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NARROWBOAT MOVING MASTERS
Tel : 07733 853292 - Email : hello@narrowboatmovers.co.uk
COMPETITIVE UK BASED CANAL BOAT MOVERS - FULLY CERTIFIED - EXPERIENCED TEAM - FAST and FRIENDLY SERVICE - FAIR and HONEST
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PROFESSIONAL and FRIENDLY NARROWBOAT MOVING SERVICES
IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A SAFE AND ECONOMICAL METHOD TO MOVE YOUR BOAT TO A NEW MARINA OR MOORING? WE CAN HELP.
HAVE YOU JUST PUCHASED A BOAT THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED TO YOUR MOORING?
YOU'VE SOLD A BOAT AND NEED IT RELOCATED TO THE NEW OWNER?
YOU NEED A BOAT RELOCATED TO A NEW NEW MOORING OR MARINA?
YOU ARE A BOAT YARD AND YOU REQUIRE A RELOCATION SERVICE?
AFTER A CANAL HOLIDAY YOUR PRIDE AND JOY IS LOCATED FAR FROM HOME?
We have a wealth of experience and the service we offer is not only very competitive but we will also not compromise on care or attention to detail during the relocation. We will deliver your boat in exactly the same condition as when we collected it. We pride ourselves on taking complete and utter care of your vessel and in fact, whilst it is under our care, we will treat it as if were our own.
Prior to and before handover we will take a video of the boat (inside and out), recording any existing damage.
During the relocation we provide:-
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Swift responses to messages whether by phone, text or email
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Transit passes arranged where required
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Detailed accurate route plan and schedule
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Fuelling and water tanks filled (where necessary)
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Paypal payments for ease.
CONTACT DETAILS:-
NARROWBOAT MOVER MASTERS
Alni Cottage, Lowere Quest Hills,
Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1RP
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CERTIFICATIONS Royal Yachting Association Inland Waterways Helmsman Certificate (Commercial) Diesel Engine And Boat Maintenance IWH Assessment We have a wealth of boating experience and your pride and joy will be completely safe in our hands. For further assurance we have:- Comprehensive Public Liability Insurance
PROCEEDURE Initially use the request form to the right. We will contact you with a full quote, estimated fuel costs and dates we have a available. Once the quote has been accepted and the deposit paid we will send you via email the checklist for handover, Terms & Conditions to be signed and returned and agree handover arrangements. At handover we will record a video of the interior and exterior of the boat. Fuel level will be check and refuelled if required. We will then cast off and start the journey.
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CHARGES and PAYMENT We base our charges on travelling 21 canal miles per day a canal mile being one mile of canal without obstruction or one lock. So for example a stretch of canal two miles long with one lock would calculate as three canal miles. FUEL - we will provide a rough estimate but, of course, we will also need to keep the boat warm (especially in winter). GAS - we will need to cook food so it is helpful if there is enough gas to see us through the relocation. We can replenish the gas if required and this will be advised before doing so and the costs will be added to the final amount due. REPAIRS - we will carry out any basic repairs - we have completed a Diesel Engine And Boat Maintenance course. However, for major breakdowns you will need to have breakdown and/or recovery in place. TRAVEL - we need to get to your boat and back home again after delivery! We will use the most economical method of transport. PAYMENT:- UPON BOOKING - we will require 20% of our quote (excluding fuel and other costs estimates) UPON COLLECTION - 50% of the remain balance of our quote excluding fuel and other costs estimates). UPON DELIVERY - FULL BALANCE DUE including all costs and disbursements incurred during the journey. We will contact you evening before delivery with an invoice detailing all the costs involved and this will need to be settled before handover. Please note if you cancel the booking less than seven days prior to the collection date then the booking fee will not returned. Cancellation between seven and fourteen days prior to the booked collection date will result in 50% of the booking deposit being returned. Cancellations of more than fourteen days notice will result in the full deposit being returned. BREAKDOWN - if your boat breakdowns and need to be recovered by your breakdown provider then the full balance together with any costs incurred becomes due when the recovery company recovers the vessel. HANDOVER:- KEYS - you can post the keys to us well in advance of the sheduled commenement date, we suggest using a secure service for this - Post Office Special Delivery is a good choice. If you boat is at a marina then we can colelct the keys from the office. DIRECTIONS - we need to know exactly where your boat is. For this we would suggest using WhatThreeWords as this will avoid any confusion. DELIVERY - please provide as much information as you in this regard. We wil secure the boat in your specified mooring and another video of the interior and exterior of the boat will be taken. LEGALITIES You need to ensure your boat has the folowing in place:- CRT License Insurance including third party driver (be sure to tell your insurer we are professional boat movers with Certifications). EQUIPMENT - as we prefer to travel as light as possible please ensure that the Windlass is on the boat together with the British Waterways Key - if this is a problem then please let us know and we will take our own. Condition - the boat must be in a waterworthy state, we will not move vessels that are dangerous or libable to cause injury. In this instance the full amount due will become due.
ABOUT US We are a professional couple who operated a very successful IT company for many, many years and after selling the company we have decided to turn our passion into a little business. We are not expecting to make a fortune but we are offering a very competitive service combined with being totally commited to delivering your boat exactly as we collected it. We will use as little diesel and gas as possible but we will need to keep warm and cook. We provide our own sleeping bags and bathroom requirments. We are vegetarians and so no meat will be cooked in your kitchen! We hope you enjoyed visiting our little website but if you do need more information then please feel free to contact us - we are very friendly!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR BOAT IN OUR CARE. You boat will be cherished as if it were our own. We will keep it clean and tidy and at the end of the jouney empty the toilet facilities (pump out/cassette etc). Obviosly we will need to sleep and eat. We will provide our own sleeping bags and toiletries but the boat will be kept clean and tidy and delivered to you in the same (or even better) condition than when we collected it!