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Floydtilla - Buying a Black Prince Hire Boat


David Floyd

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  • 2 months later...

I am SO interested in this thread and your blog and I have about a million questions!

 

I’ve been keeping a weather eye on 2nd hand boats for a while and it’s so rare to find them with 2nd bedrooms. We’ve got a young son so really could do with a secluded space for him to sleep while we enjoy the evening. I’ve often thought that a 62 ft boat with two bedrooms is exactly what we’re after so one of these could be the perfect solution. 

 

So - was it Black Prince themselves that did the work to the kitchen? I presume that was an extra charge on top of the purchase price? If so, would you mind letting me know a rough idea of the cost? From your blog it seems like you’ve been very happy with the service from Black Prince. 

 

I’d love to see some pictures of the interior as you’ve got it now. 

 

I’ll definitely be following your blog with interest. 

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Hi Jimbobs

 

We had hired a Black Prince boat before we started looking for our own boat, and we compared what we saw to what we had hired, most were very dark and seemed home-made.

 

The hire boat  you know should be well maintained as it is in their interest not to be called out during a holiday booking, they are also tough as they are handled by anyone with any level of experience.

 

We had them remove a toilet as we had found we did not need two and also a larger kitchen was probably needed, I like to cook.

 

The basic cost was agreed when we started, and they estimated about £1500 for the modifications, the repaint was included in the basic price, all we had to pay for extra was the survey, which I have documented on the blog.

 

Black Prince could not have been more helpful during the process, they normally have a waiting list for their old boats, so get on the list ASAP, we waited one and a half years after paying the deposit (£5K) till we got delivery, it was slightly delayed due to Covid.

 

We had a small problem with the paint on the roof, but they sorted this out very quickly.

 

I would recommend them fully.

 

David

 

P.S. I haver not association with Black Prince apart from being a customer

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I think we passed you on the Coventry yesterday? I must say the paint job looks very smart and it amazing how it no longer looks like a BP boat! I didn’t realise it was until Jeff mentioned it. You do see ex BP boats where they have just painted out the commercial logos, but yours is in a different league.

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We have now completed our first canal/ river ring in floydtilla, full write up on the blog in 3 parts.

 

see https://floydtilla.co.uk/2021/08/10/the-avon-ring-travelogue-part-3-back-to-droitwich-spa-marina/

 

we have originally planned to do this the year before COVID struck, but high river levels stopped us.

 

David

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On 12/05/2021 at 15:39, peterboat said:

So now you are part of a special group called boaters! Enjoy the life because it is a special way of life

And an even more special group of Black Prince owners! An excellent choice, I am very pleased with mine. Very solid boat, and would highly recommend Black Prince boats, especially for newbies.

 

1 hour ago, David Floyd said:

has been published in the October 2021 issue

Has been?? Isn't it August or have I lost track of time that completely 😂 I will look out for the article!

 

By the way I noticed when I click on the "home" tab of your website my browser gives an error "The page isn’t redirecting properly".

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On 25/07/2021 at 18:20, nicknorman said:

After I wrote that Jeff said the boat was called Willow. It was an ex BP with a similar pant colour, hence my confusion!

We've had a 2nd BP in this week called Willow, in pretty much original BP red/blue(the other Willow was green)

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1 hour ago, jetzi said:

 

 

Has been?? Isn't it August or have I lost track of time that completely 😂 I will look out for the article!

 

 

Like many popular journals, Waterways World appears on the shelves of newsagents at least a month before the month on its cover. I bought my copy of the September issue on the 2nd of August and it was the only one on the shelf, so it was probably already out at the end of July. I haven't been to W H Smiths this week,  but the October issue is probably what is on the sheves now.

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