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Nicole

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  1. I will definitely call them. I think I'm going to need all the pennies I can save to fix this boat up by the looks of things so a couple months cheap storage will be a bonus and I can really get stuck into the painting with it out the water
  2. I did but they did not have the facilities get the truck to crane the boat in. I actually used to live just round the corner from Glascote and passed it on my cycle to Tamworth station. Alvecote seems like a good start for me as I'm sure the boat is going to need some work and that can all be done there.
  3. That's amazing thank you. I will call them and have a chat. Can they then crane you into the water once you're done painting? I had hoped to get a shower room fitted but all the places I've spoken to don't want to touch GRP boats with, well, a barge pole
  4. Haha. I never imagined poo would be such an issue in my life before buying a boat! WiFi used to be my biggest worry, now it's poo!
  5. Anyone on this thread currently moored in Alvecote? Would love to pop in and meet the neighbours. I'm headed up Saturday morning
  6. Ok so I've arranged transport and the only mooring I could find available and with access to crane the boat in was Alvecote. So that is where I will be starting out. The boat has a BMC diesel 42HP which has proven to be too powerful for such a light craft. I'm going to look into having that removed and just a small outboard motor fitted. Seems much more sensible for the small amount of cruising I will ever do. Hoping this is all manageable work. Thanks everyone for your input here. Alvecote isn't my ideal mooring facility as it's a bit far to travel for work so one I get her cruisable I will be looking closer to Brum or Solihull again. Hope you all have a good weekend and this sun persists!
  7. Well thanks to this forum I have been contacted by someone at the Sheffield Quays who knows the boat. Apparently I will need some work doing on the gearbox. I can't seem to find anyone who does repairs to Dawncrafts in the Birmingham area, only narrowboats
  8. Yeah I got that impression. I called but unless they are doing the work won't do that
  9. Well, I did heed all advice and I bought a small Dawncraft cruiser. I got her cheap and I am going to try living on her for the summer and see how it goes. The boat is currently in Sheffield. I am getting quotes to get it lifted and trucked to Birmingham. I want to paint it before it goes back in the water...where can one do that over a weekend? Would you recommend me transporting it to Alvechurch, painting it and then having it put back in the water? Any other sites where I can do that? Apologies in advance if I am not using boaty technical terms!
  10. Thanks all. I really do appreciate the input and maybe I just haven't seen the right narrowboat. Maybe I should do a house swap for a while! Anyone in the Birmingham area who wants to go spend a few weeks in sunny Durban let me know!
  11. I actually bought a small narrowboat and then sold it on again a week later. I bought it online and then when I went to view it, I just couldn't imagine turning it into the space I want so sold it at a small loss to the next bidder. I could maybe manage a wide beam but then I have the same issues again and they are out of my budget right now.
  12. Thanks and you are right. I do like to enjoy every bit of sunlight the UK has to offer. I really like the big orange jelly beans though and realise I may never sell it. I will weigh up both heavily before committing either way.
  13. I'm not old enough for a caravan quite yet!
  14. Thanks all. Sent a mail to Copt Heath a couple days ago so hopefully they will get back to me soon. Is there a website where you can check bridge heights like you can canal width?
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