Want to sell your boat?
With our simple fixed Brokerage fees and the option for us to even move your boat for you, Its a smooth sailing process for you to sell your boat.
View our Fixed fees below and get in touch today for a valuation!
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Join us every Saturday throughout the summer and bank holiday weekends for an afternoon of live music from local musicians by the water!
View our lineup for the summer here! ⬇️
SATURDAY SOUNDS BY THE WATERFRONT LINEUP
Enjoy great tunes, soak up the sun, and make unforgettable memories in a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere.
✨ Hospitality at its best! Our licensed bar is open until late, serving beers, wines, cocktails, and soft drinks, along with delicious food.
Want the best spot? Bring a chair or picnic blanket and settle in!
⛺ If you want to make a night of it, why not stay on-site? Campers, glampers, and caravans welcome! Well-behaved dogs too!
We know the last few months have been tough as everyone has been separated from what they love the most; for some that will be friends and family and others it may be their narrowboat?
Whatever it maybe we would like to offer all of our moorers a free pre-season health check for their boat, this is to assist you in getting back to boating as soon as possible when the time comes!
Aqueducts free pre-season boat check will include the following:
Bilges
A visual inspected and emptying via bilge pump*
*(Subject to no contamination being present).
Stern gland
Assessed for drips and wear of the gland packing.
Engine
We will run up your engine to get things lubricated internally and clear the damp.
The engine oil level will be checked along with both coolant level & mixture.
Batteries
Each battery is disconnected and tested individually; our battery testing equipment uses the specification of your battery to review and score its health on a scale of 1 to 100.
At the end of the health check each boat will receive a report card, listing results for the checks undertaken; if we feel anything is required this will be listed for review or we will call you on the day should action be more urgent.
To book your free pre-season boat check please call or email our office on;
01270 525 040
Does your boat need a little more than our free pre-season boat check?
As an engineer will already be attending to your boat, we can also offer the following additional services, some of which will be discounted;
Diesel bug testing £20.00
Bacterial culturing is used to test if diesel bug is in your fuel system; we can now grow diesel bug in a test tube with a sample your fuel should it be contaminated!
Standard engine service £120.00 Approx* (1hr labour + parts)
Reduced in price by one hour’s labour; our standard engine service includes fuel filter, engine oil and filter replacement along with more technical checks.
*Gearbox oil, non-standard instillations and traditional engine services can also be undertaken; for more info ask a member of the team.
Traditional stern gland re-packing £70.00
Traditional stern gland packing can be replaced whilst we are undertaking the free checks; if you think this need’s completing or if we advise you it looks due; you can simply add this to the visit.
Boat Cleaning
We are also glad to confirm that our interior cleaners are back to work and available Monday – Saturday from next week; should you wish to have the interior of your boat cleaned before you visit for the first time after lockdown this can now be booked. Just so that you know… Our interior cleaners have changed their practices to ensure they can work in a Covid-Secure manner changing the cleaning products they use to those with virus fighting ingredients. The boat cleaning price has maintained its original standard cost of £36.00
To book any of these services please call or email our office on;
01270 525 040
COVID 19 Update – 12/05/2020 Update 11/05/2020
Dear Customers,
Following the government announcement on Sunday 10th of May, we are now reviewing procedures here at the marina to enable you and our staff to return safely.
The government has yet to release the guidance needed to do this and we must ask you not to make any immediate plans to visit the marina or your boat at this time.
The documents being prepared by the government are due to be released later today and as we know how keen you will be to have access to your boat, it is our aim to update you again within the next 48 hrs.
Thank you for your patience and all the best,
The Aqueduct Team
For more info about Coronavirus you can visit…
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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For Further Information And Advice Regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19) We Suggest Visiting The Following Official Websites
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street
We know that you will be keen to see how we are managing as things change day-by-day and any contact to discuss this with our team will be welcomed.
You can contact our team via phone 01270 525 040 or alternatively e-mail via info@aqueductmarina.co.uk whatever your question may be.
Need More Information About Coronavirus ?
For Further Information And Advice Regarding Coronavirus (Covid-19) We Suggest Visiting The Following Official Websites
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street
We know that you will be keen to see how we are managing as things change day-by-day and any contact to discuss this with our team will be welcomed.
You can contact our team via phone 01270 525 040 or alternatively e-mail via info@aqueductmarina.co.uk whatever your question may be.
So, what next?
Providing essential services…
For those who are currently using their narrowboat and need supplies such as pump-out, diesel, coal and electricity. There will be someone on hand to provide these essential services at the marina.
Contact us by phone on 01270 525 040 to speak with a member of the team and we will arrange a safe way of receiving these essential services.
