45' Steel Narrowboat Project Boat Needing Work Barge Boat Salvage Live Aboard

FOR SALE 45' STEEL NARROW BOAT PROJECT RARE OPPORTUNITY! IDEAL FOR D I Y ENTHUSIAST! BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BUILT BY COLECRAFT ENGINEERING LTD. OF LONG ITCHINGTON, COVENTRY AROUND 1980. THIS TRADITIONAL NARROW BOAT HAS SUFFERED A PARTIAL FLOOD, ABOUT 2 FEET 6 INCHES DEEP INSIDE, HAS BEEN PUMPED OUT, STRIPPED OUT INSIDE AND REQUIRES A FULL INTERIOR REFIT.

THE FLOOR, SIDE PANELS AND CEILING REMAIN IN PLACE. IT STILL HAS A FAIRLY RECENT PANEL MOUNTED GAS WATER HEATER. IT HAS A BMC 1.5 LITRE DIESEL ENGINE WHICH HAS BEEN FLOODED BUT HAS BEEN FLUSHED OUT AND IS NOW RUNNING FINE AGAIN WITH GOOD OIL PRESSURE. THE VESSEL IS CURRENTLY STORED ON THE HARD STANDING READY FOR ANY INSPECTION BUT CAN BE RE-FLOATED AND MOTORED AWAY. THE BOAT HAS BEEN LIFTED OUT OF THE WATER AND HAS HAD 2 SMALL PLATES WELDED ON THE HULL, HAS BEEN PUT BACK IN THE WATER AND HAS BEEN AFLOAT FOR A FURTHER 2 WEEKS WITH NO SIGNS OF LEAKS.

SHE HAS BEEN LIFTED OUT AGAIN AND IS NOW STORED ON THE DRY READY FOR ANY INSPECTION. THE VESSEL IS CURRENTLY STORED AT A LANCASHIRE BOAT YARD AND MAY, BY ARRANGEMENT, BE WORKED ON WHERE IT IS. THERE IS A CRANE ON SITE IF YOU WANT TO TRANSPORT IT AWAY. COST OF LIFT AROUND £120 + VAT. HELP WITH TRANSPORT AVAILABLE.

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