Narrowboat journey from Keadby to Thorne Lincolnshire

[@kathleencook4484]

I live in Scunthorpe and have relations in Thorne and when I go to see them I go by that canal on the train, it’s absolutely beautiful

[@NarrowboatWill]

It's beautiful. I'm going back. Cheers

[@cherylburton3430]

Wow that bought back memories. We bought our boat from Bluewater marina 3 years ago and went the way you came from. We went sideways down that canal when the rope got caught round the prop. First day out on the boat.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Oh no. Quite a common mistake that is. See you on the cut then.

[@schwarzalben88]

A nice trip across The Isle of Axholme. It gets pretty bleak across there in winter.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah I can imagine. Alot if canals are bleak in winter. Thanks for watching.

[@nogunwales9406]

I think there is a bylaw in Thorn that says you can shoot them if they don't get of the bridge.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Ha ha seems sensible.

[@simonmason297]

Nice to watch another blogger going through thorne. My home town.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Shame I couldn't stay and walk around. I moored up to stay but I had to go straight away. Annoying. Cheers for commenting.

[@suee6835]

Great journey Will, Thank you.Oliver looked a very caring young man so kind of you giving him some trainer's. 👍

[@NarrowboatWill]

He was amazing. Shame I got his name wrong. I didn't notice till it was mentioned. Correct it in the next vlog. Thankyou

[@elizabethjones2088]

Great video really enjoyed it Greetings from Scotland

[@NarrowboatWill]

Hello Scotland. Thanks for watching. Cheers

[@jimsoltner8978]

Quite the trip. Good young man to help you finally. Cheers!

[@NarrowboatWill]

He was such a great kid. Made him a cup of tea. We had a chat. Amazing.

[@paulwalker-p8o]

Great coverage

[@NarrowboatWill]

Thanks 👍

[@NarrowboatPreciousJet]

Great vlog as ever Will, young Olivia was a great help 👍👍😊

[@NarrowboatWill]

He was a great help. Helps all the boaters. Good lad

[@phillipbateman2284]

A pleasant cruise. Plenty of comments from your followers to help you sort out the sync problem, good people, happy to help another good un. Most important, dont forget Shui's birthday. Thanks for the vlog Will, take care matey.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah also plenty of people to help spell Oliver and not Olivia ha ha. I left out Google maps and it seems ok now. Perhaps it was that Phil. Cheers mate.

[@francishughes5205]

Great vid mate. Just found you. Nice one. More to watch I hope

[@NarrowboatWill]

Thankyou Francis. Welcome aboard.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah I know I spelt Oliver's name wrong. It's not Olivia..Thankyou

[@julesstone7990]

You do make me laugh when you chat to the camera x

[@NarrowboatWill]

Thanks for supporting me. Niceee.

[@TheAdenau]

Great video again will, I love it when you do that voice telling yourself off as if you are a subscriber in the comments, it cracks me up every time.😂😂😂👍🍻

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah tickles me as well. I laugh making these vlogs. Ha cheers

[@johncave9181]

Great video. I have one small point though, the telegraph poles that you mention running through the wind farm are carrying electricity at 11000 or even 33000 volts

[@NarrowboatWill]

Wow. They looked like telegraph wires or phone cables. I think they need some work. Ha

[@johnworboys6435]

If you look at the vlog by Farmer P 25.9.21 he's come up with the good idea putting the mike under the peak of his hat and attatching the receiver on the back of his hat check it out it works well

[@NarrowboatWill]

I just need to get a decent mic. My new ones packed up all ready. Thanks for the info

[@TheNomadicCrobot]

Great vlog Will, can’t wait to witness disorderly youth on our travels… the tiller handle will come in very handy 😂😂

[@NarrowboatWill]

Ha ha. Oh god I spelt the lads name wrong. Comments are beating me up. Yeah tiller handles are well handy. You will get them especially on hot days. Take care look forward to your next vlog.

[@peterclarkson7317]

You will be an expert on swing bridges now. And each one has a slightly different operation. The ones with the barrier you need to do yourself are a pain at times if you don't click them in fully. Oh, it's pronounced keed-bee by the way 😀 Love the Franky Howard impressions with all the Oooooo's 👍

[@NarrowboatWill]

Oooo don't titter missus. Great humour. Yeah I kept saying it to myself. I know know thanks. Keed bee. Ta ra

[@paullowden1643]

I bought my narrowboat from Thorne boatyard two & half years ago. Four hours cruising to the lock by the River Trent, the next morning I was cruising up the Trent single handed in February. Exciting times. Oliver is a top young man. I think I would have cut a bit of slack to the others though. If they had actually done something wrong then the police would have arrested them or at least moved them on. We have all did things that perhaps we shouldn’t have done. Haven’t we? Being challenging and disrespectful are not arrestable offences. Jumping off bridges into the canal - they have courage, camaraderie and at that age fearless! A good career in the army or navy will bring out the best of their qualities and instil some respect. I like your videos but you mentioned something about old people moaning?

