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Martin Thank you for that document. My thoughts at this juncture are limited to Henley ish through Kingston and beyond down the river - any further will need further thought and maybe alternative craft but like I said, this is very early days. Not yet been lambasted for my choice of craft though - which is a comforting sign! Old Goat Yes, living in Bray. Made a big initial assumption about the marina there - will look at the option you suggest. Thank you for the reply though - discussing it seems to bring the whole thing closer! Matt

Perfect mate - thank you.

Hi All New to the site and new to boating. We are moving to Bray shortly and intend to make the most of the location. Now the initial excitement had dies down, we are looking to plan this properly so do not intend to hit the water in anger for 12 months. We are still not properly undecided on what boat we want and will get but we have moved quite quickly from modern cruisers (we did like Aquanaut) to more traditional and vintage that look like this: http://www.classic-boats.com/en/motor-yachts/andreyale-15-m or this http://woodyboater.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/allez-Copy.jpg But being the ever cautious bloke I am, I am really getting my knickers twisted about what is suitable - and the main problem is bridge headroom. Can anyone recommend/offer good advice as to what sources of information are ideal in this matter? I would prefer online initially but obvs will get the necessary publications. I have joined canalplan.org.uk which seems ideal for journey planning - but struggling to find other suitable and good resources. Any tips would be gratefully received. Many thanks in advance Matt

Thank you Grumpy. I have done nothing else this week except fawn over differing boats. But we (as a family I must add) have come to a decision. We rather like the look of the vintage fast commuters rather than the modern Aquanaut. Much like this: http://www.classic-boats.com/en/motor-yachts/andreyale-15-m We also realise to do this properly is unlikely to happen this year - so are entering a serious planning phase and aim to hopefully be up and running in about 12 months.

Afternoon All Finally moves are afoot to move to Bray - with the main driver being getting a boat to explore the river. Experienced? Well I did go on a Canal holiday in 1988, but have sailed the seas for years in the RN - but someone else drove those boats! Now semi retiring and looking forward to relaxing and chilling out. Not got a boat yet - jury is out but have a few quid to spend. I want more than a day boat - we (wife, me, youngest daughter) are looking for overnight trips etc building up to longer more adventurous trips. I don't really like narrow boats - I would love a trawler type boat (something looking like an Aquanaut Adante) but have no idea on the suitability! Will be visiting some yards next time we are up there, but any advice here would be great. Anyway - hi! Matt