New Television Series

[ChrisB]

New series on More4 at 9.00pm on Tuesday called "My Floating Home"

Don't know what it is about but I will record it and see!

[Lulu]

Thank you Chris. Ive put it on series link so I dont forget :)

[JohnK]

Looks interesting Chris.
Thanks for sharing.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/my-floating-home

[grendel]

looks interesting

[JohnK]

It seems Tuesday is the start of series 2
Series 1 is available to watch now.

[ranworthbreeze]

I saw something like this last year, it was mostly set in Canada showing various floating home and the problems that could be encountered bad design to some which were the perfect homes on various lakes. There was a lot about the building, moving and positioning of these floating homes.

As you have said it was interesting.

Regards

Alan

[SwanR]

Thanks for flagging this. I enjoyed the first series so will be interested to take a look. 

[KaptinKev]

I'm not sure, but this might look into America's people living on the water, which in my view, isn't that interesting.

[ExSurveyor]

13 minutes ago, KaptinKev said:

I'm not sure, but this might look into America's people living on the water, which in my view, isn't that interesting.

First one is Southampton

[ExSurveyor]

This programme was recording on the river Medway today for the launch of a Pod home.

[KaptinKev]

1 minute ago, psychicsurveyor said:

First one is Southampton

Southampton really, you might aswell be living on the docks!  Which still is not as idyllic as the broads.

[ExSurveyor]

Just now, KaptinKev said:

Southampton really, you might aswell be living on the docks!  Which still is not as idyllic as the broads.

Itchen,

but the upper Medway is very nice.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

I`d never heard of it until this thread, but will make a note of it, something different and very interesting.

 

[webntweb]

3 hours ago, ranworthbreeze said:

I saw something like this last year, it was mostly set in Canada showing various floating home and the problems that could be encountered bad design to some which were the perfect homes on various lakes. There was a lot about the building, moving and positioning of these floating homes.

As you have said it was interesting.

Regards

Alan

Alan, I hope the Canadian one's were better than this one on the Canal du Midi near Argens.

[ExSurveyor]

2 hours ago, psychicsurveyor said:

This programme was recording on the river Medway today for the launch of a Pod home.

 

[Polly]

Yes I think I saw an episode about Holland a while back, will set to record thanks.

[StillCruising]

Series 1 Episode 1 was on the Chichester Canal which is a stone’s throw from where I live. I was doing some consulting work for a company in the black building with the red roof that you can see so had a grandstand view of the proceedings. The canal houses an eclectic mix of floating homes many are essentially large caravans on floats but there is also an ex Cromer lifeboat  and some normal boats. Until a few years ago a Dunkirk little ship VERE was there but was sadly lost in the huge boatyard fire on the Isle of Wight where it went for some TLC. There was also an admirals pinnacle FUSIL but that fell into serious disrepair and I believe went to Portsmouth pending restoration. Photos attached (hopefully)

 

Chi Canal VERE & FUSIL.doc

[ChrisB]

Chichester Yacht Basin, Birdham, Itchenor, all very much my old stamping ground. One could many years ago travel to London from there. That canal not only went to Chichester but on to join the River Arun at Ford. Then the Wey & Arun canal to The Thames.

[StillCruising]

Hi CrisB.

As I remember it JM spent some time in the area as well. I don't know how long ago you were last but in the last few years all of the old buildings and workshops have been demolished and replaced with the modern offices and workshops. There is also a development of very expensive holiday flats. The yacht club building by the lock is still there in fact my son had his wedding reception there.

[ChrisB]

We were last there in Sept 2015. In fact it was a memory trip to where my late wife and I hung out when we first met in the 60's. Our last dinner was at the yacht basin and our last pub visit was to the Anchor Bleu one of the first pubs that I took her to in 1967.  Sadly shortly after our visit Judith's cancer was to return which was terminal.

[ExSurveyor]

Anybody watched it yet,  I found it interesting. A very unusual concept for life afloat.

[SteveO]

A very interesting programme and design concept. Thanks to the cold, dead hand of the Broads Authority, and their stranglehold on planning, I would be surprised if we see anything as innovative as that gracing the Broads.

[Chelsea14Ian]

Very good however not sure about the bedrooms seemed a bit tight for space.

[Lulu]

yes, the bedrooms let it down for me. Shame as the rest of it was really nice and well thought out

[ChrisB]

No other place for them if you want that living space in 35ft. Similar sleeping arrangement to many found in cruising Cats.