Paul & Kim, n/b Kumpali

We started our journey about 5 years ago looking at different types of narrowboats that would suit us best.

As existing continuous cruisers and loving life on the canals, we wanted our forever boat to be designed and built. After extensive research and a very positive meeting at Crick Boat Show with James and Donna we chose Braidbar Boats and we have not regretted our decision. 

James listened to our requirements and also added many positive ideas to produce our home which we are delighted with.  We were very impressed with the technical and practical advice we received to the point of James designing his first (I believe) built-in ironing board. 

There was extensive attention to detail and the build quality is second to none. The whole boat was completed to our wishes with no corners cut. 

Inevitably, with any new boat, there is snagging to be done. This was fully completed with no issues and the after sales service was just as good as the rest of the sales process. Every effort to solve any issues was made with no avoidance which to us was very important. We are looking forward to spending many years on Kumpali.

We cannot tell you how many people have admired our boat since we have moved on and asked many questions. They have even said, "You can't go wrong with a Braidbar." I think that sums it up quite well.

We found all of the Braidbar staff very helpful, professional and worked very hard to achieve the best results. 

As a result of our excellent experience with Braidbar we would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone wanting their own narrowboat.