UK & European Canals & Waterways

Boat Ownership, Construction, Maintenance, and Services

See also Boat Maintenance Courses.

See also Canal- and Waterway-Related Organisations under the heading "Commercial - UK".

Special Features

British Waterway's overview of license, insurance, and safety requirements for boat owners

Andy Greener's nb Whisper - gasless; extremely quiet. Interesting for both its technical design and interior design. Should be read for ideas by anyone considering having a boat built.

Narrowboat Elektra - broadly based on Whisper, above

Bill Davies on Buying a Second-hand Boat

Bill Davies tells you about Transporting a Narrowboat [to mainland Europe]

David & Gill Freeman on Shipping a narrowboat to Canada

Info on World-wide boat transporting

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Diaries of Boat Building/Fit-outs

• Project FloatingAbode - last updated 2001
• Peter Lock's Restoration of a Kelvin J4 Vintage Marine Engine
• Andrew Dyke's The Building Of Narrowboat Lord Toulouse in 2002
• Building 'Oak' and 'Ash' - a hotel narrowboat pair; 2003-4
• Mike Stevens describes the building of Felis Catus III, completed in December 2005
• The Phoenix Project - 2006 conversion of a burned-out Anglo-Welsh narrowboat into a dayboat;
  WARNING: 4.2 MB pdf file - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view
• The Building of Narrowboat Drift-A-Way - begun late 2004
• Narrowboat Per Angusta - built 2004
• Building of 48 foot narrowboat Cat's Whiskers - completed 2003
• Nb Cutworks being stretched from 51' to 70' - completed Jan 2003
• Brian Dominic's Restoring Rumpus - completed in 2000
• Narrowboat Earnest - completed 1999
• N.B. Locksley - 57' semi-trad; completed June 2004
• nb. Apple Queen - gas-free, 62' narrowboat built by Reading Marine; completed Dec 2002
• Michael Clarke's 62' Narrowboat Sika - completed 2000

  More build diaries can be found on the Other Canal and Waterway-related Personal Pages page.

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  Shared boat ownership schemes

• Challenger Syndicateships - [had gone bankrupt - now operated by ABC Leisure Group] - UK, France
• Ownerships - - UK, France, Ireland (Holland coming) - narrowboats and Dutch barges
• The Boatshare Company - narrowboats, UK
• JD Boat Services - narrowboats, UK
• Ranworth Marine - - luxury motor yachts on the Norfolk Broads
• Jemima D Narrowboat Co-operative - 37 foot narrowboat owned by 12 shareholders
• Carefree Cruising - narrowboats, UK
• The Canal Cruising Society - 61 foot trad narrowboat

Independent web sites for all boat sharers:

• www.boatshare.co.uk - includes shares currently for sale
• Syndicate Boat Shares for Sale
• The Shared Inland Boaters User Group (SIBUG) has been absorbed into the National Association of Boat Owners (NABO)

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  Timeshare schemes

• BV 825 'Explorer' Co-ownership Syndicate - UK, France, Portugal - Dutch barge style boat
• Canaltime
• deckshare

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  Boat-swap schemes

  Swap time on your boat for time on someone else's elsewhere.

• boatswap.info

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  Boat-house exchange schemes

  Swap time on your boat for time in someone else's house, or vice-versa.

• boat/house exchange

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  Mainland Europe

• Bowcrest Marine - UK-based Dutch barge boat brokerage, offering boats on the continent
• Challenger Syndicateships - Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France - [had gone bankrupt - now operated by ABC Leisure Group]
• Classic Boats Ltd. - UK built boats for continental waters; previously had marketed boats built by South West Durham Steelcraft, which was liquidated in 2007
• Michael Carter's Guide to Recreational Craft Directive and CE Marking
• Michael Clarke's EU Legislation affecting Recreational Boating
• Homes Afloat - wide-beam canal cruisers for continental waterways
• Recreational Craft Directive - RYA Guide to Compliance - from the Royal Yacht Association
• Euroship Services - from building kits in steel for all kinds of vessels, through fully completed vessels" (English, Dutch)
• International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• Ownerships - Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France, Ireland (Holland coming)

UK

Note: marinas, boatbuilding, services, etc. are all thrown together below. Since many of the listed businesses provide multiple services, I have not attempted to separate them into multiple categories. Use the search function of your browser (usually Ctrl+f) to look for a keyword related to what you are looking for, for example, "build", or "engine", or "mooring", or "survey".
• Diesel & pumpout price survey
• Battery FAQ - answers Frequently Asked Questions about deep cycle batteries
• APCO's Boat Yards, Marinas and Chandleries member list

