WebCruising The Cut - LHCRT Progress Report 29th. 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! David is a great teacher who makes every lesson fun. Fun watch. Feedback. 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. Nothing fast paced here and that is fine with us. I have done endless that is similar to this. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. Will you film a shopping trip for us please?Its likely not something Ill do because if Im going shopping I dont want to lug the camcorder along as well as the bags of food. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: I would love to hear from you. My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. 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. In short, not really worth the effort according to most sources Ive read. 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 not quite reaching - London. There are no speed police or radar traps on the canals however; its more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though Im sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along theyd note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. [4][5][6] He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which will be premiered at the Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2023. Whats yourname and whats your background?Im David Johns. 2022 Emmy Nominees Action & Adventure Animation Anime Comedy Crime Documentary Drama. When David Came (Cruising the Cut) The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. Also, due to the shallowness of much of the canal network, any blacking on the baseplate would be quickly scraped off in many areas. This page works best with JavaScript. He is also someone who is good at his craft - and when I say good, I mean GOOD! No, far from it. I try to answer the question, To be a writer or to write? Its tough, that. I wanted to avoid being responsible for the cognitive disorientation I encountered as a seven year old when I found out that the dashing Tony Archer from Radio 4's the Archers, looked like my Uncle Bert or that the person who played little Shula Archer was in her 30s! Usually though it may not look like it! 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. WebCruising the Cut is THE BEST series Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022 David Johns is an amazing host and everything about this show is equal parts wholesome, informative, and relaxing. See here for our Journey with Jesus weekly webzine for the global church. It was to be the final day of an unseasonably dry and warm spell. [2], In 2009, he and Owen O'Neill dramatised Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Its working out what shots are needed and from what angles. David Johns YouTuber and Narrowboat-dweller Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns. 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. The fact that he managed to put something together in which I not only have been saved from appearing as a jabbering fool, but has garnered interest in the podcast is a testament to his skills in salvaging silk purses out of particularly grotesque sows' ears. And so, when David contacted me, I was a divided soul. David Alan Johns (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. However, the podcasts were already underway. An episode in which David encounters dogs on and even in the canal, spots some new canal-building work in Milton Keynes, and has a small diesel leak. It becomes a metaphorical journey in learning about narrowboating, changing lifestyles, and meeting challenges, as well as an actual journey along the csnals and rivers in England. 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). 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. 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. As I said in the interview, one of the main reasons I began the podcast was simply as an audio journal to keep family and friends informed about our life - and they would have thought I was completely mad if I started changing boat names and things! Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. Whats your fuel consumption?Ive never measured it but narrowboats typically drink 1-1.5 ltr/hour. Roughly. Why dont you steer from the front, in a covered wheelhouse? At a push, I will eat pickle in it as well but its not something I add by default.And no, the sandwich is not grilled, that seems to be an American thing. A weekly webzine for the global church, since 2004. I was so worried about the interview and convinced that the only useable part if it was that 'I live on a boar', that the next day I emailed over to David a lot of other material so that if he wanted to persist with this desperate endeavour he could use instead of the interview, but that I also could quite well understand if he simply wanted to retain his dignity and walk away from this whole sorry saga. Loved all four series. How do you / Why dont you paint the baseplate of the boat?This is a source of much debate, a bit like what type of boat toilet is best. Londons canals and rivers are becoming ever more crowded with boaters as people flock to the capitals waterways, drawn by the lure of a seemingly idyllic and possibly cheaper lifestyle. As he travels, Johns points things out with a wry sense of fun. Thats exactly what Gill Gregory can do aboard Desiderata so I went to see the system in action. 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 Why dont you get all-solar narrowboats?It sounds great, for sure. Have a look at Vlog 74 which is all about heating on narrowboats. Why dont you use a cordless drill to operate the paddle gear?For several reasons. First thing to say - David is far better at gadgetry and digital communication than I am. And really, they look just like every other supermarket Ive ever been into (!!) 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. 