Canal Boat — November 2017

(Marcin) #1

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
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