Moves Afloat - Canal Boat Movers

16/03/2024

Jack has been busy today doing locks!

16/03/2024

We are completing our last few jobs that have been pre-booked. Jack is currently out on NB Spirit of Debdale, then he is heading off to collect another narrow boat, and to finish off with we have a widebeam move in London.

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From then, Moves Afloat will be no more.

https://movesafloat.co.uk/blog/f/cessation-of-moves-afloat

The business trading name & assets will go up for public sale, details to follow.

03/03/2024

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be paid to go cruising? Well, this year it could be you.

We are looking for QUALIFIED RYA personal to join our team, we are looking for the following

1 x RYA Skipper
1 x Crew Member

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This job requires you to be away from home for days sometimes weeks, not for the faint hearted as this can include locks, sometimes in the hundreds.

You must have good canal knowledge and be reliable and prompt.

Pay is based on a job by job basis.

To apply please send an email to [email protected]

Immediately available for work as we have bookings coming in thick and fast ready for the season ahead.
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17/02/2024

Today Jack is heading off to pick up NB Sea Wolf heading to Leighton Buzzard.

Photos to follow of this move as the customer would like us to provide step by step updates on Facebook!

14/02/2024

Martin has been hard at work, installing a new bilge pump recently for a customer, the customer came to us worried because the pump they had installed was not working and they had a bit of a leak from the stern gear, the following day we attended and installed the new pump, tested it, showed the customer and emptied the water in the bilge.

Another happy customer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

13/02/2024

Jack has enjoyed this move! Here are many photos of the journey, one very happy customer and an outstanding review for Moves Afloat ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We have a couple more moves coming up, Jack will be heading from Droitwich to Leighton buzzard via the North Stratford canal and Hatton Flight!

Martin will be off to collect a customers boat to be delivered to Bridge 35 due to having the windows checked and possibly re fitted.

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Book now to have your boat moved, training days or for other general boat jobs.

www.movesafloat.co.uk



09/02/2024

Jack has been very busy battling the rain and wind over the last couple of days on this move of NB DemiJohn!

We have a few spaces over the next few months so don't hesitate to get in touch with our team at www.movesafloat.co.uk

05/02/2024

Today Jack has travelled to Venetian Marina to pick up NB DemiJohn! Luckily no stoppages on this route.



29/01/2024

BOOK TODAY AND PAY NOTHING UNTIL THE DAY OF YOUR MOVE!

Busy lifestyle? New purchase or simply don't feel confident to move your boat? Moves Afloat can help, contact us today.

20/01/2024

Although we can’t move any boats at the moment we can still undertake some other jobs to keep us going, we also provide engineering and general boat maintenance.

This is our next task, remove, re-seal and refit 12 windows, as you can see from the photos this boat has developed a few issues as the seal has cracked and in some places is even see through.

18/01/2024

It's a bit cold for boat moving at the moment however in the coming weeks we are hoping to be able to start a couple of jobs that have been booked in... in the meantime stay warm

15/01/2024

The network is slowly shutting down all around us however some small moves can still be completed… www.movesafloat.co.uk

Book & only pay when we collect your boat.

09/01/2024

Last year we were asked to move NB KYMM - we posted further updates as to why we cancelled the job and deemed the boat unsafe…

Another boat mover, who we won’t name decided to take this job on himself without proper checks… turns out while cruising the head gasket blew and even then this boat mover continued to cruise the boat, this can cause further damage including a warped head, damage to the bores and piston rings along with others…

Another reason to always read the facts and not take chances…. 

09/01/2024

Sorry for no updates over the last week... we have been rather busy! Skipper Jack was dispatched to a job last week however it became apparent the owner's partner had arranged someone else to move the boat, not to worry... it happens.

Over the next few days Jack & a new crew member will be heading out to collect two work boats, we will keep you updated with photos on the way.

31/12/2023

WE ARE MONITORING CLOSURES AND RIVER LEVELS CLOSELY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SAFE AT ALL TIMES.

Make a booking today at www.movesafloat.co.uk

No added fees, fixed quote.

Busy lifestyle? New purchase or simply don't feel confident to move your boat? Moves Afloat can help, contact us today.

30/12/2023

Happy New Year to all of our customers and followers! We can’t wait to start shifting boats in the new year.

