Canal narrow boat and barge engines, repairs & parts

We list suppliers and reconditioners of marine engines & gearboxes suitable for use in UK canal narrow boats and barges.
We list vintage and classic engines & services on a separate page. We also have separate full listings pages for marine engineers and for mobile marine engineers. Some engineering service companies will supply and fit engines. Some chandlers also supply engines.
Working canal boats were traditionally pulled by horses, mules or donkeys but during the 20th century steam and then diesel engines came into use. You can compare the very distinctive sounds of an early single cylinder Bolinder diesel engine, a twin cylinder Lister JP2 and a post war air cooled Armstrong Siddeley. Many of these engines are still running in traditional canal boats after 70 years or more.
Today's pleasure craft can have inboard diesel, or less commonly petrol engines. Outboard petrol engines are used on some smaller craft. Although most boat engines do not run for long hours or work too hard, the common pattern of occasional use does put strain on an engine and they should be regularly maintained, most owners get their engines serviced each year.
Suppliers & repairers of canal boat engines, gearboxes & mechanical equipment |
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AD Engineering | Lincoln | Engine reconditioners | 07976 569595 | info@adengineeringuk.com |
Alba Diesels | Atherstone, Warks | Marine diesel engine service and repair | 07892 861898 | albadiesels@hotmail.com |
AMC Diesel Engineering | Diesel Engines & Spares | 01772 613003 | ||
American Marine Imports Ltd | Bidford on Avon | Inboard & Sterndrive & outboard parts | 01789 491643 | |
Anglo Special Products | Coventry | Supplier of Impellers/Gaskets | 02476636123 | adminasp@btconnect.com |
Anmarine | Gdynia, Poland | Polish marine parts & equipment supplier | +48 58 6699800 | anmarine@anmarine.pl |
APAS Engineering Ltd | Southampton | Marine Engineers & Suppliers | 02380 632558 | info@apas-engineering.com |
Jim Beckett commercial vehicles and spares | Pontefract | Suppliers of second hand diesel engines | 01977 703026 | magvin@btinternet.com |
Beta Marine Limited | Gloucester | Engine and generator suppliers | 01452 723492 | johnlusty@betamarine.co.uk |
Boxer Marine Services Ltd. | Nationwide | Biodegradable Lubricants | 07427 171011 | info@boxermarine.co.uk |
Candaslar Tic Ve San Koll Sti | Izmir, Turkey | BMC Engines & Spares | 90 - 232- 433 62 62 | alicandas41@yahoo.com |
Chertsey Meads Marine (Supplies) | B.M.C. Engine Spares, Enfield z-drive spares | 01932 564699 | bmc@BoatsThames.com | |
Chera Marine | West Yorkshire | Marine engine repair | 07976 741 327 | kschera@hotmail.com |
Cheshire Marine Engines | Cheshire | New marine engine supplier | 07947565203 | sanderslfc@hotmail.co.uk |
Clean Sailing | Pillings Lock, Loughborough | Vetus and Webaso dealers | 01509 416674 | cleansailing@msn.com |
Commercial and Plant Exhaust Ltd | Idle, Bradford | Stainless Steel exhaust manufacturer | 01274 619070 | wunoff.cpe@virgin.net |
C W Motor Services ltd | Hitchin Herts | Engine reconditioning and repairs | 01462 450374 | paul.r.oakley@gmail.com |
G Dalton Engineering Ltd | Horwich, Bolton | Diesel engine pipework manufacturer | 01204 699675 | sales@bendtube.co.uk |
Dancat UK | Fife, Scotland | Marine Engine Import | - | schmitt_joe@onetel.com |
Diamond Diesels(UK) Ltd | North Yorkshire | UK importer of Mitsubishi marine diesel engines & spare parts & Sole diesel engines. | 01977 683690 | sales@diamonddiesels.co.uk |
Diesel Engine Services | Coventry | Diesel pump and injector reconditioner | 02476 667678 | jamie@diesel-engineservices.com |
D W Mechanical Handling | Herts Essex | Marine engineers (Izuzu dealer) | 07850 634625 | dwmechhandling@freeuk.com |
E-Gaskets Limited | Edington, Somerset | Supplier of Lister and Petter engine gasket sets | 01278 722 095 | enquiries@e-gaskets.co.uk |
Electromec Services | All UK | Lister Petter Sales, Service and Parts | 01404 890 002 | colin@electromecservices.com |
