Description

Seagoing wide beam barge nearing completion and ready very soon. With choice or diesel or eletric propulsion
Highly manoevrable with both bow and stern thrusters. Our Peter Nicholls FCN range is well proven both at sea and inland and makes an ideal cruising home with masses of living space. The wheelhouse is easily demounted for cruising inland.In 2005 we built a 54ft FCN that featured in a BBC TV series while cruising right round Britain The boat eventually cruised to Elsinore in Denmark via the Baltic. Pease enquire for details

Specifications

Accommodation

Fully insulated with polyurethene fam spray.Interir linings and furnture in Oan and cherrt faced boards with oad and cherry facings.
Duble glazed windows to cabin wheelhpuse
From the stern;
Large self draining stern deck with canopy leading to
Wheelhouse with hardwood frames and double glazed . Easily taken down on hinges to stow easily and reduce air draft to 6ft 6 in for inland navigation. Helm position with wheel steering ,and controls.Central heating radiator
Engine room below via ladder.
Stern thruster.
Kabola diesel fired central heating boiler to radiatiors
Large bank of batteries linked to Victron 5 kw inverrter charger giving lare reserve of 240 volt power on tap

Construction

Hull built substanially with prime grit blasted steel with epoxy twin pack paint plan. Upper works finishedwith Epifanes. twin pack polyurethene

Navigation Equipment

Fluxgate compass , navigation lights, echo sounder and speed log

Engine(s)

Beta 105 4 cylinder dieel with 2 alternators. Option and this stage to chenge to electric propulsion

Sails & Spars

Fold down timber mast for fluxgate etc

Safety Equipment

6 man life raft

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