Narrow Boats for Sale

Narrow boats for sale can be found mostly on the web.  Most of the Narrow Boats you will find for sale will be in the United Kingdom, Britain used these boats to go up and down the waterways mostly in the 18th, and 19th centuries.  Thanks to their design, most passengers won't need to wear adult life jackets or other standard boating safety gear.  It was until the 1830's that the canal boats were used for a lot of things.  They were used for transportation of passengers, mail, and many other cargo.  It was then that the trains started gaining popularity and the Narrow Boats started to suffer.  Many of the boat owners moved their families into the boats as homes and turned them more into house boats then cargo boats.  The reason for

this was because with the loss of work, they couldn't keep up with the rent of their homes and the upkeep on the boat.

They were used in the canals at the time because the widest parts of the canals were usually only 7 feet across.  You can find Narrow Boats for sale in almost any length but generally they were never more then 7 feet across.  They have been made up to 72 feet long but seldom ever used because being that long made it hard to navigate though the narrow and curvy parts of the canals. 

Most the used Narrow Boats for sale start from the price range of 35,000 US dollars to over 80,000 US dollars.  Most of the new Narrow Boats for sale you will find start off around 90,000 US dollars and are generally wider then the used ones because the canals have been widened since the last time narrow boats were mainly used for transport of goods and people around Great Britain.

If you have a questions or comments about Narrow Boats for sale, please contact us.  We would be happy to hear from you and answer any questions you may have.