14th August 2019
Boat test: Mothership Marine’s solar-powered semi-trad
With the current clamour for alternative power and eco-friendly approach to boatbuilding, Shine stands out as a perfect example of creative thinking
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9th July 2019
Boat test: 60ft cruiser by Boating Leisure Services
After saving for 15 years and visiting eight boatyards, Sue and Alan Shrimpton were always going to create a winner... and the crowds at Crick agreed
9th July 2019
Steve Haywood: Bags of vision to cut plastic use on the canals
“None of us wants to be moored on a floating rubbish tip when we take our boats out; none of us want to cut another plastic bag from our propellers”
27th June 2019
AGM or wet open cell batteries for my canal boat?
A question about replacing batteries on canal boats
21st June 2019
The Derby boatmaker who swindled over £130,000 from innocent boaters
Pip and Mick Leckenby were conned out of their money when Stillwater Narrowboats didn’t follow through with their promise
11th June 2019
Canal boat test: 57ft semi-trad from Tyler Wilson and Finesse Boats
You’ve been bitten by the bug and your budget’s in place to satisfy your burning desire to get on board your new boat but what about the dreaded waiting lists?
11th June 2019
Me and my boats: Plenty of bottle
Colin Evans ditched the dream of a country cottage to gamble on a waterborne bolthole and his niece Kate Gosney was on hand to capture his celebrations
31st May 2019
Steve Haywood: Let’s ban the bullies
Steve is ‘incensed at boaters bringing their mean-minded sense of entitlement from the land to the water and in the process destroying the very values that we cherish most on the canals’
22nd May 2019
Let’s Fish! campaign to highlight benefits of fishing
The Angling Trust and CRT have announced the details of their Let’s Fish! angling participation campaign for 2019
17th May 2019
Ask the experts: Cruising with an empty calorifier
We asked the experts about the potential pitfalls of cruising with an empty calorifier
30th April 2019
Question: how to stop mould problems on your boat?
How to stop mould and mildew appearing when boats are laid up
