First of all - Hello to everyone, I hope you are all safe and well...
As the title suggests I am looking for some feedback as to what I can expect for my budget of 25 - 35k
Background - I am a single guy ( 2 dogs aside) based in Manchester and have a chance of a mooring in the area so started (last month or so) looking for a narrowboat. Having looked down all the private avenues (facebook, gumtree, ebay) with no success Then, I found a traditional 50 foot 1998 Liverpool built narrowboat. I was initially very interested but learned it had been over plated by the previous owner (not a boatbuilder) with 4mm steel and decided to walk away.
After this, to get a better understanding as to what I can expect for my money I called a few brokers to simply ask the question....Hay, for 25 - 35k, what can I expect?
The answer was a resounding 'nothing!' - I was informed that due to steel prices 40k would get me something very rough and I would need at least 50k for anything even approaching decent.
So - Is the dream over until I can save another 15k?
Any and all information welcome.
Thanks in advance.