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I am in my 3rd season of boating in the Netherlands and Belgium and expect to enter France for the first time next week. I have used the Dutch electronic ANWB maps and otherwise have mostly used paper maps to find my way around. I am curious to know if Forum members have experience with other...

Thanks Many thanks for all the advice. It has been extremely helpful. I'll let you know in spring if I have made any mistakes. As far as servicing goes is there any significant problem if that is left until the end of winter?

More information please I am an Australian who is about to winter our first boat in the Netherlands. We are not used to freezing temperatures so all the talk of anti-freeze is very interesting. By putting it through the fresh water system won't it taint the water when the system is put into use...

That is very helpful. No doubt I will have more questions as our plans develop but at the moment I am grateful for the advice provided.

Thanks for that update. I have previously read some of your travel reports about the trip from Ireland. I work (for the next 6 weeks anyway until my retirement date) at Salisbury which is perhaps 2kms from Mawson Lakes. My confusion with engine power is that I have seen advertised 35hp boats...

Gathering information We are hoping to buy a boat next year with a view to spending 4 - 6 months a year cruising. We suspect that it would be too cold for us to spend longer when an Australian summer is calling. One question that I haven't been able to get a satisfacttory answer to so far has...

Irish Rambler it is indeed a small world with your Adelaide connection. We are probably 6 months away from being able to seriously consider a purchase (I need to finish a few projects before I can spend an extended time overseas). I had not heard of a Birchwood so googled it and saw lots for...

I am an Australian with limited boating experience but after a time on the Canal du Midi last year my partner and I have decided that we wish to buy a boat next year and spend a year or two (or more) of our retirement travelling the waterways of Europe. Whilst we have started a lot of reading...

Thanks Richard - your comments about the market are appreciated. I've had a quick look at your blog and will read it with interest when I have a little more time. Andrew

Thanks for the comments. We want to use the boat as a way to tour and experience much of Europe rather than living out of a suitcase so we should be safe from the trailer park syndrome. The Tom Sommers website looks to be very useful. I will probably subscribe as it also appears to be good...

Thanks for the advice David. I haven't yet looked at H2O Boat and will do so shortly. Your thread sounds really useful so I will look at that with interest. The Canal du Midi experience was wonderful. We were too optimistic about our capabilities so the trip wasn't as relaxing as we...

Thanks for the suggestion Roger. We plan on going to the UK in Spring 2016 to start the search for a boat. I've noted the broker's details and will make contact. It's interesting that I had never heard of the Great Loop until you mentioned it and I have just spent the last hour or so Googling...

We intend to retire early next year and hope to purchase a boat in Europe with a view to spending up to 6 months a year (it might be too cold for us to spend winters on board) cruising the rivers and canals. This whole idea has been generated by one magical trip on the Canal du Midi in 2014 and...