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Crick Boat Show: 2-5 June, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Holiday 2012. Come along to Crick Boat Show and bring the family for a fun day out. Plenty of canal boats to see, new boats, hireboats and shared boats amongst the showcase in this year’s only dedicated inland waterways boat show.
Boatbuilders will be displaying their new craft, boat equipment suppliers will be offering paint, electrics, cookers, engines, furnishings and anything else needed to operate your boat.
Marinas and hireboating companies will be present to tempt you afloat whether for a holiday or for a place to berth your boat. CBA will be outside on Stand Q22 so please come and visit us for some friendly advice. On Tuesday 5th June at 11.30 am, Alasdair Reay from HPi Verification Services will be giving a talk on 'CE Marking Boats'. Our members present at this years show include: - - ABC Leisure
- Adesas Ltd
- Aintree Boats
- Aquafax
- Aqualine Marine
- Barrus
- BETA Marine
- Bluewater Boats Ltd
- Braidbar Boats
- Calcutt Boats
- Castle Marinas Ltd
- D&J Narrowboats
- Elite Furnishings
- Engines Plus
- Fernwood Craft & Design Ltd
- Kate Boats Warwick
- Kuranda (UK) Ltd
- Lee Sanitation
- Loom-Tech Ltd
- Milburn Boats
- Nantwich Canal Centre
- New & Used Boat Co
- Onboard Energy
- Standard Narrowboats
- Stoke on Trent Boat Building
- Trinity Marinas (Stand Q22)
- TW Marine
- Virginia Currer Marine
- Viking Canal Boats
- Volt Master Systems
- Weltonfield Narrowboats
- Wharf House Narrowboats
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The Canal Boatbuilders Association - Friendly and Knowledgeable
Chairman's Welcome
In any household the plan to buy a new boat will have been thought about, perhaps argued about, and discussed again and again. In mine it certainly would. Then once the exciting decision is taken there comes that all important first contact with a boatbuilder - but which boatbuilder? Clearly what's needed is the assurance that the builder will be knowledgeable, will be friendly, will know that what suits one owner would not suit another and will be abreast of the best safety standards. By buying from a member of the Canal Boatbuilders Association you can be sure of all those things for that is how our members work.
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Narrowboat designs In modern canal boat we have the opportunity to reflect the best of the narrowboat tradition, drawing on the design and decoration of the original working boat, but bringing the whole completely up to date. Designs have now settled down into three main styles - traditional, semi-traditional and cruiser - with two or three variations for the enthusiast. Lets start by looking at the three main narrowboat styles in more detail...
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