Tag: broker

Vlog 263: Berthday Cruise

Posted on April 20, 2022February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Here’s the third and final part of the voyage taking my narrowboat to North Kilworth Marina for sale with ABNB boat brokers.

Vlog 249: The Price is Right?

Posted on October 3, 2021February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Prices of used narrowboats have shot up in the last couple of years; what do you now get for your money compared to just a few years ago? I went to broker ABNB to find out.

Vlog 134: An American Tale

Posted on May 29, 2018February 24, 2024 by David Johns

In the last Competition vlog, I mentioned that a lot of the viewers to this channel are overseas and I often get asked if foreigners can own narrowboats. The answer is “yes” and in this video I talk to an American couple who’ve done just that and are about to set off on their canal travels.

Vlog 127: To buy or not to buy

Posted on February 21, 2018February 24, 2024 by David Johns

What do narrowboat brokers do and should you use one, either to sell or buy a boat? These questions and more are answered in a sit-down interview with James Millsop of brokerage firm Rugby Boats, based at Stowe Hill Wharf in Weedon, Northamptonshire.

Vlog 77: Going for Broke(r)

Posted on February 6, 2017February 24, 2024 by David Johns

What’s it like to go out shopping for a second-hand narrowboat at a brokerage? In this video I accompany a viewer, Paul Bush, on his journey to ABNB at Crick (where I bought my boat) and chat with him as he looks over two possible canal boats.

Vlog 1: How I Came To Be Buying A Narrowboat…

Posted on July 23, 2015February 24, 2024 by David Johns

Here’s my first video ‘blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UK’s canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit.

It’s a tale of mid-life crisis, near-purchase of a campervan, and a calender from the RNLI.