Description2008 Replica Dutch Barge was launched in 2009 and built by Pickwell & Arnold. The boat is powered by a Perkins M92B diesel engine with 86 horsepower and shaft drive. The vessel has only had two owners since its inception and boasts a spacious interior with a highly adaptable layout. The vessel also has a large wheelhouse, which Blackwater Marine rebuilt in 2016. The wheelhouse has a single door for day-to-day use that can be opened to double width to bring large furniture into the boat. This 57 ft replica Dutch barge also offers a coal-burning stove with direct access to a 2 t coal bunker forward of the vessel as well as a wet heating system. The toilet also boasts a half bath aft of the vessel with the master cabin midships. The vessel has just been blacked and is currently sitting out of the waters at Ipswich Beacon Marina. Viewing is available six days a week.

Construction

Flat bottom with chines below the waterline, spoon-shaped stern and near-vertical stem post.

Hull. Steel plate with 600 cm spaced steel frames.

(15mm baseplate, 10mm chines, 6mm sides/stern)

Decks.

Steel plate.

Topsides.

Steel plate.

Wheelhouse. Steel plate.

Propulsion

Engine:

Perkins Sabre Marine M92 diesel engine rated at 86 HP.

Engine-hours: 1050 approximately

Drive chain:

Newage PRM500 gearbox (3:1 ratio).

2ins diam prop-shaft.

Three-bladed propeller (22ins diam x 24ins pitch).

Controls:

Morse type forward/reverse throttle.

Hydraulic wheel steering (plus emergency tiller)

Perkins Sabre instrument panel.

Performance: Fuel consumption: 0.6 gal/hour (3 ltr/hour).

Cruising speed: 4.5 Knts. Max: 6 Knts.

Navigation Equipment

Depth Sounder.

GPS.

Icom VHF Radio.

Nav lights.

Anchor light.

Horn.

Tankage

Freshwater: 4000 litres (2800 litres in forward tank, 1200 litres in the midships tank). *

Toilet holding tank: 350 litres.

Bulk diesel fuel: 870 litres.

Diesel fuel day tank: 200 litres.

Domestic heating oil: 870 litres.

Space for gas cylinders: 2 x 13 kg propane.

Solid fuel bunker: 375 kg (filled via deck hatch and available in hearth area).

Pumps & Electrics

Pumps:

All pumps are 24 V DC.

Freshwater pump (incl. accumulator tanks). It automatically delivers both cold and hot water at mains pressure to the heads compartment and galley, as well as cold water to the on-deck tap.

Holding tank evacuation pump. Switched.

Bilge pump: Empties each of three bilges in the living area and the shower tray. Switched.

Engine-room bilge pump. Automatic and switched

Fuel pump to transfer diesel from bulk tank to day tank. Switched

Electrics

240V AC shore-power socket via Victron 16A isolation transformer.

240V AC generator

Victron Quattro 3500/70A Combi (inverter/charger) supplies a 240V ring main and immersion heater.

24V DC circuits for domestic lighting, pumps, and instrumentation.

Domestic battery bank: 450 Ah (at 24 V) Absorbent Glass Mat Batteries.

Engine and generator start batteries: 24 V and 12 V, respectively.

Generator: Northern Lights (M773 LW2-7) 7 kW 1500 rpm in an acoustic cabinet located in the engine room and operated from remote control in the companionway.

The Victron Quattro is linked to generator/shore power to meet additional (short-term) power demands.

Engine alternator (24 V, 80 A) via Cyrix intelligent relay to domestic and starter batteries.

Victron Quattro 3500 charges domestic and engine start batteries when a generator is running and/or a shore-power connection is available.

Please note the generator has not been used in current ownership.

Deck equipment

Mooring aids: Bollards x 4, Cleats x 5 and Fairleads x 2.

Anchoring:

Anchor winch, barge anchor (inc. chain and s/s cable) and stern anchor.

Filler fittings for freshwater, diesel and heating oil tanks.

Fitting to enable pump-out of toilet holding tank.

Handrails along each side of the deck and around the wheelhouse.

Deck hatch to solid fuel store.

Chimney from multi-fuel stove.

Stern derrick/crane (needs some attention).

Mast with TV aerial and lights.

Gas locker containing regulator.

Escape hatch (from forward end of saloon).

Socket for emergency tiller,

Outside tap.