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 Many visitors to the UK now own their own
canalboats! New fully equipped narrowboats can cost
between $32,000 to
$160,000usd. Used boats are widely available. New
boats are usually built to order by boat builders, boat brokers and boatyards
sell used boats. Use a marine surveyor when looking for a boat. Shared
ownership schemes offer a number of weeks vacation and shared maintenance
costs. (Links to all these under Canal Company Contacts below
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Canal Vacations is to promote the wonderful leisure
opportunities on UK canals.We don't have any boats or vacations of our own! |
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We
liked the vacation so much we want our own boat!
Some boatbuilders and boatyards do special arrangements
for overseas clients where they look after the boat when
it is not being used.
Mooring at a boatyard or marina can cost from about $16usd per week to
$96usd or more depending on length
of boat, facilities and location. You will also need to
pay for a cruising license, $480
to $960usd annually and insurance charges, $500 to $800usd. Boats must be
inspected every 3/4 years to ensure that they are safe and
regularly dry-docked to check and repaint the hull etc.
Most people decide that renting or shared ownership is a preferred option
unless they are able to spend extended periods cruising. Extended
cruising is
increasingly popular amongst people who find they have
time to ‘take a year or two out’. You can cruise as long as
you like without paying mooring charges provide you do not stay
in one place too long.