Converted Rnli Lifeboat Houseboat Liveaboard With London Mooring

Converted former RNLI Lifeboat, ‘Alfred & Patience Gottwald’ is a 42ft Watson Class, with 13ft beam. She was built in 1959 and served as the Aldeburgh lifeboat until 1980. In Belgium for much of the time since then, she was stripped of her instruments and engine. Over the past few years we have renovated ‘Alfie’ into a houseboat and moved her to London, where she sits on her mooring at South Dock Marina SE16 (zone 2). She’s been a lovely home but we are now making a substantial move and we can’t take her with us, more’s the pity.Alfie comes with a mooring at the marina with permitted full time liveaboard use, with the ease of mains electricity hookup (32 amp), water supply, fibre optic broadband, use of shower and laundry facilities on site. Regular pump-out and fuel services for those that need it. Both Surrey Quays and Canada Water stations are within walking distance, along with the local Clipper Service. Surrounding the marina are some nice cafes and pubs, a couple of supermarkets, and the Thames Path down to Greenwich. Southwark and Stave Hill Ecological Park are good places for walks too.Decent parking options (for London at least!). Mooring fees currently £628 per month, though discounts apply if paying annually for example. The boat was constructed using double diagonal Mahogany on Oak beamed hull, with aluminium and fibreglass superstructure. Built to be launched off pebble beaches she is extraordinarily strong. Inside, the bedroom is in the bow, the living room amidships, with the kitchen (or ‘galley’) and wc towards the stern.Outside, there is deck space on the bow with room for a BBQ and friends (or plants, your choice). At the rear of the boat there is storage space below deck that we currently use for all manner of things like camping gear, paint and spares. We are selling the boat along with a half-shipping container situated in the boatyard. This container has been worth its weight in gold for all the extra storage it provides. Alfie was last out of the water in summer 2019, we had a survey at that point which told us the hull was in good shape, and any recommendations were carried out.Copy available upon request. More details of the boat below, note that the plan supplied is indicative of layout only and is not to scale! If you have any questions feel free to get in touch or call. If you are on instagram, we have a page there @ lifeboat_life All the best! Living space:Spray foam insulatedMultifuel stove with backboiler, feeding 3 radiators.Installed new in 2020.Built in shelving below the gunwales.Hatches in the floor to access additional storage space below.3 x double plug sockets. Small folding table to create a small desk when needed (see photos). KitchenSpray foam insulated240v Electric heater tap providing hot water in the Kitchen, installed new in 2020240v Electric oven and gas hob (gas installed by Gas Safe registered engineer in 2021).240v fridgeInspection hatchSolid wood Thermo-Ash kitchen worktops3 x double plug socketsPlenty of storage (incl. Large drawers stretching out under the gunwales) Bathroom:Spray foam insulatedCassette toilet and sink. 240v Electric heater tap providing hot water, installed new in 2020Porthole window BedroomArmaflex insulatedHatch in the roof/deck above.Built in shelving at the bow and custom built storage to the left and right.Storage is removable should it be necessary to access the hull.Inspection hatch in the floor.2 x double plug socketsN.b. It’s really hard to take photos in this area, but note there is a full height area before the lower roofed area the bed is in. Electrics:110AH 12 volt leisure battery that powers lighting, water and bilge pumps. Charged by the mains via Victron Battery Charger. 240V shore power connection wired through an 8 gang consumer unit that supplies plug sockets in each room and 240V appliances.The connection at the marina is 32 Amps. Plumbing:280L freshwater tanks located under the gunwales port and starboard. Accessed via deck hatches.Shurflo aqua king pro II 12 volt water pump and accumulator tanks feed the sinks in the bathroom and kitchen. Although there is currently no shower on the boat, we have installed plumbing, electric and pipework to give the option to add in a boiler / immersion heater at a later time. Heating:Ottawa 12kw Multi Fuel Stove with wrap around boiler.Supplies around 7-8kw to the boiler and 4-5kw directly to the room.240v central heating pump (Alpha series)Copper pipework throughout (28mm & 15mm)The central heating system is fed by a copper kettle header tank located in the kitchen. It looks quirky, but we think it’s a nice feature! 3 x radiators, one in the kitchen and two in the bedroom.