Phoenix_V

There are some nice canals in Northern France and Belgium where the locks are electric

Most posters on here are talking about narrowboats, thick steel hulls protected by cheap blacking, I think you need to do more research starting with the previous owner (or surveyor if you had one) as to what has been done before and what needs doing now. Most French cruiser style boats will have been painted with good quality enamel very likely epoxy, if it is in good condition cleaning any damaged area and repaint with similar would be best rather than spoil it with loads of cheap blacking which will be hard to remove later. There are problems with zebra mussel in parts of France, do the locals use antifoul, which one you might think it sensible to copy them

yep could all go wrong

I think that is why it is being promoted for marine use and not elsewhere

afaik it is produced from waste oil/fats so no extra land though obs that means there will be a finite supply

if it is properly set up why wouldnt they go up the chimney?

There is a lot of interest in Central and southern France but the poor waterways of Northern France don't seem to have many supporters. Part of the problem is that although there are many boats in French marinas (most full up) they do not require a licence unless they move maybe because of this few are seen cruising. North France is really close to the UK just hour and a half on the ferry, (less in the tunnel if you don't like boats) and there is plenty of nice countryside and interesting towns such as Lille, Arras, Douai, Cambrai within a few days cruising. The Somme is not so far and further East the Meuse and Sambre are amazing. There are large waterways here but loss of the little side canals would be disaster, already numerous pretty canals have been lost. It seems to be a lottery which canals are saved often based on whether the local council will put up some money. So do come, it will probably cost less than theUK, we pay around 800 euros for 13m mooring and the licence is about 450.

the rumour on facebook is that the Russians have offered a large sum of money for us to bring her home

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ha ha make model supplier?

what did you buy?

wow you have been thinking about that for a long time