[@NarrowboatWill]

Those lads wouldn't move to let boaters pass so the police were called. That's just disrespectful to boaters and people asking them to move. You may think that's just kids having fun but they cause problems around their area. The old people moan about the young people that's always happened I'm getting old and I moan to my kids. It's all part of life. It's was an example of good and bad there I was trying to put across. Every town has the same type of people but I didn't have any hassle. The Trent's tidal so going up on the flood would be ok but abit dodgy in winter floods. Thankyou and take care.

[@oliverwatkins2324]

And to add to wills excellent point that bridge was closed 8 times in just the summer period because of that same group as they was unbalencing the levelling weights and pissing on the electric unit and the house next to that bridge has had alot of trouble from the threatening to cut there sheep's thoughts and throwing stones at there chickens so I think that will is 100% correct about them and if u ask me they need locking up just to teach them how life on the inside is and that may put them of commiting a crime like them swimming and blocking that bridge

[@oliverwatkins2324]

And it just so happens the lock u went through is closed to have the gates replaced and a boat was sunk next to them due to a small tornado in Thorne

[@NarrowboatWill]

Wow. I'm glad I got through. I went through Thorne last year. Nice place. Have a good day Oliver.

[@DavidBriggsAdventures]

The setting you are looking for is called "mux" Mux is the tool that adjusts like a slider to sync the start of video. The iconic "Clack of the frame and the call of "Action" and silence immediately after allows the balance and calibration of "Mux". It's so stereotypical Hollywood, but is illustrates the point perfectly. I use a laser and reduce me frame a bit. A dog training metal clicker will also give the same effect. The sound creates a strong peak to balance sound. Saying a rhyme in the same general voice will allow an AI balancer to work on it. Otherwise, you use your mux tool to as closely as humanly possible to line up the wave as your eye can perceive. It's as touchy as learning to drive a standard transmission car. It's a matter of adapting to the sound you choose to use. You've got this brother. I've seen your editing skills and this is an easy thing to learn. Mic placing...... In the morning.... Place the mic over your shoulder shirtless..... The mic should be just a few C longer than you need it. Put your shirt on and clip the mic making a wide "U" with the remainder under your shirt. The "tail" down your back plugs into your wireless rig. It's terribly 90's but a fanny pack allows you to store batteries for the mic, and supply power to a chest rig for POV filming. USB batteries can work wonders for your remote filming capability. We film almost entirely in remote locations without the hope of an AC plug. Narrowboaters are close to my heart as my family were Grain Haulers on the cut before moving to America to work on the Erie Canal. Helping others comes as naturally as the seasons to me. Lemme know if you need deeper technical help. Happy to be of assistance. BTW... A riding crop can lay welts that need stitches to close and is WELL within English Law. "Thrashing" a "Highwayman" to pass.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Well. That's an amazing amount of help. I didn't use Google maps on this vlog and it seems ok. You sound very professional. I really would be better off getting a Bluetooth mic. Thanks so much for the info. Very kind. Take care

[@michaelshuman3319]

I wonder if the problem is that the mic is no good . Even when you are sitting inside , no wind, I have to turn the volume way up to hear you . Possibly a better mic would help . Just wondering . We have had the same problem with kids jumping off bridges here in the U.S. One boy landed on a boat and broke his back .

[@NarrowboatWill]

Kids will be kids but some go to far. Stopping boats going through is just lack of respect or caring about others. It could of been worse I suppose. Thankyou for commenting. I will turn volume up. I ask for feedback with picture quality and sound. Nobody has said anything so far even other vloggers and friends have said it's ok. Thanks for the feedback

[@michaelshuman3319]

Watch this video , Narrowboats & Mermaids by the Narrowboat Pirate , and check out her equipment , just an old iPhone and plain old GoPro and her vids are good , picture & audio ..

[@NarrowboatWill]

Ha ha just watched it. I only use my phone for everything. Filming editing and uploading. OnePlus phone.

[@coltonconner782]

If you are solo how do you open up the locks when there’s nobody else around?

[@NarrowboatWill]

I open one gate and go in with my boat. Take a rope and climb out. Fill the lock then pull the boat out then close the gate and jump on the boat and onto the next one. Simples...Ha take care

[@coltonconner782]

@@NarrowboatWill thank you very much also nice diy and maintenance on your boat it’s all looking flush

[@Lilmisscostumedrama]

Thorne is in South Yorkshire, technically.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Oh right. I'm near there again on the North Yorkshire navigation.

