Phil Ambrose Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 All sound advice from John and as for fitting a SF fire into a GRP boat, well I've done it in one and also in my present NB, to be honest it was easier to do in the GRP. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 There are plenty of GRP narrowbeam boats that will cruise the whole system. But if I were you I would seriously look at the areas in which I intended to cruise and see if it was necessary to have a narrowbeam boat. If you intend to cruise in an area that has widebeam waterways then you will have far more choice of GRP boat and far more living space for a similar amount of money as the narrowbeam boats. We cruise on the northern widebeam waterways and in seven years have hardly scratched the surface of the waterways on offer to us within reach of our home mooring, which isn't through lack of trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidal Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 As a side-bar it's nice to see that this forum still (for the most part) accepts GRPs as part of the boating fraternity.Even "yoghurt pot" has to be better than "splitters" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Perro Negro Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I think I'm a bit of a traditionalist in my choice of construction, my head is saying that a canal boat is a steel go practically anywhere type of boat and a GRP is a river/coastal/Norfolk broads/leisure type of boat. However I am open to various ideas and will do some research on-line and see what's what. My idea would be to try and explore as much of the system as possible and having to restrict were I can go because of width or length doesn't sit well, but hey at this stage I'm not discounting anything....Thanks people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I think I'm a bit of a traditionalist in my choice of construction, my head is saying that a canal boat is a steel go practically anywhere type of boat and a GRP is a river/coastal/Norfolk broads/leisure type of boat. However I am open to various ideas and will do some research on-line and see what's what. My idea would be to try and explore as much of the system as possible and having to restrict were I can go because of width or length doesn't sit well, but hey at this stage I'm not discounting anything....Thanks people I'm sure a lot of people have that dream of exploring the whole of the UK inland waterways system. The reality is that very few actually manage to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictime Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I'm sure a lot of people have that dream of exploring the whole of the UK inland waterways system. The reality is that very few actually manage to do this. Sure, but it's not as if you have to cruise the whole system to appreciate the options opened up by a narrow beam boat. We never ventured south of Wolverhampton in our little narrowboat, but I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on the canals of the Four Counties Ring, the Macclesfield and the Peak Forest. And I'm sure the Llangollen and Huddersfield Narrow would be on that list too if we'd got round to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bod Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Toilet paper....dont use it...soap, water and a bidet does fine for me over here Bidet on a boat, that may be novel! Bod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Perro Negro Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) What !!!!! no bidet on a boat...S'pose will have to convert the 'pump out' then.... Only kidding...sorry Edited September 15, 2015 by El Perro Negro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Sure, but it's not as if you have to cruise the whole system to appreciate the options opened up by a narrow beam boat. We never ventured south of Wolverhampton in our little narrowboat, but I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on the canals of the Four Counties Ring, the Macclesfield and the Peak Forest. And I'm sure the Llangollen and Huddersfield Narrow would be on that list too if we'd got round to them. And the limitations of a narrowboat when you are on wider waters so have no need to restrict your living space. Each to their own of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictime Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 And the limitations of a narrowboat when you are on wider waters so have no need to restrict your living space. Each to their own of course. Of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyLady Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 £440 a month is about £100 a month more than a single person would get in Jobseekers Allowance so in those terms I suppose a person could survive on it if they were happy to live frugally. If you aren't paying for a mooring then I'd say £3,300 a year would be more than enough to cover the cost of running the boat. Personally, I reckon I could do it on your figures. I think the OP could do it on that budget also, I get by on £25 a week, £3.50 a day on food. Good luck OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snappyfish Posted November 22, 2015 Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 I think the OP could do it on that budget also, I get by on £25 a week, £3.50 a day on food. Good luck OP That Include dog food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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