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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.
Braunston Marina Ltd: Boat Brokerage and marina services.
Canal Craft (Brokerage) Ltd: Based at Bugbrooke marina in Northants, with boats also in other locations.
Chertsey Meads Marine: Thames boatyard with all the usual services plus boat hire.
Devizes Marina: Marina and boat sales on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Hanbury Brokerage Services: Hanbury Wharf, Droitwich, Worcestershire
Harral Brokerage Services Ltd: Boat brokerage based at Wincham Wharf on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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
Narrow Escape: Buying and selling boats through the web.
Narrowcraft Limited: Boat brokerage.
Sawley Marina: Boat brokerage and marina facilities.
Selby Boat Centre: Boat Centre Services, Service Station, Moorings, Chandlery, Boat Brokerage and Engineering & Repairs
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.
Anthony M: Individual narrowboats fitted out with specially selected hardwoods, using the skills and artistry of a cabinet maker.
Barry Hawkins Narrowboats of distinction: Boatbuilder situated at Baddesley Wharf on the Atherstone flight on the Coventry Canal.
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.
C and G Narrowboats: New narrowboat fit-out to current standards.
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.
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.
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.
Droitwich Boat Centre: Boat builders, brokerage and boatyard services.
Elton Moss Boatbuilders: Narrowboat boatbuilders that are part of the shareboat company Carefree Cruising Limited.
Exclusive Boats Ltd: Narrowboats, Dutch Barges and Wide Beam craft available as Sailaway, Lined Sailaway or Fully Fitted boats from a standard range or custom built.
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.
Five Towns Boatbuilding: Roger Fuller's website, the home of Five Towns Boatbuilding, and information on historic narrowboats.
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.
Harefield Marina: Boat sales and marina services.
Heritage Boat Builders Ltd: Based at Evesham Marina on the Avon.
Heron Boatbuilders: Narrowboat builders based at Mirfield, West Yorkshire.
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.
John White Narrowboat Builders: North of England based narrowboat builders.
Kate Boats: Well established firm of boatbuilders and hire boat operators.
Kendall Narrowboats: Boat fitters based at Croughton, Cheshire, on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Kingsground Narrowboats: Boat fitters based at Upper Heyford and with moorings at Enslow on the Oxford Canal
Liverpool Boats: Well known narrowboat builder.
M G Fabrications: Narrowboat builder based at Roade, Northampton.
M&P Steelcraft: Narrow boat builders based in Hilperton on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
MCC Stenson Boatbuilders: Midland Canal Centre well known narrowboat builders.
Mel Davis Boatbuilders: Specialist Metal Fabricators of Narrowboats by Personal Commission
Merlin Narrowboats: Boat building and painting.
N T Boats Ltd: Boat fitter based at Bicester, Oxfordshire
The New Boat Co: Hanbury Wharf, Droitwich, Worcestershire
Newport Narrowboat Company: Steel narrowboat builders and fitters based in South Wales. Started trading in 2003.
Nimbus Narrowboats Ltd: Established in 1990, Nimbus Narrowboats is a small company based in the heart of Leicestershire, England, on the banks of the river Soar.
Northern Marine Services: Narrowboat builder based in Lymm, Cheshire.
Nottingham Castle Marina: Boat Sales and marina services.
Orchard Marina: Boat building, Marina and Brokerage Services.
Peter Nicholls Steel Boats: Steel narrowboat and yacht builder.
R & D Fabrications: This is Neil Arlidge's site, showing the complete planning and building of an R&D Fabrications fully fitted narrowboat.
R W Davis Company: A company that has been building boats at Saul Junction since 1887.
Reading Marine Company: Boat builders and boat hire.
Russ Hubble Boats: Builds narrowboats, widebeams and barges of all types. From fit outs using hardwoods to more basic specifications with clean simple layouts.
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.
Sims Leppard - Silver Sisters: Dutch barge designs from an experienced builder of high quality and strength boats in marine grade aluminium.
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 Narrowboats: A small Boat Building & Hire Company run by Pauline & Ian Cundy since 1980. They build and fit out narrow and wide bean steel boats, both for private sale.
Stephen Goldsbrough Boats: Boatbuilding and boatyard services.
The Stockton Dry Dock Company: Boatbuilding and dry dock services on the Grand Union Canal.
Stoke-on-Trent Boat Building Co. Ltd: Narrowboat builder.
Stowe Hill Marine: Boat builder based on the Grand Union Canal at Weedon.
Trent Marine Industries: Narrowboat builders who restore, refit, lengthen, re-bottom, re-engine, re-paint etc. Boatyard facilities include 32 ton crane, DIY, pump out, fuel, coal, gas, moorings.
Triton Boat Fitters: Boat fitters based in Eccles, Manchester.
Viking Riverboats (Lincoln) Ltd: Cruiser builders.
Weltonfield Narrowboats Ltd: Hire boats based at Welton Hythe on the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal. Also marina and boatbuilding services.