• Acorn Engineering - "largest Retail catalogue for narrowboat equipment in the UK"
• Adapta Design - adaptable beds for narrowboats
• AES (Leighton Buzzard) Ltd - specialists in automotive and marine electrics and electronics.
• Agra Engineering Company - parts for old engines; Bombay, INDIA
• Albatross Marine Limited - UK marine driveline specialists (Nuneaton, Warks.)
• Alde International - heating systems
• All Aboard Marine Services - boat maintenance (Newbury, on K&A)
• Alvechurch Boat Builders - boat building; boat brokerage; eco-hulls
• Alvecote Marina - (Tamworth, Staffs.)
• Amber Boats - Polish boat-builder of narrowboats and broad-beam boats, with UK sales and service office at Evesham Marina
• Ampair Natural Energy - wind and solar power generation (Warfield, Berks.)
• Ampower Services - marine electrical supply products and installation (Stretton-under-Fosse, Warks.)
• Anglo-dutch Barges - (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
• Anglo European Marine Ltd. - marine surveying and consultancy
• Apollo Duck - large website of boat adverts (all types of boats)
• Aquafax - marine equipment
• Aqualine Marine - boat building; boats built in Poland with UK components
• Aspley Wharf Marina - boat sales, chandlery, moorings, day boats (Huddersfield, W. Yorks.)
• Association of Boat Safety Examiners
• Stuart Atkinson Boat Sprayer & Painter (Skipton, N. Yorks.)
• Avon Boating - boatbuilding (Stratford-upon-Avon)
• Axon Components - marine and automotive electrical specialists (Leeds)
• Barden - batteries, chargers, inverters, wind and solar power
• Bargee Bill's Prop Cleaner
• Barnowl Narrow Boats - boat builders (Lye, W. Mids.)
• Barrus - Shire engines
• Bath Narrowboats - boat building, boat brokerage, maintenance and repair services
• Baxter Boatfitting Services - fit-outs, repairs, drydocks, painting, services, chandlery (Yardley Gobion, Northants., on GU)
• BerthSearch - moorings (mostly yacht berths, but some inland marinas)
• Beta Marine - diesel propulsion engines and generating sets
• Big Fish Narrowboats - boat building of narrowboats and broad-beam boats (Sharpness Docks)
• Bill Fen Marina - moorings, services, chandlery, boat brokerage (Ramsey, Cambs.)
• Birmingham Chandlery - on-line shop
• Bisham Abbey Sailing & Navigation School - Boat Safety Scheme Inspections
• Black Prince Narrowboat Holidays - boat sales
• Blackwater Meadow Marina - mooring, chandlery, boat repair, fitouts, engines (Ellesmere, Shropshire)
• Blisworth Marina - services, moorings (Gayton Junction, on GU)
• Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats - see Mill Wharf Boat Company below
• Blue Haven Marina - boat building, repairs, repainting, mooring (Rugby)
• Blue Star Surveys - Boat Safety Examiner and Marine Surveyor (based in Yorks.)
• Bluewater Boats Ltd. - boat builders: Dutch barges and wide beam (Harbury, Warks.)
• Boat Central Heating - Webasto and Eberspacher products
• boatelectricals.co.uk - on-line shop for marine electrical gear
• Boat Finder Brokerage Services - boat brokerage (Northwich, Cheshire)
• Boat Hoods Direct - tailor made hoods, covers, and canopies
• Boatmans Cabin - brassware for boats, vents, grilles
• Boat Manuals UK - Trevor Husselbe prepares boat owner manuals to fulfill RCD requirements
• Boat Owners Marine Store - chandlery (Castleford, W. Yorks.)
• boatpaint.co.uk - marine paints and related items
• Boat Safety Scheme - the official safety Standards a boat must comply with in order to obtain a navigation licence
• BoatsandOutboards.co.uk - large site listing boats for sale
• Boater's Phone Company - antennas; free advice about phone selection for boating use, both voice and data
• Boats Broad and Narrow Ltd. - boatbuilding: narrowboats and broad-beam (nr. Castleford, West Yorks., on the Aire & Calder)
