Description

‘Laughing Waters’ is a striking 48ft Cruiser Stern Inspection Launch, built in 1987 by the highly regarded boatbuilder Peter Nicholls. With her distinctive and elegant slipper stern, she offers a timeless style that is guaranteed to turn heads across the canal and river network.

In 2022, she underwent a comprehensive refresh will the hull shot blasted back to bare metal and blacked with 3 coats of two-pack epoxy. The exterior was also professionally repainted by Willow Boats Ltd at Swanley. This careful maintenance ensures ‘Laughing Waters’ is both structurally sound and visually striking, ready for her next chapter afloat.

Layout: Cruiser Stern, Bedroom, Bathroom, Galley, Saloon, large foredeck.

Bedroom: Fixed cross-over double bed, 4 portholes with curtains.

Bathroom: Porta Potti toilet, wash basin with cupboard above, mirror, shower.

Galley: New Thetford Triplex oven and grill with three hobs, new Shoreline fridge freezer (12v and 240v), ample worktops with cupboards below.

Saloon: Multi-fuel stove, corner cupboard, sofa bench which converts to double, cupboard storage along port side.

Specifications
Model : 48ft Inspection Launch by Peter Nicolls

Boat Build Date : 1987

Steel Specifications : 10mm base plate, 6mm hull sides, chine plates and uxter plate.

Length : 48ft

Beam : 6ft 10" approx.

Draft : 2ft approx.

Builder : Peter Nicholls

Fit Out : Peter Nicholls

Berths : 2+2 (fixed double and make-up double)

Toilet : Porta Potti

Engine : Vetus Mitsubishi M3.10

Engine HP : 20hp

Engine Hours : 4,117 hours

Gear Box : PRM 150 D2

Last Engine Service : Jan 2025

Bowthruster : Yes

Batteries : 1 starter and 2 domestic

Waste Tank Capacity : N/A

Heating : Alde gas heating and multi-fuel stove.

Water Heating : Immersion heater and colorifier off Alde.

Electrics : Victron 1600 Inverter

Blacking : Last blacked 2022 with 3 coats for two-pack epoxy.

Anodes : 6 anodes

Boat Safety Certificate : Expires December 2028

Headroom : 6ft 3 approx.

Additional Information : 2 x 13kg gas bottles, boat pole, Boat hook, Boarding plank, 8 fenders, 2 mooring stakes, hammer, windlass, 2 shoreline leads

Specifications

Disclaimer

No guarantee is given or implied with regards to specifications but descriptions are given in good faith. All vessels are sold without a warranty or condition as to the fitness either expressed or implied by status or otherwise. We are relying on information supplied to us from a third party. Swanley Brokerage advises that a qualified independant surveyor carries out a full out of water survey.

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