FOR SALE: Historic A37 Steel Barge – Castlefield Basin, Central Manchester Asking Price: £34,500 – Open to Reasonable Offers Contact: 07901 134000 An exceptional opportunity to acquire a rare, historic steel barge moored in one of Manchester’s most desirable and culturally rich neighbourhoods. The A37, built by W. J. Yarwood & Sons (Cheshire), is the last remaining of eight vessels from a historic fleet that once carried cargo along the Manchester Ship Canal. The A37 is registered with the National historic ships UK Registration number 3767. The meticu... read more

2004 Sea Otter. Only two made. My boat for 19 years. Minimal maintenance.15m x 3.5m x 0.7m.5.25 Nanni Diesel.F & R Thrusters.Indoor wheelhouse.Fully fiited.Webasto radiator heating Solar panels and wind generator.Two bedrooms. Large separate shower.Electric toilet with Holding tank and Sea Emptying. Zanussi washing machine etc.High quality build with original Lifetime Hull Guarantee.... read more

Introducing Nyamande, an excellent 60ft by 12ft6 Widebeam Eurocruiser by Collingwood. Optional mooring available in Ware She has engineered hardwood throughout the boat, with a luxurious wet room. She comes with 2 bedrooms (1 double & 1 single/office) She's ready to move into and start living your offgrid life, with a Water filtration system from Water Freedom and 512AH Lithium batteries coupled with 2400 Watts of solar panels, backed by 120A DC to DC charger. You don't need to worry about filling up with water of connecting to any shoreline for power. One owner fr... read more

Aries's shell was constructed in 2010, by XR&D, and she has been engineered and fitted by myself, with some joinery by Greg Birkett. She is an 83% scale ‘representation’ of a 'River Class' Leeds Liverpool 'Short' boat (from the mid 1900s). These were the canvas covered, widebeam, working boats of the L&L between Wigan and Leeds. She has a steel superstructure of course and modern facilities with berths for up to five, one of which is the 'make up' occasional berth in the saloon. She is gas free, with a Dickinson diesel cookstove and elec... read more

This stunning 60x12 foot widebeam boat built by Collingwood is for sale. The widebeam canal boat comes with a residential mooring at Aire Valley marina, (subject to owner approval) the residential mooring is within walking or cycling distance to Leeds city centre. Close to all amenities including Cardigan Fields a bustling hub of restaurants bars,restaurants cinemas etc. This beautiful widebeam boat is finished in black and cream with matching canopies front and back, this Collingwood Widebeam boat really does stand out. The canopies front and back give this luxury widebeam canal boat e... read more

The Bespoke Boat Company have the opportunity for you to custom build your very own widebeam liveaboard. This boat can be fully customised to suit your individual requirements but we've added photos here to show you exactly what we can do. However a standard specification can include, 6ft saloon skylight, double glazed dutch barge windows in the galley and saloon, portholes to cabins and bathroom, 4G wifi system, mood lighting, webasto heating, 3kw victron inverter, amtico flooring, pocket doors, UPVC bow doors, fully fitted kitchen with appliances, full bathroom. Enquiries are always w... read more

GRAND CANAL COMPANY BARGE 67M FOR SALE A rare opportunity arises to acquire a traditional heritage Grand Canal Company barge. A spacious holiday home, a cruiser for rivers and canals, and a part of the national heritage of Ireland. 67M was built by Vickers in Grand Canal dockyard Ringsend Dublin in 1936. Built to the traditional maximum dimensions for the Grand Canal locks 61ft by 13ft. Draught now 3ft 6inch which can be adjusted by emptying of filling the original ballast tank at the stern. Original hull sides were overplated in year 2000. Original tiller and rudder still provide steering. R... read more

One of a kind rare project barge, I have done a considerable amount of work on this barge over the years but unfortunately never managed to find the time to finish her. She has a lot of Internal space with a good head height of 205 meters. She has a 10 mill overplate which was done in Holland 12 years ago before I brought her to England.... read more

Cruiser stern widebeam was launched in 2019 The hull was blacked & surveyed march 2024 Two new anodes were added to the centre of the hull both sides in total the boat now has 6 anodes Boat safety certificate is due 9/5/2027 Brand new canopy fitted 17/10/2024 by titan boat canopies The back of the boat holds two gas bottles in a locker Diesel tank a 50hp barrus shire engine Leisure batteries & a starter battery The boat is a reverse layout as you enter the boat from the back your straight into the kitchen which has a full size 50/50 fridge freezer large sink cupb... read more

