@@MichaelsMustang I don't know Mike. It looks like some canals can barely fit one narrow boat, let alone two. If one were wide beam, I bet it's a tight squeeze.
Thanks, my friend told me that if they can't make lumber with them, they will grind it into woodchips and still make money on it . Lumber is the 1st option though. Considering what we get from the lumber yards now a days you would think that they would have made lumber out of it anyway! Wouldn't you say!
Great looking boat if i had $$$i would buy it !! You can see it was well built to be a home if you don't like the neighbors just zail away to another part of country. Awesome..😎
This is cool, I'd have no problem living in that. Although I would definitely change some of the decor and would like to add solar to it. A few other things to make changes on or add to, but hey who we kidding, it's only in my dreams. LOL !! Blessings to all and may everyday be a good day !
@@TheObviouslyObvious Yes 450 Watts it also listed number of batteries as well as seperate batteries not for Solar. I may increase the number for Solar but if he lived on it 4 years it obviously worked well enough
Fist QR code I have seen on one. LOL Nice layout. Very good condition. Is that an FJ coming at us down the toe path? He must be lost. New favorite addition. Crane for bike. Huge thumbs up.
I do not think many of you understand what this type of boat is used for. The canal system over there is if I understand about 15 ft wide maybe 14 so boat owner or operator does not have to worry about wind or a lot of current. These boats make maybe 3 or 4 mph. They are not made for rivers or lakes they do not have watertight doors on the sides so would easily sink if water came over the side which it would in a river or lake if wind blowing or just turning sideways in a river like the Mississippi in high water the water would climb that high and sink it in a matter of a minute or so. I worried about turning North in Mississippi River and had watertight doors but dogged them with a sledge hammer when river was 12 feet stage and over at NOLA which is high water. You would never stop a boat like this going down Mississippi with a 52 Hp engine. The canals and slow speed make it safe over there but only thing we have here that may be comparable is sections of Erie Canal and it is even at least twice the size of the English Canals maybe much more not familiar with it. If you built one here and did not intend to use it except as a house it would work. I have been on most all the major rivers in the US and both Gulf and Atlantic ICW's and never seen one of these in all my years as a Licensed Operator of Uninspected Towing Vessels which later became Inspected Towing Vessels and also added Captain as higher classification than Operator to License although all the operators could hold a Captain's License. I held other licenses no one would dream of taking one of these offshore so no need to mention them. I hope this clears up some of the confusion but still I can see wanting one they are beautiful I would be afraid to run one and I have years of experience. My license alone required 3 years of being onboard 2 years and working 12 hours a day and that is just to be able to take the test for the License. That requires a lot of study and almost always a school. I hope this helps and I understand why you would want one I would love one even if I had to use it as a house and never move it. lol Thanks
I get that bernie...they all do that. Its a marketing ploy. Assholes think that only serious buyers will be inquisitive. Problem is....they lose just as many interested prospects by not listing a price as they do by playing the "If you have to ask the price, you cant afford it" game. I studied advertising and marketing for 18 years. Im talented in how to manipulate sales via the emotion and weak mental status of the unimformed individual. The only reason im not a multi-millionaire is because i have moral fiber and exquisite integrity. I cant deceive people just to make a buck. Its not in my nature. After three years of being educated in the advertising and marketing shitpool ....i was taught one thing.....AND HERE IS THE AMERICAN FUCK LIE...do, and say anything to take an intrested parties hard earned cash and put it into your pocket!!! So i failed at this...its dishonest. Now i deliver freight driving a truck. (Lorry) Trust me...the world is a vampire. (Song reference) buts its true. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Sorry about the rant...but the world should know how mislead they are. Maybe i should write a book. But would it makee a difference? Have a good day mate.
