42 Ft Narrowboat /canal Boat; Trad Stern; Built By R & D Fabrications

42ft NARROWBOAT /Canal Boat; Trad
Stern; built by R & D Fabrications.

James is a 42ft R&D
Fabrications Narrowboat (1996) with a traditional stern and a marinised
Kingfisher 2 cylinder engine with 22hp. Professional interior fit out in a
traditional style with internal engine room (very good for having a dry and
clean engine and easy to maintain!). He is of steel construction (10/6/4) with a flat hull.

He has had 3 very conscientious
owners, was out of the water to be blacked in November 2021 (see photos –
ideally done every 2 to 3 years).  I’ve just had the boat safety done and
it expires in May 2026 (the check/certificate needs to be done every 4 years). 

Located in London and sold
without a mooring, in close proximity to a dry dock which will make having a
survey done much simpler. 

As you enter from the stern you
come into the bedroom which has a fixed double berth.  Under the bed is a
calorifier which has an emersion fitted, supplying hot water when connected to
mains power at a mooring or is heated by the engine
when out cruising. 

LED lighting throughout the boat; updated in 2020 which is much more energy
efficient.

Next is the engine room with a Kingfisher
2 cylinder engine, 22hp.   In the 6 years I have had James, the engine has
never broken down and has more than enough power to do the tidal Thames.  The
engine has been serviced every year with oil, oil filter and fuel filter changes. 
I have 2 spare fan belts, 2 spare oil filters and a spare fuel filter which
will come with the boat. I can also let you know where to get these from (but
you’ll be fine for a couple of years with those).

The stern gland was repacked in
2019 and I was advised that I would not need to do it again for another 10
years. 

Also in the engine room are 2
leisure batteries that were new in 2019 as well as a starter battery which I
changed when I bought the boat in 2016 and is still absolutely fine. 
These are charged via the engine when it is running, the 3 solar panels when
moored (keeps your batteries topped up and healthy all year round without the
need for electricity or the engine running and makes sure they last a long
time) or by a Sterling mains charger if connected to 240v power via a
shoreline.  The solar panels and mains power were added in 2017. 

In the engine room there is also
an Alde gas heater which controls the gas central heating/ heats the radiators
in the bedroom and bathroom.

The engine room has a quarry
tiled floor as does the bathroom, which is the next room along.  

The bathroom has a small bath
fitted with a shower overhead.  The water pressure is great.  There
is also a basin and a cassette toilet.  The cassette toilet was new in
2019 and has only had Bio Magic used in it (biomagic is 100% biodegradable but
only works in a system where no other harsh chemicals have been used, I have
plenty left to get you started and you can buy it online). 

The boat then opens out into the
kitchen and saloon.  In the kitchen area there is a full sized LEC
Inlander 12v fridge with freezer top box; new in 2016 and in excellent
condition and a gas cooker with oven, separate grill and hob with 4 gas rings,
sink and drainer and fitted cupboards.  There is also a gas alarm wired
into the 12v system, and a separate combined smoke and carbon monoxide alarm,
fire blanket and fire extinguisher (other fire extinguishers located in bedroom
and saloon).

In the salon there is a Puffin
multi fuel stove and fixed seating with storage underneath.  In March
2020, just before lock down I had a new bench and table made.  The longer
bench is a single bed length which can be used as an extra berth, but also is a
lovely place to lay and stretch out after a busy day.  There are 2 deep
and roomy drawers underneath and a sliding cupboard at the bow end for extra
storage. The
table folds down and is stored at the end of the bench.  One leaf can be
folded out if using a laptop etc. and both can be folded out for dining. 

For the fresh water system there is an accumulator (for maintaining good water pressure) and a new water pump was fitted in 2021. Under the bow is a stainless
steel water tank.  I also store my spare morse cable and hose pipes for
filling up the water tank there.

The bow of the boat has 2 storage
lockers.  In one I keep the kindling and fuel for the stove as well as the
ash bucket and in the other is the anchor, anchor rope, anchor chain (needed
for tidal or Thames cruising which James has done a lot of!) mooring chains and
mooring pins etc. as well as spare paint for touch ups. 

The gas locker has enough room
for 2 gas bottles.  There is a full spare alongside the one currently in
use. 

There is a catch cover for both
the bow and stern of the boat, and a bow, stern and centre line (ropes
needed for cruising and mooring). 

There are 3 hatches, 2 in the
engine room and one in the kitchen which gives a lovely view out to the river or
canal. The hatch lids (on the roof) were all repainted when
the boat was out for blacking in November 2021.  Port hole windows
throughout and a pigeon box above engine room and light wells in the ceiling in
the saloon as well as glazed double doors out to the bow. 

Please feel free to call to ask
any further questions, but I’d recommend coming to view in central London. I
have loved, maintained and cared for this boat for 6 years and have had some
great adventures and I am hoping to find someone who will do the same. 

Current Price: £36500.00

This 42 Ft Narrowboat /canal Boat; Trad Stern; Built By R & D Fabrications may be available on ebay