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Alicelock

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  1. thank you all for your replies :-) will take all advice on board
  2. thank you all so much for your replies! Actually what happened was we visited one builder in coventry (starline boats) who said yes to everything we wanted pretty much. We then decided to go and get a quote from another yard just to compare and they guy there was the one who started bursting out bubble (i think he enjoyed doing so) - and it made me think that our first builder hadn't been honest with us and was just being a yes man. It sounds like the electric stuff and the boiler/radiators shouldn't be a problem, but maybe i cant have a full length bath! Which is fine, you have to make compromises - is just good to hear from people with experience rather than just being told yes by the builder. We would be moving every 14 days not every day so we're getting solar panels on the roof so hopefully in summer those will generate enough power for us, but it winter, we will probably be having to turn the engine on for a few hours every couple of days. Good to know the pain quote is right - i thought it was a alot but clearly ive got quite a good deal! :-)
  3. thanks again for all your advice. I am much more apprehensive about going forward with the boat building - which is a good thing really i think as I was being a bit naive. One thing I am now unsure of is the man we were dealing with seems a bit like a yes man - agreeing to everything we say we want without actually explaining the logistics of it all. We're going to take a little break and do some more research before going any further! can any of you recommend a boat builders that you guys have used? thanks! :-)
  4. Hello We are getting a wide beam canal boat built and are planning on constantly cruising and would really appreciate some advise on a few things! I was hoping to have a full length bath onboard, and 4-6 radiators but I have now been told that unless you have a diesel run boiler radiators are pretty useless, and you’d have to have a huge boiler to be able to heat enough water for a full length bath. Anyone have any experience with either of these? Is it possible at all? Are diesel boilers very expensive to buy and run? Would I have to have a huge boiler? Also I want to be able to use kitchen appliances fairly regularly (nutribullet - 600w magimix - 1100w) and wanted to have low watt floor lamps and maybe some fairy lights (not to run all the time, but when i want to make it super cosy) - I've been told this wouldn't be possible but I've seen lots of boats with these things in them! Do you have to have a very high watt inverter (and is this very expensive?) Or would I have to get a generator? Or are these things only possible to have if you have a mooring and are connected to the grid? I have been quoted £4800 to have the boat painted which seems slightly ridiculous to me! Does anyone know how much it would cost to employ someone to come and paint an overcoat and then do some stencilling? Does the price we’ve been quoted sound right? Really appreciate any advise or guidance! Thanks :-)
  5. Thank you so, so much. Everyone's comments have been really helpful and swift! I have chosen Starline Boats (http://www.star-line-boats.co.uk/) in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, anyone heard of them? The yard manager and owner have been great, informative and open and I'm sure above board (forgive the obvious pun). I have seen the finished product of their previous work and it's to a very high standard and one of their boats was featured on t.v. I am just unsure of the correct procedure and safety mechanisms that keep a project like this on track and the relationships within it professional. Again, any more information/knowledge is greatly appreciated and I hope to bump into you on the waterways sometime in the future! Have a good day, we weather looks stunning..
  6. Dear all, I am on the verge of agreeing to have a boat built from the keel up. Brand new, v.excited but I am concerned because I don't want to have my dream turn into a nightmare. Do you have any general advice about the procedure? What if the costs start spiralling? Is there any way to guarantee this doesn't happen? Can you think of any major precautions I can and should be taking that would help me see this project through without losing my hair?? Thank you in advance for any helpful advice. Alice.
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