Description

A rare opportunity to acquire a Dutch Barge style canal boat, Delft, built by Simon Piper Boatbuilders.Perfect for navigating the broad canals of Britain or for a European adventure. A cosy, warm and traditional interior, spray foam insulated, centrally heated and with a Bubble diesel stove for year round use. Professionally fitted out by Piper Boats and well equipped for extended cruising or as a liveaboard.
She has a forward master cabin, main bathroom with shower, open plan kitchen, diner and lounge area with a leather dinette that converts to a guest double bed which along with the master and guest cabins makes Delft 6 berths. The wheelhouse is hardwood, easily collapsible, with hydraulic steering, seating and access to the engine room. The aft cabin is fitted with a 3/4 bed, study area, Day loo with wash hand basin and access to the weed hatch. Both toilets are electric flushing to the holding tank. There is lots of built in storage throughout the boat.
Equipment includes a Vetus Deutz 65hp engine, bow thruster, generator, inverter, calorifier, Eberspacher central heating, 12v and 240v electrical systems with a full professional rewire in 2021 and new solar panel, 4 deep cycle leisure batteries, starter and bowthruster batteries and LED lighting throughout. The fresh water tank holds 1,000 litres, 2,261 litre main diesel fuel tank plus a 590 litre auxiliary heating diesel tank.

Delft has been owned and loved by her current owners for over 20 years.

Specifications

Accommodation

Master cabin with double bed, wardrobes, cupboards, shelves, under bed storage, radiator.
Master shower room with Tecma electric toilet draining to waste holding tank, stainless steel hand basin set in composite surface, tiled shower enclosure, storage cupboards and towel radiator.
Linen/laundry cupboard with Baumatic washing machine.
Living area with leather dinette which converts to an occasional double bed, kitchen area and lounge area with Boat Bubble diesel stove in blue enamel, TV cupboard, cupboards, shelves, radiator, control panel cupboard, lantern skylight.
Kitchen has Bosch 4 burner propane hob, Vanette propane oven/grill, Isotherm 12v fridge with small freezer compartment.
Heating is by Eberspacher diesel water heater for hot water and radiators or Bubble diesel stove to heat water, radiators and room heater.
Calorifier with vertical twin coil with 230v immersion heater to heat water when running engine/on shore mains.
Wheelhouse. . . .
Rear cabin . . .

Dining area

Living area

Kitchen

Lounge

Bubble stove

Master bedroom

Master bedroom

Bathroom

Rear cabin

Rear cabin study area

Rear day loo

Construction

Hull and Superstructure steel :
Base 10mm
Hull 6mm
Cabin and Roof 4mm

Wooden collapsible wheel house with canvas roof. Easily collapsed for cruising where height limits - it takes us 5 minutes. Air draft with wheelhouse folded 72 ins

Shallow V hull

Wheelhouse interior

Wheelhouse exterior

Equipment

Instrument panel

Laundry cupboard

Engine(s)

Vetus Deutz 65.4 HP

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