Watch this BEFORE you buy a narrowboat!

[@BoatTime]

Boaters! Add your bonus tips here ⬇️

[@stevecooney1361]

Take as many opinions as possible on a topic your researching, then make your decision on those opinions or your own as a consequence of those decisions.

[@BoatTime]

@@NarrowboatNogginTheNog So glad it wasnt just us with this issue! Hope you got it sorted 😪😪

[@BreezyRider66]

Engine, engine, engine - how to maintain & troubleshoot your engine yourselves is absolutely crucial. Your engine WILL fail to start at some point, usually it's something straight forward that you can resolve but only if you take the time to learn and do the maintenance...

[@BoatTime]

I shan’t spoil the later video but we did in the end. Agreed that those sorts of skills are so useful! 😊

[@lukeparry394]

If I had all the knowledge when we first started, we would have made different decisions about how we came to the boat. In the end, everything usually works out well with patience. From experience, be careful listening to some individuals / sales people. The boating community is overly enthusiastic and helpful but on some occasions advice has been incorrect - basically be prepared to do your research. Videos like this were hard to come across 5-6 years ago and are valuable insight for new boaters :)

[@BoatTime]

Yeah, even when things go wrong they generally work themselves out or theres someone on hand to help out! Its nice! Yeah, even with advice etc we always try to, and reccomend to still do your own research. Good point! Thanks for watching ☺

[@busybee6445]

My lovelies, another great video with lots of really good advice. Well done for being all grown up and sensible for this and just in case no one has told you, you are stars.

[@BoatTime]

Aw thank you so much! Your comment has made our day 🥰🥺

[@garym518]

Even though I went through the experience some years ago I don’t think I would add anything,very reasonable list well done

[@BoatTime]

Ah that’s so lovely to hear! Thank you so much Gary! It means a lot :)

[@fatnsassy99]

Most definitely watch other boating channels. Believe you me, yall all been through it, but learn from others mistakes/positives!! If ppl can help then dont take it for granted!! Get basics down of boat lingo and electric before looking. It's sad but I've seen some ppl talk above new boaters and yes some get taken advantage of. Knowledge is key 👍🙃🙊💯

[@BoatTime]

All great points! Thank you ☺️ It can feel very daunting at the start but you have to learn to ask questions and just get stuck in ☺️

[@onedaymoreaboard]

Such good advice, and SO right about ‘figuring stuff out’. It’s been a steep learning curve with our first 4 months living aboard 😊

[@BoatTime]

Thank you!! It’s definitely a get stuck in mindset. Congrats on 4 months! Hope you’re enjoying it! 🥰

[@lynettecoates4272]

Thanks for doing this.... we are at number 6 the mass decluttering stage of the house!!! We have given ourselves 6 months to declutter, move bits and bobs onboard and to slowly buy what we might need to make the boat low energy as much as poss like swapping to LED light bulbs and buying rechargeable hand held hoover etc xx

[@BoatTime]

6 months sounds sensible! Good luck! Very exciting times, try to enjoy it as much as possible even though it can be stressful 😚 That sounds like a good plan! Very similar to what we did ☺️ Excited for you!

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Very helpful thankyou for sharing. ❤

[@BoatTime]

Glad it was helpful! ☺️ Good luck!

[@stevecooney1361]

As usual great vlog. Learnt a bit. Iam now 3 + yrs down the line and still learning.

[@BoatTime]

Every day is a school day! Thanks for watching Steve! Glad to hear you have learned a bit 🥳

[@stevecooney1361]

@@BoatTime learnt that I should have listened to my wife and not my heart, when buying my boat

[@stevecooney1361]

Love the freshness and honesty of your vlogs

[@BoatTime]

Oh no, what happened?

[@BoatTime]

Thank you so much! That means a lot :)

[@somersetsue]

Well done. Good vlog 👍

[@BoatTime]

Thank you Sue, hope it helped! 🤩

[@katienorthenmore1892]

Thank you so much. Very helpful. It is amazing. Its a different world. I am trying to read about most things. Before and if we buy. We'll done .Good information!❤

[@morriscorreia7282]

Thanks

[@BoatTime]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Thankyou for all that info, very useful tips for when I buy a narrowboat

[@BoatTime]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@TheNarrowboatPirate]

Whooop fab video guys!! That’s twice in one week 😃😃 whooooo hooooo 😃❤️

[@BoatTime]

Yay! 🎉Thank you so much! ❤🏴‍☠️

[@gazmartin50]

Good video, enjoy yaselves😊

[@BoatTime]

Thank you Gaz!

[@junco477]

Great job. Thanks.

[@BoatTime]

Thank you for watching!

[@tracyj5250]

Please can you do a video on boat terminology , what does blacking the boat mean?

[@BoatTime]

We have some videos on blacking the boat on our DIY playlist! ☺️

[@Dontremainatadpole]

Keep the vids coming guys great info👍👍👍

[@BoatTime]

Thank you so much! Glad it helped :)

[@alexcrypto2665]

Hi,is there any insurance tax/council tax for it?thank you

[@Darren_and_Julie]

What do you pair do for jobs ? Or money to continually cruise 👍😁

[@BoatTime]

Wes works for a video game developer making games and Amy streams on Twitch and manages the youtube ☺

[@lynettecoates4272]

Hi Amy... need to ask a question about your portable washing machine..... how are you getting on with it and does it wash and spin the clothes well.... we are not sure whether to get similar or an actual washing macine however how to get that on board seems a nightmare not to mention the power consumption!! Sorry if this is the wrong vlog to ask the question... !! Xx

[@BoatTime]

Hey Lynette! No worries 😊 We love our portable washing machine and feel like it cleans our everyday clothes really well! We mainly use it for underwear, t-shirts, pj's and light trousers etc. It can struggle with heavier clothing like knitwear or jeans, so I usually wash them by themselves or save them until we get to a laundrette. We wash the bigger stuff like bedding, towels and blankets at laundrettes and its too heavy for our machine. The way I make sure its clean is I do a spin with hot water and detergent and then empty out the water and do a cold water rinse before drying. This just makes sure all the dirt and access detergent leaves. Sometimes I do 2 cold water rinses if needed. That seems to get them clean and smelling fresh :) We have had no problems so far! We have seen the full size washing machines and for us it wasnt worth it for the amount of space it would take up and how much power it would use! Hope that helps 😊🧺

[@lynettecoates4272]

@@BoatTime thanks!! What is the name of it... xx