Jump to content

Moving a boat between networks


Saul Bee

Featured Posts

In my quest for a boat I have seen a few that are on the Monmouthshire and Brecon which appear to be quite reasonably priced. In part I guess because they are on a closed network. I was wondering if anyone knows an approximate cost for moving a boat from a closed network onto something bigger or at least better connected like the Shropshire Union for example.

Not looking to move the boat a long way but just between one network and another really as obviously it would have to be figured into any purchase costs.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

In my quest for a boat I have seen a few that are on the Monmouthshire and Brecon which appear to be quite reasonably priced. In part I guess because they are on a closed network. I was wondering if anyone knows an approximate cost for moving a boat from a closed network onto something bigger or at least better connected like the Shropshire Union for example.

Not looking to move the boat a long way but just between one network and another really as obviously it would have to be figured into any purchase costs.

If its a Narrowboat I would say about £4K as you will need a lift at both ends. The transport between seams to be the cheapest bit.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

If its a Narrowboat I would say about £4K as you will need a lift at both ends. The transport between seams to be the cheapest bit.

 

 

I disagree.

 

Last time I brought my boat back to Reading by road it cost about £2k.

 

Tuckeys lifted it out at Kate Boats and drove it to Reading for about £1,800 IIRC. (They said price was the same wherever they were taking it to as the lorry was tied up for a day). Plus £300 for the lift off the lorry at Reading.

 

This was six or seven years ago so add 20% for inlfation...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A lot of speculation here as to the size and type of boat. Maybe it's only a Norman 18.

If so, price will be less than £500 as boat could be transported by trailer, from a suitable slipway.

I do wish people would put more information in their first post.

 

If it's a 70 footer, weighing 28 tonne then maybe more than £4k

  • Greenie 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

by concidence we live in Brecon so we did some investigations when looking and £2000.00 would kill it.

 

 

ps..... there is a guy who runs Dragonfly Cruses (Dave I think) and we chat to him a lot when we walk the dog. It was the fact that the M&B is not connected to the network that put us off but he says he knows a few people so it may be worth speaking to him.

Edited by Numpty
Link to comment
Share on other sites

A lot of speculation here as to the size and type of boat. Maybe it's only a Norman 18.

If so, price will be less than £500 as boat could be transported by trailer, from a suitable slipway.

I do wish people would put more information in their first post.

 

If it's a 70 footer, weighing 28 tonne then maybe more than £4k

 

 

I struggle to see where you get that from.

 

My boat is 68ft and 25 tonnes and cost about £2k as explained in the post before yours. I doubt the extra 2ft and 3 tonnes would make any difference to the size of lorry used.

 

I suppose if it is a 13ft wide 70 footer then an escort might be required, costing extra.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A lot of it depends on whether your boat can be lifted by a boatyard's crane or whether it's too heavy and you have to hire your own. My boat is 30 tonnes so I had to hire 100 tonne cranes at both ends to transport it from the Warks Avon to River Nene last summer. It cost me £1000 crane out (plus yard fees of £140) - £800 transport - £1270 crane in (no yard fees as I'm a moorer).

 

Had it been say a <20 tonne narrowboat that could use yard cranes I reckon the same trip would probably have cost more like £200 - £400 crane out (inc yard fees) - £500 - £800 transport - £200 - £300 crane in - or about half the total price I paid.

 

Edit: I went though a broker (Ray Bowern) which was much cheaper than using any boat transport company direct, even though the crane in was done by Tuckeys (who quoted me £5K for the whole job).


 

 

I struggle to see where you get that from.

 

My boat is 68ft and 25 tonnes and cost about £2k as explained in the post before yours. I doubt the extra 2ft and 3 tonnes would make any difference to the size of lorry used.

 

After about 25 tonnes it's the size of the crane that's different rather than the lorry.

Edited by blackrose
Link to comment
Share on other sites

I struggle to see where you get that from...

From post 2, £4k was suggested we don't know the length.. so if maximum boat size for the narrow canals is 70' could cost a bit more, a few score extra may be lol.

 

I love this speculation, prices quoted from under £500 to over £4k I would be fairly confident that we have the ball

park price now. Should cover most of the boats on the Mon. & Brecon.

 

We really need to know the boat length.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Really useful info people thanks for the help.

I can't tell you much as this is entirely speculative. As of yet there is no specific boat, a few months back I saw a 36ft springer that would have been OK, and at the moment there is are both a 30ft and 40ft which I have seen, narrowboats obviously. I didn't want to make plans to enquire about them or go and view if I would not be able to budget for getting them moved somewhere which would be accessible for me.

As it stands 2-3 grand for the right boat could be manageable as an added expense, and I may have gleaned the names of a few companies which could do the job.

 

Thanks all.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We bought our boat at Lancaster and road transported to york and I found this quite simple ⚓️Possible due to letting the experts do they job.

 

Once you price up, lifts & Transport cost, you can use this when purchasing a boat.

 

Most Important was all the help / advice we received from forum members ? We listened and used there experience ??‍♀️

Edited by Alan&sue
Link to comment
Share on other sites

We bought our boat at Lancaster and road transported to york and I found this quite simple ⚓️Possible due to letting the experts do they job.

 

Once you price up, lifts & Transport cost, you can use this when purchasing a boat.

 

Most Important was all the help / advice we received from forum members We listened and used there experience ‍♀️

So how much did it cost to do the move?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

We bought our boat at Lancaster and road transported to york and I found this quite simple ⚓️Possible due to letting the experts do they job.

 

Once you price up, lifts & Transport cost, you can use this when purchasing a boat.

 

Most Important was all the help / advice we received from forum members We listened and used there experience ‍♀️

 

 

So how much did it cost to do the move?

 

Indeed how much was it, and how long was the boat.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Recent quote for transporting my 34ft x 9ft Dutch Barge to Ireland is £3,400.

 

£500 for lift out at Reading.

£1,800 Transport on flatbed lorry.

£600 Ferry Fare - Lorry & Barge.

£500 Crane into the water at Ireland - should we be able to find a Crane facility? Any suggestions welcome.

 

NOTE: The bottom of the Mon and Brecon Canal is not mud or silt.

Beware of buying a boat which has been cruising the Mon & Brecon Canal because the base plate could be thin due wear from grating along the rough canal bottom - unforgiving stones.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

A word of warning a mate of mine wanting to move his widebeam from loop North down onto the Thames used a fella he got through a site where hauliers id for your job ...the feedback seemed ok so my mate booked the crane and with boat in slings and no Lorry spent a couple of hours onohone chasing to be told the guy wouldn't be coming ...the fellas t&c were payment in advance and he didn't show and now legal stuff ongoing this chaps name isPaul Gillett and the haulier who saved the day a week later was a fella called Ray Bowen use the second don't touch the first

My mate is ex para so he has messed with the wrong guy whatever the legal outcome just a word to the wise go on any recommendations rather than price Steve

Edited by JV44
Link to comment
Share on other sites

A word of warning a mate of mine wanting to move his widebeam from loop North down onto the Thames used a fella he got through a site where hauliers id for your job ...the feedback seemed ok so my mate booked the crane and with boat in slings and no Lorry spent a couple of hours onohone chasing to be told the guy wouldn't be coming ...the fellas t&c were payment in advance and he didn't show and now legal stuff ongoing this chaps name isPaul Gillett and the haulier who saved the day a week later was a fella called Ray Bowen use the second don't touch the first

My mate is ex para so he has messed with the wrong guy whatever the legal outcome just a word to the wise go on any recommendations rather than price Steve

 

Cheers for the heads up.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.