415. SMASHING the bathroom up and REMOVING the water tank

[@TheDaf95xf]

Evening young James 😊 That was one of your typical videos James with lots of jobs on the go with good results 👍🏻 Keep it up m8 😊

[@rubberdc]

Good evening James . THIS new task you have is incredibly interesting . I am so happy that you have a new boat to bring back from the mess it was to your home for you and your kids. Brilliant and I watch it avidly .

[@spudgun9315]

And just like that, James is storing his milk outside again... love it 👍🏻

[@ldirk58601]

I like that you are leaving no stone unturned so you dont have major headaches later. Love Rob for being such a good friend. Have a wonderful weekend to the both of you!

[@greghilton7797]

Its all going at a hundred miles per hour and I'm enjoying your daily vlogs so much. Well done James.

[@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt]

Thanks Greg It’s going well but I’ve got the kids for a few days which may seriously slow things down a bit

[@PinkLittleElephant]

Did I spot the panels from the front bulkhead in the skip? Probably not, but just in case … you want to keep them as a template for the new panels?

[@peterboydell251]

I don't know how you manage it. Working all day on the boat AND post a daily video. However I must say that from our perspective it is great to see your progress in detail and not have to wait a week for a quick summary. Keep up the good work, you are much admired.

[@ssliberte]

Loving the new project teardown and build. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

[@laurahobbs5702]

Great progress. This is what I like . No messing about. Just get it done.

[@jacobvinestein4213]

This is amazing, from literally knowing nothing about narrowboats and what they even look like inside to seeing one being done up from almost scratch is brilliant. Thank you for the content and as always looking forward to seeing it on the cut!

[@geoffreynolds8835]

You've got this one sorted, Sloe Patrol was a lesson for you. Move forward yet again.

[@1258-Eckhart]

So you're stripping it back to the shell. Water tank syphon method (bit of plumbing involved, works 10 times better than a pump): as close to the tank as possible, use a step up fitting to take on one side the existing tank outflow pipe, on the other side a 19 mm garden hose. To the discharge end of the hose, fit a 19mm tap with a hose nozzle. Use this to fill the hose back to the tank with water. When full, close the tap and remove the water source. Throw the (full) hose over the gunwales down to the ground, open the tap and Bob's yer uncle, water flow and in rapid quantity.

[@MattHill303]

Great progress again, loved the little auto electrical business, proper reminded me of my Dad's business in the 80's where I'd spend Saturdays and school holidays reconditioning alternators and starters.

[@rickonnye2001]

Great progress 😊well done 😊nice video 😊thank you

[@annjarvis9300]

Well done on another great days work gd to see Rob gave a hand tc now James you will just wear your self out the olies👍👋

[@philiproots1256]

best narrowboat refurbishment i have seen, and keeps me wanting to see more of your rewarding work. always looking forward to the next instalment of project 58.

[@normmcrae1140]

Agree with many others - I'm LOVING the daily updates! When you re-install the water tank - you could consider just putting it on some hard or high-density insulation board - being spread out evenly, the weight of the water won't crush it very much, it will insulate it from winter freezing and it'll save you from having to rebuild a wooden framework. Might even save you a few pounds (of both types!).

[@barryhayes3328]

Was not sure what you were doing with it 😮 but now that you’re halfway through your correct bin it all and install new fresh fixtures and fittings, after all you the one who will live in it. Great job really enjoyed it so far keep it up 👍 😊

[@stencilgraffitiapp]

Loving this series, keep 'em coming!

[@mandycoleman1394]

Great stuff James ! Who’s head were you kicking in when kicking the shower panel ! Lol Rob your such a good friend to James. James your lucky to have him ! Looking forward to the next episode of project 57/58 !x

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Great progress. I’d not have a clue what to do. Very addictive to watch tho. Well done James

[@thedecliningcyclist3321]

Those cassette toilets always seem to fetch a few quid on the various FB for sale groups so hopefully some funds going back into the kitty there 👍🏻

[@mungmungie]

I finally broke down and bought a multi-tool. Best thing ever. Yes to the bamboo flooring. If you can afford it, by all means do it. We had a plumbing leak in our flat a few years ago, and insurance covered replacing maple laminate floor with bamboo. It looks teriffic, and shows no wear. Nice colour quality, too.

