Our updated preferences are :
Length between 55-60ft.
Semi trad stern (or trad if we found the right boat).
Washing machine or space to put one.
Spay foam insulation.
Solid fuel stove and a central heating system or scope for these to be fitted.
Good ventilation - opening windows/port holes and preferably a side hatch.
Pullman dinette or at least somewhere to eat meals or write/type/sew.
Decent size water tank.
Cross bed if possible.
With movement on the canals again there's a couple of new (used) boats coming on the market.
Here is our pick of the week from ABNB Narrowboat Brokerage. Click here to take a look.
1760: TURN AGAIN
Length: 58ft 5in
Builder: STS Boats
Fitter-out: Kendall Narrowboats
Year registered: 2006
Style: Semi-trad
Safety Certificate: July 2014
Engine: Isuzu 42 diesel
Bowthruster: None
Plating: 10/6/5/4
Last blacked: March 2010
Fit-out materials: Oak faced ply with oak mdf & sapele hardwood trims, carpet to floors except for vinyl in galley
Insulation: Spray foam
Headroom: 6ft 4in
Berths: 2+0
Berth sizes: 6ft 2in x 4ft 7in permanent cross double (there is room to change it to a lengthways double)
Mains Power: Landline; Sterling 3000W pure sine inverter
Cabin heating: Webasto diesel c/heating > rads; s/f stove
Water Heating: C/heating + engine > calorifier
Water tank: 160galls stainless steel
Cooker: Free-standing cooker with 4 burners, microwave 700W
Fridge: 12V 4cu ft; 2cu ft 230v freezer
Washer/dryer: Indesit automatic washer/dryer
WC: Thetford Swivel seat Cassette
Shower: quadrant shower
Other: Space to extend half pullman dinette to have both seats. Aft cockpit pram cover, foul weather cover for forward cockpit
Location: Llangollen Canal, Shropshire
Price: £59,950
Builder: STS Boats
Fitter-out: Kendall Narrowboats
Year registered: 2006
Style: Semi-trad
Safety Certificate: July 2014
Engine: Isuzu 42 diesel
Bowthruster: None
Plating: 10/6/5/4
Last blacked: March 2010
Fit-out materials: Oak faced ply with oak mdf & sapele hardwood trims, carpet to floors except for vinyl in galley
Insulation: Spray foam
Headroom: 6ft 4in
Berths: 2+0
Berth sizes: 6ft 2in x 4ft 7in permanent cross double (there is room to change it to a lengthways double)
Mains Power: Landline; Sterling 3000W pure sine inverter
Cabin heating: Webasto diesel c/heating > rads; s/f stove
Water Heating: C/heating + engine > calorifier
Water tank: 160galls stainless steel
Cooker: Free-standing cooker with 4 burners, microwave 700W
Fridge: 12V 4cu ft; 2cu ft 230v freezer
Washer/dryer: Indesit automatic washer/dryer
WC: Thetford Swivel seat Cassette
Shower: quadrant shower
Other: Space to extend half pullman dinette to have both seats. Aft cockpit pram cover, foul weather cover for forward cockpit
Location: Llangollen Canal, Shropshire
Price: £59,950
2 comments:
Hi Elly and Mick. It is coming across your blog that inspired me to start one of my own experiences of narrowboat ownership. Take a look at http://nbkellylouise.blogspot.com I intend to log experiences of ownership and our travels, it may be of interest.
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the comment. I'll add you to my reading list! I decided to start the blog because I could find so little about the planning process. Everyone seemed to start a blog once they started cruising.
We'll look forward to reading of your travels.
Elly
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