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 its an expensive business so sadly there isnt enough dredging done. 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. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. David always had an interest in media - his earliest broadcasting recollection is sitting in his childhood bedroom DJing a 'radio show' to his mum downstairs via a pair of kids walkie-talkies - so today he creates videos about canals, narrowboats and life afloat on his YouTube channel Cruising The Cut, and about his DIY campervan conversion at Cheers, P.S. Thank you for tuning in and Im so glad they bring back wonderful memories. In the 5 years that I've lived aboard both travelling and filming, I have devoted my every waking (also sometimes sleeping) moment to filming, editing and producing episodes of TBN. Your background in Broadcasting Im sure, has much to do with just how successful these videos have been, and I look forward to viewing what you choose to produce in the future. Not good to have a boat you totally cant use. Buy HD $0.99. DJ. Thats calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you dont store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you dont want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you dont 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), youll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Join Facebook to connect with David Johns and others you may know. 31 talking about this. I was lent a narrowboat for a week by two viewers of the channel! And you do the documentary well. None the less, whatever direction you do endup taking, stopping the videos, new boat, new location etc etc, i wish for you nothing but the very best and thank you for the dedication you have had to your channel, for sharing your travels and life aboard your boat. Thank you for a lovely gentle series of programmes. Actually your coal boat video is one of my favourites, though I havent gone back through the back catalog much. How Can I stay in Touch with Cruising the Cut. Also, Im out of Kentucky, and was recently out with my wife buying furniture and we met a young saleswoman from the UK. . So no, the canals are two-way for 99% of the time. The argument is partly that most rust occurs at the waterline (true) because thats where you get the highest mix of water and oxygen, and partly that the baseplate is (usually) 10mm thick so it can withstand many, many years before its rusted to a point where youd worry about it. If you can wade your way through that occasional treacle, its good stuff. This is part 1 of 3 of that week-long cruise. I understand completely your reasons for cutting back on vlogs. So frustrating for you to have a boat and be unable even to visit! I prefer to keep the channel focused on narrowboats and canals rather than life in Britain as there are other channels that do that. Oh, how amusing that you wanted to chat with the saleswoman about narrowboats! Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. About. Which guide books do you use?I use Nicholsons Guides because some of those were on the boat when I bought it so Im used to them. I hope you know how much appreciated your and your colleagues are and I really do hope you begin to get some relief soon. Come back when a fresh wind carries with it some new found enchantment. So a huge thanks for your wonderful videos, youve been a link to the canals for us. Where does the water come from to supply the canals? To start with due to my advancing years I do not hear as well as I did but I can hear every word you say and you do not drown out your remarks with inappropriate music. Bravo! Do the canals ever flood? Hello David. As of April 2022 however, I have moved off the boat (for the reasons why, see my explanation video by clicking here). David sighted that he had fallen out of love with cruising his narrowboat and was moving onto land to secure a land-based home for his future retirement (or this is the impression I got from watching his announcement anyway!!). "Best Of Cruising the Cut" Play all 187. List of other boat-tubers: www.CruisingTheCut.co.uk/links/. Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. David Johns Host. Mental health is more important to David than pleasing his fans! Hi If youre 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. What happened to Cruising the Cut? Cheers. I also enjoyed the cheerful ditty, in the beginning of each episode! After a few tough early minutes, St. John's kicked the defense and offense into high gear, earning a 94-59 exhibition win in their last tu Since that original video we enjoyed binge watching all your videos (starting with #1) this past year. Bruce Martin, Hello Bruce. We will, I am sure, gird our loins to deal with the vlog void while you take a break and look forward to you being back behind the camera in due course. Cheers. I am not surprised you are struggling. You just dont see it on my videos. 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. Fair winds and following waters from California. Life is better when it goes by slow and you can enjoy it worts and all. Im all up to seeing more documentary type videos. If you are like me and enjoy watching a range of narrowboat or canal boat based Youtubers, you may have been an avid watcher of a channel called Cruising the Cut. 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. David is survived by. Also enjoy yor VAN videos, Thank you Tony. Hey guys, welcome back to the channel!I am your host and in this video, I am going to inform you about the YouTube channel Cruising The Cut.You ought to have. Take a bow, but dont fall in! Why dont boaters greet each other when they pass?They DO! How did the boats of old go through tunnels without a towpath? I have a similar situation with composing music it gets too much after a while, but having a break is a great way of coming back to it, fresh and with more motivation (and a different sound). Hello! Oh, how galling for you yet of course its entirely appropriate to have to do it. Fully understand your reasoning. Theres not much to see at night its dark! Take the time off and do whatever your heart (and the world will let you) desires. We have loved following you since we made something of a random discovery on the telly a few months back. A history of canals was something I was going to suggest as a diversion, pleased to learn you are already on it. Hi Peter. Why dont you get all-solar narrowboats?It sounds great, for sure. Take care. How do you get post and what about registering for a doctor?Your mail can go to a friends or family members address plus there are postal redirection services you can sign up for that will either scan and email your letters to you or forward them to a location of your choice, which you can update as you move around the canals. 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. Cruising the Cut. They have lost their commitment and become the prisoners of their camera, patrons and schedule. Of Suicide Squad was a million the 2016 Ken . If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Of course many, many of us will miss getting our regular fix of your take on canal life and on life in general, but your passion means everything to these presentations and its clear your passion has shifted. Thanks and have a great new year! Glad you like the videos. How do canal boats and Narrowboaters get mail? David then decided to sell up his land-based home and a lot of his possessions and live a more nomadic lifestyle cruising the canals of the UK. 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. Thank you for taking the time to share your travels with us. Hello and thank you. In all honesty, pretty as the canals may be, for me it will always be the human interest and your personal touch that attract me to your channels. That said, the canal limit is 4mph but really, thats too fast. I say he should do whatever makes him happy and if he wasnt feeling it with living on a narrowboat, then he should make whatever change is needed to help him feel better. However, he can also be found on Twitter if he ever goes dark on YouTube David is very active on there so it is probably a good place to keep up to date with his antics. Good luck to you wherever this takes you. You make great stuff. I had to laugh at your comment about being a dab hand at removing a bra one handed when going through Birmingham and getting one stuck in your prop. Thiswebsite has ads on it from Google; that also earns a few pounds each month, literally just enough to pay for the website hosting! David, Plus lots of other topics I could cover, I hope. I have never visited your part of the world and had no idea that cruising the canals was taking place. Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. You yet of course its entirely appropriate to have a boat and be unable even visit. And had no idea that Cruising the Cut hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of hire... 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