JohnS

Hello again. Sorry I should have included more information in the last post.I have seen a few steel Dutch cruisers I thought might be suitable.At about 45ft x 13ft beam x 4ft draft. They are generally called sea cruisers I believe and are considerably less cost and smaller than a Dutch barge.I like the shape of them compared to a wide narrow boat,they do at least look like a proper boat shape. Im afraid I dont know a lot about boats but by looking around like this definately seems like a way to learn.Thank you for your imput so far,it is very much appreciated.

Hi everyone,Im a very new member(just signed up)I am heading at last towards a late retirement later this year and my partner and I intend buying a liveaboard to cruise the English canals and also around Europe.I have been looking at the multitude of boats types available and after also looking through the forum think a wide beam is most suitable.I have seen many cruisers some twin engine,which brings up the question does a twin use twice the amount of fuel and if so is it best to stay with a single,