Faerydae

went to see the boat today... we're back to the drawing board looking for one as there's a LOT more work needs doing to it than was advertised and way too much for us to do in 3 months and lol it's fine Chickadee! good to know someone else is thinking about it for the future too

didn't end up picking the boat up over the weekend thanks to the lovely weather we've had, grr. will be rearranging for when the snows melted somewhat and the canal has defrosted... true about not needing that many toys and people seem to be asking what I need/want so I've been pointing out small things or things that can be stored in small spaces but luckily I've been mainly bought clothes so far which isn't too bad

it says it fits 90cm - 300cm so may be ok on the smallest? will have to measure it up once we pick the boat up I guess and see how it'd fit before deciding the gate on it just seems to be the bit drawing me to it the most as it wouldn't need to be moved to actually get to the stove

ahh mesh now there's an idea, already got a huge roll of mesh in the shed from building hamster cages haha, may just make something with that thanks!

I actually found this just after asking about fire guards which seems like it would be a good option if not a bit costly? http://www.kiddicare.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10751&langId=-1&productId=64896&source=froogle&cm_mmc=Froogle-_-Shopping%20Sites-_-CPC-_-Froogle

we're not picking up a 70 footer no but we are planning on eventually dragging it out of the water for an extension to be welded in, my partner has lived on boats all of his life pretty much so at least one of us knows what we're doing! I have ummed and ahhed over doing it a good few times and had moments where I've just sat here and gone "argh I can't do it on a boat!" haha, but seem to be over that now and am looking forward to it yeah have been thinking about storage space, the boat we're picking up isn't fully fitted yet so there's space where we could hopefully build enough storage space for clothes and toys. I am wondering though if there's any form of fire guard that fits around a stove on a boat? that's been one of my primary concerns...

Hi, I'm fairly new to boating and me and my partner are going to pick up our first boat this weekend. It will be our main accommodation and we are also expecting our first child in June so I'm just wondering if there's any parents around that have raised a child on board? and if there's any tips and advice you could give me?