You Brits are SO Lucky!

Jeff-Groves · 05-20-24, 01:41 PM

Over 2000 miles of Canals that can actually be navigated!
I'd KILL to have a 54 foot Narrow Boat to just travel as much as I could of those!

Granted just the boat itself would cost me over $150,000 and that's NOT brand new!

At 2 or 3 miles per hour, not counting lock times and other reasons to stop? I'd probably die before I could travel all that.

Eichhörnchen · 05-20-24, 03:27 PM

I've got a mate from way back who bought a narrow-boat the year before last and does just this. I do envy him so. He posts a lot of his pics etc on his Facebook page - so we can properly hate his guts

Moonlight · 05-20-24, 03:42 PM

@Jeff-Groves. I'll sell you a small boat that just came over from France, it's only been used once and it's got a nearly newish outboard motor in it, (by nearly newish I mean built sometime in the last 50 years). It seats up to 30, if you rent it out you could get a 100 in if you're desperate for cash, I'll knock a few quid off for all the puke they left in the bottom of it, what do you say to that then?.

Jeff-Groves · 05-20-24, 04:44 PM

I just watched Season 1 of "Cruising the Cut". May be from 2015 but I'm SO jealous!

em2nought · 05-20-24, 04:55 PM

You could do it much cheaper in Bangkok.

Von Due · 05-20-24, 05:12 PM

Went on a narrow boat in 2005 from the Crewe area to Llangollen. I know I can never afford this again but it sure was an experience for a lifetime.

05-20-24, 01:41 PM	#1
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,337 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	You Brits are SO Lucky! Over 2000 miles of Canals that can actually be navigated! I'd KILL to have a 54 foot Narrow Boat to just travel as much as I could of those! Granted just the boat itself would cost me over $150,000 and that's NOT brand new! At 2 or 3 miles per hour, not counting lock times and other reasons to stop? I'd probably die before I could travel all that. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

05-20-24, 03:27 PM	#2
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,773 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I've got a mate from way back who bought a narrow-boat the year before last and does just this. I do envy him so. He posts a lot of his pics etc on his Facebook page - so we can properly hate his guts __________________

05-20-24, 03:42 PM	#3
Moonlight Admiral Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,148 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	@Jeff-Groves. I'll sell you a small boat that just came over from France, it's only been used once and it's got a nearly newish outboard motor in it, (by nearly newish I mean built sometime in the last 50 years). It seats up to 30, if you rent it out you could get a 100 in if you're desperate for cash, I'll knock a few quid off for all the puke they left in the bottom of it, what do you say to that then?. __________________

05-20-24, 04:44 PM	#4
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,337 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I just watched Season 1 of "Cruising the Cut". May be from 2015 but I'm SO jealous! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

05-20-24, 04:55 PM	#5
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,299 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You could do it much cheaper in Bangkok. __________________ ISRAEL: Essentially "The Alamo" 24/7, 365 since 1947

05-20-24, 05:12 PM	#6
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,664 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Went on a narrow boat in 2005 from the Crewe area to Llangollen. I know I can never afford this again but it sure was an experience for a lifetime.