Beautiful Spacious Dutch Barge With Liveaboard Mooring (If Required)

Nepenthe is a beautiful replica Dutch barge that is currently moored at the Lazy Otter pub/restaurant house on the A10 between Ely and Cambridge. She is not registered as a seagoing boat although she has been across the Wash and could be taken to other areas of the UK by water and indeed onto the French inland waterway network. Her UK cruising area is limited to the River Cam and River Great Ouse below St Ives. She has a “liveaboard” mooring, paid up to the end of December 2017 and is renewable if required. With her large airy living space she would certainly make a good permanent home.

Most of the furniture, washing machine/tumble drier etc is included in the sale price. The boat handles well, and the engine has plenty of power and always starts first time. The alternator does not work but that is only an issue for those that wish to take the boat long distance. I fitted a heat exchanger last year so that the engine now heats the domestic hot water tank (calorifier) – a useful addition when away from the landline and when it is too warm to have the central heating on. The boat was a project when I bought her three years ago.

Subsequently the boat has been fitted with a calorifier, a bathroom with shower, a kitchen, and a central heating system based on a Squirrel stove. I have insulated the roof. There are still improvements to be made e.g. Sound proofing of the wheelhouse floor but the boat is comfortable and fully functioning. Regarding the sale price, I am open to sensible offers: I would like to get back what I paid for Nepenthe plus the value of the equipment/materials subsequently bought.

Nepenthe is a lovely looking vessel and will make a good home for someone. I am sure she would also meet the challenge of long distance cruising. I can arrange a viewing at short notice. Please feel free to phone or text me on phone. Specification57ft X 12ft coaster style Dutch motor barge built by Methley Bridge Boatyard in 2010.

Steel construction 10/6/5mm. Ford diesel engine.Liveaboard mooring paid up to December 2017 (£2000pa).Spacious Rear cabin with fitted double bed, two chest of drawers and a wardrobe. Ceiling hatch to stern deck. Radiator.Hardwood wheelhouse with seating and storage under, doors to port and starboard, two bottle gas locker, inverter. Radiator.Engine room: Mermaid Marine 6 cylinder 100hp Ford diesel engine.

500 litre water tank. 800 litre fuel tank. Waste tank 500 litres. Batteries. Calorifier. Bathroom with full sized shower, electric toilet, vanity unit with basin, extractor fan, electric towel rail.Cabin/Utility area with tumble dryer, occasional single berth with storage under.

Skylight.Fitted kitchen with sink/drainer, gas cooker, washing machine, fridge, floor and wall storage units.Large open plan living area with full headroom, two sky lights. Laminate floor. Squirrel stove with back boiler and three radiators. Dining table and chairs, leather sofa, two chests, two bookcases, 31 inch TV, broadband router.Last blacked 2014. BSC expires August 2018.

Licenced to March 2018. Other: generator.