60ft Les Allen Traditional Narrowboat For Sale

Narrowboat Invicta

A fine example of a boat built at Les Allen’s famous yard at Valencia Wharf, Oldbury. Of the prized boats built by Allen’s, Invicta has a particularly excellent pedigree. She was built and fitted out at Allen’s by the yard’s shell builder, John Horton together with his brother Jim, who lived aboard the boat at Valencia Wharf until recently. The quality of the joinery and the classic BCN lines of the hull are coupled with excellent living space and a lovingly maintained vintage Lister HR3 diesel. The technical side is simple but effective - a 240v system fed by a 1kW inverter and a land line, heating from a Squirrel solid fuel stove with a back boiler circulating heat throughout the boat via large bore copper pipework. The aft cabin contains a solid fuel range in the style of the working boats together with a large amount of full height cupboard space. A classic narrowboat at a competitive price.

Narrowboat

Invicta

Style: Trad • Length: 60ft • Shell: Les Allen • Fit out: John & Jim Horton • Steelwork: 10/6/4 Berths: 3* Headroom: 6ft 4in Built: 1989 • Reg No BW 74473 • Boat Safety: Feb 2009 Stern deck: 3’ 6” • Hinged deck lid provides access to weedhatch

Back cabin: 7’ 2” • Contains much of the character of a boatman’s cabin but adapted to create extra storage • Full height cupboards • Storage under bench seat and aft steps • Boatman’s solid fuel range

Engine room: 4’ 9” • Vintage Lister HR3 A 3 cyl diesel • Control by traditional speedwheel and push pull gearshift lever • 2 sets of side doors

Interior linings: Cabin sides, ceiling & bulkheads in traditionally scumbled ply with scumbled wood framing, hull sides in carpet • Laminate galley worktops • Polystyrene foam insulation

Cold & hot water supply: Stainless steel water tank • Hot water from Paloma instant gas water heater

Electrical supply: Single 80A alternator charges 4 x 135aH cabin battery bank & 1 x 95aH engine start battery • Adverc alternator controller • 230v from land line and Microguard 1kW inverter

Maintenance: Engine maintained to excellent standard • Hull last blacked 2006 • Hull fitted with 4 anodes

Bathroom: 5’ 2” • Full size moulded shower unit • Mansfield Traveler pump out wc with built in pump for self operation • Basin set in vanity unit with cupboard

Bedroom: 6’ 3” (plus wardrobe) • Double berth with overhead cupboards • Curtains divide space from gangway

Galley: 8’ 2” • Stoves 500 DIT 4 burner lpg cooker with oven and separate grill • Single bowl sink with drainer • LG 230v fridge • Candy Aquamatic washing machine • Drawers and cupboard storage

Electrical fittings: 9 ceiling mounted brass rimmed circular lights • 2 saloon wall lamps • Bedhead light • 3 double and 3 single 230v sockets

Windows & doors: 7 aluminium framed windows with drop back top hoppers and sliding main panels • 3 brass rimmed portholes • Pigeon box

Cruising inventory: Bow, stern and side fenders, assorted mooring spikes and windlasses

Heating: Squirrel solid fuel stove runs large bore pipe heating circuit • Solid fuel boatman’s range in boatman’s cabin

Saloon: 13’ 10” • Large 3 seater sofa • Free standing side table • Squirrel solid fuel stove with back boiler running large bore pipe heating circuit • Corner cupboard and shelving • Storage under steps

External: Main cabin sides in green enamel with single yellow coachline and light green framing • Back panels in red enamel • Cabin top in light grey with red handrails • Hull sides to gunnel painted with bitumen

*Possible 5 berths with sofa bed or air mattress in saloon

Forward cockpit: 3’ 7” well deck • Built in steel coal locker • Stainless steel water tank under with sight gauge • Gas locker with 3 x 13kg lpg bottles in bow

Important Notice: Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars their correctness is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey of the vessel.

£43,000