Is a cheap boat with a shower possible?

[missmax]

New person to pretty much everything to do with water I am looking at being a liveaboard person and have been looking at boats in the 15.000 price range. So far all the ones i have seen do not have showers. Is it a price thing?

I can live with small, and i like the compact size, but the no shower thing is a problem.

Seen this for 25.000 http://www.nybswansea.co.uk/boats_for_sale/Westerly_Tempest-05634.html/ I could possibly get the money for it, but i was hoping to save some cash for all the bits i will need to do after purchase eg safety checks, survey license etc. Is this the price range for a boat with a shower?

PS

I want a universal sail boat to go long distance with fewer stops if possible and on the cheap (16,000) on boat as i need to pay for survey, licence and all the other bits and bobs to be legal and safe.

Thank you

From a lurker

 

[CLB]

Think you need to post this on the yachtie part of the forum.

 

[Bigplumbs]

Yes that has flappy things on it

 

[davidej]

Yachts at that sort of price tend to be

OLD - made before people expected to shower on board - they went ashore or made do with a flannel

and/or

SMALL - too small to carry enough water or have the facilities to heat it

 

[pmagowan]

I am confused and I suspect you are talking about a sailboat rather than motor boat. There are plenty of boats available for that price and adding a shower is not difficult if a bit fiddly. You will be looking at a bit of a project though. You could always get a solar shower!

 

[davidej]

OP says "sail boat"

 

[maby]

Where are you planning on keeping it? Showers require hot water which, in turn, usually means shore power electricity - which means marina - which usually means a facilities block with shower available.

Don't get me wrong - we have a shower and I'm glad that we do - but the majority of washing is done in the marina facilities block. Our boat is large and expensive - if we had been looking for a cheap boat, the shower would have come quite a long way down the list of requirements. If you are moored somewhere out on the river, you will not have power to heat water and will probably be economising on water anyway.

 

[mlines]

Yes -

 

[markspark7]

use to have a fairline fury, 23ft had a shower room and hot water from the engine all for less £10k ...
rest of the boat was a pig though

 

[Tranona]

I want a universal sail boat to go long distance with fewer stops if possible and on the cheap (16,000) on boat as i need to pay for survey, licence and all the other bits and bobs to be legal and safe.

Thank you

From a lurker

Firstly you don't need any licences or permissions to use you boat legally.

With your kind of budget you will only be able to buy an old boat which may well be short of "mod cons". however it is always possible to improvise, but as already suggested the lack of a shower on older boats is more to do with the lack of availability of a hot water supply rather than the lack of space to fit one.

You are right to keep money aside for up dates, repairs, new kit etc, but you will find at this price level that amount could be close to the amount you need to spend to buy a basically good boat. So if you have £15k then look at boats that are likely to be had for £10k or less.

 

[missmax]

Thank you for all your replies. I can do DIY but i think this would be beyond my skills in getting it to how i want.
I'm not after anything glam, just something with a shower but i forgot to include the hot water and storage of water into my plans
I was hoping to be able to go on a adventure for a couple of months taking photos and videos as i cruised and that is why i would like a shower.

It does look very nice and low cost.
http://nya.co.uk/fairline26sportfury-1-for-sale.html

 

[missmax]

PS

Sorry for the late replies. I have to wait 12hrs for them to show.

 

[Tranona]

Thank you for all your replies. I can do DIY but i think this would be beyond my skills in getting it to how i want.
I'm not after anything glam, just something with a shower but i forgot to include the hot water and storage of water into my plans
I was hoping to be able to go on a adventure for a couple of months taking photos and videos as i cruised and that is why i would like a shower.

It does look very nice and low cost.
http://nya.co.uk/fairline26sportfury-1-for-sale.html

You seem very confused. Your first post links to a Westerly Tempest sailboat - which is indeed suitable for extended cruising. However that sort of boat is outside your budget.

Now you are linking to a weekender powerboat, which is not suitable for extended cruising. Such boats are intended for short passages and perhaps overnighting. It has a very thirsty petrol engine so will be both expensive to run and have limited range, plus petrol is very difficult to obtain.

Cruising by boat is not something for a novice. You need to gain an understanding of what is involved and what is possible. Suggest you take a sailing course, first to find out if you actually like it and second to find out what is involved in operating a boat.

 

[colhel]

Very rare to hear "sailboat" and "shower" in the same sentence

 

[TQA]

First of all the smug bit. My sailboat has a shower, a big shower, in fact I can shower with a friend and still have room for another.

Cheap alternatives

Pump up garden sprayer with hose and spray with on off slide. Boil kettle and top up to warmth required. Very economical with water.

Solar shower - leave out in the sun tie on to boom shower in cockpit - shorts optional.

Childs paddling pool - foot operated Whale pump connected to a 6 ft length of hose - T piece and 2 ft of hose with holes in a loop. Fill pool with warm water - stand in pool - place loop around neck and pump away. Good for boats with families as relays can use it.

 

[missmax]

You seem very confused. Your first post links to a Westerly Tempest sailboat - which is indeed suitable for extended cruising. However that sort of boat is outside your budget.

Now you are linking to a weekender powerboat, which is not suitable for extended cruising. Such boats are intended for short passages and perhaps overnighting. It has a very thirsty petrol engine so will be both expensive to run and have limited range, plus petrol is very difficult to obtain.

Cruising by boat is not something for a novice. You need to gain an understanding of what is involved and what is possible. Suggest you take a sailing course, first to find out if you actually like it and second to find out what is involved in operating a boat.

Sorry about the link. I haven't got a clue how i managed that, i had several tabs open and copied the wrong one.

I have been lurking on several forums and my best option for life on the water is a narrowboat.
Thank you all very much. You have all been very kind