Daydreams

Edinburgh-ish…. NBF/Linlithgow/Ratho would be ideal

I think it’s the other way round. You can change your boat ok…. But you can’t sell a boat with a mooring…. It’s the getting a mooring that can only be done through Scottish Canals (NBF being the very new exception)… So I can’t buy a boat on a mooring, I can just buy a boat and hope for a mooring 🤣🙈🤷‍♀️

It is my dream mooring! I am on the waiting list, but I don’t think people will move on quickly 🙈

I can only find leisure moorings available on the Scottish Canals website…. Residential moorings are a much closer guarded secret 😉 There is always the temptation to DIY…. But fair point, very well made 🤣

Thankyou! I have already spoken to them about residential moorings. Going to phone again today….. I have seen a couple of boats up here but not a huge choice. The majority seem to be in England. But I will keep looking. Thankyou!! I’ve only ever been on narrowboats. There is something beautiful about the old ones. But perhaps for admiring from afar 😉 10ft seems a good compromise!! Thankyou!!

Hello I’m hoping some lovely people will see past the common flavour of this thread and help. I am looking at buying a boat to live aboard. I’m not going to pretend I’m very mechanically minded, so that is a niggly concern, but I am hoping with a checklist I can keep on top of the basics. I want to move onto the boat for a number of reasons, but saving money isn’t one. Anyway, in perusing what is on offer I have two questions: 1) I live in Scotland, most boats are in England! I have done a bit of research into the costs and practicalities involved in transporting a boat north. Is there anything in particular I should look out for or any reason this wouldn’t work? 2) I keep flitting between narrowbeam and widebeam. Are there any strong arguments for one or the other or is it just a matter of taste/personal preference? My aim is to get a residential mooring so I won’t be cc, although my intention is to ‘pootle’ about as time allows (sadly not a huge network up here so slightly restricted and job requires me to stay here). Huge thanks in advance for any answers!!