UK & European Canals & Waterways
Boat Ownership, Building, Maintenance, and Services
Since this page is so large, I've added this table of contents here at
the top. I have also subdivided the UK section into categories for
ease of browsing.
On this page:
Special Features
Diaries of Boat Building/Fit-outs
Shared boat ownership schemes
Timeshare schemes
Boat-swap schemes
Mainland Europe
UK:
Boat builders, brokers, marinas, chandleries, etc.
Engines and Propulsion
Electrical
Paint, Coatings, and Sign Writing
Heating/Stoves/Hot Water
Specialty Products - props, hoods, windows, ...
Boat Surveyors, Examiners, Consultants
Boat Moving
Boat Insurance/Finance
On other pages:
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
Waterways World Boat Planner
- online tool to plan the interior of your boat
Diesel & pumpout price survey
Diesel Splits [on UK canals]
- survey of outlets that will or will not accept boater's declartion of
domestic/propulsion split
StolenBoats.org.uk
- "online database of stolen boats and marine equipment"
The Boat Listing
- "Details of over 40,000 individual boats registered on British Waterways and Environment Agency Waters"
Diaries of Boat Building/Fit-outs
More build diaries can be found on the
Other Canal and Waterway-related Personal Pages page,
and on the Trip Reports and Blogs page.
Shared boat ownership schemes
Timeshare schemes
Boat-swap schemes
Swap time on your boat for time on someone else's elsewhere.
Boat-house exchange schemes
Swap time on your boat for time in someone else's house, or vice-versa.
Mainland Europe
When thinking about buying a used boat, a good place to
*start* is
Apollo Duck . They
have numerous listings from both brokers and private owners,
allowing you a good first look at what sorts of boats are
available at what price.
UK
Boat builders, brokers, marinas, chandleries, etc.
When thinking about buying a used boat, a good place to
*start* is
Apollo Duck UK . They
have numerous listings from both brokers and private owners,
allowing you a good first look at what sorts of boats are
available at what price.
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 "mooring".
APCO's Boat Yards, Marinas and Chandleries member list
ABC Boats
- boat builders (Boston, Lincs.)
ABNB Ltd.
- boat brokerage (Crick, Northants., on GU);
also moorings
Acorn Engineering
- "largest Retail catalogue for narrowboat equipment in the UK"
Aintree Boats
- boat builder (Aintree, Liverpool)
Alexander Boat Builders
- (Stourport-On-Severn, Worcs.)
All Aboard Marine Services
- boat maintenance (Newbury, on K&A)
Alvechurch Boat Builders
- boat building; boat brokerage; eco-hulls
Amber Boats - reportedly ceased trading 31 Jan 2011
- Polish boat-builder of narrowboats and broad-beam boats, with UK sales and service
office at Evesham Marina
Anthony M
- boatbuilding, fit-outs, furniture, timber (Sheffield)
Apollo Duck
- large website of boat adverts (all types of boats)
Aquafax
- marine equipment
Aqualine Marine
- boat building; starting end 2011, built by Midland Canal Centre Ltd
under license to the New & Used Boat Co.;
previously, boats were built in Poland with UK components
Aquarius Narrowboat Fitters
- (nr. Cranleigh, Surrey)
Aqueduct Marina
- moorings, brokerage, slipway, hard-standing, maintenance, cafe, shop
(Church Minshull, Ches.)
Ash Boats
- boat brokerage; new firm set up by owner of Harral Brokerage, after
Harral entered receivership in Aug 2011; at Tattenhall Marina, Ches. (CH3 9NE)
Ashby Canal Centre
- moorings, slipway, boat safety inspections (Nuneaton, Warks.)
Aspley Wharf Marina
- boat sales, chandlery, moorings, day boats (Huddersfield, W. Yorks.)
Aston Marina
- moorings, farm shop, bistro (near Stone, Staffs., on T&M)
A to Z Marine
- builders of narrowboats and fibreglass cruisers (Newark, Notts.)
Audlem Boat Company
- "repairs, repainting, refurbishment, rewiring, refits,
boat safety examinations" (Audlem, Cheshire, on SU)
Avon Boating
- boatbuilding (Stratford-upon-Avon)
P. J. Barber Boatbuilder Ltd
- builder of narrowboats and dutch barges (Long Eaton, Notts., on Erewash Canal)
Barby Moorings
- marina moorings; Barby (nr. Hillmorton) on Oxford Canal
Barnowl Narrow Boats
- boat builders (Lye, W. Mids.)
Barton Grange Marina
- moorings, pump-out, laundrette, wireless internet
(near Garstang, on Lancaster Canal)
Barton Marina
- boat brokerage, moorings, service and repair, fuel, pump-outs, shop,
day boats (Burton Upon Trent, Staffs., on T&M)
Bates Boatyard
- restoration of wooden narrowboats and building of new ones (Tring, Herts.)
Bath Narrowboats
- maintenance
and repair services; "small chandlery"
Baxter Boatfitting Services
- fit-outs, repairs, drydocks, painting, services, chandlery
(Yardley Gobion, Northants., on GU)
Bayswater Trading
- online chandlery arm of The New and Used Boat Co.
