Living on a boat?

Question

Hey, I'm 19 years old and I'm planning to move to london soon.

I though about buying a small boat park it in the marina and live there instand of rent a small ugly studio apartment in soho and pay 600Pound (1200$) a month.

Anybody here lives on a boat?

In london climate it will be okay living on a boat?

How much a small sail boat with a room I can live in and a small mini-bar should cost? How much the electricity, the water bill, and the rent should cost monthly?

Rain won't get in ?

Is that strange to bring women to the boat you live in ? ^^

Answer 1

Hi, living on a boat is really cool, of course you need to have your space, otherwise it could be hard. My father used to have a  princess 38, a British brand. With all the family on board (we were in 4) we used to go for some long trips sometimes 3 weeks or even more. Since there was all the comfort, the experience was really great and nobody never complained to get back on the earth. The electricity, water and all that are all services provided by the port. Obviously the owner of the boat has to pay a rent to the port for such services, how much depends on the place where you are, usually is not very cheap. About girls....if your boat is nice...they'll love it!!!

Answer 2

...600Pound (1200$) a month.

At the current rate of exchange - a bit Pricey...

Anybody here lives on a boat?

I have lived aboard off and on the last 15 years... Great at times. But a Boat is Real Work.  Sometimes more than a house.   In a marina you have to consider your dockmates too.  Some docks are "Parties" and some are not.

Check out the Yahoo Group, Canals-List.  It is a group of Brits all over the UK.  They may be better at some of your questions.  There is also a European canal listed group.  While your search the Groups look at liveaboards.  There are several listed.

Also seach for "narrow boat" on YachtWorld.com.  You can select the UK and see the price of boats with pictures in London or all over the UK.  They will list the broker and location with phone numbers and email.  Also check out the Princess mentioned.  It is a very good boat.  There are some fine steel boats in Europe too.

Also seach for cruising guides.  They will list marinas and tell you about the area.  Some of the major UK ones from the British Gov't Printing Office are on the net in PDF format. Sorry but I can not find my bookmark for them.

Rain ...  A properly caulked boat is very dry.  But leaks do happen.  A boat flexs and joins do open up

Is that strange to bring women....

A boat will give you a "handle" on how All your friends operate and how flexable they are.  Some do better, others not so well....  It is a "thrill" for  some and a bit too small for others.

I personally enjoy the "boat community" better than the land, but I keep my foot in both.

Fair Winds, Big Blocks, and learn the Weather

Answer 3

I'm glad you're taking interest in a boat. I've lived on a boat and a regular house pretty much all my life. It's great fun, but with that fun comes responsibility and knowledge. But, if you're willing to take that up, then, you're all set to go!

-Boats cost more than you think. A small 35-foot Maxum can run anywhere from $3,000.000-$300,000,000. Plus, the cost of fuel ads up too.

-If you're considering a sail boat, those buggers cost less, but are hard to keep up, since they're so small. I'm giving you ESTIMATED guesses on the prices, so I'm not going to be 100% correct. If you Google search the costs of boats, that should help you more.

-With London climate, I know for a fact that you'll get wind a lot, meaning rocky waves. If you're prepared for that, especially for a small boat, it'll be rocky.

-Electricity will be a challenge, because you'll need a certain amount of voltage to plug to shore power. If you don't have enough, you have to run on a generator, which you don't have much of. You have a limited amount of water to, in your holding tank which you have to empty when it gets full. The water on your boat is not healthy to drink, so you'll have to supply yourself with water bottles.

-Rain will NOT get in, I assure you. I've been up and down the Canadian Golf Islands plenty of times, and it rains really hard. And, it was completely dry.

-And it is not strange to bring women on your boat. In fact, a boat is a good social target. A lot of young people your age have boats for that reason. It's completely fine....

Well, I tried hard to answer your questions. Hope this helps, and if you need more help, please feel free to contact me.

Answer 4

Check out this link;

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Also, search Answers for;   narrowboats

Depends on many circumstances. My experience in the USA is it about like renting an Apartment. Rent for a slip/dock, and utilities. I think if you can have time to look around you may get by cheaper than $1,200 USD. But, I not live there and that if you can own the boat outright. I have seen many from that area on here talking about "Narrowboats". They nice looking boats if you can come across one reasonable. Here in the USA their women that like boats and find them romantic. So, you be the "Don Juan" of the river Thames. This all I know, wish I knew more and maybe someone there reply. I think it around 1:30 to 2:30 a.m. there now.

Yea, it 2:44 a.m. there now. Give them time to wake up and I bet you get some more answers or ask again in about 10 hours.