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My boat is for sale, it's 60ft and comes fully fitted for living aboard including a Maxview fully automatic satellite dome system. Too many features to list here. This boat is so new to the market it's not even on the ABNB website until next week but if you contact ABNB Crick 01788822115 and quote Nb Matilda Rose they can give more details. This boat is currently moored at Cropredy marina.

Yes and Yes.......... Ordering Rope Cabling 1 Rope Cabling 4 Rope Cabling 4 Length (m) 250 200 500 Code0920 0922 0923 You will need your EIN number, but there is usually loads of this just chucked in the skip in most TECs. Sorry for the misalignment, .

I can get as much of this stuff as i want, but is it any good for boating? Rope Cabling Pre-stretched terylene rope for use by Rodding and Light cabling parties only. Supplied with a spliced eye at each end on wooden reels. Rope Cabling 1 has a breaking strength of 2400 Kg. Rope Cabling 4 is double coated for very low friction and has a maximum breaking strength of 6000 Kg. Other reel lengths are available on request. Ordering Rope Cabling 1 Rope Cabling 4 Rope Cabling 4 Length (m) 250 200 500

I have no connection with E&L and have never held a policy with them but after contacting several companies they were the only company who were willing to take on my dog knowing i would be living on a narrowboat with no fixed abode. Hi Nightwatch, hope you don`t mind me asking. Are you live aboard continuous cruisers? as it seems no insurance company wants to know if you are. Probably we will have to take on any risk ourselves and set aside a sum of money each month to cover any unfortunate incidents. As landlubbers we were with Direct Line and they were excellent after our previous dog needed eye surgery after getting a thorn in his eye.

Just wanted to tack this onto what is an old thread............E&L insurance (Equine and Livestock) will insure a pet if you are a live aboard boater, this their response to my inquiry.......... " Thank you for your email, I have been asked to respond to your queries sent to us by email on the 21st August. We would be happy to insure your narrow boat and pet, which would reside on the boat with you and your family. Please note however we would have to add the following notice to the cover for the boat and pet insurance policies. “ It is required that the dog be on a collar and lead and under control whenever the boat is moored” If this is acceptable to you when the insurance is required please contact us and we can make all further details to start the covers for you. Please can I also bring to your attention that if the craft is over 20 years old we would require a full out of water survey to offer cover for the narrow boat. Please contact me if I can be of further assistance" As my inquiry concerned boat and pet insurance it is not clear whether taking out boat insurance with them is a prerequisite for the pet insurance.

Says it all.........<HERE>

Well...............are they?

Really excited for you, we hope it is all and more you have hoped for. We will (hopefully) be in your position in the coming months. Keep us updated. BTW, we are Moonrakers........well nearly, as we hail from Marlborough but currently in Portugal.

Wow! thanks for this, I am a complete novice at boating and your expert knowledge has given me total confidence that me my wife and children and my little rescue dog will all be safe on our very first outing.........much appreciated.

Hi all During September i will be visiting a friend in Easingwold north Yorkshire and wondered where the nearest canal is from York. Even better, if i could visit a marina somewhere in this area to have a butchers at a few boats.....any ideas?

I also notice a lot of avatars of long standing members have pictures of themselves...........standing!

Well if it`s still for sale when we return to the UK in September we would like a viewing as it looks like the sort of boat we are looking for. We also know the area well as we lived in Fyfield near Marlborough for many years before moving to Portugal.

We are absolutely thrilled for you and if all goes according to plan we will be in the same position mid September. We have agreed a price on the house and a deposit has been paid into our bank, We leave sunny Portugal for the equally sunny UK via Santander on 16th September. Good luck in your search for your dream boat, keep us all informed of your progress.

Read this <HERE> in a local paper..................could it/ should it extend to the whole canal network?

This boat appeals to us but but we can`t understand why it hasn`t been sold. According to Rugby Boats Facebook site it`s been around since October 2012 and went on at £67,500 and now on their web page it`s still for sale at £49,950........is there something fundamentally wrong with this boat? It`s obviously a two person liveaboard with just the two single berths and the two burner gas hob seems a bit mean for a boat with such high spec but these things can be changed...yes? My only other concern is the possible expence of the Webasto as the only source of heating, but again could i not fit a solid fuel stove to augment the heating? Anyway have a look and let me know what you think. The boat in question is "Patience". >HERE> Hope the first link works, It`s to a pdf file. If not <HERE> is a link to the website.........it`s the sixth boat down.

Yes really.......lots of fragmented sentences containing the words tax, mail, post etc but nothing coherent, maybe if i search for the word TOILET i might be better off. Anyway, thanks for your input i will do some research on your suggestions.

Forgive me if this subject has been raised before but i have searched the forum to no avail. What does a continuous cruiser who`s boat is their primary and only residence do about council tax......if anything? How does the above deal with Royal Mail (address)? Television licence? Registering with a GP And anything else i haven`t thought of. Still learning.....thanks in advance.

Yes i take your point and have no wish to circumvent proper purchase procedure by not obtaining a survey. Thanks.

Be gentle, I am new to all this. If a boat has been out of the water for blacking,anodes etc and the sales info states when this was done then i can take heart that the hull of a particular boat was last inspected (visually at least) on that date. However what inference can i take from a boat that was last out of the water? Did it come out for a specific reason, for instance a survey for a prospective purchaser and the result of the survey resulted in the purchaser pulling out of the sale so they just plonked it back in the canal to await the next unsuspecting prospective purchaser? Can i find this information anywhere, are survey results obtainable?

Can`t wait to get back, it`s 44 degrees here at the moment.

Hi Zayna, sorry about your friend, she sounds amazing. Your right of course life is too short for regrets, we have always been the unconventional couple in our families (not having kids helps) and some view us as crazy and would never think of doing what we have done but we always look back with great memories of what we have achieved throughout our married life, and it`s not finished yet.

Hope you are right but believe me the Portuguese tax authority (financas) are a law unto themselves and are trying to claw back unpaid tax from all areas. Love your second comment. Well i do have a London accent, it`s never been a problem over here but i suppose it could be a problem to the majority of those who now live in England.

Oh thanks! To be honest the original figure i quoted is under what we actually have available and we have reassessed the costs involved and believe it`s doable. Also believe it or not (in these times of austerity) we have made a capital gain on the sale of our house and will have a back up fund in case of emergency..........as long as i can avoid a hit on capital gains tax! which brings me to ask a question of forum members..........I think i will open another thread on this one...........If i reinvest my capital gain in a narrowboat as my primary residence will i avoid CGT?

Well i started this thread so it`s only fair i update you all on our decision and progress so far. We`re going for it! Put our house here in Portugal on the market on Friday 28th and agreed sale of same on Monday 1st....bloody hell hows that for speed, signing promisory (where deposit is paid) next week and should complete within two weeks. We should be back in the UK mid September, staying with rellies in Banbury close to the canal in fact. Will hire a car and explore the marinas etc in the vicinity so if you all could let me know where to look we will be grateful ........things are moving so fast my heads spinning. Will be looking for something like this..........

Many thanks.....you can read my response on previous (Tuscon) post One question, whilst trawling through the internet i came across this from HMRC......... The measure provides that red diesel for use as fuel for propelling private pleasure craft can only be used in UK waters. All purchasers of red diesel for use as fuel for propelling private pleasure craft will be required to sign a declaration to that effect. All purchasers will be made aware that if they travel outside UK waters they will be subject to the restrictions and prohibitions of other Member States...........Is this in operation? or just for mariners. A <LINK> to the above quote.