New Posts For Thread: Boat buying advice requiredhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-requiredLooking to buy a boat (cabin cruiser type), I live on the broads and have a marina down the road so we thought a boat would be a good idea. I've absolutely no experience whatsoever apart from hiring day boats, I know there's lots of interweb sites IMaintenance costs can be crippling considering you may not use it that much. Unless you have plenty of spare cash sitting around, terrible purchase. Novelty wears off, use it less and less as time goes on, costs never end. If you have plenty of sparehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541854909#541854909Maintenance costs can be crippling considering you may not use it that much. Unless you have plenty of spare cash sitting around, terrible purchase. Novelty wears off, use it less and less as time goes on, costs never end. If you have plenty of spareTue, 14 Oct 2014 07:28:50 -0500We had a long weekend on a house boat on Windermere at the start of September, Loved it.Got talking to someone who had recently sold his yacht and now only had a dingy, he said the same as others have already said, you need to get the use out of it ohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541854817#541854817We had a long weekend on a house boat on Windermere at the start of September, Loved it.Got talking to someone who had recently sold his yacht and now only had a dingy, he said the same as others have already said, you need to get the use out of it oTue, 14 Oct 2014 07:14:12 -0500Quick tip for you, save money on expensive mooring fees by buying a really long, really narrow boat and just parking it end-on.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541852643#541852643Quick tip for you, save money on expensive mooring fees by buying a really long, really narrow boat and just parking it end-on.Tue, 14 Oct 2014 02:36:56 -0500http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.ukalso still had this saved http://www.rboa.org.uk/qa#why_do_you_want_to_live_on_a_boathttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541850775#541850775http://narrowboats.apolloduck.co.ukalso still had this saved http://www.rboa.org.uk/qa#why_do_you_want_to_live_on_a_boatMon, 13 Oct 2014 19:53:59 -0500Personally i'd see it a waste of cash to have it moored up most of the year (why people rent them out) a lot of liveaboards just roam the canals & only moor up in the winter monthsAppolloDuck.co.uk is the site to buy a boat fromhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541850635#541850635Personally i'd see it a waste of cash to have it moored up most of the year (why people rent them out) a lot of liveaboards just roam the canals & only moor up in the winter monthsAppolloDuck.co.uk is the site to buy a boat fromMon, 13 Oct 2014 19:42:37 -0500I looked into buying a boat (to live on) before i moved Your most expensive costs will definitely be Mooring Fee's if you plan to moor it up all year round will be expensive (Marinas vary)Actual running costs aren't expensive , Diesel is cheap (theyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541850597#541850597I looked into buying a boat (to live on) before i moved Your most expensive costs will definitely be Mooring Fee's if you plan to moor it up all year round will be expensive (Marinas vary)Actual running costs aren't expensive , Diesel is cheap (theyMon, 13 Oct 2014 19:38:03 -0500I had a 21 ft Orkney a few years ago with a mariner 100 engine I think it was and we sold it to get a deposit for our house, we didn't think twice about filling up a 25litre jerrycans and using most of it, today it would set us back £40 or morehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541835141#541835141I had a 21 ft Orkney a few years ago with a mariner 100 engine I think it was and we sold it to get a deposit for our house, we didn't think twice about filling up a 25litre jerrycans and using most of it, today it would set us back £40 or moreSun, 12 Oct 2014 15:41:24 -0500Once you've been down to look at them you will be thoroughly sucked into wanting to do it! Bit like going to see some puppies if you think you might possibly be interested in getting a dog.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541834667#541834667Once you've been down to look at them you will be thoroughly sucked into wanting to do it! Bit like going to see some puppies if you think you might possibly be interested in getting a dog.Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:08:16 -0500Breydon water is like being out at sea! They're the sort of things i need to get a handle on, maintenance, gas check, servicing, costs to pull it out the water for work etc I'm lucky it's all near to me, me and the gf are going down the marina Tueshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541834579#541834579Breydon water is like being out at sea! They're the sort of things i need to get a handle on, maintenance, gas check, servicing, costs to pull it out the water for work etc I'm lucky it's all near to me, me and the gf are going down the marina TuesSun, 12 Oct 2014 15:04:47 -0500There was a young admiral called BuckinghamWho liked licking his fingers & sucking 'emHe liked watching the stunts of the ****s in the puntsAnd the tricks of the pr1cksThat were ****ing 'emhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30365267/boat-buying-advice-required?post_id=541834541#541834541There was a young admiral called BuckinghamWho liked licking his fingers & sucking 'emHe liked watching the stunts of the ****s in the puntsAnd the tricks of the pr1cksThat were ****ing 'emSun, 12 Oct 2014 15:03:13 -0500