[“ average “ timeline of boat ownership ?]

Cheers everyone for the replies ! ( Usually like to reply to everyone but don’t want to bung up the page with quotes and responses ) it’s been a great read so far ! 

On 25/08/2020 at 17:28, Loddon said:

lots of odd boats canoes and dinghys  from 1960 - 1992 some were mine some were not

 

Mahe 42ft Springer 1992-1993 Cruising boat

Idleness 60ft tug liveaboard 1993-2002

Slow Motion 33ft NB 1997-2002 used for cruising away from home area 

Parglena 61ft Barge livaboard 2002 -2012

Cervinia, Snapdragon 747 sailing boat 2009/10 based on river Blackwater

Magnette, Freeman 22NB 2011-2013 based at St Ives on River Gt Ouse

Loddon 60ft NB livaboard 2012-2019

No name sailing dinghy 2017 discovered I wasn't fit enough 

Gumpy,  Norman 22      2018/19 runabout on River Nene.

Loddon 60ft NB 2019-2020 now based on River Nene  just used for recreational boating.

 

That's about it for recent years

 

 

 

Corr! That’s amazing ! I’ve always been a sucker for smaller boats , the jump from 33ft to 61ft must have been something : o) 

 

[“ average “ timeline of boat ownership ?]

I find it rather interesting to hear about people’s boat owning / gongoozling timeline , things like when you first got into the community , when you had your first on board experience , if applicable how long did it take you to end up owning your own boat , or even how long you stuck with life afloat before heading back to land life ! Everyone’s experiences are so unique , from people looking around for multiple years to jumping into ownership ... I’d love to hear your experiences ! 
hope everyone’s doing alright on this rather windy and soggy day ... 

[Nicholson’s or Pearson's Guide Book?]

I’ve seen both Nicholson’s and Pearson’s waterway guides mentioned a lot on this forum as a handy thing to own , Just thought it’d be interesting to ask if people have a preference and if so why : o ) It seems Nicholson’s is good for pubs ( Leaving out the fact COVID probably means it’s more out of date quicker than their last books ) and Pearson’s has a good visual format ? Obviously buying both is presumably the best way to go , But at the moment , which would you check out first ! 
TIA x 

[Terminology]

Embarrassed to admit how long it took me to figure out “ trad stern “ is just short for traditional stern ?

only a small thing but never heard it until recently , odd !
Thank you for making this post , the resources are helpful to me too : o)

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15 minutes ago, Peter X said:

As it seems fashionable to be pedantic to Cardboard_Frog, I should mention that no canal boat will be passing by Liverpool, they'll go there and back away again as it's a dead end, unless they're adventurous enough to take a canal boat across the Mersey, but I suppose that's possible and sometimes done. Sorry Paul.

What a bummer : o( I am right by Aintree canal , but apart from Leeds I don’t believe there’s much other of a path to anywhere ... 

 

[Why isn't there a canal live stream on Youtube?]

You should set up one yourself ( if you have a boat / time schedule that allows it ? ) ! I believe live-streams on YouTube and other services run adds , so could be an extra source of income ? Really great idea though ! I hope someone makes one : o)

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Hello ! I’m Paul , I’m 18 and autistic. I’ve developed a really big interest in Narrowboat’s and I’d love to learn more about them and get some experience with them : o) One day I would like to create an eco friendly life aboard ( ideally a less than 40”! , love the idea of tiny homes ) 

Currently situated in a Liverpool , if anyone is passing by I’d love the opportunity to visit and be educated by a captain!