BerthSearch
- moorings (mostly yacht berths, but some inland marinas)
Bidford Boats
- chandlery, repair, fit-outs, dry dock, services, moorings
(Bidford-on-Avon, Warks.)Big Fish Narrowboats - insolvent in Aug 2009
- boat building of narrowboats and broad-beam boats (Sharpness Docks)
Bill Fen Marina
- moorings, services, chandlery, boat brokerage (Ramsey, Cambs.)
Billing Marina
- boat brokerage, repair, services, moorings (Great Billing,
Northampton, on R. Nene)
Black Pearl Narrow Boats
- boat builders (sailaway) (Walsall, W. Mids.)
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)
Bluewater Boats Ltd.
- boat builders: Dutch barges and wide beam (Harbury, Warks.)
Blue Water Marina Ltd
- boat brokerage, marina, services (Thorne, S. Yorks.)
Boat Finder Brokerage Services
- boat brokerage (Northwich, Cheshire)
Boat Owners Marine Store
- chandlery (Castleford, W. Yorks.)
Boat Sales UK
- brokerage arm of ABC Leisure (multiple locations)
BoatsandOutboards.co.uk
- large site listing boats for sale
Boat Shop UK
- on-line boat adverts; canalside businesses for sale; DIY facilities
and on-site brokerage in Leighton Buzzard
Boat Showrooms
- boat brokerage (cruisers/yachts)
(3 locations on R. Thames: Shepperton, Hamble, and Harleyford)
boatshop24.co.uk
- large site listing boats for sale [was boats-for-sale.com]
Boat Showrooms
- boat brokerage (cruiser) and marina
(3 locations on R. Thames: Shepperton, Hamble, and Harleyford)
Boat Window Boat Sales Ltd.
- narrowboat shells, sailaways, and fit-outs (Normanton, W. Yorks.)
The Boat Yard Ely
- boat brokerage, repairs, chandlery (Ely, Cambs.) [Note : website plays sound of moving water]
Bon Viveur Boats
- boat builders; epoxy composite, Dutch barge style boats, one model of which
is trailerable
Boroughbridge Marina
- moorings, slipway, chandlery, boat brokerage, services (N. Yorks. on R. Ure)
Bossoms Boatyard
- classic launches, dinghies, and yachts; building, restoration, repair
(on Thames w. of Oxford)
Bourne Boat Builders - narrowboat builders
(Sandbach, Ches.)
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.)
Bridgehouse Marina
- moorings, chandlery, boat brokerage (on Lancaster Canal)
Brinklow Boat Services
- "restoration of traditional working narrowboats, and ... high quality boatfitting";
steelwork; dry dock; painting (Stretton under Fosse, Warks., on Oxford Canal)
British Waterways Marinas Ltd
- moorings, chandlery, new boat sales, used boat brokerage, maintenance and repairs (18 locations)
Broads Boat Sales
- boat brokerage - broads cruisers and sailboats (Norfolk Broads)
Buckden Marina
- (Buckden, Cambs., on River Great Ouse)
Pat Buckle Narrowboats
- boatbuilding (Stibbington, Cambs. PE8 6LP, on R. Nene)
Burscough Boat Company
- boat builders - "Narrow Boats, Wide Beam & Dutch Barges" (Burscough, Lancs.)
(L40 8JW)
Burton Waters Marina
- boat sales (few narrowboats), moorings, service, chandlery
(Burton Waters, Lincoln)
Bushnells Marina
- boat brokerage, moorings and storage, lifting, maintenance and repair
(Wargrave, Reading, Berks., on R. Thames)
Calcutt Boats - boat building and fit-outs, engine marinisation, engines & gearboxes, boat sales, chandlery, moorings (Stockton, Warks.)
Calder Valley Marine
- boatbuilding, boat brokerage, chandlery, Isuzu and Beta marine engines (3 locations in W. Yorks.)
canalboatsales.com (Crick Marina, Northants.)
Canal Marine
- on-line shop (Middlewich, Ches.)
Canal Shop
- chandlery; online, and also at NEW LOCATION 2012 Hillmorton Wharf on the Oxford Canal, just outside Rugby
(moved from Whilton Locks, Daventry, Northants.)
Canal Transport Services
- boat builders; boat painting, boat brokerage, engine sales, services (Norton Canes Dock, W. Mids)
Capital Boats
- boat brokerage
Challenger Syndicateships -
Shared boat ownership scheme - UK, France - [had gone bankrupt - now operated
by ABC Leisure Group]
Chandlery World
- (online or Garstang, Lancs.)
Chanel Narrowboats
- boatbuilders (Redhill Marina, Notts.)
Chertsey Meads Marine
- moorings, brokerage, chandlery, services, Enfield drives, day boats, cranes, storage, slipway (on Thames, at Chertsey, Surrey)
Cherilton Narrowboats
- boat building (Shardlow Marina, Derby.)
Classic Narrowboats -
- no longer trading (was Chorley, Lancs.)
Coates & Company
- narrowboat building (Kimbolton, Cambs.)
Colecraft Engineering
- boat building (Itchington, Warks.)
