NeilG

I have no doubt of the extent of the time and effort a project like this will take. I am an absolute novice. The only experience I have on a canal is when I've fished on them haha. The square style box boat was just my initial idea of what I'd like. General opinion seems to be a no go, so it might be back to the drawing board. Thanks. I'll take a look and see if I can get some info from the marina while I'm there

I haven't ruled out buying a boat that is ready to live aboard. It is definitely much easier logistically, no doubt. But I do love an ambitious project haha

£15000-30000 would be the range. It would be a largely, if not total, self build.

I am English haha

A long term mooring at an offline marina is what I am looking for at the moment. I work away from home 4 out of 7 days a week, so would only be "at home" three nights a week. I doubt I would be moving my boat much

Yes, I am in Liverpool. I know, that finding a mooring is a priority. Leeds Liverpool canal seems the place so far, but still a lot research to do regarding where is best or even viable. I'm an absolute novice when it comes to this, so every bit of advice or question posed is valuable. Any idea where I can find out what is deemed "appropriate"?

Somewhere on the Leeds Liverpool canal looks best from my research I've done so far. Am I right in thinking that canal network can accommodate wide beam traffic? The rough size I am thinking of building is 10mx4m or 32ftx13ft

I was thinking to have propulsion in the form of a big outboard engine. Apologies that my initial post was vague. I am at the very early stages of seeing if this is a viable option for me, so I still have a lot to figure out. Something like this picture is like the initial vision for what style I am thinking about.

Thanks for the reply. The two main avenues I am considering are to buy a steel hull and build on that or to build a pontoon style, with a flat deck (more american style, I think)

Hello everyone. New member here at the initial planning planning stage of an ambitious house boat build. I am new to the world of boating, never mind building one, but I would be very grateful to be able to talk to people with experience who can help me with advice to get my dream off the ground.