Fiddlers Dream, 5 Berth 43’ Narrowboat Traditional stern with the traditional "boatman's cabin" having the facility to sleep 3, 1 x Double and 1 x single beds, the paintwork is the traditional scumble giving it a grained look. All cupboard drawer fronts and doors are painted in the "canal way" with castles and roses and on the doors leading to the cratch the side doors and the rear doors. The exterior paintwork has recently been painted in Racing Green and Ivory white. The inside has had new carpet tiles throughout keeping to the theme of green. There have been some areas of the boat’s interior that have also been recently painted. New waterproof seating cushion covers, matching cushions for the forward cratch and rear boatman’s area, and new curtains and cushion covers for the lounge area.
Boat name: Fiddlers Dream
Date Purchased: 16th October 2023
Date Built: 1995
Length: 43’/13.11m
Beam: 6’10”/2.083m
Stern type: Traditional
Reverse layout: Boatman’s area
Index number: 500039
Built by: David Piper
Fitted out by: Unknown
Cabin sides: Tongue & groove
Flooring: Carpet/Vinyl
Source of hot water: Engine/emersion heater
Central heating: radiator in bathroom heated by engine
Water tank capacity: Unknown
Engine
Engine make and HP: Beta marine 28HP
Cooling type: Water/Keel cooled
Number of cylinders: 3
Gear-box make: PRM 80
Alternators: x 1
Diesel tank capacity: Unknown
Bow thruster: No
Electrics
12v: yes
240v: yes
Inverter make/model: Pro Power Q. 12v. 240v. 1800w
Generators: No
Batteries: 3x leisure 1 x engine
Battery charger
Solar panels: x2
Bathroom
Toilet: Pump out
Shower: Yes
Toilet/Shower room: enclosed
Galley
Cooker/oven/grill: Vanette G9/ 7000
Hob: Vanette 4000/2. 4x gas burners
Fridge: Shoreline
Freezer: icebox inside fridge
Worktops: x2 tiled
Log Burner/heater: Morso Squirrel
Berths
Berths: x5
Arrangement: 2x doubles 1x single.
Many storage areas below beds
Vessel History
BSC Expiry: 23.07.2025
Recent survey: 01.10.2023
Insurance company: Craft insure
CRT licence expiry: 12.2024
Maintenance: Blacked. Not known
Serviced 29.11.21
Re-painted: Recently
Side hatch: yes
Cratch cover: yes
Extras:
22" 12 volt colour TV
Tape Deck
Welldeck Portside Locker:
“Hammer in” Mooring pins
Fresh water hoses
Pump out adapter (screws into pump out point)
2 x spare windlass (lock key)
1 x spare lump hammer
Bolt Crops
2 x Spare mooring pins
Oil filter remover
Welldeck Starboard Locker:
Kindling
Firewood
Firelighters
Axe
Wood/tree saw
Welldeck below storage area:
Kindling
Logs
Secondary tunnel light(portable)
Spare fan belt
Spare throttle cable
Spare filters
Spare ropes "new and colour coded
Many misc spares
Whirlygig washing line
Boatman's area
Tunnel light and horn
Map books
Bottom step
3 x Mooring chains
2 x Mooring pins
3 x Electric ext cables
Mobile Pump
Builder: | Narrowboat |
Make: | Piper |
Model: | 43 Traditional |
Constructed: | 1995 |
Length over all: | 13.11m |
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.