OFFERED BY
Boatpoint
LOCATION
Portishead United Kingdom
YEAR
2008
LENGTH
55.77 ft.
Condition
Used
Year
2008
Make & Model
Dutch Barge Katherine Class 55
Boat type
Power
Length
55.77 ft.
Fuel Type
Diesel
Location
Portishead United Kingdom
Tax status
Inc VAT
Berths
0
A comfortable, strongly built mobile home. Built professionally by Branson Barges, this spacious wide-beam Dutch Barge is an ideal alternative to living in a crowded suburb.
Built to last, stable, economical and sea kindly you can live in a tranquil marine environment and take your home with you, if you tire of the place you're at.
Engine & Electrical
Engine room ladder down from wheelhouse
• Vetus 106hp DM 443422S (2008) hull cooled to 4 bladed prop – serviced 2022
• Vetus generator 5KVA. Serviced 2022 with new injectors.
• Full electrical systems covering battering charging and maintenance, invertor, solar PV controller
• Bubble jet diesel boiler for hot water and heater serviced 2022. Hot water tank
• Bilge pumps to each hull segment
• Washing machine
• Pumping out controls for Black and Grey holding tanks
• Fresh water filler on starboard side – 3 linked tanks
• 200 gallon propulsion tank filler on either side
• 50 gallon heating tank plus header for generator (raw water cooled) filler on either side
• Storage unit for tools. Wet/dry vac.
• New main starter battery in 2022
• New house batteries x3 in 2022
EQUIPMENT
External
2x 13kg gas bottles for cooker and hob
Anchor and chain through electric anchor winch controlled from bow and also separate control from wheelhouse
Forward hatch with ladder to chain locker and electric bow thruster with batter and charger. Plenty of additional storage.
Step up on to roof
Boat hook. Shore power cable.
Short collapsible mast with lights and horn
Dog hatch above saloon
All external timber re-sanded and resealed summer 22
Saloon vents – removed and resealed in 2023
Solar PV array on wheelhouse roof for main battery charging
Wooden wheelhouse with external wi-fi aerial – wi-fi router in wheelhouse (requires card)
Mooring ropes and integrated fenders
Red ensign on stern
Forward bedroom
• Double berth with storage over and considerable storage under. Ample power points. Shower. Plumbed towel rail. 4 windows with curtains. Escape hatch. New mattress 2022.
• Forward toilet. Electric flush and hand basin. Window
Main salon/kitchen
• Wood burner with tools and coal scuttle
• Co2 alarm
• Ample power and range of 12v and 240v lighting
• TV
• Settee and occasional table
• Radiator
• Built in storage unit
• Breakfast bar with 2 chairs
• Fitted kitchen with sink (hot and cold water from tank)
• Fridge, freezer, cooker with separate grill, microwave, 4 ring gas hob
• Range of storage cupboards
• Fire extinguisher and blanket
Stern bedroom
• Double berth with storage under and wardrobe. New Mattress 2022. Range of lights. 4 windows and escape hatch. Radiator.
• Bathroom with shower, electric toilet, basic and radiator.
• Access to weed hatch and drive shaft
Wheelhouse
• Range of engine controls and gauges
• Hydraulic steering (emergency manual under stern berth)
• Basic chart plotter
• Raymarine depth gauge
• Controls for 240v, 24v and 12v systems via shore power, engine, generator and solar through invertor
• Fire extinguisher and engine room fire extinguisher
• Seating with storage under
• Entrance doors on each side
• Hatch to engine room
• VHF aerial
• Navigation lights
Constructed 2008 by South Holland fabrication in steel
Constructed to Branson Katherine design with Cat C hull
Last survey 21/1/21
Hull ultrasound 17/4/19
Boat safety 22/1/21 – expires 10/11/23
DIMENSIONS:
Length: 55ft / 17.07
Beam: 12 ft / 3.66m
Displacement: approx 20 ton
Draft: 2.8 ft / .85m
Air draft: 6.75 ft / 2.29m
Fwd cabin length: 28 ft / 8.53m
Wheelhouse length: 8 ft / 2.44m
Headroom over 2m
Aft cabin length: 10.8 ft / 3.3m
STEEL SCANTLINGS:
Base, stempost and hornpiece: 12 mm
Hull: 6 mm
Decks: 5 mm
Cabin: 4 mm
Roof: 5 mm
Frame spacing 600 mm
Tanks 4mm
R.C.D Cat. C
For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.
For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
- Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
- Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
- Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.
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