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At the Southampton Boat Show last year, Boatshed, together with the Marine Inspection Association of leading marine surveyors, introduced the use of IPAs when selling used sail and motor boats. An IPA is a further tool to increase the transparency...

We are delighted to announce our new relationship with BWML. BWML is part of the UK’s Canal & River Trust (formally, British Waterways) a national charity whose primary role is the custodian and navigation authority for around 2,000...

At the end of May The Independent reported that duck lanes have been introduced to towpaths in London, Manchester and Birmingham. The duck lanes are designed to encourage walkers, runners and cyclists to remember the birds and other animals who li...

I’ve seen a couple of good articles about living on a canal boat recently; and we shared them on our Facebook page. This is Money did a great breakdown of outlays and overheads, how to get a loan and what moorings can cost. They featured a youn...

Boat festival season is now upon us and many are polishing their brasses this week in readiness for display at the Canalway Cavalcade. Organised by volunteers from the Inland Waterways Association this waterways festival has been held in London�...

I was recently researching online to find The Canal Boaters Top 10 Tips for Boat Bathrooms and this lead to a discussion on Facebook about the best cleaning products to use on board. The canal wildlife doesn’t always appreciate the disposing of ...

Boatshed is one of the largest international yacht brokerages in the world, specialising in the sale and purchase of second-hand sail and motor boats. The original business, set up in Milford Haven Marina some 15 years ago, by seasoned sailor...

The Canal and River Trust have announced that for the duration of this week only, (29th March – 4th April) boats may remain on designated visitor moorings for one hour longer than the usual specified time. This will mean, for example, th...

If you’re anything like me, you bought a narrowboat (or want to buy a narrowboat) because you have a bit of a wanderlust. There’s nothing like cruising along at 3mph with a mug of coffee on the roof hatch and giving a friendly nod to t...

On Friday 13th February 2015 the Canal and River Trust announced plans to extend a recent trial policy in Wales, to all continuous cruisers across the network. During the pilot scheme the Trust watched the cruising patterns of boats in Wales over ...

Ok, so we don’t actually have a ‘club’ for this, but we do arrange discreet meetings between lonely vessels and suitable skippers. As Valentine’s Day approaches this weekend, we’d love to see these three rare and unusual boats matched up...

Next week sees the kick-off of a new canal documentary, this time following John Sergeant as he “barges” around Britain checking out eight of the most popular cruising routes. ITV’s press release says,

Soon the new boating season will be upon us. Time for us boaters who have been moored up most of the winter to come out and play with our hardier friends who have been living aboard or cruising during the winter.

If you have a boat, used to have a boat or dream of buying a boat then why not brighten up your January by planning some canal-themed New Year resolutions? Here are some ideas to get you started.

I am guilty of using a controversial blog title there, because in reality CRT will tell you plenty about continuous cruising on their very helpful Canal and River Trust Website. But for those that are new to the wonderful world of canals and narr...

If you’re stuck for ideas when buying a present for the narrowboater in your life, look no further than our blog for plenty of inspiration. From traditional crafts to gadgets and chandlery; consider fishing equipment, artwork, DVD’s or books. ...

Welcome to Boatsheds Newsletter, in it we round-up what Boatshed has been up to in the boat sales market and report on major events and trends in the sector. We are also introducing new and exciting Boatshed products and initiatives to suppor...

Christmas time makes everything seem so cosy and sparkly, and the Grand Union Canal is no exception. If you want to get into the festive spirit over the next few weeks we have seven merry ideas for celebrating Christmas on the waterways this year....

This weekend (22nd – 23rd Nov 2014) boaters and gongoozlers have the rare opportunity to enjoy a free open day on the Regent's Canal in East London.