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I have not holidayed on the Broads but really enjoyed it. I now get my fix by following the chat on The Norfolk Broads Forum and I have copied a link to it. I hope you will find the info for your needs. http://the-norfolk-broads.co.uk/

When I SOLD my boat privately, the buyer and myself agreed to a price subject to survey. The buyer arranged for the survey to be carried out by a surveyor chosen by himself and who reported the findings to the buyer. There were no issues raised and we agreed to price. It was a coincidence that we had the same banking group and a transfer was made. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info, I thought is was but it is almost 5 years since we sold our narrowboat.

Couldn't quite work out where it is.

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This reminds me of an occasion when cruising the Union Canal near Ratho. A wide beam hire boat was coming towards us with a woman waving both arms standing at the bow, in an agitated action, firstly in one direction and then the other. Not knowing what was required of us, we simply stopped. The instructions continued and they kept moving towards us. It was only when we could hear was also being shouted did we appreciate that her husband who steering couldn't see over or along the boat and she was shouting "left a bit" followed by "right a bit" coordinated with her hand movements. We let them pass us before we moved.

Which of the Scottish canals are you considering? Each of them is different regarding width and height restrictions and draft.

Depending on when you intend to holiday, the Union Canal has cruising time restrictions during our school terms between Slateford and Harrison Park due to rowing club activities. If you download the Skippers guide from the Scottish Canals website, this will give further information.

Others with more experience may be better placed to give you better advice, but I think your plans for cruising the Union Canal are possibly a bit ambitious. The Union is relatively shallow are narrow in places and we found that our journies were slower than we anticipated. The journey down the Wheel, onto the Forth and Clyde and then down to the Kelpies will all be under the control of Scottish Canals regarding the operation of the locks. I hope goes well for your holiday and that you enjoy the experience.

When we had our boat on a Residential mooring at Ratho there was only 6 units available for storage by boaters. Although we were entitled to a unit nothing could be added, not even Bicycle Storage for us to store anything that we needed. This was due to the restrictions placed upon SC by the developer of the surrounding housing. We eventually sold our boat to someone who moved across the marina to Leisure Mooring arranged through SC.

We cruised from Hilperton to the Avoncliffe Aqueduct and back.

I have to agree with your last comment Haggis. We hired a day boat from Hilperton Marina on K & A in 2020 and at one point the canalside looked like a copy of the Faslane Peace camp. On plus side we saw some very nice permanent moorings with the lovely gardens.

To me, it looks like a Broads Cruiser. Is it all wooden construction?

Sorry to hear that. I hope you can rebook for another time.

Hi Coryton, just wondering if you have had your holiday on the Lowland Canals of Scotland this August and how you found it?