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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 14:39:55 GMT
kris No it's a modern boat. To be honest I would do the same if I had a humber keel. Loads are done like that. Mostly welded-in but I fitted mine myself by cutting out rings from 42mm mahogany planks and bolting the portholes to them then neoprene seal to the steel which I cut with a jigsaw. 7 inch opening portholes. I love them. Watch the coots while sitting in the cabin. I've done 4 on one side (canal side when on mooring) and 1 the other side. I actually cut another ring of mahogany this morning for the 5th one going in on the canal side and another one yesterday which I will put on the other side. I like living on a boat mainly because of the environment. Wildlife other boats etc etc. My low level portholes are the best thing I've done to this boat and I have done a lot to it Sorry for dragging this off your topic robmcd ! are they just to let more light in? Can't see them working all that well to be honest.. Not for light at all. Boat is light enough with windows and roof lights . the portholes are for seeing out and opening in nice weather. The ones in the photo have been there 3 years now and do just what I wanted them to do. I painted the recessed parts white as I think it looks better like that. The internal hardware is heavy duty cast iron portholes with bronze opening doors This is the next one to be fitted once the weather warms up a bit
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Post by kris on Feb 27, 2018 14:46:39 GMT
id want to pay between 8-9 grand. But according to magnet man this vendor doesn't do that. I'm not bothered about making cheeky offers though. Yes, my initial estimate was £8k. If I thought the vendor would be amenable then I'd wait a month and then view it and see where he was willing to go on the price, but if we doesn't move on price then that's a bit pointless I suppose. its already been for sale for a while, so I suppose they are waiting for spring.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 14:48:57 GMT
Or a mug.
Proximity to London is part of the reason for pricing - some people don't realise just how straightforward it is to move a narrow boat from north to south.
Homesafloat. Lisa Fine. Its a business seller in case anyone wasn't sure about it. She also has an aluminium ex ships lifeboat advertised for £30k. Too much. Its got a new Volvo in it (d2-55) but I've seen a nackered old small dutch barge with new engine (volvo d2-55) someone apparently paid £35k for. Total ripoff but there we are there is a market for it in and around London.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Feb 27, 2018 14:49:47 GMT
Yes, my initial estimate was £8k. If I thought the vendor would be amenable then I'd wait a month and then view it and see where he was willing to go on the price, but if we doesn't move on price then that's a bit pointless I suppose. its already been for sale for a while, so I suppose they are waiting for spring. Can't be a lot of cop then, decent boats sell very quickly at the moment, most brokers just can't get enough of them.
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Post by kris on Feb 27, 2018 14:51:29 GMT
its already been for sale for a while, so I suppose they are waiting for spring. Can't be a lot of cop then, decent boats sell very quickly at the moment, most brokers just can't get enough of them. the narrowboat market does seem to have gone bizarre.
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Post by robmcd on Feb 27, 2018 14:56:44 GMT
id want to pay between 8-9 grand. But according to magnet man this vendor doesn't do that. I'm not bothered about making cheeky offers though. Yes, my initial estimate was £8k. If I thought the vendor would be amenable then I'd wait a month and then view it and see where he was willing to go on the price, but if we doesn't move on price then that's a bit pointless I suppose. If they don't move on the price they want I think they will have this one for sale for a long time. In the year I have been looking for a boat there is around 6 boats that I have seen come up for sale all the time and the price has not changed and there way too much money than they are worth, but for some reason the sellers can't see what everyone else is seeing, the sad fact is the boat is worth what someone is willing to pay and not what the seller wants for it..
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Post by Mr Stabby on Feb 27, 2018 14:58:37 GMT
Can't be a lot of cop then, decent boats sell very quickly at the moment, most brokers just can't get enough of them. the narrowboat market does seem to have gone bizarre. The Tim & Pru effect, and being able to draw out private pension money at 55, which is the exact age af the average first time narrowboat buyer.
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Post by kris on Feb 27, 2018 15:01:03 GMT
the narrowboat market does seem to have gone bizarre. The Tim & Pru effect, and being able to draw out private pension money at 55, which is the exact age af the average first time narrowboat buyer. i think it's also the number of people moving onto them in London. It seems to be the lower end of the market that has got stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2018 15:01:17 GMT
Another side to the secondhand boat market is that occasionally (and it is occasionally) for one reason or another someone comes along and pays far too much for a boat. OK this is usually with really nice or historic boats but not always. I think there is method in the apparent madness as Lisa has in the past sold boats for prices you would not believe were achievable. I know a bloke who used to wash the boats like a hand car wash.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Feb 27, 2018 15:10:42 GMT
The Tim & Pru effect, and being able to draw out private pension money at 55, which is the exact age af the average first time narrowboat buyer. i think it's also the number of people moving onto them in London. It seems to be the lower end of the market that has got stupid. Yes, I met three separate crews up north last year who had just bought the boat and were on their way to London to live aboard. All on bargain basement boats.
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Post by kris on Feb 27, 2018 15:22:53 GMT
i think it's also the number of people moving onto them in London. It seems to be the lower end of the market that has got stupid. Yes, I met three separate crews up north last year who had just bought the boat and were on their way to London to live aboard. All on bargain basement boats. yes I've met quite a few, including some that have no idea about how to do locks.
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