Wow what an amazing boat. Fantastic job on the videotour….although I did laugh my ass off when you suggested the crane could be used for a mobility scooter.....how would anyone that needs a mobility scooter live on a boat that size......lol.....really dude....lol
@@caper713 She would because the boat would be on the bottom. It is made for a narrow canal not a lake or open water. I would be hesitant to take it pass any pass on the Gulf Intercoastal and you may have to wait on a tide change to even go up current in spots. No way you cross the Mississippi Sound or even Mobile Ship Channel with that. Pensacola no way it would make it even in good weather. Petit Bois it would sink, same for Horn Island pass, or cross the Mississippi going west. It would not make Houston ship channel may not even get to it before it sank. It would not go down Mississippi either not enough HP to stop and if you came out of a lock into the River in High water it could sink before you got it turned north you could turn south but then not sure you could stop anywhere going down river either even below Baton Rouge. Atlantic Intercoastal also has several passes especially in Florida. The Erie Canal or something like that may be possible I have not been on it so do not know. I have no been on one of these boats but with a 10' beam and 52 Horsepower places you can go would be few and far between in US.
It is Satellite so if you pay the bill you are fine or get and open air HD antenna that will get several stations for free but not most of the ones you really want except the major networks again nothing I really want not sure about you...lol
Washer dryer maybe? In theory with the right filtration equipment softener etc you could in theory use canal water for a washer n waste water would have to be vented into a On board tank for correct disposal of course just an idea
If you could ship those bad boys to America I can promise you that you would win big bucks. It's fantastic but not new to your market. Look into it. I would buy in a heartbeat.
@@Grumpycat95 Not sure it would work anywhere in the US except maybe the Erie Canal no lake or river and most of the canals here are like the Gulf or Atlantic Intercoastal and have passes with swells that would sink it as slow and narrow as it is.
Here is a map the middle is the problem so you need to choose North or South however you can transport them on a lorry between the two after you have explored one system. www.waterwaysworld.com/images/widebeam_map.png
Here is a map the middle is the problem so you need to choose North or South however you can transport them on a lorry between the two after you have explored one system. www.waterwaysworld.com/images/widebeam_map.png
Beautiful boat, I love the wider beam; but it seems it would limit where the boat is capable of cruising as the canals seem very narrow, judging by what I have seen on other RU-vid Channels. Does there exist a chart and/or map that shows which waterways the wider boats like this can navigate?
@@noname-mq6vw Thank you for your reply. I will check out the trust site you mentioned. Not meaning to offend, but I have been to France; I do not want to go back there. I have been to the UK on three occasions, and I LOVE it there. If not for the fact that I now live in 'boating paradise' in eastern North Carolina (sans hurricanes!) I would love to live the canal-life in the UK. I may be able to do both; UK in our hurricane season, and eastern NC, USA in non-hurricane season.
@@andrewfyakim525 I am not sure if it works the same over there but here you can get a special permit to run up to 70 feet wide in Gulf Intercoastal. Normal max is 54 ft wide and most are 50 feet or 35 feet. I think someone told me over there to run 12 feet wide you have to have an Escort boat. I do not know but assume you would have to meet other boats in a certain area because two boats could not pass in some areas especially if it is only 14 ft wide in some places. I am sure someone can tell you where to find the rules for running the canals over there.
Captain Jim It's very different here! For a start, a significant proportion of our canals are restricted to boats no wider than 6ft 10 inches, as the locks were built 7ft 2 inches wide, for long, thin horse drawn boats. Anything over 6ft 10 inches is considered a wide beam and limited to canals with double width locks first designed to allow two traditional narrow craft to ascend or descend together. The width is therefore limited by the infrastructure rather than by regulations. On rivers etc boats can be much wider, but the majority of widebeam houseboats are 12ft. This is because they can be transported by road by the shell manufacturer, any wider needs a police escort, specialist equipment etc which adds significant cost. In terms of licensing, a boat must be licensed to use the canals, but the user doesn't. For some rivers a VHF radio licence is needed to communicate with the waterway authorities and commercial shipping.
