Epic river trip

[Greyman 31,297]

Under cover getting the paintwork touched up before heading back south to the brokers 

[Greyman 31,297]

Water got so low the boat had to be towed out the paint booth but they are back through the harecastle tunnel before it gets closed and on the Trent and Mersey which is river fed and still has water in 

[Halfhound 48]

Looks the business no surprise more and more people are considering this way of life good for the soul

[Greyman 31,297]

16 minutes ago, Halfhound said:

Looks the business no surprise more and more people are considering this way of life good for the soul

My entire family live on water and none are in a rush to move back on land I get stressed and can’t wait to leave if I visit the big city lol

[Halfhound 48]

8 minutes ago, Greyman said:

My entire family live on water and none are in a rush to move back on land I get stressed and can’t wait to leave if I visit the big city lol

I was having a look there’s a boat for sale moored in King’s Cross £110k I thought f**k me that’s cheap to live in London. Then I looked further £15k a year for mooring fees and other costs 

[mC HULL 15,649]

1 minute ago, Halfhound said:

I was having a look there’s a boat for sale moored in King’s Cross £110k I thought f**k me that’s cheap to live in London. Then I looked further £15k a year for mooring fees and other costs 

Get moorings 30k and up one in ebay 50k now 

[Seagull 402]

Do what Damp Patch does and set sail when it's pay day.... Lol

[Halfhound 48]

If it was £30k and you owned it would be one thing but I think these were river fees or something I’m sure grey man will know more and be able to say

[Daniel cain 48,452]

26 minutes ago, Halfhound said:

If it was £30k and you owned it would be one thing but I think these were river fees or something I’m sure grey man will know more and be able to say

You pay for a boating licence,couple of hundred a yr, insurance etc,then you either pay for a  continuous cruising licence (move every 2 weeks) or a residential mooring- space is at a premium towards London -spending 100 k on a boat and then 15/20k for your permanent mooring spot per year...is still  a hell of a lot cheaper than renting or  buying a 1 bed flat etc...its the only way most folks can get a foot on the rung down that way.....living aboard full-time you want a wide beam for the space... problem is,you get charged double that of a traditional narrow boat,there's pros and cons to it all, personally I wouldn't entertain taking the leap, until I had the right residential mooring,makes life alot easier,you won't be worrying about your property getting smashed up and robbed.... because alot of that goes on

[Halfhound 48]

54 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

You pay for a boating licence,couple of hundred a yr, insurance etc,then you either pay for a  continuous cruising licence (move every 2 weeks) or a residential mooring- space is at a premium towards London -spending 100 k on a boat and then 15/20k for your permanent mooring spot per year...is still  a hell of a lot cheaper than renting or  buying a 1 bed flat etc...its the only way most folks can get a foot on the rung down that way.....living aboard full-time you want a wide beam for the space... problem is,you get charged double that of a traditional narrow boat,there's pros and cons to it all, personally I wouldn't entertain taking the leap, until I had the right residential mooring,makes life alot easier,you won't be worrying about your property getting smashed up and robbed.... because alot of that goes on

Good stuff it’s not something I think I’d ever do personally but fair play to anyone who feels like a change is needed and takes the plunge. Like everything else it all about location and being able to live in comfort ain’t it 

[Daniel cain 48,452]

2 minutes ago, Halfhound said:

Good stuff it’s not something I think I’d ever do personally but fair play to anyone who feels like a change is needed and takes the plunge. Like everything else it all about location and being able to live in comfort ain’t it 

Like everything else....won't be long before the government wig on...and start  doubling the costs of it all and squeeze people out...there's no such thing as freedom here in the UK..sadly it's just an illusion

[Halfhound 48]

9 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Like everything else....won't be long before the government wig on...and start  doubling the costs of it all and squeeze people out...there's no such thing as freedom here in the UK..sadly it's just an illusion

Yeah that’s a fact. If you thought about it all too much you’d  do your nut

[gnasher16 31,352]

I watch a few of these Youtube series sometimes im sure the one lad whatever his license is he doesnt pay for mooring just moves his boat every few weeks even if its only 50 foot up the road.

[waltjnr 7,929]

59 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

I watch a few of these Youtube series sometimes im sure the one lad whatever his license is he doesnt pay for mooring just moves his boat every few weeks even if its only 50 foot up the road.

They don't do roads gnash