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
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.
Shared boat ownership schemes
Challenger Syndicateships - In bankruptcy
- 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
The Shared Inland Boaters User Group (SIBUG)
has been absorbed into the
National Association of Boat Owners (NABO)
Timeshare schemes
BV 825 'Explorer' Co-ownership Syndicate
- UK, France, Portugal - Dutch barge style boat
Canaltime
deckshare
Boat-swap schemes
Swap time on your boat for time on someone else's elsewhere.
boatswap.info
Boat-house exchange schemes
Swap time on your boat for time in someone else's house, or vice-versa.
boat/house exchange
Mainland Europe
Bowcrest Marine
- UK-based Dutch barge boat brokerage, offering boats on the continent
Challenger Syndicateships - In bankruptcy -
Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France
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)
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 - In bankruptcy -
Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France
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 Craft Ltd. - 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 (Ashby Canal)
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 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
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
- May 2008: firm has gone into 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
- 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
- new shells, 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)
Warwickshire Fly Boat Services - boatfitting/woodwork/on board services;
on GU at Stockton
Webasto - marine heating systems; stoves
Websters Insulation Limited
- boat insulation
Weltonfield Narrowboats
- boat building, brokerage, services, moorings, hire fleet
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