Canal Boat — November 2017

THE BOAT TEST

display unit on the rear bulkhead

includes a Braidbar cruciform motif; the

bulkhead itself shows what lovely grain

patterns the ash has.

CABIN

The cabin has an inline bed that extends

to five-feet wide. There are reading lights

above the bed head and a run of high-

level cupboards extends the length of it

over the porthole. There’s also some

long-term storage under the bed (where

the loo holding tank is also located).

The main storage for clothes comes in

the form of a substantial wardrobe with a

combination of hanging and shelf space.

The doors are nicely made in oak and

there’s a tall mirror alongside. There’s

another Houdini hatch in the roof, while

a white ‘school’ radiator completes a

comfortable space.

SHOWER ROOM

The shower room is a walk-through with

the loo, a Vetus macerator, positioned on

one side so it’s hidden when the door to

the back cabin is open – it’s a neat move

because it means you don’t have to look at

it every time you walk through the boat.

The shower is a generous 1,000 x 900mm

and lined with sparkly white Mermaid

board. The space between the shower and

the hull side houses the calorifier and is

accessed by a lift-off panel.

Having the calorifier so close to the

shower means the hot water comes

through very quickly, with little wasted

water.

In the opposite corner there’s a

cupboard unit with a black granite

worktop, a white inset basin and a mirror.

BACK CABIN

This room is intended as a guest cabin,

so there are benches both sides for

sitting and sleeping, with storage

underneath (although some of the space

houses the boat’s batteries). There are

high-level cupboards both sides too, with

nice arched sections over the portholes.

At the stern, a set of ladder steps leads

up to the semi-trad back deck. There’s a

wet locker on one side, with the electrical

cupboard on the other. The fuse panel

and all the gauges and switches are also

sited here.

TECHNICAL

Jenny Rose has a Beta 50 engine which

should provide plenty of power even if

this boat is longer than average. The bow

thruster is 95kgf Vetus.

It’s the electrical side of things which is

the most interesting technically. We’ve

seen a handful of boats in the past with

lithium batteries, but this is the first one

we’ve seen with Mastervolt’s lithium

pack; it means that the whole system can

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Generously-sized shower

We like the back cabin

Comfortable cabin has good storage

Opening door hides the loo