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colecraft 40ft 1983 cruiser stern, mercedes engine, open plan re-fit very spacious, in Oxford, Oxfordshire for sale

colecraft 40ft 1983 cruiser stern, mercedes engine,

''madcap'' is a colecraft 40ft cruiser stern, original fit out by arcrite, refitted to open plan, NANNI MERCEDES om616 engine 2.2 litre 300 hours since rebuild by Mercedes engines in crewe,lancs stainless steel water exhaust silencer large prop fitted for river use pulls like a train in strong currents. The bottom was last blacked in 2014,wirebrushed back to bare steel revealing the steel was in excellent condition with no scabs/pitting so the general consensus was that it wasn't in need of a hull survey which is needed if steel is pitted, it had 5 coats of international bitumen,new anodes,10/6/4 very large water tank built in bow for all year round liveaboard 1200 litre capacity. double steel barn doors with brass opening port holes in rear, single steel barn door in front with standard aluminium windows all 8 windows are full sliders that open right across to lean out of and provide excellent ventilation in summer, plus being very bright all year round RAYBURN woodburner very efficient with thermostatic vents,very thick firebricks and a centralised location, burns for 12 hours on smokeless,and being open plan distributes the heat throughout the boat, no need for radiators PALOMA water heater,Belfast sink,solid brass mixer taps, oak block work top ,oak timber built kitchen, vinyl covered shelves, new vinyl floor ,SMEV stainless steel cooker/4 burner hob/grill/oven, 3 months old, THETFORD cassette electric flush toilet built into shower booth with double glass doors and chrome Victorian mixer/shower head BOSCH top loader washing machine 240 volt for geneator or shore power ERCOL 2 seater sofa built in double bed behind with ample storage underneath, a pine chest of drawers and small pine set of drawers brass wall lamps all round with l.e.d. bulbs brass dials on control panel KENWOOD c.d./usb player new with 2x9inch kenwood speakers with built in speaker boxes plus 2 ceiling speakers STERLING 30 amp battery charger 240 volt,charges from generator or shore power 2x full traction 230 amp/h leisure batteries by DYNO u.s.a.very thick lead plates, don't die when run flat 1x bosch 70a/h starter battery full 12 volt system with 3 12v charging points full 240v system with fuse/breaker box, 6x 240v plug in points and shore power connection point new carpet, a country cottage style,comfortable and very spacious for a 40 ft boat with a generous 6ft 2 headroom ideal first boat,family weekender or full live -aboard,everything is ready to move into for the start of the season Insulated with rockwool insulation 3.5 inches in ceiling, 4.5 inches in sides extremely warm in winter compared to all the boats in the 80's were lined with polystyrene half an inch thick,this is the benefit of a re-fit. oak plank bench seat in cruiser stern makes a nice area to sit out in the evenings and the oak plank secures on to top rail for a comfortable cruising seat madcap is very manoeuvrable in strong winds being smaller with a strong engine you can keep it in a straight line unlike long narrowboats on the river that are blown sideways i've owned madcap for 10 years and it has been very well maintained,paintwork has faded a bit boat safety 2020 any questions or trials welcome any day of the week the engine has to be taken for a spin to be appreciated feel free to ring mark 4 situated on the thames in oxford serious offers considered as I need to move on to my next boat, the price is already at its lowest considering great haywood boat sales want to broker it at 25,000 thanks for looking