Description

Okapi is a 57ft Cruiser Stern narrowboat, built by Floating Homes. With a traditional layout, and fixed double berth, she offers plenty of potential for someone looking for a boat they can put their own stamp on.

Entering from the cruiser stern, steps lead down into the accommodation, which is arranged in a traditional layout. The interior has a predominantly timber finish and, while requiring updating and improvement, provides a good starting point for a new owner looking to create a boat to their own taste.

The bedroom provides a fixed double berth, making Okapi a comfortable two-berth boat without the need to make up a bed each evening. Moving through the boat is an off-corridor bathroom equipped with a pump-out toilet, shower and vanity basin.

The galley offers worktop and storage space and is equipped with a cooker and fridge, along with the useful addition of a washing machine. Continuing forward is the saloon, providing space for freestanding furniture and the opportunity for a new owner to redesign and furnish the living area to suit their requirements. Glazed doors at the bow lead out onto the front well deck.

Heating is provided by a Webasto diesel central heating system, while hot water is supplied via a calorifier, with heating from the Webasto system or an immersion heater when connected to shore power.

Her electrical system includes 12v, 240v shore power and a Mastervolt 2kW inverter, supported by one starter and four leisure batteries. Power is provided by a four-cylinder Barrus Shire diesel engine.

Okapi has been surveyed and works have subsequently been carried out, including some areas of overplating. She was also blacked in 2026 and fitted with new anodes. Her Boat Safety Certificate is valid until 2028.

Okapi represents an opportunity for someone looking for a 57ft narrowboat project with recent hull works already undertaken. She does require further work and refurbishment, particularly internally, and her condition is reflected in the way she is being marketed. Please watch the accompanying walkthrough video carefully before booking a viewing, as this provides the best representation of her visual current condition

Specifications

Accommodation

Construction

Constructed with Steel in 2002

Engine(s)

Barrus Shire

Certification

BUYERS & SELLERS

When you buy a boat from us you pay all monies in to our company clients trust account which means that the buyers and sellers money is protected. This is the same account that solicitors set up for house sales .This money does not belong to the company it belongs to the buyer until the sale is complete and then we pay the seller from the company clients trust account. We cannot release the money from the Clients Trust Account to the seller until the vessel has been accepted and handed over to the buyer because if there was a fault with the vessel and the buyer refused to accept it and wanted their money back we could not do this because the seller would of already had the money. This could become a very costly and messy problem for all parties.

This money never enters our company current account. This also means that we cannot use customers money for other purchases/reasons. If at any point the company went bust then the buyers/sellers money is safe and it would go back to the rightful owner of the money.

We have had this company clients trust account set up from day one to protect our customers money. This account is a secure holding account. We pay the seller monies due from this account when the buyer has signed to accept the vessel. Payment is made from this account to the seller by cheque from the clients Trust Account which is protected guaranteed funds.

Great Haywood Boat Sales Ltd trading as Nationwide Boat sales are a full member of:

The British Marine

As such we abide by a strict Code of Conduct to protect both the buyer and seller.

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Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specification but descriptions are given in good faith. All vessels are sold without warranty or condition as to the fitness either expressed or implied by status or otherwise. No appliances or systems have been tested. All measurements stated are approximate.These details are not intended to, and do not, form any part of any current or future contract. In this transaction we are acting as Brokers only. All sales subject to contract.We are relying on information supplied by a third party. All information is given as a guide.Plating thickness cannot be measured during NBS visit while the boat is in the water and is based on information supplied by the owner.A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey of the vessel.NBS advises that a qualified independent surveyor carries out a full out of water survey for every vessel.

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