Collingwood Boatbuilders - (Liverpool); reportedly a successor
company, in some respects, to the Liverpool Boat Company, which
ceased trading
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)
Creative Marine Ltd, UK
- builders of classic launches
Crick Marina & Crick Wharf
- on Grand Union in Northamptonshire - moorings;
fuel; pumpout; maintenance; dry dock
Crown Narrowboats Ltd.
- boat builders (Manchester)
Cumbria Narrowboats
- boat building; website includes blog about builds (Kendal, Cumbria) (LA8 9DL)
Cut Above Narrowboats - boatbuilders (York)
Daddys Boat Co. Ltd.
- boat builders (Kidderminster, Worcs.)
Darke Steel Boats
- boat builders: shells to fully-lined sailaways; fit-out bays
(Stilton, Peterborough PE7 3SB)
- was Floating Homes Ltd
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)
DB Marine
- Dutch Barge builders (Knottingley, W. Yorks.)
Debbies Day Boats Ltd.
- boat building, boat brokerage, maintenance (Fazely, on B&F)
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)
D & J Narrowboats
- boat builders (Kibworth, Leics.)
DMR Bespoke Narrowboats and Widebeam Barges
- fit-out specialists (Huntingdon, Cambs.)
Douglas Marine
- boat building, repairs, moorings, chandlery, hardstanding and undercover storage
(Preston, on R. Douglas)
Drayton Boat Services - boat building, brokerage, maintenance
(Tamworth, Staffs.)
Droitwich Spa Marina
- moorings, slipway, pumpouts, fuel, laundry; on the Droitwich Junction Canal
(WR9 7DU)
Dursley & Hurst Ltd.
- boat fit-outs (Leigh)
Dutch Barges Ltd.
- represents buyers looking for a Dutch barge
Dutch barge sales
- boat brokerage; also skippering- europe and the channel
DWR Boat Services
- narrowboat carpentry and fit-outs
(nr. Atherstone, on Coventry Canal)
East West Marine
- narrowboats for the UK built in China (six UK agents)
Elton Moss Boatbuilders
- trad and semi-trad narrowboat builders (Sandbach, Ches.)
Ely Boat Chandlers
- (Ely, Cambs.)
Evesham Marina
- boat brokerage, chandlery, services, moorings, craneage, slipway,
Webasto products, Barrus engines (Evesham, on R. Avon)
The Embankment Marina
- moorings, fuel, slipway (Gravesend, Kent, on R. Thames)
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)
Fernwood - boat builders
(narrowboats and Dutch barges) - (Grantham, Lincolnshire)
Fettlers Wharf Marina
- moorings, maintenance, service (Rufford, Lancs., on Lancaster)
Five Towns Boatbuilding - see
Roger Fuller (Boatbuilder)
- (Stone, Staffs.)
Floating Homes Ltd
- boatbuilding (narrowboats and broad-beam) (Stilton)
- now Darke Steel Boats
Fox's Marina
- boatbuilding, repairs, moorings, hire boats (March, Cambs.)
Fox's Online
- online chandlery (Ipswich, Suffolk)
Peter Freebody & Co.
- river and lake craft in timber - building and restoration
(Hurley, Berks., on Thames)
Freedom Boats
- chandlery, boat brokerage, day boat (Macclesfield, Ches., on Macclesfield)
french & peel
- fitouts (Thorne, S. Yorks.)
Roger Fuller (Boatbuilder)
- (Stone, Staffs.)
Gateway Marine Narrow Boat Fitters
- boatbuilding, fitouts (Liverpool)
Stephen Goldsbrough Boats
- boatbuilding, repairs and maintenance, chandlery, moorings (on GU at Knowle, Solihull)
The Good Boat Company
- boat brokerage, moorings; Norwich, on Norfolk Broads
The Good Boat Shop
- online chandlery
Goodchild Marine
- inland electric launches (in addition to some seagoing boat types)
Grand Waterway Voyages
- boat building (Bromsgrove, Worcs.)
Grant & Livingston - Marine
- boat building (Canvey Island, Essex)
Great Haywood Marina
- moorings, repairs, blacking, painting (on T&M near junction with S&W)
Great Haywood Boat Sales
- brokerage (Gt. Haywood, Staffs.)
John Hadley & Company
- Warning: site plays music; design of narrow- and wide-beam- boats
Hallingbury Marina
- non-residential mooring, fuel, pump-outs, dry dock (Bishop's Stortford, Herts., on R. Stort)
Harefield Marina
- moorings, chandlery, boat sales, repairs, crane (Harefield, Middlesex, on GU)
Ben Harp Narrowboats
- Ceased trading - narrowboat and Dutch barge builders (Great Haywood, Staffs.)
Harral Brokerage Services - in receivership, Aug 2011
- ex-owner has set up a new brokerage named Ash Boats
David Harris Boat Builder
- (Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 5YU)
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.)
