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Battleships probably aren't rubbing up against things as much as Narrowboats do ?

This does explain a lot.

They seem to do Peaky Tours. I know the terrace street is over in Liverpool and we get coach parties round the village. A lot of flat caps.

Port Sunlight is Aunt Pols house as well as the place where Tommy got his skull broken after the Easter fayre. I think the boat museum was Alfie Solomon's place in London ? Not been to the boat museum for decades but I believe they have a great café there so I will soon...

Is there any advantage to the bigger bow thruster ? Seems to me that this point is spoiling the enjoyment of a new boat and it doesn't actually make any difference in the real World.

Thanks again. Yes a hire would definitely be a sensible thing to do. Will look into it. Thanks.

Thanks. Some good points here. We are pretty good at packing for going away so having to do that and not keep stuff on the boat doesn't phase us. And it does seem an affordable way to boat as had been said. Thanks all.

Thanks. So theoretically it could be a while before I could be clear of my commitments should I want to change my mind about boating. That's fine. Are there any snags I might not have considered about share boating ? As it stands we could only boat for a couple of weeks a year at the moment anyway so buying our own boat would be a bit unnecessary. Share boating seems a great option.

Oh yes definitely can do off peak. We haven't got school age kids so no need to have the more expensive peak share.

Hello everyone what a useful forum this is. I have learnt a lot from lurking. We are seriously considering buying an off peak share in a Narrowboat. It seems a good way to get a decent taste of boating as we approach our retirement age. One question I thought of though - if not all of the shares are sold - I guess the missing share costs would be spread among the rest of the owners ? Presumably along with the unused weeks ? Is it common for shares to be unsold for many months at a time ? Thanks.

It might seem appealing but as has been said - your boat - even if it's a good boat depreciates. If your mates buy an apartment - it will appreciate in value. Property will go up in value with time so the best time to get on the property ladder is now. Or maybe Nov1 if it's all gone tits up.