Engines Plus Ltd | Dursley, Gloucestershire | Manufacturer & distributor for Canaline Marine engines, UK distributor for Isuzu Diesel Engines | 01453 547273 | sales@enginesplus.co.uk |
Filtermania Limited | All UK | Branded Filters, Oils and Batteries | 01785 226969 | sales@filtermania.co.uk |
Flexiducting & Tubing Ltd | St Albans | Suppliers of Flexible Hose & Ducting | 01727 821480 | sales@flexiducting.co.uk |
Foxwood Diesel | Chesterfield, Derbyshire | Engine Machining and Reconditioning | 01246 260199 | ken@foxwooddiesel.com |
Gardner Marine Diesels Ltd | Kent UK, Worldwide | Gardner Engines & spare parts | +44 (0)1227 719630 | info@gardnermarine.com |
Gardner Parts | Eccles, Manchester | Genuine Gardner Engines & Parts | 0161 786 1900 | sales@gardnerparts.co.uk |
GBH Vehicle Spares | Devon | Engine parts BMC 1.5D | 01409 255464 | spares@gbhspares.co.uk |
Global Marine | India | Marine engine and spares supplier | +91 278 2411671 | powerplant786@hotmail.com |
Glowplugs Direct Limited | West Bromwich | Diesel Engine Glowplug Manufacturer | 0044 121 553 4418 | hogan.k@btconnect.com |
Goodrick Gear Company Ltd | Droitwich Spa | Gear Manufacturers | 07968 089068 | sales@goodrickgear.co.uk |
Gosnays Engineering Company Ltd | Romford, Essex | Engine Remanufacturers on diesel and steam engines | 01708 740668 | sales@gosnays.co.uk |
Hales Marine Systems | UK | Manufacturers the new 2LW marine diesel engine | 01554 821833 | eric@2lw.co.uk |
Hendy Power | Hampshire | Lister Petter UK Main Engine Distributor | 02392 322 999 | pdavies@hendy-group.com |
Inboard Diesels | Devon | Marine Engine Sales and Service |
01548 810604 07882868189 |
in-diesels@talktalk.net |
Indo Marine Engineering Company | Pune, INDIA | Manufacturer of Marine Gear Box and Engines | 91-020-7123003/7122295 | siddharth@indomarine.net |
Kenmaris Services Limited | Top cylinder head type f.10 and others | 07881404886 | info@kenmaris.com | |
K. K. Thaker | Mumbai (INDIA) | Replacement spares of Lister engines -HRW, JP | +91 22 2672879 | kiritk@vsnl.com |
Kings Lock Vetus | Middlewich, Cheshire | Vetus engines and spares | 01606 833633 | mick@kingslock.fsnet.co.uk |
Ledgard Bridge Boats Limited | Mirfield, West Yorkshire | Engine suppliers | 01924 493844 | sales@canalboatbits.co.uk |
LS Supplies Ltd | Falkirk | Diesel Engines and spare parts | 01324 634135 | sales@lombardini-spares.co.uk |
Marine & Power Engineering | Kent and home counties | All marine and power generation engines and electrics | 07462 06346 | marineandpowerengineering@gmail.com |
Marine engines 4 U | Lancashire | Boat engine supplier new and used | 07394 824289 | harrisonboat@icloud.com |
Marine Engine Repairs | Huddersfield | Engine Repair & Overhaul | 07970 440634 | marineenginerepairs@gmail.com |
Marine Mart | Nuneaton | Diesel Engines & gearboxes | 02476 390811 | sales@marinemart.co.uk |
Marine Power Services | Poole, Dorset | Vintage and modern marine engine suppliers and restorers | 07971 859313 | info@marinepowerservices.co.uk |
Marine Power Solution | UK | Supplier of marine diesel engines | 02380 970100 | andrew.knight@marine-power.net |
Matrix Controls | Engine control systems | 01270 753066 | mail@matrixcontrols.co.uk | |
M.C.M. | Leigh Lancashire | Marine and diesel engine component manufacture | 01942-262629 | a.young@motorcyclemachining.co.uk |
Mirfield Auto Spares Ltd. | West Yorkshire: | Suppliers of second hand engines & gearboxes | 01924 495085 | sales@mirfieldautospares.co.uk |
Mitchell Europe | Glasgow | Diesel engine and related spares | 01698 400450 | stuart.mitchell2@virgin.net |
Mobile Marine Engineering | Diesel engines | 0777 467 5749 | geoffmme@aol.com | |
Morris Marine Services | Cambridgeshire | Support for Morris, BMC and Newage engines | 07767 234055 | robin@morrismarine.org.uk |
Nantwich Canal Centre | Engines & Repairs | 01270 625122 | info@canalcraft.co.uk | |
Northern Marine Diesel | Yorkshire & Humberside | Diesel engine repairs | 07956 341074 | northernmarine.nyorks@gmail.com |
