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Canal boatyards
and canal marinas, many
with details of facilities and moorings. |
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Specialist suppliers of marine paints for
narrow boats, professional
canal boat painters |
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Canal
business opportunities, businesses for sale, partners wanted etc. |
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Boat Builders building canal boats to standard designs or
to your specification in steel, aluminium or glass fibre. |
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Suppliers, repairers
and rebuilders of canal boat engines
& gearboxes. |
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Canal boat brokers who specialise in canal boat & narrowboat sales, check
also marinas and
boatyards. |
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Canal boat
water, gas, sanitation &
heating equipment suppliers & service engineers,
safety & security products. |
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Canal chandlers & general equipment
suppliers. |
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Producers and decorators of traditional canal
crafts, canalware, canal artists and canal gift suppliers. |
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Specialist
clothing, folding bikes, windlasses, stockists of
ropes and fenders,
cleaning supplies. |
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Marine electrical &
electronic equipment suppliers
and engineers |
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Maintenance & installation engineers,
marine cleaning services. |
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Fittings and fixings: Narrow boat
insulation, woodworking,
tanks, windows and fixing equipment &
systems. |
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Mobile
canal engineers, canal breakdown services,
canal boat
transport & delivery. |
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Companies and marine
insurance brokers offering insurance tailored to the needs of canal
boat owners. |
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Suppliers of narrowboat
furniture & appliances and boat upholstery, cratch
cover & canopy making. |
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Trainers providing
narrowboat handling and boat maintenance courses plus other
professional waterway services. |
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Marine Surveyors covering inland waterways craft and
Boat Safety Scheme
Examiners. |
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Advice
about
finding
faults and what's wrong with your boat's mechanical,
electrical and cooling systems. |
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A
few things to look out for when
buying
a second hand boat. Tips from a boat surveyor. |
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The
Recreational Craft Directive (RCD)
affects anyone buying or building a new canal boat. |
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What's
it like to
live on a canal boat?
Advice on moorings, continuous cruising, finding the right boat. |
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How
boaters can reduce the burden on
world resources and make boating more enjoyable
and rewarding. |
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How can boaters keep
connected while afloat? WiFi Hotspots can
provide Internet access. |
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Traditional
river and canal craft.
Severn Trows to BCN Joey boats to Norfolk Wherries. Lots of
original photos. |
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How to paint your boat. Boat painter Phil Speight offers good advice about
getting a wonderful paint finish. |
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Advice
about canal boating skills,
how to work through locks and
single handed cruising. |
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Canal reference books, canal video and
DVD materials, waterways magazines. |
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Swop your boat for a few weeks or months with people wanting a
canal holiday while you enjoy their home or holiday house. |
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Just as important as
maintaining your boat properly is knowing where
the best canal
pubs are! |