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Boat Brokers and Sales

ABNB Andy Burnett Narrowboat Brokerage: Boat brokerage.
Boat Finder Brokerage Services: Brokerage based in Cheshire.
Boats to Go: An advertising site for buying or selling all types of boat.
boats4u: boats4u introduces people who wish to purchase a narrowboat to the people that have a narrowboat for sale.
Braunston Marina Ltd: Boat Brokerage and marina services.
Canal Boat Sales at Crick Marina:
Chertsey Meads Marine: Thames boatyard with all the usual services plus boat hire.
Devizes Marina: Marina and boat sales on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Harral Brokerage Services Ltd: Boat brokerage based at Wincham Wharf on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Ken Yates Marine Sales Ltd: Based at Billing Marina on the River Nene.
Lancaster Canal Boat Sales: Boats for sale.
Longport Brokerage: Boat sales based at Stoke-on-Trent.
Lymm Marina Boat Sales: Located in Lymm in Cheshire on the Banks of the Bridgewater Canal
Marina Park Services : Marina and boat sales on the Lancaster Canal
Move Your Boat: The site offers boat owners the opportunity to advertise their boats for free or pay for a more detailed listing.
Narrowboatsearch: Narrowboat brokerage listing.
Narrowcraft Limited: Boat brokerage.
Online Boats: Yachts, motor cruisers, sports boats, RIBs, motor sailers, barges or narrow boats for sale.
Selby Boat Centre: Boat Centre Services, Service Station, Moorings, Chandlery, Boat Brokerage and Engineering & Repairs
Trinity Marinas Ltd: A new marina on the Ashby Canal.
The Used Boat Co.: Hanbury Wharf, Droitwich, Worcestershire
Virginia Currer Marine: Boat Brokerage based on the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
Walton Marine: Boat brokerage based on the Thames.
Whilton Marina: Boat Brokerage and marina facilities.