• The Boatshare Company - shared narrowboat ownership scheme
• Boat Shop UK - on-line boat adverts; canalside businesses for sale
• boatshop24.co.uk - large site listing boats for sale [was boats-for-sale.com]
• Boats To Go - listing of boats for sale
• Boat Window Boat Sales Ltd. - narrowboat shells, sailaways, and fit-outs (Normanton, W. Yorks.)
• Bolinder Diesel Engines
• Bon Viveur Boats - boat builders; epoxy composite, Dutch barge style boats, one model of which is trailerable
• Border Boat Builders - Ceased trading - boat builders
• Bourne Boat Builders - narrowboat builders (Sandbach, Ches.)
• E. J. Bowman - Bowman heat exchangers and oil coolers
• Braidbar Boats - narrowboat building; services (Higher Poynton, Ches.)
• Branson Boat Design Limited - full-sized Dutch barges supplied in "kit" form; boat design
• Braunston Marina - moorings, services, boat brokerage (Braunston, Northants.)
• Brenmarl Engineering Ltd - narrowboat brassware; Epping stoves; plaques (Saul, Gloucestershire)
• Bridgehouse Marina - moorings, chandlery, boat brokerage (on Lancaster Canal)
• British Waterways Marinas Ltd - moorings, chandlery, new boat sales, used boat brokerage, maintenance and repairs (18 locations)
• ABNB - Andy Burnett Narrowboat Brokerage - (Crick, Northants.)
• Burton Waters Marina - boat sales (few narrowboats), moorings, service, chandlery (Burton Waters, Lincoln)
• Cabin Care - vandalism window guards
• Calcutt Boats - boat building and fit-outs, engine marinisation, engines & gearboxes, boat sales, chandlery, moorings (Stockton, Warks.)
• Calder Valley Marine - boatbuilding, boat brokerage, chandlery, Izuzu and Beta marine engines (3 locations in W. Yorks.)
• Calibra Marine International Ltd - cabin lights, etc.
• canalboatsales.com (Crick Marina, Northants.)
• Canal Boat Trader - on-line posting of canal and waterway related adverts - boats for sale, etc.
• Canal Crafts - article on boat buying advice
• Canal Marine - on-line shop (Middlewich, Ches.)
• Canal & Rivercraft Services - marine surveyor/consultant
• Canal Shop - Whilton Locks - (Daventry, Northants.)
• Caravan & Boat Seat Cover Centre
• Michael Carter Marine Surveyor and Consultant - see Marine Surveys Ltd. below
• Centa Power Transmission - transmissions
• Central Craftworks - boat building (narrowboats and Dutch barges)
• Challenger Syndicateships - Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France - [had gone bankrupt - now operated by ABC Leisure Group]
• Channelglaze.com - aluminium marine windows (Birmingham)
• Chertsey Meads Marine - moorings, brokerage, chandlery, services, Enfield drives, hire boats, day boats (on Thames, at Chertsey, Surrey)
• Chilli Penguin Stoves - canal boat stoves - heating and cooking
• Andy Clarke - Boat Safety Scheme Examiner - based in Oxfordshire
• J.M. Clarke Narrowboats - ceased trading - boat building (Blisworth, Northants.)
• Michael Clarke's narrowboat engine database
• Classic Narrowboats - boat building, fit-outs, boat brokerage, repairs, services, moorings (Chorley, Lancs.)
• Coates & Company - narrowboat building (Cambs.?)
• Bob Coldwell Boat Safety (on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal)
• Colecraft Engineering - boat building (Itchington, Warks.)
• Continental Cruising Barges - builder of barge-style GRP cruisers for European waterways (Ramsgate, Kent)
• Coventry Boatbuilders and Chandlery - wooden boat building and restoration
• Cowroast Marinas - Moorings, chandlery, engineering, brokerage (2 locations, on GU and on Oxford)
• CraftInsure.com, specialists in boat insurance.
• Craftmaster Ltd. - paint for canal boats.
• Tim Crew - Independent Boat Safety Scheme Examiner - covering mainly the south but will go anywhere
