The Houseboat Book: Latest edition, Must-have For Buyers and Owners of Houseboats and Liveaboards
by David Greenaway (Author) See all formats and editions
The Houseboat Book Everything you ever wanted to know about living on houseboats, but didn’t dare to ask!Types include:-
Dutch Barges. Lighters, Ex-Hire Launches, Wooden Boats, Ex-Defence Craft, Pleasure cruisers, MFV’s and Sailing Yachts.
The author David Greenaway founded The Houseboat Centre, a major national resource for information on Houseboat living, having been regularly consulted by major newspapers and television companies including the BBC.
YOU’VE never lived on a Houseboat before? – Then this book is for YOU– “Everything you ever wanted to know about Houseboat living but didn’t dare to ask!” That’s right, jam packed with informative detail discussing all the ins and outs of how I lived on houseboats.- Water, electricity, toilets, baths, moorings, planning permission, secure residential moorings, how to buy a boat. What about finance? How long does it take? Will the boat sink?…. or let the rain in? .. etc etc You would like this book if you are thinking of selling your house etc and moving on to a houseboat for the first time. The writer claims to be a State-Registered Boat-Maniac, to have lived on houseboats for over 35 years – made most of the mistakes and to be keen to help others avoid them. He continues to research innovative items and techniques at The Houseboat Lakeside research office. Over the years, thousands of people from all over the world have made the journey to The Houseboat Centre for an interview with the author to find out about Houseboat living in the UK and invariably reported it to be most useful and helpful.This aims to be the most comprehensive discussion about Houseboat life available, so anyone you know, who lives in a houseboat, would love to have a copy handy for reference.