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Now i wanna live on a boat!!! i love this video... i was thinking of building a rest house near the shore but upon seeing this video i changed my mind.. i'll make a boat instead.. :)
Went on a longboat hols when I was young and loved it. Would love to live on a longboat now. Wonder how much a half decent one would cost? and do you have to pay to move around like tolls or paying for locks or can you roam the country for free.???
I know exactly what you mean! I actually had three geese that were my 'bodyguards'. Fantastic as every time anyone came near my boat at night, they would chase them away. S x
@rightfredsdead Not many gulls on canals and I'm not really sure how you'd get the rocking motion of a boat in a flat but I'm sure you have some ideas ;) S x
@rightfredsdead Absolutely right. A friend of mine bought her boat without even trying one night on one and she's very happy but I would suggest that anyone thinking of this does a LOT of research preferably including hiring a boat to see if it suits them. Oh, and there are some days where it goes fantastically well and some days when you curse the day you ever thought of it. Fortunately the latter are very few! S x
Hi, it costs a fortune to hire a boat, depending on where you are in the country and the length of the boat but basically you're looking at hundreds of pounds per week, much, much more expensive than buying your own. Just google to get phone numbers etc.
Perhaps you could look into a timeshare buy or a boat mortgage? Beware boats that are sold cheaper than they should be and ALWAYS get a survey with the boat out of the water, always!
@ShootThru Yes it would seem that I have mis-characterized your life of living on the water...The key to my concern was seeing the stillness of the water in your vid...With that quiet a water, my concern of misquitos?? is very high..Also the opposite would be true..too close to a river so you get the full effect of swells & wave action. Is mold or mildew ....high humidity, a problem aboard a live-a-board???
Hi again, the stillness of the water is due to the fact that the films were shot on canals. As it happens, there is also a river running quite close to the canal. There are midges at dusk but that's what spiders are for! Only seen a few mosquitos and they didnt last long. No swells or waves apart from the occasional idiotic hire boater as the speed limit is to ensure your wake doesn't break. Mould etc is easily prevented by ensuring good airing of your bedding etc. Sx
@salemcripple As it happens, I lived in the Portland/Metro area for almost fifty years before moving down here, so I know all that you talk about. I was "researching" living on the water, as I always wanted to live on a houseboat or a 'Liveaboard' boat...when I came across this vid. There is obviously a sliding scale here, but when I read of landowners not being receptive, or talk of feces in the river, or "stolen land" of landowners....this instance is toward the bottom of that scale.
I think we have crossed wires here. My videos are to do with the inland waterways of the UK. I left the comments on about dumping rubbish etc including my comments asking those very, very few that do it on this site so that people would realise it is a very bad thing to do. I can honestly say that in all my years of boating I met one farmer who initially wasn't keen but when I explained how I would leave his land better than I found it, he was fine, just needed reassurance.
Perhaps it might be an idea to delete the comments by idiotic kids saying its ok to dump rubbish anywhere as I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea? Be grateful for your thoughts. S x
At no point did I say this lifestyle is glamourous. It is rewarding in it's own way. Due to house prices being out of reach for most people, many are now selling up and living aboard permanently. I have to disagree with your other comments however. It is Bohemian, elegant, challenging and fun. We certainly are NOT the dregs of society.
What about internet on a boat? TV Reception? Solar panels any good? Cost? Whats the smallest size boat you can get away with for 1 person? Can you moor indefinitely? What about in docklands?
