Livin Thing

Traditional Stern Narrowboat

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for sale

£40,000

2 berths | 1 bathroom | 47ft long | Perkins 4.108

🚤✨ FOR SALE: “Livin Thing” – 47ft Narrowboat | £40,000 | Recently Refurbished! ✨🚤

Meet Living Thing— a recently refurbisehd 47ft trad stern narrowboat by R&D Fabrications.

The boat has been stylishly refitted throughout with a modern walk through bathroom complete with corner quadrant shower, vanity unit and Thetford Cassette Toilet (Ideal for liveaboards).

In the main living area there is a spacious lounge with galley kitchen and a wood burning stove.  Oven and Grill and four ring gas hob.

To the cabin there is a double bed with wardrobes to the foot of the bed and additional space for extra storage.

The boat is powered by a reliable Perkins 4.108 with a PRM 150 Gearbox a solid and dependable unit.

This boat would make an excellent liveaboard or holiday boat and is setup and ready for cruising for 2026 and beyond!


🛠️ Boat Specifications

  • Builder: R&D Fabrications

  • Length: 47ft

  • Engine: Perkins 4.108

  • Gearbox: PRM150

  • Berths: 2

  • Paintwork: Repainted 2025

  • Blacked: 2025

  • New Flooring: Replaced throughout in 2025


🛋️ Lounge & Dining Area

Spacious lounge ready for fitting out with your choice of furniture.  Wall mounted TV and wood burning stove for warmth.


🍳 Fully Equipped Kitchen

The horseshoe-shaped galley is fitted with everything you need to feel at home:

  • ✅ Oven, grill, and 4-ring burner hob

  • ✅ Stainless steel sink & drainer

  • ✅ 12V Fridge freezer


🛏️ Cabins & Sleeping Arrangements

  • 🛌 Rear Cabin: fixed double bed.

  • 🛏️ Saloon: Potential to add a sofa bed.


🚿 Bathrooms

  • 🚽 Thetford Cassette Toilet: The most popular choice for liveaboards.

  • 🚿 Main Bathroom: Features a toilet, quadrant corner shower, and vanity basin unit


🔥 Heating & Utilities

  • Multi Fuel Stove Heating: Cosy up in front of a roaring real fire!


Exterior Highlights

  • Spacious well deck at the front — the perfect spot for morning tea or sunset views 🌅

  • Beautifully repainted hull and superstructure 2025.

  • Solid, well-built steel construction from a trusted UK builder


💰 Price & Availability

  • 💷 £40,000

  • 🚢 Available Immediately

  • 📋 Clean survey expected.

  • 🧼 Fresh paint, new flooring, reliable perkins engine — she’s ready to cruise away today!


🛶 Whether you’re new to boating or looking to upgrade, Livin Thing offers an exceptional mix of quality, comfort, and reliability. She’s been lovingly maintained and is in turnkey condition — just step aboard and set off!

📞 Enquire now to arrange a viewing or request the full survey report. Don’t miss this opportunity — boats of this standard and spec don’t stay on the market for long!

Status

For Sale

Last Blacking

2024

12volt

Yes

Engine

Perkins 4.108

Last Survey

unknown

230volt

2500W Sterling Pro Combi

Gear box

PRM 150 (hydraulic)

Hull Spec

8/6/4

solar

2 panels

Year Built

tbc

Engine Cooling

Keel Cooled

Batteries

1 starter &
4 leisures

Boat Builder

R&D Fabrications

Hot Water

Ferroli 11 (gas hot water heater)

Bow Thruster

None

Boat Safety

tbc

Potable Water

1,000 litres

Toilet

Thetford Cassette Toilet

Gallery

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Please do get in touch if you have any questions or queries about buying or selling a boat.

Middlewich Wharf, Canal Terrace, Middlewich, CW10 9BD

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