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";s:4:"text";s:25181:"Why don’t you get a drone?This is where I get a large amount of egg firmly on my face. Many boaters do not paint the bottom at all! Buy Episode 1 HD $0.99. That’s calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you don’t store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you don’t want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you don’t want to overhang else the panels may get shredded when you go through some bridge holes or tunnels.Using high output 400W LG Neon solar panels (1m x 2m dimensions), you’ll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Van Conversion From Scratch Vandemonium Follows the day-to-day Van build experiences of David Johns (Cruising the cut) as he undertakes a complete compact campervan build of a 2013 Toyota Proace panel van from the ground up. This gets stirred up each time a boat goes by and then hangs in the water so it looks dirty.The CRT do dredge parts of the canals occasionally but it’s an expensive business so sadly there isn’t enough dredging done. At a push, I will eat pickle in it as well but it’s not something I add by default.And no, the sandwich is not grilled, that seems to be an American thing. Do you need a licence to drive a narrowboat?Incredibly – and unfortunately – no. Dave Johns is an English comedian, actor, and writer. Unfortunately there’s no charging infrastructure on (most of) the canals so yes you’d also need a generator of some sort even if that’s just the engine – standalone diesel gennys are ridiculously expensive – and a massive battery bank which is expensive, weighty and requires maintenance. There are no “speed police” or radar traps on the canals however; it’s more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though I’m sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along they’d note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. 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. He joined the Royal Navy in 1970 and commanded three submarines and one surface warship during a career in which he reached the rank of commodore. Why don’t 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. The shell (hull) was built by G&J Reeves and the interior fit-out was by Millburn Boats. About TheTVDB; Blog; API; Feature Suggestions; Knowledgebase; Support ; Discover. Many people crumble with the fame and do really stupid outrageous things. Why don’t you put maps in your videos?I’m not convinced that if I show a map with a location marked it would necessarily help anyone who didn’t already know where it was to know where I was. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-51895968 I’m David Johns. And the drone batteries don’t last that long either so you’d be forever changing them.Using a drone to look ahead when single handed would just be way more hassle than it’s worth since you can either just toot your horn and proceed with caution, or you’re really bothered, pull the boat in and run along to see what’s coming (which would still be quicker and easier than using a drone)If you had crew aboard who could operate the boat while you do the drone, then it would make more sense but for me it’s not realistic. Why don’t you use a cordless drill to operate the paddle gear?For several reasons. Usually – though it may not look like it! Cruising the Cut at Atherstone on the Hartshill stretch of water.December 2016 Can you drive a narrowboat in the dark?Technically you can but I don’t. In the most cases they also have children. Consider two, 57-foot-long boats coming from opposite directions. When boats were horse-drawn and there was no towpath in a tunnel (because to build one would require a wider tunnel which would cost more), the boats would be legged through; a plank of wood laid across the bows, two men lying flat on it and walking the boat with their legs out to reach the walls of the tunnel. I don’t know of any narrowboats that steer from the front though there are some old, shorter, ones that had a wheelhouse slightly back from the middle. By that point the camera on my boat’s bow is 50 feet further forward so it’s missed it. Never miss out on gossip, celebrity photos, videos, divorces, scandals and more. Linda Maggs, 74, was found dead at a property in Sebastopol, near Pontypool, at about 9.20am on Saturday. February 24, 2021 February 24, 2021 Engineering, Vlog 7. 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 don’t need to know you’re on a boat. Watch with Prime Start your 30-day free trial. Buy Episode 1 HD £0.99. A thousand children, aged men, The women, and the king...and then The thought, the image in his mind, The impulse as the king reclined Upon his couch. What’s your name and what’s your background? Why don’t you fit a wind turbine?They’re quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and don’t generate a huge amount of power. What’s your name and what’s your background?I’m David Johns. I have put together a (short) list with links of some of the best known hire firms but this does not constitute a recommendation: click here to see the list, What about a route, can you recommend one for us when hiring?Again, alas no. It’s fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends who’ve done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsman’s course. Have a look at this video from Slim Potatohead where he experiments with one on his caravan (travel trailer): https://youtu.be/ZvXwqMWbt1c?t=122. I’m 50 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England.After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. Vlog 239: Cratch of the Day. Typically, a