New Live Aboards Master Prep List

[Bettie Boo]

 

I'm told its "anoraky" to count the lumps of coal !!!

[Lady Muck]

I'm told its "anoraky" to count the lumps of coal !!!

I have a fully waterproof anorak here!

[Dinz]

Buy a canal watch.

An hour in real time becomes a day in canal time.

Tomorrow becomes next week etc..

Normally when 'help' is offered .

Also no matter what you think something will cost double it!

[FidoDido]

Go to a garden centre, and buy some full arm length rubber gloves.. Means going down the weed hatch in winter is less painful. Also for the weed hatch, a pair of very sharp seccuteers (sp?) and a pair of tin snips is useful, along with extra sharp knife and pad saw.

 

Like the remote doorbell idea

 

Hot water bottle good too.

 

Battery PIR led light above the front door, and above engine bay v useful too. Garden centre again for those.

 

Couple of coat hooks near the log burner for drying out clothes, gloves.

 

Warm, waterproof hat.

 

Waterproof warm gloves.

Wine rack, stocked appropriately

Fold up bike.

Comfy seats, preferably reclining.

Edited November 27, 2014 by FidoDido

[Retardedrocker]

dont clutter.

When you first move aboard, adapting to living in a smaller space is made a lot more difficult if your stuff is lying everywhere and you cant find anything. After you've lived in a boat for a while though, you'll be less messy because you would have gotten used to putting things in certain places, but in the beginning it's a lot to try and manage.

 

You will have de-cluttered before moving aboard.

 

De-clutter again after the first 6 weeks. You will find a load more stuff you don't need/want.

 

Trust me: I know.

 

T.

[DaveP]

As well as the decluttering; a place for everything and everything in it's place - don't use the first available surface filing system because something you need _now_ needs to be where you think it should be not where you last left it lying around (especially if it is under the next thing you left lying around). Examples include ropes, mooring pins and hammers, keys, coffee mugs and other supplies.

Depending on their temperament this should also include partners and pets - although the self-loading cargo should anticipate where to be as well as learn where not to be.

 

As others have said, spares should be kept - but not of the self-loading cargo; it may get hissy.

Edited December 2, 2014 by DaveP