• Acorn Engineering - A company in Denton, Greater Manchester, UK offering electrical control panel building and an extensive online chandlery catalaogue with secure ordering and payment facilities. Also offers canal boat surveying.
• Aquarius Narrowboat Fitters - Offering bespoke fitting out of traditional style narrowboats to any stage of build. Includes contact information.
• Brenmarl Engineering - Manufacturers of a wide variety of fittings, castings and fabrications in brass, aluminum or iron for narrowboats, both traditional and cruiser style. Located in Saul, Gloucestershire, UK.
• Channel Glaze - Manufacturers and suppliers of marine windows for canal boats, narrowboats, and Dutch barges. Includes history, product details and technical support.
• Classic Boats Ltd - Specifications, pricing and pictures of the EuroClassic 129 and 137 steel cruisers designed for living aboard on the inland waterways of Europe. The site includes contact information
• Delta Marine Services - Builders of wide beam river barges and narrowboats using the latest British and European standards. The site includes interior and exterior photos, specifications and contact information.
• Elite Furnishings.net - A Tamworth, Staffordshire manufacturer of soft furnishings, upholstery, seating and bedding designed specifically for the Narrowboat and Caravan. The site includes illustrated catalogue with prices.
• Kate Boats - A company in Warwick, UK that builds bespoke narrowboats. The site includes some information and photos.
• Kingsground Bespoke Narrowboats - Builders of bespoke narrowboats in Bicester, Oxon, UK. Includes a section dedicated to owners and users of Kingsground boats.
• Liverpool Boat Co. Ltd - This company calls itself the largest canal boat builder in the UK. The site includes specifications, photos, prices, and payment structure.
• Luxury Afloat - A small family business in Nottinghamshire, UK producing fully-fitted narrowboats. Includes photo gallery, and contact information.
• Northwich Trader Narrowboats - R W Davis & Son, builders of steel vessels including replica Dutch Luxemotor style barges and Northwich Trader style narrowboats in Saul, Gloucester, UK.
• Orchard Marina - A company in Northwich, Cheshire which builds and fits out narrowboats, operates a marina and provides a brokerage service. The site includes boat layouts and contact information.
• Price, Fallows & Co. Limited - A company in Shrewsbury, UK specializing in building narrowboat shells. Includes specifications, online inquiry form and location map.
• Puffer Parts - A canal boat parts manufacturer and chandler located alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. Also an online store and a bespoke chandlery service.
• Sea Otter Boats - Designers and builders of boats from marine grade aluminium alloy for canal, river, or inshore use. The site includes specifications, photos and contact information.
• Stephen Goldsbrough Boats - Bespoke narrowboat builders based in Solihull, UK. The site includes information on products and services with photos of finished projects.
• Stowe Hill Marine Ltd - A company in Northamptonshire, UK creating narrowboats to bespoke customer designs. Includes specifications, prices, images and location map.

Boat Brokers:

• Andy Burnett Narrowboat Brokerage - Specialises in selling quality narrowboats from their home moorings - most boats have page of photos.
• Belmont Boats - A brokerage in Belmont, Offaly, Ireland that specializes in canal cruisers and barges.
• The Boatshare Company - Narrowboat shared ownership company in the UK with 16 share and 8 shares offering 4 weeks extended cruising in John White built quality boats.
• Boatshed Benicarlo - A boat brokerage covering the Benicarlo area.
• Bowcrest Marine - The UK's oldest established Dutch barge brokerage and the only UK based barge brokerage that operates almost entirely in the Netherlands.
• Carefree Cruising - Offering shared ownership narrowboats in the UK. The site includes boat specifications, investment data and FAQs, but provides very little contact or location information.
• Harral Brokerage Services - Canal and narrowboat brokers for buyers and sellers of narrowboats, throughout the UK.
• Living on Water - A company in the Netherlands offering canal boat brokerage and conversion of vessels to live-aboard accommodation. The site includes brokerage listings and links to boatyard.
• Luxe-Motor Barges - A broker of canal barges, in Saint-Usage/Saint-Jean-de-Losne, France at the inland waterways crossroads of Europe.
• On Line Boating - Whether it be selling or buying a boat, requesting a site link to be added to your site, or have your own web site Designed and hosted at On Line Boating Co UK.
• OwnerShips - Offering shared ownership of narrowboats in the UK and Dutch barges in Europe. The site includes an index of over eighty boats, discussion group, chat room and contact information.
• Sander Doeve Yacht Brokers - A Dutch company offering to purchase and sell vessels suitable for use on European canals. The site includes an easily searched illustrated database of boats for sale.