• Crick Marina & Crick Wharf - on Grand Union in Northamptonshire - moorings; fuel; pumpout; maintenance; dry dock
• Crown Narrowboats Ltd. - boat builders (Manchester)
• Graham Cutmore (Engineering) - Alde heating and hot water systems
• Cutsigns - mail order boat graphics
• Daddys Boat Co. Ltd. - boat builders (Kidderminster, Worcs.)
• Darren Aldridge Boats - boat builders (Rugby)
• Mel Davis Boatbuilders (Mansfield, Notts.)
• R W Davis & Son Ltd - boat building (narrowboats and broad- and wide-beam barges); boat brokerage - (Saul, Gloucester, on Gloucester & Sharpness Canal)
• D. B. Boat Fitting (Braunston)
• DB Marine - Dutch Barge builders (Knottingley, W. Yorks.)
• Delta Marine Services - boat builders: Luxemotor Dutch barges, broad- and wide-beam river barges, and narrowboats
• Denham Marina - boat brokerage, chandlery, services (Uxbridge, Middx on GU)
• Devizes Marina - brokerage, engineering, chandlery, dayboat (Devizes, Wilts., on K&A)
• dieselenginetrader.com - "connecting buyers and sellers of diesel engines" - both marinised and non-marinised engines
• D & J Narrowboats - boat builders (Kibworth, Leics.)
• Douglas Marine - boat building, repairs, moorings, chandlery, hardstanding and undercover storage (Preston, on R. Douglas)
• Dream Maker Narrowboats - boat building (narrowboats and broad-beam), fit-outs, boat brokerage (Chorley, Lancs.)
• Dual Duel Narrowboats - boat builders (Rochdale, Lancs.)
• Dursley & Hurst Ltd. - boat fit-outs (Leigh)
• Dutch Barges Ltd. - represents buyers looking for a Dutch barge
• DWR Boat Services - narrowboat carpentry and fit-outs (nr. Atherstone, on Coventry Canal)
• Edwardian Bedding - boat beds
• Elite Furnishings - furniture designed specifically for narrowboats (Tamworth, Staffs.)
• Elton Moss Boatbuilders - trad and semi-trad narrowboat builders (Sandbach, Ches.)
• Ely Boat Chandlers - (Ely, Cambs.)
• Fallwood Marina - moorings, boat sales, boat building, service (Leeds, on L&L)
• Farndon Marina - moorings, boat sales, transport, chandlery, full marina facilities (Farndon, Newark, on R. Trent)
• Fender Maker Ltd - (Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, Wales)
• Fernwood - boat builders (narrowboats and Dutch barges) - (Grantham, Lincolnshire)
• Ferrymaster - boat moving service
• Five Towns Boatbuilding - temporary web site (Stone, Staffs.)
• Floating Homes Ltd - boatbuilding (narrowboats and broad-beam) (Stilton)   Note: last site update was in 2005
• Fox's Marina - boatbuilding, repairs, moorings, hire boats (March, Cambs.)
• Freedom Boats - chandlery, boat brokerage, hire boats (Macclesfield, Ches., on Macclesfield)
• Eddie Freeman - boat safety examiner (Northampton)
• Garland Hoods - cratch covers, etc. (Milton Keynes)
• General Ecology Europe Ltd. - drinking water purifiers
• Martin Glover Boat Designs - design of narrowboat fit-outs or refits
• Stephen Goldsbrough Boats - boatbuilding, repairs and maintenance, chandlery, moorings (on GU at Knowle, Solihull)
• Goldwater Boats - shells for Dutch barges, coasters, cruisers, and schooners (Long Sutton, Lincs.)
• Goole Boathouse - moorings, drydock, slipway, chandlery, services
• Grand Waterway Voyages - boat building (Bromsgrove, Worcs.)
• Grant & Livingston - Marine - boat building (Canvey Island, Essex)
• Great Haywood Marina - opened July 2007 (on T&M near junction with S&W)
• Grosvenor Marsh Narrowboats - boat builder (Brierley Hill, W. Mids.)
• Hall's Narrowboats - boat builders (Ellesmere Port, Ches.)
• Harefield Marina - moorings, chandlery, boat sales, repairs, crane (Harefield, Middlesex, on GU)
• Harleyford Marine - boat sales (cruiser) and marina (R. Thames nr. Marlow)
• Ben Harp Narrowboats - narrowboat and Dutch barge builders (Great Haywood, Staffs.)
• Harral Brokerage Services - (3 locations in Cheshire)
