you ok petal , i had a reet laff , guiness drinkers are soooo slow , i told um a few jokes n they wet umselves top a the mornings
The residents of the Oude Haven tend to stay in dock and do them up at their leisure. They only go out on the occasional jolly and parades with other historic boats. It is all very Dutch, but sounds a nice life. Half decent read here. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Watery-Ways...=1462137456&ref_=sr_1_2&s=digital-text&sr=1-2
Old boats are a bottomless pit for money. As mentioned above just keeping the thing afloat will cost a fortune. VOE.
That's a acronym for people unlike you that CAN'T fix things and want somebody to do every little job. Ex office/school worker types without the knowledge to fit a tap, never mind a boiler or similar. You and I could keep a boat usable for peanuts in comparison.
Bet it would roll like a pig with all that top hamper if it did manage to get outside. Better to sell off all the stuff stuck on the bulkheads and pay for a lift across.
No windows, bit claustrophobic. Good for dark Dutch S&M parties. Caulking would keep you busy. Wood isn't it. looks nice, but in a 'night rider' way, not flowery, narrow boat friendly
3 cylinder Lister I guess is marginaly better than an ancient Bolnes. Imagine having a slight bump when running into a lock...anyone in the cabin could get killed by the avalanche of "artifacts". Has "character" in Estate agents parlance...could be a magnet for the demimonde on the Riviera.
I bet I could cut down lots of costs and save a fortune on labour. I can also make stuff. repair stuff and have a good knowledge of wood, electrics, plumbing, engines,boilers etc. My brother in law worked at a boat yard and told me how they operate and man, we think we dubbers get ripped off. I also helped a old friend restore a large clinker built liveaboard in the late 80's and learned a good bit about avoiding the more obvious rip offs. Not saying there aren't unavoidable expenses, but there is certainly a lot of avoidable expense.
I had one of these ,its a flicka. Pretty much unsinkable (nothing is i know ) 20ft. About 15 years ago in key west .it had some hull damage after hitting yhe rocks from a storm,,,so got it cheap.,. Great fun , the latebay of boats , you can go round the world in one ,,,,little diesel engine...
Down our way it's £15 for a pump out . Otherwise you're up and down the towpath with a box full of carefully stored human waste (Freudian stuff). Solar panels are great but don't work when you need them (under the months of winter smog). So it's gennies and candles, woodburners and bottled drink water. Buy coal or chop pallets for heat. That's actually nice, but if you do other things (like work elsewhere) it's a hard life. All these things cost more. Every 3 years you got to black the hull, so dry dock it is....££££s, you can do it yourself but need the dry dock. Moorings costs take the P, owners worse than Rachman landlords. Übercnuts. continuous cruising is being leant on big time. Anodes. It's a hole in the water you put either all your money or all your time into. Or both. That said. I reckon about 90% of women in the country would jump aboard for the escapism if nothing else, of a river/canal boat in the summer. Waking up'on a boat is beyond perfect, great for insomniacs. I can't remember much, but shagging on a little boat is like having a water bed. Fond memories!
