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Welcome back to Canal Boat UK, and another article that will hopefully shed some more light on the world of canal boats. Today we are trying something totally new, a research project that I have undertaken to try and find some interesting trends within the narrowboat/ canal boat market. When starting this website, I didn’t …
Read moreCanal & Narrowboat Research Project 2020 [TRENDS WITH APOLLO DUCK DATA?]
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK! In our ongoing quest to bring you the best narrow and canal boat information, today we are publishing a guide on narrowboat solar systems. This article aims to be both informative and a place where you can read reviews of the different components you will need for a full …
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK. In the past we have done some buying guides, such as our guide to buying a used narrowboat. However, today I want to tackle the somewhat simpler question of ‘How Much is a Canal Boat’. Of course, there are a lot of variables involved in buying a boat, so …
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK. Today I am tackling a question that I have seen raised a lot in the narrowboat community. Can a canal boat go in the sea? How about coastal waters? These are the questions I hope to answer today. Can a Narrowboat Go in the Sea or Coastal Waters? There …
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK, the place where we try to answer your canal boat related questions! Narrowboating in particular is getting pretty popular in the UK now, and I am sure a lot of people are wondering how much a narrowboat holds its value over time? Depreciation is something a lot of people …
Read moreDo Canal Boats Hold Their Value? [YOU MAY BE SURPRISED]
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK. Today I want to try and give you an insight into the different boats you may find on the British canals, and the pros and cons of each. Hopefully, this will give you a better idea which canal boat will suit your situation best. Be aware that this is …
Read moreWidebeam VS Narrowboat VS River Cruiser: Which Canal Boat is Best?
As a website dedicated to narrowboats, we want to cover all issues that narrowboaters may face or questions they may ask. As the long Summer evenings are upon us (at the time of writing), I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to talk about alcohol and narrowboats. Do they mix well? Is it illegal …
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK, where we only talk about narrowboats 🙂 Today’s topic is a very important one – space saving! Narrowboats are often somewhat compact places to live (unless you have a 70 footer or a wide beam!), so space saving ideas can go a long way to improving your quality of …
Here at Canal Boat UK the whole aim is to be the encyclopedia of narrowboating, and offer those little tit-bits of advice that everyone on the canal needs 🙂 We are a ways away from getting anywhere near this goal, but we will try! Advice is important, but there’s another reason people love to search …
Welcome back to Canal Boat UK. Today we are going to discuss electric narrowboats. Is it possible to have an electric narrowboat? More importantly, is it practical? Today we want to provide some information for anyone that might be considering electricity as their main source of propulsion on a narrowboat. Why the Interest in Electric …