• L.R Harris & Son - moorings, boat building, chandlery, engines (Syston, Leics.)
• Hartford Marina - marina, boat sales, boat repairs, chandlery (Huntingdon, Camb., on R. Ouse)
• Harveys Boat Builders - boat builder, chandlery (Tamworth, Staffs.)
• Harworth Heating - oil fired bubble stoves and central heating boilers
• Barry Hawkins Narrowboats of Distinction - boatbuilding, chandlery, repairs, moorings (Atherstone, Warwickshire)
• Heartwood Narrowboats - boat builders (Stoke on Trent)
• Heritage Range Cooker - diesel-fired cooker
• Heron Boatbuilders - Bankrupt (Mirfield, W. Yorks.)
• Herons Rest Marina - moorings (Llangattock, on Mon & Brec, in Wales)
• High Line Yachting - 3 locations W. of London; boat building, brokerage, moorings, brassware, plaques, painting, signwriting
• Tim Hobbs - Traditional Signwriter
• Horsley Quenet Boats Limited (Hartlepool)
• HQB - boat builders (Wakefield)
• Russ Hubble Boats - narrowboat and broad- and wide-beam boat builders (Colmworth, Beds.)
• S M Hudson Boatbuilders - builders of Josher-styled, traditional narrowboats (Glascote, Staffs.)
• Trevor Husselbe - has retired from doing boat safety scheme examinations
• Internal Fire - engine web site, including some marine engines; has manuals in "pdf" format
• International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• IS Products - boat security
• Issima Motor Yachts Ltd - boat builders (London); boat "Whisper" now apparently part of Ownerships shared boat ownership scheme
• Isuzu Marine - marine engines
• Jalsea Marine Services - boat brokerage, chandlery, transport, repair (Northwich, Ches. and Ely, Cambs.)
• Jannel Cruisers chandlery (Burton-upon-Trent, on T&M)
• JD Boat Services - boatbuilding, repairs, refits, shared ownership - Gailey, Staffs. (S&W)
• JG Marine Services - repair and maintenance of narrowboats and dutch barges (Braunston, on GU)
• JL Pinder and Sons - boat building, drydock, on-call repairs - Stoke Prior, Worcs.
• JLP Marine Diesels - Perkins and Barrus diesels - sales, installation, service - Stoke Prior, Worcs.
• Jonic - unconventional bed linen sizes of possible use on boats
• Kate Boats - boat building; on the Grand Union canal at Warwick
• Kelcoat - anti-slip protective coating for boat decks, roofs, and gunwales
• Kendall Narrowboats - boat builders (Croughton, Cheshire)
• Kings Bromley Wharf - services (nr. Lichfield on T&M)
• Kingsground Narrowboats - boat builders (Bicester, Oxon.)
• Kings Lock Chandlery - in Cheshire, at the junction of the Trent & Mersey canal and the Shropshire Union canal
• KM Joinery - offering the "Captain's Perch" removable tiller seat
• Kuranda - Kabola heating systems
• Lambon Hull - steel boat builders - narrow, broad-beam, wide-beam, dutch barge; repairs (Rushock, Worcs.)
• Lancaster Canal Boat Sales
• Ledgard Bridge Boats Limited - boat builders (narrow and broad-beam boats; dutch barges) (Mirfield, W. Yorks.)
• Lees Narrowboats - Bankrupt - boat building (Hyde, Cheshire)
• Lee Sanitation - marine sanitation specialists
• LeSkerne - boatbuilders: narrowboat, widebeam, dutch barge, peniche, euro classic (Trimdon Grange, County Durham). Apparently the reincarnation of South West Durham Steelcraft, which had to enter liquidation.
• Lime Kiln Chandlers - online chandlery
• Peter & Rita Forbes' Engine Pages - includes Lister and Ruston & Hornsby
• Little Brown Mouse - boat building in joint venture with Jonathan Wilson Boatbuilders; also fit-out kits
• The Little Shop of Chandlery - Stoke Prior, Worcs.
• Liverpool Boat Co. Ltd. - boatbuilder (narrowboat and broad-beam) (Liverpool)
• Lockgate Stoves - marine diesel stoves
• Longboat Engineering - engine service and repair (Blisworth, Northants)
• Longport Brokerage - (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.)
• Louis and Joshua Boatbuilders - (Doncaster, South Yorks.)