[@sarkybugger5009]

Relegated to coffee making, James? Glad to see that one of you has heard of a syphon. Silly sausage! I didn't realise you were planning on a complete rebuild. All the best, mate.

[@richardsicard8890]

Another cracking vlog from James, all the best.

[@oneshoan]

Back when you put that tiny mirror in your bathroom, I said then your girls needed a bigger one, lol. Girls have to have a good sized mirror. Also, please save every piece of wood in this new boat. This coming from someone who has it in her entire house. Thank you 🙏 for a great video and love the hair thing you have going on, lol 😂

[@marinussnijder7941]

You have made some excellent decisions this week.👍 Tanks, floor, shower, engine…I didn’t mind the sealing at first but yes It needs inspecting and installed better, its going to be your home after all. Don’t forget to celebrate the progress this weekend 🍻 Proost (cheers)

[@phenogen8125]

Siphon? The better alternative for the ceiling/deckhead is tongue and groove EFFECT ply. Personally I hate the look; especially the sauna traditional invariable gaps and irregularities bodge standard; much prefer the minimalism of a flat surface. Nice refurb of the alternator and starter. Rip out the floors and epoxy paint all after remedial work if you can; looks like a definitively atrocious fit out. Anything you do will be an improvement.

[@kevinmartin3859]

Strip out coming on nicely after seeing some way things are it's got to be a fully modification job good luck

[@ruthscott5166]

Wow, James - lots of progress with the demo.

[@dba750]

Awe, the door stop was the funniest

[@thedecliningcyclist3321]

Also when I renovated my last boat I found that grey old style Hep2o pipe would mate into the modern JG fittings fine so long as you use the metal reinforcement collet in the pipe, I don’t know if you’re planning on retaining any of the original pipes but if you do it might be worth keeping a bag of the assorted grey pipe fittings and joints to use later for spares, that’s what I did and it really saved me a few quid and a few headaches. There’s actually a few fittings like the traps off the shower tray and sink which it might be worth digging out of the skip before it goes because it might save you time and money in a few weeks when you start putting stuff back 👍🏻👍🏻

[@annclark5082]

Daily vlogs, just like the olden days 😂 Keep up the ripping out James then we can get to the good bit, putting it all back together 👍

[@EeeDee1]

Just a thought, the same kind of garage floor paint you're gonna use in the engine bay might be good for underneath the water tank

[@beverleybutler7685]

It's all gotta go james get it out!!!😅

[@Sterlingsabre28]

Great stuff. That bloody spring lol

[@billyslide7645]

Great progress, really moving along! I’ve come to terms with Project 58, because 1958 is the year Gibson released the first Flying V and Explorer models. I have a Flying V that I adore (not a ‘58). Well done friend.

[@richardpos1]

Of course you have a Flying V. … you are the man, man!

[@billyslide7645]

@@richardpos1 My Flying V, landed in my lap, last summer at an estate sail. Classic case of finding something I wasn’t looking for. It’s my 2nd ‘V’. Had one in the 80s but that one was stolen - I actually like this one better than that one.

[@thepeanutgallery1699]

Roof toilet's an improvement over wind-thingy. And now you have a use for the chimney hole, lol.

[@w124mercedes7]

Che k into one of the marine brine treatment toilets. They use a porcelain toilet that flushes into a small tank. Brine is injected and charged with 12 or 24 vdc. Which makes it safe to flush overboard. They are marine and coast guard approved. Both heads on My boat flush into same tank and is treated and pumped through a through hull. There is no smell and very little maintenance.

[@Shunyia]

You must be shattered! Hope you can treat yourself to a bit of a rest at the weekend . Youve done so much in a week ☀

[@markphillips2076]

The more i see of project 58, the more it looks like a sail away self build. It doesn't look like it's been professionally fitted out

[@markphillips2076]

Unless or course, it was a cheaply fitted out hire boat. But bloody hell, it looks a bit shoddy.

