Le Saphir. Constructed by Locaboat industries in 1984, is one of the most successful classic fibreglass boats built for use on the canals and inland waterways of France and Europe. Built for safety and ease of operation, these boats are simple to operate and maintain with many still available to hire in rental fleets. Easy for single handed navigation and simple for two persons. Safe with walkway and rails all around. Shallow draft of 0.75 metres this boat can navigate and tie up in places other boats cannot reach. Safely step through the wheelhouse onto the lock walls and safely throw your ro... read more

Collingwood 65ft x 12.6 ft wide beam 2023 2 bedrooms. New safety certificate just issued. Teal with black and cream coach line Delux curved rear deck with tiller steering Roller sliding cabin hatch Only put Into the water October 2023 All work out completed recently Engine has just 90 hours. Vetus bow thruster Canaline 60 BHP engine (90 hours) Double glazed windows and portholes Double glazed front doors Uprated 9kw Webasto heating system connected to calorifier and 6x radiators. (standard webastos do not heat a boat this size) 2x side hatches on port and starboar... read more

Wellaway is a 60ft x 12ft widebeam for sale due to a change in personal circumstances. Built by Viking Canal Boats in 2019, the boat is currently moored near Ely with a possibility of keeping the mooring if wished. Viewings welcome with prior appointment. 10 cm higher roof than standard widebeams. Higher roof creates a voluminous interior. Interior is light and bright (Houdini hatches). Wellaway is moored in a small, gated marina. Continuation of mooring is a possibility. Direct access to the A10. Ely Station: 5 miles. Cambridge North: 8 miles. Kitchen and Utility room ... read more

Non traditional. Fully fitted out to live aboard. Newly installed kitchen. Hard flooring throughout. Fully fitted bathroom with electric Saniflo toilet and shower (via engine/Webasto or 240w immersion heater. Massive main cabin heated by multiple fuel stove which includes oven. Currently one large double bedroom and with sofa bed in main cabin but plenty of of space for options. Main bedroom currently has free standing funiture and work is underway to box in remaining pipe work - bedroom can be fitted to buyers requirements if sale arranged. Barge benefits for large rear deck with lockers ... read more

This unique wide beam all steel boat 6-8 berth was built to a high standard by Napton Narrowboats in the UK on a Colecraft steel hull to our own design. New in 2009 and built to the European Recreational Craft Directive this boat has been well maintained. It has been in private use of the owner since being retired from the hire fleet in 2020. Suitable for cruising any European inland waters and would make an ideal liveaboard to explore the Canal de deux Mers in the South of France. A new engine was fitted in 2012 and engine hours are only 2,356. This boat has been fitted out in sustainable ... read more

Overview: Step aboard Ghost, a stylish and well-equipped 2018 Collingwood Widebeam Barge, ideal for luxury liveaboard life or extended cruising. With its bespoke paintwork, oak-finished interior, and comprehensive 2023 refit, this vessel stands out both in looks and functionality. Specification: Builder: Collingwood Year Built: 2018 Length: 60ft Beam: 12.5ft Engine: Canaline 52 (only 53 hours, last serviced 2024) Fuel: Diesel Hull Type: Steel Berths: 2 (1 fixed double cabin) Location: Ramsgate Royal Harbour ? Accommodation: Light and modern oak-finished interior One fixed double cabin Spaci... read more

Good condition and ready to sail away. Beautiful artwork of Boudicca on her carriage. Lots of windows for a live aboard. PRICE: £40,000. NAME: Boudicca YEAR BUILT: 2002 BUILT BY: Stowe Hill Marine LENGTH: 57 ½ Semi-Trad – Thames river cruiser style (17.68 mtrs) LAYOUT STERN TO BOW: Bedroom-Bathroom-Galley-Dinette-Saloon ENGINE & GEARBOX: Beta Marine 43hp with PRM 150 gearbox BOWTHRUSTER STEERING: Tiller at stern BERTHS: 4 Fixed double, dinette which converts to double BOAT SAFETY CERTIFICATE: 13/08/2026 LAST BLACKING + TYPE : July 2024 ... read more

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

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

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