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I'll get a picture up tomorrow evening.

I would quite like to replace the old shower curtain on my Narroboat with a door. Any advice? Not sure where to get materials to build one and which materials I should use? It's a strange old space and the shower is TINY with the curtain taking out all the room. Could really do with a door to maximise the space inside the shower. I would have thought it could be quite a simple job? Thanks in advance

I guess for the time being then I'm buying the Cheapo one tonight and later might plumb in a second on the 240V system that was posted earlier. Then it can run on the inverter or land power in a pinch and also quieter, having a 12V for backup when I have the time and money. Thanks everyone for your input! Now to figure out how to fit it in. The pipes are a bit mismatched!

Thanks. I'll probably try the one out for now if I go for it. At the moment we're simply having to use the burner without the pump, probably doing more damage to the pump in the process but I'm very new to all this. I will get someone to have a proper look at our heating system when the weather gets warmer again.

I'd spend £150 if I knew it was going to last 4-5 years. But during winter we run it into the ground. I'm concerned that if I shell out £150 for a nice shiny new pump it will be dead within a couple of years.

Sorry! 12V

My Central Heating pump (12V) has packed up. I'm not sure what brand it is, so replace vs fix is probably a question for later. I really don't want to spend £125 on a new one, can anyone suggest a pump that isn't deafeningly loud to run the heating from my back-boiler? I might spend that money if it's quiet, the last one was quite noisy. I've also see Chinese ones for £16 but I can't imagine they're great. Also I'll need to know how to "prime" it since they're always non-self-priming, I don't want to break the new one. Thanks all

I've had nothing but gleaming references from every landlord I've had, and never missed rent once. Indeed, I'm so very "full of it". I also enjoy insulting people over the internet once I have a long standing reputation with a community. Thanks to everyone else but I'm out of here. I don't need this. Edit: Red bit

Well well, that's a stout assertion to make about someone you know nothing about, since you don't even know what the conditions were or what the situation was. My partner who would head the lease could afford the rent for both of us for starters. So how about you get the hell out of my thread? I may be a newbie after all but I would have thought a community man with 17k+ posts would be a little more tactful. Typical forum soap opera BS. Seen it all before. Thanks. P.S. Landlords have protection for that kind of thing, especially around here. Edit: wording

OK so aside from talking about banks cash and fraud..... The only flat that we were happy with has been denied to us on account of my not having a job yet.....pricks. We have a mooring and we're putting the deposit down tomorrow. That's that sorted. It comes with utilities, parking space, postbox, storage, security gate to marina and costs £660 per quarter. We are still looking at boats but we are confident we will be moved in by the end of October. I have listened to all of your warnings, but the fact is, cosmic synergy, or whatever is telling us, this is the path of adventure we take. We're doing it guys, I'm actually going to liveaboard. I only dreamed of this moment when I started the thread.

The job is in Cambridge so March might be difficult but I have looked at it. I would like to talk to you about Foxs actually. There is a newly refurbished boat there I'm looking at tomorrow I might buy. Any thoughts? Finding the boat may not be so hard as there a couple around we like, we have the financial backing of Yolandas parents, and once we have one, can re-sell and get a new one. I know there is 1-2k involved that might be lost that way, but one of the boats we are looking at we are particularly fond of. There is a possibility we can push back the move date to the end of October, that's when our lease runs out here in Norwich. How does that sound? It's quite possible this could be now or never, though if we rent for 12 months we can use that year to look for a boat and then move. The longer we leave it, the less likely we are to be able to buy our on house on land in 10 years time though. Yolanda might be able to rent a room from her Aunt in Cambridge for a few weeks, giving us a bit of time, but only her, that leaves me until 31st October, not just to sort a place out, but to shut this place down, cleaning, repairs, utility bills and furniture. Are there any questions I should be asking boat owners before I buy? I only really know what I like to look at inside the boat, as I want to live on it, I know very little about engines etc

Thanks! We still live in Norwich, but are moving due to Y getting a job in Cambridge. All a bit stressful and hectic, having to up roots and move in as little as 3 weeks

That's a good idea thanks, but unfortunately noone I know nearby. The broker for the boat we like the look of sold the boat only 6 months ago, so I'm wondering is a a survey is necessary since the owners basically never moved it, and the same broker is selling it again. Just suddenly they're expecting a baby and so are moving to dry land. The only problem with the boat we really like the look of is that the owners haven't found somewhere else to live yet. We need to kick them out haha There shouldn't be a problem getting it lifted as the broker at Ely marina is very helpful and said they could do it without a problem. Though I understand now that it may not be possible to do it in this short amount of time. I had better make some phone calls. Lets say we have chosen a boat, we have can lift it out in less than a week, and the survey at the same time. How long do these deals usually take to close?

Firstly, apologies for the thread necro. All will be explained. The girlfriends family Back story I have been thrown into turmoil, excitement, stress and a strange feeling like im dreaming. My girlfriend, since I started this thread, was resistant to the idea of living on a boat. Well, she graduated, and got a well paid job in Cambridge. Only problem is, we literally cannot afford to live there. All previous reasons for the boat idea (original post) came back. Only this time, the suggestion came from her, and her parents!!! I'm putting 25% down and they're paying the rest. Rough budget 40k, ideally less, maybe slightly more, depending on what we find. Now obviously, all of the previous warnings about 'people who do it for financial reasons often don't make it', this much is obvious, and I am aware and have warned Yolanda. I personally love life on the water, and recently I have been out of sorts, building a gaming computer, buying an espresso machine etc. I figured if I wasn't allowed to live in a teepee in the woods, and society was forcing me to live a modern life, then I'll go all out consumerism and enjoy the benefits of a student over draft. However, the hobbit within me has been pining to get rid of my superfluous possessions that are choking me, cut ties, claim back my freedom and live simply, closer to nature. Yolanda (my partner now of 4 1/2 years) is well up for taking the plunge, at the very least, this life experience is something we can tell stories about for the rest of our lives. I have found several promising 55-60ft boats for roughly 35-42k I will be viewing. I have spoken to people down at the marina, and know the dealio - survey, license, insurance(I imagine this is important?), and we have secured a residential mooring in commute distance that we are viewing tomorrow. NOW - the reason for my post. (TL:DR) We have to be settled by the 10th October at the very latest. How realistic is it to find a boat, get it pulled out, surveyed, purchased and moved to our residential mooring in as little as 2 weeks? Is this even possible? The rental situation in Cambridgeshire really is pretty dire, and we're in a bit of a tight spot.

awful joke! We were given the option of pumping out our own tank if we filled it on my last hire boat! We were on a 6+2 berth, but only 5 passengers, so didn't need to in the end, but almost!!! (I don't know how the others filled it so fast though! haha!)