There is a
share for sale on |
Oakmere |
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Type
of scheme |
Managed |
Number of sharers |
12.5 |
Year
of construction |
2011 |
Home
mooring (2018) |
Braunston Marina |
Length |
59' |
Engine Type |
Beta
Marine JD3 |
Berths |
2 +
2 (both doubles) |
Change over day each week |
Saturday |
Are
pets allowed |
Allowed |
Is
smoking allowed INSIDE the boat |
NOT
Allowed |
Booking System |
Two owners have "special"
shares that allow them to PICK their four weeks (one in each
season) after that there is a ballot for the remaining weeks for
the other 10 owners. After the ballot owners are free to
exchange weeks with each other as they prefer.
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Priority for school holidays |
There are two shares that pay a premium
each year on the running costs and are allowed to PICK their four weeks
ahead of the other 10 owners. These two owners are NOT restricted to picking
ONLY school holiday weeks but can select from any weeks available.
(The owners having this status pay around £200
per annum more on running costs than the other shareholders.)
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General comments about the boat |
Oakmere is a replica tug with
Josher style bow and a traditional stern. The metalwork by Tyler
Wilson includes recessed panels and other traditional style
detailing. Exterior paintwork includes a large area of
traditional scumble on the roof.
Entering from the stern there is a storage cupboard on either
side, one of which also houses the bow thruster controls, engine
controls and the Webasto central heating system. The traditional
style steps contain a coal box. There is storage under the
bottom step for windlasses etc. There are traditional speed
wheel controls which are easily accessible to the steerer over
the steps.
The rear day cabin (which is a modern take on a traditional
boatman's cabin) has a small Faversham solid fuel stove with
kindling drawer under. There is a small seating area with
storage under and a large cupboard housing the guest double bed
with storage above. On the other side there is a narrow seating
area. There is a window into the engine room with privacy blind
for night time.
The engine room has a Beta Marine JD3 engine with traditional
controls. There are two sets of side doors. There is a full
height cupboard for electrical, inverter and remote engine
controls and this also houses a small washing machine. There is
a further small storage cupboard and a bespoke shelf for the
chimneys. The engine room has a bespoke copper radiator and
copper piping on the engine. A drying rail is located above the
engine allowing for quick drying of wet clothing in the residual
heat generated by the engine.
Moving forward the "cross over" bathroom has a large 900mm
quadrant shower, black granite worktop with a white porcelain
bowl type washbasin with a cupboard and shelves under and a
mirror above. The toilet is a macerating pump out type toilet
and there is a chrome heated towel rail over. Karndene flooring.
The galley has black granite work tops with a 12 volt fridge
with freezer compartment, bespoke cupboards and drawers under.
There is a gas hob and gas oven/grill. There are bespoke high
level "over port hole" cupboards over the sink. There is a
microwave oven and toaster. On the port side there is a set of
side doors and a Houdini hatch in the ceiling. Kanrndene
flooring and central heating radiator.
The main saloon has a solid fuel stove, two Wilsons "captain"
type cream leather reclining chairs with footstools, Side
cabinet with cupboards and shelving and housing TV with DVD,
radio with CD to a Bose 2.1 sound system. Sliding out from under
the tug deck is a cantilevered dining table (to seat 5).
Concealed cupboards at the sides house four dining chairs. The
fifth seat is formed by the multi use "piano style" front steps
which convert to use as a seat or a small coffee table.
Also sliding out from under the tug deck is a full double berth
(4ft 6ins wide and 6ft 6ins in length. For night use there are
two small bedside tables which fold away during the day and
these have individual reading lights. There are two clothes
storage cupboards above at the sides of the front doors. The
saloon has another set of side doors, three portholes, central
heating radiator and Karndene flooring.
Double doors at the front (with sliding hatch above) lead onto
the large tug deck. There is a large front storage locker and a
further bow locker houses the gas bottles. A traditional copper
tunnel light (removable and stored on a bespoke fitting in the
engine room) sits on a pillar between these lockers.
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Specific details for the share offered
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Size
of share as a percentage or fraction |
Price in UK pounds |
Reason for selling |
Pre-booked weeks included |
School holiday option possible? |
Holiday entitlement with share offered here. |
Running costs for 2018 |
Contact details for vendor |
Search terms |
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General Comments by vendor
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Oakmere is a most
unusual boat to find in a shared ownership scheme. We first
saw her at the Crick show in 2013 and were struck by the
rare and wonderful opportunity of being able to own such a
boat.
She had initially been commissioned by a private individual
who wanted a unique boat with a contemporary and easy to use
interior but with a truly traditional feel and look about
her. No expense was spared in her construction and fit out.
In June 2011 she was featured in Waterways World and later
that same year she won the Lionel Munk Award for her
builders, the Navigation Narrowboat Company of Nantwich. The
quality of the work and detailing that went into Oakmere is
still evident for all to see today.
She attracts many favourable comments from casual passers by
as we cruise along the various waterways of Britain, and
also from people such as lock keepers and CRT staff who
appreciate her sleek lines and many traditional features. We
have felt very proud to be at the tiller of this beautiful
craft.
The large tug deck is a wonderful space. We have spent many
a happy sunny evening moored up in open countryside and
sitting out there feeling totally at one with the water and
our surroundings. And the space is most certainly well used
from the point of view of the interior too. Because the bed
and the dining table both pull out from underneath the tug
deck and can be stowed away when not in use, it allows for a
large, airy and uncluttered saloon area.
With regards to the way the shares are drawn, we have always
in the past been able to swap weeks in order to get our two
weeks per season together. We have not done this for 2019 as
it leaves options for any prospective purchaser. You will
see that in October 2018 we have three weeks together and
one year we managed to get four weeks together so more
extended cruising is possible if desired with this system.
Many people who only have an 8% share are keen to get two
weeks together so swapping is quite easy and we have always
found it to work out to most people's advantage. Also, if an
owner is unable to use their week for whatever reason, it
will be offered to the rest of the syndicate to take up at
short notice if they wish and are able. Unused weeks are
never "sold" to other syndicates or any other individuals.
We are selling a 16% share but would
consider splitting it to 2 x 8%.
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