Boat Equipment Suppliers

Acorn Engineering: Founded in 1986 as a narrowboat electrical systems supplier and manufacturer of the Kestrel alternator controller, their activities have now expanded into general narrowboat equipment supply.
Alde UK: Boat central heating systems.
Aquafax: Specialists in bowthrusters, marine toilets, pumps, steering and control systems. The branch at Braunston specialises in the canal boat market.
Beta Marine: Selling a range of inboard diesels and generator sets that are supported via their extensive distributor/dealer network
Boat Jumble Association: A listing of boat jumble events to be held throughout the UK
Boatpaint: The paint sales arm of Quay Lane Boatyard Ltd of Gosport, Hampshire.
Bowtop Window Workshop: Specialising in one-off custom designed windows for boats.
Bradshaws Direct: A mail order sheeting supplier.
Brenmarl Engineering Ltd: Narrowboat brassware and stoves.
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.
Coverit Custom Canopies: Hoods and covers for all types of boat.
Craftmasters: Specailist paints for canal boats.
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.
Edwardian Bedding Co: Made to measure boat mattresses.
Elecsole: Carbon Fibre Battery Suppliers.
Foam for Comfort: Supplier of made to measure mail-order service offering cushions and mattresses cut to any shape or size.
Harworth Heating Ltd: The UK supplier for heating products, and the home of Bubble products.
HM Isuzu: Isuzu is now acknowledged as one of the largest diesel engine manufacturers in the world producing over 1 million engines per annum selling into a wide variety of applications.
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.
Lockgate Oil Stoves Ltd: Nottingham based supplier of boat oil stoves.
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.
MML Electrics: Lighting and electrical products for boats and caravans.
MMS direct: Claims to be Britain's best stocked on-line chandlery
Moore Power: Sine wave inverters.
Paul Homer: Specialist Polyurethane Coatings for boat interiors and other applications
Power-store: A One Stop Electrical Shop for your Boat, RV, Camper, 4x4, Van and Truck.
Puffer Parts: Chandlery.
Shoreline Refrigeration: 12 and 24 volt fridges and freezers.
Thornycroft: Marine engine makers.
Through the Porthole: Provides a catalogue of equipment and chandlery
Tradline Fenders: Ropes, fenders, fittings, chains, anchors and webbing.
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.

Marinas

Bill Fen Marina: Attractively priced marina moorings in the Middle Levels.
Braunston Marina Ltd: Boat Brokerage and marina services.
Burton Waters Marina: Located on the Fossdyke close to Lincoln.
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.
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.
Heart of England Marinas: The operators of Alvecote Marina Village, situated on the Coventry canal near Tamworth
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.
Orchard Marina: Boat building, Marina and Brokerage Services.
Sawley Marina: Boat brokerage and marina facilities.
Trinity Marinas Ltd: A new marina on the Ashby Canal.
Venetian Marina Village: Chandlery, moorings, workshops, tearooms and gift shop.
Whilton Marina: Boat Brokerage and marina facilities.

  

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