Boatbuilding & Maintenance

A fully revised and expanded edition of the only resource you'll need for choosing, owning and maintaining a narrowboat. The UK has over 2000 mi...

Anyone who owns a fibreglass boat (GRP or FRP, yacht or dinghy) knows that it can get damaged in the rough and tumble of everyday use. Sometimes th...

After the end of hostilities in 1945, the fishing industry was quick to establish some semblance of recovery and a surge of new builds and restorat...

When Alexander Noble established his boatyard in 1898, he probably didnt realise he was also establishing a new Noble tradition. Alexanders yard wo...

The UK has over 1000 miles of navigable canals and rivers which are home to an estimated 70,000 boats. To the untrained eye canal boats can all loo...

Boats are expensive and they are complicated - unless you are going to pay a professional to carry out a survey (at yet more expense) it is invalua...

Most outboard motors will be troublesome at some point in their lives, but armed with the right knowledge a skipper needn't worry. The Reeds Outbo...

Once, the output of such yards as Harland & Wolff and Workman, Clark was vital business of national and international importance. The Harland &...

Having a moderately successful business and two grown up children, Fiona thought her life was fairly settled. She was unprepared for the impact tha...

When owning a narrow boat, or any engine-powered vessel, it is vital to ensure that the engine is kept in good working order. Narrow Boat Engine M...