Heartwood Narrowboats
- boat builders (Stoke on Trent)
Henley Sales & Charter
- traditional river boat brokerage and charter (Henley-on-Thames)
Herons Rest Marina
- moorings (Llangattock, on Mon & Brec, in Wales)
Heyford Fields Marina
- non-residential moorings, diesel, pumpouts (Nether Heyford, Northants., on GU)
Highland Ventures
- pontoon boats and float tubes (St Fillans, Perthshire, SCOTLAND, on Loch Earn)
High Line Yachting - 3 locations W. of London; boat building, brokerage, moorings,
brassware, plaques, painting, signwriting
H.T. Fabrications
- boat builders (Leicester LE4 9LE)
Russ Hubble Boats - narrowboat and
broad- and wide-beam boat builders (Colmworth, Beds.)
S M Hudson Boatbuilders
- builders of Josher-styled, traditional narrowboats, and semi-trads
(Glascote, Staffs.)
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,
Barrus and Perkins diesel engines
- Stoke Prior, Worcs.
John's Boat Works
- repair/restore/build wooden hull boats; custom made traditional wooden joinery and fittings for canal boats, and other steel and grp hulled boats (R. Thames between Kew Gardens and Brentford)
Kate Boats
- boat building;
on the Grand Union canal at Warwick
Kings Bromley Marina
- 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
Lambon Hull
- steel boat builders - narrow, broad-beam, wide-beam, dutch barge; repairs
(Rushock, Worcs.)
Lancaster Canal Boat Sales Life Afloat
- consultants
Lime Kiln Chandlers
- online chandlery
Lindon Lewis Marine
- chandlery, boat brokerage, service, moorings; on R. Thames near R. Wey; Shepperton, Middlesex
The Little Boat Co
- 24' narrowboats (location not mentioned)
Little Ouse Moorings
- moorings, diesel, gas, coal and logs (Norfolk, on Little Ouse)
Littleport Boat Haven
- boat brokerage, moorings, slipway, chandlery (Ely, Cambs., on R. Great Ouse)
The Little Shop of Chandlery - Stoke Prior, Worcs.
Longboat Engineering - engine service
and repair (Blisworth, Northants)
Longport Brokerage - (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.)
Louis and Joshua Boatbuilders
- reportedly gone into receivership May 2010 (Doncaster, South Yorks.)
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.)
Macclesfield Canal Centre
- moorings, services
Maesbury Marine Services - Defunct Spring 2010
- boat building, fit-outs, moorings (Maesbury, Salop.)
Mailspeed Marine
- mail order and online chandlery
Mainline Solutions
- safety exams, CORGI work, fire protection, eco products, boat handling courses
M & D Boatbuilders and Engineering Ltd.
- Ceased trading 30 June 2011
- boat builders (shells to sailaways) (Stourport-On-Seven, Worcs.)
Marine Services Chirk Ltd - moorings, services, brokerage, painting,
joinery, refits (Chirk Marina on Llangollen at Chirk, N. Wales, and
Festival Park Marina on T&M at Eturia, Staffs.)
Marlex Marine Technology Ltd
- boat brokerage (Buckden, Cambs.)
Mercia Marina
- moorings, shop, dry dock, workshop (Willington, Derbyshire, on T&M)
Metrofloat
- boatbuilders (contemporary broad-beam "apartment" boat)
Mid Devon Hire Boats and Moorings
- moorings (Tiverton, Devon,
on Grand Western Canal)
Midway Boats (Barbridge Marina)
- narrowboat builders, boat brokerage (narrowboats and cruisers);
outboards, inflatables; moorings; trailers; service; chandlery (Nantwich, Cheshire)
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.)
Mitchell Narrowboats
- boat builder (Fenny Compton, on Oxford; moved there from Braunston
in Spring 2012)
MNB Boat Builders
- boat building (Middlewich, Ches.)
Move Your Boat
- on-line boat adverts
Nantwich Marina - boat building, repairs, services (Nantwich, Ches.)
NarrowCraft
- new narrowboats and broad-beam boats built
in Poland; boat brokerage (Alvecote, nr. Tamworth, Staffs.)
narrowboatsearch.co.uk
- listing of hundreds of boats for sale on UK inland waterways
Narrowboats Ltd
- boat brokerage (Northwich, Cheshire)
Narrowboats of Distinction
- boat builder; Staunton Industrial Estate (NG13 9PE)
The New and Used Boat Company
- boat building and brokerage - 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.)
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 Boat Sales Ltd - boat brokerage (Nottingham)Nottingham Castle Marina - moorings,
chandlery (Nottingham)
Nottingham Narrowboat Company
- boat builders (Nottingham?)
Old Canal Smithy Ltd Engineers &
Chandlers - (border of Lancs. and West Yorks.)
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)
Ownerships - May 2010 reportedly under liquidation
- Shared boat ownership scheme
OverWater Marina
- (Audlem, Cheshire, on SU)
Oxfordshire Narrowboats - services, repairs, painting, chandlery
PB Mechanical Services
- services, engines, boat brokerage (nr. Chorley, Lancashire, on L&L)
AR Peachment - Nanni diesel engines,
general marine equipment (Brundall, Norwich)
Alan Pease Boats - Boatbuilding, repairs and joinery; brokerage (Goole, E. Yorks.)
Pendle Narrowboats
- boat builders (Barrowford, Lancs.)
