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Urban Truant is another option (no affiliation I'm just a customer). I'm doing mine with them now. £230 with a voucher code. They send you all the stuff you need to get going including plotter and dividers, training almanac and so on. I'm only part way through but £230 seemed like a bargain...

I used to use a wheelie bin with some plywood either side of the clamp. Needed holding onto but worked.

I hope you're right.

Strapadecktome A rib, so not sure that counts and no, it wasn't mine!

Which one are we talking about? The 33 with Mark Cameron, "Jolanda"? Made me think of Pulp Fiction. It's nice, just went under offer at £73k. Condition appeared very good. All in all, Mark Cameron seem to have a nice selection at not ridiculous prices. They all appear very clean...

All good dont worry. I'm very marine oriented so not concerned about whether I like boating or not, this will be our first proper boat aside from ribs, and we have wanted this for decades, so not a new idea. Thats a shame about that couple. Hopefully they at least made a profit on their...

Theres a nice one for sale at the moment. It's £150k. Thats a possible upgrade path but I think to spend that kind of cash a relatively normal person would have to be pretty sure they want it. Still, they hold their money.

Unfortunately, I've now seen the Nauticat 44. So has my wife. We can always swap later, depending on how we find things. Viewings to do first and I'm only looking for a pro fit out, no DIY. Theres no rush. My crystal balls say prices will dip in May, so the whole situation may change.

Yet they look like they should be steel! Thats a very kind offer and I will indeed take you up on that if you don't mind. We wont be buying immediately as I think prices are going to adjust soon, but I will certainly contact you if I have any questions. Thank you so much.

Lovely boat. Not sure about all that teak though!

I think the Nauticat would be a possible future upgrade path. Theres a 33 on sale at the moment, but someone has slung black paint all over it.

Thanks for this, I'm not sure why I thought they were steel. Am I confusing it with the Fisher? Displacement for the CW34 seems to be functionally 12-13 tonnes, another reason why I thought it was steel! lol

Hi everyone, We've made a decision here at home and it's been agreed with the admiral. By way of a thank you to everyone for their input, I wanted to update this thread and give it some sort of conclusion. After much back and forth with our goals in mind, we think that the best thing for our...

That would be a very very small house, surely? Considered that type of arrangement, but I think we're more looking for a step away from land, rather than further investment into it. Not much good for fishing.

I appreciate what you've written but this will be my third boat. The others were just ribs and I've never technically been sailing, but I love water, fishing, marine life, the coast and anything to do with it, so I'm not really worried about whether I'll enjoy it or not. I'm mad about all...