All these things are possible although I would suggest a wind turbine rather than solar power in this country. You'd have to do your own research on cost as it depends what power you'll need, sorry! I've lived on a 30' boat but know others that live on smaller or bigger boats. With regards to moorings, please contact British Waterways for a full explanation of their latest scheme (it isn't popular at all!). Thanks for your comments. Sx
@ShootThru You can get internet through an old mobile phone with a serial cable on a GSM Network with a laptop. You will only get 9.6kbps though - only good for MSN and text based Email. (Although you could have v slow internet!) GPRS is another solution but have to pay per Mb. The best service is something like HSDPA (eg Vodaphone) with ISP WiFi hotspots (as backup) included on a tariff. Digital TV reception will be much better than the traditional analouge when available. THX. :)
Love it..peaceful, relaxing, soothing.. awesome !! Wow wouldnt that be nice.. Would love to know more about the lifestyle of living on a boat.. only thing that would possibly worry me is that I have a dog and she would have no where to run outside to play etc..Here in Australia I havnt seen anything like this..yeah we boat cruises etc but not like this.. Still think it would be a lovely lifestyle..
@rightfredsdead Please make sure you leave your rubbish and porta potti at the many sites along the canals. Don't want farmers stopping us from mooring when we want or need to. S x
Thats Sowerby Bridge.. I recognise the toer in the background (Halifax) theres an old cafe there that does the best bacon butties!...( god i sound really old....lol)
Please could someone tell me where the dry dock shown at 18 seconds is? Also , how much does it cost to hire it? We are seriously considering moving onto the canals to live and are unsure about maintenance costs. Love the clip. Cheers.
Costs depend on the length of the boat and where she is moored. Currently it costs the same per length as a narrowboat to a Dutch barge but there have been rumours that BW will start charging for width as well.
The best advice I can give is to see what sort of boat you would want and then contact BW to ask how much the licences would cost. You now need to pay not only the cruising licence but also a mooring licence to BW as well as whatever mooring costs your moorings manager may want. Sx
@salemcripple It's the internet...that's just the way it is...some nutters look around on the net for things to hate. It's their pastime...e.g. trolls. It it just a fact of net life. Same as needing locks on your doors in real life.
@ogicabp4u yea I know. I just wish people like that would realize how sad and pathetic they really are, which would cause them to grow the fuck up, or get a real life.
I just bought a 30ft Newport sailboat, me and my girlfriend are moving to it in a couple months. We are excited, it's a bit cramped but we don't plan on being home much, we like being active so it will be good.
Best part is, Catalina Island is 22 miles away :)
You should make a video and put it on youtube. I know myself (as well as probably scores of others) are extremely interested in what it's like, how much it costs, how fun it is.
They aren't professional presenters or actors, they are real boaters. It is a good thing to be on a boat, I don't think they sound like they have a stick anywhere! Sx
@emeraldxm Was it one of those Huge Ninja spiders that those funky ninjas ride on the back of across the water and can also fly? (Yes, there *IS* a movie featuring them!!) Sorry to hear about your Uncle.
:-) Sounds funny but it is true. The ice makes a really weird sound as it's freezing. The best one is to skim stones across ice and you get a very strange whickering type noise. Cheers for watching the vid and glad you enjoyed it! Sx
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blainecreates 1 week ago
Now i wanna live on a boat!!! i love this video... i was thinking of building a rest house near the shore but upon seeing this video i changed my mind.. i'll make a boat instead.. :)
iampeeay01 2 months ago
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SKTPSY 3 months ago
Went on a longboat hols when I was young and loved it. Would love to live on a longboat now. Wonder how much a half decent one would cost? and do you have to pay to move around like tolls or paying for locks or can you roam the country for free.???
patsyd80 3 months ago
I know exactly what you mean! I actually had three geese that were my 'bodyguards'. Fantastic as every time anyone came near my boat at night, they would chase them away. S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
The wildlife are hilarious once they get to know you. I have Ducks and Geese that come over every day to get food.
MacGyverRI 1 year ago
good on u i only wish i had the funding to do this one day though nice vid
hanghoodiescum 1 year ago
@rightfredsdead Not many gulls on canals and I'm not really sure how you'd get the rocking motion of a boat in a flat but I'm sure you have some ideas ;) S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
@rightfredsdead Absolutely right. A friend of mine bought her boat without even trying one night on one and she's very happy but I would suggest that anyone thinking of this does a LOT of research preferably including hiring a boat to see if it suits them. Oh, and there are some days where it goes fantastically well and some days when you curse the day you ever thought of it. Fortunately the latter are very few! S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
Hi, it costs a fortune to hire a boat, depending on where you are in the country and the length of the boat but basically you're looking at hundreds of pounds per week, much, much more expensive than buying your own. Just google to get phone numbers etc.
