Live on a canal boat...

[Leon103]

This could be the best solution for some -

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/661411951

Canal boat share​

£1,800

For sale, my share in a lovely 62ft canal boat it sleeps 6, lounge, kitchen, bathroom with shower, toilet and sink and ensuite toilet etc, wardrobes tv etc Each owner is allocated 4+ weeks during the year to cruise the canals, the base this year is wrenbury to start your holiday. My dates are 1 week February, 2 weeks in August and further weeks in September onwards. For details phone [hidden information] just to answer a few questions, we all pay £80 towards maintance & running costs per month, further details of my share is on bcbm website It's a genuine sale, with viewings & legal paperwork, I am looking at getting a boat in Lancashire

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Timeshare for boats.

 

[Jim Brewster]

I've been seriously looking for a narrowboat to live on since Christmas. I figure why not while I'm still young enough to have the ability. Been having a catch 22 before parting with tens of thousands of pounds - if it's in the water it needs to come out for a survey to check the steel at and below the waterline which is difficult to arrange when you don't own the boat, but if it's in a yard on hard standing how can you check that the engine and prop are good.

 

[welly3]

I've been seriously looking for a narrowboat to live on since Christmas. I figure why not while I'm still young enough to have the ability. Been having a catch 22 before parting with tens of thousands of pounds - if it's in the water it needs to come out for a survey to check the steel at and below the waterline which is difficult to arrange when you don't own the boat, but if it's in a yard on hard standing how can you check that the engine and prop are good.

You don't need to have the engine in gear to check it's working as expected. And you can fairly easily see if the prop is good and the prop shaft is turning and free. I wouldn't worry too much about that.

 

[RoomWithABrew]

I came to this expecting to see a link to a video stream of Live on a canal boat, gentle pace of water, locks and countryside.
My hopes dashed for a view of the stratford and avon canal.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

We had a member who lived on a canal boat he loved it but the story he told about it being lifted out of the water for its checks and the expense were a bit of a shock you rarely hear of this side of boat ownership.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[Jim Brewster]

We had a member who lived on a canal boat he loved it but the story he told about it being lifted out of the water for its checks and the expense were a bit of a shock you rarely hear of this side of boat ownership.

Blacking is actually only a few hundred quid every couple of years for bitumen. More expensive but less frequent if its done with epoxy. The lifts are around £600 though to lift in and out. The expensive work comes if the hull is in bad shape and needs welding, this is why a survey is very important. The steel is pretty thick (10mm on bottom and 6 or 8 on the sides) so can tolerate quite a bit of cosmetic surface corrosion, but is susceptible to pitting. They measure the steel ultrasonically on the survey, as well as whacking it all around with a hammer

 

[Chippy_Tea]

10mm on bottom and 6 or 8 on the sides)

I thought they were wood

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Here is the main part ofthe video as she goes on a bit -

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[Jim Brewster]

I thought they were wood

Traditionally they were back when they were pulled by horses. Some still are, some have GRP tops, some are aluminium, but most are steel.

 

[Jim Brewster]

All being well, I'll be living on this in a few days. Already had it craned, surveyed, blacked, just need to pay up the remainder. It's a 45 ft cruiser stern, 35hp Beta Marine 4 cylinder diesel

 

[MashBag]

That looks very nice. Bankside sunsets and a few beers to go with.

Navigating or moored up?

 

[Jim Brewster]

That looks very nice. Bankside sunsets and a few beers to go with.

Navigating or moored up?

Navigating at the moment but will need to see how it fits around work