Canal boats have been commonly covered here on Craft A Craft... someday I may still go down that path. A dutch barge especially, but any of the designs are nice. read more »

How do you tie two rivers together and get barges, boats and other shipping between them? If you are in Russia, you build a "float on/float off" train.

Check out the web page for a detailed set of pictures, including loading, unloading and movement. This isn't a small device... it's holding a full barge in this picture.

The Glass Boat restaurant is an old barge, converted to a high-end restaurant and moored on the river in Bristol, England. Of interest is that they just had the craft drydocked for renovation and blogged the process. Some interesting pictures and information concerning this beautiful old boat. read more »

Another cruising log of a new to the boating world couple who went from no boat to a 22m (66') dutch barge.

This is my style living :-)

John and Irene have a beautiful web site with lots of information chronicling their move aboard their canal boat and their travels. They also include a good page of links that have many other sites of interest.