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Hey All Happy FRIYAY, hope your all well. Looking at the peoples opinions on renovating/refiting a 51ft Dutch Barge as It currently has a wooden top that is rotten, and I have been looking at getting it refitted with a steel top, this will cost around 25-30k. The reason I ask peoples opinions is primarily due to the state of the hull, When I got it surveyed in late 2022, it noted some area’s below 4mm, worst was 3.8mm. The boat was built in 1912, and has had some overplateing already. As well it noted some blown rivets and pitting. Here is a link to a album of photos showing it out the water: https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ZgBVvMA4wjyc7Uk9 —- Now this is the crux of what I am interested in peoples opinions. Is it worth spending so much renovating this boat considering the state of the hull? Or is actually that hull ok, so long as I look after it? Tldr; is it a good idea to spend 50-60k Rennovating this barge, or am I better off spending my money getting a better hulled boat? Will this Hull last say 40 years? — I spent 17k on this boat, and its got me this far happy with that, however now I need more from my living space and as such should I seek to continue living on this boat I would need to get it a new top which is 30K, and then refit the interior as well as add solar etc. Keen to hear peoples thoughts Many thanks
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Hello, very new to navigating this site so do forgive me! I have a dutch barge with a wooden wheelhouse, which is sadly, a. rotting b. too tall for the Grand Union Canal I'd love to open the possibility of travelling the canal system, thus seek a new collapsible wheelhouse. If you've had this done before, i'd love to know the cost (I expect 000s). Also, where/how did you get it done? Many thanks
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http://bwml.co.uk Sawley marina is idealy situated in the centre of the country with great links to the M1, A50 and M42. As part of BWML we donate to the Canal & River Trust for the development of the UK's inland waterways. Sawley marina offers a boat brokerage service for both steel narrowboats and GRP cruisers on a fixed fee basis. We also have leisure and grade one live aboard moorings. Please see our website for further details. Relationship with Canal & River Trust We are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canal & River Trust, CRT (formally British Waterways), a national charity formed in 2012, whose primary role is the custodian and navigation authority for around 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales. BWML, along with all other commercial interests of CRT, has a responsibility to generate commercial income to support the running of the waterways within CRT’s care.
