ASupertramp

Thank you all for the welcome. I am indeed a ‘mature student’ at the grand old age of 28. Thanks to this forum I have gathered a rough idea of monthly costs and even at the upper end of the estimate, it’s only the equivalent of renting a room in someone’s house round here. Thank you. I tried the bed sit in my first year (now in my second) and I can honestly say, never again! I’m studying Medicine and agree, halls are definitely not for me. I had a full time job prior to starting the course and then found myself back on a student budget and looking at student accommodation, so a boat felt like the right thing to do. No pot noodle round here! I’m having the survey around the end of the month, just waiting for a space in the dry dock. Any tips for going through a survey? I plan on being there on the day but leaving the surveyor to it until the end.

Hello! Just a quick post to introduce myself and say hello. I have been lurking for a while, reading a number of threads. I’ve just had an offer on a narrowboat accepted, subject to survey, which will hopefully be arranged in the coming weeks. I’m fairly new to narrowboats, though my grandad had a few and a cruiser. I’ll be living aboard while studying at University so I’ll likely have lots of questions (apologies in advance). The boat is 60ft with two cabins, I plan on turning the back one into a study and rearranging the corridor bathroom into a walk through. Used to small spaces as I spent 12 months in my 1971 VW bus so 60ft feels like a mansion! Looking forward to chatting with you all soon.