Description

Holly is our cafe boat that we have been cruising around the canals since we renovated her in 2020. We have had 4 years of continuously cruising Holly as a profitable cafe business, offering homemade cakes, sausage rolls and barista coffee.

Since spring 2024 we have had a home base at Bollington Wharf and have been roasting our own coffee on board which has been a great addition!

Holly has been a great business for us and with her unique bow shape and inspection-launch style windows she is a very recognisable boat! We are selling as we have another baby on the way so will no longer be able to commit the time to running the cafe and we would love her to go to a loving home. She has massive potential as either a roving trader (moving around the canal network) or at a home mooring.

She also has potential as a trip boat with generous seating area at the bow and room for seating inside if you wanted to convert some the counter space.

Holly has been renovated to a high standard and we have always had a ‘5’ hygiene rating from inspecting Food Standards Agency.

Included in the sale are (all less than 5 years old):

Francino 2-group LPG espresso machine (bought new in 2021 and regularly serviced)
Shoreline 142L Integrated Fridge 12V
Shoreline 102L Integrated Freezer 12V
Shoreline undercounted 88L Larder Fridge 12V
Belling Oven and Grill
2-ring LPG gas hob
Stainless steel worktops with upstand, custom made
Large freestanding stainless steel unit
Stainless Steel sink and separate hand washing sink in the food prep area
Multi-fuel stove
500 Litre stainless steel water tank. 

Boat spec:

Engine:
BMC 1.5

Electrics:
Sterling 2k Inverter
Shorepower hookup point
2 x 300W Solar Panels - these provide enough energy to have the cafe off-grid in summer, with no need for a hook-up.
Galvanic Isolator
Batteries: 600Ah Trojan 6v Wet cell Batteries - new and very reliable. 
AC power available throughout the boat
Lighting and fridges on 12v DC system. 

Calorifier, hot water available by:
Immersion heater
Engine system
Webasto 

Paint job and sign writing (by Steve Wright and Terry Ashby) 2020
Last blacked 2020
Last survey 2020
BSS expires in 2029

Specifications

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