Featured Product
Plastic narrowboat reaches water
Renatus, a groundbreaking HDPE narrowboat, shown earlier this year at the Crick Boat Show, has finally been launched.
And the maker – shell builder Formation Plastics working in conjunction with fitter-out Adrift Boats – says the 57ft narrowboat shell will not rust or rot, needs no blacking or repainting and is claimed to absorb impacts better than steel.
The material is proprietary Polystone G, a very high density polyethylene that is noted for its extraordinary toughness, but also for its lightness - one-eighth the weight of steel. It also resists…
Read more…
Electric community boat hire offers training experience
The Bedford & Milton Keynes Trust is offering an unusual charter for the remaining weeks of this year. A group hiring its community trip boat…
Read more…
Aquavista initiative disrupts mooring industry
Two recent initiatives from the major Aquavista marina chain seem to shakingg up the mooring industry – Explore 100 and Marina Swap.
Explore 100 lets…
Read more…
5.5kW 48V alternator from Sterling Power
A new alternator from Sterling Power could redefine what's expected of electrical systems on narrowboats – whether for new builds or retrofits.
The new A48100…
Read more…
Woodlets wood pellets
A reader has told us about Woodlets heat logs, which he says burn beautifully and cleanly in his narrowboat’s multi-fuel stove. Not having tried them…
Read more…
Quick & easy toolkits
If you're just moving aboard a new boat and you want to be sure of having a ready-made complete tool kit, we are currently much…
Read more…
Lucky Line Key hider
Boatyards always know ‘the usual place’ where boaters keep emergency keys in case they lock themselves out. If you don't know, we won’t publicise it.…
Read more…
Minimal List historical canal map
This historical British waterways map from canal maps specialist Minimal List will be an interesting talking point, either aboard your boat or at home.
The…
Read more…
Bespoke boat mattresses
It's no surprise that a business called Caravan Mattress Direct is also specialist in making made-to-measure mattresses for boats. Neil Hubbard has been creating all…
Read more…
Wavecleaner VAC upgraded
Wave International has upgraded its Wavecleaner VAC, the system designed to quickly deal with small-scale water pollution. Use cases might include accidental spills in marinas,…
Read more…
