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below are some useful contacts / equipment suppliers. If you wish to see a list of barge
fabricators, click here
New
Build Fabricators
Some
Engine Suppliers Other
Suppliers
Recommended
Further Reading
Other new-build
personal web pages
Some recommended suppliers
who
have helped us during the planning and fit-out stages of buying /
fitting out Elessina:-
Energy
Solutions. Distributors of electrical
power products for the marine and mobile industries. Suppler of our
Victron Inverter Combi, Isolation Transformer and other electrical
equipment. System designers
and bespoke panel builders.
Suppliers of Northern Lights Generators, Victron
Phoenix inverters and controls, Somy pressure jet boilers and
other electrical products. The owner (Paul Holland) lives on a Dutch
Barge on the River Medway, so knows very well equipment constraints etc.
Energy Solutions, George Summers Close,
Medway
City
Estate,
Rochester
,
Kent
. ME2 4NS. Tel; 01634 290772
web;
www.energy-solutions.co.uk
Harworth
Heating, maker of Bubbles stoves and Boilers. Supplier of our own
diesel Bubble stove. The owner (Terry
Hibbard) is also a Dutch Barge enthusiast. Manufactures a range a marine
boilers / heaters including 24v Pressure jet boilers, a range of
different sizes of flame effect diesel stoves with back boiler feeding
to water filled radiators. They have a show room attached to their
workshop in
Yorkshire
. Harworth
Heating Ltd,
Blyth Road
, Harworth,
Doncaster
,
South Yorkshire
. DN11 8NE. Tel;
01302 742 520
web;
www.oilstoves.co.uk
Duncan Milner. Boat transportation. Did a
great job for us. Flexible with very competitive rates.
Contact Duncan on
07774
627997
or fax 01782 327135.
DBA
(Dutch Barge Association) Covers all
types of broad-beam inland waterways craft.
We are members, any owner or prospective barge owner should seriously
consider joining. Lots of useful information and contacts. Port Werburgh,
Vicarage Lane
,
Hoo
,
Kent
ME3 9TW
,
U.K.Telephone;
07956-299966
www.barges.org
Perkins
Sabre Engines, Suppler of our M92 engine -
Performs
well. Nice and quiet with hospital type exhaust. Wimborne,
Dorset
,
England
, BH21 7PW
Telephone:
01202 893720 www.perkins-sabre.com
and about Elessina at
http://www.perkins-sabre.com/PR/Applications/Elessina.cfm
Wifwerfen
/ Severn Yacht Marine Supplier of our double glazed windows.
Early days, but we are very pleased with them. Manufacturers
of double and single glazed Dutch Barge Style Windows, and port holes.
Now taken over by Percy Lane Products, but same factory.
146
- 156 Weston Lane, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3RY. Telephone
0121 706 0638
http://www.wifwerfen.co.uk/boats.html
ASAP
Supplies.
Boat Equipment Supplieres,
Mail
order catalogue. Good web / mail order and delivery
service. Tell them you are fitting out a boat and get a good discount,
buy on line for extra discount. Reed
House, Ellough Industrial Estate, Beccles,
Suffolk
,
England
. NR34 7TD.
Telephone;
0845
1300 870,
0845 1300870
www.asap-supplies.com
G.S.Controls.
Control panels and electrical equipment. Our ac and dc distribution
panels were purchased from them. Mail Order catalogue.
122 Leeds Road
, Castleford,
WestYorkshire WF10 4NT.
Telephone;
01977
516875 www.gscontrols.com
Snugglepuss. Marine gas installer
and tester for the Kent area. Will install all, part or test only LPG
boat installations.
Ian Britchfield of
Snugglepuss did a good job for us, connecting and testing the gas supply
on Elessina
Telephone
01634 326738 or mbl 0771414 3654,
email
snugglepuss
Shoreline
Manufacturer of low
energy 12v / 24v fridge and freezers.
Elessina has a 91Litre
RR47W Fridge and a 94Litre
RU40 Freezer. Both working
well.