Perhaps you could look into a timeshare buy or a boat mortgage? Beware boats that are sold cheaper than they should be and ALWAYS get a survey with the boat out of the water, always!
Best of luck,
Sx
ShootThru 1 year ago
id love to live on a boat as well. are there any possibilites to hire boats for a longer period of time? lets say 2-3 years, or even longer?
I havent got the money to buy one... if anyones got some information about hiring boats please answer or write me a message. would help me a lot!!
siQshit 1 year ago
@ShootThru Yes it would seem that I have mis-characterized your life of living on the water...The key to my concern was seeing the stillness of the water in your vid...With that quiet a water, my concern of misquitos?? is very high..Also the opposite would be true..too close to a river so you get the full effect of swells & wave action. Is mold or mildew ....high humidity, a problem aboard a live-a-board???
RichardEllisxyz 1 year ago
@RichardEllisxyz
Hi again, the stillness of the water is due to the fact that the films were shot on canals. As it happens, there is also a river running quite close to the canal. There are midges at dusk but that's what spiders are for! Only seen a few mosquitos and they didnt last long. No swells or waves apart from the occasional idiotic hire boater as the speed limit is to ensure your wake doesn't break. Mould etc is easily prevented by ensuring good airing of your bedding etc. Sx
ShootThru 1 year ago
@salemcripple two Words - ICE WHARF! People who are on liveaboards there in central London go for a very pretty penny indeed!
ogicabp4u 1 year ago
@ogicabp4u exactly!
salemcripple 1 year ago
@salemcripple As it happens, I lived in the Portland/Metro area for almost fifty years before moving down here, so I know all that you talk about. I was "researching" living on the water, as I always wanted to live on a houseboat or a 'Liveaboard' boat...when I came across this vid. There is obviously a sliding scale here, but when I read of landowners not being receptive, or talk of feces in the river, or "stolen land" of landowners....this instance is toward the bottom of that scale.
RichardEllisxyz 1 year ago
@RichardEllisxyz
I think we have crossed wires here. My videos are to do with the inland waterways of the UK. I left the comments on about dumping rubbish etc including my comments asking those very, very few that do it on this site so that people would realise it is a very bad thing to do. I can honestly say that in all my years of boating I met one farmer who initially wasn't keen but when I explained how I would leave his land better than I found it, he was fine, just needed reassurance.
ShootThru 1 year ago
@RichardEllisxyz
Perhaps it might be an idea to delete the comments by idiotic kids saying its ok to dump rubbish anywhere as I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea? Be grateful for your thoughts. S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
@RichardEllisxyz
At no point did I say this lifestyle is glamourous. It is rewarding in it's own way. Due to house prices being out of reach for most people, many are now selling up and living aboard permanently. I have to disagree with your other comments however. It is Bohemian, elegant, challenging and fun. We certainly are NOT the dregs of society.
ShootThru 1 year ago
What about internet on a boat? TV Reception? Solar panels any good? Cost? Whats the smallest size boat you can get away with for 1 person? Can you moor indefinitely? What about in docklands?
ogicabp4u 1 year ago
@ogicabp4u
All these things are possible although I would suggest a wind turbine rather than solar power in this country. You'd have to do your own research on cost as it depends what power you'll need, sorry! I've lived on a 30' boat but know others that live on smaller or bigger boats. With regards to moorings, please contact British Waterways for a full explanation of their latest scheme (it isn't popular at all!). Thanks for your comments. Sx
ShootThru 1 year ago
@ShootThru You can get internet through an old mobile phone with a serial cable on a GSM Network with a laptop. You will only get 9.6kbps though - only good for MSN and text based Email. (Although you could have v slow internet!) GPRS is another solution but have to pay per Mb. The best service is something like HSDPA (eg Vodaphone) with ISP WiFi hotspots (as backup) included on a tariff. Digital TV reception will be much better than the traditional analouge when available. THX. :)
ogicabp4u 1 year ago
Thanks for sharing
beautiful scenary :)
so you have what to look at even if the boat itself is narrow...
regards from Israel :)
(narrow country..)
