Headlines from the NABO 2011 Cost of Boating Survey

by NABO Resources
£ Maximum Minimum Average

40′ wide boat

57′ narrowboat

70′ narrowboat‘

Licence

 1417 50

555

 360 687

774
Boat Insurance 700 50 213 510 289

174

Mooring 

£ per foot

5269

127

11

0.19

1675

36

2040

51

2200

39

2756

39
BSS Certificate 436 175 64 0 135 0
Diesel/Petrol 2500 10 452 400 432 200
Gas 300 4 55 35 189 50

Coal & Wood

 730 1 71 0 359 50

Routine Maint.

 2500 10 292 20 120 550

Bottom Blacking

 5000 25 271 0 370 0
TOTAL COSTS 18852 336 3647 3365 4781 4554
Extraordinary m 10000 1 560 2000 276 0
FINAL TOTAL

28852

 337 4207 5365 5057 4554

The NABO 2011 Cost of Boating Survey Preliminary Results