Houseboat Accommodation

FREE TERM SALE TO BE TAKEN:
LUMP SUM PAYMENT: 19,750 € + MONTHLY PAYMENTS: 458 € PER MONTH OVER 10 YEARS (120 MONTHS) OR CASH PURCHASE: 74,750 €

RARE! This habitable barge built in 1928 by the Chantier des Deux Saintes, measuring 39 meters in length and 5 meters in width, is located between Reims and Soissons in Aisne (02).

The barge features the mariner's accommodation in the center, in its original oak state. Only 2 or 3 boats of this model remain. It has 2 separate holds.

Entry is through the front hold, converted into a livable apartment: a 50 m² living area with a kitchen equipped with appliances (electric stove, fridge-freezer, washing machine, dishwasher), and a living room area. A wood stove (France Turbo) installed in 2011 heats the entire space.

An electric and economical heating system (2004), which can also serve as an air conditioner, is installed. Brightness is provided by polished brass round portholes and a skylight (to be replaced? leak during storms).
The bow is separated from the kitchen by a watertight door and converted into a pantry and wood storage.

A 10m² cabin with a porthole (same model), heated either by the wood stove radiance or the same reversible air conditioning system (see main room).
A 10m² bathroom with bathtub and shower (to be replaced), a dressing room, and a porthole.

Adjacent is the captain's cabin (renovations needed, including insulation) (with independent access outdoors), made of original oak, featuring an original wardrobe bed (view outside), a central room that can serve as an office/library. Two windows at the rear. Possibility to install a wood stove.

Below the living area: an insulated and closed technical room, containing a 150-liter electric water heater, a 1000-liter water tank, and a wastewater treatment tank. Possibility to install a washing machine; water supply and outlet are planned. A black water treatment system remains to be installed.

An empty hold (~50m²) remains to be developed (insulation, electricity, creation of a water room?). Many possibilities, with polished brass round portholes installed, floors laid. Ideal for additional bedrooms, guest rooms, or an independent apartment.

The barge also features a forecastle with the pilot station and the original sailor's apartment (renovations needed, including insulation), with direct access from the hold to be developed.

A very accessible 40m² wooden terrace is installed on the converted apartment.

A boat, ropes, life jackets, buoys, fire extinguishers?

The community is valid until August 6, 2024. The ten-year inspection will need to be scheduled and paid for by the buyer.

The hull was doubled in 2004, with tlesh repair on port and starboard sides in 2014.
To be done: external repainting, replacement of the living room's glazed-wood partition, the current bathroom shower to be replaced, insulation of the central cabin, completion of the second hold's development, creation of another water room, installation of a black water treatment system, renovation of the sailor's cabin and forecastle.

VHS radio with license.

Current COT is 2,621 euros (€218/month), including mooring fees as well as water and electricity (2023 rates).

This barge was purchased in 2009, and €80,000 in maintenance work has been carried out since.

You can buy this vessel through a price installment plan without bank loan. You will be the sole owner upon signing the sale. The sale costs are included in the bouquet price (lawyer, mortgage, etc.).

For more information or a visit, contact us by email at viager.bateaux@gmail.com or call: 06-07-33-75-35 (In case of absence, please contact us via WHATSAPP on the same number). Thank you!