How much did this Collingwood off grid widebeam boat cost me?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In these videos I breakdown How much this Collingwood sailaway 12.5' x 65' widebeam boat cost me. All of the work was carried out by myself so I managed to save a small fortune in labour costs. I also saved a lot of money by searching the Internet and getting good contacts along the way to save money on materials. If you're like in these videos please subscribe like and share and you could even give me a thumbs up.
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A sailaway widebeam for 47000GBP! Wow! That's what my "cheap" camper van cost me!
So talented to do all that fitting out. Well done you. What a huge saving. Best wishes
HUGE savings , nice one , very talented 👍👍
Nice job man. I have been looking at your videos lately. You're doing well.
Ha ha I'm restoring a big caravan for myself. Basically my tiny home idea with a good off grid system in it. It's a lot of fun doing things for yourself aye
Well done
Thank you very much
Really glad I found your channel, I've been planning a very similar project for a while now. One thing I'm considering is installing a powerful electric winch on the bow and stern for situations such as your grounding. The idea would be that I could potentially hook up to something like a large tree and free myself, do you see any obvious issues with this?
I am now caught up on watching your videos and am waiting for the next episode. The pressures on! 😀
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.,🤣
Great video 👏🏻 the price breakdown I’ve been looking for 👍🏻
Good work
Thank you
Excellent video mate, very informative unlike some others who just show the finished result with no info. 👍
Did you have your widebeam sailaway made from scratch or did you manage to pick it up as a bargain for £47k already done?
Cant wait to see inside 😊
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.
I wanted to see the inside!
All in good time. I'm planning to finish off the boat before April and then we will do at the grand at tour.
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Steel in the past year has dropped by 30% and is set to plumet further, but the boat builders haven't dropped thier prices? Whatt goes up, doesn't come down.
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
What happens when the canal floods as your only up the road from me. Lots of floods in Leicestershire.
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.
Are you limited to certain canals with a widebeam as opposed to a narrowboat?
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.
Does a widebeam boat restrict what canals you can travel on vs a narrowboat?
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.
Should have a bow and stern thruster..😅
I find having the bath roster is enough for my boat. And the tiller is quite adequate for the stern
Do you think a narrow boat would have gotten stuck in the same place you were?
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.
You’d be better off doing two half hitches rather than that one that you’re using
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.
That canal doesnt look big enough for a wide beam
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 😬
Its the £4000 a year rates bollocks.
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.