Canal boat

[Nemesis]

The costings average: (this is my area which tends to cost more then most areas)

Insurance £120 year, this insurance is on the boat not a person.

Boat Safety Certificate £130 - £150 every 4 years. (BSC) equivalent to (MOT)

Dry dock to black boat about £200 two days blacking done by yourself.

Crane lift out black and crane back £400 two days.

Boats over 25 foot must be craned out and hull inspection done every 4 years, most people combine this inspecting with hull blacking to save money.

Problems replace anodes "prevent electrolytic corrosion" and over plate welding if necessary.

My boat needs a rudder bearing £20 - £60 easy fix diy.

Mooring around my way is expensive i don't pay to moor i am classed as a Continuous Cruisers.

Continuous Cruisers:

This gives me the freedom of the canals and allows me to go to remote areas to moor up.

The law is 14 days mooring unless notice reads other wise, the canal trust interpret this law and claim it as 14 days in parish A then to parish B to parish C to parish D and then can go back to parish A again, it is unlawful of them and they are losing a lot of court cases trying to enforce it, but they do enforce it they use there interpretation to bully Continuous Cruisers.

Next post I will talk about fuels.