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Are you looking for a lovely little floating bolt hole? Or the perfect little self contained live aboard? You’ve found her here!! Best Mate is currently moored at Kings Orchard marina in Huddlesford, a beautiful little village just outside Lichfield, close to the A38 and 5 mins from the shops and bustling nightlife of Lichfield with the best pub for miles around!!
I have owned her for a year and a half, and have absolutely loved the lifestyle. Since I’ve had her, I have rubbed her down and painted her inside and out, replaced the fresh water pump, the waste water pump for the shower, had the Eberspacher diesel heater overhauled, removed both alternators and had them checked over, new starter motor, replaced the leisure batteries and just had her out of the water to have her underside inspected. She’s just been pressure washed, had the weed hatched blacked, had a small amount of puddle welding on the hull sides, had 6 new anodes fitted and Hemple One Pack applied.
The engine, a Barros shire 40HP with 8000 hours use, purrs like a kitten, and starts first time every time. The gearbox is a PRM150 2:1 reduction.
She is a 57 foot cruiser style narrowboat, built by Liverpool boats fitted by Stillwater Narrowboats the year of construction was 2009. The narrowboat has an elliptical counter over a swim. Forward there is a well deck. The cabin is constructed of steel.
Length: 17.37m
Beam: 2.08m
Index No: 517895
She has a current Boat Safety Certificate till November 2025
She’s got 2 inch insulation all round, under the floor, the walls and the cieling and she’s really cosy. She’s got a high ceiling. I’m 6f 4i tall, and I can do star jumps onboard with no issues. OK, maybe not quite, but I have got loads of head room onboard!
She’ll come with a lovely warm log burner with a new chimney cowl, an under counter Comfee fridge freezer, a microwave, under counter 12v lighting, a nearly new flat screen SONY smart TV fitted to the wall with posh plug in booster speakers mounted to the wall, a new comfy sofa bought this Summer, and a hideaway dining table and chairs.
So come and have a look at Best Mate, close your eyes, and picture yourself cruising around on the canal and rivers on her, waking up with ducks, geese and herons keeping you company while you have your breakfast on the foredeck, and you plan your next adventure, with the log burner keeping you nice and toasty while you’re watching your smart TV and having a glass of something very lovely and unplugging from the world.
Call or message me to arrange a viewing
Mark 07976 904352
Current Price: £53950.00
This 57ft Narrowboat may be available on ebay