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  1. Thanks all, for the kind thoughts. We were 'continuous moorers', an antidote to 'continuous cruisers'. "Willpower" was moored at our house for 34 years, except when leaving for a couple of 3 day local breaks each year, plus an annual 3 or 4 week round trip. We never went very far it seems...but that was not the point...we bought the boat for the 'pace-of-life', a 'get-away-from-it' thing really......in that respect we did have a great time...and no complaints .... although disappointed we did not get any further north than Manchester.
  2. Thanks Athy for kicking off with your earlier comments to help sell my narrowboat 'Willpower' (see my Avatar)....and thanks to everybody else who contributed. It all went well in the end. We sold our home ... (an enormously stressful process...) ... and moved from Polesworth to Stourbridge. I soon sold my boat to Tracy D'Ath ... (no commercial details here to preserve privacy)... but a straightforward deal following an exchange of private emails, a boat inspection, an agreed price, and an instant payment of the full amount by bank transfer ... with the help of my Grandson using his mobile phone to confirm payment had been received into his account (.... which reminds me!)... Tracy D'Ath collected Willpower...and sailed off into the sunset.... All is well I understand....so a good deal all round... Thanks to all forum members who helped.
  3. I thought I did but can't find it. ...trying again..WILLPOWER no 66787 boat brochure.pdf
  4. Jess ... thanks. I will bear this in mind ... but first to find a buyer ...
  5. Thanks Alec. Well that makes sense....I will keep that in mind and use it if need be.
  6. I suppose my only worry should be the guarantee of getting paid in full if sold 'as seen' ... I am certainly not in a position to fulfill or honour any after-sales warranty's....other than answer technical questions by email..
  7. Surveyed in the dry-dock in 2018 when blacked....albeit the surveyor's report did a better 'blacking' job that the boatyard....
  8. Tim. Thanks for the tip. I am stuck with Alvecote Mariner at the moment... and talking to them about selling my boat.
  9. Hello to everybody who commented before. Events overtook me and I had to give priority to selling the house. Hopefully I can find time to sell my narrowboat....albeit I am talking to a broker who can do it for me....but a bit disappointed by the logic of their valuation. ...due to extensive rusting ... means £23k to have it replated ...and then only worth £15K when finished.....? So I won't have it replated.....and that opens up a whole argument about the merits of surveyors calling for replating....that I would like to avoid ... and hence more help here from members of this forum on values of a fully functional live-aboard...but rusty boat. I have produced a sales leaflet that I could post (..if I knew how to do it...)
  10. Thanks....if our retirement boating plans had gone well...our mooring would have been empty most of the time.....but it was not to be. ...but you are right about the extra value...that is what we had to pay 35 years ago when we bought it.
  11. Thanks Matty. I am fit and able - at least enough to handle viewings any time here at home. Finance matters, in terms of a fair price, but somewhat incidental within in the restriction of the framework I have with my wife's care programme and house move....an agent can be appointed to take my boat and sell it if we run out of time..
  12. Yes - The Avatar is Willpower...and me a few years ago. I appreciate the update in current thinking on prices and sales methods. I guess I need to get the details of Willpower listed on this forum, and go from there -
  13. Thanks enigmatic. I know of Alvecote marina. ... can contact them if my DIY sales efforts fail.
  14. Thanks dmr. The house sale is a separate issue from the boat sale. Although I have an EOG mooring, it is on CRT land only accessible from my garden (thus 50% discount on the fee). The CRT mooring is not mine to sell. I will have to vacate the mooring when I sell the house.
  15. Thanks Rob-M. That's useful to know...an hour cruise...and the boat is pointing the right way.
  16. TheBiscuits... I don't want to be offensive ... but would you be paying with a rubber cheque....but if your offer of £10k is serious - don't go away! I might be forced into a fire-sale to get rid of my boat quickly in order to give vacant possession to my property. For the moment I will put a sales pack together on this forum to see what interest there is.
  17. Thanks Tim.. it looks like a DIY sales job from judging by the the replies... for which I am grateful..
  18. My boat sale might be unique - I do not want to hold out for the highest price by over-stressing or exaggerating the features. Painting a glowing picture might increase the value but also disproportionately increase the expectations - and bring in it's wake a whole load of hassle if things went wrong. Painting the boat would be better - but I do not have time for that. A quick sale price is probably the best bet for me, but yes, a good clean makes sense...
  19. Alec. "...all you can think of..." blimey that's enough to keep me out of mischief or a while. I mentioned the 'project' aspect because I do not want any after-sales obligations or hassle and preferably nothing more than superficial cleaning, before I sell it, much along the lines you suggested. The sales price will reflect this.
  20. Thanks. Yes I agree. My boat is 'tired' and needs a it of TLC to make it presentable. Mechanically everything is in good working order and the engine bursts into life first time at the touch of the button. My concern is I have modernised it myself over the years with non-propriety products (diy things) and although with drawings and instructions, I suspect the new owner would not have a clue how to fix things if they went wrong.... and I certainly don't want to be pestered with emergency calls if it breaks down after I have sold it.... ...are these the sort of things sold as 'projects' .... and how is this factored into the sales price...coupled the fact it has extensive rust - as expected being 40 years old...but the hull is absolutely watertight with a perfectly dry bilge ... I will work an an ad to post here asap..
  21. Thanks for all the replies and good wishes. House sale is under way. It is boat disposal that is the problem. I will try an ad here to see what happens. Any tips on DIY sales - what to beware of - scams - re financing, warranties, etc.
  22. Regretfully due to age related physical impairment we have not been able to safely use our narrowboat for the last 3 years - it is just sat at the end of the garden collecting leaves - and spiders - and insurance - and CRT bills... Coupled to which our children have been asking us to move somewhere nearer to them so they can call in quickly if we need help. And last year we did need help. My wife was struck down by a stroke and I became her full time carer - leaving no time for chat rooms (if anybody has noticed my absence). I am saying this, not to seek sympathy, but as a matter of fact, so that my problems of boat disposal can be understood and answered. We are selling up our canal-side house, but being out of touch with boating things - and what with Covid - we wonder how best to go about it.
  23. Extract from message from CRT - Richard Parry - just received by email: '... we are asking leisure boaters to stop all non-essential travel. As a result, and to help those who live-aboard (along with those who would need to travel to their boat in order to move it) we are suspending the requirement to move every 14 days. The suspension will be kept under review in line with revised government guidance, applying initially until 14 April....'
  24. ....and will you be able to get fully comp insurance on it.....?
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