JusticeVSpropaganda 1 year ago
@JusticeVSpropaganda
Thankyou for your very kind comments. It would be a pleasure to take you out on a boat if you ever visit this country. Sx
ShootThru 1 year ago
@JusticeVSpropaganda
Everything inside and outside! It's fabulous not having a television. Thank you for your comments. S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
i would love to build these
rubintax 1 year ago
Love it..peaceful, relaxing, soothing.. awesome !! Wow wouldnt that be nice.. Would love to know more about the lifestyle of living on a boat.. only thing that would possibly worry me is that I have a dog and she would have no where to run outside to play etc..Here in Australia I havnt seen anything like this..yeah we boat cruises etc but not like this.. Still think it would be a lovely lifestyle..
Cheers Caz
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cazza63w 1 year ago
@rightfredsdead Please make sure you leave your rubbish and porta potti at the many sites along the canals. Don't want farmers stopping us from mooring when we want or need to. S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
This is 100 times better than living in a bus or van.
Charles2337 1 year ago
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Live0nABoat 1 year ago
I love this video, I think that most of us would like to live
this life stye................ I know I will in the in the short disdant future... Definately
cardinal2008uiffingi 2 years ago
@cardinal2008uiffingi Thank you, hope you enjoy the other short films too. S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
Enjoyed ther clip, thanks for sharing
strollby 2 years ago
Thats Sowerby Bridge.. I recognise the toer in the background (Halifax) theres an old cafe there that does the best bacon butties!...( god i sound really old....lol)
kernowrock555 2 years ago
@kernowrock555 You're not old, you're spot on! FAB bacon butties!!! S x
ShootThru 1 year ago
Please could someone tell me where the dry dock shown at 18 seconds is? Also , how much does it cost to hire it? We are seriously considering moving onto the canals to live and are unsure about maintenance costs. Love the clip. Cheers.
blueshed2 2 years ago
@blueshed2
The dry dock in Hebden Bridge was £120 a week several years ago. Sorry I don't know how much it is now.
ShootThru 1 year ago
I would love to love on a narrow boat but have not got the courage - I take my hat off to you!
brakenoodle 2 years ago
Costs depend on the length of the boat and where she is moored. Currently it costs the same per length as a narrowboat to a Dutch barge but there have been rumours that BW will start charging for width as well.
The best advice I can give is to see what sort of boat you would want and then contact BW to ask how much the licences would cost. You now need to pay not only the cruising licence but also a mooring licence to BW as well as whatever mooring costs your moorings manager may want. Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
Is it true that you have to live off fish if you live on a boat?
grahamblood 2 years ago
Only if you are a heron. Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
Hey ! we saw this on TV somewhere, huh.
We're about to live aboard, can't wait! 2 weeks and counting
bigsailboatproject 2 years ago
If you did see it on TV, please let us know which channel as we didn't know about it! Happy boating! Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
Wow! so many haters on this vid! If you don't want to live on the water, then why the hell are you watching youtube videos about it?
salemcripple 2 years ago 10
@salemcripple It's the internet...that's just the way it is...some nutters look around on the net for things to hate. It's their pastime...e.g. trolls. It it just a fact of net life. Same as needing locks on your doors in real life.
ogicabp4u 1 year ago
@ogicabp4u yea I know. I just wish people like that would realize how sad and pathetic they really are, which would cause them to grow the fuck up, or get a real life.
salemcripple 1 year ago
I just bought a 30ft Newport sailboat, me and my girlfriend are moving to it in a couple months. We are excited, it's a bit cramped but we don't plan on being home much, we like being active so it will be good.
