The last time we came to Crick was 2004. Shaun's mum had only recently passed away, and her early passing had spurred us on to go out and enjoy life while we had the time, health and money to do it. Between March and May 2004 We visited a few boat builders, and for us Crick was the ideal opportunity to see loads of boats, builders, brokerages, and of course, boaters! We were blown away by the choice, but it was there when we saw, and ultimately bought our first boat, an Aqualine Manhattan, 57ft Semi-Trad Narrowboat that we called 'The Great Escape'. Back to May 2018 and it hadn't felt like fourteen years had passed between our two visits. In fact, the New & Used Boat Co were in the same posi

Some viewers have asked why we moved off our first narrowboat back in 2004. In this video, I try to explain everything, although the title has given it away already! I guess it's also my 'autism coming out' story explaining how Aspergers Syndrome affects me, and Shaun. I recorded it during a walk. I'm sorry if I babble on sometimes!

We're back at the Crick Boat Show 2018 (Sunday) with over a dozen appointments to view narrowboats for us to liveaboard. We're trying to decide whether to go for a new-build or choose a used narrowboat, up to four or five years old.

Here we are! 14 Years to the month after we bought our first narrowboat, we're at the Crick Boat Show 2018. We've met some great friends, saw some awesome narrowboats, and paid through the nose for our lunch! Join us for day two tomorrow.

In Episode Six, we took Dillon, our eight-year old English Springer Spaniel out on a narrowboat to see how he reacted to the canal environment. It's taken Shaun and I many months to come up with a workable plan that will allow us to balance continuously cruising the UK canal network while making enough money to be able to survive. One of the most important considerations was whether our best friend, Dillon, would take to the water. A big factor in whether Dillon would be happy living our new lifestyle is his chronic arthritis, which he suffers in his rear legs and hips. When you meet him for the first time, don't be fooled by his active, springer-like energy. Once the evening comes and it's

Meet our third crew member, Dillon! He's our gorgeous, eight-year-old, slightly daft, English Springer Spaniel. He'd never been on a narrowboat until a couple of weeks ago. We decided to make sure he was happy, comfortable, and confident on the water. He loved it! Sorry, it's only two minutes - he's so hyper, we couldn't keep him still!

We bought a DJI Osmo Mobile 2 gimbal to help us make better vlogs, so we took it out to see what it could do. I was impressed, but Shaun fell for it in a big way... Literally! We had a chat about the upcoming Crick Boat Show too.

Shaun and I look back at episode 3 of the television programme 'Water World' which we featured in back in 2004 when we were in the process of buying our first narrowboat. This episode looks at the issues we had with the boat and how great the New Boat Co and Aqualine were at fixing them.

We bought a DJI Osmo Mobile 2 Gimbal, and took it out for a walk along the Calder & Hebble to try it out. Shaun literally 'fell' for it! You know when you go out with a plan, but it ends completely differently. Today was that day. I bought the gimbal a few days ago after (spending too many hours) researching them. The DJI Osmo Mobile 2 seemed to fit our needs, so I placed the order and it arrived the next day (Thank you Apple!). I set it up (after charging for a couple of hours), downloaded the app, then spent a frustrating couple of hours trying to balance my iPhone X on it. (It's actually easier than I make it sound). The weather was fantastic, and so we took the Osmo out on our stroll alo

Shaun and I look back at episode 2 of the television programme 'Water World' which we featured in back in 2004 when we were in the process of buying our first narrowboat. This episode catches up with us taking delivery of the boat and sailing it from Hanbury to Wakefield.

Shaun and I look back at the television programme 'Water World' which we featured in back in 2004 when we were in the process of buying our first narrowboat. The programme follows the narrowboat The Great Escape's progress from being built in Poland, to taking delivery, and then sailing it from Hanbury to Wakefield.

Episode one. It's been fourteen years since we moved off our last narrowboat, 'The Great Escape'. It's now May 2018, and we've decided as our 25th-anniversary approaches, that the time is right to move back aboard. We'll be the Foxes Afloat! Please like, comment and subscribe to see our future videos.

We bought our first narrowboat fourteen years ago. ITV programme Water World followed our journey from deciding on a boat, watching it being built, moving aboard... then moving off! When Shaun and I decided to set up a YouTube channel and blog to document our adventure back on to the canal, we were instantly reminded of the first time we bought a narrowboat. It was 2004. Shaun had just lost his mum to Motor Neurone Disease, and we were both in a bad place. Work was stressful, Shaun's mum's illness had taken it's toll, and we were both desperately in need of something better. But what? I'd been running along the Aire & Calder Navigation, the Castleford Cut, and it was where I first imagined w

Hi. I'm Colin, and I'll be taking you behind the vlog. It's a bit like when you watch a movie and then at the end of the DVD you see 'The making of'. Here's where you'll find all the gubbins behind the vlogs. Gubbins....? Hmmmm, miscellaneous things. Enjoy! So, we've decided to buy a narrowboat (again). It's the second time we've done this, and (hopefully) we've learned some valuable lessons from last time. Not that we did anything too badly wrong. No, it was a combination of bad luck, poor timing, an undiagnosed medical condition, and a small matter of a sinking boat! Ha ha... don't take that last comment too literally! Shaun and I have made a decision to change the way we work, sell our ho