canal might be maybe 4-5 feet deep in the middle (the canal bed tends to slope upwards slightly at the edges). Most of the times one of the celebrity is famous and then because of him/her, other members get famous as well. Series / Cruising the Cut / People / David Johns. While Joab fought And conquered Ammonites, the thought Attacked and captured David's head: Of lying on the royal bed With some soft, lonely wife, Portable electric “trolling motors” are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but I’ve never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). Do the canals ever flood? He grew up in the semi-rural suburb of Wattle Grove, Western Australia.School friends and parishioners from the Wattle Grove Baptist Church of the period remember the family as having been dysfunctional.Rumours abounded about the family's promiscuity and alcoholism, and that they engaged in incest. David Johns. Prime Video; Donate; Resources “BoatTubers” Search for: Search. What does it cost to live aboard a canal boat?There are a huge number of variables which mean there is no simple answer to “what does it cost?” Please make a cup of tea, get comfortable and take a look at my Vlog 66, Vlog 67 and Vlog 68 plus the more recent Vlog 213, all of which go into the costs in excruciating detail. This is my home and I’d be very uncomfortable having random strangers off the internet coming around. It could disturb other boaters or I could bang into things, even with the bow light on. Shop The … John Mayer and Cassie David have been friends for a longtime and in fact, she’s appeared on Current Mood more than just one time. Watch with Prime Start your 30-day free trial. The latest UK and World news, from Mirror Online. So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. I’d love a dedicated diesel generator (ideally in a silenced enclosure) but they’re fantastically expensive — many thousands of pounds even for little ones. 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, you’d 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 hour’s 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. Also surviving him are brothers Gary (Renee), Terry (Linda), and Jim’s wife Sally Bennett. If you still refuse then eventually legal proceedings begin with the CRT having the contractual right to remove your boat from the water. Cruising the Cut tells the real-life story of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to cruise gently along the historic canals of Great Britain on a traditional narrowboat. They’re not great but I still prefer them to the main alternative which is Pearson’s, although many boaters swear by those guides. After many years planning & one year in build, we have our dream narrowboat by Narrowboats of Distinction. Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. So you could look round corners with the drone then?Not really. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really aren’t that many. You do sometimes get boats going past in the dark though. She's 65ft semi-cruiser stern launched March 2019 & exhibited at Crick Boat Show May 2019. Find the latest movie reviews from Empire, the world’s biggest movie destination. David John Bennett After a 30-year battle with MS that robbed him the use of his legs, Dave ran all the way to his next journey at age 68 with his daughter Amy by his side. Unfortunately I cannot as I have never used any of the rental companies myself so I can’t in good conscience recommend any. I’ve also heard it said that most people are right-handed thus their right hand is on the tiller so they stand on the left hand side of the boat; therefore when passing another boat coming towards you, both skippers will be on the side that’s nearest to the oncoming boat.A recent comment on my vlogs also explained that the steering board on ships of old would be on the right (hence the term “starboard” for right) and boats would put into port on the left (hence the term “port” for left hand side). In her own words "I sold my house and bought a narrowboat in East London. And you can get diesel stove as well. And really, they look just like every other supermarket I’ve ever been into (!!) An unheated boat in winter – even in Spring or Autumn – would be cold but that’s precisely why narrowboats have heating installed. He has over fifteen years of experience as a reporter and presenter on radio, television and online, working for ITV and the BBC amongst many others. More purchase options. 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. David quit his job and sold his house several years ago in the … Cruising the Cut tells the real-life story of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to cruise gently along the historic canals of Great Britain on a traditional narrowboat. If you’re permanently in one location or have a base mooring, register somewhere near there and whenever you go back to the mooring you can get your teeth checked or whatever. Meet our inspiring collective of personalities including Elsa Pataky, Nicole Warne, Adam Goodes and more sharing their expertise in fashion, food, entertaining, beauty, home styling and much more. How do you make money?I film and edit corporate videos. A documentary series following former UK television news reporter David Johns who quit his job, sold his house, bought a live-aboard narrowboat, and films his … The steerers will wave and say hello when they pass each other, that is when the back of one boat passes the back of the other. David Johns. There are no mains electricity points along the canal network other than in marinas (though I one of the Welsh canals has power