Living on a Narrowboat

[PurpleGorilla]

Yep - he just took precautions to stop the water getting in through the windows & down the companionway etc. That was it. I'd have been worried about the weather forecast being wrong, getting caught out in a heavy sea and the whole vessel breaking in two.

Risky move without any form of keel!

[Pip in a Poke]

Risky move without any form of keel!

I think he took on some form of ballast for the channel crossing as well.

[jds 1981]

I cycle along a canal regularly.
You would of course need to stop washing, grow dreadlocks and get a dog.

My other top tip is if a boat looks like it might sink, it quite possibly will.

[NigelJK]

I should really hire one for a week. The problem there is that the configuration of a hire boat isn't to my taste & I'd be going for something decked out in a more traditional style with woodburners etc

Look into getting a share. Pay for the 'share' and then it's maintenance costs on top. Add in Fuel etc when you take the boat out. If you don't like sell the share. We currently have a share for sale in our boat:

Our Narrowboat
Others are available but if you wish to keep costs to a minimum buy one on a boat older than 15 years as the share price won't drop any lower.

It can be tricky when on a contract to let the client know you can't move your unavailable date.

[SueEllen]

I cycle along a canal regularly.
You would of course need to stop washing, grow dreadlocks and get a dog.

My other top tip is if a boat looks like it might sink, it quite possibly will.

Any particular breed or look of dog?

PIP needs to get these things right.

[MrMarkyMark]

I cycle along a canal regularly.
You would of course need to stop washing, grow dreadlocks and get a dog.

My other top tip is if a boat looks like it might sink, it quite possibly will.

You don't need to own a boat, or a dog, to align yourself with the cosmos, man

[SueEllen]

You don't need to own a boat, or a dog, to align yourself with the cosmos, man

Where's the dog?

[MrMarkyMark]

Where's the dog?

I knew there would be one

You don't need to own a boat, or a dog, to align yourself with the cosmos, man

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Any particular breed or look of dog?

PIP needs to get these things right.

Anything attached to a bit of baler twine will do.

[vetran]

Look into getting a share. Pay for the 'share' and then it's maintenance costs on top. Add in Fuel etc when you take the boat out. If you don't like sell the share. We currently have a share for sale in our boat:

Our Narrowboat
Others are available but if you wish to keep costs to a minimum buy one on a boat older than 15 years as the share price won't drop any lower.

It can be tricky when on a contract to let the client know you can't move your unavailable date.

Don't tell AtW eek

Stove - Squirrel solid fuel