I hope I haven't missed a similar thread, The wife and I have modified our original plans of retiring to a yacht in Greece, to cc on a narrowboat / wide beam. We are both comfortable on the water and owned yachts for many years.
After some research we have come to these conclusions (are we wrong)
1/ minium of 47 ft trad or semi trad stern, 55 ft cruiser stern
2/ £8000 a year should cover boating & living costs (2 people 2 puppies) wintering in marina and cc the rest of the year
What we have no idea off is
1/what are the opportunities of casual /engineering / hospitality work on or near the cut.
2/ How do you get on with getting medical assistance, prescriptions, insurance, post etc with no address
3/ Type of bog ((heads) were used to sea toilets)
4/ quietest canals to cruise
5/ good winter moorings
Again I hope these questions aren't answered elsewhere, and any advice / corrections to our conclusions will be greatly appreciated
