A thruster could come in handy for tight spots in some marinas but generally its not a necessary item but a luxury so its not on my must have list. My Drive Across America During the Coronavirus Pandemic. If you have a permanent mooring on a wharf or in a marina, you can often have post sent there though it depends on the contract terms. Your mileage may vary and that's fine. Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Titles Cruising the Cut web-series. If we toast a sandwich in the UK, it is then explicitly referred to as a toasted sandwich or toastie. The sandwich default is un-heated in any way. Bear in mind the boats pivot in the middle so as you turn, the back end is going out. 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The Wooden Canal Boat Society in Ashton-under-Lyne is a wonderful group of enthusiasts who not only renovate and bring new life to decaying ancient wooden narrowboats but also provide valuable services to the local community. David begins his journey this year by getting a diesel leak fixed in the engine bay and then heads off towards the heart of the canal network - Braunston - before continuing towards the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal. A rather lovely video to end the season sees David firstly having a new stove pipe custom-made to crown the chimney he'd fixed in Episode One and then, on an utterly glorious day in mid-summer, he takes a trip to Welshpool to see, and experience, a horse-drawn narrowboat. David Johns canal-based YouTube channel is Cruising the Cut. For single-handed canal boaters, shimmying up and down lock ladders or trying to get through swing bridges can be a huge nuisance. And so, when David contacted me, I was a divided soul. So hybrid solutions are the only reasonable option. Johns calls his 239 videos the diary of my life afloat. Cruising the Cut. Snatching the sound of Manannn's song on the bite of a northwesterly wind, 265. Rust abounds again as the entire engine is taken out of David's narrowboat so that he can scrape yucky old crud out of the bilge, then treat it and repaint so that it looks half decent again. He also meets up with some new friends, also narrowboaters. A favorite quote: "I wish I could take dog happiness as a drug." I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and I'm glad that I did. Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. David's amazing week in the sunshine on the River Avon comes to an end as he reaches Stratford, whereupon he returns to the canals with a shock as he remembers just how narrow they are compared to rivers and how low some of their bridges can be. A variety of sources: rain, rivers, boreholes, reservoirs. This is niche, its not for everyone, but you and I like it, and that's enough for me. Just a matter of personal preference.You can also use apps or online guides such as canalplan.org.uk (ideal for route planning rather than a map) or opencanalmap which has all the CRT facilities marked etc albeit in a rather tiny font that you cant seem to enlarge. Evoking the spirit of pirate radio - on a canal, https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/, Tuesday Morning, 5.30am (The Voyage of Bran). He had in a peculiar way become part of our lives - 'Oh, I think David did a vlog on that! Heres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, its good stuff. A sense of aliveness that is contagious. Can I sent you a gift, whats your address?Thats a very kind thought and thank you but although I did once, several years ago, accept an unsolicited gift (a hoodie), I now prefer not to receive items and politely decline such offers though I really do appreciate the sentiment. Consider two, 57-foot-long boats coming from opposite directions. He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot "narrow boat," and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. Cruising The Cut is about the historic canals of the UK. David's epic narrowboat odyssey along the Grand Union canal concludes as he returns to Braunston in surprisingly sunny weather for mid-October. This show is the perfect antidote to all of the crap that is American network TV and all the junk that streaming services regurgitate. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram. He is also someone who is good at his craft - and when I say good, I mean GOOD! Good fortune smiles upon David as he travels up the south Stratford canal, with lock after lock being set his way and help being given by random boaters and passers-by. There are not that many truly sunny days here and no matter what solar proponents say, if its cloudy and overcast, the resulting power is much less than optimal. A lot of damage had to be rectified both to boats and the canal infrastructure afterwards. At one point I had even thought of using a pseudonym for the Erica. Or am I over compensating so that I am not being too overly familiar? He navigates the many tunnels and locks. Typically, a canal might be maybe 4-5 feet deep in the middle (the canal bed tends to slope upwards slightly at the edges). It was totally appalling. Can you fish in the canals and do you eat them?You can fish if you have the appropriate licences local angling groups tend to have the rights to each stretch of canal so talk to them. You can follow David on Twitter and Facebook. As for doctors, dentists etc, just stay signed up to your usual one and go in to any local surgery on a visiting basis if you need to; they dont need to know youre on a boat. David Johns Page 2 Cruising The Cut Author: David Johns Vlog 277: Without a Paddle September 7, 2022 Travels, Vlog 6 This is the third and final part of my I try to answer the question, To be a writer or to write? Its tough, that. Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022. ANDAMAN ISLANDS:Virginal and amazing India, The Journey to Business Significance (Part 1), Ten Cities I Absolutely Must See Before the Reaper Comes for Me. David Johns is an amazing host and everything about this show is equal parts wholesome, informative, and relaxing. He takes the narrowboat through a very tight squeeze outside Rugeley, changes the engine oil, and admires some flowers by the canalside. It was to be the final day of an unseasonably dry and warm spell. Some day boats can get away with it though because they can return to a fixed point to recharge from the mains each night see vlog 168. Thats exactly what Gill Gregory can do aboard Desiderata so I went to see the system in action. When I started, I had always thought I would politely refuse offers that would involve either the Erica or myself appearing on video or print - although, to be absolutely truthful I really thought that there wasn't the remotest possibility of anyone being interested enough in the podcast to offer in the first place! He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. Then he takes us back in time to May 2018, when he went to London for the annual Inland Waterways Association's "Canalway Cavalcade", which is a huge and colourful pageant of narrowboats. Why dont you have / fit a bow thruster / trolling motor?Although many (generally newer) narrowboats have bow thrusters, it would be near impossible to fit one onto my boat without some major, and expensive, surgery. WebA seemingly naive and devout middle-aged man finds his way in the underground world of supernatural fighter plane films. Theres something retro, hypnotic, and relaxing about all this, which partly explains its popularity. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. WebDavidExpertTV Style Vlogging & Reviews Date joined March 15, 2013 Twitter @DavidExpertTV Other media Website RSS (Feedburner) Videos 11 Schedule Unscheduled Status Inactive Username CruisingTheCut Channel trailer Most viewed video First video [Source] UKAirscape YouTuber Information Profile UKAirscape Style Tech, Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns.He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and presenter on radio, television and online, working for ITV and the BBC amongst many others, as well as seven or so years as a full-time YouTube videomaker. A couple of days before his arrival we gave each other a good haircut with Penny's dog clippers. Why dont you use a cordless drill to operate the paddle gear?For several reasons. David Alan Johns (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. All fish must be returned to the canal alive except non-native species which must not be returned. Many, possibly most, have multi-fuel stoves which burn coal or wood and they will keep a boat so toasty youll have the windows open in mid-winter! Penny was finding getting around more of a trial. It was just that Nighttime on Still Waters is about the love (and power) of audio worlds, spoken words, sounds, a shared space in the night of a complicated word. Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. Click here to watch it. Why dont you fit a wind turbine?Theyre quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and dont generate a huge amount of power. I get buzzed by one or two a year. I am sure David is used to this and he was the epitome of warm-hearted politeness. The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. All the points of connection and reference run just one way. :-) I would have liked more details about how he spent his time while moored for long periods in one location. He stops at pubs and villages. I know his sense of humour; he does not know mine. Plus: can you buy a narrowboat in the UK if you're from overseas? As of April 2022 however, I have moved off the boat (for the reasons why, see my explanation video by clicking here). That said many boaters disagree entirely with these arguents and do paint the baseplate how often is down to their enthusiasm for the task and / or the depth of their wallet. Can I visit your boat?As I am no longer living aboard and have sold the boat (see this video for my reasons), no! It would not be wise to operate the boat and a drone single-handed, your attention would either be on one or the other and that would not be safe. My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. Braving another substantial river like the courageous soul he is, David takes his narrowboat from Stourport onto the Severn and pops back to his home town of Droitwich along the way before returning to the river and continuing south to Tewkesbury where he begins what would become his most enjoyable journey yet, up the River Avon. He reflects on his former life. See here for our Journey with Jesus weekly webzine for the global church. Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. Penny gloomily watched the entire scene with a very long face, appalled at such wanton misuse of her grooming equipment, as she always did at hair cutting time. Boats that move around do not since they are not resident in any council area. I love cruising the cut, I have watched every episode and I hope amazon will give us another season of David and his narrowboat. When David contacted me at the beginning of January about the possibility of featuring Nighttime on Still Waters in one of his vlogs, I was initially very divided about it. There's that boyish sense about him that I recognise from his vlog. By Dan Clendenin | by Dan Clendenin | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. May rain casting rings on thrashed water,The flash of fin, And a watery thunder That rumbles along the side of the hull. So its not a retrofit option but I wouldnt object to one on another boat. