Tag: buying

Vlog 352: Asking Price

Posted on November 30, 2024November 30, 2024 by David Johns

I asked a well-known narrowboat broker what used boats fetch these days, who’s buying and what the trends in the market are. Hopefully useful info if you’re thinking of buying or selling a canal boat in 2025!

Why buy a canal boat?

Posted on February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by David Johns

What is the attraction of a canal boat and the lifestyle? It’s a combination of things. There’s the simple tranquility of the canals; ignoring for a moment any interruptions by

The initial cost of buying a canal boat

Posted on January 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by David Johns

So what does a canal boat cost? It depends on numerous factors such as what sort of boat it is, whether you’re buying new or used, how long it is,

Buying a canal boat, new or used

Posted on January 23, 2024February 23, 2024 by David Johns

The first crucial point that needs to be hammered home here is quite a peculiar one and that is that there are no official, formal records of who legally owns

Vlog 166: The Shopping Forecast

Posted on March 25, 2019February 24, 2024 by David Johns

There’s nothing finer than looking around other people’s narrowboats so join me on this quest to find another narrowboat (as mentioned a couple of vlogs ago). Or not, as the case may be.

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 67: Cash Flow

Posted on November 15, 2016February 24, 2024 by David Johns

This is part 2 of my short series about the costs of buying, owning and living on a narrowboat. In this video I discuss what it costs to buy a narrowboat, from cheap second-hand ones to expensive second-hand ones, to new builds, sailaways, share boats and even GRP cruisers!

Vlog 66: Money Talks (Part 1)

Posted on November 8, 2016February 24, 2024 by David Johns

After months of people saying “but what does it cost?”, here’s the first in a series of 3 or 4 videos about how much money it takes to buy, own and live aboard a narrowboat. In this video, it’s all about the buying process.