Shared ownership services
We are pleased to welome shared ownership boats. Our waterways offer fantastic experiences, and our basin is a great place to keep a boat, with an excellent choice of places to eat and drink nearby.
We look after various shared ownership boats from time to time, all very differently organised. We provide customised service to each group of owners, as they require, from the following:
| Charges from 1 January 2024 | |
| Mooring charges | for a 58' boat £154.62 per month |
| Turnround fee | £40 per sendout |
| Valet (internal, if required) | £60 |
| Parts, diesel, gas | At normal retail prices. |
| Engineering | £60.00 per hour. |
| Pumpouts | £20. Second toilet £18. |
| Car Parking | First car free. Extra cars £35 per week if available. |
| Hookup | Standing charge £3.50 per month. Electricity at 27p per unit. |
ALL PRICES INCLUDE VAT.
Cruising area
We offer access to all the amazing waterways of Yorkshire, all three Pennine canals - and the waterways of a neighbouring county we needn't mention. Please look at our Canal and Route pages, see menu above.
Mooring
We provide a mooring for each boat. When the boat is not being used, we put it on a mooring in our basin, tied alongside other boats. When the boat is due to go out, we moor it in a convenient place for owners to load up.
Parking
Owners park in our car park. The yard has a gate, normally locked at night. All owners have ready access to a key.
Turnround
We fill the diesel tank and do pumpouts for each returning owner, then provide gas, servicing and valets as required by each syndicate. This varies from comprehensive lists every time we see the boat, to working only on demand - we are equally happy with any system.
Engine repairs
We have the facilities and staff to do any engineering work which owners need. We work on your boat to the same high standards as we apply to our hire fleet, where avoidance of breakdown and long service life are vital.
Gas fitting
Our Gas Safe Registered team can look after your gas system. Annual checks with Gas Safety Certificates are available.
Chandlery
We have a small canal shop and carry a comprehensive range of chandlery. This is geared towards our own boats. Unusual (to us) items can be obtained quickly from wholesalers.
Calor Gas, diesel & pumpout
We do these at all reasonable hours, Monday to Friday.
Winter work
We will happily quote for any winter work each syndicate requires. For out-of-water work, we lift boats in batches onto hard standing. This work is concentrated in the period November to January. Because boats are in batches and the work is weather-dependent, each batch is not ready to go back in the water till all its boats are ready, which usually takes several weeks. This process works well for most people, but is less suited to syndicates who use their boat a lot over the winter.
Painting
We can carry out full or partial repaints to the standard seen on our hire fleet and the many private boats we repaint.
Bottom blacking
We can pressure wash your boat and apply 2 coats of Intertuf or 2-pack. We can carry out any necessary stern gear repairs, plating, or replacement of anodes.
Refitting
Our very high standards of joinery can be applied to
refits on your boat. Millimetric accuracy and a
staggering gloss on varnish-work hide robustness that
will stand the test of time.
Invoicing
We invoice on the first of the month for that month's moorings and the previous month's service. Invoices are payable by the 20th of the month. Owners pay for diesel, pumpouts after each trip. Gas varies.
Contact
Syndicates organise themselves very differently, and we adapt accordingly, but it is useful to have a single contact whom we can ask for decisions. This may be a member of the syndicate, or a management company.
Other information
boatshare4u.co.uk is a mine of information for shared owners and those considering buying a share in a narrow boat.
