If you’re wondering how to sell your canal boat or narrowboat then you’ve come to the right place: a global brokerage with local knowledge. Whether it's a trad or cruiser stern, Dutch barge, Dutch style narrowbeam, tug boat or wide beam we have the experience and technology to sell your boat quickly.

If you’re thinking of selling an inland boat then check out this shamelessly biased guide to canal boat brokerage, which includes the top five places to sell your canal boat.

1) Boatshed Grand Union

Jan and Phil are very pleased to be the first Boatshed brokerage dedicated to the inland waterways of the UK. They share a passion for canals and canal boats and consider themselves lucky to be able to work at something they enjoy so much.

In just 10 years the Boatshed formula of traditional brokerage using local knowledge and world beating technology made Boatshed the largest and fastest growing boat brokerage in the world. Jan and Phil have now brought that same system to south west England’s inland waterways. They cover all of the Grand Union canal, including the London canals, as well as the River Lee Navigation.

2) Boatshed London

Angus Rose specialises in the sale of houseboats, narrowboats and Dutch barges all across the capital. He approaches each listing as a yacht broker, not an estate agent, who often don't have the unique expertise and knowledge that comes from dealing with boats and boat people. He understands the passion people have for their boats and has an established network of contacts in London to help people sell their boats quicker than other brokers.

3) Boatshed Lancashire

Are you sensing a theme in the brokers I’ve chosen for this list?! Paul and Helen Diffin’s offices are based at Glasson Basin Marina in Lancaster and from there they cover all coastal and inland waterways and marinas throughout Lancashire as well as the Isle of Man.

4) Boatshed Thames

Also a Boatshed brokerage, Boatshed Thames have a good selection of river cruisers for sale and usually a couple of narrowboats too. Simone Ray says, “I am privileged to be the owner of the Boatshed Thames brokerage. We offer a full traditional yacht brokerage using the latest technology to market your boat to an extensive audience. I have spent the last 30 years messing about on boats on the Thames. I also have my own boat “Akvavit” a Bayliner 285 at Windsor marina.”

5) Boatshed Bourgogne

So you must have noticed that my top five brokers are all Boatshed offices. But did you know that one of our inland brokers is based in France? You can contact Graham and Magali Wharmby whether you’re looking for a penuche, barge, Dutch barge, Dutch steel cruiser, coastal cruiser or even a sailing yacht. Graham says, “We have access to the widest range of boats on the planet because Boatshed Bourgogne is part of Boatshed.com, the largest independent group of Yacht Brokers in the world with over 50 offices in various locations around the globe.”

Occasionally Boatshed Yorkshire and Boatshed Suffolk have inland boats for sale too, but potential buyers don’t need to browse each site individually to find your boat for sale. Our flexi search facility searches all of our brokers’ websites putting your boat for sale in front of an international audience.

So if you have a boat to sell, give your nearest Boatshed a call and we will be happy to list your boat on our websites, with up to 70 photographs available to our 600,000 registered customers.

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