• Scheepsmakelaardij - A Enkhuizen, Netherlands based brokerage that has been buying and selling traditional canal and sailing barges and cruising yachts since 1987.
• Tjalk canal boat - Tjalk for sale. Location canal du midi, France
• Venetian Marina Village - Provides an inventory of GRP cruisers and steel narrow boats for sale. With photographs. Located in Nantwich, Cheshire, UK.
• Virginia Currer Marine - Selling steel narrowboats, widebeam Craft and Dutch barges for use on inland waterways. VCM also sell residential boats and commercial leisure craft.
• Whilton Marina Ltd. - A full service narrowboat marina on the Grand Union Canal in rural Northamptonshire. The site includes descriptions of facilities and services, brokerage listings and contact information.

• The Anderton Boat Lift - The official site of the Anderton Boat lift, the world's first and the UK's only working boat lift.
• Aquafest 2002 - North West Canal Happenings! - Information on events and festivals from Liverpool to Huddersfield and on cruising the newly opened canals in England's North West in 2002.
• The Burgundy Canal - Information about barges, cruising, boating and navigation on this canal in France.
• Canal Archive: Bridging the Years - Explores the creation of the Bridgewater Canal, the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, the development Trafford Park and the decline and rebirth of the waterfront as Salford Quays.
• Canal Boating in the UK and Europe - An introduction for those unfamiliar with the pleasures of canal and waterway cruising, as well as a resource for experienced boaters.
• Canal Cruising Guide - A guide to narrowboats, hire companies, pubs, restaurants, shopping and recreation along the Canals of the Midlands in the UK. Includes links, maps and contact information.
• Canal Junction - Comprehensive guide and leisure directory for British canals, cruising guides and background about culture, tradition, heritage, engineering, and folk art plus links to leisure companies.
• Canalia - Information on Britain's historic canals and waterways including holidays afloat, canal related books and magazines, events, and stoppages.
• Canalplan AC - An online route planner for UK inland waterways. Gazetteer, FAQs, guest book, forum and contact information.
• Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This waterway allows users to bypass the Long-Sault rapids on the Ottawa River. Built in 1833 for the military, it soon became used for commerce.
• Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This canal opened in 1843 to allow uninterrupted navigation between Lake Champlain and the Chambly Basin. Popular today with pleasure boaters.
• Champlain Canal - History, boating information, maps, photos and business services available to travelers and shoppers on this canal in upstate New York, USA.
• Chelmsford Boats - Offers some information on the waterways around Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
• Cruising America's Waterways - Guide to destinations for independent boaters with descriptions of 20 multi-day cruises on America's rivers, canals, and waterways.
• Cruising the Canals and Rivers of Europe - A monthly newsletter with articles and information on traveling the waterways of 14 countries of Europe.
• Dismal SwampCanal - This historic canal is a frequent route for boaters traveling the American Intercoastal Waterway (ICW). Historical data, photos, travel links, and other useful information.
• Driffield Navigation Gallery - An independent site promoting the Driffield Navigation. Includes virtual cruises and a picture gallery of past and present views.
• Dudley Canal Trust - A brief history of Dudley Tunnel and famous limestone mines. Information for boaters requiring passage through the 2888m long tunnel,and information on boattrips into the limestone mines under Dudley
• Erie Canal: The Building of the Great Western Canal - The Erie Canal became the superhighway of transportation in the 1800s and opened up the Upper Midwest of the United States to farming and migration.
• The Falkirk Wheel - Information on the rotating boat lift connecting the Union Canal with the Forth & Clyde Canal in the UK. The site includes history, design, visitor and contact information.
• Falkirk Wheel & Millennium Link - A tourist guide to the Forth & Clyde and Union canals and the Falkirk Wheel boatlift in central Scotland
• Grantham Canal - Describing the restoration of this canal which runs from the River Trent to Grantham in the UK.
• History of the Erie Canal - University of Rochester students' documentation of the history of the Erie Canal and its successor, the New York State Barge Canal, with concentration on the impact on New York and America in the nineteenth century.
• The Horseboating Society - Promoting horseboating and preserving the heritage and skills of this once common form of transport. Information on horse drawn trip boats and horse drawn boat journeys.
• The Iron Dutchess - Some information on the building of a 55 foot replica Dutch barge somewhere in the UK. The site includes a Dutch barge and narrowboat forum.
• Jim Shead's Waterways Information - Information on UK navigable rivers and canals, including tables of locks and distances, map, history, tunnels, aqueducts, bibliography, articles, photographs, and glossary.
• Lachine Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This canal opened in 1825 as the doorway to waterways linking the Atlantic to the heart of North America. Replaced in 1970, it was being reopened in 2002 for pleasure boating.