18/12/2023

Just a throw back to all the brilliant and successful boat moves done by us this year... despite what some people might say, we actually do move boats and take great care while doing so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tF-KzJFiR4

Haters will hate, beat the bullies and grow strong.

Thank you for yet another year of wonderful boat moves.To find out more about our services and what we can provide for you then head over to www.movesafloat....

15/12/2023

The final job of the year was to replace an old alternator with a new one, now they can have charge going to their battery bank once again.

More happy customers for Moves Afloat.

15/12/2023

Moves Afloat are done for the year, we are taking a break now until the new year.

We have some bookings already, don't forget to make yours if you are looking to have a boat moved.

Visit our website at

Busy lifestyle? New purchase or simply don't feel confident to move your boat? Moves Afloat can help, contact us today.

11/12/2023

Have a look at the services Moves Afloat can provide for you!

https://movesafloat.co.uk/what-we-can-offer

We are taking bookings for 2024 and beyond... book early to avoid any disappointment.

Busy lifestyle? New purchase or simply don't feel confident to move your boat? Moves Afloat can help, contact us today.

07/12/2023

Recently Jack who is one of our contract skippers moved a boat on behalf of Moves Afloat.

We handled the booking process and dispatched Jack to a very cold icy canal… within a few days the boat reached its destination.

Another positive result for Moves Afloat and the team - we will never be beaten down.

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📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://fb.watch/oNuban3rC9/?

29/11/2023

It’s a cold start for Skipper Jack this morning, moving this Boat from Scarisbrick to Tattenhall.

He woke up to -4° and is well and truly layered up for this journey. Note the cup of tea, a much needed thing for this time of year.

24/11/2023

We take regular checks to ensure a boat is safe enough to carry out the journey, this includes basic engine checks before setting off.

In the event that we feel something is wrong, we will stop, investigate and decide if it’s safe or not to continue.

We do this to ensure boats don’t get broken…

We moved a boat a few weeks ago, had issues and recommended an engineer to look at it ASAP, another boat mover took over the job thinking that we where wrong and low and behold, it broke and this time really broke.

Damaged ego for the boat mover and even more upset for the boat owner who failed to listen to our advice.

If we say it’s broke, then it’s broke.

17/11/2023

13/11/2023

Another boat successfully delivered in London. We are aware of people trying to make bad news of us however we clearly do deliver!!! I’m sure a good review will soon follow!

09/11/2023

Public Notice: It has come to the attention of Moves Afloat & Waterborne Group that a recent customer of ours *Victoria* has taken to Facebook in an attempt to defaminate our business.

We are currently working with this customer to provide a refund for the move, here is the true reasons why the job was cancelled.

1. The closure of the Napton Flight would have prevented us being able to finish the move.

2. The boat was deemed unsafe and unfit for purpose

3. The boat was left secure however locking the boat was impossible, the front door sticks and doesn't close properly and the rear door does not have a key to lock.

4. The boat had no interior lighting or headlight

5. The stove was in a bad condition and was deemed unsafe.

6. Their was not sufficient fuel for the move, as stated and agreed by the customer in our Terms & Conditions.

We could go on... our team lost out on £115 two nights in a row for overnight stops in a hotel due to the unsafe conditions of the boat.

We came to the conclusion to terminate our contract with the customer until works had been done on the boat and it had been deemed fit, then we would have happily returned to complete the move.

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Unfortunately when it comes to boat moving it's not all easy, this year we have moved nearly 100 boats and I think having just a few that have not gone right is rather good going.

Read what you see online very carefully, people over dramatise things to make it seem worse than what it is, and remember in this case, they are not to blame... clearly.

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We are not under any investigation from the Police, we have been in touch with them, this is an unfounded remark from two other boat movers who are doing what they can to destroy Moves Afloat, this matter is in hand and court proceedings to begin shortly.

Please find photos of said boat move, and make your own mind up.

08/11/2023

We are nearly finished for the year, we have a few small jobs to finish.

We have had an interesting year and have unfortunately been at the face of business bullying and fake reviews along with false comments that have been made about us.

Next year we will be back at full strength and have already got bookings lined up, we will never be bullied by anyone.

We have made some major changes over the last few weeks to ensure that some of the mistakes made this year do not happen next year.