Revealing the Unexpected Lessons we've Learned on our Wide Beam Boat | 124

[@markaldridge5848]

Thanks for the insight into widebeam canal cruising. 😊

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Our pleasure 😁

[@mikeboone4425]

Just stumbled onto you 2 we will be with now for the duration stay safe . Happy Trails

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Aww thank you ☺️ hope you enjoy 😊

[@TrogART]

Thank god there are so few locks in my area, even from where I am moored there are three directions of travel and the locks are hours way, its all in all about 250 miles of traveling with very few locks. Usually at about 4mph most of the time. If heading to St Ives it's about 8 hours and 3 locks for an example.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Oh wow that sounds amazing we’re both turning into Popeye 💪 haha 😂 at least it keeps us fit 😂

[@lovebunnykaz]

you know its gray all the tim in Britain but the sun does shine when just for you when your're outside doing the thing your love such sailing on your widebeam or hiking inthe peak district because the views are so dam beutiful!

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

You are very right we do have beautiful views made all the better when the sun shines 😁

[@russellgordon5160]

❤loved watching. 114 locks fearless. I thought you lived on the canal now. What's the rush? Just stop e❤njoy, Oh, feed Richard, the dog seems fine.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Aww thank you 🙏 unfortunately there are some time restrictions for us due to work commitments but it is lovely 🥰 Haha will make sure Richard is fed! 😂

[@shelaghweston4584]

Sounds like you really took to the K and A.. We have been on many of the canals and frankly it’s our favourite .. it just has everything .. mind you we like to wild moor so that’s great as visitor moorings are quite often taken and there are not that many. Great vlog

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Thank you 🙏 it’s been really fun so far, ok there’s been some challenges but they just add to the experience 😊 yes we wild moored most of the time as they were taken but again it’s an adventure 😁

[@barrytarr2960]

I like the barge pole tip - Agree lock 82 is an absolute mare. We’re moored down the river section from you on the other side of Greenham lock on a 60x11. Not sure I could get on with wheel steering.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Aww thanks Barry and hello 👋🏻 hope you’re doing well there 😁 Wheeled steering does have its own set of challenges lol 😂

[@howardeastman311]

Very nice, great vlog. Thanks

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Thank you 🙏 😊

[@margaretwhite8996]

That was another nice vlog! Yes the K&A looked a nice canal for sure. You both did so well taking Vivere along it. Now back at Newbury, i bet you have been back at work a couple weeks now ! Twiglet running to you at the end was so cute... when was she born Hayley ? Loved her toy duck laying there while she slept. I know i keep saying but she is so adorable. 🐾🐾take care 🙏.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hi Margaret 👋 it wasn’t without its challenges but it just adds to the adventure! Yes both back at work, boo! 🤣 Twiglet was born on the 25th May, we’re biased but she is adorable 🥰 haha 😂 🐾🐾😘

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

So after 15 minutes I’ve learnt the lock bricks are slippery, plug a leaky lock with a barge pole, jump off and on to the roof and a dog adapts to life onboard quickly…….mmmm not really great lessons…..and so have given up…..having said that the filming itself is really well done and the soundtrack has been well chosen. I’ve also been corresponding with Collingwood - hope your issues there have been sorted.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hope you have more success with Collingwood than we have so far 😩😁

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons sorry to hear your problems are ongoing - you always seem so happy but I guess below the surface……have a beer on me cheers Swanny

[@meeruisland]

Love your puppy

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Aww thank you she is a sweetheart 🥰🐾🐾

[@captain.eddy333]

Glad to see you made it home safely. My wife Mary is particularly pleased that you now have a cute new puppy. One question: what do you do with your compoost waste? Do you store it? And when you do discard it ,..... where? We are planning to come across the pond and join the cruising community in the near future, and are just now sorting out the details. Love your vlogs. Looking for your next adventure.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hi Eddy, aww we’re pleased with our new puppy too she’s such a cutie 🥰 The urine can just be poured in bushes and apparently is actually good for some trees 🌲 there are different options for the other, it can be composted or disposed of. There are lots of FAQs on the site we bought it from: www.strumpetandtrollop.com/faqs/ 😁

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

Thanks

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Aww thank you so much ☺️ is very generous of you 😁♥️

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons how much should we pay for a “pram cover” over the stern of a widebeam ?

