Clover And Fazeley at Watford

[@BillyCosmosis]

That locking down of that pair of boats deserved a round of applause when they exited. That was an expert demonstration of traditional working methods.

[@jayswarrow1196]

No kidding! I've seen some tricks marines did with lines, but never came across an "reverse-o-matic one-way pull lock opener" tactic :O

[@jerkerthorell8814]

Absolutely delicious. These Bolinder Munktell engines were built in the center of Stockholm, Sweden and could run on any fat, like olive or linseed oil, diesel oil etc.In Sweden they were mostly used in fishing boats since we have no canal boats. Bolinder Munktell still exists as a company, now under the name of Volvo Construction.

[@JoeKershaw-c1q]

Love to see a pair working like that, I used to work with Martin on Barnham and Angel back in the nineties.. great times...

[@JoeKershaw-c1q]

Oh and did I forget to say, Bolinda is running so sweet, best sound ever 😊

[@EezeeListen]

That is skill, knowledge and execution at it's best.

[@leegarrett1674]

Love the sound of the engine! Can't help but notice how low they sit in the water... Beautiful

[@boatfaceslim9005]

They're loaded. About 20 tons of coal in each..

[@FA7273]

Just love your uploads...this is one of your best......Thankyou

[@HomeMoviePerson]

Excellent video, really enjoyed watching that. Thanks for uploading.

[@billylightweight45]

How a pair of boats should be worked, no screaming, no shouting, look and learn NBT. We'll presented and with pride.

[@mjallenuk]

I've got to stop watching and rewatching this stuff... The wife's going to kill me if I mention my plans to buy a historic boat again... Something about not painting the bedroom but want's a bloody boat!! 😝

[@satkartaragriculture8239]

Very very nice video very musat boat

[@EggBram]

Very sweetly done.

[@andrewholloway231]

And I love fairly close to the GU as well. Was once a member of the Narrow Boat Trust.

[@robnewman6101]

Wow. Interesting.

[@davidbutler4363]

Brilliant 😁👍👏👏👏

[@jasonbrant6394]

Fantastic sound and pristine condition. Saw this boat at Braunston last year ,sadly no show this year so thought I'd have another look at something wonderful in these depressing times. Can you tell me what is the chrome extension on the stove chimney called and are they custom made or readily available. Cheers just glorious.

[@mykaskin]

Usually just a suitably sized tin, although in this case Michael makes his own chimneys so might be stainless steel turned.

[@robnewman6101]

A Goods Barge in the 21st Century.

[@jayswarrow1196]

This is impressive action, minding the fact that the front was actually lower than the back (may i suggest... a sssslight overload, perhaps? "Walking the edge", "Playing with Poseidon" ;) ) Also, why was a second boat off? Any trouble, or just an efficiency measure?

[@mykaskin]

Hi glad you enjoyed the video. The front is lower for two reasons, 1 the cabin and engine room at the rear means it's hard to get the load far enough back. 2 when running hard the back can dig in, so having it front heavy helps keep the boat level. The other boat is a butty, it doesn't have an engine so can carry far more weight on the same draft, and a shorter rear cabin means there is more space for the cargo.

[@jayswarrow1196]

Ooooh! So the butty is like a barge, only with a cabin, right? That makes a neat concept, a free-range go-around/parallel locking/tow-push barge. You just keep surprising me :3 Pleased to have a detailed answer, btw.

[@rogerbeattie2263]

Brilliant

[@ripghyll]

Why are they sitting so low in the water ? is it just that they are carrying a heavy load or what ?

[@mykaskin]

Yeah, they got about 40 tonnes of coal across the two boats. When carrying you always put on as much as possible as it makes it more efficient.

[@ripghyll]

@@mykaskin Thank you was wondering if that was the case !

[@robnewman6101]

British Waterways.

[@Quackalott]

Wonderful;)

[@satkartaragriculture8239]

Engans two salendars???

[@thienialoi4571]

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