• Lancaster Canal History and Information - Including information on the towns, villages, boatyards, boating, pubs and facilities nearby.
• Lock92: Discovering Northern England's Canal Heritage - Northern England's Rochdale, Huddersfield narrow, Ashton, Peak Forest, Macclesfield, and the Leeds and Liverpool canal heritage seen through photographs and visitor comments.
• Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - The canal links Bolton and Bury to Salford in the UK and was built as a cheap form of transport for the goods being produced there.
• Mike Stevens' UK INland Waterways Pages - Illustrated guide to London Canals. Maps of UK waterways history. Reports of narrowboat and sailing barge voyages. Waterways humour. Cats afloat.
• The Millennium Link (1999-2002) - An information and picture resource of the restoration of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in Scotland, including construction of the Falkirk Wheel. Includes a webcam archive of the wheel's operation.
• The Montgomery Canal - Bringing together up to date items of news and interest concerning this canal in the UK.
• Narrow Boating on the UK Inland Waterways - Informative, yet humourous, with canal history, glossary, information for boaters and useful links about art, history and business on the canals.
• New York State Canal System - Information on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canal system, towns along the canals, things to do, things to see, boat operators, and other information.
• Next Generation Boat Project - The graphics-intensive site of a non-profit organisation operating boating trips on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal for children and young adults.
• NYCanal.com - What to see, how to get there, where to stay when traveling on the New York State Canal System.
• Pennine Waterways - Dedicated to the canals of the South Pennines, UK: Huddersfield, Ashton, Rochdale and Peak Forest Canals. Features restoration of Huddersfield Canal and virtual cruises.
• Portsmouth to London Canal - Presenting a history of the Portsmouth to London canal of the 1800s, how it was built and why it failed. The site includes fifty pictures.
• Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada - A chain of lakes, rivers and canals winding 202 km from Kingston, at the head of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
• Rideau Canal Waterway - A portal to the sights, activities and businesses along this canal and waterway between Kingston and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Site includes virtual tours, business directory, boating information and FAQs.
• River Thames - Offering some information on the history and heritage of this river. Descriptions and pictures of some attractions and facilities along the river.
• River Thames Guide - The many attractions of the River Thames including cruises, boating, restaurants, hotels, museums, theatres, galleries even properties and more, interestingly and helpfully reviewed.
• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This canal opened in 1843 to join lac Saint-Louis and lac des Deux-Montagnes, at the mouth of the Ottawa River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.
• Saint-Ours Canal - A National Historic Site of Canada, this canal was opened in 1849 and allows watercraft to link Lake Champlain with the Saint Lawrence River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.
• Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an all-Canadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
• Severn Boating Page - Motor boating on the River Severn, River Avon and Sharpness canal, England.
• Ships Blog - Reviews, resources, marina and charter listings, for the boater interested in using the New York State Canal System.
• St. Peters Canal National Historic Site of Canada - This canal links the Atlantic Ocean with Bras d'Or Lake. Started in 1854, the canal was completed in 1869 and has the only functioning lock system in Nova Scotia.
• Standedge Tunnel Visitor Centre - Details and visitor information about the highest, longest, deepest canal tunnel in Britain.
• Tafelberg - Written by a live-aboard narrow boater for narrow boaters. It includes living aboard advice and a boater's directory.
• Trent Severn Waterway OnLine Cruising Guide - A comprehensive guide to this waterway linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The site includes maps, instructions, regulations, pictures and sailing directions.
• Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada - This waterway meanders 386 km across Central Ontario, linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay.
• UK Canal Vacations - Information including touring guide, self drive rental barges, skippered barging, canal routes plus heritage, culture, and folk art.
• UK Canals - Dedicated to those who work, rest and play on the waterways. Includes anything to do with canals. Home of the UK Canals web-ring and discussion group.
• Up The Canal - boating along the Thames - Ever wondered what messing about on a river is really like for a holiday? Here's the story of eight intrepid adventurers boating along the Thames.
• Up The Cut - Birmingham and Black Country canals past and present, with digital photographs, postcards, wildlife and places of interest.
• Videoactive - Producers topical videos with more than thirty canal and inland waterway titles available on PAL (UK video), NTSC (USA video) and on DVD.
• Worldwide Water Web - Information for boaters on the inland waterways of the world.

• The American Canal Society - Promote the wise use of America's many historic canal resources through research, preservation, restoration, recreation, and parks.
• Birmingham & Black Country Canals - History - Includes canals by date of construction with links to photographs.
• A Brief History of English Canals - Substantive article by Mike Clarke.
