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Buying & Selling

Buying a barge can be a difficult process - first, deciding what you would like to have, to suit all-year living or occasional holidays, for permanent mooring or frequent travel, ready for use or a conversion project or built to order.  Then looking at the old or new-build barges available in the area you prefer - or wider afield for more choice.  Then, unless you are able to specify exactly what you want in a new-build or conversion, the hard compromise between what you thought you wanted and what suits your pocket and what you would be content with.


Some people will buy an old hull, for its traditional shape and history and refit it to their specification; some prefer have a new-build boat to their exact specifications.  Others will be looking for a barge which can be used immediately - but it will almost certainly need alterations or improvements in the equipment or accommodation to suit your needs.

The cost of a barge is as predictable as the length of a piece of string.  A browse through the Apollo Duck web site and the DBA Adverts is a good way to gauge the sort of barges available, the range of prices and the areas where barges can be found.


The articles in this section of the DBA Knowledgebase are open to guests on the web site, to encourage you to join the 1500+ DBA members with over 800 barges, who enjoy life on the water in a barge.  These articles are just an introduction.  The DBA Barge Buyers Handbook has been written by DBA members to give more detailed advice. The DBA website,  in particular the Knowledgebase and Forum give access to years of experience of current members, with a wide variety of different barges, uses and locations.

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New Boat or Old? 15 February 2018 Hits: 7238
Selling a barge 08 July 2017 Hits: 5259
Barge Buyers Handbook 08 July 2017 Hits: 12260
UK VAT on Barges (2018) 10 October 2020 Hits: 1715
Where can I cruise with a Barge? 08 July 2017 Hits: 58653
Where can I Moor a Barge 08 July 2017 Hits: 42480
How do I buy a Barge? 02 August 2017 Hits: 16645
What is a Barge? 08 July 2017 Hits: 84258

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