Ovation Boats | |
Redhill Marina, Redhill Lock, Ratcliffe on Soar, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 0EB, UK | |
Contact: | Chris Williams |
Telephone: | Reveal Telephone Number |
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£121,166 Per Vessel | | |
Status: | Available |
Tax Status: | Including VAT |
Location: |
Delivery included UK mainland Nottinghamshire UK [View Map] |
Reference: | Hobbit 42 |
Charnwood Hobbit 42' steel narrowboats. 2+2 berth, all electric propulsion with solar and diesel generator.. Currently in build. This boat will be on display at the 2024 Crick Boat Show.
Propulsion by 8kW 48volt Lynch Marlin electric motor powered 400amp @ 48volt Lithium batteries. Range extender, 1.2kW of solar and BETA Gen 10 diesel generator.
The ‘Hobbit’ range was developed for keeping the comforts of modern boating within reasonable costs, both in terms of initial purchase and ongoing running costs, including mooring / licence fees.
Internal layout,
L shape dinette (converts to double bed) with diesel stove and TV.
Galley including free standing gas cooker and fridge.
Walk through shower room with shower, wash basin and cassette toilet.
Seating with table, converts to double bed.
Cabin heating, in addition to the lounge diesel stove a Eberspacher diesel boiler is provided.
High gloss theme will be Atlantic Grey as the main colour with Matterhorn White cabin side centre panel and cabin top in Platinum.
All ‘Charnwood Hobbit’ boats are Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) and Boat Safety Scheme (BSS) compliant.
Vessel name: | Charnwood Hobbit 42' |
Condition: | New |
Vessel type: | Narrowboat |
Designer: | Ovation Boats |
Builder: | Ovation Boats |
Make: | Ovation Boats |
Model: | 42 Electric |
Fit Out: | Ovation Boats |
Constructed: | 2024 |
Berths: | 4 |
Cabins: | 2 |
Heads: | 1 |
No. of engines: | 1 |
Engine model: | Lynch Marlin 8kW |
Engine power: | 10.73 |
Fuel type: | Electric |
Drive type: | Shaft drive |
Nominal length: | 42' |
Length over all: | 42' |
Beam: | 6' 10" |
Hull type: | Displacement |
Hull colour: | Black |
Leading from the front:
L shape dinette that converts to a double bed with diesel stove, TV and storage.
Galley with hob and oven/grill, sink, and fridge to starboard and storage to starboard.
Walk through shower room with shower and cassette toilet to starboard and wash basin to port.
Versatile area: seating / dinette, or double bed.
About Ovation Boats.
We are small personal team of professional boatbuilders with a range of skills from apprentice to experienced.
Offering a broad spectrum of ‘Charnwood’ fully fitted steel boats from the all-electric short narrowboat ‘Charnwood Hobbit’ to the Dutch barge style ‘Charnwood Euro’.
The ‘Charnwood Edge’ on spec narrowboat and ‘Charnwood Choice’, built to your specification, remain ever popular.
Collectively, and with many years’ experience both at a personal and professional level, we understand what works well and what makes for a good boating experience.
Th Hobbit range, pure electric drive with 400amp@48volts of Lithium batteries designed to give approximately 8 – 10 hours of use on still waters (canals) and some occasional use on slow flowing rivers before needing a charge.
Range extender can include solar and diesel generator
‘Hobbit’: 42’ & 37’ with Marlin 8kW 48volt electric motor.
‘Hobbit’: 32’ & 27’ with Marlin 5kW 48volt electric motor.
As an alternative to the pure electric drive, the ‘Charnwood Hobbit’ can be supplied with a standard diesel engine with PRM mechanical gearbox.
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.