Narrow boat builders
Tom Spence
Tim Leech
wrote:
>Who builds the best?
>
How long is a piece of string?
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Chris
> wrote:
>
> >Who builds the best?
Really depends on what you are aiming to end up with.....and how deep the
wallet is......
I would not advise going out to have a bespoke boat built by one of the
industries finest if this is your first boat
IMO you would be better off going for a good used boat for a while , find
out what you do and don't like about it then when you find out exactly what
you want you will by then have a good idea of who can build it for you
Chris Bennett
Phil Speight
super flash advertising . I`m referring here to the top two or three ( as
long as your definition of best coincides with mine ! )
Phil
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> Who builds the best?
>
Drifter
Wise words Chris imho.
Of course, you get what you pay for in this boating life. If you're
going for the best, expect to pay for the best, and expect to wait
until your order comes to the top of the pile.
Buying a second-hand boat as a first is preferable for the reason Chris
states. You would also find that it more or less holds its price. A new
boat will depreciate very fast for the first 10 years or so.
We bought our boat second-hand, but in the end decided to keep it and
tweek it our way, as the more economical route towards what we wanted.
If you buy second-hand, get a comprehensive, out-of-the-water survey
done first. It could save you thousands.
Hope this helps
Tony H
The Model man
late!!
Their boats tend to last about 70 years minimum.
[;)] Sorry couldn't resist!!
Andy
Drifter
The Model man wrote:
> Yarwoods and Harland and Wolff for me but their output has lessened of
> late!!
> Their boats tend to last about 70 years minimum.
>
> [;)] Sorry couldn't resist!!
>
Nobody really knows how long a steel narrowboat will last. It's a bit
like the broom head and handle story. Neglect it, I would give it about
25-30 years depending on build and use. Look after it, and replate
where necessary... who knows?
Tony H
Julian
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> Who builds the best?
My 2p worth
To get the best you have to employ the people youself and project manage the
whole thing.
IE steelwork from one source
Inulation another source
woodwork another
etc.
This can only be done sucessfully after you have had many years owning a
boat and know what you want from the craft.
Untill then best to buy a second hand boat and get the experience.
The real shame is that the best steelworker in the country (IMO) has just
stopped building new boats.
J
Michael Wooding
>
> Buying a second-hand boat as a first is preferable for the reason
> Chris states. You would also find that it more or less holds its
> price. A new boat will depreciate very fast for the first 10 years
> or
> so.
>
Odd that, Draco has appreciated in price by app 400% - but then it was
a sailaway :->
However, I do not necessarilly agree that new boats do depreciate in
value,just look at the cost of 'decent' second-hand boats compared to
their price new. In many cases quite an appreciation
If it is a first boat though, agree with the concensus of opinion,
but second hand first, fo all sorts of reasons.
Mike
--
Mike & Krystyna
tug Draco
http://www.draco.org.uk
Chris Bennett
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Lise and I have just been fortunant to have IOHO the "best" steelworker
build our new boat ( I am not going to plug Phil and Craig .at R W Davis
..:)
However the fitout has been a disaster with a MAJOR boatfitter who we
entrusted the fit out to going into liquidation !
we and the other 5 boat owners were very lucky to get out with our craft
although we all have lost quite large sums of money
After being on the cut for a number of years and working in the industry we
did not know anything detrimental about this person till the business
collapsed...
Still we are lucky to have got our boat back with some of the fit out
done..the rest we and friends will now do ourselves
Chris Bennett
BSS Office
Tom Spence wrote:
> Who builds the best?
Tom,
I see back in July you were interested in hiring. This is a very
advisable route before buying secondhand or new.
Some advice is available here:http://www.waterscape.com/boating/hiring/
However, on the buying front you can try this page
http://www.waterscape.com/boating/buying/
Note in buying secondhand, a Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) examination and
certificate is not as extensive as a full pre-purchase survey. It's
worth remebering that, if you rely on the brokerage or current owners
survey, the surveyor's contract is with the other person - not you. If
you commission the survey, the surveyor is responsible to you.
Have fun on the waterways whatever route you choose.
Rob@BSS Office
Go boating - Stay safe
Allan Jones
didn't want) changed a great deal during the 4 years that we owned our old
boat, during which time we researched a great many boatbuilders. It was an
ex Harborough hireboat, and our chosen boatbuilder (Stoke-on-Trent Boat
Building) had recently replaced a fleet of Harboroughs for a well-known hire
company so was highly sympathetic to our wants and needs.
--
Allan Jones - N/B 'Keeping Up'
http://www.keeping-up.co.uk
Greg Chapman
Your "signature" is using the "grave accent" key when others would use the
apostrophe (That's the one that's usually found on the same key as the @
symbol!)
Now let's get back to the thread....
Greg
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