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LIFEBOAT 29ft by 12ft, ex oil rig, stripped of most interior fittings, ready for fit out to personal requirements, Mitsubishi 70hp engine, low hours, only run to test on rig, starts and runs well, propeller and shaft fitted along with PRM hydraulic gearbox, weight 8.75 tons, easily converted for canal or river use and would make an ideal liveaboard as plenty of interior space. Manufactured by Balmoral and constructed of thick fibreglass making it very robust. Out of water at present so easily inspected. Any enquiry welcome. Price £29,950. Tel. 07950 047489.
LOST CHORD Cosy R and D fabrications, 1 year B.S.S. shower/porta potty, oven/hob, new squirrel stove, small fixed bed plus pull out settee, plenty of storage space, repainted last year, moored at Northwich, £15,500 Tel. 07753 229199.
UNIQUE TRAILER BOAT 1989, length 16ft, Gannet is a small trailer boat built for the rivers and waterways of the UK and beyond, built on the renowned Plymouth Pilot hull and has a cabin constructed of marine ply on an ash frame, inside, there is a V bunk, a toilet compartment with a sink and a small galley area. The craft is powered by an excellent Kubota Z482 motor driving a new PRM gearbox, £3000 Tel. 07870 936317.
NARROWBOAT KEYNSHAM Special share in narrowboat, you get to choose your weeks alternatively with 1 x other special share so you can pick school holidays etc, very friendly syndicate many have had their share for years, all winter maintenance is completed including new cooker and blacking plus full valet, you have 4 weeks a year, 2 weeks peak time and 2 weeks off peak, a great way of exploring the canals on a boat you part own, currently based in Braunston Marina, call for more details, £1800 Tel. 07939 536696.
SUPERBO 40ft, 1968, fibreglass Bourne Cruiser with a Perkins inboard 704 diesel engine, all ready to go as a weekend cruiser or livaboard to cruise the network, new head gasket, hoses, water pump, one starter and two leisure batteries – 6 months old with split charger, water is heated by a calorifier and a new immersion heater when on 240, 12v electric sockets & 240 sockets, accommodation is split into three areas, full size fixed bed with storage underneath, one full length wardrobe and one cupboard with a shelf, two small wall cupboards in the bow, also shower with shower pump & shower curtain, pump out original sea toilet, new Houdini hatch with a lockable door, centre cockpit with steering wheel, two captains seats, lots of storage and a pull back roof for open air cruising, £17,000 Tel. 07966 533123. COLLINGWOOD EURO CRUISER 60ft x 9ft, brand new in April 2020, only 10 hours engine use, fully fitted and furnished throughout, green and cream paintwork, photo to follow, cost £105,000 new, offers Tel. 01920 468490. Herts.
FREEMAN 25FT CRUISER dismantling all parts available, pulpit hatch, windows, steering complete, 2 fuel tanks, st steel guages, vents, bunks, table, toilet, handrails, badges, lights, compass, life jackets, Perry buoys Tel. Mike 07464 832584; Barry 07922 405240. Yorkshire.
Parts For Sale
GARDNER ENGINE 2LW the full marine unit Tel. 01905 355606. Worcester.
MAST HEAD pulley block, 2 1/2 reduction as used on horse drawn narrow boat £ 30 Tel. 01239 682953. Wales.
PAIR OF WROUGHT iron work from bows of wooden narrow boat, 4ft length, £85 Tel. 01239 682953. Wales.
PERKINS 4108 DIESEL ENGINE
good running order with or without Borg Warner 2-1 reduced gearbox + drive plate + heat exchanger Tel. Mike 07464 832584; Barry 07922 405240. Yorkshire.
Miscellaneous
SATELLITE FINDER KIT [SLX] used but all good, normally £50, will post for an all-inclusive £29, pay in advance by cheque or bank transfer Tel. Bob mobile 07850 529102. Email. bobabbott43@ live.co.uk
BOOKS FOR SALE: The Bridgewater Canal, Bi-centenary Handbook, Pyramid Press Ltd. 1961, £10.00 plus postage. Water Rallies by David Owen, Dent & Sons 1969, dust cover not perfect, £5.00 plus postage. Tel. Peter 0113 269 3672.
PETROL CHAINSAW McCulloch Mac 738, new never used with instructions and tool, moored in Lichfield area, can deliver £120 Tel. 07900 316253.
TOILET SYSTEM: domestic vacuum toilet system cassette, brand new, £ 70 Tel. 07768 548713.
Wanted
THREE CYLINDER Lister engine required, price negotiable, can collect Birmingham Tel. 07985 037166. West Midlands.