Our workshops…
Our management team are working on a plan; we intend to keep things moving in our workshops and measures are being put in place to keep our workforce busy.
Keeping in touch…
Some members of our Aqueduct Team will be working from home to support you, our knowledgeable staff will be on hand via phone, e-mail and other methods of communication over the coming weeks.
We know that your narrowboat means a lot to you, we will continue to assist you in maintaining it throughout this unusual time and well beyond…. So, if there is anything you need to know today to plan for tomorrow just let us know.
Future announcements…
We’ll continue to make future announcements via e-mail, website and social media as the situation develops. We know that you will be keen to see how we are managing as things change day-by-day and any contact to discuss this with our team will be welcomed.
You can contact our team via phone 01270 525 040 or alternatively e-mail via info@aqueductmarina.co.uk whatever your question may be.
Here’s our latest newsletter…
The March 2020 issue includes an update on many aspects of marina life and the work we are doing.
Such as; our brokerage update, a first look at the new marina reception which due to be completed this month and a look into the Canal And River Trust Project “River”.
We are also glad to announce the return of the Moorers Coffee Morning, on the first Saturday of each month…
The first is being held, Saturday 4th of April from 10:00 until 11:00.
As ever, there’s plenty going on here at Aqueduct Marina and we hope to see you here soon.
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The View from the Boat Brokers Desk
With a new decade starting the Church Minshull Aqueduct Marina team began to discuss the changing way people view, buy and sell boats through the brokerage.
Aqueduct Brokerage and Sales Manager Ian looks at the evolution of the boat brokerage.
Ten years ago, 2010, individual boats were listed by brokers in adverts in boating magazines. This was at that time the main way for buyers to search for boats for sale. This got a lot of boats in front of thousands of potential buyers in a cost effective way for brokers. Unfortunately, printed press lead times could be so long that often boats had sold before publications went out to print!
Social media was still very new in this time for the marine industry and was an undervalued sales tool. Most brokerages had a website with boats listed, but customers were much less accustomed and less confident shopping online.
Customers visited sites to view boats after seeing them advertised in the press. The buyer would then peruse the range of several boats before finding the right one.
Today, 2020, very few brokerages list individual boats in printed adverts, but instead brokers and boat builders use the press for promoting the business brand. This is often to attract the boat vendor as much as a buyer.
Individual boats are almost always first viewed by potential buyers on the internet either by going to brokerage websites, industry website such as Apollo Duck. Following boats sales social media feeds for newly listed boats is now top of the list when researching a purchase.
Buyers are arriving at brokerages having already seen the boats on the internet and are fully briefed on the boat details. Their visit is primarily to reassure themselves the boats is what it purports to be, and the selling brokerage or marina is professional.
Fast forward to 2030, the move away from printed press to online advertising will likely continue and grow. We feel the only publications remaining will be magazines with a strong online readership.
At Aqueduct we are already seeing certain areas of the country become hot spots for brokerages. Such as around Nantwich, with several good brokerages within easy driving distance. These hot spots will continue to grow in areas where there are both excellent transport and several canals in one area. Resulting in buyers being prepared to travel and stay locally while visiting several brokerages in one day to the benefit of all the brokers and marinas on the local hot spot circuit. This could result in outlying smaller brokerages struggling.
We could then see an emergence of super brokers who like the ‘car supermarkets’ are able to provide the widest range or quality boats on one site, These super brokers will also have the finance packages, surveying facilities and engineering support services at one site that will provide reassurance to both buyers and sellers.
New boat builders may increasingly use these super brokerages as a sales showroom and place stock boats for sale in these outlets. Enabling builders to focus on building and providing the buyer with the touch-and-feel element.
We hope to finally see a boat ownership (V5 style) document created. To make proof of boat ownership more straight forward. We will probably see boat ownership and finance change. The car market had made a move away from ownership to lease hire and Personal Contract purchase (PCP).
As a result, it is likely that the boat ownership may be with the marina or finance house and the boat buyer is renting/leasing for a number of years while they operate the boat.
These leasing PCP ownership models could then be linked to mooring fees and service packages, giving a truly all-inclusive boat price meaning the ownership model as we understand it today becomes the exception rather than the norm.
With the extensive facilities of Aqueduct Marina from café and chandlery to engineering and moorings, offering a full service all in one place, could it be a super broker of the future?
Aqueduct NewsletterHere’s the first Aqueduct newsletter for 2020!
In this January issue we look ahead to 2020, have an update on a busy year for brokerage, reflect on a successful award season for the marina and one of its moorers as well as proving you with general updates for the year ahead.
There’s also a brief update on the latest consultations and elections and the water regulation advisory scheme (WRAS).
Enjoy this latest issue and if you haven’t already then why not subscribe and get it sent directly to you every two months.
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