points for a fleet of electric hire boats – see vlog 169 – but this is unusual). The canals are all about slowing down to a crawl, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature around you and taking a substantial time out from the world outside. They’re really not designed for water that’s not totally flat calm, and typically have holes in the hull (eg for sink waste outlets or engine cooling vents) just a few inches above the waterline so any waves could easily flood the boat. We're Kevin & Catherine & JR Poppy. Lorna, aka The London Boat Girl visited our boat at Crick with David Johns of Cruising The Cut. What’s your boat’s name?It’s called Wreyland, a name the prior owners gave it, but I just refer to it as the boat. Apart from a few high spots around the canal network, we just don’t get the kind of breeze these things need.Plus they have to be put up and down each time you travel. Tag: David Johns. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. Hence it’s not generally advised! You can’t see where you’re going too well despite the tunnel light on the bow and – depending on how late it is – the noise of your engine might annoy other boaters as you pass and householders alongside the canal. But no boats have them and there are no disposal facilities for grey water, so it’s not going to change.The abundance of fish and wildlife on the canals suggests it really isn’t an issue! It’s therefore important to use wildlife-friendly washing products so as not to poison the fish, ducks, swans and other canal animals.A lot of people seem to get very irate about the grey water situation and I suppose in an ideal world, if we started again from scratch, we’d be likely to use grey water tanks and have to pump them out. Covering all the latest headlines and full reports David John Birnie was the oldest of five children. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD, placing him in … How long is your boat, who built it and when?It’s 55 feet 11 inches and was built in 2000. Click here to watch it. Also surviving him is his son John from Fairview. Russell was born in Leeds in 1952 and attended Leeds Central High School. There are not that many truly sunny days here and no matter what solar proponents say, if it’s cloudy, the resulting power is less than optimal. Jasmin from This Narrowboat Adventure has done an excellent video about a new phone app which you can use to get services from a local GP wherever you are on the network. Starring David Johns Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English. Why do you steer from the back, not the front?Because with 40, 50 (indeed up to 72) feet of solid steel boat, you really need to stand at the back to see what it’s doing when you manoeuvre it; bear in mind they pivot in the middle so when you turn left, the back goes right and vice versa) – not seeing what the back is doing could end up with you bashing a lot of moored boats on these narrow canals. See Lorna’s (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. They’re really not; it’s just silt. a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg, see vlog 69 I did about just such a craft. What video gear do you use?See my “gear” page! Unnoticed, as the newly-weds celebrated their honeymoon on board the royal yacht Britannia, cruising the Caribbean, Camilla Fry, the wife of the … Add to Watchlist. 5.0/5 (78) Season Three sees David embarking on some DIY on the boat and getting rather grimy in the process, as well as undertaking a cruise down the wide Grand Union canal, towards - but... David Johns David Johns documentary, nonfiction. Bear in mind the boats pivot in the middle so as you turn, the back end is going out…. The water tank under my well deck is huge and takes up the space where a thruster would go (plus the thruster would need its own battery and new charging wires run throughout the length of the boat from the engine room). All fish must be returned to the canal alive except non-native species which must not be returned. Why do you eat so many cheese sandwiches – and what’s in them?Because I love cheese … I use the strongest cheddar I can get (preferably Pilgrim’s Choice Extra Mature or Cathedral City et al), with some tomato, maybe some cucumber slices and nothing else. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species, Links from my videos to Amazon with an affiliate code in them. It’s got loads of very expert people who chip in but the only thing you have to watch is that sometimes the discussions veer (quickly) wildly off on a tangent, which is unhelpful, or occasionally descend into vitriolic arguments. 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. See Vlog. Will you ever be visiting ?People often ask if I’ll be going up a particular canal at any time. What’s the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. Home; About David; Showreel; Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns. I’m quite introverted in real life and wouldn’t enjoy it. 