How much did this Collingwood off grid widebeam boat cost me? 

Thank you very much

That's very funny. And thank you for the watching. I plan to film a little bit more frequently starting from next week, so hopefully I won't disappoint you for too long.,🤣

Thank you

It was made for me for the 47k the prices have shot up quite a massive amount now. Almost double in only 2 years which is crazy. They blame it on the steel price, but I'm pretty sure steel prices dropped dramatically in the last year, however their prices haven't.

​@Inspiration2022 Thanks... ye I've seen the prices of materials shoot up during covid when supply chains stopped, and have stayed higher even now. Can't even blame it on fuel costs as that's settled now... energy costs haven't though so there is that I suppose. Lucky for you timing it just right 😂, can buy a house the prices some of those widebeams are going for at the moment.

All in good time. I'm planning to finish off the boat before April and then we will do at the grand at tour.

It sent me would be a great thing if the price is came down. I feel one would be very tempted in doing another project

Well, fortunately I've stayed on the canal and not the river. The rivers can be very treacherous and I've been in the Leicester area when the river flooded before and nearly ended up in a field. Also, when the floods happen my boat is too tall and I will not get under the bridges. However, on the canals they're usually very capable of coping with the water levels as they normally just discard the excess water through the overflow systems they have in place.

Yes, definitely. There's lots of areas that you can't go with a wide beam. You also have to be slightly more considerate where you more up even on a wide canal or river. If you don't, you'll be surprised how many people you can annoy quite quickly.

You cannot go from the North half to the South Half without the Wash passage. But that is not scary. Just get a pilot who knows what they are doing. Your boat is worth at least £100,000.

@@Inspiration2022As the wide-beams put limitations on your ability to navigate the full canal network. Why did you not go with narrowboat? I have seen some 60ft narrowboats where ample living space is accounted for.

@wecollie The extra space on a widebeam, even a 9 foot, makes it much easier to live on.

Obviously. Google will tell which.

Yes it does but I have a lot of network to be able to move on. If you want to do the complete network of certain areas that are particularly beautiful, you definitely need an arrow boat that's for sure.

​@Inspiration2022 Yes I think Hiddersfield narrow canal might be difficult. Fortunately I don't have that problem I have a 21ft cabin cruiser it stays on a marina in Lancaster.

I find having the bath roster is enough for my boat. And the tiller is quite adequate for the stern

Yes, definitely as it was the silt built up on the edge of canal. And because of the flooding I didn't even know it was built up there until the level will start to drop again. What do you think? It would have mattered the size of the boat if anything. It helped that I was bigger and was able to shift my weight over into the deeper water.

@@Inspiration2022 thanks for reply. We are tossing up between a narrow boat and wide beam.. any advice? 😬

@@Samantha-xr4mx I had an narrow boat before the wide beam. If you want to see all of the network and some of it is absolutely stunning, then a narrow boat is definitely the way to go. However, I chose a wide beam because I wanted more comfort and ordinary living and there is a massive amount more space. It's like living on a floating apartment. But with the size of a wide beam, it takes a lot more concentration and skill to handle. Bow thrusters are a must on the vessel I brought. I would highly recommend if you can go and have a look at narrowboats and wide beams and even better have a go staring both.

Why would you say that? The boat is incredibly heavy and needs a reliable. It's simple nots. not just to tie up but to release as well and this is one of the simplest knots you can do.

Yes, it's plenty big enough where I am. That's of course, depending on the other boaters, if they're good enough at steering their own boats. And we all know what their party boats are like 😬

What do you mean 4,000 rates a year?

@@Inspiration2022 marina rates and roaming rates

@@wilcaroll1410 I see. I actually only pay £ 1,200 a year as I'm a continuous cruiser.