North West Engine Services | Chester, North Wales | Gardner Diesel Engine Specialists | 01244 660822 | wgeldeard@aol.com |
Padmavati Marine | Bhavnagar, Gujarat | Marine engines and generators spares | +91-278-3105306 | padmavatimarine@rediffmail.com |
Parsons Mathway Marine | Gosport Hampshire | Refurbishment and spares for Parsons gearboxes | 01926 863563 | sales@parsonsmathwaymarine.co.uk |
Phoenix Hydraulics Ltd | Peterborough | Hydraulic products and components | 01733 234800 | sales@phoenixhydraulics.co.uk |
Pilgrim Lube Services | Plymouth | Boat engine oil drainers, lubrication systems and equipment | 01752 668792 | sales@pilgrimlubeservices.co.uk |
ProProtector | Propeller Protector | 01622 728738 | ||
Quayworks | UK | Isuzu Marine Engines | 07976 631920 | keelingtom@hotmail.com |
R.C.V. | Cannock, Staffordshire | Suppliers of new & reconditioned diesel pumps & injectors. | 01543 422227 | john.rcv@btopenworld.com |
R.K Marine Engineering | Watford | Marine engines services and dry docking | 07956 333892 | ralphjkitts@googlemail.com |
Robinson Engineering Company | Ferndown. Dorset | Engine re-manufacturer | 01202 855599 | sales@robinsonengines.co.uk |
Robush Ltd | Suffolk | Anti-Vibration Distributors | 01728 748336 | donna@robush.co.uk |
Sabb Engine Spares | Shropshire | Sabb engine spares | 07773 175743 | windythemiller@yahoo.co.uk |
Seagull Outboards | Bromsgrove | Outboard repair and service | 01527 835027 | info@seagulloutboards.com |
Seddons | Stoke on Trent | Engine sales & parts | 01782 593444 | fenton@seddonplant.co.uk |
Service Engines UK | Oxford Canal, Thames | Marine Engines & gearboxes, sales, repair | 07810 170580 | info@serviceenginesuk.co.uk |
Sleeman and Hawken | Teignmouth Devon | Diesel engines & spare parts etc | 01626 778266 |
keith@sleeman-hawken.co.uk |
Sovereign Gears Ltd | Leicester | Specialist gear manufacturer | 01530 249090 | sovereigngears@btconnect.com |
S.R. Exports | Mumbai (INDIA) | Manufacturers & exporters of inboard & outboard Marine Engine Parts | 0091 22 56355686 | ssrexports@rediffmail.com |
Stephenson Marine | Newton Abbot Devon | Service and repair of all makes of marine diesels | 01803 841011 | stephensonmarine@hotmail.com |
SZ Diesels | Warwickshire, West Midlands | Marine Diesel engine and associated equipment service and repair | 07508 851418 | stuartziane@szdiesels.co.uk |
Technical Motor Industries | Leighton Buzzard | Engine Reconditioner | 01525 852626 | paul@tmi-mk.com |
Teesdale Classic Car Parts Centre | New Basford, Notts | BMC & Sherpa engine spares | 0115 9791009 | info@classiccarpartscentre.co.uk |
The Automatic Gearbox Company Ltd | Manchester | Marine Automatic Gearbox Specialists | 0161 654 9800 | bill@theautomaticgearboxcompany.co.uk |
The Boatyard | Kennet & Avon | Marine Engineer |
01225 710017 07790 017418 |
info@ukboatyard.com |
FW Thornton | Shrewsbury | Supplier of Engine Parts | 01743 357081 | enquiries@fwthornton.co.uk |
T.H.E. services | Northamptonshire | Hydraulic hose and pipework | 07810370467 | etethurlby@googlemail.com |
Thornycroft Engines | Preston, Lancs | Marine Engines & Gensets | 01772 611144 | sales@thornycroftengines.co.uk |
Tides Marine International | Poole, Dorset | Dripless shaft seals & rubber bearings | 01202 656773 | brianr@tidesmarine.com |
T W Marine | Engine couplings & insulation | 01663 745757 | info@twmarine.co.uk | |
Vulkan Industries Ltd | Brighouse West Yorkshire | Drive Couplings and Sterngear | 01484 712273 | pchotter@vulkan.co.uk |
Watermota Ltd: | Newton Abbot | Supply of Marine Diesel engines and Gen sets | 01626 830910 | Mike@watermota.co.uk |
West End Marine | Batley, West Yorkshire | Marine engineers supplying engines and gensets. | 01924 478060 | westendmarine1@aol.com |
West Point Marine Services, | Fareham | Marine engineers & manufacturers "Parsons gearboxes" | 01329 232881 | sales@westpointmarineservices.co.uk |
W P P Ltd | Ellesmere, Shropshire | Engine/gearbox - spares/repairs | 01691 624391 | info@blackwatermeadow.co.uk |
Wisma Industries | Pune, India | Mfrs. of parts for Lister/Petter, etc.. | 91 204 002211 | wisma@wismaindustries.com |