• Lowe Brass - brass rally plaques
• Luxury Afloat - boat building (Ruddington, Notts.)
• Lymm Marina Boat Sales - boat sales, moorings, chandlery (somewhere in Cheshire)
• MGM Boats - boat building (Burton-on-Trent, Staffs.)
• M&P Steelcraft - boat building (narrowboats and broad- and wide- beam boats; Dutch barges), boat design, chandlery, boat brokerage (Trowbridge, Wilts.)
• Macclesfield Canal Centre - moorings, services
• Maesbury Marine Services - boat building, fit-outs, moorings (Maesbury, Salop.)
• Mailspeed Marine - mail order and online chandlery
• Mainline Building Products - hull coatings and marine paints
• Mainline Solutions - safety exams, CORGI work, fire protection, eco products, boat handling courses
• Marine Engine Services - Diesel engines, spares and accessories (Uxbridge, Middlesex)
• Marine Promotions Ltd. - satellite equipment, TVs, inverters, solar panels
• Marine Surveys Ltd. - craft surveys, BSS exams, insurance damage surveys, marine consultancy
• Mercia Canal Boats Ltd. - boat building (Dudley, W. Mid.)
• Merlin - "the power people"
• Metrofloat - boatbuilders (contemporary broad-beam "apartment" boat)
• Mid Devon Hire Boats and Moorings - moorings (Tiverton, Devon, on Grand Western Canal)
• Middx and Herts Boat Services - services, dry dock, craning, chandlery (Hemel Hempstead, Herts., on GU)
• Mikuni Heating (UK) Ltd - diesel heating, water and hot air systems
• Milburn Boats - narrowboat builders (Daventry, Northants.)
• Millar Marine Chandlery (Shardlow, Derby: Bridge 26, Grand Union Canal)
• Mill Wharf Boat Company & Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats - boat building, brokerage, painting, boat safety examinations and advice (Blisworth, Northants.)
• MML Electrics - "12 and 24 volt lights, pumps, switches, bulbs, ..."
• Andrew Moore Boats Ltd - ceased trading - narrow and broadbeam boat builders (Chilton Cantilo, Somerset)
• Moore Power - inverters, chargers, solar
• Morgan Marine Surveys - serving Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester
• Barrie Morse - marine surveyor
• Move Your Boat - boat moving service
• MPS Narrowboats - boat builder (Uttoxetter)
• Nantwich Canal Centre - boat building, repairs, services (Nantwich, Ches.)
• Narrowboat Sales Ltd - new narrowboats and broad-beam boats built in Poland (Alvecote, nr. Tamworth, Staffs.)
• narrowboatsearch.co.uk - listing of hundreds of boats for sale on UK inland waterways
• Narrowcraft Limited - boat brokerage (Alvecote, nr. Tamworth, Staffs.)
• The New and Used Boat Company - boat building and sales - narrowboats and "broadbeam narrowboats" (Droitwich, Worcs.)
• New Holland Steel Barges - boat building (Peterborough)
• New Mills Marina Ltd. - moorings, services, engineering shop available for use (on Peak Forest Canal)
• Peter Nicholls - steel boat builders - motor yachts, and broad- and wide-beam boats (Braunston, Northants.)
• Noble Marine Insurance - (Newark, Notts.)
• Norbury Wharf - boat brokerage; moorings; repairs; wet dock; dry dock; chandlery (Stafford, on SU)
• Northern Marine Services - narrowboat, and broad-beam tug and trawler building; fit-outs (nr. Lymm, Ches.)
• The Northwich Boat Company - narrow- and wide-beam boatbuilding; "producing in excess of 50 boats per year" (Sandbach, Ches.)
• Norton Canes Boatbuilders - Josher-style traditional narrowboats; painting, services, moorings (Walsall, W. Mids., on BCN)
• Nottingham Castle Marina - boat sales, moorings, chandlery (Nottingham)
• Old Canal Smithy Ltd Engineers & Chandlers - (border of Lancs. and West Yorks.)
• Onboard Energy - batteries, battery chargers, combined inverter chargers, generators, whipsergen, general chandlery (Nuneaton, Warks.)
• Orchard Marina and Boat Builders - boat building, renovations, brokerage, fit-outs, services, moorings, chandlery (soon) (Rudheath, Ches, on T&M)