Perkins Narrowboats Ltd
- narrowboat builders (Nottingham)
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. - Ceased trading Oct 2011
- boat building, painting (Towcester, Northants.)
[no relation to Piper Boats above]
Pontymoile Marina
- day boat hire, tea room, moorings (M&B, Wales)
Preston Brook Marina
- boat brokerage; moorings
Steve Priest Boat Building
- also restoration and surveys (Rugby, Warks.)
Puffer Parts
- chandlery (Riddlesden, Keighley in West Yorks., on L&L)
Ranworth Marine -
shared ownership of luxury motor yachts on the Norfolk Broads
Reading Marine - Under liquidation
- boatbuilding and services (K&A)
Redhill Marina
- boat brokerage, moorings, slipway, chandlery, tea rooms,
maintenance, boat safety exams, boat surveys; Ratcliffe-on-Soar
(NG11 0EB)
Reedley Marina
- moorings, shop, cafe bar (Burnley, Lancs., on the L&L)
River Bank Boats
- classic launches, skiffs, and dinghies
River Canal Rescue Ltd.
- breakdown and recovery service for all boats using the inland waterways in the UK
Riversway Narrowboats
- boat builders (Preston, Lancs.)
R. L. L. Boats
- boatbuilder - narrowboats, broad- and wide-beam, and Dutch Barges (Keynsham, Bristol)
Bruce Roberts
- canal cruiser and dutch barge plans (including well-known "Allegheny")
Robertsons Boatyard
- restorations, repairs, moorings, slipway
(Woodbridge, Suffolk, on R. Debden)
Ross Boats
- narrowboat builders (Stoke-on-Trent)
Royalls Boatyard
- services, repairs (Hoveton, Norwich, on Norfolk Broads)
Roydon Mill Marina
- opening March 2011 (Roydon, Essex, on R. Stort)
Rugby Boat Sales
- boat brokerage (Weedon, Northants., on GU)
Sabre Narrowboats - Under liquidation
- boat builders (Manchester)
Sagar Marine
- builders of Dutch barges
Sailaway Boats
- boatbuilders (div. of Piper Boats) (Stoke-on-Trent)
St Mary's Marina
- boat brokerage, moorings, painting, hull blacking, repairs, brasserie
(Rufford, Lancs., on L&L Rufford branch) (L40 1TD)
Sandhills Narrowboats
- boat building (Astwood Bank, Worcs.)
Saul Junction Marina
- (Frampton on Severn, Glos., on the G&S)
Sawley Marina
- brokerage; chandlery; moorings (off R. Trent nr. Long Eaton, Nott.)
Sea Otter Boats
- narrowboats constructed with aluminium; some
trailerable; Warning: site plays sound effects
Andy Seedhouse Boat Sales
- (Woodbridge, Suffolk)
Selby Boat Centre - moorings, chandlery, brokerage, services, engineering (Selby, N. Yorks.)
Sherborne Wharf
(Birmingham) - moorings; fuel; pumpout; maintenance; painting; chandlery
Shobnall Boat Services - reportedly ceased trading Jan 2012
- boat maintenance and repair, brokerage, painting, dry dock,
boat safety examinations, diesel, pumpouts, gas, coal, chandlery
moorings (Burton upon Trent)
Silsden Boats - boat building and boat sales (in addition to hire fleet) (Silsden, W. Yorks, on L&L)Skater Marine - gone under , late summer 2010, with losses to customers;
boat building (Liverpool); former staff have formed
Aintree Boats
- boat builder (Aintree, Liverpool)
Soar Valley Steel Boats
- boat builders (hulls and sailaways) (Chesterfield, Derbyshire)
Springwood Haven
- moorings; hull and cabin painting
Standard Narrow Boats Ltd
- boat builders (at Nottingham Castle Marina NG7 1TN)
Staniland Marina
- moorings, chandlery, repairs, drydock (Thorne, S. Yorks., on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal)
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)
Stewart Marine
- boat brokerage, moorings, fit-outs, joinery, vinyl signwriting, day boats
(Surbiton, Surrey, on R. Thames)
Stillwater Narrowboats
- boat builder (Hilton, Derbyshire)
Stockton Dry Dock Company
- boat building (including Josher replicas), working boat repair and restoration, alterations, dry dock (nr Southam, Warks.)
Stoke Dutch Barges
- Dutch barge builder; repair
Stoke-on-Trent Boat Building Company - narrowboats (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs.)
Stowaway Boats
- folding inflatable and folding sailing dinghys
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)
Tattenhall Marina
- moorings, workshop, slipway (Cheshire, on SU)
Rod Taylors's Dutch Barges, Narrowboat Sales & Skippering
- boat sales (London)
TB Training
- Courses available in Boat and Engine Maintenance and
Electrics for Boaters.Note: lots of useful info in the on-line course notes.
Tewitfield Marina
- marina (moorings) and waterside holiday homes
Thames Boat Sales
(Bray, Berks., Chertsey, Surrey, and Reading, Berks.)