Matthew Davies People in the U.K. don't generally cook in microwaves, there is no need for high power ones as the most service they will ever see is heating the occasional supermarket ready meal. Everyone has one, but I don't know anybody who actually uses one for proper cooking of any kind. I use mine for heating soup in the bowl to save dirtying a pan, and occasionally for warming up a cup of coffee I had forgotten about. I'd quite happily live without it.
I honestly like to see all of the storage spaces in boats. I find that one can get a better picture of what it would be like as holiday boat, but even more so as a live-aboard. It is also an indicator of the quality of the build as well as level of maintenance.
It's a narrow boat you don't need a fly bridge. Good looking boat, but I stopped watching before he got to the bathroom. I couldn't take any more of his salesmanship and the way he opened almost every drawer and door to the cabinets.
@@johninokla2635: Explain your logic why "narrow boats don't need a fly-bridge"? I don't believe this salesmen even showed the helm station, but if it's located in the stern, a fly-bridge would be of great value enabling a view of the bow. Personally, I've always liked to see what in front of me while under way.
@@nerblebun What's a fly-bridge out of curiosity? Never looked at a boat like this. The childhood dream of living like Highlander (TV Show) kept me watching and dreaming of course.
@@licentiousdreams: On a boat equipped with a fly bridge, there's two steering stations. One on the main deck, usually located inside the cabin so you're out of the weather , and an almost duplicate steering station directly above it on top of the cabin, usually out in the open. Hope this helps.
@@nerblebun I've dove head first into the deep end of high end yachts on RU-vid and have seen multiple fly bridges since I asked that question. I'm calling around seeing how much I can get for some human organs at the moment, hopefully I can collect at least 7.5 million USD from the kidneys I've collected. Lol I've opened up Pandora's box.
Peter Pan Thank you Peter. I was unfamiliar with the canal boat. I live in America in California. But I always loved alternative living space. We don't have canals in California. We have deltas. And they're fun to go boating on. I guess you guys tie up and go to the pub.
mhappy01 , if you google the cannal networks im pretty sure it tells you there. Some locks have width and length restrictions, so whole lengths of some networks are of limits.
Why do all yacht salesmen feel it's necessary to open every cabinet & closet door while mentioning how much storage is available half a gazillion times? The vast majority of customers have the ability to recognize a storage area even with its door closed.
Annyai: Means "not bothered by". As in, "The guy seemed unfazed by the fact that a hurricane was heading his way". I'd guess that the owner who named the boat thought of himself as someone who easily handled everything that came his way. OR, that his boat could... ; )
Jim Wick, you need to work about 5000 hrs. at that rate and save every dime for the down stroke and then start making payments,good luck hope you make it.
What about the price, And where it was made? Is that a secret? Puts me off Rugby Boat Sales, are they trying to be clever? Just state the sale price and key information, why not!
Hello Chris, We only list the sales price on the website, it's not about keeping secrets it just makes life a lot easier if we need to change the price - only one place to change it. There's also much more information available about each boat from our website, so it just makes sense for us.
BTW... I was also the one who fished the bodies of people who were rich enough to buy a boat but apparently too poor to know what to do with it. And to carry the man breathing out the side of his throat, because apparently buying a boat is cheap, but getting basic instruction on how to operate one was too expensive.THAT is *_WHAT_* I am. Now take you sanctimony and shove it up you a**.
Actually I pulled the body out of Lake Michigan. Of a three year old. because mommy and daddy thought channel 9 was for emergencies. Because they didn't BOTHER to find anything out about boats other than the _PAYMENT PLAN._ At least Mark had the wisdom to know WHEN to stop. Fun fact; Nobody should be allowed to ENTER a boat showroom or purchase a used boat until after they've completed Crew Seamanship Manual, COMDTINST M16114.5C. EDIT; That "carry a man" part, that was Rio V. Carried him from our boat to the helicopter (they landed at the station).
@@daetslovactmandcarry6999 Have you seen our canals? 4mph speed limit and very shallow..you could stand up in most, The only time you could have an accident is if you muck up a lock....
