Fraclowe

U dont like that boat then

ok thank u Holy crap

aha, u seem to be the guy who is doing what I want to do and the way I want to do it, so the height is not an issue - great, how many areas have u avoided because of it or the beam width , that is one thing that was worrying me, do you navigate leigh/wigan area a lot, I grew up for a few yrs just near Pennington Marina would want to travel that stretch , I dont suppose you have a v/blog do you I can have a smooch, sorry about all the questions but u have just got me all exited ? yes , I watched a Vid or two on the Wigan bit, I never knew we had that many , I think I will be sneaky on that one and invite a few old mate's to come aboard for the day ?

thank you for that, I had already chosen in my head about the serial hybrid but was struggling to find info about it to show it was more efficient this has helped me a great deal, I am also very interested in heat exchangers, I know there are some systems that utilize the generator/engine heat to heat water for domestic use or underfloor heating, I would be interested to know if anyone is exploring using the canal water to help refrigerate or lose heat, ie making a HVAC system for a canal boat like you would in a seafaring yacht , after all these English summers seem to be getting quite warm spells throughout the summer, again thank you for the info don't suppose you can remember the name so I can go look it up

ok, thank you

thats what I am trying to work out, what is the largest/best size boat to do as much travelling round as I can but still have room to live on, with everyone's input I have kinda thought 60 x 12 is gonna be the max

ok , will go look now, thx

yes it would have been nice, I am sure if Crick is on u guys will b talking about it

kind of, I want to get something that is as much of an " all rounder " as possible, I know there are going to be trade offs , no midlands for a W/B, lenght in some area's , it then kind of progressed further on someone's suggestion , the north of England is my home area so really its to cover that

you don't advise Collingwood then ?, I will have a look at some barges, is there a manufacturer you would advise

Hi, yes so a dutch barge is appealing but wont I run into height issues with a fixed wheelhouse, I know they can have ones that you can lower but that sounds a pain in the posterior every time I hit a low bridge in England , I really like the Collingwood ( see link ) I believe it was bespoke but if they have done it once, again I need to check the heights for bridges and the " air draft " , which I presume is a combination of width , height and curviness https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/collingwood-galactica-for-sale/642792

OK thanks Bee, its all food for thought, do I detect a little Aussie accent there ?, how would the Barges be on the Norther England bit, wouldn't I have to worry about draft as well ? , I am trying to get as much info together as I can so when I can come and do my initial Rekkie back in Blighty I know what to look for , thx for the info

ok, I will start looking at those , I have found one that Collingwood have done altho I believe it was for one of the owners , its a bit fancy but the basic idea's on it are close to what I want, its not part of their std range but if they have done it B4 they could do it again , thanks again https://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.uk/boat/collingwood-galactica-for-sale/642792

yes, going round the bumpy bit at Norfolk sounded a bit scary to me too, the Channel bit would be hair raising enough, the thought of wintering in the south of France does have a certain appeal to it tho , I will have to ask my Twucker friend the complexities of this, he does a lot of Continental crossing/driving , thx for the feedback

ok, food for thought ... thx

yes, I have a while yet, I have pension pots here that have to be worked out sooooo....

nice to know its possible tho , thank u

is that possible , I know I will have a 12ft w/b so it wont be quite as bad as a 6ft, heck if I can do it i'm off to calais

how do you mean, sail round into the north sea ?

ok ok , thx

thank u where do I go to get that info pls

Yes I knew there where changes afoot, I had planned on having it electric motor and a diesel jenny that could run on veggie oil if neccasary

Ok maybe I have mis-read my map I had, I can go all way over the leeds liverpool go to york,sheffiled,nottingham and down to cambridge etc in up to 62ft, I just cant take the short cut down to M/c why is she rude, I didnt take offence ?

I want to enjoy my retirement, I neither have the skill or patience to do it myself

dammit, didn't notice that, was concentrating on the north part too much, so there is no way to do it then ?