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Shoehorn, 50ft Liveaboard

Shoehorn, 50ft Liveaboard
Name of Owner: Marion Parish
Address: 24 Pentre-poeth Road
Bassaleg
Newport
South Wales
Postcode: NP10 8LL
Email: marionparish@aol.com
Telephone: 07980561744
Name of boat: Shoehorn
Type of boat: Narrowboat
New or Used: Used
Country Lying: United Kingdom
Private or Trade: Private
Vessel Type:: Narrowboat
Designer:: Simpson's Boats
Builder:: Simpson's Boats
Berths:: 2 Fixed
Year:: 2006
Length:: 50 ft
Draft:: 2ft 6 ins
No. of Engines:: 1
Engine Model:: Barras Shire
Engine Power:: 35
Fuel Type:: Diesel
Hull Material:: Steel
Fuel Tank Capacity:: 165 lires
Holding Tank Capacity:: Not required
Accommodation: Saloon, galley, heads, aft cabin
Construction: 10,6,4 steel
Price: £75,000
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Description
50' LIVE ABOARD. Winner of the Crick Boat Show 2006, looking as good now as when delivered can be found on the Canal Boat Magazine's web site. Many extras and unique design. Feels extremely spacious and much bigger than 50ft. It is for sale with a possible marine mooring on the Mon Brecon Canal with on site water, electricity, fuel etc. as well as visitor and disabled facilities. The following are some comments written about Shoehorn in the Canal Magazine:- Voted favourite boat at this year’s CrIck show, Simpsons Boats Shoehorn has been carefully designed and built to suit its owner’s needs – and the clue is in the name. Many boats claim to be ‘bespoke’ these days but few go as far down the made-to-measure route as Shoehorn which was designed both as a live-aboard for its owner, Marion Parish. One of the most noticeable features of Shoehorn is that, despite its dimensions, it exudes a real feeling of space. This is immediately apparent in the saloon which contrives to feel wide as well as more than amply long. Shoehorn is a very likeable boat. Walking round the Crick Show earlier this summer it was easy to see a certain ‘sameness’ in a lot of the boats. In fact, one colleague remarked: “It was a bit like looking at a lot of Ford Mondeos – different colours, different equipment, but the same basic car underneath.” Maybe a slight exaggeration but you can see his point. Overall, it’s an impressive craft, well worthy of its Crick award and a good demonstration that a truly bespoke boat builder can offer a lot more than just a choice of worktop colours. Accomodation comprises of SALOON There is a two-seater sofa ranged crossways against the front of the galley units behind so that occupants look forwards along the length of the saloon rather than, as is often the case, across the narrow width of the boat. This gives a feeling of space and openness. There is another upright leather chair and a fold down dining table. The good-looking floor is nine inch wide planks of reclaimed English oak, whose width again broadens the feel of the boat. Lining out is in European oak veneered ply (chosen over American oak for its most interesting grain patterns) with solid oak trims. Here, too, the unusual roof lining design, with full length strips either side of regularly cross-ribbed centre panels makes the cabin feel wider. Centrepiece of the saloon is the delightful and intricate Petit Godin multi-fuel stove, chosen for its compact dimensions as well as its good looks. Its ornate top hinges up to reveal a handy hotplate surface. Heat protection around the stove is by unobtrusive black painted steel panels rather than tiles. There’s a shallow set of shelves on the starboard side which also holds a flat-screen LCD TV that can be swung out for viewing from the sofa and the shelves curve into a corner cupboard in which are the DVD and hi-fi. Finally the oak steps from the front deck hinge up as a unit to provide more storage underneath. Given the compact overall dimensions of the boat, full use has been made of the short front deck to extend living space with a cratch and cover. The cratch is fully glazed, as are the cover sides to create a really well lit space. The double oak doors leading to the saloon and the panels either side of them are all two-thirds glazed so the saloon can also benefit from this light. Push-in pads rather than curtains are used at night. GALLEY Shoehorn’s galley comprises such an ‘L’ arrangement on the port side, in which are housed the main appliances, with a short straight run opposite. Curved ends to the surfaces sweep the gangway into the galley in a gentle ‘S’ while the central exit to the rear is through another company trademark, the central archway. The area is well lit, with windows either side, a Houdini hatch and a side hatch. Flooring changes from boards to light coloured tiles as you enter the galley. The work surfaces are in slim oblong limestone tiles, again reflecting light, laid diagonally to help build the sense of space and edged with oak trims. Under the starboard worktop is a washer/drier as well as a set of pull-out baskets. The port side holds a Spinflo gas cooker, grill and four burner hob and ahead of it a double bowl sink whose mixer tap can also supply filtered water. Ahead of the sink is a free standing fridge. Turning the corner one comes to a large set of drawers. In the corner of the work surface sits a chopping block. This flips up to reveal the waste bin underneath in that dead corner and – here’s the clever bit – this is accessed for emptying by rolling out the drawer unit across to the starboard side of the boat. It’s a neat idea, using the dead space, hiding away the waste bin, creating some useful extra workspace and, if you need to, closing off the galley from dogs and children (or simply too many cooks!). Main food storage for the boat is in a tall pull-out larder unit built into the arch at the rear of the galley. There’s a small glass store above this. Opposite in the archway are shelves that carry crockery. BATHROOM The full width bathroom holds an Envirolet composting toilet immediately on the starboard side as one enters from the galley. The toilet was my choice because it has a lot going for it on a boat – chiefly that a single live-aboard boater will probably only have to empty it once a year and then what comes out is a tray of flowerpot ready compost. Compare that with expensive pump-outs or weekly cassette emptying! Across the boat from the toilet is a bowl style basin on an open stand (again, to keep the sense of space) and at the rear of the room is a very sizeable 900mm x 600mm shower cabinet CABIN A door on the starboard side, with full height mirror on the cabin face, leads through into the bedroom which houses a raised cabin bed. Raising the bed has allowed three tiers of drawers to be built underneath Most of the drawers are almost full bed width and have a double runner arrangement so they can be slid out in two stages to reach right to the back. The forward drawers are shallower and can be removed for access to the calorifier behind. The solid oak drawers make a handsome piece of ‘furniture’. The cabin has a small locker over the bed head, which also carries speakers that are linked to the sound system in the saloon, and a good size wardrobe that drops down to the swim for full-length storage. Opposite the wardrobe, steps lead up to the rear deck, passing a wet locker to port which also holds the header tanks and the electric systems panel to starboard.
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