• Otherton Boat Haven - boat building, fit-outs, boat brokerage, repairs, services, moorings (Penkridge, Staffs., on S&W)
• Oxfordshire Narrowboats - services, repairs, painting, chandlery
• Ownerships - Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France, Ireland (Holland coming)
• Pacific Boats - Dutch barge builders (Droitwich, Worcs. and Reading, Berks.)
• PB Mechanical Services - services, engines, boat brokerage (nr. Chorley, Lancashire, on L&L)
• Peak Forest Canal Carrying Company - coal, diesel, fenders and other boat consumables DELIVERED BY NARROWBOAT; operates Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals, and other northwest waterways
• Perkins Narrowboats Ltd - narrowboat builders (Nottingham)
• Pickwell & Arnold - boat builders, fitters and marine engineers; narrow- and wide-beam boats and dutch barges (Todmorden, Lancs.)
• Pillings Lock Marina - moorings (Barrow upon Soar, Leics., on GU. Leicester section)
• Piper Boats - boat building (narrowboats and replica Dutch barges)
• William Piper Narrowboats Ltd. - boat building, painting (Towcester, Northants.) [no relation to Piper Boats above]
• Power Master Systems Ltd - inverters, chargers
• Power Pages - "will answer your questions about modern boat electrics"
• Power-Store - marine electrical products
• Preston Brook Marina - boat brokerage; moorings
• ProProtector Ltd - propeller protection device
• Protecta-kote - anti-slip paint
• Puffer Parts - chandlery (Riddlesden, Keighley in West Yorks., on L&L)
• Pyrford Basin - dry dock, engineering, chandlery, services, slipway (Pyrford, Surrey)
• Ranworth Marine - shared ownership of luxury motor yachts on the Norfolk Broads
• Rapidpaint's Narrowboat Paint
• Raskelf - memory foam mattress toppers
• Reading Marine - boatbuilding and services (K&A)
• Tony Redshaw Vintage Diesels - engines, specializing in Gardner's (Rugby, Warks.)
• Reeves Boatbuilders - narrowboats and broad-beam boats (Napton on the Hill, Warks.)
• Richard's Narrowboats - fit-outs (Birmingham, W. Mids.)
• Ricochet Narrowboats Ltd. - boat building (narrowboat, broad-beam, Dutch barge), fit-outs, alterations, service and repair (Shardlow Marina, Derby.)
• River Canal Rescue Ltd. - breakdown and recovery service for all boats using the inland waterways in the UK
• R. L. L. Boats - boatbuilder - narrowboats, broad- and wide-beam, and Dutch Barges (Keynsham, Bristol)
• RN Diesel Engine Co. Ltd. - Russell Newbery engines
• RoadPro - 12v and 24v electrical products
• Robertsons Boatyard - restorations, repairs, moorings, slipway (Woodbridge, Suffolk, on R. Debden)
• Roche Valley Boatbuilders - (Rochdale, Greater Manchester)
• Royalls Boatyard - services, repairs (Hoveton, Norwich, on Norfolk Broads)
• RoyScot Larch - boat financing
• Rugby Boat Sales - boat brokerage (Rugby, on Oxford Canal)
• Rylard - finishes for narrowboats and canal cruisers
• S.A.B. Signs - traditional signwriting and narrowboat decoration (based in Midlands)
• SAC Boat Names - traditional decals and lettering in vinyl
• Safeshore Marine - galvanic isolators
• Sagar Marine - builders of Dutch barges
• Sailaway Boats - boatbuilders (div. of Piper Boats) (Stoke-on-Trent)
• Sandhills Narrowboats - boat building (Astwood Bank, Worcs.)
• Sawley Marina - brokerage; chandlery; moorings (off R. Trent nr. Long Eaton, Nott.)
• Sea Otter Boats - 2008: firm has emerged from controlled liquidation; narrowboats and "broadbeam narrowboats" constructed with aluminium; some trailerable
• Selby Boat Centre - moorings, chandlery, brokerage, services, engineering (Selby, N. Yorks.)
• Severn Valley Boat Centre - Reportedly now under administration.   boat brokerage; boat building; moorings & services; chandlery; (Stourport)
  
