katie_hannah

We bought our first boat! It needs work which we are doing over the summer and then we are off to Rugby where we work and there looks to be a few marinas to choose from. We hope to moor up permanently from September onward and we are slightly worried we may not find a mooring. Are moorings hard to come by? Especially nearing winter?

That's really helpful, thank you. I think we'll get a professional for that! Good to know, thanks! Stove with a back boiler sounds like a good route to go down, I'll price it up and hopefully we can get that installed

Thanks everyone for your input, I've got lots to think about! I'm thinking about installing an immersion heater as we plan to be moored up most of the time. Do we need a twin coil calorifier to do this? Will we need someone to come and fit it or is it fairly easy?

This sounds like a great option, we were told it would cost about £2,500 to install webasto central heating, would the stove with backboiler cost more/less/similar do you think? For it to heat the calorifier would the calorifier have to be a 2 coil one? (I'm new to narrowboats so I've been reading a lot and I don't know if I've fully got the gist of all the technical stuff so I might not be making much sense!)

That's really helpful to know, thanks!

I'm looking at getting a boat which currently doesn't haven't any heating inside. A webasto central heating system has been recommended to me however it seems cheaper to install a multifuel stove and maybe use an electric radiator on occasion (we plan to be moored up). What would you recommend? Is a multifuel stove enough to keep warm in the winter, or is the convenience of central heating worth the cost? Also if we decide to go for a stove, what system would you recommend for heating water? It currently has a calorifier which can heat water when the engine is on but I don't fancy having to run the engine all the time. Ant suggestions would be much appreciated, thanks!

That's great, I'm going need all the storage I can get! We use it as our tv for Netflix and iPlayer, and he uses it for gaming a couple times a week. I didn't know about this, good to find out! It looks like there's a lot for me to learn We use it for Netflix and iPlayer, and he games a couple times a week. I've had a look into various wifi options, still trying to figure out whats best. We're hoping to get a mooring, so fingers crossed that will work okay

Hello! I'm looking to buy my first boat so I'll probably be asking a lot of (pretty basic) questions on here! I've been looking at a few boats online and found some I like the look of however the storage on them isn't great. I have a small set of chest of drawers that would fit on the boat, as well as few other pieces. Can I just bring these onto a boat and put them in place or do I need to think about balancing the boat and ballast, and if I do need to adjust the ballast would this be a big/expensive job? Also my boyfriend has a desktop computer, is it running a pc feasible on a narrowboat? Thanks in advance ?