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. I presume the climate here just isnt warm enough for great clouds of them that you might find in other countries. Lorna is not my wife, it was a little joke I made in one of the videos because we see so much of each other, and a lot of people thought I was serious. How much easier it would be if you could steer your boat with remote control! Will David make it through? I have to admit to having quite a few qualms about the visit. This page works best with JavaScript. Its a tale of mid-life crisis, near-purchase of a campervan, and a calender from the RNLI. Thus at the height of summer, the panels might provide sufficient motive power as it was used but none to recharge the batteries as well.At any other time, youd have to let the panels charge the batteries for longer such that in spring and autumn it could easily take several hours to recharge for an hours worth of movement.Without an additional (conventional) generator therefore, pure solar on a canal narrowboat is only suited for weekend breaks and day boats but not constantly cruising liveaboards. In this special bonus end-of-season episode, David goes "behind the scenes" at a narrowboat manufacturer, seeing how huge steel plates are beaten and wrestled into submission to become beautiful canal craft. Nothing fast paced here and that is fine with us. WebCruising The Cut - LHCRT Progress Report 29th. If I ever win the lottery or am bequeathed a lot of money from the very rich uncle I never knew I had, I will buy a narrowboat and spend many hours of many days in many years traveling the canal and river system of the United Kingdom. So it is strange meeting someone who feels like an old friend but whom you have never met. You just dont see it on my videos. Dont eat them, youll likely give yourself something nasty from the water.See https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs for the CRTs Fishing Questions page.For the various types of fish in the canals, see https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species. First thing to say - David is far better at gadgetry and digital communication than I am. I went down to the big smoke to find out. Languages English. Instead I include plenty of place names so that the viewer can look them up on Google maps and then zoom in/out, scroll around and get a much better sense of the geography than I could ever show on a video map. Just say you were visiting and felt ill or needed a checkup or whatever. Did he go hiking or just sit around and edit videos? It's about, in some way, taking a break from the frenetic visual world, where our eyes are constantly assailed with images, it's about finding space to see things more deeply than simply a processed signal from an optic nerve. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I lie in the half-light of dawn, Suspended above the silty jungles Filled with so much life., Erica ready and waiting for David's visit, Banner image for David's Cruising the Cut YouTube channel. I havent done enough of the canals to be able to happily recommend somewhere; also everyones requirements are different.Plus hirers tend to do one of the standard circular routes so they end up back where theyve started, whereas Ive just dawdled my way on the various canals as Ive seen fit so my experience isnt similar to a hirer.Most hirers want to know about site-seeing places and which pubs to visit and on that front Im a dead loss as well as I just dont go to them. Ducks on the bank, dozed in the sunshine. A few years back, my third years watched me amazed as I wept as I tried to follow their instructions on how to set up a WhatsApp groupthing. It felt like we were losing a reassuring presence. Her nose snuffling new growth and old stones. We had watched him before we had even bought a boat. This is Part 1 of 2 of the journey. A very special trip on the narrowboat as David reaches the Anderton Boat Lift, an amazing feat of Industrial Revolution engineering, restored some 15 years ago. Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022. But no boats have them and there are no disposal facilities for grey water, so its not going to change.The abundance of fish and wildlife on the canals suggests it really isnt an issue! They need a really decent (and constant) strong wind to even start generating, let alone creating their rated output. So youd need an hour of optimal sunshine to provide 1-2 hours of propulsion. A boaters term for the canals is a cut, because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. He is a naughty boater. And, curiously, the boats have been restoring the volunteers as well. Cruising the Cut. You can just rock up at a hire firm or brokerage, pay your money and head off down the canal with no experience, test or licence whatsoever. Its fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends whove done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsmans course. How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. I prefer to keep the channel focused on narrowboats and canals rather than life in Britain as there are other channels that do that. He is a consummate professional, skilled in what he does, and someone who either by nature or by profession can read people well. I dont get anything if the viewer presses Skip on the adverts so if you like my videos, Id be grateful if you could grit your teeth and try to let at least some of the advert run!The sums are tiny; its a fraction of a penny for each advert view, so you need tens (hundreds!) David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. In which David leaves his travelling companions behind and continues solo along the beautiful Trent & Mersey canal. Very relaxing. If you still refuse then eventually legal proceedings begin