Description

Location: Caen Hill Marina, Devizes, Wiltshire
Builder: Severn Valley Boat Centre
Year: 2005
Engine: Barrus Shire 44, 4-Cylinder Diesel / Hours: ~6,000
Fuel Tank: 200L
Stainless Steal Water Tank: 200 gallons / 900 Litres
Hull Blacked: May 2022
Hull thickness: 10/6/5 (Base steel 10mm, Hull sides 6mm, Cabin 5mm)
Full Survey: July 2023
BSS Valid: March 2029

Currently moored at Caen Hill Marina, a stone’s throw from the iconic Caen Hill Locks, “Rosemary” is a beautifully upgraded 62ft cruiser stern narrowboat, offering the perfect balance of liveaboard comfort and cruising practicality.

3 flexible berth spaces to sleep up to 6 people (1 double bed + 2 flexible berths currently used as office spaces)

2 wet rooms: One in use, the second reconfigured into a service/utility room with washing machine plumbing – original bathroom fittings retained

Heating options:

- New Eberspacher Hydronic 3 D5E diesel boiler (radiators in all berths)

- Engine calorifier

- New 1kW immersion heater

- Stove refurbished and relocated to maximise lounge space, complete with new hearth and BS8511:2010-compliant twin wall flue

12V and 230V power via:

1. Victron 3000 inverter

2. Landing hookup

3. Generator-ready (generator not included)

Large solar panels array for off-grid flexibility

Battery setup: 4 x leisure batteries + 1 x starter battery

Low wattage LED lighting throughout (New wiring)

USB charging sockets fitted in every room

Engineered bamboo flooring installed (Dec 2024) throughout

Insulation: Spray foam

New Memory foam mattress (July 2025)

New pram and cratch covers, extending usable space at bow and stern

Up to date gas fittings and hoses

New hot and cold water pumps

Included for Cruising:

Windlass, mooring pins, life ring, anchor

As you step aboard Rosemary from the stern, you're welcomed into a bright, peaceful creative studio — currently used as an office, but originally built as a double berth.

Moving forward, you’ll find the first bathroom, styled as a wet room with a basin, overhead mixer shower, and a Sealand Traveller pump-out toilet. There’s also a spare Thetford Porta Potty included — ideal for guests or backup.

Beyond that lies the main bedroom, fitted with a comfortable double bed, complete with under-bed storage and a shelf above the headboard.

Continue down the corridor and you'll arrive at the service room — a cleverly converted space that now works as a cloakroom with storage and plumbing for a washing machine. It used to be a second bathroom, and still retains connections for a shower and toilet, if you ever wish to convert it back.

Further along, you’ll reach a third flexible space — currently set up as a second office, but perfectly sized for a double bed or studio nook.

The boat then opens into a well-appointed galley kitchen with a side hatch. There’s a high-level oven, 4-burner gas hob, 12V fridge, and a ceramic sink, surrounded by storage cupboards.

Finally, at the front of the boat, you enter the cosy saloon — a warm and inviting space with a multi-fuel stove, a sofa bed (included), and plenty of room for a TV and cabinet.

Step through the doors and you’re on the spacious bow deck, with bench seating on both sides, storage under the seats, and a full cratch cover. Just ahead is the gas locker with room for two 13kg bottles.

This is a reluctant sale. We lovingly upgraded Rosemary for long-term liveaboard life, but personal circumstances now require us to return to land. She’s been an incredibly reliable, warm, and beautiful home — ready for her next chapter with someone who will appreciate her.

Whether you’re looking for a marina home or the freedom of the waterways, Rosemary is turn-key ready and packed with thoughtful details.

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