Hansmum

Good luck to you, hope boat is all you want it to be. As for the kids, don't know about yours but all ours are grown up and as far as I was concerned, now is our time, we will always be there forthem, just not where they think we are!! Good luck, you will have to let me know the name of your boat and iI will keep an eye out for you B-)

Thank you to everyone who replied to my plea, The next stage of our adventure is now sorted, we have our prospective boat booked in for it's survey. I feel sure it will be ok, but will still have fingers crossed. Thank you David, when we are next up we will make a point of introducing ourselves. Thanks once again

Hi Patti-ann, We have mulled this over, talked it to death, researched and researched some more for the last two years!! We finally decided that we didn't want to be "what if's" or "We wish we had done it's",so we "Just done it" and now it feels so right that we regret not doing it earlier.

Thanks once again David I'm sure we saw your boat when we were up there a couple of weeks ago. She looks a lovely boat. we have put a deposit on Gala-Day and can't wait until she is ours. Just have to go through the "important" stuff first though. Although the boat looks lovely and the sellers seem very genuine, I feel we must have a survey, for peace of mind if nothing else. Sally

Thank you David I will certainly give him a ring. We do need a clear and easily understood report, although we know a little, we certainly don't know everything and easy to understand is preferable to a report filled with jargon. Initially we hope to be mooring at Great Heywood, just until we get used to the boat and we are also looking to have a few minor jobs done to her, so i think to keep her where she is will be the order of the day.

Hello First question from a newbie, we have put a deposit on a 57' Cruiser Deck narrow boat in Great Heywood Marina, we have fallen in love with her already but now we have to have to find a surveyor and have her surveyed. Can anyone recommend a surveyor in the area and can anyone give me an idea of how much the survey should cost. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. We are really looking forward to getting on the boat and start to meet people and just enjoying the life. Regards Sally & Jess

Hello Everybody, I would like to take this opportunity to say hello to all and to introduce ourselves. We are Shaun(Jess) and Sally, we currently live in Plymouth and have recently taken the big decision to sell our house and purchase a narrow boat and join the ranks of the Continuous Cruisers. The house is now going through the legal bit and we have put a deposit on a boat at Great Heywood Marina. We are really looking forward to making the most of what the canals have to offer, we will also be asking a lot of questions as we don't presume to know it all and we're not afraid to ask rather than make a stupid mistake. Sally and Jess