Description

2000 build, Pinder Dutch Barge, 57' x 13' 6" £109,950

Papillon is spacious live aboard, with two bedrooms, both with ensuite bathrooms.

The wheelhouse is double glazed and contains a large, comfortable seating area for cruising. There are also several storage cupboards and units in the wheelhouse, handy for shoes, life jackets, and general boating paraphernalia.

Steering is via a wheel, and she is powered by a powerful and reliable120hp Ford Lehman engine (serviced July 2026). There is a NAVMAN radio, plus a screen connected to three external cameras for easier navigation, (an additional one is located in the well lit and spacious engine bay). For added security and to keep the boat warm in winter, a folding hardwood hatch has been fitted to the top of the stairs, leading down into the boat.

Entering down stairs from the wheelhouse you come to a fully fitted kitchen, with gas cooker and integrated fridge with a freezer compartment. The large living room has two sofas, one of which converts to a comfortable double bed. A multi-fuel burner is present and has benefitted from recent replacement of all internal parts ready for the cooler weather. There is an opening 'dog box' sky light in the saloon meaning this space is light and airy - especially in the summer with the canvas cover removed. The master bedroom has a fitted double bed with storage underneath, and there is also ample clothes hanging storage and a single wardrobe with shelving. A double glazed escape hatch overlooks the foredeck. Again a 'dog box' sky light is present.

The ensuite to the master bedroom is newly fitted (April '25) with a sink/vanity unit, quadrant shower with whale gulper pump and a Thetford porcelain bowl cassette toilet, (2 cassettes included). There is also a hidden, spacious storage cupboard in the bathroom.

The back bedroom is accessed via a corridor from the bottom of the stairs, meaning there is no need to go via the wheel house. This room is currently being used as an office, but will easily accommodate a single bed or double sofa bed. A double glazed escape hatch is present. The second ensuite contains a sink/vanity unit, a square shower cubicle and a cassette toilet (2 cassettes included). Housed in the large storage area in the back bedroom is a washing machine.

The windows throughout the boat are double glazed.

Outside there is a spacious fore deck, perfect for sundowners, and an extremely large storage area in the forepeak accessed by a hatch to a ladder. A mechanical windless and anchor are present with plenty of chain in an internal storage locker. The fore deck, gunnels and main living accommodation roof were re painted summer 2025, with high grip paint.

The aft deck currently houses a 3kw Honda generator .

Additional information.
* Radiators throughout powered by an Alde boiler.
* Fogstar 300ah Lithium domestic battery (fitted new in July 2026) charged by engine, generator, shore electrics or single solar panel. Plus 2 lead acid starter batteries (fitted new July 2026)
* A Victron Multi Plus 3Kw inverter/charger. (fitted new in July 2026) Victron Orion DC-DC charger, which allows the engine to charge at 50Amps whilst cruising and Victron Shunt - both of which allow you to monitor battery states on your phone.
* Single solar panel, which keeps the batteries topped up in summer.
* 1400 litre fresh water tank.
* 2 x 400 litre diesel tanks.

BSC until July 2027

Specifications

Accommodation

- Two bedrooms both with en-suite showers and toilets. (Note one room currently being used as an office)
- Spacious lounge and living area with an additional sofa bed.
- Alde gas central heating system, programmable and thermostatically controlled.
- Kitchen with microwave, four burner gas hob, and gas oven.
- Double glazed throughout.

Construction

- Hull survey March 2024
- Last blacked march 2024

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

- External camera systems for monitoring and navigation.

Engine(s)

- Spacious engine room accessible via its own door in corridor between main living space and aft bedroom.
- Water cooled Ford Lehman 120 HP. A powerful and reliable engine easily capable of pushing the boat along at steady speeds.
- Uses around 3l per hour diesel cruising.
- Engine had full service on 15/7/2026
- Engine room is well lit by led lighting and covered by a camera viewable from the wheel house whilst cruising.
- New engine starter batteries fitted July 2026

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