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| £169,000 | | |
| Status: | Available |
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| Location: |
Northern France - one hour from Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais France [View Map] |
| Reference: | DB0343 |
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Description
For sale at £169,000 "Merlot". At present she is based on a good and inexpensive mooring in French town near the Belgium border and only 90 mins from the Channel tunnel. This mooring can be transferred to a buyer with the blessing of the Harbour Master. The interior and exterior have been recently refurbished since these photos were taken - this is a lovely barge.
She is able to navigate the Canal du Nivernais and Canal du Midi with wheelhouse up in French canals and will pass under the Osney bridge in the UK.Has been cruised from Calais to the Mediterranean Port St Louis du Rhone, nearly to Atlantic Bordeaux, back up Rhone & Soane, northern France and Belgium.
An ideal family barge and is equipped to go cruising now. Fully air - conditioned throughout
,18.3m / 60 ft Mini-Luxe barge completed February, 2007.
Built and fitted out by Sagar Marine Ltd, Brighouse, Yorkshire
Please note that this is the largest Sagar barge built as she has an extended aft cabin and larger (usable) after deck
Specifications
| Vessel name: | Merlot |
| Vessel condition: | Very good |
| Vessel type: | 18m Sagar barge |
| Builder: | Sagar |
| Make: | Sagar |
| Model: | 60 Traditional |
| Fit Out: | Sagar at Brighouse |
| Year constructed: | 2007 |
| Registry: | British |
| Guests: | 6 |
| Berths: | 4 |
| Cabins: | 2 |
| Heads: | 2 |
| No. of engines: | 1 |
| Engine model: | Perkins M62B |
| Engine power: | 87 |
| Engine hours: | 2335 |
| Fuel type: | Diesel |
| Drive type: | Shaft drive |
| Cruising Speed: | 5 Knots |
| Maximum Speed: | 7 Knots |
| Length over all: | 18.29m |
| Beam: | 3.81m |
| Maximum draft: | 0.84m |
| Bridge clearance: | 2.70m |
| Hull material: | Steel |
| Hull type: | Displacement |
| Hull colour: | Black and cream |
| Displacement: | 29 metric tons |
| Fuel capacity: | 1251 Litres |
| Water capacity: | 1364 Gallons |
| Holding tank capacity: | 455 Gallons |
Accommodation
The accommodation is in good condition, there are two double en-suite sleeping cabins, one with a walk around bed. The saloon has two Multiyork settees that could accommodate two youngsters or one could be changed to a bed settee and used as a double bed for guests.
The galley has the listed fixtures and fittings and many cabinets:
Open Plan
Electrolux EWD1419l, 5kg Integrated Washer Dryer
4 burner hob
Grill
Single oven
Extractor fan
Microwave
Full height Fridge
Butler sink
Monobloc mixing taps
Acrylic stone worktops
Air conditioning
Construction
Overall weight 29 tons. Shallow v shaped hull with stub keel.
Steelwork: Keel bar 25mm, Vee plates 8mm, Hull sides 6mm, Decks 6mm, Superstructure 4mm
Equipment
There is a long list of equipment on board Merlot:
Hydraulic steering with 600m hardwood wheel and Raymarine ST60 rudder position indicator.
Beta 7kva diesel generating set in sound enclosure box. Hours: 260
Heating: Webasto Thermo 90S Boiler to radiators and to domestic hot water tank.
Harworth Belfort oil fired room heater stove in main lounge area.
24 volt Sidepower bow thruster.
Victron 3000-60/24 inverter/charger
Mastervolt 12/15.2 with 2 outputs charger for the Perkins start battery and the Beta start battery. New August 2018
Air conditioning throughout. Webasto Blue Cool Classic x 3, 9000 btu in each bedroom, 12000 btu in lounge
Raymarine ST40 Bidata Depth/Speed log
Garmin 152 GPS.
VHF radio Raymarine. Ray 54E DSC
Automatic Oyster satellite antenna for TV
Radio/CD with Bluetooth and remote control
Electrolux EWD1419l, 5kg Integrated Washer Dryer
Batteries: Starter & gen starter 1(each) x 110 Amp @ 12 volts: Domestic bank 6 x 12v Exide ES1600 gel batteries January 2018 = 420 Amp @ 24 volts.
Displacement: 29 metric tons
Fuel capacity: 1251 Litres (455 + 455 + 341)
Water capacity: 1364 Litres
Holding tank capacity: 455 Litres
Tanks: stainless steel water tanks 1364 litres (300 galls approx), stainless steel effluent tank 455 litres, 2 - built-in steel fuel tanks 455 litres each and 355L gravity feed steel fuel tank for heating stove and as reserve tank.
LPG: 2 x 13kg UK Propane and French Le Cube 10kg. Gaslow gauge connector.
Electrics – 24 volt system with 90amp high output alternator to domestic battery bank. Horn, spotlight, circuit breaker panel, bilge pump to stern gland with float switch and shower pumps to overboard discharge. Water pressure pump. 230 volt installation with shore supply, Isolator transformer MCB and RCD distribution panel to ring main and 13amp double brass sockets. Immersion heater into calorifier tank with thermostatic controls.
Navigation Equipment
Raymarine ST40 Bidata Depth/Speed log
Garmin 152 GPS.
VHF radio Raymarine. Ray 54E DSC
Navigation lights
Helm indicator
Engine(s)
A well laid out Engine room with a Main Engine and Generator that are enclosed in a soundproof cabinets The specifications are:
Main Engine: Perkins 87 Hp deisel with a PRM 2:1 gerbox
Generator: Beta 500D 7Kva diesel
Inverter/Charges; Victron 3000 watt/60 amp + Mastervolt 12/15 amp charger
Large volume colorifier tank
Perkins M92B, 4 cylinder, 87 hp main engine. Heat exchanger cooled, Perkins certified sound enclosure box. PRM500D 2:1 gearbox with soft shift, Aquadrive shaft coupling, PPS shaft seal and four bladed propeller.
Engine hours: 2335
Hydraulic steering with 600m hardwood wheel and Raymarine ST60 rudder position indicator.
Beta 7kva diesel generating set in sound enclosure box. Hours: 260
Heating: Webasto Thermo 90S Boiler to radiators and to domestic hot water tank
Harworth Belfort oil fired room heater stove in main lounge area
24 volt Sidepower bow thruster
Victron 3000-60/24 inverter/charger
Mastervolt 12/15.2 with 2 outputs charger for the Perkins start battery and the Beta start battery. New August 2018
Air conditioning throughout. Webasto Blue Cool Classic x 3, 9000 btu in each bedroom, 12000 btu in lounge
Batteries: 1 x 110 A/hr starter battery for main Engine
1 x 110 A/hr Starter battery for Generator
6 x 12 volt Exide ES1600 gel batteries giving 420 amp @ 24 Volt (new
2018)
Heater: Webasto Thermo 90S
Electrics
Electrics – 24 volt system with 90amp high output alternator to domestic battery bank. Horn, spotlight, circuit breaker panel, bilge pump to stern gland with float switch and shower pumps to overboard discharge. Water pressure pump. 230 volt installation with shore supply, Isolator transformer MCB and RCD distribution panel to ring main and 13amp double brass sockets. Immersion heater into calorifier tank with thermostatic controls.
Batteries: Starter & gen starter 1(each) x 110 Amp @ 12 volts: Domestic bank 6 x 12v Exide ES1600 gel batteries January 2018 = 420 Amp @ 24 volts.
Location Map
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.
