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  1. IsabelleSAllen
    Thank you! Yes i was actually keeping an eye on these two! Not sure my confidence with risk of survey though, but still, will consider for sure! I'll definitely join in next March!
  2. IsabelleSAllen
    Ok, well i will prepare for that , and hope for better! Ok thanks. I would never change a boats name, but is it sacrilege to change it's colour too? i don't want to encourage anymore bad luck on a 5mm hulled 80's springer....
  3. IsabelleSAllen
    Fair enough
  4. IsabelleSAllen
    Haha, that sounds achievable! did you do it in dry storage? i suppose its impossible/impractical to do it moored up in a marina instead? And ok, but an eye for an eye, a brush for a brush
  5. IsabelleSAllen
    Non pc option sounds good to me, i'm sure i could muster some kind of motley gang to help. what are signs it needs doing, as i expect most boat's paint have signs of wear and tear?
  6. IsabelleSAllen
    Well thank you! And i'm not one of those people anyway, so thoughts taken on board!
  7. IsabelleSAllen
    And if done by the boatowner - prep = sanding it completely back? and how many layers are recommended - say it was the marine enamel paint? I'm not scared of paintbrushes! And so if you have pitting on a 5mm boat, that takes it below insurability; say 4mm, if you over-plate would you do it with 5mm steel, to bring it close to new boat spec, and therefore longer lifespan?
  8. IsabelleSAllen
    What would an average month boatlife spend for you be, minus general life (food, drink, boat parties) , and would this be considering saving up for the inveitable repairs + blacking, or just covering everything else?
  9. IsabelleSAllen
    If a boat hull survey says this: Construction material: Steel plate. Specification of original thickness of plate approximately 5mm bottom plate, counter and hull Its not uncommon then, and not problematic if looked after?
  10. IsabelleSAllen
    What primers and kind of paint are usually used for this?
  11. IsabelleSAllen
    e.g every 2 year blacking/annodes + out of the water costs insurance p/a BSS Canal License p/a mooring .vs. constantly cruising p/m gas p/w pump outs boat maintenance engine services anything else? the cost of the boat is fronted by me, but from there the monthly/yearly costs will be split between two of us
  12. IsabelleSAllen
    As in, the survey showed all of the steel that they surveyor was good enough (in mm readings), and just needed blacking + new annodes rather than needing any over/re-plating
  13. IsabelleSAllen
    Is it common that a surveyor can doctor his survey if he knows the boat owner? I guess first thing would be to see a copy of the survey, and see if it looked thorough?
  14. IsabelleSAllen
    Sorry, clarifying what i meant - the current owner had a survey 2 weeks ago, and no work was needed on hull to pass, so they just blacked and replaced annodes. Should this survey and work be taken trust, or, if you were to see it to buy, would you get another survey done anyway?
  15. IsabelleSAllen
    Ok thoughts - considering it covers everyones advice about hull etc etc, and costs of redoing a boat - as in it is all done - Is it advisable to trust a survey someone else has carried out 2 weeks ago ? knowing it would be 2 years before you got her out of the water to see for yourself? https://www.facebook.com/groups/narrowboatsforsaleuk/permalink/960047680813977/?sale_post_id=960047680813977
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