Narrow Boat Canal Boat 40ft Dobson, All Steel, Bmc 1.5, Priced To Sell

DOBSON 40 FT NARROW BOAT BUILT 1980. AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE PHOTOS HALF OF THE BOOT HAS BEEN REFITTED. THIS INCLUDED STRIPPING BACK TO THE SHELL. INSULATING AND FITTING NEW WOODEN PANELLING. A NEW 1500 BATH HAS BEEN INSTALLED WITH 6,2" HEADROOM ABOVE FOR THE SHOWER.

THIS HAS BEEN SURROUNDED BY RED SPARKLE SHOWER PANEL. WE ARE A PLUMBING AND HEATING BUSINESS SO YOU CAN BE ASSURED THIS HAS ALL BEEN DONE TO A GOOD STANDARD. THE INTENTION WAS THEN TO CREATE A LARGE BED AT THE BOW INC THE MATTRESS AND THE SEATING AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURE AND THEN TO CREATE A SALOON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOAT WHERE THE KITCHEN IN AT PRESENT THE STOVE AND FLUE HAD BEEN MOVED TO MIDSHIPS READY FOR THIS. THE INTENTION WAS THEN TO FIT A NEW KITCHEN AT THE STERN OF THE BOAT TO BRING THE BOAT UP TO MODERN STANDARDS, SHOULD SHE NOT FETCH A FAIR PRICE WE MAY WELL COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, BUT AS WE ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF A MAJOR HOUSE BUILD IT MAY NOT BE UNTIL LATE NEXT YEAR, WE HAD IT VALUED BY SAWLEY MARINA EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK IS COST EFFECTIVE FOR US. THE BOAT HAS HAD TWO SURVEYS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS BOTH SHOWING GOOD HULL THICKNESS.

THE DESIRABLE 1.5 BMC ENGINE AND BOX ALL WORK VERY WELL. NEW STERLING BATTERY CHARGER AND WATER PUMP. WINDOWS HAVE BEEN TINTED WITH REFLECTIVE FILM. ELIZA JANE WAS BUILT BY DOBSON BOATS OF SHARDLOW IN 1980 A RESPECTED BOAT BUILDER, BSS IN DUE NEXT MONTH SO THE BOAT WILL COME WITH A NEW CERTIFICATE AND A WEALTH OF PAPERWORK INCLUDING THE LAST TWO BILLS OF SALE, HANDBOOKS, TWO SURVEYS AND THE ORIGINAL BOAT HANDBOOK.SHE IS CURRENTLY ON A VERY SOUGHT AFTER MOORING IN BLEASBY NOTTINGHAM WHERE THEY ALLOW RESIDENTIAL MOORINGS.MOORING COST £135 PCM AND CONTINUATION WOULD HAVE TO BE AGREED WITH THE MOORING OWNER