Thames Ditton Marina
- moorings, chandlery, repairs and service, slipway, cranage
Thames Electric Launch Company - (Goring)David Thomas (Boat Builder)
- Dave has retired - Feb 2012 (Braunston Marina)
Neil Thompson Boats
- builder of norfolk sailers (Holt, Norfolk)
Nick Thorpe Boatbuilding (Seighford, Stafford)
Thrupp Wharf Marina
- (Cosgrove, on GU)
Tingdene Marinas Limited
- seven marinas in central and southern England
Tooley's Boatyard
- boat servicing, repairs, chandlery, dry dock,
day boats, boat trips, historic tours, courses in boat handling,
repair, rope work, rose and castle painting, blacksmithing
(Banbury, on Oxford Canal)
Will Trickett Boats
- specialist Dutch barge builders (Seend, Wilts.)
Trinity Marinas
- boat-building, boat brokerage, moorings, pub, chandlery (on Ashby Canal in Hinckley, Leics.)
Tucker Designs
- boat design and surveying (Hemel Hempstead, Herts.)
T W Marine
- Aquadrive, sound insulation, exhaust silencers, Bukh engines, gearboxes
(Furness Vale, High Peak)
Venetian Marina
- boat brokerage, moorings, chandlery, workshop (on Middlewich Branch, Nantwich, Ches.)
Ventnor Farm Marina
- moorings, services, slipway (Rugby, Warks.)
Viking Canal Boats
- narrow- and broad-beam boat builders and fitters (London)
Viking Marine - brokerage, chandlery, moorings,
services, repairs (Goole)
Virginia Currer Marine -
boat brokerage (at High Line Yachting, Iver, W. London)
Walker Boats
- Dutch barge builders (Brighouse, W. Yorks.)
Walnut Designs
- narrowboat and widebeam boat interior design
Walton Marine
- boat brokerage (multiple locations)
Wedgwood Narrowboats
- narrowboat building (Booth Lane, Ches., on Middlewich Branch)
Weltonfield Narrowboats
- boat building, brokerage, services, moorings
Westview Marine Services
- moorings, repairs, chandlery, services, cranage
(Earith, Cambs., on Great Ouse)
Wharf House Narrowboats
- boatbuilding, refits, stretches, advanced electrics, chandlery (Braunston, Northants.)
Whilton Marina
- boat sales, repairs, and moorings (on GU, nr. Junc. 16 of M1)
Paul Widdowson Boats
- boat builders (Newark, Notts.)
Wigrams Turn Marina
- at junction of GU and Oxford canals
Wilderness Trailboats
- "manufacturers and suppliers of the Beaver 23 trailable narrowboat" (Shepperton)
Willowtree Marina
- moorings (with wifi), boat brokerage (West London)
Tyler Wilson
- hull builders (Sheffield)
Wolstenholme Yacht Design
- design of powerboats, classic powerboats, workboats, sail & oar
Woodworks Boat Fitting
(New Ollerton, Notts.)
Wraysbury Boat House
- boat brokerage, service, launches
(Wraysbury, Berks., on R. Thames)
Val Wyatt Marine -
boat brokerage, moorings (with wifi), services, repairs, chandlery,
slipway (Wargrave-on-Thames, Berks.)
XR&D Boatbuilders
(Ollerton, Notts.)
Yelvertoft Marina
- moorings, diesel, pump-outs, laundrette, wifi (Yelvertoft, Northants, on GU)
Yorkshire Narrowboats
- boat building; hire boats; on Sheffield & S. Yorks Canal, Sprotbrough, Doncaster, DN5 7NB
Engines and Propulsion
Agra Engineering Company
- parts for old engines; Bombay, INDIA
ARS Anglian Diesels Ltd.
- hydraulic transmission systems, bow thrusters, pressure and temperature switches
Axiom Propellers Ltd
Barrus - Shire engines
Beta Marine
- diesel propulsion engines and generating sets
E. J. Bowman - Bowman
heat exchangers and oil coolers
Centa Power Transmission - transmissionsMichael Clarke's
narrowboat engine database
dieselenginetrader.com
- "connecting buyers and sellers of diesel engines" - both marinised and non-marinised engines
DieselVeg
- Diesel to Vegetable Oil engine conversions
Engines Plus
Hercules Hydraulics
- (Paignton, Devon)
Hybrid-Marine LTD
- hybrid electric marine propulsion
Internal Fire
- engine web site, including some marine engines; has manuals in "pdf" format
Isuzu Marine
- Link not working - marine engines
JLP Marine Diesels - Perkins and Barrus diesels - sales, installation, service
- Stoke Prior, Worcs.
