The February 2019 issue includes: 

• Buying used: plastic fantastic - why choose a GRP cruiser over a narrowboat
• Cruising the Eastern Trent & Mersey: the 8-page guide from Derwent Mouth to Great Haywood
• Swallowed by a lock: miraculous escape on the Huddersfield Narrow
• Transplant surgery: pioneering restoration of a 120-year-old inspection launch
• Super Tunnels: exploring the network's 2,000-yard-plus giants
• History: taking a dip - 1930s competitive swimming on the Cotswold Canals

Plus 8 pages of news from the waterways, new products, technical advice, readers’ letters, events and much, much more.