Mooring by the sea

[Naughty Cal]

If you really want to moor on or near the coast I'm not sure about narrow-boat is the right choice. Moorings are charged per metre length on the whole so there is little benefit in a long skinny boat.

 

There are plenty of coastal and estuary cruisers which would make good liveaboards as well.

[John V]

been digging back through last summers photos and here are a couple of widebeams on the Crouch (not particularly good photos i'm afraid)

 

054 by mudlarker2, on Flickr

 

068 by mudlarker2, on Flickr

 

 

I'll go along with NC on this .....if you want to live on an estuary you really ought to look more at a cruiser, there are quite a few around that are suitable for liveaboard and are better suited than an average narrowboat for the conditions.

Edited December 1, 2014 by John V

[Paul's Nulife4-2]

As John V said in an earlier post, The Lower Thames, The Essex and The Kent Coasts have literally 100s of moorings suitable for a NB, with 100s of miles of relatively safe cruising grounds in all but the very worst of weather and or conditions. I was messing around these areas for Years in my WB, and can assure you saw all sorts of craft NBs included.

Good luck.

Edited December 1, 2014 by Paul's Nulife4-2

[midnight cowboy]

There are also the Stour & Medway rivers in Kent - not sure about living aboard but there are moorings

[blackrose]

One thing about a narrow boat in brackish waters is that you'd probably want to paint the baseplate and fit some zinc anodes.

[Dharl]

There is (or was during the summer) a WB moored on one of the private islands in Pool Harbour. It has been in Pool Harbour for a couple of years now, understand it came by coast from the Hamble.

[Up-Side-Down]

There is a narrow boat here at The Hamble. It is where the Hamble ferry depot is.

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Might not be too clear but it is the pink boat at the back of the picture.

 

I also seem to remember reading about a NB called Tamarisk moored on the Tamar

 

I moved some 12 years back! Now moored on the Forth & Clyde Canal at Bowling, overlooking the Clyde estuary with views 'doon the w'ter'.

 

There are around another 50 residential moorings available on the F&C (under Scottish Canals 'Living on Water' initiative) between here and Edinburgh - half a dozen of which are at Bowling. Contact Click-let Water 0131 555 1704; www.click-let-water.com for further details.

[Gazboatman]

Bude if you don't want to travel the network but just want a narrowboat near the sea

I was down there this year. Odd little bit of canal. A lock to the sea with a tiny stretch of canal, with a fixed road bridge over it, with just enough room to get a rowing boat under.