Aha Household Boat : For Sale !!!!

iii years ago, when illustrator Tabby Booth permit me portion pictures of her awesome trouble solid boat 'The Long haired eel' on the Thames I was so pleased in addition to so real envious of the stunning cozy infinite she in addition to her partner had created. The picayune cubby bed on the floor, the xanthous walls in addition to that awesome kitchen..... in addition to immediately this beautiful boat is for sale!

To come across the listing (and to purchase it for me) delight see the link hither on ebay

H5N1 fleck nearly the Long Haired Eel.....

The Long-Haired Eel is a beautiful, completely unique 35ft narrowboat. She has been our abode for the concluding 4 in addition to one-half years. But now, reluctantly, it is fourth dimension to sell her every bit nosotros stimulate got simply bought a bigger boat.

She is the perfect size for 1 somebody or a yoke in addition to would brand an ideal showtime boat. Her psyche produce goodness is that she has all the necessities for living aboard already, in addition to thus all the novel owners would involve to produce is brand her their own! We stimulate got cleared everything out in addition to given it a white undercoat,

The exterior of the boat has of late been repainted, in addition to at that topographic point are windows all the way around. Entry is through a side door, in addition to reverse at that topographic point is some other laid of side doors which tin give the axe too endure opened. 

As yous larn in, in addition to downwards a laid of steps, yous travel into the kitchen area. There is an LPG oven amongst 2 hobs; sink amongst hot in addition to mutual frigidity running water; kitchen surface area, in addition to enough of storage. 

Behind yous is the electrical setup which consists of 2 high lineament leisure batteries, hooked upwards to a 240v 300w inverter. There is lighting throughout the boat. The batteries are charged via iii x 100w solar panels. The drinking glass on 1 of the panels is broken but yet industrial plant fine. There is too a battery charger which agency the batteries tin give the axe endure charged past times generator if involve be. However, nosotros stimulate got flora that the solar panels volition pretty much furnish us amongst all the electricity nosotros need.

To the left of the kitchen is the bath where at that topographic point is a pocket-size bath amongst shower; sink amongst hot in addition to mutual frigidity water, in addition to portaloo. Included amongst the boat is a marine view out toilet, which could endure hooked upwards past times the novel owners easily. There is too a particular H2O filtration organization which tin give the axe filter river H2O into drinking water. We stimulate got never got around to hooking this up, but 1 time again this is included if yous desire it!

There are 2 H2O tanks on board which tin give the axe endure filled via peel fittings on the side of the boat.

Opposite the kitchen at that topographic point is to a greater extent than storage in addition to a flexure out desk. Moving through into the living area, at that topographic point is a adept sized opened upwards infinite amongst a wood/coal burner which heats the infinite actually well. There are shelves running along both sides of the walls in addition to a newly varnished wooden floor. All of the walls are fully insulated.

The absolute best usage nearly this boat is the amazing v-shaped bed inwards the front. It's 2 metres across in addition to actually comfortable. There is too a hatch inwards a higher house it, which agency that yous tin give the axe prevarication inwards bed inwards Summer in addition to expect at the stars. 

When nosotros bought the boat, nosotros were told that she was handmade inwards Chelsea inwards roughly 1989 in addition to that the hull had been overplated amongst 3mm steel inwards 2011. Since then, she was blacked past times us inwards 2014.

The engine is a 40hp Johnson Outboard amongst electrical start, which yous tin give the axe crusade from a bench on the dorsum amongst a steering wheel. As nosotros stimulate got e'er had the boat on a mooring, nosotros haven't moved her a lot. However, nosotros were assured past times a mechanic of late that it's a real adept engine in addition to inwards real adept condition.

She is fully licensed on EA waterways till the destination of 2016, but volition involve a novel Boat Safety Certificate earlier beingness re-licensed inwards 2017. She would too involve a novel Boat Safety Certificate if yous wanted to stimulate got her onto Canal in addition to River Trust waterways earlier 2017. 

She is currently moored past times Canbury Gardens inwards Kingston upon Thames, but unfortunately nosotros cannot offering this mooring amongst the sale every bit nosotros involve the infinite for our novel boat. She could easily endure moved to a novel mooring, or alternatively yous could usage her to continuously cruise. Around Kingston is a real adept surface area for this, every bit at that topographic point are enough of amazing places yous tin give the axe stay, every bit long every bit yous deed a yoke of times a week.