Boat Builder's and Fitters

Alvechurch Boat Centres: Holiday narrowboat hire from 4 bases. Also boat building and brokerage.
Amber Boats: The Amber boats company was founded by Paul Geary in October 2003 in Gdansk. The factory started to produce narrowboats and export them to the Great Britain.
Andrew Moore Boats: Builder of broad and narrow beam boats.
Barnowl Narrow Boats: Provide full building and fitting services from bare shell to finished boat, including engine fitting, electrics water systems, woodwork and coach painting
Barry Hawkins Narrowboats of distinction: Boatbuilder situated at Baddesley Wharf on the Atherstone flight on the Coventry Canal.
Beacon Boats: A Leicestershire based business building individual bespoke and specification narrowboats.
Bluewater Boats Ltd: Boatbuilder based at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Braidbar Boats: A small family run business, building just 6-8 luxury boats each year. Claim flexibility regarding steelwork and interior craftsmanship.
Branson Boat Design Limited: The company use CAD (computer aided design) technology to produce accurate boat kits for the boat builder wanting to build a steel boat quickly and efficently.
Brunswick Black: A newly established narrow boat builders and fitters company in the heart of Merseyside.
Central Craftworks Ltd: Quality Bespoke Boatfitters producing narrowboats and wide beam Dutch barges
Classic Narrowboats: Classic Narrowboats based at Wheelton Boatyard on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Clifton Cruisers: Narrowboat hire based on the Northern Oxford Canal near Rugby. Also boatyard services and boatfitting.
Colecraft Engineering Ltd: Colecraft are one of the biggest builders of quality steel inland waterway craft and have been established for 20 years in the industry.
Cowroast Marinas: Marina Services and boat sales based at Cowroast on the Grand Union and Fenny Compton on the Oxford Canal.
Crown Narrowboats Ltd: A narrowboat fitter established in 2001.
D & J Narrowboats: Boat fitters, refitting and curtain-making services.
Daddys Boat Co Ltd: Boats are built to customer's own designs and ideas, designed around a broad outline specification.
David Thomas Boat Builder: Builds the traditional style narrowboats and Dutch-style narrowboats
DB Boat Fitting: Boat fitters base at Braunston.
Delta Marine Services: Specialist Boatbuilders of Wide Beam River Barges and of Narrowboats.
Dolphin Cruisers: Small river and coastal motor boats for the discerning buyer looking for quality without the price.
Droitwich Boat Centre: Boat builders, brokerage and boatyard services.
Dursley & Hurst Ltd: David Hurst and John Dursley were committed boaters involved with the inland waterways in the Eighties: "We have fifteen years experience of narrowboat building".
Fallwood Marina: Marina and boat buildiing on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Fernwood: Fernwood Craft, run by Ken and Julia Warriner, began boat building in 1997and pride themselves on innovative design and the highest level of craftsmanship.
Floating Homes Ltd: Builders of steel narrowboats and barges based at Stilton, near Peterborough.
Fox's Marina: Boat building, marina and hire boats based at March in the Middle Levels.
Grand Waterway Voyages: Narrowboat hire located at Swan Lane Wharf on the Coventry Canal.
Grant and Livingston Marine: Specialising in narrow boats and barges for the inland waterways.
Grosvenor Marsh Narrowboats: Boat fitters.
Harefield Marina: Boat sales and marina services.
Harveys Boat Builders: Boat fitters based in Tamworth.
Heartwood Narrowboats: A small company specialising in bespoke narrowboats, producing 1-2 boats per year.
J.M. Clarke Narrowboats: Providing boats from the tried and tested Rudyard range of boats or Bespoke narrowboats.
Jannel Cruisers: Marina services and boat hire based at Burton upon Trent.
JD Boat Services: Produce narrowboats to all stages of completion and have hire boats and share boats.
Kate Boats: Well established firm of boatbuilders and hire boat operators.
Kendall Narrowboats: Boat fitters based in Liverpool.
Kingsground Narrowboats: Boat fitters based at Upper Heyford and with moorings at Enslow on the Oxford Canal
Ledgard Bridge Boats Limited: Builder of both narrow and broad- beam boats
Liverpool Boats: Well known narrowboat builder.
Louis & Joshua Boat Builders: Boat fitters using Jonathan Wilson and Tim Tyler shells.
