So what do you do as an ex boat owner?
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Newbroom
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I left boating 12 years ago and have subsequently tried caravaning, American Motor-homing which came the closest to boating I could find. motorcycling classic cars. Property renovation and now have given up given in and bought another boat.
rosssavage
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I'd rather have a boat and no money than loads of money and no boat!
Did offer to sell mine to invest in property, but unbelievably SWMBO talked me out of it. Turns out she secretly likes boating, despite all the whinging!!
longjohnsilver
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Did you not have sunny holidays on the boat? Well, I guess possibly not this last summer
lanerboy
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no didn't get any where near the time I wanted at sea due to the weather, don't get me wrong I love boating and will probably go back to it in a few years when my 14 year old son is older and driving etc but I will not do it again in this country next time I will be in the med boating in the uk in my opinion is a total waste of money
dj43
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Sorry to here that you did not get on with boating in the UK , Makes me smile when I read posts like this, lots of people get a lot of use out of there boats here in the UK , but I think it depends where your home berth is, and your experience , Weymouth is a lovely place to call into , but it has a limited places to go for a short hop, plus the restriction of the bridge opening times,
KINGFISHER 9
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Quite right ... that's what we did. We went the whole hog and bought a house here as well, brought the boat down, bought a berth then decided that because the weather is so good here we wanted to spend a lot more time on the boat so then the boat we'd had trucked all the way down here wasn't big enough ... we then bought a bigger boat which, of course, required a bigger berth ..... so now we've got 2 boats and 2 berths with the smaller set for sale!
The moral of the story is .... if you ever consider a similar move, do a little planning first! (and bring lots of money!)
BruceK
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Hear! Hear! I am still on the boat every weekend regardless of weather (including 15 days this December) and having a ball. It also helps that N Wales, despite some lumpy seas on occaision, offers so much for a boater and living 6 minutes from the boat.
lanerboy
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That was the killer for me I live right in the middle of the country and I can be in Spain quicker than I can be in Weymouth from here that is the deciding factor for me next time it has to be the med because of travel, weather etc all imo of course
BruceK
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I can understand that. I moved to be by the boat. The concept of travelling to the boat was beyond me, but then, I am not office based and can work as happily from home as the boat.
gjgm
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Cripes.. sorry to hear that...all depends what all concerned want from a boat, of course and what time you can pin down. BTW your man Steve has just finished with the sewing machine, so thanks for the tip...
MapisM
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I've only just seen this thread.
Fwiw, I never really understood why someone around here seem to think that boats are in another - somewhat "higher" - league, compared to campers.
Of course, for anyone who loves the sea and wants to enjoy it to the fullest, there's nothing like floating on it.
But that aside, I don't know where the "superiority" of boats is.
And even if I never used a camper, I can't think of any logical reason why they shouldn't also give the opportunity to make wonderful experiences.
All the very best for your future adventures! :encouragement:
Fwiw, I never really understood why someone around here seem to think that boats are in another - somewhat "higher" - league, compared to campers.
Of course, for anyone who loves the sea and wants to enjoy it to the fullest, there's nothing like floating on it.
But that aside, I don't know where the "superiority" of boats is.
And even if I never used a camper, I can't think of any logical reason why they shouldn't also give the opportunity to make wonderful experiences.
All the very best for your future adventures! :encouragement:
BruceK
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An age ago, doing the backpacker thing, I toured around Europe for 3 years in a motorhome and ended up spending an entire summer on Skye and the Outer Hebrides. Brilliant times and every bit as good as boating is now. But you could park wild then, caravan parks are not so appealing, but I wouldn't be adverse to setting up in one and using scooters to explore the countryside. It's a great and economical way to tour in comfort.
lanerboy
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Only advise I can give regards a motorhome is don't go too big, my brother has one of these twin rear axle ducato motorhomes and as nice as it is he has been turned away from a few sites for being too big especially on the continent when he toured from Italy to Portugal he also said he couldn't get to places he wanted whilst on the move i.e. secluded bays for the day but would have done in a smaller motorhome
Seastoke
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plus parking fines
BruceK
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Have you fixed your barge's steering hydraulics yet? The Squaddie on the next berth's insurance premiums just went up in anticipation. Didn't you notice all the fenders?
Anyway, in a motorhome, better get used to parking fines. Or distance walking
Anyway, in a motorhome, better get used to parking fines. Or distance walking
