WIN £200,000 FLOATING HOME! 20% Off Sale!

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    Live Draw 1st March @ 9pm

To enter the competition, answer the question below!

What colour road did Dorothy walk down to get to the Emerald City?

You can also enter via the postal entry method

Everything you need to enjoy life on the water!

BRAND NEW BOAT 

Win a brand new boat built by the prestigious COLECRAFT (widebeam or narrowboat, up to 70 x 12.6 ft in size), complete with Beta Marine engine. Cruise the UK waterways in your truly beautiful floating home!

Boat Specifications

Boat Specifications
  • Brand new liveaboard boat
  • Choose either a widebeam or narrowboat (up to 70 x 12.6 ft)
  • The widebeam option would include:
  • 70bhp Beta Marine diesel engine
  • 400 litre diesel tank
  • 1000 litre stainless steel water tank
  • Bespoke pram cover
  • 12 month warranty on engine & all appliances
  • Recreation Craft Directive user guide

CUSTOM DESIGNED

Your boat will be custom-designed and built especially for you. Choose the design options and a 2, 4 or 6-berth layout, and Marwood Makes will bring your beautiful new spacious home to life.

Design details

Design details

The lucky winner not only wins the boat, but also gets the opportunity to be a part of the build process, working with our in-house designer to choose from a range of layouts, which also include:

  • Fixtures & fittings
  • Worktops
  • Colour palette
  • Flooring
  • Cupboard face designs
  • Tiles
  • Exterior paint job
  • Boat name
  • and more!

LUXURY APPLIANCES

Your floating pad of dreams comes fully kitted out with high end appliances that makes it a wonderfully comfortable space on the water.

Appliance Specifications

Appliance Specifications
  • All cruising equipment
  • Beko gas oven and 4 hob burner
  • 12v Inlander fridge
  • Samsung  ECO bubble washing machine
  • Toilet – a bucket out the hatch!
  • 12v LED dimmable spotlights

HEATING & PLUMBING

Your beautiful boat has everything you need to stay warm and cosy throughout all the seasons.

Heating & Plumbing

Plumbing & Heating
  • 5kw Kabola  heater with underfloor heating
  • 4.5kw multifuel stove
  • 100 litre Surecal calorifier
  • 2 x 16kg LPG gas canisters
  • Spray foam insulation
  • 30mm underfloor insulation board

POWER

We fit out our boats with a top quality power system, which is perfect for both livingoff-grid or being plugged in at a marina.

Power Specifications

Power Specifications
  • 4 x 360w solar panels
  • 500AH Lithion Ion Batteries
  • Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A
  • Victron SmartSolar MPPT 250/100
  • Victron Cerbo GX
  • Victron SmartShunt 500A/50mV
  • Victron MultiPlus 12/3000/120-32
  • Victron galvanic isolator
  • 12v distribution panel
  • Off-grid 240V & USB sockets

LICENCE & INSURANCE

You will be set up to live on the water with nothing to pay for the year, giving you the freedom to explore the UK canals and rivers. And what’s better, we’ll even deliver the boat to you and show you the ropes!

Licence & insurance details

Licence & insurance details
  • 1 year boat insurance paid
  • 1 year CRT (Canal & River Trust) licence paid, covering rivers & canals across the UK
  • Transportation free of charge anywhere in mainland GB
  • 1 full day professional skipper’s course

How it Works

1. BUY YOUR TICKETS

Choose your tickets, answer the competition question and be in to win! The more tickets, better the odds...

2. WATCH OUR LIVE DRAW

Tune in for the live draw hosted by us when we announce the winner.

3. DREAM YOUR NEW HOME

You dream...We build...Live a Boatlife!! It's just what we do!

4. CRUISE INTO A NEW LIFE

We deliver your home to one of 5 secured mooring's with lakeland leisure or a landing of your choice and we'll even cover the 1st year mooring and licensing fees!

Delighted  Winners

Kind words from our lovely winners, who have trusted Marwood Makes to turn their dreams into a reality!

“Entering this competition was the best thing we have ever done! Mollie and Jason are just great, we love Marwood Makes! We can't believe we have won our own customised widebeam!”

Louisa & Mike

Custom Boat Competition

“I couldn’t believe it was actually me. Thank you, Jason, Mollie, the kids, and the team for this amazing gift that our whole family will enjoy!”

Jamie Redshaw

Luella Campervan Competition

“Winning Summer Bee has been the most exciting and unbelievable experience. For over 2 years I have dreamt of a narrowboat life for me and my lovely family. Mollie and Jason are genuinely the most lovely couple who have completely changed our lives. Thank you, you’re amazing!”

Zoe Jeffery

Summer Bee Narrow Boat Competition

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Will you be the lucky winner of this life-changing prize?!

Hi! We’re Mollie & Jason!

  • We’re the founders of Marwood Makes Ltd, and have been transforming boats & campervans since 2018.
  • We’ve lovingly restored 16 narrowboats, 2 widebeam’s and 5 campervans.
  • Our work has been featured on TV (Better Homes & Gardens Australia) and in publications such as Waterways World and Circus Magazine.
  • And our flagship campervan Etta has been driven by Debbie McGee on Channel 5’s Million Pound Motorhomes!
  • Our previous custom boat competition was featured in Waterways World magazine and Towpath Talk.
  • And to top it off,  we are going to be featured on Channel 4’s season 2 Narrow escapes!

Enter the competition!

Will you be the lucky winner of this life-changing prize?!

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