with the CRT having the contractual right to remove your boat from the water. Secondly, without some kind of clutch mechanism, the drill would crunch the paddle gear into the end stop and ultimately this would cause wear on it, which costs the CRT money to repair or 18 months ago former ITV Meridian reporter David Johns swapped a life on TV for a life on the water and bought a 56 foot long narrowboat. Firstly, its unlikely a cordless drill would have sufficient power; a lot of the mechanisms can be very stiff indeed hence needing a decent length of handle on the windlass to get the appropriate leverage. He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and Why dont you have an electric engine?You do find some hybrid boats on the canal (see vlog 69 I did about just such a craft and also vlog 244 which was all about electric boats vs diesel) and electric running certainly is appealing especially when the boats just sitting in a lock but it seems a bit of an odd system with the massive battery bank and a diesel generator just to gain a bit of electric movement. See here for his own website: And his Twitter feed:https://twitter.com/CruisingTheCut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor. That said, the canal limit is 4mph but really, thats too fast. AND now see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021. The CRT has an excellent page explaining it all, at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day but I have also done a video all about it, see vlog 247 (The Leaudown). How do you make money?I am now a full-time YouTuber; every time someone watches the ads that occasionally play, I get a fraction of a penny. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. Brings my blood pressure down. As a Yank, I can't help but associate this with watching golf on TV with my dad, back in the 60s-80s. David is 50 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. In the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. On Episode 546 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined once again by MZ, he mustnt regret his decision to return full time yet. Its a tale of mid-life crisis, As a former boater ( although speed boats and water skiing) I kind of get some of the boating life. It was like I was locked inside my head and I could only sit there in paralysis while I heard my voice engaged in some weird stream of consciousness. I don't mean that at all derogatively, as if he is immature or, in some way, not fully formed. It's not unlike full-time RVing, which is what I am currently doing as a solo, but without having to deal with all those locks en-route! He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Its working out what shots are needed and from what angles. Unfortunately theres no charging infrastructure on (most of) the canals so yes youd also need a generator of some sort even if thats just the engine standalone diesel gennys are ridiculously expensive and a massive battery bank which is expensive, weighty and requires maintenance. And you can get diesel stove as well. I produce videos on several YouTube channels, each with a different niche: Cruising the Cut (narrowboats, canals and other boaty matters); Vandemonium (campervans); UKAirscape and You can still see all customer reviews for the product. David's epic narrowboat odyssey along the Grand Union canal concludes as he returns to Braunston in surprisingly sunny weather for mid-October. Roughly. Why are the canals so disgustingly filthy? A terrifying ordeal awaits our hero as he continues north up the Trent & Mersey canal: The "Scarecastle" Tunnel, a very long, dark, damp tunnel which has sagged in the middle over the many decades since it was built, making it very, very low indeed in some parts. Feedback. It was partially the reason why I didn't create a vlog of my own. Why do you eat so many cheese sandwiches and whats in them?Because I love cheese I use the strongest cheddar I can get (preferably Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature or Cathedral City et al), with some tomato, maybe some cucumber slices and nothing else. All the navigations on the canal, even the tight corners can be easily turned by using the tiller, as can most maneouvres such as mooring. Also, due to the shallowness of much of the canal network, any blacking on the baseplate would be quickly scraped off in many areas. Lorna (aka London Boat Girl) has done a comprehensive video about it, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg. Top Genres & Tags. A guide to some of the very many gifts you can buy from narrowboaters, hand-made or designed on their narrowboats on the canals of the UK. And David, certainly did not put me under any pressure. who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. In October 2015, David quit his job and went to live on a narrowboat where hes now making YouTube videos. His YouTube channels include: Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUK Besides, a visit from David Johns deserves nothing less. I deliberately refer to what I do as 'narrowcasting' - although it pains some podcasters who see the internet as a field ripe for plucking and the avenue to stardom. Why dont you put maps in your videos?Im not convinced that if I show a map with a location marked it would necessarily help anyone who didnt already know where it was to know where I was. Will you ever be visiting ?People often ask if Ill be going up a particular canal at any time. So get the kettle on, and settle down. See here for his own website: And his Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/CruisingTheCut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor. There's no snow but it did feel jolly chilly. 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