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Features
- Footprint:
50' x 25'
- Waste Water Treatment - The only floating home on the Fraser
River featuring a built-in sewage
treatment system approved by Fraser River Port Authority.
- Interior Space: approximately 1,300 sq. ft.
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Age: 17 years (built in 1989)
- Sauna
- Workshop with built-in workbench;
dust collection system; and multiple 120V 15A receptacles
- Storage: large crawlspace storage area
in hull with:
- 5 separate access hatches, (2) at
exterior decks, (3) interior
- 120V lighting system
- ventilation
- windows (2)
- 120V duplex receptacle
- Sundeck: exterior sundeck,
accessible
via sliding glass doors from two top floor bedrooms, with access
ladder to lower level exterior deck
- Towable: House structure is built on a barge
designed for towing
- Fireplace: Regency wood burning fireplace with 120V
fan - will heat entire house (the house can also be heated by a system of
built-in electric baseboard
heaters on a thermostat)
- Walk-around side decks with lifeline
Electrical System
- 100A 240V main
electrical panel located in hold, 40A 120V sub panel located in utility
area
- 12V system with charger (no battery bank
currently installed)
- 100A armoured Tech shorepower cable
(hardwired to main electrical panel) Note: this item belongs to the marina
and is not included
- Interior lights have dual wiring, dual
switches: one set for 120V, the other set for 12V
- 240V electric baseboard heaters
installed on main floor (approximately 3,000W total), controlled by single programmable minivolt thermostat
- 120V GFCI receptacle in bathroom
- 120V GFCI receptacles with weather
covers around outside decks (3)
Plumbing
- Water heater: Paloma tankless water
heater. Model PH12M-DP (propane). Full input: 89,300 BTU. On demand
instantaneous hot water without a tank. Heats only the water needed as it's
being used. Saves dramatically on heating costs; never runs out of hot
water. - www.palomaindustries.com
- Pipes: 1/2" PEX
- Main shut-off location: in hold at
fresh water inlet
Propane System (tanks,
cooking, sauna, hot water)
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Storage:
(3) 100 lb propane cylinders, regulator
-
Appliances: Paloma tankless water heater; sauna heater; kitchen range
-
Usage: one 100 lb propane tank lasts approximately one month with normal
use by a family of five
-
Availability: refill cylinders at East Ladner Shell, or arrange for
delivery service through Autogas Propane -
www.autogaspropane.ca
Moorage System
- Cleats: (4) primary mooring cleats
with backing plates located on hull sides, (1) at each corner - 18"; (2)
deck mounted cleats - 6" aft; (2) fender cleats mounted on hull forward - 8"
- Fenders: (3) Polyform A-4 round
buoys (orange); (2) 36" fenders, black
- Mooring lines: various including
100' ft Polysteel, 1 1/8"
Floatation
- Construction: barge design; wood
hull, carvel planked; outer skin: fibreglass over plywood; wood frame
- Freeboard: approximately 18" to
openings in hull sides; 24" to deck
- Length: 50'
- Beam (width): 25'
- Draught: 2' (approximate)
- Displacement: 97 tons (dry - excluding
contents)
Waste Water Treatment
- Built-in Go-Green sewage treatment
system installed in crawlspace (hull)
- Installed new in January, 2005
- Value: approximately $12,000
- Approved by Fraser River Port Authority
- Provided by:
www.gogreenwastewater.com
Construction
- Frame: wood
- Siding: wood, stained
- Roof: corrugated metal
- Windows: double glazed
- Insulation (below main level floor): pink fiberglass
Appliances
- Washer/dryer: Whirlpool WX1100 Large
Capacity stacked (purchased new in 1995)
- Refrigerator: Kenmore Coldspot side-by-side
with in-door ice and water (purchased new in 1996)
- Range: General Electric XL44 Gas Range -
propane (purchased new in 1996)
- Range hood: Air King 160
- Garburator: Insinkerator ISE
- Dishwasher: Kenmore Ultra Wash portable
(purchased new in 1999)
- Built-in vacuum system: Broan
- Freezer: Viking, chest style
Financial
- Marine Mortage: financing provided
by Envision Credit Union -
www.envisionfinancial.ca
- Moorage: not included, but available
on a monthly basis
- Property Taxes: approximately
$350
per year (after deduction of home owner grant), payable to the Corporation of Delta -
www.corp.delta.bc.ca
- Municipal Utilities: $345 annually,
payable to the Corporation of Delta -
www.corp.delta.bc.ca
- Insurance Broker: HUB International
TOS Ltd. -
www.hubinternational.com
- Marine Surveyor: Phillip Oldham
(last surveyed November, 2003 for insurance purposes)