L’Heritage was built in 1930 for Shell as a bunkering tanker to service the Zuiderzee fishing fleet in the Netherlands, one of six boats of which only two are known to be still in use. She was converted to a canal cruiser in 1984 at Tam and Di Murrell’s boatyard in the UK. Since then she has been regularly cruising the canals of France, Belgium and the Netherlands, including overwintering in Paris in 2011 by a family of four. She is currently moored in Cambrai, France. She has some historical interest and always attracts attention. The steering gear is thought to be original; th... read more

This Dutch Barge (Replica) was built by the renowned Boat Builder, Pickwell & Arnold of Todmorden. West Yorkshire, England. Babalou was completed to our own specification in 2005. She was then sailed to James Mayor Co Ltd Boatyard, Tarleton, West Lancashire. PR4 6HD. where she was fitted out by the current owners to a high specification. New Wheelhouse Cover fitted March 2025. Babalou has been fitted out to a high standard, the entire internal structure below the Gunwale was painted with Bitumin prior to Lloyds of London approved Rockwool, was applied throughout, before Visqueen & F... read more

Boat Overview Myosotis is a 60ft long x 13ft wide Dutch Barge built by Paul Barber in 2003. She is fitted with a Gardner 6LW inboard diesel engine and has 7 berths. General Description Myosotis is a superb Dutch Barge built by Paul Barber, who has a very good reputation on the inland waterways. Her current owners have enjoyed numerous cruising adventures during which she has proved to be a very capable craft. Myosotis’ beating heart is the impressive Gardner 6LW inboard diesel engine. She is further equipped with: - Hydraulic bow thruster - Solar panels - Easy retracting wheelh... read more

Tobermory is a well presented wide beam constructed by Colecraft in 2017. At 60' long and 12' 6” wide it is incredibly spacious especially the open plan living area. The owner has lived aboard from new and is a professional carpenter. No expense spared for the internal fit out with handmade touches throughout. It was designed as a comfortable liveaboard so has an ample power supplies with a large battery bank, solar panels, vetus inverter and a built in 10Kva generator in sound insulated box. The generator alone is around £12k to buy and install There is a pumped wa... read more

Built in Thorne for Leeds Co-op from riveted lowmoor iron. Albion is powered with a Lister FM 68 hp in the centre and flanked either side by two Gleniffer 48hp engines. Two 1136 litres diesel tanks and 1136 litres freshwater tank forward. It was our dream to live on the water because there really is nothing like it. When you’re on Albion, time moves more slowly. You can finally relax, and the worries and stresses of modern life just fade away. Sitting in the wheelhouse watching the sun go down whilst the natural world of the river gently unfolds around you, that’s living the dre... read more

Janey is a very well presented boat in excellent condition. Built by Aqualine, known for their quality fit outs, she has more storage than normal, comes fully furnished making an ideal liveaboard. Should you be looking for a liveaboard mooring as well, there is the option of applying for the actual berth ‘Janey’ is on, one of the best views in the marina. This really is the complete package for those looking to take to life on the water in complete comfort. Beautifully fitted out in light oak with granite worktops and a granite dining table. Central heating is from a webasto... read more

Looking for something different and life on a boat, then this maybe the boat for you as it has it all. Stargazer is a 60 foot wide beam and has been well designed and in perfect condition. the boat has a lot of extras and been altered to a high standard to make life easier. There is a lot of work gone into this boat and will be a great place to live The galley would not be out of place in a house and has granite work tops and full size Oven/ Fridge /Freezer and microwave also a over the top of the breakfast bar glass unit to store glasses as shown on pictures. there is two double bedrooms ... read more

This beautiful 60x11ft wide beam boat carefully chosen to navigate most of the canal and river network . This beautifully designed boat was well thought out by its current owners and has been maintained to a very high standard . Boarding on to the spacious stern deck which is covered by a pram cover the cruiser stern is a very social area perfect for entertaining . Below is a fully fitted kitchen which provides ample storage space and is fully equipped with oven, grill and four burner hob, fridge ,freezer , washer ,microwave and wine cooler .There is ample worktop space styli... read more