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messinaboutwithanarrowboat

Hello there! 👋 We are Colin and Roma and are Messin' about with a Narrowboat.
Follow us on our narrowboat adventure and new lifestyle from initial boat shell build, though fit-out and on our onward travels through the UKs canal and river system on our 57 ft long, 6ft 10in wide narrowboat.

We are a sexagenarian Scottish couple living in England, with a wicked sense of humour embarking on a new life adventure. Roma works as an Oncology Sister in a UK hospital and Colin is an Economically Inactive IT Consultant. We love travelling, so our plan is to take on a narrowboat project and when ready, take it through the UK waterways, before we are too old to move.

Disclaimer: Our channel videos are not “How To” videos, but “How we do”. Any guidance/information shown is for entertainment only. Seek professional advice before embarking on any narrowboat DIY or project.

#narrowboat #narrowboatlife #narrowboatproject #ukcanals

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12:40

Cabin Bilge Pump, Calorifier Replaced and other stuff | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP116

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Making a mistake with tall galley cabinets & Ceiling progress | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP115

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Making tall cabinets for the Galley | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP114

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Ceiling progress and preparing for kitchen fitting | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP113

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Galley & Bathroom progress update | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP112

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Major Galley design fail | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP111

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Fitting Bathroom flooring and furniture | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP110

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Making bathroom furniture with basic tools | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP109

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Installing the Shower enclosure and shower valve | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP108

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26:49

Part 2 of Shower Install | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP107

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36:22

We fit our shower and Whale Gulper 220 | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP106

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28:51

We have some big leaks after Christmas break | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP105

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11:16

Review of our Narrowboat fit-out during 2025

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Shared 3 months ago

293 views

2:54

Time for a Christmas break from the boat

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Shared 4 months ago

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Shower enclosure stalled | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP104

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Shared 4 months ago

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15:35

Starting the shower enclosure | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP103

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Shared 4 months ago

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20:04

Almost finished the Bathroom Ceiling | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP102

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Starting the Bathroom Ceiling | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP101

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Shared 5 months ago

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Making a DIY Router Table | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP100

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A bit more stern doors and fitting the wardrobe | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP99

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Trying to finish the stern doors| Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP98

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Making cottage style Stern doors with louvre vents | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP97

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Finishing the window lining | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP96

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Shared 6 months ago

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Lining duck hatches (Part 2) | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP95

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Shared 6 months ago

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We caught a cold and had to stop our narrowboat fit-out

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Shared 7 months ago

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29:18

Time to line duck hatches and doors | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP94

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Shared 7 months ago

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29:32

Fitting our solar panels | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP93

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Shared 7 months ago

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9:07

Finally painted the lockers | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP92

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Shared 7 months ago

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Catching up on some ‘Parked’ tasks | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP91

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Shared 8 months ago

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Painting Anti-slip on the gunwales | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP90

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Shared 8 months ago

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Fitting a Webasto Thermotop Evo and Calorifier| Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP89

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Shared 8 months ago

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Fitting the Refleks Stove and Radiators | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP88

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Shared 8 months ago

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Building our headboard | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP87

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Replacing our worn Deckboards | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP86

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Shared 9 months ago

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Getting trim after our holiday | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP85

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Shared 9 months ago

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18:23

Our wee trip to Japan having a break from boat building

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Shared 9 months ago

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Shopping in Osaka, Japan

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Shared 10 months ago

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Painting our narrowboat Part 10 – Hull painting finished | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP84

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Painting our narrowboat Part 9 – Painting the hull | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP83

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Painting our narrowboat Part 8 - Hull painting resumes | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP82

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Finishing the fireplace | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP81

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Shared 11 months ago

455 views

33:07

Building the fireplace | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP80

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Shared 11 months ago

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28:35

Woodworking in the bedroom | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP79

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13:40

A snagging episode | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP78

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Shared 11 months ago

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43:54

Plumbing the water tank | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP77

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First Fix plumbing | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP76

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Shared 1 year ago

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Making the bed frame (Part 3) – Finished the bed | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP75

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Shared 1 year ago

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Making the bed frame (Part 2) plus water tank install | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP74

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Shared 1 year ago

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Making the bed with a gas lift mechanism (Part 1) | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP73

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Finishing the Bow hatches | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP72

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Shared 1 year ago

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Retired man and his wife getting bored with the bedroom | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP71

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Can we get the tunnel light, horn and bedroom ceiling fitted? | Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP70

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35:26

Finding things to do as the weather holds us back | Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP69

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Finishing the Bow hatches| Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP68

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Lining the Bow hatches | Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP67

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Shared 1 year ago

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34:37

Fitting a Thetford C263-CS Cassette Toilet with poor instructions| Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP66

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Which to choose; Plan A, B or C in bad weather| Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP65

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Shared 1 year ago

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28:13

I have a demon in my head that must be purged | Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP64

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Shared 1 year ago

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We aim to finish the stern lining in deep winter weather | Our Narrowboat Fit-out | EP63

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Shared 1 year ago

511 views

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Review of our Narrowboat Fit-out during 2024

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Shared 1 year ago

437 views