Best part is, Catalina Island is 22 miles away :)
AtheistRevolutionX 3 years ago
You should make a video and put it on youtube. I know myself (as well as probably scores of others) are extremely interested in what it's like, how much it costs, how fun it is.
Anyway just a thought :-)
Darwin be with you
razorflown2 2 years ago
Please please post a video, I agree with razorflown2, we are very interested and just a tad envious :-) Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
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Just as i thought ....Eco friendly twats that have no social network so live like hermits in a big canoe...Boring...die...
U2CanBeme 3 years ago
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@U2CanBeme ,if you don't like it,don't watch it you prick.
blaster2012 2 years ago
Yep.
I was sold before watching. But now I got a fire under my ass!
Thanks!
And I love the old girl with the peace sign. Marry me BABY!
morebullshi 3 years ago
Thank you but the girl with the peace sign is taken, sorry hun! S x
ShootThru 2 years ago
As long as she's happy, I'm happy...
Excellent, Hun....LOL!
morebullshi 2 years ago
Very intersesting video. Really gives you an insight into loving aboard.
Thanks for sharing
Erik47474 3 years ago
Thank you very much for your kind comments. Very much appreciated. Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
Well done. These vid's are quite impressive.
I looked at living on the Leeds Liverpool a few years ago but gave up as I couldn't afford a narrow boat.
I'm currently living on a 21ft sailing boat. Even now as it's minus 1 outside, and it's still day time! :|
More vid's if you please. I enjoyed that short, sort of voyeuristic look into a life I never quite made happen.
nathanleefloats 3 years ago
Wow, first boat was a river cruiser or 'Tupperware job' as everyone else called her. No heating, no insulation. I take my hat off to you.
Thank you for the kind comments. As soon as more videos are ready, they will be posted.
I hope you get your narrow boat soon esp if it has a squirrel stove on it! Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
Really interesting Vid, Thank you for posting
:-)
AldbroBev 3 years ago
why do they sound like they have a stick of their ass? geesh,,,,should be a good thing, yet thing, yet they make it sound so anal.
wesawebi 3 years ago
They are Europeans hence the word peons
dcm121751 3 years ago
They aren't professional presenters or actors, they are real boaters. It is a good thing to be on a boat, I don't think they sound like they have a stick anywhere! Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
I fancied living on a boat but I've heard there are giant turtles living in the canals that can swallow a man, whole.
derekleathergums 3 years ago
this is not true, i assure you
oreo4president 3 years ago
Yes it's completely untrue....they're giant water spiders. My Uncle was eaten alive by one.
emeraldxm 3 years ago 6
i assure you, this is not true
oreo4president 3 years ago
Oh you're poor uncle, well my half cousin Barbara got taken by the monster of legend, the Eel Shark of Boca Rotan..I swear I shall find it...
XvDarkArcanavX 3 years ago
Ah, the Oo-la's. They are huge indeed. Sx
ShootThru 2 years ago
@emeraldxm Was it one of those Huge Ninja spiders that those funky ninjas ride on the back of across the water and can also fly? (Yes, there *IS* a movie featuring them!!) Sorry to hear about your Uncle.
ogicabp4u 1 year ago
Looks like the calder valley to me, home sweet home. Would love to live on a boat there.
bobmaster 3 years ago
hahah great video but @ 01:55 "the sound of water freezing" I think somebody forgot to take his crazy pills!!
siralantaylorATlive 3 years ago
:-) Sounds funny but it is true. The ice makes a really weird sound as it's freezing. The best one is to skim stones across ice and you get a very strange whickering type noise. Cheers for watching the vid and glad you enjoyed it! Sx
ShootThru 3 years ago
Hi, thanks very much. The dvd was made by myself and there are five films in total. Glad you enjoyed them.
Thanks,
Susan
ShootThru 4 years ago
very good videos what dvd are these off,have yo got any more clips
deathmetalcorpse 4 years ago