£1000 per month (I assume net) should cover it. Despite books by Annie Hill et al don't kid yourself that living on a boat is a really cheap option. Heating will, pro-rata, work out more expensive than heating a house. I enjoyed Squeaky's post, but have to say that was then and this is now. If you're prepared to live by boiling kettles to get hot water for a shower, traipse off in the driving rain to [probably] slightly dubious toilets and showers, do your laundry in a bucket [fine in a warm climate, but the UK in January?] then go for it, personally I have a great heads/shower set-up on my boat and use them most of the time. Incidentally, somebody mentioned the £200 millionaire. Good book BUT that was £200 in the early 1930's, the equivalent today would probably be about £12-£15K today, maybe a bit more. Your project is do-able. I'm told that solid fuel heating produces a 'dry' heat which helps with condensation and drying things out. ventilation would then be a problem of course. If you plan on living 'on the hook' you'll need a good dingy...not always possible to come alongside to go shopping, top up with fuel and water not to mention gas refills. It all depends on how you want to live, i.e. what your expectations wrt levels of comfort are.
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