Well this seems like the best possible time to make our first post here! This afternoon marked our first visit to a certain marina in the south west, where we viewed a number of narrowboats, we are hopeful that one of them might just be the thing we're looking for! Until we buy the boat I have an urge to keep the specific names of marinas and potential boats off here, no real reason!
We're looking for something built around 1990 or more recently, narrow not wide, of around 50-60ft, and which isn't a complete wreck inside! We have a growing list of smaller details we'd like to see already installed on our future home, such as a solid fuel stove, not too many (or too few!) thousand hours on the engine, a long time remaining on the BSC, a trad stern if overall length is under 60ft, a decent interior layout - and some hull integrity would be nice! Every search we do in magazines or online turns up more and more potential boats, looks like a well organised road trip around the country's marinas might be necessary!
We've been meticulously researching the entire topic of living aboard, of cruising the British waterways, of maintaining a boat (read: of just how much all of it can cost etc!) in the last few months, and, as with most things that are worth researching, it seems to be a topic of almost infinite depth - my wishlist on Bookmooch.com grows ever longer...
Spirits are high! We're hoping to have found something before the Spring really gets into its stride, well that's the plan anyway...
We're adjusting (at least in our heads for the time being) to what could be quite a major lifestyle change for both of us, but we're so eager that we can't wait to get the deal done and get on with it! There's no rushing some things I guess. I signed up today for two boating forums, both of which look (albeit at a glance) to be packed with info and opinions, which I can't get enough of right now!
THE HUNT HAS BEGUN! HURRAH!!
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