Thank you all for your advice and guidance

Andy
"MMC" wrote in message
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I'd suggest taking a boating course, then renting boats for a while. This
will give you and the family a chance to see if you like boating.
If so, I'd charter for a while. You can charter a boat nearly anywhere.
Let
someone else pay for fulltime upkeep, dockage, insurance, etc until you
confident you want to take on full time ownership. Buying ANY boat is only
the beginning of the expense and work.
MMC
"AJM" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,



OK here's my dream; I buy a boat (4 berth cruiser), I use it on the
inland
water ways of the UK and every so often take it out to sea, maybe to
France
or even around the Mediterranean. Now the problem:



I live in the Midlands

Do I need a licence of some sort?

I've got to learn navigation, where and how?

I've got to moor the boat when I'm not using it; where and how much can
I
expect to pay?

What maintenance is required?

What insurance is required?

What else do I have to take into account?

How much per year does the average boat take to look after?



As I've said it's a dream, and I'm brand new to the boating scene so
please
be sympathetic we've all got to start somewhere



Thanks in anticipation



Andy