mustang41

Sanctiminious bollox. Didn't they play at Glastonbury last year?

So excuse my ignorance but what is the end game with osmosis? I've read about it,think I've got a fairly good idea how it occurs, but ultimately does it sink your boat? Also while I'm here, is taking the boat out of the water to dry out every year necessary?

Thanks for all the replies. I'm a bit clearer on my budget now and am facing a choice. I could probably afford a widebeam sailaway from lmbs. However I will be living aboard on the River Medway,and I would like to venture out towards the sea,so have been looking at grp cruisers. Thing is all the nice looking ones in my budget are about 25-30 years old. Is age as much of a factor with grp as it could potentially be with a steel boat?

Thanks for all the replies. To be honest I decided it was a non starter as soon as he asked if I'd be bringing the 40k with me! Although I'm a total newbie I'll definitely get my own survey. The thing that I was wondering about was the implication that it was my responsibility to reblack the cleared bits or even the whole boat!

So a friend told me about a boat someone he knew was going to sell,so I phoned him. Him:"will you be bringing the cash?" Me: "No.if I decide I want it and we agree a price then I would give you a deposit subject to a survey" Him:"It doesn't need a survey,it's got one from 3 years ago " Me:"well I would want one of my own" Him:"but a survey is valid for 5 years!" Me:nevertheless. ..." Him:"well ok,but you'll have to pay the reblacking fees to me upfront" Me:"fees??" Him:"well a surveyor will scrape some blacking off and so if you're going to do that then I want the money to reblack the entire boat upfront " At this point I made my excuses and left the conversation! But is this normal? I can understand someone wanting the exposed patches reblacked, but the whole boat? Steve

Just too,well, narrow I'm afraid!

Funnily enough I've been looking at widebeam sail aways! Much cheaper than I thought,and a 60x12 can be zero VAT.....which means that I could have one with the majority of the work already done. I noticed that the Crick show is in May,is this a place where these companies attend?

Hi all, I'm in search of my first liveaboard. I've decided a narrowboat is,well,too narrow so I want a wide beam. Thing is,at my budget,approx 45k, it seems that I'm looking at the lower end of the widebeam market. However I've seen 45-50 foot by 12 foot broads type river cruisers for around 20-25k which got me wondering if that would be a viable option , as I'd have the additional money to get it how I want it. Just wondered what your thoughts would be on the pros and cons? Steve

Thanks for all the replies . Definitely think that getting a recommended surveyor is the way to go.

Yes... I wondered that myself. Hard to secure a boat on though!

Ah. ...now I understand trots!! Thanks! I'm not sure of boat type yet... narrow boat seems kind of... well narrow really...so a wide beam possibly. Medway Bridge has a couple of narrow boats there, although I take the point about access....thanks

Very useful feedback everyone,thanks a lot. What are trots?????

I've read previous threads on surveys,but I've just got a couple of things to ask if I could. As far as I can make out,there is no requirement for a marine surveyor to have any qualifications,so presumably one way to find a good one would be to ask you guys for recommendations in the area the boat I'm looking at is in? Also,when a boat is advertised as having a current or recent survey, is there any way of finding out about the surveyor that did it, and how long ago would you think a survey would still be reasonably accurate Thanks in advance Steve

Thanks very much ... useful tips ! I hadn't thought of Queenborough before,or MDL at Chatham. I will investigate! Ironically Cuxton is where I live at the moment so would be nice to be local to that-as you say close to the station as is Port Medway next door. In people's experience is it better to pone a marina when enquiring or turn up in person ? Thanks Steve

Hello all,newbie here,so apologies in advance if I ask daft questions! Briefly,following relationship breakup and house sale I'm going down the boat route.Something I've wanted to do for years! I'm aware of and prepared for the different lifestyle...toilet,water,maintenance etc and feel I can cope. As I have a full time job I need a permanent mooring in the River Medway area. The ones I know of are Cuxton,Port Medway,Medway Bridge, Port Werburgh. Also not on the Medway but Conyers Creek. If anyone has any experience good or bad of living at any of these the feedback would be really helpful .I don't have a boat yet... mooring first right? Any tips would be gratefully received and I'm sure I'll be back with some dumb new boater questions! Regards Steve