@@keithglaysher737 I lived on a boat for 6 years and every year during the holiday season, I had to help boaters in distress, I also have had to witness the deaths of more than enough people to know that owning and operating a boat is not something you should do unless you are fit, capable, and knowledgeable about boating. I am telling you and anyone who is disabled and thinks they can live on a narrowboat or any other boat that, unless their boat is moored at a marina, or they have fully capable friends or family that will help them should they decided to go out on the water, that they are a danger to them selfs and others outside of a safe setting, i.e moored at a marina. Operating a boat is not easy, anyone that says it is, is lying.(Period) Have a happy New year, and be safe on the water.
@@kitsouk1 OOHH! Cap'n salty sea dog (opinionated) OK I guess my 30+ years of being a boat owner (28ft Cobra sailing yacht) & an amputee (left leg) stands for nothing with guys 'like you'. I have my Yachtmaster offshore qualifications & many happy & safe passages made around British & foreign waters, I was only rescued once by another yacht owner, while becalmed with a failed engine on the Hamble estuary & have completely failed at falling overboard or being a danger to myself, my crew or my vessel, so take your opinion & put it where the sun doesn't shine. It's a good job I do not take any notice of dissenters like you as because all I would have to worry about is guys 'like you 'parking in the disabled bays at Sainsbury's., your comments taken with a pinch of salt. It's a shame in now 2019 I am still fighting prejudice against disability, GET A LIFE MUPPET. Kindly go away & keep it to yourself.
@@keithglaysher737 Do you need a crane for your prosthesis or do you walk onto your boat? If the answer is no then you are not a danger to your self, if the answer is yes, you are a danger to your self and most likely others. The original point is about the comment made by whoever narrated this video @ 07:55 "or a mobility scooter" As for you and your abilities, I'm sure you know your way around a boat, but you should read what people comment before you go off on a troll.
Andrew Thomas Sanderson i have been badly disabled for 24 years and have always owned a boat . sea boats included . you have no idea what your talking about . Rescue people ? i would not let an opinionated twat like you anywhere near one of my boats . I have met your kind before . waste of air
No where you could run a boat like that in Texas to my knowledge and I have been on most of intercoastal even up into Houston and into Port Arthur and Beaumont. If you were going to simply dock it that may work. The problem would be getting it from Houston, Port Arthur or Beaumont or even further to get it to where you want it. It would take perfect weather to move it on Intercoastal and still may need a Tug to help. It still would be questionable if it could make any pass without sinking. Add all that to the enormous cost to ship it via a ship that transports boats would likely cost at least half what it is worth if not all. They have transporters that bring Yachts across the Atlantic all the time. They are basically a floating drydock that can sink enough to load each boat and all boats are assembled and loaded at one location in a couple days. The transport ships have to work it out where each of the boat they are going to transport will go. They have to get it all worked out and build whatever they need to rest the boat on before they even lower and the transporter then raise the transport ship up with the boats. They usually move several boats to make a profit when they make the crossing. Then it has to be heavily secured to deck of transport ship. Not but 3 or 4 ships that do this to my knowledge.
Don't put refrigeration units in an enclosed box! How are they going to shed heat if they are surrounded by hot air from the unit itself? On a hot day those things will be pulling power continuously.
@@Bhatt_Hole That boat has a lot more than most boats even Commercial. I have stayed in Captain Quarters on all boats I worked on and none were bigger than bunk room and had bunks although top one we had removed. I did have a bigger desk though...Not sure what people expect out of a boat but not going to get better than that for the money.
@@terryjp3050 Actually i get what Simon Simon is saying. I once listened to a "live aboard" canal boat owner talking on a radio prog and he said the big mistake most people make is thinking canal life is cheaper than living on land in a house.
Lil rough on the exterior, but I'm really liking it to float around on my lake, I'll give you 15k right now for it, final offer, not a penny more. Deal?
@@TheAirheaded1 gawd knows.. whats the price of freedom?? it is nice tho, wouldn't mind one myself but not enough water ways here to give me freedom,lol
