Does this exist anywhere? I dunno, wouldn't even know where it would go.
TL;DR: Few days at Isle of Wight. Want boat. Need info.
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Having spent a few fantastic days at the Isle of Wight and seeing loads of boats and whatnot having fun, I have decided that this is my new bee in my bonnet. I'm not going to rush in and buy anything but ideally I'd like something ready for next summer. Nothing too big or fancy, if I lose interest I don't want to have to sell an expensive boat that nobody will pay for.
What I want in a boat is something that I can take away for a weekend, a bit of outdoor space to have a beer in the sun or maybe cast a line out if I fancy it (but not a dedicated fishing boat, I'm no expert angler by a long shot) and a decent engine (not after massive horsepower but I want something a bit decent).
Now, being an absolute noob at boats, I know nothing and have questions:
How expensive is mooring, what do the prices depend on? Do I need any forms of licences to operate any boats? Do they have anything like an MOT or seaworthy checks? What is the best course of action to keep a boat and work on it in winter?
I'm sure a trailer would make life a lot easier but as I'm looking for something a bit bigger I don't know if it'd be logical to tow it everywhere.
Something like this would be nice but it's more of a day boat, I couldn't see myself sleeping on it and there's no roof for wet weather. Something like this looks ace and I could easily see myself cruising around on it, except that it'd need to upholstery inside.
Of course I could've found all this info myself but I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where boat fans can show off their stuff and have a chat, so let's go
TL;DR: Few days at Isle of Wight. Want boat. Need info.
More:
Having spent a few fantastic days at the Isle of Wight and seeing loads of boats and whatnot having fun, I have decided that this is my new bee in my bonnet. I'm not going to rush in and buy anything but ideally I'd like something ready for next summer. Nothing too big or fancy, if I lose interest I don't want to have to sell an expensive boat that nobody will pay for.
What I want in a boat is something that I can take away for a weekend, a bit of outdoor space to have a beer in the sun or maybe cast a line out if I fancy it (but not a dedicated fishing boat, I'm no expert angler by a long shot) and a decent engine (not after massive horsepower but I want something a bit decent).
Now, being an absolute noob at boats, I know nothing and have questions:
How expensive is mooring, what do the prices depend on? Do I need any forms of licences to operate any boats? Do they have anything like an MOT or seaworthy checks? What is the best course of action to keep a boat and work on it in winter?
I'm sure a trailer would make life a lot easier but as I'm looking for something a bit bigger I don't know if it'd be logical to tow it everywhere.
Something like this would be nice but it's more of a day boat, I couldn't see myself sleeping on it and there's no roof for wet weather. Something like this looks ace and I could easily see myself cruising around on it, except that it'd need to upholstery inside.
Of course I could've found all this info myself but I thought it'd be nice to have a thread where boat fans can show off their stuff and have a chat, so let's go
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