@mikemccaffrey
I haven't checked out the video, it's arguments or it's figures, but to a large extent living on a #boat depends on being able to keep it somewhere there is reliable water on which to float it and somewhere you can raise enough income to maintain it, not to mention whether you have aspirations to own more stuff than you could keep on a boat, which the vast majority do, especially if they plan to raise kids on a boat.

#crt #ukcanals #boatsthattoot #canal #boatlife #liveaboard

@mlanger @PKYo
Bobbing Boat doesn't tell the whole story of #UK #canal #boat #licencing. It's not just length, there are different rates for private boats and hire boats. And I forget the arrangements for continuously cruising #liveaboard #boaters.

I recall that the boats I owned a 1/12th shared in were classed as a #hireboat, although, typically, such boats cruised for about 48 weeks a year, while a typical holiday hire boat only cruises about 36 weeks a year, which is why I can understand the thought that length should not be the sole criteria.

It's different again on the #NorfolkBroads. Licencing is on the basis of area (length x beam) and there are multiple classes with the biggest discounts for #yachts, smaller ones for auxiliary yachts, electric powered craft and so on. Not to mention different rates for hire boats.

And just don't ask about the UK's Boat Safety Scheme! #BSS