Specifications

Humber Barge: built ca 1876 to 1895, with Part 1 British Registry

Dimensions: 27m long x 4.85m wide x 1.3m draft x 3.45m air-draft.

Hull: riveted iron hull with steel decks & coaming. Approx 100 Tonnes. Hull was shot blasted bare 2017, 6x coats of 2 pack epoxy paint applied and new anodes. Hull survey valid until 2027

Hull Insulation: Minimum 50mm 2-pack professionally sprayed foam insulation down to floor level

Propulsion: Mermaid Mariner 6-cylinder diesel engine, normally aspirated, 135 HP, new in 2008, run 900 hours.

Bow thruster: Sleipner Side Power, 300mm tunnel, 285 Kg thrust or 15KW or ca 20 HP, 48v, new in 2008.

Generator 1: Kohler 9 kW, water cooled, 1500 rpm, quiet, remote start, new in 2008.

Generator 2: Yanmar 5 kW, air cooled.

Heating: Somy oil fired pressure jet boiler, 28 kW, 9 radiators, controlled by Nest with remote access.

AC Power: 16A shore power to Victron Multi isolation transformer, 2x parallel Victron Multiplus’s with power assist.

Victron Cerbo GX interface for control of Victron units via WiFi

Solar DC power: 8 panels, 2.4kW controlled by Victron MPPT to 24v domestic batteries.

Domestic battery: 8.4kW LiFePo, dedicated BMS (battery management systems) & battery balancing boards.

Engine charging: Renogy DC to DC charger, 25A at 24v, with alternator protection for the LiFePo batteries.

Fuel Tankage: Red diesel tanks 890 litres, white diesel tanks 700 litres

Fresh water Tankage: Bow tank 1400 litres, stern tanks 2750 litres

Deck: 125 Kg main anchor, manual anchor winch, approx. 74m calibrated chain, 10x fenders, mooring ropes

Safety: 2x CO alarms, 4x smoke detectors, gas detector, 2x bilge water alarms, fire blanket and 7x extinguishers (tested February 2025)

Gas bottles plumbed into dedicated external steel locker, with a remote operated shut-off solenoid valve switched from beside the cooker. Maintained with gas survey and certificate (February 2025)