16
Martello
Enterprise
Centre,
Courtwick Lane
, Littlehampton,
West Sussex
. BN17 7PA. Telephone;
01903 733877
www.boatfridge.com
Lee
Sanitation.
Boat toilets and sanitation equipment. Both of our Sanimarine toilets
are from Lee Sanitation. Wharf
Road, Fenny Compton,
Warwickshire
,
CV47 2FE.
Telephone;
01295
770000 www.leesan.com
Boat
Safety Scheme.
Get a copy of the scheme sent to you.
Willow
Grange,
Church Road
,
Watford
,
Herts
,
WD17 4QA
.
Telephone;
01923
201278
www.boatsafetyscheme.com
Piper
Boats.
Piper
Boats built our own Replica Dutch Barge 'Elessina' for us. We are very
pleased with her. Unit 3, PWS Industrial Estate, Tunstall Road
, Biddulph,
Stoke-On-Trent
.
ST8 7BE. Tel;
01782 510610.
web;
www.piperboats.com
email
piperboats .
Also have an owners club
www.piperowners.co.uk
Branson
Boat Design. Produce a range of 'standard'
barge designs of varying sizes and also take on bespoke work. Piper
Boats commissioned Branson Boats to design Elessina as a bespoke design.
Branson Boat Design Limited, Unit 4, Crowland
Industrial Estate, Crease Drove, Crowland, Peterborough, PE6 0BN. Phone:
+44 (0) 1733 211 966. Website;
www.dutch-barges.net
Email
bransonboats
TCS Chandlery. Our local chandlery store. Mainly cater for
yachts and sea going boats, but they are price competitive, and you can
order many items directly on line. Foxton Road, Grays, Essex, RM20
4XX. Tel: Grays 01375 374702
www.tcschandlery.co.uk
Some
Barge Engine Suppliers
Perkins
Sabre Engines, Sabre Engines Ltd.Wimborne,
Dorset
,
England
, BH21 7PW
Telephone:
01202 893720 www.perkins-sabre.com
91hp
- M92, 4 cylinder, 4.23 litre, naturally aspirated
130hp
- M135, 6 cylinder, 6.0 litre, naturally aspirated
E.P.
Barrus Limited.
Launton Road
, Bicester,
Oxfordshire
,
OX26 4UR
. Telephone: 01869 363636
www.barrus.co.uk
85HP - 4 Cylinder (M2) John
Deere Engine, 135HP - 4 Cylinder
(M3) John Deere Engine
Thornycroft
Engines,
P.O.Box
860
, New Longton,
Preston
,
Lancs
,
PR4 5GT
Telephone:
01772 611144
www.thornycroftengines.co.uk
67hp, 4cylinder, 2.5litre
Beta
Marine
Merretts
Mills,
Bath Road, S
Woodchester, Stroud,
Gloucestershire
,
GL5 5EU
.
Telephone:
01453 835282
www.betamarine.co.uk 83hp
- CD4 5 litre Ford / Eveco
engine. 125bhp – CD6 5
litre Ford / Eveco engine
Nanni
Diesel
A
R Peachment,
Riverside
Estate, Brundall,
Norwich
,
NR13 5PLTelephone:
01603 714077 www.nannidiesel.com
100hp - 4.440, 4,58 litre, is a 4-cylinder, MAN based engine
115
HP - 4.330 TDI, 3.3 litre, is a 4 cylinder, Kubota based engine.
Vetus
Vetus den Ouden Ltd, 39 South Hampshire Industrial Park, Totton,
Southampton
,
SO40 3SA
Telephone:
023 80861033 www.vetus.co.uk
80hp
4cyl, 2.6l Hyundai based engine 83hp 106hp & 128hp 4cyl Deutz turbo
charged range
Lancing
Marine,
51 Victoria Road
,
Portslade
,
Sussex
BN41 1XY
Telephone
01273 410025
www.lancingmarine.com
85 hp NHD450L 4cyl Ford / New Holland engines 105hp NHD450
4cyl Ford / New Holland engines
Other
Suppliers
Caldwells
Windows
Manufacturers
of Dutch Barge Style Windows.
