A rare opportunity to purchase a grand vessel at such a low price - sellers keen for quick sale as boat with second bedroom is needed.
A very comfortable, well equipped wide beam with an expansive kitchen / living area, elegant bathroom, double bedroom with lots of storage and high ceilings throughout giving an incredible feeling of space not often found on board.
This 60’ x 12’ (18.3m x 3.65m) is ready to move into and enjoy the boating life.
It’s a perfect home with a powerful engine and easy steering makes it a dream to cruise.
Dolly Peel was a show boat for her first 2-3 years, only going into the water and being lived on from early 2017, so any aging is really only comparable to a 2017 boat.
Vessel type: | Wide Beam Narrowboat |
Designer: | Collingwood |
Builder: | Orchard Marine |
Make: | Orchard Marine |
Model: | 60 Widebeam |
Fit Out: | Collingwood |
Constructed: | 2014 |
Registry: | CRT |
No. of engines: | 1 |
Engine model: | Canalline |
Engine power: | 52 |
Fuel type: | Diesel |
Drive type: | Stern drive |
Length over all: | 60' |
Beam: | 12' |
Hull material: | Steel |
Hull type: | Flat bottomed |
Hull colour: | Black bitchumen |
Fuel capacity: | 60 Gallons |
Holding tank capacity: | 60 Gallons |
Entering from the hospitable cruiser stern into the high spec kitchen, Dolly Peel is in the popular reverse layout.
The galley consists of 2 large windows and a hatch, strategically placed cupboards and shelving with a very hard wearing, elegant black granite work top. It boosts a built in gas oven and separate grill, a gas hob, a microwave, 12v fridge - especially handy for cruising when there is no 240v power supply and a lovely big belfast sink with a perfect view of the canal.
With a stylish, timber partition, complete with drinks cabinet and cupboards the kitchen is open plan with the generous living space, while have a well designed nook for hiding the dreaded washing up from the reception space!
A further 4 large windows flood the living space with light while heat is provided from a Morso Squirrel multi fuel stove and two large radiators between the kitchen / living area powered by a recently fully serviced diesel Webasto unit, with entertainment from a built in radio and speakers and integrated 30’ TV above the mantle piece.
The living area is spacious enough for 2 people to do yoga / exercise without moving any furniture - an incredibly rare find on a boat! It has also been used to regularly host meetings of 8 adults, doing so very comfortably.
A large utility corridor space has the perfect surface for a record player and speakers, with a fridge freezer and washer / dryer tastefully built in underneath.
Opposite is a very classy shower room with lots of space in well made cabinets and a large towel cupboard (which sits in a warm position behind the stove), more of the attractive black granite work top as seen in the kitchen, a good sized towel rail, large shower unit, jabsco pump out toilet and sink, all illuminated by a 18” frosted port hole.
Further forward is the master bedroom with fitted bed, containing underbed drawers and further underbed storage. With plenty of fitted wardrobes and drawers for two people with a healthy summer and winter fashion collection. Built in bedside tables either side each with handy double sockets and reading lights on the wall above. Through glazed double doors is the foredeck which provides a nice sit out area.
LED ceiling lights are throughout with wall lights in main cabin and bedroom.
Multiple 240v electric sockets all through.
Lots of carefully built storage.
Steel hull
10mm Base plate / 6.0mm Uxters / 6.0mm Hull sides / 5.0mm Cabin sides / 4.0mm Roof
Blacked regularly.
The foredeck measures 5.0mm steel thickness.
The hull is strengthened by full length 50mm ‘D’ section steel rubbing strake at lower gunwale level along the fold. In addition, one quarter- length strake around each of the bow plates, both continuously welded along their upper and lower seams.
Square transom with curved edges with inward formed swim, quick release weed hatch,
A bow thruster tube measuring 240mm and is welded into the forward bow section of the hull with a protective steel bulkhead between the bow thruster tube and cabin.
A 120 gallon stainless steel water tank is installed under the bow.
A 60 gallon stainless black water tank is installed under the bed.
8 x 2.8kg-3kg magnesium sacrificial anodes.
RCD compliant.
Ropes, fenders, two mooring pins
Morso Squirrel multi fuel stove
Vitron 2500 inverter charger, 3 x 110AH leisure batteries, 1 x 110AH starter battery, galvanic isolator
Vetus pump out toilet
Bow thrusters, headlight and nav lights
3 x fire extinguishers and a fire blanket, heat and Carbon Dioxide Smoke alarms.
2 x 13kg Propane bottles
A Webasto 5.2kw Thermotop C diesel heating system
3 x large radiators in the kitchen, living room and bedroom and a good sized towel rail in the bathroom.
Water is heated by the engine or the central heating or electricity via a 60 litre calorifier / immersion heater in the engine compartment.
“Dolly Peel” is motored by Canaline 52 naturally aspirated 2.197L, four- cylinder keel cooled diesel engine producing approximately 33.7kW @ 2,600rpm.
Coupled to a PRM 150 D2 gearbox offering a 2:1 reduction ratio.
Less than 150 engine hours.
Canalling 52 engine, installed at build in 2014, 2, 200cc, twin alternators.
60 gallon diesel tank.
PRM 150 Gearbox.
Twin alternators consisting of 175A and 50A.
The engine is accessed via a brand new buffalo board covering.
The engine is cooled with a mix of water and coolant circulating around the engine and heat exchanger and is connected with suitable flexible hose to a skin tank fabricated on the port swim.
An automatic 500GPH bilge pump is positioned under the shaft.
A 5.7Kw Vetus bow thruster - controlled via a switchgear mounted on the aft engine control pod.
The boat has spent almost all it's life on a residential mooring with only occasional trips out, therefore there is very little ware and tear on the engine.
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.