As close to Northampton as possible.

[Paulg25]

Hi.
Looking at purchasing an old 36' by 12' cruiser. Needs lots of TLC. I live almost as far from the sea as you can get in UK. Want to moor/over winter it as close to home as possible so I can give it TLC! The closest I have found so far is 1 hour 20 mins by car. It's the airdraught, 2.6m which is the main issue.
It really needs to be a marina with its own boat lift as hiring a crane is, in my opinion, silly money.
I have spent many hours researching this... I am not asking here because I am too lazy to look!!

 

[rafiki_]

Have you tried the Thames Forum or the East Coast Forum? The Thames caters for most river folk.

 

[LadyInBed]

Maybe Blackthorn Lake Marina
Station Road
Ringstead
NN14 4TU
01933 622038
Heading up toward Thrapston

 

[Paulg25]

Thanks, called but no boat lift

 

[Momac]

I live almost as far from the sea as you can get in UK. Want to moor/over winter it as close to home as possible so I can give it TLC! The closest I have found so far is 1 hour 20 mins by car.

Sounds like you need to relocate , or simply accept the commute.

 

[Bru]

You're stuck with coastal with that air draught. You won't get up the Nene or the Soar, let alone any of the canals!

Rack my brains as I might (and Northampton and the surrounding area was my home boating turf for many years) I can't think of anything

(We now live in Kettering and keep the boat at North Fambridge which is a two hour and a bit drive which is OK but not ideal for a one day dash to do some work and then home again)

Curious where the 1:20 location is!

 

[Paulg25]

(We now live in Kettering and keep the boat at North Fambridge which is a two hour and a bit drive which is OK but not ideal for a one day dash to do some work and then home again)

Curious where the 1:20 location is!

Several marinas over on the Cam in the Ely/Cambridge area. 1 hour 20 mins on a Saturday morning according to google maps.

 

[artisan]

We also live in Kettering and have our S34 moored on the Trent at Farndon Marina where there is a lifter, also another at Newark marina - that is roughly 1 hr 15 to get to for us.

 

[dj43]

Ipswitch easy commute plus boat lifts

 

[Bru]

Several marinas over on the Cam in the Ely/Cambridge area. 1 hour 20 mins on a Saturday morning according to google maps.

Ah, hadn't considered the Cam as I;ve never boated down that way

 

[Sticky Fingers]

Ely's a good idea if it's commutable for you. Marina, boat lift, boatyard, pubs.

 

[swifty]

Buckden Marina has boat lift facilities and secure hard standing and you can work on your own boat. Easy to get to 5 mins from A1 and 10 mins to A14.