• A Brief History of The Delaware Canal - Illustrated article by the Friends of the Delaware Canal.
• Canals in Birmingham: History - Illustrated articles on the five major canals within the city.
• D & H Canal Historical Society - Purpose is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the unique history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Features history, museum, walks and events.
• Duke of Bridgewater's Underground Canal at Worsley - Features historical facts, maps and images.
• The Erie Canal - History of the canal in general, but focuses to some extent on the western portion of the canal from Palmyra (Lock 29) to Lockport (Locks 34 and 35), and particularly on the area around the City of Rochester. Includes a range of images and photographs.
• Facts and Observations - Erie Canal - Text of John Rutherford's 1825 publication concerning the origin and completion of the canal.
• Foxton Inclined Plane Trust - Voluntary organisation dedicated to the restoration of the lift and the preservation of its history along with that of the associated waterways. Features news, history and visitor information.
• Great Canals of the World. - Parts of a monograph published by The United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics.
• The Great Duke of Bridgewater - Extensive article with sources and footnotes. Notes the Duke as the father of the canal system in Great Britain.
• History of Canals - Topics include the great canal of Darius I, China's grand canal, flash locks and pound locks, European canals, and the Suez canal.
• History of Canals in London - Provides illustrated articles on the main and minor canals.
• History of the Barge Canal of New York State - Full text of this illustrated book by Noble Whitford published in 1821.
• History of the Canal Systems of New York State - Full text of Whitford's illustrated history published in 1905.
• History of the Rideau Canal - The oldest continuously operated canal in North America first opened in 1832.
• The International Canal Monuments List - List of canals recommended as being of international significance. Subjects covered include areas and values of significance in the canal heritage, and waterways history.
• Michigan Ship Canal - Speech of Hon. Mark D. Wilber, in the Senate of Michigan, March 26, 1873, advocating the construction of the ship canal.
• Middlesex Canal Association - Includes museum and visitor center information, newsletters, photo gallery, and history.
• Notes on Canal History and Engineering - Describes types and engineering methods and includes sources of information.
• Proceedings of the National Ship-Canal Convention, 1863 - Full text of these proceedings which were called to discuss the enlargement of the canals between the valleys of the Mississippi and the Atlantic.
• The Story of the Panama Canal - Compilation film revealing the story of the Panama Canal construction. From the Roosevelt film library.
• Whitford's History of New York Canals, Vol. 1 - Full text with illustrations and maps.
• Wikipedia: Panama Canal - Illustrated article including layout, locks, history, tolls and related links.

• Australian Canal Society - A non-profit group of people interested in canals and inland waterways in Australia and the rest of the world.
• DBA the Barge Association - A non-profit limited company run by volunteers and open to everybody, with or without a boat or barge, who is, or would like to be, involved in living in, cruising in, converting, or just relaxing aboard such vessels.
• World Canals Conference - An international organization that promotes the protection and revitalization of canal systems. Site includes information on this year's conference as well as on past conferences.
• Association of Canal Enterprises - Founded in 1982 by businesses in the Bath area seeking to develop services on the Kennet & Avon Canal. A Directory of services for boaters, canoeists, cyclists and walkers.
• Basingstoke Canal Boating Club - Basingstoke Canal Boating Club is open to boat users, boat owners, canal enthusiasts & anyone who just enjoys messing about in boats, whether or not they own one.
• Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust - The Trust is promoting and supporting the building of a new waterway linking the Grand Union Canal with the River Great Ouse.
• British Waterways - The official site of British Waterways, a public corporation responsible for 2,000 miles of navigable canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales.
• The Buckingham Canal Society (UK) - Works to restore the Stony Stratford and Buckingham Arms of the Grand Union Canal.
• The Canal Boat Project - Registered Charity operating boat for people with disabilities on the Rivers Lee and Stort. "Stort Challenger" is available self-steer or with volunteer skipper & crew.
• Cotswold Canals Trust Home Page - Restoring the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal for the benefit of the public. This canal runs through Gloucestershire and part of Wiltshire traversing the glorious Cotswold Hills.
• Coventry Canal Society . - The history and activities of the society with information on the Coventry canal and the canal art trail. A lock filling exercise is included for boaters new to canals.
• Derby and Sandiacre Canal Society - Mission is to fully restore the Derby Canal as close as possible to the original route.
• The Driffield Navigation Trust - An independent site dedicated to promoting the Driffield Navigation, its history and its future. The site includes virtual cruises, a picture gallery of past and present views and a discussion board.
• The Droitwich Canals Trust - Covering the two UK canals serving the town of Droitwich, the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal.
