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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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22:04

Catch up with numerous small tasks in searing heat | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP130

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Making our Dinette (Part 2) | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP129

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Making a Pullman Dinette | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP128

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Battery Box, Sofa & cooker Splashback | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP127

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Saloon flooring and moving battery box | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP126

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Starting saloon flooring in a heatwave | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP125

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Hottest June ever stops play

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Major Issues fitting our Sink & Batteries | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP124

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Fitting Sink, Gas and Trim in our Galley | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP123

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Trying to finish the Galley fit out in searing heat | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP122

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Run into a few issues trying to finish the galley | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP121

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Can we get the Galley finished? | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP120

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Finished the saloon ceiling in an awkward week. | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP119

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Port side galley build and more saloon ceiling build | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP118

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Starting galley build | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP117

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

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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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2:54

Time for a Christmas break from the boat

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Shower enclosure stalled | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP104

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Starting the shower enclosure | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP103

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

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

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

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Fitting our solar panels | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP93

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Finally painted the lockers | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP92

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

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

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

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

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

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Our wee trip to Japan having a break from boat building

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Shopping in Osaka, Japan

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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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Building the fireplace | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP80

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Woodworking in the bedroom | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP79

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A snagging episode | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP78

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Plumbing the water tank | Our Narrowboat Fit out | EP77

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