60x11ft Dutch Barge

7ft10 airdraft (6ft with wheelhouse collapsed)

6ft1 head height throughout the cabins

 

Elsie B is the Dutch barge you’ve been looking for. She has just arrived having spent the last four years touring the French canals, and has that (extremely rare) combination of show-stopper looks, with real world practicality.

 

Centrally heated, solar, shower, fully equipped kitchen and hot water calorifier; decorate her to your taste and you’re ready to go. The hull is in great condition and we invite you to confirm this with a survey. We will pay for the boat to be lifted to accommodate this. The boat was blacked September 2024 with new anodes attached.

 

To ensure trouble free boating, a modern diesel engine has been installed and is in fantastic running order. To provide propulsion at the front of the vessel, there’s a second engine which powers the bow thruster, meaning that Elsie B is simple to drive, even if she’s your first boat. The six cylinder engine will cope with channel crossings, the Thames or can pootle along quietly and slowly through the canal system. She’s shallow drafted to prevent getting stuck and the wheelhouse collapses to get under any of the low bridges. 

 

There is no existing survey although we have inspected the hull here at Hemel Marina. As an import, there is no BSS, we can help you find someone to provide this service. We can deliver anywhere in the UK for a fee or you can sail here away today from our marina on the Grand Union canal, around a three day cruise to central London or the Thames, or head north to Milton Keynes and Birmingham. 

 

Come along to view this wonderful boat, we’re open for viewings 9-5 Tuesday -Friday and 9-3 Saturday. No appointment is necessary, although it’s sensible to call me or text when you’re on your way to double check the boat is still available. We’re always open to offers and we are able to offer finance on a 50% deposit (subject to status).