70ft Les Allen Traditional Narrowboat For Sale

Narrowboat Morpeth

Morpeth is a narrowboat of great character - Les Allen’s rugged BCN steelwork and josher style hulls are highly prized. She has a double skinned wooden top as did many boats from her era and has been well maintained. Used as live aboard for the past 20 years she is an ideal floating and cruising home fully equipped for such purpose. There is a permanent double berth and a further double on an L-shaped dinette in the saloon. A host of extras - Rayburn litchen stove, washing machine, top range 3kW inverter, 4kW built in diesel generator are just some of them. 2005 survey by Ralph Davison available.

Narrowboat MORPETH

Style: Trad • Length: 70ft • Shell: Les Allen & Sons • Fit out: Dudgeons • Steelwork: 12/5/wooden cabin • Berths: 4 • Headroom 6ft 5in • First registered: 1968 • Reg No BW79640 • Boat Safety Cert: Jan 1st 2010

Engine room: 7’ 5” • 3 cyl air cooled Lister ST3 diesel - 20hp @ 2000rpm • Hurth gearbox • Single lever control • Petter 4kW diesel generator •

Bedroom: 12’ 9” • 6’ 3” x 4’ 6” double • 2 wardrobes, cupboard (also cupboards along length of corridor), under bed storage, bookshelves

Shower: 2’ 9” • Set in own wet room cabin • Mixer tap

WC: 4’ 5” • Thetford cassette wc • Wash basin set in cupboard unit with tiled splashback • bathroom cupboard

Interior linings: Hull sides lined with Burgundy painted t&g • Cabin sides rag rolled pale yellow on off white panels • Framing stained dark mahogany • Deckhead in light dragged brush painted t&g planking • Painted ply bulkheads • Cupboards and galley units all custom made • Rockwool insulation

Cold & hot water supply: Approx 200 gallon steel water tank • Large calorifier tank heated by Rayburn, immersion heater & central heating • Also new Morco gas water heater

Electrical supply: 24v alternator charges 4 x 110Ah cabin batteries • 12v alternator charges 1 x 95Ah engine battery • Charged by CAV 70A marine alternator • 240V from land line, 3kW/70A Victron inverter charger, 4kW built-in Petter generator

Maintenance: Engine serviced regularly • Hull last blacked in Comastic 2005 • Hull fitted with 4 anodes • Original 6mm bottom replated with a further 6mm 2005

Galley: 11’ 2” • Vanette 4 burner drop in gas cooker with grill and oven • Rayburn solid fuel range • New full size Dometic 12v/240v/gas fridge • Plumbed space for washing machine • 3 cupboards – 1 full height with shelves • Double sink • Attractive laminate floor and work tops

Cruising inventory: Pole, plank, boat hook, warp, mooring spikes and hooks, mallet, bow, stern and side fenders • Danforth anchor, chain & warp Electrical fittings: Various 24V lights throughout • 7 double & 1 single 240V sockets in saloon, galley, bedroom & engine room Windows & doors: 8 black anodized windows – 2 with hoppers, 6 with sliders • Wooden aft, side doors and front cabin doors

Saloon: Massive 16’ 6” • L shape settee dinette converts to 6’ 0” x 4’ 0” double • Demountable table on Desmo legs and smaller hinged folding table • Ample room for additional free standing chairs or sofa • Bookshelves, 2 corner cupboards & storage under L-shape & behind forward steps • Villager Puffin multi fuel stove •

External: Oxford blue cabin sides with red coach line & cream framing • Cabin top and handrails in traditional red oxide • Hull sides above top strake in black enamel with red oxide gunnels

Heating: Villager Puffin multi fuel stove in saloon set in tiled surround on raised hearth • Rayburn in galley runs large bore piping in wc, shower, radiators in bedroom and engine room

Forward Deck: 5’ 8” • Deck is raised in tug fashion • Gas locker in bow holds 3 x 13kg LPG gas cylinders

Important Notice: Rugby Boat Sales has taken every care to provide accurate details of this boat but it is an inspection, not a survey. We cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Prospective buyers are advised to rely on their own inspection or that of their appointed agent before entering into any purchase agreement.

£39,950