What Boat to Buy ?

[lee.millington]

Hi all
Iam new to boats and not sure what boat to buy as my first and how much to spend. Any advice would be great, iam only planning to use uk rivers and canals.

[Ocean Girl]

Ooh I love this topic! Boat shopping is so fun. I'm afraid I'm no expert on canal boats, but we do have some members here that are. If you do not get a good response to your question, maybe post another thread titled 'canal boat', that will get some attention :-).
Welcome to the forum,

Mrs. Rain Dog

[boatman61]

There's a lady on/in CF called Anjou... definitely the canal boat expert... look up her profile and blog... you'll find some good info there..

[perchance]

What Boatman said. She does killer boat work.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Lee.

[lee.millington]

Originally Posted by GordMay

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Lee.

Hi, still finding my way around, only been on here a couple of days 

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Good to have you here on the forum. I don't know much about non-US boats so can't make much of a recommendation. There are a couple links after my signature and a book recommendation.
I do sail a club International Folkboat and find it to be a dream to sail but it is a little cramped in interior space with a narrow beam for a 26 footer.
kind regards,

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by SkiprJohn

I do sail a club International Folkboat and find it to be a dream to sail but it is a little cramped in interior space with a narrow beam for a 26 footer.

That's gotta win some sort of award for understatement

[David M]

Would it make any sense to have a sailing rig?

[Mahana]

Welcome,
Not sure what your budget is, but you may find Margaret Dye's book "Dinghy Cruising" a good introduction to canal (and estuary) sailing. And it will help make a Folkboat feel like a mansion.
David