We are so delighted with our boat from you and everyone is very impressed with GINA. We have been recommending you to other people thinking of buying a narrow boat. We are particularly impressed with the aftersales care (a refreshing change) and will definately be back to you when we buy our next boat (hopefully next year)

many thanks again

All best wishes

Jane and Alan

We chose a Black Prince boat firstly because our local Boat Builder couldn’t help us with our requirements recommended that a Black Prince boat would be a good idea. We had 2 very helpful meetings with John Lucas and he picked a boat from his inventory that he thought best suited us, a 58Ft Duchess 4. We made a few changes and added a few extra items and John and his team arranged the respray of the exterior to our requirements and we agreed the collection date. Seamless, perfect service from John pre-sale and ‘Engineer’ Dave {as we call him} after-sales support has been great too. We’re saving up for another 2 the same as we want a small fleet of 3 in the upper reaches of the Thames for our www.navigatorholidays.com business.

Thanks again to all the team at Stock Prior.
Andy & Sarah
Navigator Holidays Ltd.

I looked at many different boats in many parts of the country,before deciding to purchase a boat from Black Prince.

I spent a lot of time checking out the Black Prince boats and the choice of length and layout. Black Prince offers more choice than any other boat yard that I looked at,and any other changes that I required were never too much trouble.

Most of the Black Prince boats use the same type of engine made by Isuzu,which just seem to run for ever,and many of the fittings are the same as other boats in their fleet so spares are never a problem. The wiring system is all correctly fused,the cabinet doors fit properly,the shower is the same size as home,the cruiser stern gives loads of room,the heating system warms the whole boat,there is a full size cooker,and comfortable beds.

My experience of buying a boat from Black Prince has been first class. John was always happy to show me a boat and then leave me to look round with no sales pressure at all .All he wanted was for me to buy the boat I would be happy with.Having chosen the boat I wanted, I then decided that I would like some changes and have had all of this done,with the help of David who supervises all of the work carried out.

For me the best part is that nothing is too much trouble,John and David sort out any thing you need and the after sales service is excellent, as Black Prince know their boats inside out and if you do have a problem they are only a phone call away and usually have the part you might need from stock. I would happily recommend them to any one looking for a well looked after used narrow boat.

Brian.

We had always hoped to own our own narrowboat and when the opportunity came to buy one we spent some time considering the best choice for us. We looked at purchasing a new boat and considered several second-hand ones but we liked the design and construction of the Black Prince craft. In their dealings with us, Black Prince were very open and straightforward and really did provide a complete service. We bought a 52ft ex-hire boat, which came fully equipped and we have had great fun with her ever since. The boat has been very reliable and if we’ve needed any advice on maintenance and servicing over the last five years, Black Prince have always been extremely willing to offer help and support.

Best regards

Barry and Liz Burdett

We run one boat which gets quite a hard life as a holiday hire boat and training boat for various boat handling courses, doing approx one thousand engine hours per year.

Our first boat was an ex Black Prince hire fleet boat, and even though it was 4 years old when we bought it, we still received the same back-up as if it was a new boat. When we needed to replace this boat we had previously been impressed by the helpfull, approachable people at Black Prince and the ease of maintenance and design of the old boat and so Black Prince were the first choice for the new boat.

When buying our new boat, Kiki Too, words like professional approach, attention to detail, well researched, great product, fantastic people, spring to mind. Other factors such as ease of ordering, and payment, value for money, boat delivered on time and at agreed price, great after sales back-up, approachable people who know their product inside out, are also key to us being very happy, satisfied and confident clients.

The small things also make the difference, such as putting the name on the boat before the maiden cruise. Supplying a full set of spare filters and belts, and a complete set of navigation equipment as standard. A full tank of fuel and gas cylinders were also very much appreciated for the boat move to Nantwich.

In our view they are great boats, obviously they are not bespoke all hardwood with traditional fittings, but they are boats for boating, enjoying time on the water, well made and will work hard coming from a well tried and tested boating history.

Thanks Dave and John and all at Stoke Prior, for Kiki Too. A great boat which we are highly satisfied with, delivered on time, on budget and value for money. A quality product from a proven pedigree with great back-up.

Steve

My ex-blackprince narrowboat Jacaranda has a well designed layout which every body comments on with four double beds or six single beds and one double bed or any combination. Jacaranda is easy to maintain and an after sales service which is second to none.

Regards

Garry

We purchased Jannock (formerly Powys) almost 12 years ago. Our decision to purchase an ex-Black Prince hire boat was based on the following :-

1. The specific boat and it’s layout ideally suited our family needs as we had two very tall teenage sons who had adequate headroom throughout.
2. We were impressed with the ability of the staff at Stoke Prior to direct us towards exactly which boat was likely to meet our needs best, even to the point of highlighting which boats we didn’t want. (Thanks John)
3. We were promised a level of after sales service that no other boat sales organisation we had dealt with so far could match.

The fact that we still have the same boat states a lot about the quality of the build. A huge bonus was that the boat came with a complete inventory, much of which is still in use. The number of minor modifications that we have needed to make to Jannock shows how well we were advised at time of purchase. Our experience is that the Stoke Prior staff appear to recognise private owners of ex-fleet craft as a sort of club and provide an excellent level of service from just answering technical questions on the phone to supplying replacement parts and ‘hard to get’ items at near cost price. We often recommend looking at ex-Black Prince boats to people we meet who are thinking of buying a boat because we are so pleased with the complete package we got.

Graham & Brenda Keens
http://www.jannock.org.uk

We are very proud of Wind Rush and would recommend Black Prince to other boaters.

The build quality is to a high standard, and the purchase has been a very positive experience.

The boat suits us in everyway and meets our narrowboating requirements.

Thank you and all your team, for making our narrowboating so pleasurable.

Keith Sheelagh and Matthew Linge.