Specifications

Vessel Type: Replica Dutch Barge

Designer: Andrew Wolstenholme

Builder:  Will Trickett Boats

Constructed: 2012

Registration: RYA

Overall length: 19.97m

Beam: 4.35m

Hull material: Steel

Hull type: Chined with keel

Dry Weight: 36 tonnes

Max draft including keel: 1.06m

Bridge Clearance: 2.95m (she has cleared all the very low bridges in France)

No. of engines: 1

Engine manufacturer: Vetus-Deutz DTA 66

Engine power: 210 HP

Fuel Type: Diesel

Drive Type: Shaft Drive to a 26 inch diameter, 4 blade Vetus phosphor bronze propeller; new in 2017 and spare propeller onboard. The access for the weed hatch from the master cabin bed head, also contains the rudder head and rudder lubrication system, with screw down reserve.

Bow thruster: Vetus hydraulic tunnel thruster, rating 165 kgf.

Generator: Beta GEN 7.2 KVA, fully enclosed in an acoustic reduction cabinet and water/gas separator for exhaust

Inverter: Sterling Power Pro Combi S Pure sine wave combined inverter/charger 3500 watts; new in 2025.

Battery bank:  8 x Victron Energy 12 volt 165 AH, for domestic supply, fitted in 2017; 2 x main engine starter batteries, Avon AGM; 1 x 12 volt generator starter battery provided by Beta Marine. Main battery bank is grouped in pairs to provide 24 volt, throughout the vessel. Inverter provides 240 volt circuits.

(Although the boat is quite ‘power hungry’ with a full-sized domestic ‘fridge; a washing machine; a dishwasher and a coffee machine, the electric supply is always sufficient)

Heating: diesel fired central heating with 9 radiators & hot water system; log burner (Mørso) in saloon

Fuel Capacity: 3 x 725L tanks for main propulsion; 1 x 650L for generator supply plus central heating

Water Capacity: 2.75 tonnes in 3 tanks (sufficient to moor “au sauvage” for at least a week)

Holding black water tank Capacity: 500L

Weed hatch and rudder head: The access to the weed hatch from the main cabin bed head is fitted with a strong back closure to prevent any vulnerability. This space also contains the rudder head with hydraulic drive and the rudder lubrication system, with a screw down reserve.