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houseboats / barges

sillav nitram
sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
in Not Sports Related
anybody on her live on a houseboat / barge or have any experience of living on one. any feedback appreciated.
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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,108
    Sink
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    edited January 2015
    why?
    WSS said:

    Sink

  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    sillav nitram said:

    why?

    WSS said:

    Sink

    Whoosh.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,448
    WSS said:

    Sink

    Typical, admin sticking their oar in..... ;)
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,426
    ..........and starting a row
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,213
    I'm not sure we canal offer any insight on this thread.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    I'm out of my depth on this subject.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Sorry to barge in on this silliness,but I think Sillav is looking for straight advice.
    Canoe help?
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    Sorry to barge in on this silliness,but I think Sillav is looking for straight advice.
    Canoe help?

    No need to barge us about, is there buoy?
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    Sorry to barge in on this silliness,but I think Sillav is looking for straight advice.
    Canoe help?

    No need to barge us about, is there buoy?
    I just knew you'd come steaming into this, talking rollocks.

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  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,611
    Come on everyone let's not go overboard with all the jokes...

    ( nitrav - a decent wide berth barge houseboat prob starts around 70k upwards ( second hand) plus the mooring costs for a large boat can be a lot each year. I know a few people who have done it for a few years then moved on, it's not for everyone, but i would do it myself if I lived on my own.)
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Yeah, have a stern word, no jokes. sillav is on the prow for a home.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,113
    No more canal related jokes please, or we'll be forced to lock this thread.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    Not moor rubbish.
    I cant believe the pier pressure on this site. It's aboat time it stopped.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,733
    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,213
    DaveMehmet said:

    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.

    I don't get it.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,173
    JiMMy 85 said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.

    I don't get it.
    Bow locks.
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    edited January 2015
    I like taking birds down the river for them to cum on my boat if that helps
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,448
    DaveMehmet said:

    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.

    Have you ever taken one up the Regents Canel?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    DaveMehmet said:

    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.

    Is that where you go for a tug?

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,733
    T.C.E said:

    DaveMehmet said:

    I've got one moored near to Bow Locks.

    Have you ever taken one up the Regents Canel?
    Only on my birthday.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,733
    Erith is a popular place for boating. Seen a fair few freighters down there over the years.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    well thanks lads, good to know i can really on sound advise from you lot, as i'd hate to run aground%-))
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    sillav nitram said:

    well thanks lads, good to know i can really on sound advise from you lot, as i'd hate to run aground%-))

    Whatever floats your boat, Sillav!
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,187
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:

    sillav nitram said:

    well thanks lads, good to know i can really on sound advise from you lot, as i'd hate to run aground%-))

    Whatever floats your boat, Sillav!
    is basil brush a member boom boom%-))
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    No, he would pull your rudder one. Or have a stern word.
    Time to change tack and get back on an even keel.
    Things should get lighter from now on.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Absolute joke this thread. The bloke was only after a bit of advice.

    It's driven me to drink.

    I'm off for a port
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    edited January 2015
    My mum and dad have lived on a narrow boat for the last 15 years, they seem very happy, they have a 63 foot boat they live on with a 2 birth cruiser alongside that they chug about on and use as a spare room for visitors!

    they are based on the River Ouse at a place called Hartford Marina that has great infrastructure with a chandlers, pub restaurant, marina store and quite a friendly community around them.

    there are lots of hidden costs like mooring fees and river licensing on top of council tax etc. The boat is lifted every couple of years foe the hull to be cleaned but this aside they are not considering moving back on land and are pretty cool grandparents in Georgies eyes.

    sorry no puns but any specific queries and I can ask them for you,

  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,414
    I looked into this, just a little, for someone and we called halt on discovering mooring fees on the medway at Strood- just over £300 per month. Another thing i was wondering about but didn't get an answer to was plumbing arrangements; water in, waste out? Gas and electric can be connected to mains supplies i think.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,979
    AFKABartram said:

    No more canal related jokes please, or we'll be forced to lock this thread.

    That's a bit stern

    Just kidding, take a bow

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