[@stevendraper8278]

Hi James if your looking to donate the loo, I'd be very happy to give it a good home as my pump out spits and snarls at me and the smell is so lovely, keep up the good content, steve & Lilly

[@monopolylife]

Wow, that was quick. And the water tank also. And thanks to Jason for the alternator!

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Cracking job. 😊

[@tomthumb6824]

That floor plate under bricks needs treatment paint, your bricks are porous constantly drying and moisture absorption from condensation will rot your base plate out. While your floor is off is time to fix. Yeah i would keep T&G ceiling, looks okay for boat era.

[@flippingwoodforcash9130]

Lovely shiny new reconditioned worth every penny

[@thepeanutgallery1699]

How's your bicep injury doing with all this work/demo? (It was about this time last year when it popped, wasn't it?) Where has the time gone?

[@mrmocki]

Are you sure the water tank wasn’t at that angle to make sure any sediment didn’t come out the outlet ? It’s common to angle tanks for this reason

[@markdoble736]

As a narrowboat can, and frequently will, list from side to side on a regular basis, sitting the water tank at an angle will have little to no effect on any sediment located inside.

[@cjyoung7372]

The more I watch the closer you get to a complete top to bottom refit

[@MrFrontrowrules]

Loving it.

[@matthewwoodward2738]

A Boat life might want the loo. They have issues with their cassette .

[@raymondc5473]

Boat Time you mean.

[@baz-wc4fi]

Another great video James, keep up the good work you seem to be making progress!! Dread to think what was in that Cassette 💩

[@bigKDL]

Hi James only me all the water pipes for the hot water cylinder are twin coils mean two flow and two return pipes one pair to the engine the other pair to the heater then one cold pipe in and one hot out hence six pipes

[@DEmma1972]

Start up a new channel: The Narrow boat that James demolished. All needed to be done in fairness. Plastic bags can be made into temporary gloves while working with factory stains in a cassette toilet.

[@DameAndThatGame]

James, hold all the names you get, at the end of the project, engravge them all ona plaque an rivet it to the boat, less off the graffitt lol

[@darrenraymond5334]

spring doorstops i hate them as well ,good going sir.

[@TairnKA]

It would have been gone after the first time I bumped it. ;-)

[@paularksey1963]

Great vlog, really enjoying it. All the things you learnt renovating Sloe Patrol should ensure Project 58 will be in class above. One thing can you please be careful with your tools and equipment I cringe every time you throw something down instead of just putting it down. Anyway keep up the good work. All the best from OZ.

[@davidsedlickas8222]

Greetings James. Your bathroom as is, possible to turn into children's bedrooms with bunk beds perhaps. Rip out going well. Blank canvas. Is it possible to rust treat the base plate before putting down the new floor ? Time and money permitting. Keep safe calm and carry on. Great stuff. Might see you both at Crick.

[@ProjectNarrowboat]

I wonder if the tank was at an angle so that the last of the water could get drawn out? Also, I think those water pumps need a filter before them. Good work - was definitely worth having that bulkhead and tank out.

[@flippingwoodforcash9130]

Nice one jimmy

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good video

[@charleshawes3670]

The gray colored (I'm from the States hence spelling differences) plumbing looks like a product called Quest that is no longer used due to leakage issues. I think it was a polybutylene product that was in a class action lawsuit here in North Carolina in the mid '90,s. Was Quest used in the UK?

[@OldFloatingSeaman]

That laminate flooring has caused more damage than good. You can see by the 'Black' deposits, it has sweated and left nowhere for the water residue to evaporate. Bite the bullet, ditch it all, and put a decent floor covering down. Chipboard is a waste of time, unless fully treated. Looking at all the internal rust, on the hull, damp has been an issue on your boat and also with the insulation coming away, you need to investigate what's going on mate. One positive, all the time she is out of the water, CRT can't come a calling for their licence fee. Bar Stewards done me for another month, by one day!!!!!!!!! Good luck in your endeavours.

[@coach59uk]

I wonder if that batton that may have gone under the water tank was cut because the stove was moved,.....🤔

[@jamesc264]

Hiya....Bathrooms with a narrow corridor are horrible things. Since you taking walls out, why mot make a walkthrough bathroom?..make full use of width of boat

[@markdoble736]

Unfortunately, an off corridor bathroom is probably more practicable with a family on board for both privacy and access through the boat. Just because they're smaller doesn't necessarily mean they can't be made sensibly usable. That's the trade off with a narrowboat.

