wanabe boater

[murray&coreen]

can anyone tell me the best boat to buy we like semi trad or cruiser stern and also what type of toilet. we here a masirator with remote tank.

[nomad - tuttle hill]

hi, i would advice to look around at different boats and get a fell for them, its a buyer market ! allways start low if you like the boat.

 

i would advice you take the boat out and see how it handers in the water, also a good boat survey for the hull !

 

pump out wc is ok but will have to fit some where to empty and cost around £15 .

 

i hope this help you , good luck

[Titus]

Have a good look round, we were looking for a semi trad or cruiser with large windows,

We ended up buying a trad with portholes, we just fell in love with it

[Ange]

can anyone tell me the best boat to buy we like semi trad or cruiser stern and also what type of toilet. we here a masirator with remote tank.

Hi and welcome to the forum. Look at as many boats for sale as you can to get a feel for which layout / stern style you prefer. Walk along the towpath where boats are moored on a summer evening and chat to boaters - you find most boaters will be happy to chat and have loads of advice (though many will contradict each other ) Locks are another place where you can talk to boaters.

 

Also read lots of old threads on here - every question you can think of plus many you haven't will have been covered here at some point.

 

Best of luck.

[Grace and Favour]

can anyone tell me the best boat to buy we like semi trad or cruiser stern and also what type of toilet. we here a masirator with remote tank.

"Best" - is completely immaterial - - - - - look round LOADS of boats - and eventually you'll discover what type you like "best" !

[Phil Ambrose]

"Best" - is completely immaterial - - - - - look round LOADS of boats - and eventually you'll discover what type you like "best" !

Fact, everybody regards their boat as the best, so as has already been said, look at lots.

 

 

Phil

[junior]

S M Hudson are widely regarded to build the best boats on the cut. Hope this helps.

[bargemast]

S M Hudson are widely regarded to build the best boats on the cut. Hope this helps.

 

He's for sure among the very best specialist in glue (weld) washer boats, but I would think of other builders that I would list as the best.

 

Peter.

[ditchcrawler]

S M Hudson are widely regarded to build the best boats on the cut. Hope this helps.

But not by everybody

[Chalky]

S M Hudson are widely regarded to build the best boats on the cut. Hope this helps.

 

Depends how you define best.

 

Work out a set of requirements that define what you want in a boat. You'll do this by seeing lots of boats, talking to boaters etc. Don't forget to include running costs.

The best will be the one that closely or exactly matches your requirements. Alternatively it'll be the one you fall in love with that says "ignore the rest, buy me"

 

In our case best was a sail away from a high volume builder and then fitted out to meet our requirements. You'll have a different definition of best.

 

Don't skimp on the requirements capture and definition (starting to sound like I'm at work!). We spent about 2 years working on what we wanted and how we wanted it and 10 years later we've not changed anything significant since we got it pretty correct first time. Do your homework.

Edited May 26, 2013 by Chalky

[junior]

 

He's for sure among the very best specialist in glue (weld) washer boats, but I would think of other builders that I would list as the best.

 

Peter.

But not by everybody

It was an attempt at humour without smileys. Next time I'll add the 'tounge in cheek' smiley.

[DeanS]

I suspect this was a troll?

Surely someone wouldnt ask the type of boat and toilet in their first thread?

Very strange.

I may be wrong.

[Chalky]

I suspect this was a troll?

Surely someone wouldnt ask the type of boat and toilet in their first thread?

Very strange.

I may be wrong.

 

Possibly, however if so we've all given roughly the same answer. If they're a troll then they've not got what they wanted, if they're genuine they they've had some usefull advice.