Mike Skyner's
Kelvin Marine Engines
Peter & Rita Forbes'
Engine Pages - includes Lister and Ruston & Hornsby
Lister Engine Forum
Lister Freedom Range mailing list
Marine Engine Services
- Diesel engines, spares and accessories (Uxbridge, Middlesex)
Marine Power Services
- "parts supply and restoration of vintage marine diesel engines"
(near Poole, Dorset)
Mermaid Marine
- diesel engines, drive accessories, spares, field service
(Wimborne, Dorset BH21 7RN )
AR Peachment - Nanni diesel engines,
general marine equipment (Brundall, Norwich)
Powerstop propeller
- "designed ... specifically to improve ... stopping performance and manoeuvrability"
PRM Marine Transmissions (Coventry)
realdiesels.co.uk
- "Spare Parts for R A Lister and Lister-Petter Diesel Engines"
Tony Redshaw Vintage Diesels - engines, specializing in Gardner's (Rugby, Warks.)RN Diesel Engine Co. Ltd. - Russell Newbery enginesSide-Power
- bow thrusters with speed control
Thornycroft
- marine diesel engines
Tangent Engineering
- Gardner engine restoration (Ireland)
Vetus
- "marine diesel engines, marine accessories and technical equipment"
Vulkan
- flexible couplings
Electrical
Battery FAQ - answers Frequently Asked
Questions about deep cycle batteries
12v LED Lighting for Boats
AES (Leighton Buzzard) Ltd
- specialists in automotive and marine electrics and electronics.
Airlink isolation transformers
- for shoreline isolation
Ampair Natural Energy - wind and solar power generation
(Warfield, Berks.)
Ampower Services
- marine electrical supply products and installation
(Stretton-under-Fosse, Warks.)
Axon Components
- marine and automotive electrical specialists (Leeds)
Barden
- batteries, chargers, inverters, wind and solar power
Beta Marine
- diesel propulsion engines and generating sets
boatelectricals.co.uk
- on-line shop for marine electrical gear
Calibra Marine International Ltd - cabin lights, etc.
Leisurepower
- 12v lighting and equipment
Loom-Tech
- marine wiring systems
M & R Controls (UK) Limited
- chargers, inverters, solar
Merlin
- "the power people"
Mid Service Centre
- gauges, panels and switches
MML Electrics
- "12 and 24 volt lights, pumps, switches, bulbs, ..."
Moore Power
- inverters, chargers, solar
Multicell
- marine batteries
Onboard Energy
- batteries, battery chargers,
combined inverter chargers, generators, whipsergen, general chandlery (Nuneaton, Warks.)
Clive Penny - canalElectrics
- electrician specialising in inland waterways craft; also
registered Boat Safety Examiner
Power-Store
- marine electrical products
RoadPro
- 12v and 24v electrical products
Safeshore Marine
- galvanic isolators
SmartGauge Electronics
- popular equipment for managing battery banks
solar boat company - electric propulsion and solar panels (Reading, Berks.)Sterling Power Products
Victron Energy
- inverters, chargers, etc.
Zinga UK
- galvanic protection for hulls
Paint, Coatings, and Sign Writing
Heating/Stoves/Hot Water
Specialty Products
A.S.A.P. Supplies
- marine parts
Bargee Bill's
Prop Cleaner
Batribike Electric Bicycles
Bilt-Hamber Laboratories
- "rust removers that are non-toxic, biodegradable and extremely effective"
Black Country Metalworks Ltd
- "Narrowboat Accessories" (portholes, chimneys, signs, tiller pins, etc.;
also painted and unpainted canalware)
Boat Hoods Direct
- tailor made hoods, covers, and canopies
Boatmans Cabin (High Line)
- brassware for boats, vents, grilles
Boater's Phone Company
- antennas; free advice about phone selection for boating use, both voice and data
Brenmarl Engineering Ltd
- narrowboat brassware; Epping stoves; plaques (Saul, Gloucestershire)
Cabin Care
- vandalism window guards, blinds, flyscreens, gas alarms, upholstery, flooring
Caldwells Windows Ltd
- narrowboat windows
Caravan & Boat Seat Cover Centre
Channelglaze.com - aluminium marine windows (Birmingham)Cleghorn Waring
- marine pumps
Cosyhome
- boat insulation
Coverit Canopies
Cover-Right
- boat covers
Davey & Company London Ltd
- marine equipment
DeckSafe
- anti-slip decking/flooring
Dipstop Locking Filler Cap Kit for boats
DishPointer
- smartphone apps for locating satellites
Dometic
- interior boat equipment
doorholder.co.uk
- hardware useful for boats
Edge Technology
- "Portable power generators for narrowboats" (Crewe, Cheshire)
Edwardian Bedding - boat beds
Electric Bike World
- including fold up bikes, good for taking along on boats
Elite Furnishings
- furniture designed specifically for narrowboats (Tamworth, Staffs.)
Fender Maker Ltd
- (Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, Wales)
Floatlass - website defunct
- windlasses that float
Foam for Comfort
- cut-to-size foam and latex for mattresses, pillows, cushions, seating
FollowGB
- GPS tracking (e.g. to locate your boat if stolen)
Garland Hoods - cratch covers, etc. (Milton Keynes)General Ecology Europe Ltd.
- drinking water purifiers
Get Knotted
- rope fenders and ropes (Warwick, on GU)
The Green Blue
- "joint environment programme created by the British Marine Federation and Royal Yachting Association"
Halyard
- bilge water filtration systems
Hendersons
- boat water tanks, shower sumps, etc. (Dereham, Norfolk)
Hep2O
- push-fit plumbing
The Hose Master
- "Hoses, pipes, couplers, connectors, adaptors & workshop"
Hydrotechnik
- fuel filtering; biodiesel equipment
Intosofa
- self-assembly sofas (easy to get into a narrowboat)
IS Products
- boat security
JabscoShop
- marine pumps
Jonic
- unconventional bed linen sizes of possible use on boats
Kinver Canopies
- (Kinver, S. Staffs.)
