Built by 'Branson Boats' in
1991 and launched in 1992. She is
currently moored on the Lancaster Canal. Octavia is very well suited and equipped for extended
cruising. She was in fact used as a
liveaboard for 2 years.
LENGTH -
56ft BEAM - 6ft 10ins
INTERNAL HEADROOM - 6ft
3ins ENGINE - Mitsubishi Thornycroft
Deisel PRM gearbox 40 gall (approx) Fuel Tank
HEATING Wood/coal
burning 'Morso Squirrel' stove & 'Aldi' gas central heating. Hot water is
by calorifier (engine heated) or by the Aldi gas unit.
POWER 12v lighting
& 240v mains power (7 sockets) via a 'Powermaster' 1800w pure sine
inverter, which is supplied by an 'Elecsol' battery bank. Emergency generator
power and shore power is via an external mains linked socket. She is also
fitted with a 'Kestrel' battery management system and a galvanic
isolator.
WATER Supplied by
electric pump from a 250 gall storage tank. The bathroom is equipped with a
pump out toilet, a hand basin , full size corner bath and a
shower.
SAFETY Octavia is
fully equipped with fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, gas detector and
carbon monoxide detector. She also carries flares and life jackets for estuary
use. She has a full four year 'Boat Safety Certificate'.
She has a fixed
double bed with a large storage area beneath.
Extras include ...
Colour tv with DVD/CD player. Freeview tv unit and VHS cassette
player/recorder.
Octavia was taken out of the water in August 2006 for a full
hull inspection and re blacking.
She is licenced until June 2008.
Any trial or inspection
welcomed. MOORED ON LANCASTER CANAL |