We are selling our beloved widebeam (steel river barge) "Freedo". She has been our home for the last 8 years and we enjoyed the lifestyle and being so close to nature very much. We are sad to let her go but we feel it's time for a change and therefore we are looking for a new owner.
Private Mooring
This is optional of course. We were very lucky to secure the best mooring, with private gates, private carpark, just 12 boats, all long term moorers. The area is of outstanding beauty with the beautiful town of Berkhamsted close by and many stunning woodlands and places of beauty. London is around 30 mins by train or about 45 mins by car. Luton and Heathrow airports are around 20-40 mins. Very nice land owner who will be happy for you to take it with Freedo as long as you are a respectful neighbour. The mooring has an electric hookup and water supply.
New Super 7.5kw Electric Engine installed September 2023
She is a very solid steel boat. We had the old engine taken out, degreased, sanded and repainted the whole engine bay with 3 coats of primers, 3 coats of undercoat and 4 coats of top coat (plus £300s worth of top quality engine paint). We then had an electric engine installed that is a dream to drive.
Power
In August 4 new solar panels were installed, along with 4 lithium batteries that power the electric engine, also 4 new leisure batteries and a new solar controller. There is an electric hookup and water supplies on the mooring.
Freedo has a very efficient multi stove, a hot water boiler, a water filter (drinking water), 4 big solar panels (600w each) mounted to storage boxes plus a 1 year old new solar controller (Victron MPPT 150). Very efficient system (12+240Volts). Modern bathroom with tub and shower & compost toilet. Bamboo (walnut finish) machine made floor throughout the whole boat. Good condition and nice look. Hull blackened in September 2023, and 3 years prior and 3 years before that too. All in good condition with new anodes. BSS in 2023.
We had a full hull survey in September 2023 that showed the 5.5mm steel had hardly changed. We had it blacked at the same time.
As you enter from the front deck you come into the large 20ft by 12ft living area and kitchen. Then a small hallway with bathroom, good condition with small tub and shower and compost solar powered toilet. The bedroom was freshly painted a year ago.
You can turn Freedo almost anywhere on the canal, saving lots of time cruising to a winding point.
Vessel type: | Steel river cruiser |
Builder: | Widebeam barge |
Model: | River Cruiser |
Constructed: | 1985 |
Registration: | 522352 |
Berths: | 4 |
No. of engines: | 1 |
Engine model: | Electric |
Engine hours: | 20 |
Fuel type: | Electric |
Drive type: | Shaft drive |
Length over all: | 47' |
Beam: | 12' |
Hull material: | Steel |
Hull type: | Flat |
Hull colour: | Black |
Keel type: | Fin Keel |
Dry Weight: | 15 metric tons |
Water capacity: | 450 Litres |
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.