Racing through a closing canal | Will we make it? - 81

[@ramblingadventures]

Get a tap and die set and retap the threads to a slightly smaller size. The one that broke can be removed with an EZ out and some good tungsten tipped drill bits and replaced with a new stud. All of which should be available at any decent hardware store. Time to become experts on damaged and broken screws and studs. Living on a boat, that won’t be the last time you’ll need those skills.

[@RetroBytesUK]

Sorry to hear what happened to the door of your fire. The same thing happened to mine. In the end I rented a tool called a stud welder, you need absolutely no skilk to use it fortunately, as I can't weld even slightly. You just load a bold into its gun, put the end of it on the door and pull the trigger, and the bolt is welded to the door. It mains powered, but it might draw a bit too much power for your inverter so if you decide to do that I'd find a mains socket you can plug into. I rented mine for the afternoon from tool station, it cost about £40.

[@kathylowe3402]

You are such a loving couple love watching your vlogs never gets boring and I’m 74 so to keep me watching is a feat in itself ,have a wonderful Christmas and a fantastic new year xx

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

Brilliant. Glad you’ve made it through the closures and are on the part of the canal that you wanted to be for Christmas. Hope you’re both feeling better now. Take care. Nick

[@garycharlesworth1414]

Hi Amy/Wes, well done on completing your mammoth task (Locks) especially that you both were feeling poorly too!! Take care guy's, stay safe and just chill out xx🤗

[@ralphtomlinson2461]

Well done getting through all those locks while being under the weather..Have a great rest .

[@tottlesandbear]

Glad to see you made it despite feeling unwell. Enjoy the winter.

[@beckydoherty6276]

Wow congrats on getting through all the locks. It looks like the weather wouldn’t have been fun by itself and then to be sick too! Legends!

[@Roo-s_Life]

Well done Wes! Get well soon! 💚💜

[@annjarvis9300]

Do hope you are much better by now and can rest safe through the winter my word you earned it proud of you both keep warm n safe tc seasons greetings the oldies xxxx🤶🏻🎅☃️🎄⭐️👏

[@ronnielloyd4676]

Considering how unwell you both were, you did brilliantly! Well done! Now...relax :)

[@christinehammell6365]

That was amazing , you met the challenge head on . Well done and all the best xx

[@tinalouisehenderson8545]

Now you can rest, relax and restore yourselves. Well done! Look how far you have come. Your last year selves would not have been able to do what you just accomplished! Awesome!

[@derekcampbell7022]

Your both marvellous to get through even though your unwell..you did damm good, well done,much love

[@rachelshonahague5718]

Keep yourselves lovely and warm you four🎅 you could always pop into a local garage if you need a little welding work done.😉xxxx

[@fp30e]

Hi Amy, Wes, What a journey on this weeks Vlog. Glad to see Amy is feeling a lot better, and didn't she do well, whilst full of sickness she struggled on, what a trooper!!!. You had some awful weather too. The Quiz looked good fun. Anyway you did it, your out of the way of any closures and you can now relax. Good to see how Loyal Rufus is. Hope Dupes is OK after the thunder. You guys did amazing this week, even repairing your fire door. Is there nothing you can't do?Another great and exciting and well edited Vlog. Thank you. Take Care.

[@kathylowe3402]

It must be so horrible feeling poorly and having to do your jobs in the rain it comes over on the sound that your both full of cold good job you look after each other .aMay I say you are such a good match Amy is so hard working and pretty with it and Wes you seem so kind and complement Amy so well xx

[@lizzieclayandfamily]

How many locks??? OMG you did so well, what a marathon! Enjoy your well deserved rest xxx

[@bluedeva]

Bless you Amy, this years cold and flu season is really pulling the rug out from under people. So try not to push yourself too much so it doesn’t linger. Massive congratulations Wes for getting so far… I hope you guys are close to a chippy so you can treat yourselves. Make sure to keep warm and cosy as much as you can. Did you treat yourselves to an electric blanket to help if the fire goes out during the night? Sending 🤗🤗

[@TillerQueen]

Double rainbow, all the way!

[@TheNomadicCrobot]

those tunnels look super scary...and how many locks?? even scarier ...awesome vlogging guys as always, take care and will be catching you up soon...watch your backs haha

[@Travelwiththetwins]

3:17 Not sure if you know this already, but the plant with the round leaves and orange flower is called a nasturtium. Both the leaf and the flower are edible. They’re nice in a salad!

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

I was just about to type the same thing 🙂 Although I was going to add that eating the small caper-like pods that appear is not necessarily advisable. The flowers and leaves have a mustard like or wasabi kind of flavour 🙂🐿🌈❤️

[@Travelwiththetwins]

@@SecretSquirrelFun I find them a bit peppery so got to thinking they may not even like them, but I hope they try it! I love your name!

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

@@Travelwiththetwins thank you 🙂. Yeah, the flavour is a bit intense. The flowers look nice in a salad though. I just realised that the main point I meant to add for Amy was. - the nasturtium plant with the yellow/orange flowers isn’t a green beans vine. But your time stamp should cover that 🙂.

