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  1. Melissas
    Thanks very much GRLMK38, that's really helpful
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    Thanks for your reply, that's really helpful
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    Hello, I wonder if anyone could give me some feedback if they have had their boat blacked at Braunston Boats? I usually black myself, but happen to be moored nearby and they have available slots for blacking (but you can't do it yourself). Any feedback appreciated if you've experience of them, thanks
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    Hi Froggy and Penfold, sorry for late reply, but haven't logged on for awhile. I ended up buying the boat I spotted walking along the towpath and got her keys last Saturday, so all very exciting! Thanks for asking
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    Thanks Neil, good to know
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    Thanks very much everyone
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    Sorry everyone - to be honest I was trying not to confuse everyone with which boat/question/boatmaker I was referring to by listing them in different threads, but looks like I might have done the opposite. Good to know for the future and sorry if I made anyone feel deja vu as you've all been so lovely and helpful. I certainly would have not been able to navigate the boat buying mire without your help.
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    Hello, Could anyone please recommend a good narrowboat surveyor in West London? Thanks Melissa
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    Thanks Rusty
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    Thanks everyone for your good advice. I just wanted to let you all know that I called and put an offer in and it was accepted :-) We both had a really good feeling about the boat and felt she was the right one for us. I've just got to find a place to get her surveyed and hopefully she'll be ours in a week or two!! Very excited! Thanks again for all your help :-)
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    Thanks Athy, she did look good value for the money in truth, I think i might go in with an offer a little lower and see what he says
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    Ha ha, it's the way you tell em!
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    Thanks Athy for your double post !
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    Hello everyone, Thanks to you all for your help with my boat search so far. I went to see another boat today, who I'm rather taken with. I just spotted her walking along the canal and she was for sale, so had a look. She's a 58ft Paul Widdowson built in 2006, blacked last year with one owner at £36K. She only has one double berth (I really wanted two but she may be worth making the compromise for), a Beta marine engine which sounded and looked lovely and a 3000w Victron Inverter. She had LED lighting (no solar panels yet..), spray foam insulation and a diesel stove which was also connected to the radiators. She was very well maintained and comfy. The owner fitted her out (he is now a retired builder) and the carpentry was lovely inside (mainly ash with solid wood flooring). I think she might be a good deal and am thinking of making an offer on her, can any of you tell me what you might know of Paul Widdowson boats? I really liked the steelwork and shape of her. Thanks for your help!
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    Thanks everyone for your help, I'll let you all know how the viewing goes tomorrow. I went to see another boat today, who I'm rather taken with. I just spotted her walking along the canal and she was for sale, so had a look. She's a 58ft Paul Widdowson built in 2006, blacked last year and one owner at £36K ONO. She only has one double berth (I really wanted two but she may be worth making the compromise for), a Beta marine engine which sounded and looked lovely and a 3000w Victon Inverter. She had spray foam insulation, a diesel stove which was also connected to the radiators. She was very well maintained and comfy. The owner fitted her out (he is now a retired builder) and the carpentry was lovely inside. I think she might be a good deal and am thinking of making an offer, can any of you tell me what you might know of Paul Widdowson boats? I really liked the steelwork and shape of her. I might also pop up a new topic to see what others out there think of the boat builder Thanks!
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    Thanks Rusty!
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    Thanks Lady Muck for your good advice. I called the brokerage and had a chat with them just now and he said that the boat has twin alternators and the Victron Energie Inverter (12/1500/50), which would be sufficient to continuously cruise simply. He said that the couple who last owned her (they sold her to him when they left the UK) continuously cruised her for 6 years with the final 2 years in a marina. I'm going to have a look at her on Monday so I'll let you all know how it goes. Thanks for all the good input
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    Thanks all, I don't think it is actually, I'm pretty certain that it's gas. I'm off to see her on Monday afternoon so will check then. Thanks
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    Hi everyone, thanks to you all for your helpful replies! Thanks Old Goat for picking up on that, I'm still learning and didn't notice this. Yes, you're right, we intend to continuously cruise her. Can I ask you what I should be looking for in terms of electricals/engine generating capacity for a serious liveaboard? This Gary Gorton seemed to tick a lot of boxes for us at a not too inflated price, but if she isn't capable of being an efficient liveaboard then we'll need to keep searching... We're both willing to make changes to the interior and would have changed the kitchen fairly promptly as it looked pretty inadequate for a full time kitchen, so we would want a gas stove or perhaps a small arger oven installed. I have no idea if this is possible, but does anyone know how easy is it to make a boat mainly suited to marina living into an efficient continuous cruiser? Is this an expensive job and is it simply more sensible to keep on looking? I imagine the engine capacity is one of the fundamental issues.. Thanks for your advice
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    Thanks Graham, I must admit to finding it very tricky to assessing price fullstop. You say expensive, how much would you expect this boat to be? I heard Gary Gorton was a decent builder
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    Hi everyone, Hope you're not fed up of me posting boats for you to have a look at yet, it's just your advice has been invaluable thus far to inexperienced me and saved me from making several mistakes. I've taken on board what you've all said about buying my first boat, in looking for a good shell and a decent boat builder, which has helped my search a lot. Could you please let me know what you think about this boat, which I'm hoping to go and see on Sunday? It's a Gary Gorton 60 footer. https://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=485799 Thanks, Melissa
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    Thanks Topcat and rustydiver, quite a difference in experience but good to hear different perspectives. Sorry Topcat, it sounds like you've been through it a bit with your boat but thank you for passing your experiences on, good to know.
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    Thanks Adam
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    Hi everyone, I've seen a few boats advertised, built by Heritage Boat Builders, but on searching online can't find any reviews about them - good or bad - and wondered if anyone had a boat built by them or experience of this boat builder? I'm still a newbie so any help appreciated. http://www.abcboatsales.com/boat-sales/titania-1/ Thanks for your help!
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    Wow thank you to everyone for your amazing help, so appreciated, what a lovely lot you are. My dad actually said something similar to yourself alan_fincher, that as long as the shell was good, everything else could be pretty much solved, so I need to keep that in mind. Mendip_locks, thanks for boat hunting for me! And Naughty-cal, thanks for the good advice, I guess throwing around a few embarrassing offers can't do any harm so will start looking at boats a little higher up the scale. Thanks once again
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