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Boatshed Dartmouth are pleased to offer for sale a Trophy 2052. The boat is presented in very clean and tidy condition and of greatest importance is the fact that the engine and outdrive was replaced in 2008. The engine has only done about 150 hou...

I love the charm and history of the old working boats, even though I know that the reality of life for a working narrowboat family was a perpetual struggle of hard graft and making ends meet. Not to mention the accidents at work and the short life...

Waterline Boats / Boatshed Seattle has several select wooden-hulled boats in its brokerage inventory.
Would you consider wood? Don’t be so quick to say “no.” The fact is that you can get a lot of boat for your dollar when purchasing wood...

As we wake our precious craft from their winter slumber, ready to take on the new boating season with zest, their can be nothing more infuriating than a flat battery!

At Boatshed Essex we love boats. We love the way you can stay in a different place each night without needing to unpack. The way that you can keep your favourite home comforts with you on board. The way that we’re always learning and improving o...

RYDE OR BUST?

A long time ago, when I sold my beloved first ever boat, a 45 foot red narrowboat with a cruiser stern, the boat broker told me that she was a little “tired looking” and labelled her as a project boat for sale.

Many people dream of a life afloat funded by charter work or sailing instruction. This is perfectly possible but for British flagged vessels or foreign flagged vessels operating from UK ports the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) lays down a se...

…and other questions that I asked Steve Booth, motor boat and yacht broker.

This gullet type yacht is one of the biggest motor sailors on the Adriatic,modern, comfortable and equipped for long cruises. Her dimensions and hull lines ensure enough space for 5 comfortable cabins a spacious salon with a bar, big roofed after...

Discovery Yachts has announced that the new Discovery 57 will be the largest resin-infused sailing yacht to be produced in Great Britain. T

Waterline Boats / Boatshed Seattle is in the midst of our first North American application of Boatshed.com’s BoatBid online auction, with 14 of our boats included in the current auction catalog.

The 20th Dubai International Boatshow is now officially open and the Boatshed team were on hand to see the opening ceremony first hand.
Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum officially opened the show.

PRESS RELEASE

The Echo has recently reported that two brothers are planning a 2,000 mile voyage, sailing around the coast of Britain for charity.
Dean Osler, from Eastwood and his brother Craig, from Hullbridge, will be starting their journey aboard their ...

My winter mooring this year is very close to the Tring Reservoirs, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and an incredibly beautiful area for boating, walking, angling and cycling. It’s also a major feature of the southern Grand Union Canal, and...

There are almost 35,000 canal boats on Britain’s inland waterways*, but it’s quite difficult to estimate how many of those are floating homes. I was recently interviewed by a journalist who seemed to want to find out what ‘type’ of people...

It may be a 2009 North Pacific 39 Pilothouse Trawler for sale, but her sparkling condition could lead you to believe it is a 2012 model!

In formal recognition of the Royal Southern Yacht Club's 175th. Anniversary being celebrated this year, a private luncheon was hosted on Tuesday the 21st February for 150 members of the Hamble-based Club at the invitation of its Patron, H.R....