Miss Marple - £125,000
Peter Nicholls Yachtbuilders FCN sea, river and canal going barge for sale.
Residential mooring in Poplar Dock Marina, which lies adjacent to Canary Wharf and Jubilee line tube station. Blackwall DLR is only a 6 minute walk away.
This charming barge boasts a wonderful modern open plan living/entertaining/kitchen space with wooden floors combined with a good size bedroom and sizable bathroom. This barge is the ideal pied-à-terre in London and doubles up to a mobile holiday home for fantastic holidays: Or, she is perfectly set up as a full time live aboard.
Timothy Spall travelled extensively around the British coast with a Peter Nicholls FCN seagoing barge.
She would benefit from minor cosmetic internal refurbishment but her powerful 135HP Perkins engine has just been serviced and one could move onboard immediately.
LOA 20 m (65 ft)
Beam 3,7 m (14 ft)
Draft ca 1 m
Built (year) 2005
Hull material Premium grade steel, hand built
Engine 135 Hp Perkins 6 cylinder in-line diesel marine engine. She is sitting in a large
engine room which allows comfortable access.
Generator Paguro 4000 4 Kw diesel generator in acoustic housing
Diesel tanks 1500 l twin fuel tanks
Engine start
battery
135AH
Domestic
batteries
6 12v 110AH DC batteries connected to form 24v domestic system
Heating & hot
water
Webasto thermo water heater
Battery and
power monitor
Wiring is in place and control display fitted in wheelhouse console, requires final
connection
24 volt power regulator to smooth out any spikes in the 24 volt power supply
thus protecting light bulb and pump motor life
Water pump 2.5 bar
The gross internal floor area is approy 56 qm ( 601 square ft)
Galley 10,1 m x 3,7 m (33’1 x 12’3) – combined size of galley, dining area and reception
room
24 volt lightning
Space and connections for domestic 240 volt fridge, freezer, and washer/dryer
Built in slim domestic dishwasher
Domestic 5 hob (incl central wok hob) range gas burners
Extractor hood with lightning
Gas grill, separate oven
Soft close custom fitted kitchen cabinets and drawers
Solid hardwood entrance steps which open to provide storage
Custom build double wardrobe under which lies calorifier for hot water. This
has a back up electrical programmable heating timer
Solid Pine dining table, extends from 4 seater to 6 seater.
4 number of solid pine wicker chairs
Solid oak flooring throughout galley and saloon
Radiator
Saloon
Floor to Gunwhale custom built fitted storage/shelving
32” TV, multiple sockets
Solid stainless steel window fittings
Sofa with settee
Radiator
Bathroom
Underfloor heating, glazed window, hatch
Solid handmade ash wash table with large china bowl
Full size double bath with shower and central tabs
Downlighters to bath
24 volt extractor fan and shower pump
24 volt electric ‘household style’ china toilet with maccerator
Large heated towel rail, part of central heating system
Stainless steel black water holding tank under floor, 80 gallon
Bedroom 3,7 m x 3,1 m (12’3 x 10’2)
Full width double bedroom with king-size bed. Custom built from solid
American black walnut
Thick pile cream carpet and underlay throughout
4 solid brass portholes with porthole blinds
60 x 60 cm large skylight above bed with roller blinds
Custom built cabinets and shelves throughout in black walnut and white
melamine
Build in laundry basket
Stainless steel water tank under bed plus a secondary tank under the floor
2 x 100 gallon water tanks; multiple 240 v sockets
Access to seacocks for bathroom grey water und switch valves to black tank
Wheelhouse 2,8 m x 2,1 m (9’1 x 6’9)
Steering station; side doors o both sides, port and starboard
Hardwood wheelhouse with concertina backdoors which allow to open
wheelhouse completely to aft deck providing a large outdoor living and dining
space
Removable aluminium roof panels
Hatch access to full width engine room below wheelhouse
Bow locker
Large bow locker for dry storage
Provides access to anchor chain, anchor windlass battery connections and
potential bow throwster fittings: bow throwster tube was fitted during hull
build allowing for much simpler and cheaper bow throwster retrofitting if
desired. The power supply to the thruster is already in place. We decided
against a bow throwster as she handles beautifully as she is on the water.
Gas bottle locker on deck to starboard to house 2 13 kg propane gas bottles
Lofrans Albatros electric anchor winch with wiring battery and deck controls.
Britany 25kg anchor with 50 mw 10mm anchor chain.
Deck 12 125mm mushroom vents provide high level of ventilation
Hull painted 2012
Boat painted 2017
Engine hours Approx. 437 engine hours
BSS boat safety certificate expires on: 23 March 2027
Specifications
Vessel name: | Miss Marple |
Condition: | Good |
Vessel type: | Barge |
Designer: | Peter Nicholls |
Builder: | Peter Nicholls |
Make: | Peter Nicholls |
Model: | 65 Barge |
Constructed: | 2005 |
Guests: | 4 |
Berths: | 2 |
Cabins: | 1 |
Heads: | 1 |
No. of engines: | 1 |
Length over all: | 65' |
Beam: | 14' |
Maximum draft: | 3' 3" |
Please note: this is not a survey report and all pre-owned boats are sold without warranty.
The information provided is based on a superficial inspection carried out by us and information provided by the vendor. No guarantee is given or implied regarding the specification, but descriptions are given in good faith as could be ascertained at the time of inspection. Aquavista takes no responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommend the use of a marine surveyor to establish the condition of the vessel.
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