wildman 374 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Started a new site few months back 17 houses on plot of land that faces a canal .As I sit in my 360 watching the narrowboats glide by it got me thinking , that kinda life would suit me to the ground ,so had a look into the pro,s n cons decided to go for it.any one else do this as a few tips would,not go astey 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,180 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 29 minutes ago, wildman said: Started a new site few months back 17 houses on plot of land that faces a canal .As I sit in my 360 watching the narrowboats glide by it got me thinking , that kinda life would suit me to the ground ,so had a look into the pro,s n cons decided to go for it.any one else do this as a few tips would,not go astey Good luck mate, I’d love to be able to do that, what a peaceful life but sites move around and unfortunately the boat has to stay at the river Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,889 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 speak to greyman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 good luck bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,397 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Go for it mate , your only live once Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 i wouldnt mind that way of life.lurcher and ferrets & air rifle onboard plenty of land to go at. have a look at this lads video's he sell's his house and moves onto a boat. he break's down the cost's of living on a boat etc. ive watched quite a few of his video's.on youtube called;cruisingthecut; have a look at this video i seen it a while back.amazing boat it's like a country house. good site here to give you an idea of price and layout's etc wildman. http://rugbyboats.co.uk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Lenmcharristar said: Good luck mate, I’d love to be able to do that, what a peaceful life but sites move around and unfortunately the boat has to stay at the river Ya but I,ll be done working by the time this site is finished Len just think,retired at 52 rest of my life just drifting from one rabbit warren to another , couple of dogs ,ferret Harris hawk maybe what else do ya need 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 26 minutes ago, king said: i wouldnt mind that way of life.lurcher and ferrets & air rifle onboard plenty of land to go at. have a look at this lads video's he sell's his house and moves onto a boat. he break's down the cost's of living on a boat etc. ive watched quite a few of his video's.on youtube called;cruisingthecut; have a look at this video i seen it a while back.amazing boat it's like a country house. good site here to give you an idea of price and layout's etc wildman. http://rugbyboats.co.uk/ Great that mate thanks Brill that mate thank 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,135 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) Fabulous. Must've taken him a good long weekend to complete that . Do you think he'd take a grand for it? .................. Edited December 18, 2018 by shaaark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,397 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 How can you have dogs , ferrets etc on a boat though and your going to have a problem bolting down a gun cabinet ?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 hours ago, wildman said: Started a new site few months back 17 houses on plot of land that faces a canal .As I sit in my 360 watching the narrowboats glide by it got me thinking , that kinda life would suit me to the ground ,so had a look into the pro,s n cons decided to go for it.any one else do this as a few tips would,not go astey This is the view from my eldest daughters back garden, I,ve just bought another one for my younger daughter and next year will be renting out my house and buying another for me and the wife so my whole family will be living afloat by this time next year if everything goes to plan, it's not as easy as some think lots of fetching and carrying but a nicer slower way of life, I,m 57 so it's now or never 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Surely could keep ferrets in a small hitch on deck or what ever it’s calles, hardly sailing the seven seas during storm season or do the canals get choppy when wind picks up? . Doubt you’d get gun licence tho, an can you get from canal to canal without using roads ? not summat I ever looked jnto You can have everything you have in a house mate, I,ve spent quite a lot of time on the water, not living full time but staying odd weeks and loads of weekends, met people with dogs,cats, chickens and even a pig, the boats are made of metal and if you want to weld a gun cabinet in not a problem, there are a few shooters near my daughter I see going off with there guns but most of my mates just use an air rifle for taking ducks,rabbits and pigeons to feed the,selves, it's not for everyone but I love it and can't wait to be gone full time ✌ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,180 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 2 hours ago, wildman said: Ya but I,ll be done working by the time this site is finished Len just think,retired at 52 rest of my life just drifting from one rabbit warren to another , couple of dogs ,ferret Harris hawk maybe what else do ya need I’m on sites myself that’s why I said it I’d need 20 more years before doing it. But defo something I’d love to give a go even for a holiday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,266 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) This lad has been doing it on a tight budget for several years and has kept a blog going on utube, worth a look though he is at the very basic end of boating life https://youtu.be/Hpu34e9dQpc Edited December 18, 2018 by Greyman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Seen some nice narrow boats . They seem expensive an I can’t swim but a nice folding bike ,dog and air rifle some herbs an veg in pots , and some quail or bantams in a cage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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