]

I think she both amused and driven nuts, mostly at the same time 😅

[@maggiemuriithi9648]

Your positivity is infectious!!!

[@joanniegurl]

So amazing as always!!!

[@JacobHarrell]

You're the best!

[@kathleenmead9259]

great job Jacob! Your dog looks uncannily like my ESS Jed, who's passed...thank you for the memories; he was a nutter too!

[@JacobHarrell]

A lovable Nutter!

[@JasmineCharles-x4j]

oh Jacob! what a disaster although not really 😂 great video!!! can't wait for number 2!!!! :)

[@debrosman]

Love the canoe ❤ keep on paddling 🎉

[@cat3crazy]

Interesting. I'm curious as to how it goes after to start the journey down the river. I'm sure that however it goes, you will have fun.

[@nathan.loewen]

This is beautiful.

[@Linus-el4kj]

My favorit one balled man upload again !

[@llorylloyd]

You are so hilarious. 😂 Worried about smacking your tail but you always talk about your ball. 👀 Love your cottage, love Muddy beautiful pup; he was like here dad toss this. The canoe looks amazing and so does the adventure. Speaking of your balls thank for speaking out on this so that men everywhere can know it's ok and they aren't the only one. I'm so tired of this secret, taboo, don't talk about things culture. Safe travels ❤

[@cathierose2009]

Have you read The Survival of the Birchbark Canoe by John McPhee? A good read

[@JacobHarrell]

I have not but i'll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation

[@PaulMeek-oi5oq]

Great work!!! Watched all episodes then went back to view older videos, where did you get the plans from for this design would love to do a similar trip down south!

[@JacobHarrell]

Plans for this canoe are available online, it's called the "quick canoe 155". And if you are more competent than me (or can make things inside) then I would say it really is quick!

[@julianbanbury4038]

Was it just me that was waiting for you to realise you could not get the canoe out of the back yard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JacobHarrell]

😅 I should have filmed it because it was not that easy

[@llorylloyd]

Where'd you find the canoe build info?

[@JacobHarrell]

duckworks.com/quick-canoe-155-plans/

[@Bbarm97]

im like pretty sure otis in sex education is inspired by u in a way :D

[@JacobHarrell]

So many people say this 🤣

[@Natriumblabla]

Where's Amber?

[@JacobHarrell]

She was away on holiday! (Which helped because I destroyed the garden 😅)