[@shieldmaidenlovesoli9387]

Hi sweethearts.... My man is a welder blacksmith 😃 Shame we couldn't have helped you 😔 Take care . Love as always Tracey ❤❤💋💋

[@BoatTime]

Aww thank you! thats really kind, seems to be holding up so far! 🤞🏻💗 take care and thank you for watching! 🐰🐕

[@tonycarter3756]

The bog roll on the bed looked awfully familiar,what a nasty bug .The firebox door bodge didn’t look too bad and what a relief you can now relax and enjoy 😊

[@BoatTime]

Haha yep! It’s that season for sure! 🤧 Aw thank you! We think the bodge is a fairly decent compromise so we can stay warm and dry for now! 🥰

[@alanschultz3858]

glad ya made it is hard when your not feeling 100 per cent anyway you made it relax now cya next week

[@larryalbert1027]

Greetings you two from Michigan USA

[@johnmact5548]

Hope you feel better soon. Take time to rest

[@steveboulton3679]

glue the glass into the door simples good luck and stay warm

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Well done. What an achievement. Hope ur both feeling better now. Best wishes

[@BoatTime]

Thank you!! It was a real slog but we got there! 🥳

[@naughtysquirrellyndatee96]

Great job slogging thru those locks, Wes… well done. Hope you both are all better by now.. 💜💜💜

[@nickpolly1527]

Hi guys. That was great teamwork well done, your fire will be fine till you can get it done as long as no fumes are coming in otherwise you can stick it in with the fire cement we did a similar thing a few years back lasted the whole of the winter.

[@BoatTime]

Thank you! 😊 that's good to know, it seems to be holding up fine for now so that's a relief! haha!

[@juliebecker6049]

Can’t wait for the next one love your videos

[@BoatTime]

Thanks Julie! 🥰

[@eugenewilliams9971]

Good job west way to man up

[@philwinter2156]

Hope you are both feeling better. Has there been any snow where you are yet. Awesome job on those locks.

[@catherine3902]

Well, you two, you certainly had the weather while suffering with your colds! November 1st? Well, I hope and pray you are sorted with your fire now, in December, and that you're feeling better. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Stay safe and well xx 😘

[@animallover4955]

👏 wes you can clean the fire glass with ash.

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Well done both, you did great under the circumstances. Lovely to have friends help. I'm sure you've recovered by now. Hope you settle in to winter mooring 💚 .

[@shaneejones5305]

Well done wes hope you to get better soon sending big hugs xx

[@troylindstrom5592]

So glad you made it. Way to go just digging in and getting it done. Rest and enjoy the holidays.

[@BoatTime]

Gotta be done 💪🏻Thank you!! 😊

[@wsatnutter9674]

onwards and upwards peeps

[@BoatTime]

yess for sure! 💪🏻😊 thanks for watching!

[@grahamchapman9415]

you guys are amazing hope you feel back to 100% fast , 40 out of 100 lol the only way is up

[@tonypetchey6024]

I added a comment 3 vlogs, ago, to fix your door on your fire, drill out the broken bolts all the way through the door at a diameter to have a bolt all the way through, put fire cement on bolt and use nut and washer on inside. Cost about £2. If you feel uncapable of doing this way, remove fire rope from inside of door glass and stick the glass in with fire cement.

[@BoatTime]

Sorry if we missed your comments, we try to reply to all of them. 😟 I've just gone back and read, and we really appreciate your tips, but we don't always have access to the tools when we are in the middle of nowhere. That is a good idea with removing the fire rope, but for now our solution is holding up a month later (the videos are a month behind) but we are going to get it fixed at a yard in the new year as we need a few other bits doing anyway. 😊 thanks for watching!

[@asboss63]

Glad you made it! Well done Wes on your single handed cruising…..you smashed it. Hopefully your both better and hope you have a fabulous Christmas and new year. We are in Oxford from boxing day so if you have any tips it would be much appreciated 🎄🎄🎅👍

[@BoatTime]

Thank you for watching 🤞🏻😊 Same to you! Merry Christmas! 🎄 Oooo enjoy! We loved Oxford! Not sure what the river is like this time of year, but our favourite moorings in Oxford were port meadows and above Osney lock. We didn't actually go on the canal bit of Oxford so cant help with that unfortunately. Our biggest tip is make sure before you arrive in oxford you find a facilities because there are none in the centre! oooh and Bens cookies are amazing in the indoor market😜🍪Hope you enjoy 😊

[@stevewrissy9748]

Have you thought about getting the radiators working, then at least you could use them as a back up if needed.

[@Retire444]

You do not need a welder to repair your stove door. If you go online you can see a tool called a bolt stud extractor. It is easy to use but you need to take care when you drill into the centre of the broken stud, so that you can incert the easyout tool, which will remove the damaged bolr from the door.

[@debcameron4204]

Green bean plant isn’t a bean it’s a nasturtium. You can eat the leaves and flowers.

[@ssadams]

lol you should have titled this vlog "so you want to live on a narrowboat?" Cheers.

[@BellaTrix0707]

So what was in that Amazon box? U said u would tell us& didnt.. 😭😂 I am nosy, I know.. That was a great vlog.. kept me on the edge of my seat. I so feel for u 2 being sick. Man I could feel this one& was right there with yah. Ugh that rain.. by now u guys are hopefully all healthy again. It is really incredible u guys made it through the closure with everything u had going on!!! So happy u guys are able to totally enjoy the season. Cant wait for next week.. and please please please... do order a new door, or call a local welder& set up an appt. It really shouldnt cost a lot to get this done. I am an old welder, this really isnt a big job.. now although I am a female welder.. cough.. generally due to it being such a male dominated industry.. if a woman calls a shop.. cough, cough, hint hint.. and talks bout how cold it is on the boat& that its just done jerry rig style.. cough cough.. and that there are animals around .. they prob squeeze u in fairly fast .. cough cough .. u didnt hear this trick from me though.. its really is a safety issue. Anyhoo. Hope u guys are grand.

[@shanehumberstone5262]

Would high temperature exhaust sealing tape work? It’s good for up to 450 degrees

[@BoatTime]

Oo possibly! We hadn’t considered that, thanks! 😊

[@kathylowe3402]

How much is a new door ?

[@marthachedondo599]

Did you ever find your ash pan?