M&P Steelcraft: Narrow boat builders based in Hilperton on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Maesbury Marine Services: Specialists in building & fitting out high quality narrowboats who can customise any design to your individual requirement.
MCC Stenson Boatbuilders: Midland Canal Centre well known narrowboat builders.
Mel Davis Boatbuilders: Specialist Metal Fabricators of Narrowboats by Personal Commission
Mercia Canal Boats: Mercia Canal Boats Ltd. are part of the established Mercia Group of companies. Based in Dudley, West Midlands.
Metro Float: A wide beam boat in "narrowboat" style designed as a stylish floating home.
MGM Boats: Narrowboat builder with 14 years experience.
MPS Narrowboats: Narrowboat builder based in Uttoxetter
The New Boat Co: Hanbury Wharf, Droitwich, Worcestershire
Northern Marine Services: Narrowboat builder based in Lymm, Cheshire.
The Northwich Boat Company: Keep costs low by producing "standard layout" narrowboats in production volumes.
Nottingham Castle Marina: Boat Sales and marina services.
Perkins Narrowboats Ltd: A recently established Company in the East Midlands run by Mike and Ros Perkins. The company is in the narrowboat fit-out market at the luxury end of the scale.
Peter Nicholls Steel Boats: Steel narrowboat and yacht builder.
Price, Fallows & Co. Ltd.: An engineering business which specialises in building shells for narrow boats.
R W Davis Company: A company that has been building boats at Saul Junction since 1887.
R.L.L Projects Ltd: Bristol based steel boat building business supplying basic hulls through to fully fitted Narrowboats, Avon Barges(New),Dutch Barges, Wide Beam Cruisers, Work boats and Fishing Boats.
Reading Marine Company: Boat builders and boat hire.
Reeds Narrow Boats: Boat builders and fitters based in Worksop.
Richard's Narrow Boats: Narrowboat fitters.
Ricochet Narrow Boats: From initial-concept through to launching, Ricochet will produce your custom narrow-boat or wide-beam.
Russ Hubble Boats: Builds narrowboats, widebeams and barges of all types. From fit outs using hardwoods to more basic specifications with clean simple layouts.
S M Hudson Boatbuilders: An award-winning builder of Josher-styled, traditional narrowboats
S.W. Durham Steelcraft Ltd: Steel boat builder established in 1989
Sagar Marine Ltd: Dutch barge specialists based at Brighouse on the Calder & Hebble Canal.
Sandhills Narrowboats Ltd.: With over 30 years of experience, Gary, Mark, Robin and Dawn launched the company in 1999 to build bespoke narrowboats on time and within budget.
Scottish Canal Cruising: Boat builders on the Millennium Link canals.
Sea Otter Boats: Builder's of aluminium hull boats.
Severn Valley Boat Centre: Boatyard offering Boatbuilding and a Chandlery Shop.
Simpsons Boats: Narrowboat builder based at Sharpness.
Soar Valley Steel Boats: Quality Steel Narrowboat Shells and Wide Beams.
South Holland Marine & Fabrication Ltd: A range of Dutch Barge shells are available in various different sizes ranging from 49ft up to 65ft in length.
Starline Marine: Boat building business run by Pauline & Ian Cundy and based at Upton Marina.
Starline Narrowboats: Since 1980 they have provided narrowboat holidays from their base at Upton upon Severn on the River Severn.
Stephen Goldsbrough Boats: Boatbuilding and boatyard services.
Sterling Boat Company: Narrowboat builders. Part of the Baker Vaughan Group.
The Stockton Dry Dock Company: Boatbuilding and dry dock services on the Grand Union Canal.
Stoke-on-Trent Boat Building Co. Ltd: Narrowboat builder.
Thanetcraft: A builder of small aluminium boats for over fifty years. Based at Twickenham, Middlesex
Triton Boat Fitters: Boat fitters based in Eccles, Manchester.
Vardy Barge: The site of Mark Vardy builder of bespoke Dutch barges and narrowboats.
Weltonfield Narrowboats Ltd: Marina and boatbuilding services at Welton Hythe on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal.
Woodworks Boat Fitting: Boat fitters based in Nottinghamshire.
Wraysbury Boathouse: Boatbuilding and restoration. Also a full service and maintenance facility which includes, slipping, antifouling, refinishing, inboard and outboard servicing, repairs and storage.
Wychcraft: Traditional crafts of the English canals at Hanbury Wharf in Worcestershire. A one stop shop for traditional Roses and Castles canal painting, signwriting, and interior boat design and fit.
XR&D: Boat builders that have grown out from what was R&D fabrications.

