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Thanks Shep, liking your progress so far on the fit out. I'll probably take a wander down on the bike when I'm back from Poland. Many thanks,

Cheers for that, being a pessimist is always the better option esp when my money is at stake I'd rather have someone tell me I'm being stupid than its all great and nothing can go wrong. I'll have a look at second hand, not doing anything more for a few months just trying to work out what I really want from a place to live. I'm away for work during in the week in Poland until the new year but need a plan for the future and this helps while away the hours in the hotel. Ideally for me I need to find something that lets me move with work, doesn't cost the earth and lets me carry on travelling, without me being tied to a bricks and mortar address Richard

Yes I did Mr Shep

Many thanks guys - I see many months of planning and site visits before I have to grapel with the choice of what ballast yet

I thinking about moving aboard a NB and wondered if you'd be so kind as to indulge a few questions of mine. I've had a search and nothing has come up that answered what I wanted to know. So my questions are: How much would it cost to fit out a sail away of say 55-60ft. Ok, how long is a piece of string comes to mind. But in rough terms of general to good finish what should I budget? I'd be doing all the work myself from lining onwards - being self employed means I have the time free to dedicate to it. Part of my reason for wanting a sail away is that it would make a nice project for me and my old man who used to be a engineer on a cargo ship and is batty about all things nautical - plus he's cheap labour Height wise what would adding an extra 2" of headroom to a "standard" NB do in terms of where I can cruise. At 6'3" I'm not tiny, all the holiday lets I've been in I've had to stoop a bit and just wondered what asking for another 2" of headroom on the build would compromise on - more comfort but what about tunnel/bridge clearances in the Canals local to Leicester. The basics are I'm 27 have around £40k saved up to spend on a boat (might do more via loan if needed but not wanting to), been living with the parents for the last 12 months as I managed to crash my motorbike buts its got to the stage now where there is going to be a murder soon if I don't leave. I live in Hinckley so near to Trinity marina and I'm also near my happy place which is Sutton Cheney Wharf and the canal near Bosworth Battlefield. I used to work as a guide/ranger there so its a special place to me and I'd quite like to live in the local area. As I'm self employed I do x-month stints the I thought it might work for me to buy and fit out a boat and take it with me to where I am working if in the UK or rent it out as a holiday let for the periods when I am in Europe (well the summer anyway) - Mum retired, dad semi retired so not worried about the "admin" side of it. I just can't justify another house where I may live in for 4 months of the year. The last one cost me £20k in 18 months and I was hardly there! Many thanks for your help! Richard