Cruising Qisma FAQs

Qisma is 60ft in length and 6.1ft wide

We bought her in early August 2021, we have now lived on Qisma for over 2 years!

We have a wood-fired stove on board which we use to heat with smokeless coal ovals and reclaimed wood during the Winter. We also have a central heating system powered by our diesel engine which heats our radiators around the boat and heats our water. 

Certainly not! With our wood-fired stove and central heating system, we are nice and toasty in the Winter. We also have electric heaters on board which we can use when we are plugged into shore power. 

We are currently moored on the Lough Erne, Northern Ireland.

Yes, we permanently live on Qisma as our full-time home and have done now for over 2 years.

We rely on friends and family to get any post. We also have a small postbox that we share with another boat neighbour and use for small parcels and letters. 

Our private mooring and many public moorings will have water taps which we can use freely. 

Our water tank is 100 gallons and we tend to fill it every 4-5 days. This can vary based on usage like how often we take showers (more often in the summer to cool down) and how often we use the washing machine on board for laundry. 

We have a washing machine on board so we can do our own laundry. During the summer months, we tend to air out the laundry outside. Unfortunately, with the bad weather during the winter months, we air out our laundry beside the stove inside.