Boat Equipment Suppliers

Acorn Engineering: Founded in 1986 as a narrowboat electrical systems supplier and manufacturer of the Kestrel alternator controller, they have now taken over at Warble Wharf whre they operate chandlery and offer Gas, Diesel, Pump Outs and water for passing boaters.
Adverc Battery Management Ltd: Adverc BM have been providing marine and automotive electrical power management solutions since 1983
Albatross Marine Limited: Albatross are the sole UK retail and distribution point for Python-Drive flexible drive-shafts. they also specialise in the distribution, sale, and repair of new and reconditioned PRM Marine Gearboxes.
Alde UK: Boat central heating systems.
Amperor Europe Ltd: Suppliers mobile power solutions, e.g voltage stabilisers (stable 12 volts) inverters, to DC-DC converters to Flip DVD players.
Ampower Services: Operates in association with Rose Narrowboats and offers a comprehensive range of electrical equipment from stock and a specialist installation service.
Aquafax: Specialists in bowthrusters, marine toilets, pumps, steering and control systems. The branch at Braunston specialises in the canal boat market.
Barden UK Ltd: Suppliers of Batteries, Chargers, Inverters, Solar Panels and Wind Generators
Beta Marine: Selling a range of inboard diesels and generator sets that are supported via their extensive distributor/dealer network
Blakes Paints: Paint manufacturer.
Boat Hoods Direct: Manufacture, supply and fit tailor made boat hoods, covers and canopies for narrow boats and cruisers. Based at Redhill Marina, Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
Boat Jumble Association: A listing of boat jumble events to be held throughout the UK
The Boat Owners Marine Store: Based at Castleford, Yorkshire, offering a range of Chandlery, Canalware & Dinghies for inland and coastal waters.
The Boat Supply Co.: A range of marine products available on-line.
Boatpaint: The paint sales arm of Quay Lane Boatyard Ltd of Gosport, Hampshire.
Bradshaws Direct: A mail order sheeting supplier.
Brenmarl Engineering Ltd: Narrowboat brassware and stoves.
Cabincare: Suppliers of Vandal Guards and Fly Screens for boats.
Caldwell's: Narrowboat Window Manufacturers.
The Caravan & Boat Seat Cover Centre: Suppliers to owners of touring caravans, motor caravans, static holiday caravans and boats of all types - particularly narrow boats and other inland motor boats.
Centa Transmissions: Suppliers of a wide range of equipment including propulsion couplings for a wide range of boats.
Chandlery Direct: An on-line shopping site for all your inland waterways, general chandlery, caravanning and leisure needs
Channelglaze Ltd: Design, manufacture and supply a wide range of aluminium windows for the marine industry.
Cheap Life Jackets: Set up in 1999 with the dual aim of helping to save money, and lives.
Coverit Custom Canopies: Hoods and covers for all types of boat.
Crew-Safe: Specialists in the Crewsaver and Yak range of lifejackets, buoyancy aids and accessories
Cut Signs: Supplier of vinyl lettering and stencil signs for boats.
Dawson Signs: Ready to apply vinyl lettering, cut vinyl graphics for many applications, including boat lettering
Dobson's Boatyard Chandlery: Millar Marine has re-located to Dobson's Boatyard, The Wharf in Shardlow to continue selling quality products at competitive prices.
Duratank Marine Products: A division of Hovercraft Consultants Ltd makers of hovercraft skirts and also flexible tanks for water and effluent.
Edwardian Bedding Co: Made to measure boat mattresses.
Elecsole: Carbon Fibre Battery Suppliers.
Ely Boat Chandlers: Stock an extensive range of chandlery and will obtain other items for you. Feel free to contact them for advice on any aspect of boat chandlery.
Fender Maker Ltd: Eric Johns purveyor of the rope and narrowboat fenders
Foam for Comfort: Supplier of made to measure mail-order service offering cushions and mattresses cut to any shape or size.
General Ecology Europe Ltd. : Chemical free water purifiers & micro water filters including First Need, Nature-Pure & Seagull IV water purifiers.
Harworth Heating Ltd: The UK supplier for heating products, and the home of Bubble products.
I S Products: Intelligent Security Products for boats and caravans.
Isuzu Engines: Since 1936, Isuzu Motors Limited of Japan has specialised in producing automotive and industrial engines which now includes marina engines used for canal boats.
Kings Lock Chandlery: Located on the junction of the Trent & Mersey & the Shropshire Union canals at Middlewich providing gas, diesel and an extensive chandlery range
Kuranda: Diesel fired hot water, central heating, cooking and electrical power for marine applications.
Lee Sanitation Ltd: Toilets, tanks, pumpout and everything connected to sanitation afloat.
The Locker Maintenance & Supply Company Ltd: Supplier of fittings and services for boats and caravans based on the River Wey.
Lockgate Oil Stoves Ltd: Nottingham based supplier of boat oil stoves.
Marine Engine Services Ltd: Suppliers of diesel engines, spares and accessories for collection or by mail order World Wide
The Marine Warehouse: The UK's leading online lifejacket store
Marlec Engineering Co Ltd: Rutland Windchargers and other energy products.
Matrix Controls: Control systems for boat electrics.
Merlin Equipment: Leisure and Professional Series Invertors, Battery Chargers, Combination Invertor/Chargers, Battery Monitors, Batteries, Alternators, etc.
Midsummer Renewable Energy: Solar panels, wind turbines, and other renewable energy solutions for yachts, narrowboats, caravans, sheds and homes.
Mikuni Heating UK Ltd: Specialists in vehicle and marine applications the World over
MML Electrics: Lighting and electrical products for boats and caravans.
Moore Power: Sine wave inverters.
Old Canal Smithy Ltd: Offer a wide range of items and services including; safety equipment, paint, fixtures and fittings, ornaments, presents, navigation aids etc
Paul Homer: Specialist Polyurethane Coatings for boat interiors and other applications
Power Master Systems Ltd: DC to AC Inverters and Battery Chargers.
Power-store: A One Stop Electrical Shop for your Boat, RV, Camper, 4x4, Van and Truck.
Prop Protector: The Prop Protector is a simple shaft driven rope & debris cutter, rotating with the shaft and instantly cutting any rope, weed or debris picked up by the propeller.
Puffer Parts: Chandlery.
RM Marine - Boat Safety Signs: The signs have been updated with handy themed sets for Fuels, Electrics, Gas, Sanitation and more.
SAC Boat Names: SAC Graphics was established in 1988 and claims to be one of the first companies to supply computer generated graphics by mail order to the marine trade.
Safewater Alarms Limited: Safety Turtle is a drowning prevention device that helps you protect your family and pets from the dangers of water.
Seals + Direct Ltd UK: Providing solutions to sealing problems within the Marine, Industrial, Caravan and Automotive industries with seals and sealing products, door and window seals, etc.
Shoreline Refrigeration: 12 and 24 volt fridges and freezers.
The Solar Boat Company: Installer and supplier of solar panels and electric propulsion systems for boats
Specialist Boat Security Ltd: Boat security and other boating products.
Sterling Power Products: Produce a wide range of electical power products including charges, inverters, regulators, converters, etc.
Stick On Signs: Suppliers of high quality graphics in pre-spaced self-adhesive 5 - 7 year vinyl which provides an economical alternative to painted signs.
The Stone Boat Building Company Ltd: Chandlery and boat yard services.
Thornycroft: Marine engine makers.
Through the Porthole: Provides a catalogue of equipment and chandlery
Tia environmentally responsible products: Tia is a new business selling environmentally responsible products to the canal and inland waterways community from narrowboat Tia in the South Midlands area
Tradline Fenders: Ropes, fenders, fittings, chains, anchors and webbing.
Trafalgar Marine Services: A small family run business based just outside New Mills on the Peak Forest Canal. Manufacturers of traditional rope fenders rope, chain and other fixings.
Vetus den Ouden: Suppliers of boat equipment.
Victron Energy: Their products include sinewave inverters, sinewave inverters/chargers, battery chargers, DC/DC converters, transfer switches, battery monitors, the unique WhisperGen generator, etc.
W Robinson & Son (EC) Ltd: Suppliers of a wide range of pumps.
Websters Insulation Ltd: Insulation for all types of canal boats, barges and yachts etc. from a leading, national installers of Polyurethane Sprayed Foam Insulation.
Wilsons: Boat covers and Marine upholstery.
Worcester Marine Windows Limited: Offering a full design and manufacturing facility. They are able to produce any required shape, type and size of window.
www.canalboatbits.co.uk: The online chandlery of Ledgard Bridge Boats Limited

