I absolutely love being by the water, anything involving a river or canal and I'm there. I had a breakdown last year, am still recovering and being near the "boat life" is most definitely my happy place. I would like to buy a small boat, possibly a little narrowboat or something similar to spend weekends and holidays on. It doesn't have to be pristine as I would have fun doing it up over time. I wouldn't want to moor it inside a marina as the costs would be too high, I'd moor it along the canal. I know it won't be as secure but I walk along the canal near me every weekend and plenty of others appear to do this. I presume I'd need a river license. What other costs am I missing? Annual service etc? It's all new to me and perhaps it's just a pipe dream but I'd like to seriously consider this!