last week when i went to ireland....

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we've just completed this fine lump of steel so a couple of us went over to ireland to make sure the guiness was good and everything was ok with the boat in the meantime Laughing

heres afew piccys of the boat being delivered in Naas, ireland

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it was sitting well in the water, luck more than anything really.
On th thursday we went for a drive as there was nothing to do untill our ferry on thursday night, we went over the wicklow gap, to wicklow, arklow, and bray, heres afew more random piccys:

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Got more pics of the boat if anyones interested, but i doubt it lol

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

I live there Smile

The pics of te water, is that blessington lake?

Site Subscriber Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 591

And a great place it is too! Yeah i think thats what it was called actually Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Thats a posh boat!

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:15 pm

Would love to live on one of those, I love the water, and have spent a few good holidays on water, (must get my speedboat ready for summer!)

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

ooooooo

now this i was seriouslly thinking about.

living on a boat..

what type of prices are involved in owning one?

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:22 pm

Looked into this,

Price of Boat,
Mooring Fees
Consumerbiles, (Gas Bottles ect)

NOT COUNCIL TAX as you are not on land!!!!!!

Level 10 User Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 575

Some nice pictures there mate. I was on holiday in Arklow a few years ago, not a bad place.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

price of boat?

new must be what? Â£60k? 50k?

mooring = per month

and as for leccy? cant see running a generator to be cheap, would guzzle fuel pretty easy

plus i heard there is a lot of maintance, and the boats should be taken out of the water once every few years..

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

gippo's dont pay council tax and there on land..... lol

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

price new is prob more like 100k

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

you would be suprised..

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:30 pm

Oh definately need maintainance, but so do normal homes, different kind of course, needs to be anti fouled, and generally kept ship shape, if it is a perminant mooring, you may get electric hooked up, mooring costs depentd on where you are, Canal in London more expensive that Norfolk for example.

Boat cost vary too, get a boating mag or look on

http://www.boattrader.co.uk

Poss 50k mark for decent livable boat, but I dont think you can get a mortgage on one, a loan yes! I had the chance of a boat when I just strted work and I was single in Essex, wished I had gone for it!

Site Subscriber Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 591

That actual boat would set you back around 100k as its a 57' widebeam (10'' 7' baseplate) narrowboats tend to go for around Â£1000 per foot depending on specification, but theyre worth more after 12 months old than when they are new.

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barclays now do some sort of marine mortgage as there has been a massive boom in people buying boats to live on.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

yea theres quite alot of canal boats round this area

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:46 pm

andy 16v";p="91993 wrote:

barclays now do some sort of marine mortgage as there has been a massive boom in people buying boats to live on.

Thats interesting Andy, I am going back about 11 years now, and I couldnt find anything at the time, must be high risk though so I would like to know what interest rate is payable on the mortguage hmmmm

Site Subscriber Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 591

im sure its barclays who do it mate, i can find out for you in work if you like?

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or there maybe something on our website but im not sure www.northernpridenarrowboats.com

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

BTW arklow is where we go to tescos Laughing

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:58 pm

Chet T16";p="91998 wrote:

BTW arklow is where we go to tescos Laughing

Thanks Chet that helps alot Laughing