Marinas

Aspley Wharf Marina: A marina in the centre of Huddersfield.
Barton Turns Marina: Situated at Barton Under Needwood near Burton on Trent on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Bill Fen Marina: Attractively priced marina moorings in the Middle Levels.
Blackwater Meadow Marina: Situated at Ellesmere on the Llangollen Canal.
Braunston Marina Ltd: Boat Brokerage and marina services.
Bridgehouse Marina & Caravan Park: Situated ten miles north of Preston, close to the market town of Garstang
British Waterways Marinas Limited: 10 marinas across the country, from Lancaster in the north to Bath in the south.
Burton Waters Marina: Located on the Fossdyke close to Lincoln.
Calder Valley Marine: Engineering, boat-building and servicing based at Apperley Bridge Marina and Savile Town Wharf.
Cowroast Marinas: Marina Services and boat sales based at Cowroast on the Grand Union and Fenny Compton on the Oxford Canal.
Denham Marina: Chandlery & services of every description for Inland Boaters.
Devizes Marina: Marina and boat sales on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Evesham Marina: Boat hire on the River Avon and the Stratford Canal.
Fallwood Marina: Marina and boat buildiing on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Farndon Marina: Marina on the River Trent above Newark.
Fox's Marina: Boat building, marina and hire boats based at March in the Middle Levels.
Harefield Marina: Boat sales and marina services.
Hartford Marina: Situated on the Great Ouse near Huntingdon.
Macclesfield Canal Centre: Marina, boat sales and services.
Marina Park Services : Marina and boat sales on the Lancaster Canal
Marine Cruises and Chirk Marina: Hire fleet run from Chirk Marina with a range of boats from 2 berth to 10 berth. Available from March to October.
Moons Bridge Marina: Moons Bridge Marina is towards the middle of the Lancaster Canal, near the Market Town of Garstang
Nottingham Castle Marina: Boat Sales and marina services.
Otherton Boat Haven: Marina and boat sales.
Portavon Boat Centre: Keynsham Road, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2DD
Preston Brook Marina: Boat sales and mooring enquiries.
Sawley Marina: Boat brokerage and marina facilities.
Springwood Haven: The marina provides landscaped boat moorings and services for boat owners.as well as providing a base for the Valley Cruises narrowboat hire fleet
Swanley Bridge Marina: Swanley Bridge is a 315 berth, marina on the Llangollen Canal 2 miles from the junction of the Shropshire Union.
Thames Ditton Marina: Situated between Hampton Court and Kingston on the River Thames.
Trinity Marinas Ltd: A new marina on the Ashby Canal.
Val Wyatt Marine: Wargrave-on-Thames
Venetian Marina Village: Chandlery, moorings, workshops, tearooms and gift shop.
Viking Marine: A marina based at Goole.
Weltonfield Narrowboats Ltd: Marina and boatbuilding services at Welton Hythe on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal.
Westview Marine Services: Located at Earith, Cambridgeshire on the river Great Ouse
Whilton Marina: Boat Brokerage and marina facilities.
Whixall Marine (Shropshire) Ltd: Moorings, Narrowboats, Canal Cruisers,Boatbuilding, Repairs, Sales
Willowtree Marina: located on the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal in West London.

  

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