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. Last updated on 07 July 2019. Just say you were visiting and felt ill or needed a checkup or whatever. Dave passed away early Christmas morning, leaving behind his wife Kari, daughter Dawn, and her children, Isabella, Joey, Khloee, Ruby and Oscar. Firstly, it’s 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. The “sandwich” default is un-heated in any way. Cruising The Cut is a video blog by a man who sold up, quit his job and bought a narrowboat then went cruising around the UK canal network. Watch for $0.00 with Prime. Discover UK showbiz and celebrity breaking news from the MailOnline. Solar would make little difference – even a 1kW – 1.5kW array (which would take up valuable roof space that you often need to walk on and store stuff on) would only give decent output in summer and still then not much in terms of engine powering for a typical 10kW motor even if it uses less than full power for actually moving along. A narrowboat needs only 1-2kW to move along (once it has begun moving) thus a 20kWh battery pack could sustain 5-10 hours travel (presuming standard lead-acid tech ie 50% drawdown before recharge) and presuming the battery is not used for anything else aboard (though in reality most electric-focused boats use it for domestic purposes as well so the battery and solar system has to support that too)However, solar is not so reliable in the UK. Cruising The Cut. King David stayed at home and fell. And finally, I opened an online merchandise store selling branded mugs, hats, t-shirts and suchlike; I really should push this more but I don’t want to become one of those channels that’s always trying to flog stuff to its viewers. I only tend to visit pubs if I’m with friends and as I have no friends…Honestly the best advice you’ll get will be if you phone a handful of the hire firms, who have years of experience and know their local routes like the back of their hand. December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 James. And even if I zoomed in from above it doesn’t really tell you anything useful about the place. Discover Empire's take on the latest cinema, Blu-ray and DVD releases. You see up until now I have argued vehemently against drones, on the basis that a) they’re noisy and disturb the peace of the canals; b) they’re very expensive especially once you’ve bought the spare batteries, propellors and liability insurance; c) there are restrictions on where and how you can fly; and d) it’s too easy to get carried away with drone footage even if it isn’t very good or doesn’t add much to a video.I still maintain much of that is true but against my better judgement, as of August 2019, I have now bought one. Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. Bruce Willis, Actor: Die Hard. That said, there are very few occasions when a bow thruster would really be needed. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. 4.5/5 (60) In his second year of narrowboat ownership, David Johns took it on a more extensive voyage involving five rivers, one Victorian boat lift, many canals and a lot of wildlife! Bear in mind the canals are entirely man-made and were quite literally dug out by teams of thousands of men a couple of hundred years ago, using pickaxes and shovels. We first heard of David through his YouTube channel, and as he was passing nearby us in the summer we popped over to see him and after many hours chatting knew he would be a perfect guest for our podcast! A variety of sources: rain, rivers, boreholes, reservoirs (see the Canal and River Trust’s graphic, below). Thirdly, it’s not uncommon to drop a windlass into the canal by accident and it would be a very expensive mistake to do that with a cordless drill! Why don’t you have a generator? It has been known to happen but generally only in severe weather and often when a nearby river or stream overflows into the canal rather than the canal itself overfilling. Can you change the boat’s name and how?You can call a narrowboat wherever you want, pretty much, and rename it as often as you like (superstition holds that you should do this with the boat out of the water but I don’t believe in all that nonsense).As long as you inform the Canal and River Trust so they can reissue your licence, you’re OK. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. You just don’t see it on my videos. Also, due to the shallowness of much of the canal network, any blacking on the baseplate would be quickly scraped off in many areas. Boaters do pay an annual fee to the Canal and River Trust which covers provision of waste disposal services etc. I presume the climate here just isn’t warm enough for great clouds of them that you might find in other countries. Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. 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. I’m 50 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. Why are the canals so disgustingly filthy? Those canals look very narrow, are they one-way?Very, very few bits of the canal network are so narrow that you can only get one boat through. Boats that move around do not since they are not resident in any council area. 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. – there’s enough space to two to pass albeit carefully. David John Russell is a former Royal Navy officer. The trouble is that with a 50+ foot, 15 tonne boat, you really need to see what it’s doing as you maneouvre it, rather than have it all happening behind you. Also surviving him are brothers Gary (Renee), Terry (Linda), and Jim’s wife Sally Bennett. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, it’s good stuff. Where does the “grey” water from the sink and shower go?Unlike your sewage, which has to be stored in one form or another until you get to an emptying point, grey water goes straight back into the canal. Just a matter of personal preference.You can also use apps or online guides such as canalplan.eu (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 can’t seem to enlarge. ";s:7:"keyword";s:33:"david johns cruising the cut wife";s:5:"links";s:738:"Asics Wallabies 2019, Freshfields London-asia Training Contract, Ant-man Captain America Germany, Western Force New Signings, Worth Saga Courtney Milan, Best Brunch West Didsbury, ";s:7:"expired";i:-1;}