A different style of boating

Petrolia

Petrolia

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I've been mulling over whether a slower style of boating would suit us. Don't laugh you MBM cruisers in good company who know us.

I saw White Mouse 2 advertised and visited it's website. www.whitemouse.com

How on earth do you value a boat like that ?

Wondered what you chaps think.
 
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Love it.

That is a really tasteful job bringing a classic boatup to modern spec without ruining it. Love the bonus bunk cabin as well.

As to value, its so unique I guess its worth what someone would pay. My Gut says its probably between £175k and £225k, but its a very hard thing to value.

A lot will depend on how recent the machinery is and what else they did in the overhaul.
 
Petrolia said:
I've been mulling over whether a slower style of boating would suit us. Don't laugh you MBM cruisers in good company who know us.

I saw White Mouse 2 advertised and visited it's website. www.whitemouse.com

How on earth do you value a boat like that ?

Wondered what you chaps think.
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There was an MBY article on the rebuild in MBY. Nov 1997, written by Tony Jones. No idea how to value her but I'd say £180k - just a kind of guess/gut instinct. I have no idea what price they're asking
 
I've been mulling over whether a slower style of boating would suit us.

Now thats a loaded statement if ever I heard one.

I can only talk from experience of my "slow boat". As an ex sailor (it's OK many on here know) I spent years going everywhere at 4 knts we all know that sail boats will go faster than that but draw a strait line and you will probably find a 4kts average. So, for me travelling at 7knts in a displacement boat represented a big increase in speed and therefore was no problem.

For those that have never enjoyed cruising along and have only ever gone everywhere flat out suddenly finding oneself looking at what's around you can come as a shock. That said,... making lunch whilst travelling along has it's benefits.

Cruising at 7-10knts is peaceful in comparison to bouncing around but I can see and understand it's not for everybody. Travelling along in "Whitemouse" is akin to cruising in a Jag or Rolls it just cant be compared to a high speed car.

The one thing that came as a little bit of a shock to me when I changed sides was course planing, I never thought that I would plan a course (re times to leave etc) when I got a Mobo but I do. Pushing a 4-5knt tide when your top speed is only 8-9 can be frustrating and remember, planing a course using tides is something that many Mobo types never do and in some cases cant do.

I would suggest that a couple of days on a "slow Boat" would give you a better indication of whether you are going to enjoy the slow down and relax as the Hare says in the advert.
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From a personal point of view......... I enjoy being on the water and travelling along, thats what it's about for me. arriving at the destination is secondary to it, that just gives me a reason to be out there. I always tell people "if I wanted to get somewhere fast I would go in the car"

Tom
 
That's really nicely summarized LS, I can second every bit of that.
Just one additional comment/warning for the OP:
Women usually fall in love with slow boating very very quickly.
And I'm not talking just for direct experience, but also for what I heard from other boaters friends coming to visit us and trying this cruising style for the first time.
So, be warned if you think to go for that trial LS suggests.
You might not necessarily like it, but once swmbo does, you'll have no choice anymore! :D
 
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