[@robtheplod]

You crack me up.... ever thought of going on the telly? :)

[@NarrowboatWill]

It's good to laugh in these very strange times. Cheers Mr waters lily..

[@12barmac]

You should meet him in person.....

[@johnlong3214]

It cost you 6 gig? You need a new plan Will. Smarty do one that is totally unlimited data with no caps or speed drop for around £18-£20 per month. I use it when I'm out and about and its fine. It is also a one month rolling contract so if it isn't working for you then you can cancel at any time, might be worth a look.👍

[@NarrowboatWill]

I use EE because it's the best signal. It costs me 2gigs per vlog. I deleted and re uploaded a vlog 3 times. Still didn't solve the issue. Cheers for the info.

[@DrPaulSBates]

There's a syncing program called handbrake - totally free, might help? Worth a try maybe at that price? (I have used it and it sorted my sync issues 100%)

[@NarrowboatWill]

Oooh cheers Paul. It seems this vlogs ok now I haven't used Google maps. Thanks for the info. It's very helpful.

[@theoldhobbit3640]

Oliver is very much the minority nowadays when it comes to young people I'm very sorry to say, that is not to say that there aren't many good younguns out there. Again, the Police do not lend themselves in terms of gaining respect as an authoritative agency when seen driving around in rainbow painted cars etc, they are there to police issues, not become a political poster board, still I suppose it takes all sorts. Thank your for your vlogs, they are great and I thoroughly enjoy watching your travels.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Thanks for watching. It seems the bad lads get attention while kids like Olivia sorry Oliver get over looked. I always reward kindness. He was a gem of a lad. Thanks

[@seanphillips9020]

Maybet th lips yncync is not a tech issue.It just be the old fashioned putting the mouth in motion before the brain is gear lol

[@NarrowboatWill]

Ha ha ha yeah ..

[@TheBeeryBoater]

The good, the bad, and the ugly kids. Get ‘em everywhere Will. BTW, Oliver won’t like it when he sees you changed his gender by calling him Olivia on the caption!!!

[@NarrowboatWill]

Oh no have I spelt it wrong. Sugar I couldn't remember when editing. Why didn't you tell me sooner. Selfish...lol

[@TheBeeryBoater]

@@NarrowboatWill LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@oliverwatkins2324]

Haha don't worry about it w Will lol

[@oliverwatkins2324]

Hi man it's been a while I'm Oliver the lad who helped u mate how r u

[@NarrowboatWill]

Hello mate. I was talking about you with another boater the other day. You help him as well. Hope you're well. You still helping boaters? Hope to see you again.

[@oliverwatkins2324]

@@NarrowboatWill yep still out and about helping them out I worked on the farm next to the first bridge so I'm always opening them on the way to and from there and when I'm on my brake lol

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤,

[@arr0wfree855]

Hey Crew of Wills Way ... Where there's a will there's a way Will .. Deleted my comment by mistake so back again .... Enjoy your lip-sinking along with your video's.. Thank you Will for the Smile on me Dial .

[@NarrowboatWill]

I think it's ok now I'm not using Google maps. Shame I loved showing the sky view of bridges and what not. Cheers buddy

[@johnneal7832]

There's still some decent young kids about,not as many unfortunately,sad

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah that was a great example of the good and the bad there. Such a great kid. Shame I can't spell his name. Ha

[@yta6765]

Please correct the lad's name. Putting it as the female version Olivia will get him no end of bullying. Oliver for males.

[@NarrowboatWill]

I can't correct it. Sorry to Oliver. Bless him. Good lad. Trust me to spell it wrong.

[@tonyp011]

Hi Will its not the parents fault that lies with Maggie and her govt of the time that banned all forms of punishment handed out to kids, even parents were banned from smacking their own kids, she even took away all the clubs for teenagers, and that's why they are the way they are today and treat adults and authority with contempt, if we did half the things these kids do today we would be smacked for it and we didn't even dare back chat or even use bad language to anyone

[@NarrowboatWill]

Yeah I remember getting a thick ear from the local Bobby. If he told my dad I would get another one. Also police had to be over 6 feet to join the police now it seems if you tick all the woke boxes your in. Very weird times.. Thanks for sharing.

[@ken0272]

aww they weren't thugs...and they were afraid of the police (I bet) just showing off for each other how 'cool' they were.

[@NarrowboatWill]

Perhaps I should of thanked them and pat them on the back. The police didn't need to come it's just kids having fun. Nice Oliver doesn't get a mention. Shame

[@just_one_opinion]

I don't get why those kids diving into the water get you mad? Are impeding your travels or something? Or are you just scared of 2 kids?

[@NarrowboatWill]

We had to call the police. We couldn't open the gate until they got off. They wouldn't get off. Did you watch it or glance at it then comment?