[@w124mercedes7]

Thats what I would do. I would put up a wall next to bedroom so its a walk through into bedroom. Have more room in bathroom and more options for layout. Plus get rid of narrow hallway. Those boats look narrow enough without a hallway.

[@thenormanfair]

You might want to pick up a pry bar with all the demolition work you are doing. Also, I hear bamboo is not green.

[@georgesmith739]

While the bow is all apart, is it possible to add a bow thruster? I have no idea on the cost. I think its just a hollow metal tube with a motor driven prop inside. Im sure Robs boat has one. It might be nice for maneuvering the 58.

[@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt]

No need for a bow thruster. Rob does have them but doesn’t use them massive cost to install and most importantly it won’t help me navigate. They are great for really hard manoeuvres like in a marina but I won’t be doing much of that.

[@ifadams2908]

Oh Lord, won't you buy James a Narrowboat Benz His friends all cruise wide beams, he must make amends Worked hard all his lifetime , no help from his friends So Lord, won't you buy James a Narrowboat Benz.. 🤫😅

[@andyb6492]

You may as well carry on and gut the boat and treat the in side of the bilge like you did on Sloe patrol. Think of the extra content for the channel😉

[@man350z]

James, with the many possible objects that can lead to infections on Project 58, you might want to check your health records for the last time you got a tetanus shot. Otherwise carry on.

[@stevehoare6378]

Hi James, loving the videos. Just a bit worried about the base plate. If you are taking the floor up, wouldn’t it be sensible to treat and paint the rusty surface of the base plate? 🍷🍷

[@markbeard518]

You should of just have bought a new shell and engine. Ive seen so many DIY people like you that buy a boat with not a clue, us boat yards love you 🤣

[@ThaBaSics]

Easy fella...looking at u makes my ADHD kick in ... Relax ;) enjoying tho :)

[@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt]

Sorry about that pal It’ll chill a bit

[@Alan_AB]

I love your videos James. I've watched them all. But this one was very very difficult to watch because of the camera being waved about. Too much motion. Looking forward to seeing hos the rest of the narrowboat turns out.

[@TheStevenmk]

Please tell me your keeping the kitchen James?

[@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt]

Mmmm

[@TheStevenmk]

@@TheNarrowboatThatJamesBuilt not going to lecture you but that looks a nice kitchen and you got to think cost especially if you come across any bigger issues. Loving the new boat though and loving the regular videos. Ocean colour scene fan aswell, you’re an absolute legend 👍🏻👍🏻

[@peterwood8636]

Is it project 57 or project 58 are you confused..?

[@Dore60]

👍

[@karldubhe8619]

I hope your kids have asked you to keep Sloe Patrol for one of them, even if you can't let one of them have it. :)

[@vadmal5210]

I don't really know how to say this...but it seems like when you remove a lot, it still looks like progress. Strange!

[@KarenSFrancis]

My cat loves those door springs. Sits and smacks them . not to be a nag or a mum, but you ARE up to date on your tetanus jabs? This is rapidly turning into what we could call a total gut job!

[@Elle-kr8od]

Ah the pleasures of destruction! I think I'm doing more cursing at the stubborn bits than you are, although maybe it's the odd ads I'm seeing: bras of all sorts, and (unrelated, I think) a holster to hidden-carry a hand gun--which I do not have. What the what? An enjoyable video regardless.Thanks for taking us along. Save the mirror, of course.

[@richardpos1]

No gun holster ads on UK You-tube … we get bathroom taps!

[@Elle-kr8od]

@@richardpos1 Hah! I'd much prefer your ads....

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌❤️🇨🇦,

[@annhamilton2060]

Why do you not consider recycling the wood etc, as other boaters could be glad of it to repurpose. Every time you dump things it makes me twitch as there is money in that muck lol

[@Orxenhorf]

Don't see the burst battery laying around at the side anywhere, so I'm guessing it's still illegally dumped in the skip where it was last seen.