sirweste

Cheers pal, yer as a geeky engineer I get obssessed and geek out regular with stuff. Yer from what I can gather it's light the wood burner or be cold. Which I'm happy enough with as a situation as having just spent a winter in Canada I'm pretty accustomed to getting the fire on sharpish once you get home, but yer I appreciate that a heating "on tap" situation is definitely more desirable. The looks aren't very traditional and are a bit square and industrial, but I aint to arsed about that apart from a resale point of view. That said I would definitely prefer a pretty boat, but I'd definitely prefer not to pay for pretty over function.

I don't want to take too much time as I'm living in the back of my VW Transporter at the moment through the week! By choice I must add, I could hotel it but I'm northern and so parting with cash for frivolous things is quite difficult. I figured the Safety thingame was close to a survey? Guess not as you've just asked about it. I will email the bloke and ask if there has been one done (likely on a 7 year old boat?), or when the last one was.

Aye, I certainly think so, I'm right paranoid about someone snatching it up before I get to view it this weekend! Gonna see a couple of others over the weekend too - to I'm not buying one of the first ones I've seen.

Hello Ladies and Gents, My first post to the forum after a week of geeking out reading various posts. So I'm in the process of viewing boats for my first purchase and a plan to live aboard. With a budget of £30k and looking for something around the 60ft mark and a preference to cruiser sterns for fixing my bikes outside when the weather permits. Liveaboard as I am an contract Engineer so never really know where my next 12months will be and so can't really buy a house. So I have this boat in mind - which is stretching my budget somewhat but seems worth it. http://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=392973 Breifly: she's a 60ft Gorton 2007 build with an older 3.152 perkins engine, recently redecorated internally and had hull blackening and safety thing this year. Pricewise it seems very good for the age and seeming quality of the interior. I would need to add another leisure battery or two and I would also consider about quite a big interior reshuffle to make the living space a bit more open plan. Engine wise I'd prefer someting newer that likely better on fuel bu I'm a softie for British built stuff having had a few minis over the years. Anyone got any advice for when I view her in the next couple of days? Cheers very much!