New Build Barging.co.uk

This web site is written with the intent of helping prospective new barge owners buy the boat of their dreams, and in the hope that the more popular wide beam boats become on the UK canals, the greater the chances of the wide beam network being expanded.

► Message Board Forum

The message board forum is for questions and answers to anything related to new build barging. There are around 150 posts to date.

The site covers all new build barges, including Replica Dutch Barges, River Barges, Broad Beam and Wide Beam narrowboat style barges. The site gives an indication of where in the UK (and European continent) a broad beam barge can cruise (map and chart) plus future plans of broad beam network across the UK.

There is also advice on buying a new build barge and the diy fit-out of 60ft Replica Dutch barge Elessina, including addressing some of the issues encountered during the barge buying process.

If you have an interest in boats and are considering a broad beam canal type boat / barge, you will most likely find something of interest amongst the following pages (if you wish to read all pages, click on the 'next page' hyperlink at the bottom of each page).

Elessina was fabricated during the early months of 2004, and fitted out on it's mooring. Some photos can be seen by clicking here.

New Build - Barge Build Blogs & Photos

►Bob and Julie's Elessina. A 60ft Piper Boats Sailaway

►Kevin's 60ft Barge Project

►Tom & Dee's Ida. A 57ft Cruising Barge

►Si and Jacq's Wide Beam Narrowboat Style Barge

►Dave and Heathers Dutch Barge Style Widebeam

►Mikes's 57ft Broad Beam Barge built by Piper Boats

►Mikes' 57ft Narrowboat Style Widebeam - Black Rose

►Jeff & Jackie's 50ft Thomas design Sailaway Barge.

►Dave & Lyn's 19.8m Euroship built by Sirius Yachts

►Roger and Glynwen's 55ft Barge by Piper Boats

►Your Barge Web Page - Do you have a barge story to tell?

►Questionnaire. Quick, easy bullet point questions

►Readers stats, over 500 votes to date

70% thinking about new build. 17% DBA Members, etc

The Barging.co.uk web site averaged 5,950 visitors

per month during 2011 (slightly up from 5,841 in 2010)

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Please note: This is a personal web site, and whilst we have tried to establish facts wherever possible, any views given are only our opinions. We are just boat owners willing to share our 'venture' into barging. .