P&S Marine

P&S Marine P&S Marine is a boatyard on the Grand Union Canal, specialising in canal boat cranage & maintenance

28/08/2026

I am on annual leave until 14 September If your call is urgent please leave a message, send an email or WhatsApp.

I will not answer in person.

Anything really urgent will be passed on to the guys
Week of 7th September is extremely busy so no calls are likely to be returned that week.

Iโ€™ll be back soon enough.

Gloria P&S Office Manager - Email: [email protected]

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?Well one of them is โ€œwhat happens if itโ€™s raining?โ€1๏ธโƒฃFirstly it never rains 24hours a d...
28/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

Well one of them is โ€œwhat happens if itโ€™s raining?โ€

1๏ธโƒฃFirstly it never rains 24hours a day
2๏ธโƒฃSecondly a boat has never not been finished because of the weather in 24yrs
3๏ธโƒฃThirdly itโ€™s dry under the baseplate, so do that when itโ€™s raining โ˜”๏ธ

We work all year around - outside

You ๐‚๐€๐ still black

A busy grey week is over and a quieter one next week with a couple of rescheduled slots.

Iโ€™m on holiday so office will be closed until 14th September.
As usual I will take the phone away with me but I will ๐ง๐จ๐ญ answer in person and will not pick up messages everyday.

Please leave a message.
Anything really urgent will be passed to the guys.

Week of the 7th we are absolutely packed in the yard, there wonโ€™t be many phone calls returned by the guys that week.

Plenty of info, FAQs and prices on our page
www.pandsmarine.co.uk

Yard is closed Monday Bank Holiday.

Have a good one

24/08/2026

Advice
Between Springwell Lock (83) and Coppermill Lock
Details
Type: Advice
Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal
From: 22 August 2026, 9:02am
To: On-going
Region: London and South East
Reason: Underwater Obstruction
Subject to review on: 28 August 2026

Location
Closest waterway: Grand Union Canal
Starts at: Lock 83, Springwell Lock
Ends at: Bridge 176A (Footbridge)

Description
Original 21 August 2026, 3:29pm
There are two sunken boats still in the water between Springwell Lock and Coppermill Lock. They have a yellow boom around them, but please take care when passing.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Cooler was good but it all got a bit hot on the canal.A huge fire at Springwell caused horrific damage and...
21/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Cooler was good but it all got a bit hot on the canal.

A huge fire at Springwell caused horrific damage and disruption to many people the whole week.

But today the canal is clear of debris and open again.

Many boats were lost to the fire and also canal wildlife but thankfully no persons were injured.

The yard was therefore quiet due to lack of access if coming from London, but we kept everyone informed as best we could, rescheduled bookings where we could and we now have a very busy week coming up.

When these closures happen it causes a wide ripple effect. Transport, HIAB, boatmovers brokers it can be a very expensive problem.

Many of you know the difficulties in joining up all the moving parts when moving a boat, add a fire on the canal and you can see the impact.

Needless to say we hope next week is rather less dramatic ๐Ÿคž

Heads up I am on holiday from 1st September so get in touch next week if thereโ€™s anything urgent ๐Ÿ˜Š

Have a Safe Road
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

21/08/2026

Navigation Closure Completed
Below Bridge 176, Springwell Lane
Navigation reopened after Adler and Allans completed clean up and the removal of the boats blocking navigation.

Details
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal
From: 16 August 2026, 3:45pm
To: 21 August 2026, 2:56pm inclusive
Region: London and South East
Reason: Pollution Incident.

****Frustratingly once again our customers cannot get to us!!Please be aware of ongoing closure.***We can only wait unti...
17/08/2026

****Frustratingly once again our customers cannot get to us!!
Please be aware of ongoing closure.***
We can only wait until a further update comes in on the 19Th

Navigation Closure Update
Below Bridge 176, Springwell Lane
Details
Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal
From: 16 August 2026, 3:45pm
To: On-going
Region: London and South East
Reason: Pollution Incident
Subject to review on: 19 August 2026

Location
Closest waterway: Grand Union Canal
Starts at: Lock 83, Springwell Lock
Ends at: Bridge 176C (Sewer Pipe)

Descriptions
Update 17 August 2026, 2:25pm
Due to the incident that occurred over the weekend the closure will remain in place until a solution can be implemented. Thank you for your patience.

Original 16 August 2026, 3:40pm
Due to a boating incident below Bridge 176, Springwell Lane, there is now a Navigation Closure between lock 83, Springwell Lock and Bridge 176C , until further notice. This will be reviewed tomorrow. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

๐…๐”๐ ๐…๐€๐‚๐“By the mid-19th century, railways began to surpass canals in speed and flexibility, leading to the decline of ca...
14/08/2026

๐…๐”๐ ๐…๐€๐‚๐“

By the mid-19th century, railways began to surpass canals in speed and flexibility, leading to the decline of canal transport.

Many canals fell into disrepair due to high maintenance costs and reduced usage.

In the mid-20th century, there was renewed interest in canals for recreational use.

Many disused canals have been restored for boating, fishing, and walking.

Canal boats have been converted into houseboats or floating businesses.

Today boats are increasing on the cut, with the cost of housing on land being increasingly unaffordable.

Always make sure you do your homework before you purchase a boat. Get a pre-purchase survey and then really think about the cost of any repair.

Regular expert maintenance is the key to a long enjoyable life aboard your boat.

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค @๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž Lots going on, not all good news for customers but all sorted so canal worthy again.Hot...
07/08/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค @๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž

Lots going on, not all good news for customers but all sorted so canal worthy again.

Hot weather subsided a little this week, but itโ€™s about to heat up again this weekend.

Low water in areas has made travel to us difficult or impossible for some, so we have a few spaces after rescheduling boats due in next week.

Space for surveys mid to end of week as well as transport lifts.

Get in touch.

The phone has been connecting badly so might be better to email me just in case.

Thanks to those customers leaving us this week. Have a Safe Road ๐Ÿ˜Š

Wishing you all a great weekend. We look forward to seeing our new arrivals Monday and Tuesday.

07/08/2026

Dogs welcome ๐Ÿค—

Archie sporting our new doggy bandana

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Are you local to Watford?? We still have slots available in August & September Give us call and get booked in ๐Ÿ˜ŠBlackingS...
07/08/2026

Are you local to Watford??
We still have slots available in August & September
Give us call and get booked in ๐Ÿ˜Š
Blacking
Steelwork
Surveys
Transport lifts

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Bridgewater Basin
Watford
WD188SN

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+447596500939

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