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In this month's BoatBid auction, we are taking a closer look at the Hancock and Lane 50ft Narrowboat.

Did you know that the original wooden Post Boats were used to deliver mail around the Scottish coast? They needed to be strong, capable and seaworthy. These modern versions, moulded in hand laid fibreglass and fitted with polished hardwood & ...

These days there are lots of ways for an owner to try and sell a Multihull, from advertising it on Ebay or in a local newspaper, private Facebook ADs etc. However given these difficult Covid times many owners are absent from there boats and unable...

It's that time of Year again here in Tropical S. Texas.
As it gets closer to the height of hurricane season here in the North Atlantic , Caribbean Sea & Gulf of Mexico; Boatshed Texas & crews have been preparing for Tropical Storm Ha...

Updated 27 September 2021.

The July 2020 BoatBid auction is open to entries.
The Auction will run from Monday 6th through to Sunday 12th July 2020, and the catalogue will go live on Monday 29th June 2020.

Our June 2020 BoatBid Auction will end tonight at 1900hrs (BST).
For the next few hours take an opportunity to browse through our catalogue, at the variety of vessels for sale.

Boatshed Midi Canals are delighted to offer this restaurant boat and trip boat for sale.
She will be presented in the June 2020 BoatBid Auction, which is running from Monday 8th June through to Sunday 14th June 2020.

This month's BoatBid brings an exciting range of boats and opportunities from around our global brokerages. Our listings genuinely include options for most interests and tastes and make a fascinating collection to view.
The Lagoon 450, Outb...

This is an interesting video using an example of a Salar 40 that Boatshed Lancashire are selling up in Lancashire. Jotun use this process a great deal throughout Europe but they say that this is the first time that it has been done in the UK.

Our business practices aim to reduce social contact where possible and when customers and brokers need to meet, we aim to reduce any risk of infection. Please find further information below, relevant to selling and buying . These are in addition ...

Opportunities like this don't come along very often! If you have a liferaft, do you know what's inside it? This quick video from Boatshed Brighton Yacht Brokers shows what's contained in a typical liferaft and what it's used for.

As many of us have spent the last few weeks shut away, either in close proximity to our family or by ourselves, I have started to think how similar these circumstances are to sailing a small boat long-distance on the open ocean.

Tiara 31 & Maxum 37 – On Deck at Waterline Boats!

Some of you may have seen the Channel 4 programme “The Mutiny” recreating the astonishing voyage of Captain Bligh from near Tonga to Batavia (modern day Jakarta) a journey of some 4,000 miles. If you caught it you will know that the pa...

In our latest “A Boat Owner’s Insights” series, we speak with the owners of a 2008 Cold Water 3700 Pilothouse. You will find this boat listed on our Boatshed Seattle website (link below). This recreational aluminum fishing vessel was...

The April BoatBid auction is now open to entries.
The Auction will run from Friday 10th through to Tuesday 14th April 2020, and the catalogue will go live on Wednesday 11th March 2020.

Tim, from Boatshed Brighton Yacht brokers, takes us through the advantages and disadvantages of folding propellers, in this bite-sized video.

The brief was simple....."Get yourself to Phoenix, I need crew!" My cousin Tony texted me.
So after a flight to LAX and 8 hour bus ride I found myself at the Arizona Yacht Club for their 62nd Birthday Regatta & Leukemia Cup.