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 A few weeks ago I went past the well-known historic narrowboat Dover on the Grand Union Canal but its looks belie its actual interior so I went back for a proper snoop around. A couple of years ago there was extensive winter damage on some of the northern canals due to flooding which even raised up boats onto the towpath and left them there once the waters receeded. There was a great host from the Isles that was a frequent commentator and the story back then, after he had done a few years, the network called him and summoned him. He takes the narrowboat through a very tight squeeze outside Rugeley, changes the engine oil, and admires some flowers by the canalside. I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and I'm glad that I did. Not very exciting but interesting and enjoyable. In which David boldy takes his narrowboat on his first solo cruise - albeit accompanied by a friend on another boat - along the Grand Union canal Leicester arm and up to the end of the Welford arm. There he attempts his first canal lock, single-handed and meets a sad horse. He travels slowly and peacefully around Great Britain's historic and still-active canals. As for voting, you can vote by post or by proxy and (Im told) either declare an affiliation with a particular area of the country and vote there, or if you still own a bricks-and-mortar home, you vote wherever it is. Can I visit your boat?As I am no longer living aboard and have sold the boat (see this video for my reasons), no! I was also really touched that David felt that there might be enough things to include to sustain a vlog. The time had come for me to go and have a look around a couple and see if they are for me. Its a tale of mid-life crisis, It was partially the reason why I didn't create a vlog of my own. 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. 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. Plus I have recently (vlog 139 onwards) taken to adding specific Google Map links to my start and end points for each video. Then he turns around and starts back but with a diversion for his narrowboat along the delightful Wendover Arm. Do the canals ever flood? That said, the canal limit is 4mph but really, thats too fast. Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. I dont 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. 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. 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. Plus he goes past the goose fields of Northamptonshire. I was invited to take part in a trip that very few narrowboats are able to enjoy, along the Cambridge Backs. 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! Petrol gennys are much cheaper, a couple of hundred quid, but you have all the issues of storing petrol safely on board (it being extremely flammable of course) and of accessing it since most wharfs and marinas dont sell it so you have to trek along a road to the nearest garage with a canister in hand. I went down to the big smoke to find out. CruisingTheCut @CruisingTheCut 229K subscribers Merch! 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! And finally, I opened an online merchandise store selling brandedmugs, hats, t-shirts and suchlike; I really should push this more but I dont want to become one of those channels thats always trying to flog stuff to its viewers. 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. My brain was working with a slipping clutch and I could do nothing about it. As a self-confessed fair weather narrowboater, a trip along the canal in the middle of deepest, darkest winter is something of a departure for our host but, with a friend aboard, a short jaunt along part of the Oxford Canal in December was in order. AND now see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021. 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. 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 its 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. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2022. Doing multiple takes of the same thing from different angles. So youd need an hour of optimal sunshine to provide 1-2 hours of propulsion. 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. A favorite quote: "I wish I could take dog happiness as a drug." How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. There is no need to be cold on a narrowboat. Regular reviews of films that provoked me to think afresh about our human condition. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. It's like, as soon as the camera was pointed at me, all rational thought, ability to string a sentence together, even to retain some semblance as a human left me completely. A couple of days before his arrival we gave each other a good haircut with Penny's dog clippers. 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. Did he go hiking or just sit around and edit videos? Ive 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 thats 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). 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. 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. Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Titles Cruising the Cut web-series. 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! David Johns Cruising The Cut Author: David Johns Vlog 286: Click and Collect January 7, 2023 Engineering, Other Canal Topics, Vlog 8 For single-handed canal boaters, Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022. WebSee where to watch Cruising the Cut web-series on reelgood.com. Please share our website with your friends and family. Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021. 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. What tipped the balance, apart from the fact that I felt I could trust David, was that I had put together the noswpod website and - after a lot of heart searching had included a couple of photographs of me in it. After talking it through with Donna, we said yes and so we tentatively set the date for around the end of March and springtime. I don't mean that at all derogatively, as if he is immature or, in some way, not fully formed. Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022. If you still refuse then eventually legal proceedings begin with the CRT having the contractual right to remove your boat from the water. 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. Popular. More seasons, please! David's narrowboat voyage continues up the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal as he fixes a potentially disastrous leak in the weed hatch and meets some friends who join him in convoy on their boat as he tackles the terrifying (not really) River Soar. I only tend to visit pubs if Im with friends and as I have no friendsHonestly the best advice youll 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. Cheers, Do you need a TV licence on a boat?This is a more complicated subject than you might imagine. Will you ever be visiting ?People often ask if Ill be going up a particular canal at any time. 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. 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. How fast can you go on the canals?Asking how fast is to miss the point of narrowboating. I presume the climate here just isnt warm enough for great clouds of them that you might find in other countries. 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