• Sherborne Wharf (Birmingham) - moorings; fuel; pumpout; maintenance; painting; chandlery
• Shoreline Refrigeration - manufacturers/suppliers of refrigeration equipment for boats
• Silsden Boats - boat building and boat sales (in addition to hire fleet) (Silsden, W. Yorks, on L&L)
• Sirius Yachts - steel yachts, narrowboats, broad- and wide-beam canal boats, and Dutch barges, including Alleghany style (Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs.)
• Simpsons Boats - 9/08: went into receivership - boatbuilders: narrow- and wide-beam, in both conventional and new "Tug and Butty" design; dutch barges (Sharpness, Glous.)
• Paul Smith, Marine Surveyor - specialising in Inland Waterway Craft
• Soar Valley Steel Boats - boat builders (hulls and sailaways) (Chesterfield, Derbyshire)
• solar boat company - electric propulsion and solar panels (Reading, Berks.)
• South Holland Marine & Fabrication Ltd. - manufacturers of Dutch Barge and Narrow boat shells (Boston, Lincs.)
• South West Durham Steelcraft  Firm liquidated. Now reincarnated as "LeSkerne".
• Philip Speight, Canal Boat Painter
• Springwood Haven - moorings; hull and cabin painting
• Starline Marine - boat building, services, repairs, boat brokerage, chandlery, moorings (Upton-upon-Severn, Worcs.)
• Stenson Boatbuilders - narrow- and broad-beam boat building, boat brokerage, moorings, service, chandlery (Stenson, Derby, on T&M)
• Sterling Power Products
• Stewart Marine - boat brokerage, moorings, fit-outs, joinery, vinyl signwriting, day boats (Surbiton, Surrey, on R. Thames)
• Stick On Signs - boat lettering
• Stockton Dry Dock Company - boat building (including Josher replicas), working boat repair and restoration, alterations, dry dock (nr Southam, Warks.)
• Stoke-on-Trent Boat Building Company - narrowboats (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.)
• Stoke-on-Trent Marina - moorings, services, brokerage, painting, joinery, refits
• Stone Boat Building Company Ltd - boat builders, chandlery (Stone, Staffs.)
• Stowaway Boats - folding inflatable and folding sailing dinghys
• Stowe Hill Marine - narrowboat building, services (nr. Weedon, Northants., on GU)
• Streethay Wharf - boat building, boat brokerage, boat transport, services, repairs, moorings, chandlery, day boats (Lichfield, Staffs., on Coventry Canal)
• Swanley Bridge Marina - moorings, services (Nantwich, Ches., on Llangollen Canal)
• Rod Taylors's Dutch Barges, Narrowboat Sales & Skippering - boat sales (London)
• TB Training provides boat maintenance courses through Reading College (now Thames Valley University), and other independent courses as well. Courses available in Boat and Engine Maintenance, Electrics for Boaters, and Welding for Boaters.
  - Note: lots of useful info in the on-line course notes.
• Ted's Boat Yard Ltd. - engine services, boat painting, boat sales, services, chandlery ( Market Drayton)
• Thames Boat Sales (Bray, Berks., Chertsey, Surrey, and Reading, Berks.)
• Thames Electric Launch Company - (Goring)
• Thetford - marine toilets
• David Thomas (Boat Builder) - (Braunston Marina)
• Thornycroft - boat engines
• Tradline Rope & Fenders - (at Braunston Marina, and at Stowe Hill Marina)
• Trafalgar Marine Services - fenders, rope, and chain
• Trent Boat Handling - boat handling courses; boat relocation
• Trinity Marinas - boat-building, boat brokerage, moorings, pub, chandlery (on Ashby Canal in Hinckley, Leics.)
• Triton Boat Fitters - fit-outs (Manchester)
• UK Canal Communications Ltd - marina-based broadband internet for boats (only 1 marina so far in 1/07)
• The Used Boat Co. - boat brokerage (Reading, Berks., and Droitwich, Worcs.)
• Val Wyatt Marine - boat brokerage, moorings (with wifi), services, repairs, chandlery, slipway (Wargrave-on-Thames, Berks.)
• Mark Vardy - boat builder (dutch barges and narrowboats) - (Taunton, Somerset)
• Venetian Marina Village - boat brokerage, moorings, chandlery, workshop (on Middlewich Branch, Nantwich, Ches.)
• Ventnor Farm Marina - moorings, services, slipway (Rugby, Warks.)
• Victron Energy - inverters, chargers, etc.
• Viking Marine - brokerage, chandlery, moorings, services, repairs (Goole)
• Virginia Currer Marine - boat brokerage (at High Line Yachting, Iver, W. London)
• Walton Marine - boat brokerage (multiple locations)
• Webasto - marine heating systems; stoves
• Websters Insulation Limited - boat insulation
• Weltonfield Narrowboats - boat building, brokerage, services, moorings
• Westview Marine Services - boat building (narrowboats and "broadbeam narrowboats"), marina, repairs, chandlery, services (Earith, Cambs., on Great Ouse)
• Wharf House Narrowboats - boatbuilding (Braunston, Northants.)
• Whilton Marina - boat sales, repairs, and moorings (on GU, nr. Junc. 16 of M1)
• Willowbridge Enterprises - heavy crane lift, moorings, repairs, services, fit-outs, chandlery (Milton Keynes, Bucks., on GU)
• Willowtree Marina - moorings (with wifi), boat brokerage (West London)
• Wilson's - marine trimming and boat covers (Kinver, S. Staffs.)
• Woodworks Boat Fitting (New Ollerton, Notts.)
• Wraysbury Boat House - boat brokerage, service, launches (Wraysbury, Berks., on R. Thames)
• XR&D Boatbuilders (Ollerton, Notts.)
• Ken Yates Marine Sales - boat brokerage (Northampton)
• Zinga UK - galvanic protection for hulls