KM Joinery
- offering the "Captain's Perch" removable tiller seat
Kontrol
- moisture control products
Lee Sanitation
- marine sanitation specialistsLowe Brass
- brass rally plaques
Marine 16 Ltd
- diesel bug treatment, paint and grp sealants, cleaners
Marine Injection Services
- valve blocks, filters, pipes, hoses, and fittings
Marine Skylights
Maxview
- "touring" tv aerial and satellite systems suitable for boats
Miracle Leisure Products
- boat cleaners and polishers, tiller umbrellas, rescue ladder/gangplank combinations, propellor/weedhatch clearing tool
Montague Folding Bikes
Nabru Boat Sofas
Noisekiller UK
- soundproofing
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
Penguin Engineering
- marine plumbing equipment
Percy Lane Products Ltd
- windows, including marine windows (Tamworth, Staffs.)
ProProtector Ltd
- propeller protection device
Raskelf - memory foam mattress toppersShip Shape Bedding
- "custom and ready made boat bedding"
Shoreline Refrigeration
- manufacturers/suppliers of refrigeration equipment for boats
Spyra-Base
- better alternative to mooring pins
Surestop
- water-powered water shutoff switches
Suzo Handicrafts
- lace porthole covers
Tecma
- marine toilets (site in English, Italian, German, French)
Compact Cookware from Tefal
- saves space in boat galleys
Tek-Dek - composite decking
Tek-Tanks Ltd
- "water, waste and diesel fuel tanks for the marine environment"
tel-me
- alarm system suitable for boats; click "Products", then "tel-me".
Thetford - toilets
Tia Environmentally Responsible Products
- wind generators, solar panels, Eco Fans; cleaners
Tradline Rope & Fenders - (at Braunston Marina, and at Stowe Hill Marina)
Trafalgar Marine Services
- fenders, rope, and chain
TravelSat
- "Satellite solutions for those on the move"
Trinity Portholes
- new and reclaimed portholes and fittings
Vetus
- "marine diesel engines, marine accessories and technical equipment"
waterbuoy
- flotation device for key, etc.; lifts to 1 kg
Websters Insulation Limited
- boat insulation
Wesley Marine Windows
Whalin Upholstery
- boat upholstery and mattresses
Wilsons of Kinver
- marine trimming and boat covers (Kinver, S. Staffs.)
Worcester Marine Windows Ltd (Worcester)
Boat Surveyors, Examiners, Consultants
In additional to those listed below, use the search function of your
web browser (usually Ctrl+f) to search this page for "survey", as
firms elsewhere classified (such as boat builders and marinas) may
also offer surveys and safety exams.
Anglo European Marine Ltd.
- marine surveying and consultancy
Association of Boat Safety Examiners
Christopher Berry Marine Survey
- based in Bristol
Bisham Abbey Sailing & Navigation School - Boat Safety Scheme Inspections
Blue Star Surveys
- Boat Safety Examiner and Marine Surveyor (based in Yorks.)
Boat Safety Scheme
- the official safety Standards a boat must comply with in order to obtain
a navigation licence
Michael Carter Marine
Surveyor and Consultant - see Marine Surveys Ltd. below
Andy Clarke - Boat Safety Scheme Examiner
- based in Oxfordshire
Clyde Safety
- Boat Safety Scheme examinations, Glasgow, Scotland
Bob Coldwell Boat Safety
(on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal)
- still in business but no longer has web siteTim Crew -
Independent Boat Safety Scheme Examiner
- covering mainly the south but will go anywhere
Eddie Freeman
- boat safety examiner (Northampton)
Trevor Husselbe - has retired from doing boat safety scheme examinations
International Institute of Marine Surveyors
Isis Marine
- boat surveys
I.W.A.B.S.S. Ltd.
- Boat Safety Scheme examinations; "covering England and Wales"
Jones Marine Surveys
- boat surveys and Boat Safety Scheme examinations (Burton on Trent)
Mainline Solutions
- safety exams, CORGI work, fire protection, eco products, boat handling courses
Marine Surveys Ltd.
- craft surveys, BSS exams, insurance damage surveys, marine
consultancy
Barrie Morse -
marine surveyor
Northern Star Marine
- narrowboat surveyor and boat safety examiner, based in Blisworth, Northants.
Ovation Boat Services Ltd
- "Boat Survey, Boat Safety Examination and Marine Gas Installation and Inspection"; covering E. Midlands area
Clive Penny - canalElectrics
- electrician specialising in inland waterways craft; also
registered Boat Safety Examiner
Tony Pope
- Boat Examiner & Surveyor
Paul Smith, Marine Surveyor
- specialising in Inland Waterway Craft
Rupert Smith
- boat surveys and Boat Safety Scheme examinations (generally works
in SE England but further "not a problem")
Boat Moving
Boat Insurance/Finance
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