Description

Ex Environment Agency Work Boat Inland Waterways


Commissioned, designed and built for the (British) Environment Agency for carrying out Weir and Lock work on the River Thames, and was in use up until very recently. (The reason it was sold was due to the E A contracting out their work) The boat is in excellent working condition, having been maintained by Kings Marine and supported by the 2020 Hull and Condition Survey Report.

This boat is perfect for work on Inland Waterways.

Boat Details:
Made in May 1991
Made by Marcus Neville LTD, Newhaven Sussex

DIMENSIONS:
12.88 Meters Long
3.2 Meters Wide
700mm Water Draft Aft
400mm Water Draft Fwd
23T Weight

HULL STRUCTURE:
Displacement Hull

All welded steel hull with hard chines, rounded bow swim and square swim end built with butt joint shell plating on L-section frames.

ENGINES:
Twin Screw engines
Make- Vetus
Model- M4.15

2 x Vetus 4 cylinder naturally aspirated keel cooled diesel engines with dry exhaust.
Rating: approx. 2 x 80 hp

GEARBOX:
2 x ZF, hydraulic type with oil coolers

TRANSMISSION:
Engines flexibly mounted, gearbox output shafts onto flexible couplings onto tail shafts through packed and greased glands
and bush type stern bearing to drive propellers.

CONTROLS:
2 x Single lever Morse type controls for gear and throttle control

Engine Hours - Both on 235 Hrs, slight difference


HIAB CRANE:
Engine - Hatz 2L41C
Make- Fassi Micro 20

ANCHOR:
Danforth type Anchor of 30kg weight, stowed loosely on deck. The anchor is connected to a length of adequately sized galvanised round link chain and onto a length of adequately sized anchor warp, all stowed loosely in the bilge. The anchor is manually controlled.

LPG SYSTEM:
It has a LPG System onboard for carrying out work using equipment that uses LPG. This system was decommissioned, but can be reconnected. The pipes, LPG tank and filler cap are all still in place.

Has two batteries in Engine Room which serve the two Vetus engines and the Hatz donkey engine.

Has two batteries which serve interior lighting, exterior signal lights.

OTHER INFO:

Wood burner fitted and carbon monoxide detector fitted.
Fire safety tool storage box.
Wood storage box.
Storage Boxes on outside of Boat
Safety Tiller, which can be attached in emergency for emergency steering.
Racking and work bench fitted.
Roof above work shop can be removed at the rear next to engine room.
Roof in engine room above both engines can be removed for hoisting engines.

Last survey and BSS was in 2020, both these reports can be sent to potential buyers on request.

I have the service history dating back to 2004, it is basic showing dates and brief description of works and services carried out through the years.

Prior to 2004 it was serviced by the Environment Agency in house.


Areas I believe need attention:

The Batteries for the engines need replacing.

The external wood burner flue needs replacing due to holes

The deck and exterior cabin need repainting

Videos of the Fassi Hiabb, Hatz Engine and Vetus Engines can be seen in operation on request.

Service History, Latest Survey, Latest BSS Report, Operators Manual, Equipment Manuals will be provided with sale.

The Boat is moored on the Thames in Middlesex.

This is a private sale.

Offers Over £40,000

NO VAT

Viewing by appointment only.

For contact please message or call through contact details given on here.

Specifications

Accommodation

On the deck level you have the helm. Then you go down some steps into the front half of the cabin you have a wood burner, cupboards and seats. In the back of the cabin you have a heavy duty metal workbench and racking around and behind it. Past the cabin you have a hatch door which leads into the engine room, which then has a hatch which leads out onto the deck at the stern of the boat. Underneath the helm and the bow of the boat there is a large storage space underneath, accessible from the inside of the cabin.

Outside view to front door to cabin

Inside cabin looking back to front door

Cupboards in front area of cabin

Cupboards with spare parts

Work Bench

Racking in work area

Door from cabin into engine room

Door open into engine room

Left side of engine room

Right side of engine room

Looking from engine room into the cabin

Looking down on engines from hatch

Engine room hatch doors shut

Under helm and bow in the bilge

Under Helm and bow in bilge

Construction

Hull Structure Material:
All welded steel hull with hard chines, rounded bow swim and square swim end built with butt joint shell plating on L-section frames.

Overview

PS aft

PS bow

Stern gear

PS side

Bow

SB fwd

SB side

Bottom fwd

Bottom aft

Equipment

Hiab Crane:
Engine - Hatz 2L41C
Make- Fassi Micro 20

Danforth type Anchor:
30kg weight. The anchor is connected to a length of adequately sized galvanised round link chain and onto a length of adequately sized anchor warp, all stowed loosely in the bilge.The anchor is manually controlled.

Stovax Wood Burner

Fassi Micro 20

Fassi Micro 20 Data Sticker

Fassi Micro Control Unit

Fassi Hiab Arm Extended

Hatz Engine (Powers Fassi Hiabb)

Hatz Engine Plate

Hatz Engine Ignition

Aux Batteries stored in Bilge under Helm

Log Store in front of helm

Anchor

Navigation Equipment

Helm and Vetus Engine Clocks

Overview

Left Vetus engine clock with hours

Right Vetus engine clock with hours

Engine(s)

2 x Vetus M4.15, 4 cylinder naturally aspirated keel cooled diesel engines with dry exhaust.
Rating: approx. 2 x 80 hp

Vetus M4.15 Left Engine (1)

Vetus M4.15 Left Engine (2)

Vetus M4.15 Left Engine (3)

Vetus M4.15 Left Engine (4)

Vetus M4.15 Left Engine (5)

Vetus M4.15 Right Engine (1)

Vetus M4.15 Right Engine (2)

Vetus M4.15 Right Engine (3)

Vetus M4.15 Right Engine (4)

Vetus M4.15 Engine Dip Stick

Safety Equipment

Two Orange Life Rings

Location Map