As we get ready for our boat launch for the Crick Boat Show 2023 we drive over to Derbyshire and visit Oakums Narrowboats who are building our brand new boat. This boat will be an entry into the...
Welcome to Narrowboat Life Unlocked!
We are Paul & Anthony, a magician turned artist and a NHS worker living in the U.K. Some major life-changing events and a chance meeting with a liveaboard boater on the canals got us thinking there is more to life than work and a mortgage.
We decided to quit the norm and move onto a narrowboat with our dog Dexter, so we sold our house and now live aboard our 57′ narrowboat Morning Star, made by the wonderful people at Bickerstaffe Boats.
Our aim is to live a more fulfilled and creative life, creating videos, photos and art and enjoying the beautiful canals of this country.
Our Latest Videos
Our new boat build update and the amazing process of spray foam insulation explained. The number one question boaters get asked is “Is it cold on a narrowboat?” Watch Oakums Narrowboats...
Finally our new Narrowboat Shell arrives at Oakums Narrowboats ready for fit out. The new steel shell for our canal boat is 60 feet (18.3m) long and weighs a whopping 13 tons! Some skilful...
Watch our brand new ELECTRIC PROPULSION narrowboat being built ready for fit out by Oakums Narrowboats. See the amazing work carried out at Colecraft Engineering who are building the narrowboat...
Narrowboat Life and the Boat Community is something we love and it’s so hard saying goodbye to our boating friends. We leave the Ellesmere arm of the Llangollen Canal. A slight mishap with a lock and...
We have been keeping a secret since last summer, in fact two secrets and we can now share our exciting news. Paul & Anthony together with Dexter live full time, but manage to work part time, on a...