Unit
1, Leeds Street
,Wigan
,Lancashire
,WN3 4BW
.
Telephone; 01942
826406
www.caldwellswindows.co.uk
Channel
Glaze Windows
Manufacturers of Dutch Barge Style Windows.
Rushey Lane,
Tyseley,
Birmingham
, B11 2BL
.
Telephone;
0121 7065777
www.channelglaze.com
Vetus
den ouden ltd,
Boat Equipment Suppliers. Comprehensive colour catalogue.
39
South Hampshire Industrial Park, Totton, Southampton
, SO40 3SA
.
Telephone;
023 80861033
www.vetus.co.uk
A.B.Tuckey.
Boat
transport Service.
Telephone;
01926
812 134
www.abtuckey.co.uk
Onboard Energy -
Batteries, Chargers, Inverters, Generators and all your mobile power
needs!. Springwood Haven, Mancetter Rd, Nuneaton, Warks, CV11 0RZ
Tel 0845 456 6572.
www.onboardenergy.co.uk
Small Craft Consultancy,
CE-Craft.
A simple to use RCD compliance program for rapid compilation of CE
marking documentation. Versions available for DIY and Professional boat
fitter.
Tel 01773
828418
www.small-craft-consultancy.com
Please
note. The above suppliers are not necessarily recommended, just listed.
Recommended
Further Reading:-
The
Barge Buyers Handbook, DBA Publications £14.95. A very good
publication, primarily focussed towards the purchase of original Dutch
barges, but some of the information applies to new build. Can be
purchased from the
DBA Bookshop
A Guide to Motor Barge
Handling. Written by Edward Burrell. £18.50. Techniques for
manoeuvering motor barges and information on how to handle barges on
inland waterways.
If you are serious about cruising, you need to purchase this book.
Can be purchased from the
DBA Bookshop.
The
Inland Boat Owners Book, written by Graham Booth, published by
Waterways World. Although primarily about narrowboats, it is a good read
if intending to cruise the
UK
canals
The following books are recommended if undertaking the fit-out
yourself:-
The
Building of a Narrowboat, published by Canal
Boat Publication, £9.95
The
Marine Electrical and Electronics Bible, John C. Payne, published by
Adlard Coles Nautical £27.50
Boat
Owners Mechanical and Electrical Manual, Nigel Calder, Published by
Adlard Coles Nautical £39.99
The
Narrowboat builder's Book, Graham Booth, published by Waterways
World, £14.99
And if you intend to live afloat:-
Living
Afloat. Published by the Residential Boat Owners Association. PO Box
518, Rickmansworth, WD3 1WJ, £8.50
www.rboa.org.uk
Living on A Boat. A comprehensive web site guide to living on a
boat www.livingonaboat.co.uk Living
On Boats Currently only a web site, with details on
moorings, personal live aboard views, marine finance etc.
www.livingonboats.co.uk
BoatR A Custom
search engine for the UK's inland waterways - searches over 250 boating
websites, including this one.
www.boatr.org.uk
Other
New-Build Barge Personal Web Pages.
Hilda May;
Stuart and Christine's 55ft
Replica Dutch barge built by Piper Boats.
Some photos of the boat
www.stuart-barry.co.uk/boat/summary.htm
Kei; Colin and
Ali Stone's 22m Euroships Luxemotor barge. Good informative web site
with lots of detail
www.rmstone.screaming.net
Mirage;
David and Mary's 60' x 12'-6" Replica Dutch barge being built
by Paul Barber. Good photos and details.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/heath.david
The Iron Dutchess;
Chris & Valerie's
Replica Dutch Barge build. Some good photos and details of their
boat.
www.the-iron-dutchess.com
Saul Nomad;
John's
82ft x 15ft
Replica Dutch Barge built by RW Davis &
Son. More good photos and details.
http://www.saulnomad.com/
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