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SHARE FOR SALE IN BON VIVEUR BASED ON THE CANAL DU MIDI ON THE FRENCH WATERWAYS |
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15m DUTCH BARGE STYLE CRUISER |
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The Bon Viveurs were originally designed for cruising the French inland waterways and built for co-ownership syndicates with the more discerning, mature clients in mind who appreciate their exceptionally high level of comfort and spaciousness and their impressive ease of handling - even in the hands of complete novices.
The boats' ability to creep forward or backward while simultaneously steering by the bow or the stern or both, to move sideways, even in severe cross-winds, to stop in their own length from maximum legal canal speed and to turn through 360 degrees on the spot- without even touching a steering wheel - transforms even complicated berthing and locking manoeuvres into child's play.
Built from immensely tough fibre-reinforced epoxy composite (that won't rot, rust or suffer from osmosis), extremely well insulated and panelled throughout in oak with solid oak trim, the boat has a sumptuously appointed double berth 'owner's' cabin aft of the wheelhouse with en suite shower and WC.
A second double-berth 'guest' cabin can be provided at the opposite end of the boat with separate shower and WC rooms adjacent. The saloon can be provided with a sofa converts to a third double bed, if required, and the seating in the wheelhouse - normally arranged as an 'L'-shaped dinette on a raised plinth for maximum visibility through the panoramic windows - can also be arranged to provide sleeping accommodation for two.
Although the wheelhouse has a large sliding sunroof, a second 'fly bridge' helm position can be provided on the aft sun deck.
There is no restriction on the choice of engine, though the existence of after sales back-up in the likely cruising areas should influence that choice. In France, they are powered either by a Beta Marine/Iveco 5 litre 4 cylinder diesel engine delivering 85BHP at 2100 rpm or by a Beta Marine/Kubota 4 cylinder diesel engine delivering 85BHP at 2300 rpm. In lieu of conventional marine gearbox, a variable hydraulic pump can be fitted which drives the main propulsion motor together with a 28HP bow thruster and a 28HP stern thruster.
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