• Grantham Canal Official Website - All about the Grantham Canal - Restoration, Recreation, Environmental, Organisations and History. Help us restore this delightful, rural, broad canal and reconnect it to the national waterways network.
• Great Ouse Boating Association of England - Represents boaters on the Great Ouse river system and associated waterways in England. Includes news, FAQ, and membership information.
• Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust - The Trust's work in restoring the 34 mile canal which, until 1881, linked Hereford with Gloucester in England. This site includes hundreds of photographs of our restoration work.
• Hollinwood Canal Society - The society seeks to preserve and restore the Hollinwood and Fairbottom Branches of the Ashton Canal, east of Manchester and link it to the Rochdale Canal.
• The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland - Voluntary association concerned with the preservation of Irish waterways and their promotion as a recreational base for boating cruising walking and fishing.
• IWA Peterborough Branch - The branch holds regular meetings in Peterborough and campaigns for the use and improvement of waterways. Details of events and activities are given on this site.
• Kennet and Avon Canal Trust - The Trust was formed more than thirty years ago to restore the then closed Kennet & Avon Canal from Reading to Bristol as a navigation and a public amenity.
• LUCS - Linlithgow Union Canal Society - The society was founded in 1975 to promote and encourage the restoration and use of the Union Canal, particularly in the vicinity of Linlithgow, Scotland.
• Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society - Aims are to preserve the line of the canal, initially restore all parts of the canal which remain in water, eventually restore the whole canal to full navigable standard and to foster interest in the canal.
• Narrow Boat Trust - A Limited Company and Registered Charity whose aims are to preserve and restore narrowboats for the benefit of the public. The site includes membership details, news and events schedule.
• The North Cheshire Cruising Club, High Lane - Details of the events and facilities at the North Cheshire Cruising Club at High Lane, Stockport and the Macclesfield Canal
• Railway and Canal Historical Society - Founded in 1954 to bring together all those interested in the history of transport, with particular reference to railways and waterways, its main objects are to promote historical research and to raise the standard of published history.
• Royal Canal Amenity Group - Formed in 1974 to promote and participate in the development of the full amenity potential of the Royal Canal in County Dublin, Ireland. Now expanded to the entire canal.
• Sankey Canal Restoration Society - The society's aim is to raise funds to make England's first modern canal navigable again.
• Severn Navigation Restoration Trust - Aims are to ensure that the River Severn is properly managed to provide leisure and recreation while improving and preserving its wildlife.
• Steam Narrow Boat President - The history, operation and engineering of the coal fired steam narrow boat, President. Information on the voluntary group that maintains and runs the boat on the English canals.
• Watch House Cruising Club - A club founded in 1964 in the Manchester, UK area with a year round cruising program including many weekend cruises. Site includes pictures, schedule, links, news and contact information.
• Waterway Recovery Group - The national co-ordinating body for voluntary labour on the inland waterways of Britain. We run 'Canal Camps' every summer - these working holidays are great fun, and can be used for the Duke of Edinburgh Residential 'Gold' award.
• Wilderness Boat Owners Club - The virtual clubhouse of the trailable boats of the Wilderness Boat Owners Club. Supporters of canal restoration.
• Wilts and Berks Canal Ameinity Group - Although originally formed to preserve what remained of the canal and its infrastructure, in 1987 the policy became one of campaigning for full restoration of the Wilts and Berks and North Wilts canals using as much of the original line as possible.
• Canal Society of Indiana - Organized on May 22, 1982 as a not-for-profit corporation, the society was established to bring together those who share a common interest in Indiana's historic canals.
• Canal Society of New Jersey - A non-profit organization formed in 1969 to foster the study of the history of New Jersey's two towpath canals and to preserve and restore canal remains and artifacts.
• Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park and Canal Commission - The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and Commission's joint web site. Come explore and learn about this important central New Jersey resource.
• Friends of the Delaware Canal - An independent, non-profit organization working to restore, preserve, and improve the Canal and its surroundings and ensure its fully-watered state.
• Friends of the Trent-Severn Waterway - Since 1982 this non-profit organization has worked with the waterway staff, researching and publishing books, organizing events and producing newsletters on this link from Bay of Quinte to Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada.
• The Middlesex Canal Association - Incorporated in 1964 to publicize the history of the canal, preserve and restore remaining portions of this canal that ran from Lowell to Boston, MA during the first half of the nineteenth century.
• Portage Canal Society - Describes the history of this waterway, provides a slideshow, and includes historical documents. Located in Portage, Wisconsin.
• Virginia Canals & Navigations Society - Formed in 1977 to preserve and enhance awareness of Virginia's rich inland waterways heritage, its history, exploration, archaeology, restoration and preservation.