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Sorry only just seen this, they tend to be anything from £3000-£5000 depending on the design/ construction 😊

[@GrahamSwan-yi5gw]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons thanks guys - any recommended supplier? By the way loved your video on the reflective film for the portholes - what did you do for the skylight? Hopefully you’ll be around in October and we can buy you lunch for all your assistance. Cheers Swanny

[@MaryanneBainbridge]

Hi, just a quick question, you say you use a composting loo, now CRT have stopped allowing you to double bag the solids & put them in the bins. How do you get rid of them? Thanks, I enjoy the videos, always wanted to do the K&A.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hi 👋 it is tricky, we’re lucky enough to have our own refuse and access to an allotment. Obviously we’re not on full time either, would probably be more difficult if we were! 😊

[@danhollifield]

Oh dear, while I was pondering how my Dad would have dealt with those heavy lock gates, since was a farmer over here in the US for 40 years (probably something involving lots of rope and a block & tackle), I think I just accidentally invented an electric-powered steel mooring cable system for canal boats. The best part is that all the equipment already exists--but no one seems to have thought of using it in quite this way before. The worst part is that since all the equipment already exists, I can't patent it. The perils of being a science-fiction writer, I suppose: always thinking up novel (no pun intended) ways to do everyday tasks, LOL!

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Oh wow a science fiction writer that’s super cool 🤙 We love Sci-Fi. Could you re-fashion your idea perhaps 🤔 😁

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Wow just looked up your books, we are privileged that you watch our humble videos 😁

[@danhollifield]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons, why would I not? You're entertaining, fun, and seem like you'd be nice people to know in real life. You have great music on your vlogs, too. I watch a dozen or so canal boat channels on KZbin. The US doesn't have much of anything like your Inland Waterways system, just lakes and rivers, mostly. A few, up North, to be sure, but nothing like those you sail on.

[@danhollifield]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons, what I'll probably do is use the idea in a story. Perhaps some colony world has lots of rivers and inter-connecting canals, and the colonists use boats for transporting goods and people during the early days of the colony before any highways were built. It's an idea. As I said, the thing would use products people can already buy, just in an application no one thought of before.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

@@danhollifield Aww thank you, it is lots of fun :)

[@danhollifield]

Sorry for leaving before the video is over, but my internet is wonky. A repair tech is scheduled for Monday. I will re-watch all the way through when I can get more than 18 seconds of video between several minutes of buffering. --Dan

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hi Dan, oh no what a nightmare! Technology is great until it goes wrong! Hope the repair goes well 😁🤞

[@danhollifield]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons, here it is Monday night and I can watch this video, finally. Not all the repair work is complete to the telephone and internet connection, but there's now enough bandwidth for me to finish watching your vlog episode! YAY!

[@CaptainK007]

Had enough, just got up and went to bed! Weird? Nah that just female 😂😂😂

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Haha 😂 probably true 😂 I normally just nod off in the car 🤣

[@CaptainK007]

But you shouldn’t do it when driving 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Oh that’s where I’m going wrong 🤣🤣🤣

[@CaptainK007]

@@WidebeamandWellingtons I came back from a couple of jobs, been to China, Azerbaijan, and Brazil my internal clock was screwed. I was driving home from the office after dropping my paperwork off and got stuck in road works while a lorry tipped its load. Next thing two blokes waking me up laughing. Apparently the snoring gave it away 😂

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Oh no 🙈 😂😂

[@billrosmus6734]

Do you actually live full time on your boat?

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Hi Bill, we’re about 50/50 between the boat and our flat, depending on weekly commitments 😁

[@leehwhiz]

To much chatter, would prefer nice scenery and talking about operating the boat in these narrow canals.

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

Thank you we appreciate your feedback 😊

[@samsquid65]

Your boat is too big. Is that obvious?

[@WidebeamandWellingtons]

lol 😂